Comments on: Baseball!

By: rbj

rbj — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:08:54 +0000

Yay, first game recap of the season! And it’s supposed to hit the 40s this weekend.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:20:15 +0000

Michael Bay explosion…great line, Cliff.

By: RagingTartabull

RagingTartabull — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:17:42 +0000

I’m a big Curry fan, so I’m all for his addition. Kay is Kay, what can ya do? I still legitimately enjoy his stream-of-conscious ranting on 1050 everyday.

I agree that on March 3rd we can cut Kenny some slack, he’ll be on his game once April hits. Still gonna miss Coney though.

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:08:17 +0000

[7] The wind looked like it affected both balls, so both Gradner and Hoffman did a nice job staying with them. Hoffman’s catch was more impressive because it caught running toward the wall. Gardner ran back to the wall and then had to drift toward center.

[8] In Kay’s defense, Gardner was not exactly busting it out of the box as you would expect during the season.

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:10:13 +0000

I think “colorless” is a much nicer way of describing the game than I did. Opening Day cannot possibly come fast enough.

Although if we’re going to bring up Michael Kay, we need to include “There’s a typical Gardner hit! But he’s gunned down by Iwamura!”

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:23:56 +0000

Note, my DVR ate the top of the 5th so I didn’t see the supposedly fine plays by Brett Gardner and Jamie Hoffmann on windblown balls to the outfield. Prior to that there had been just two balls hit into the outfield, both by the Pirates.

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:06:18 +0000

[4] No, from what I hear, Curry will be doing pre and post game desk analysis during the season. They have the field reporter spot in spring training because a) they don’t have a studio in Tampa and b) the players are allowed to talk mid-game after being taken out.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:02:56 +0000

[4] “So tell me Joe, Joba just gave up consecutive 500-foot home runs to Jed Lowrie and Jacoby Ellsbury..do you think he’s off his game tonight?”

I’m all for field reporters!

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:53:37 +0000

[3] I am watching the replay now and haven’t noticed anything that off with Kenny, but it is the first game of the Spring.

As for Curry, he definitely did a good job challenging Kay’s drivel about all five candidates for the #5 spot being on equal footing. Having said that, I hope the Yankees aren’t going to be a using a field reporter during the regular season. There is no need to distract from the game once they count.

By: Cliff Corcoran

Cliff Corcoran — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:43:08 +0000

[2] I agree on Singleton, but he wasn’t on his game today. Also, it drives me nuts when he refers to a first-round draft pick as “a number-one draft pick.” A number-one draft pick is the first guy drafted and that player only.

By: williamnyy23

williamnyy23 — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:39:19 +0000

I completely agree with the Kay sentiment, but I think we can cut Kenny some slack. His track record is very solid. In fact, he is probably my favorite broadcaster in the YES era.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:16:32 +0000

“The record book was assaulted as milestones were etched into forever.” That’s the verbal equivalent of a Michael Bay explosion, making the similarity between two names seem like more than a coincidence.

Well done, sir!

Someone recently told me there is a “Fake Michael Kay! on twitter..i will have to check that out.