I really love Yankee day games. This way I wrote down what happens before I forget like I would with a night game.
It has finally happened,
The long, extended home run call for a single.
Batter hits a hard line drive to right, "IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS...... off the scoreboard, and the batter rounds first and holds on."
On the MLB site, they called it a line drive, so it wasn't even high.
One out of three aint bad, I guess.
In a sick, perverse way, I hope he NEVER retires
Monday, September 19, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Dark
Listening to the Yankee game. This time, it was the sidekick, who commented " It's pouring, like it did last night, but it is lighter". To which the great one replied.
"because it was night last night, and now its day".
I wonder who is having an effect on who over there.
"because it was night last night, and now its day".
I wonder who is having an effect on who over there.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Hearing
I was in the car the other day, and I switched over to the CD. The sound was very low, so I raised the volume, but it was still too low, so I raised it again, and then yet again, clearly without really paying any attention to it.
Then the sound went completely off, so I raised the volume again.
My son in the car with me finally realized both what I was doing and what was about to happen at the same time, and shouted at me TURN IT DOWN!!!!
I started to, but not fast enough to prevent the BLAST from the beginning of the next song, as I was increasing the volume on the fade out of the previous song.
Then the sound went completely off, so I raised the volume again.
My son in the car with me finally realized both what I was doing and what was about to happen at the same time, and shouted at me TURN IT DOWN!!!!
I started to, but not fast enough to prevent the BLAST from the beginning of the next song, as I was increasing the volume on the fade out of the previous song.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Yankees 3
Yankee day games = Doctor Dummkopf posts.
The fabulous student of the game who announces for the Yankees was obviously bored with the game today, so he and his cohort were going through all the pitchers who had over 1,000 appearances, while, incidentally letting the listener know occasionally that there was still a game going on.
The issue I have with this idiot is that he was constantly commenting in wonderment ( is that a word?) that the list does not have anyone from the 30's 40's and fifties, etc. He said this over and over and over again ( as is his modus operandi.) He also said this with great authority, without even qualifying the fact that pitchers used to actually PITCH a game, usually a whole game, sometimes two a day, or that even as late as the 60's and 70's, certain injuries ended your career, while advances in medicine now have allowed pitchers to continue to pitch.
I think he also failed to qualify that the pitchers on the list were mostly relievers, who by definition pitch less innings per outing, and that the use of relievers has grown exponentially in the last forty or so years. i am not sure, because I was only listening somewhat at the start of the ridiculous side conversation, but knowing him, he probably didn't mention this little important fact.
His sidekick DID have the sense to say that some on the list were "specialists", pitchers who would come in to a game for just one batter. but she didn't say it as if "listen to yourself, stupid" more like "isn't it amazing that these less famous, workhorse pitchers lasted".
Oh no, Jeter is up, I guess now he will go through all the 3,000 hit players.
The fabulous student of the game who announces for the Yankees was obviously bored with the game today, so he and his cohort were going through all the pitchers who had over 1,000 appearances, while, incidentally letting the listener know occasionally that there was still a game going on.
The issue I have with this idiot is that he was constantly commenting in wonderment ( is that a word?) that the list does not have anyone from the 30's 40's and fifties, etc. He said this over and over and over again ( as is his modus operandi.) He also said this with great authority, without even qualifying the fact that pitchers used to actually PITCH a game, usually a whole game, sometimes two a day, or that even as late as the 60's and 70's, certain injuries ended your career, while advances in medicine now have allowed pitchers to continue to pitch.
I think he also failed to qualify that the pitchers on the list were mostly relievers, who by definition pitch less innings per outing, and that the use of relievers has grown exponentially in the last forty or so years. i am not sure, because I was only listening somewhat at the start of the ridiculous side conversation, but knowing him, he probably didn't mention this little important fact.
His sidekick DID have the sense to say that some on the list were "specialists", pitchers who would come in to a game for just one batter. but she didn't say it as if "listen to yourself, stupid" more like "isn't it amazing that these less famous, workhorse pitchers lasted".
Oh no, Jeter is up, I guess now he will go through all the 3,000 hit players.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Books
There was a discussion going on in my office about the Harry Potter series. Up pops Sir Annoyus " I like Curious George and the Berenstain Bears"
I am not sure he was kidding.
I am not sure he was kidding.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Lost
I am really starting to earn this title.
Yesterday after shul I went into the back yard to move some stuff under the deck so it wouldn't get wet. As it was already drizzling, I worked quickly, then ran inside.
This morning I was looking for my Tefillin. All things get put away Wednesday morning, so I looked first in the closet, then on the table, then a side table. No Tefillin. I thought maybe I left them is shul yesterday. So I went over to check, no Tefillin. I then went back home, checked all the chairs, back tot eh closet, all the while stomping around the house muttering.
I then remembered that I had gone to the backyard straight from shul yesterday, with dread, I went into the back yard. I saw my Tefillin where I had put them, on a ledge. I approached with great dread, as it had rained all day yesterday. expecting to pick up a soggy, very heavy bag.
However, the bag was light, and the contents were dry, protected by the deck and the plastic outside bag. I breathed a major sign of relief.
As the saying in Psalms goes, G-d protects the fools. Or Dummkopfs
Yesterday after shul I went into the back yard to move some stuff under the deck so it wouldn't get wet. As it was already drizzling, I worked quickly, then ran inside.
This morning I was looking for my Tefillin. All things get put away Wednesday morning, so I looked first in the closet, then on the table, then a side table. No Tefillin. I thought maybe I left them is shul yesterday. So I went over to check, no Tefillin. I then went back home, checked all the chairs, back tot eh closet, all the while stomping around the house muttering.
I then remembered that I had gone to the backyard straight from shul yesterday, with dread, I went into the back yard. I saw my Tefillin where I had put them, on a ledge. I approached with great dread, as it had rained all day yesterday. expecting to pick up a soggy, very heavy bag.
However, the bag was light, and the contents were dry, protected by the deck and the plastic outside bag. I breathed a major sign of relief.
As the saying in Psalms goes, G-d protects the fools. Or Dummkopfs
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Seats
maybe i was wrong, i would even admit that, but that does not excuse the thought process behind the behavior.
I went to the Met game last night. As usual, in the 8th inning, the bullpen threw the game away (literally and figuratively). So As I was sitting in the (empty) upper deck, and after a two run homer by the opposition made it a three run lead, I observed the mass exodus from my vantage point. I decided to give my son, who was with me, a different perspective of the game, and move down ONE LEVEL. We are not talking field box here, or trying to get into the dugout (maybe I could pinch hit, I couldn't do any worse than the players...) just lower altitude. So I went down to a section of about 150 seats with about 5 people in it, and sat down in the last row of the section, which was COMPLETELY EMPTY. Not a single person in the entire row of at least 30 seats.
Not a minute later, a staff member comes over and makes me leave. Tells me to go back to my seat. I mean, we are talking maybe 4,000 people left in the WHOLE STADIUM.
So not only do they suck, but their customer service sucks as well.
I went to the Met game last night. As usual, in the 8th inning, the bullpen threw the game away (literally and figuratively). So As I was sitting in the (empty) upper deck, and after a two run homer by the opposition made it a three run lead, I observed the mass exodus from my vantage point. I decided to give my son, who was with me, a different perspective of the game, and move down ONE LEVEL. We are not talking field box here, or trying to get into the dugout (maybe I could pinch hit, I couldn't do any worse than the players...) just lower altitude. So I went down to a section of about 150 seats with about 5 people in it, and sat down in the last row of the section, which was COMPLETELY EMPTY. Not a single person in the entire row of at least 30 seats.
Not a minute later, a staff member comes over and makes me leave. Tells me to go back to my seat. I mean, we are talking maybe 4,000 people left in the WHOLE STADIUM.
So not only do they suck, but their customer service sucks as well.
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