Comments on: Summertime, and the Livin’s Easy

By: Jon DeRosa

Jon DeRosa — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:22:44 +0000

[10] I offered baseball, was rebuffed, waited, offered again, was rebuffed, and so on ever since he learned to speak. But never pushed it.

So when it clicked for him, it was on his own terms – hence the Pirates and my wife voting for Andrew McCutchen for the the All Star Team 75 times last night.

By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo

Mr OK Jazz Tokyo — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:49:25 +0000

[12] I’d throw Teix in there too. He may be the most boring interviewee this side of Jeter but in the dugout he always seems fired up. I don’t know why so much of the media talks about the “corporate” Yankees. There are a lot of quirky, memorable guys on this team.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:45:46 +0000

Wow, that was a pleasure to read. Thanks Jon.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:44:42 +0000

“…. he did it with an ever-expanding grin.”
Damn… I’m willing to sign Swisher for the rest of his career, simply to continue to witness his joy of the game. His childlike joy is infectious and gratifying. Andwhile Robbie has a thousand dollar smile, there is something so pure and joyful about Swisher that it seems like he is playing a pickup softball game.

Watching the Yankees is always great, but not often ‘joyful’.
Swisher simply adds joy to the game, the team, amd my evening.

By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo

Mr OK Jazz Tokyo — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:19:54 +0000

Settling in to watch the game now, already tired of the “Yankees Home Runs” talk by Kay in the first inning..

By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo

Mr OK Jazz Tokyo — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:19:07 +0000

[9] That’s great to hear. I’m waiting for him to make the jump to being really into it but promised my wife I wouldn’t push him..there’s enough of that with “See, this is MILES DAVIS. He’s what all those people in church are praying too.”

By: Jon DeRosa

Jon DeRosa — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:38:15 +0000

[4] My son is coming up on five and he’s suddenly so into it that it’s caught me off guard. He went from objecting to baseball being on TV to being devastated if the Yanks or Pirates lose within the course of this current season.

We just got back from Pittsburgh so he could see god-on-earth Andrew McCutchen and the rest of the black and gold. McCutchen, wouldn’t you know it, hit a homer and the Pirates beat the Tigers 4-1. I watched his fandom set in stone as he watched the ball go over the fence. I just thought back to watching Reggie when I was young.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:42:42 +0000

[7] Hah, I did.

Jon, can you come over this evening and read me the scores while I fall asleep? Maybe the west coast scores.

By: Chyll Will

Chyll Will — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:19:12 +0000

*yawn*, what a great bedtime story, now I’m off to work. G’morning…

(Tell me you didn’t read the rest of the recap with a whisper in your mind >;)

By: Boatzilla

Boatzilla — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 08:51:05 +0000

Beautiful piece, Jon.

I wish I could watch with my daughter, but she’s in school when the games are on. However, I already brainworshed her to hate Boston, love the Yankees and be an A-Rod fan.

(BTW, She also knows that A-Rod is the Don Draper of baseball.)

Is there anything (legal) more intoxicating these days than Nick Swisher’s smile. What a joy he is to watch. What a joy it is to see someone who loves what he’s doing every single moment.

You gotta love Jeter, keeping everything together, 007, but I’m so glad we have Cano and Swisher to remind us this is just a game and it’s a fucking blast.

By: MDF

MDF — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:56:07 +0000

Thank you, Jon. Beautiful piece!

By: Mr OK Jazz Tokyo

Mr OK Jazz Tokyo — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:29:46 +0000

[0][3] So cool!

I’m just getting Jazz Jr into it slowly..he’s only 4 1/2 so not quite up on the rules. But I brought back a Whiffle Ball form the recent US trip, so he’s learning to hit a bit.

Jazz Princess gets super excited for “Daddy’s Baseball!” though is still a little confused..saw the NBA Finals on my laptop and yelled happily “Daddy’s Baseball! Yay!”

By: NYYfan22

NYYfan22 — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:11:36 +0000

During the top of the 8th, I was laying in bed with my son (an 8-year-old who’s missing his baseball camp this week due to a case of the chicken pox) and listening to the radio broadcast. He was ecstatic each time Sterling called another Swisher putout. After the third out was made, JJ–beaming and punctuated with red blisters–said, “you can score that one nine nine nine”.

That’s the beauty of sports, Jon. For a short while right after the kids are born sports seem less significant, but soon the sports begin fill in all the small gaps. They become a bond of sorts. Baseball is always common ground between me and my kids.

By: Mattpat11

Mattpat11 — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:56:42 +0000

Nice tidy win.

By: kenboyer made me cry

kenboyer made me cry — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:37:49 +0000

Baseball! Puts some to sleep. Sweet write up.
Shhh…ya know which team has the best record in MLB?
Pleasant dreams everyone.