A few days into the era of what it will eventually feel like not to have Mariano Rivera coming out of the Yankee bullpen to close a game has been easy so far: there has yet to be a save situation. The Yanks, who'd been looking more like the Giants the last week when it comes to hit, came alive yesterday hanging double digits on the Royals. Phil Hughes pitched well with the big league staked to him, earning the victory in the 10-4 win.

Cano doubled his early slow production numbers with a grand slam. A-Rod hit a 3-run shot and Swisher, back in the lineup after "coincidentally" missing those six games that the Yanks' bats floundered, hit a monster solo shot in the DH slot. Gardner is about to start a minor league rehab assignment and is hopefully returned to the lineup and patrolling the outfield.

The Yankee announcers, wonderfully minus Michael Kay for the 4-game series, had been talking about Royals' shortstop, Irving Falu, who at the advanced age of twenty-eight was making his major league debut. The guy had toiled in the Kansas City minor league system for about eight years and, due to an injury, got called up to the Show and made his debut.

And in his first at-bat he lines a legitimate triple - not an Eduardo Nunez-assisted one - into the rightfield corner, easily beating the relay to third base. A-Rod tries to deke the kid that the ball got past him. And I'm watching and it's a May game and not a crucial one and I'm thinking what a douche A-Rod is. Really? The guy triples at home in his first major league at-bat and you try and make him look like a fool? Pretty bush. Al tried to make up for it by going over and presenting the ball to Falu (and I guess that should be something of a thrill if you just look at A-Rod's numbers) by hand, but in my mind: damage done.


Well, I guess I shouldn't have complained about slow book sales in April; they've pretty much ground to a halt this month. Now, I did have lovely company for the weekend and took some time off of actively beating the "Rose" bushes, but I do need to find additional, lucrative means to get the word out and put the book into people's hands.

I thought I had received my first review from someone I didn't know.  I didn't recognize the handle and it said that it was based of a Kindle review. Having just found out that I gave away over two hundred copies of my book via Kindle when they were doing their promotion I surmised it was possible. But, nope-- the really great, 5-star review was put up by a friend, but no matter: a great review is a great review. See, here:


As someone who rarely ventures away from non-fiction, I am thoroughly grateful to have indulged in this quick, riveting read. Whether you're trying to get the girl or get rid of the girl (or boy for that matter) you just might learn a trick or two while being fully entertained. Mazo is quick to turn a phrase, twist a plot and tug at your heartstrings. This book is a perfect balance of what a collection of short stories should be. Only wish there were more letters in the alphabet...


For more information on the book including how to purchase, please go here: https://www.createspace.com/3527985


Thanks,
Brian