Weekend Edition

Even an eventual loss, prolonged by nearly three hours of rain delays can diminish the fact that Yankee games are so much more pleasant to listen to without Michael Kay. No, this won't be the "Impeach Michael Kay" blog, but games are so much more calm, you can hear your own thoughts once in a while when he is not in the booth. That said, and I am sure Ken Singleton, in Kay's stead, had to read from the script. But, when there have been three hours of rain delays plus a three hour game with a severe lack of clutch hitting in the last three or four frames, and it's nearing 2AM East Coast time, telling fans that they really should stay tuned for the post-game show about the loss to the lowly Royals, I have to fault him, too.
It's like, "Thanks for using AT&T" after you've informed them that your cellphone doesn't work in your house, in your office, that you have approximately six-thousand rollover minutes rolling over in your grave...
It was so nice to turn on the end of the Red Sox/Blue Jays game in the ninth the other day to see Papelbum and Co. blow a nice, big lead. Shame I missed the repeat last night against the Rangers, but perhaps there will be reshowings as the season goes on and on for those Sox.
So, Theriot gets traded from the Cubbies to the Giants as the teams are playing a series. He goes from the hotel to the ballpark on the team bus, but then gets traded across the field. After the game, he is not permitted to take the (Cubs) team bus back to the hotel; Theriot has to take a cab back to stay at the same hotel as his now, former teammates.
Here's really hoping that Granderson finally throwing himself at hitting coach Kevin Long's feet will reap rewards. He has gotten a few hits over the last couple days and Girardi even entrusted him with the 2-hole last night when a heat-exhausted Swish was given most of the day off. That said: I still never miss having to watch Johnny Damon play leftfield...