The Bronx Is Up and the Battery’s Down

Hey, Scott. When do you leave town again? I'll send baseball tidbits to you while you're overseas. Things you might have missed. like this--did you know that on the morning of his major league debut, a start against the Yankees at the stadium last Saturday, Reds pitcher Daryl Thompson and a few other rookie teammates decided it would be fun to take the subway instead of the team bus from their midtown hotel? Hey, why not? Except they ended up going the wrong way and ended in Brooklyn, standing on the platform and asking people how to get to Yankee Stadium (practice?). They were set straight by the helpful locals and got to Yankee Stadium at 11am, two hours before his start. And then he blanked the Bombers for six innings. YOu can't make this stuff up. And that's why I love the game..... - Stevie Baseball

Come Back Barry Bonds, All is Forgiven

Now, Scott, I know that you've got to have some sympathy for Barry Bonds. I mean, you was so poetic on the new album about Mark McGwire getting a raw deal as the poster boy for steroid abuse. And you're a Giants fan. Okay, giant heads and barcalongers (is that how you spell it?) and hissy fits with the media don't necessarily make you a good guy but, damn, I couldn't hit a ball out of the infield even if I took a daily Balco butt jab.

Where am I going with all this? Simply this--the Yankees should sign Bonds. Right now. Today. For the rest of the 2008 season. I mean, was Babe Ruth a saint? Was Reggie Jackson the hallmark of humility? And what about Kekich and Peterson. I'm telling you, he would fit right into the Yankees legacy. And they could use his noggin to knock down the old stadium when the year is finished.

If nothing else, it would increase sales of the New York Post. - Steve

7th inning stretch!

The Baseball Project at the Yankees-Padres Game

Two seconds before Abreu's triple and the view from row x. FYI there are no rows y and z!