OK, better first inning.

Wow, second deck.

Not too bad.

Nice rip, Robbie. And none too soon. The aggravation level is getting dire.

Oh crap Yanks v. Sawx is on Fox Saturday & ESPN Sunday. Suddenly Kay isn't so bad.

[5] Damn. And the Saturday fox game starts after 7. That could be a near midnight finish.

[6] Just remembered I've got a Mud Hens game Saturday, so I get to miss Fox.

[5,6] Do Ma & Pa Sterling still do radio on those national broadcast games?

8) Of course.

9) The offense has been painful tonight.

[8] Dunno, I'm in Toledo so I don't get the radio feed. When Tigers are on Sunday night local ESPN radio had the game. But the station recently switched to CBS so I don't know.

I'm not watching anymore tonight for a variety of reasons, but Gardner's inability to advance to 3rd in the first inning - for a variety of reasons, and in a variety of ways - was truly a remarkable thing to behold. Good Lord.

Really would hate to waste a good start.

[9] Thanks. The fact I would hang with Ma&Pa by choice shows how horrid those ESPN guys are. I still can't shake the memory of Buster Olney 'interviewing' John Kruk...yikes..

[13] I've pretty much opted for the "run silent run deep" approach this season: watching/listening to virtually no games on TV/radio and following only occasionally on gameday, instead reading box scores the next day. It's amazing what this has done for my demeanour.

The good news, Kelley has been remarkable. I guess pitching in Seattle is like being trapped in the closet.

[13] My demeanor has improved too, but more about an update in meds.

Cy Gee. Yeesh.

Is it me, or does anybody else log on and see a format that is totally different on the threads?

[14] I7ve always pictured you as a Dr. David Banner 'you wouldn't like me when I'm angry about the Yankees' type guy. :) But seriously, watching the MLB.com highlights and listening to only select podcasts really makes being a fan more fun. I cannot imagine having to sit through a Chris Berman-hosted highlights show every again!

[18] Once in a blue moon. I would wager the Mets will go back to sucking tomorrow. Damn this series.

Oh, Christ, it's mix 'n' match time. Why, oh why, oh why take Kelly out?

[18] Happens to me every now and then. Sometimes it gets stuck for awhile. I usually just reload or leave the sight and return.

I guess that's why.

Ah, chess!

"Seriously, dude. Don't ever shush me."

Off topic. But my son just told me that they have tentatively found Ameiia Earhart's plane sunk off a reef in 600 feet of water. That would end a mystery that has outlived the majority of all who were around then.

Well fuck a duck.

Can't blame Joba on that, Romine should have caught that pitch.

[27] And the horse he road in on.

[29] Ooops. Make that "rode."

[26] Saw that story. Very cool.

HOW is that a fucking strike?

What kind of voodoo is this? Yankees have been getting by on smoke and mirrors, but the Mets are terrible. Nice of the Yanks to cheer up the Mets fan base.

What would have Boss Steinbrenner said and done after this week?

Well, we've got the "real" line-up coming up for last licks. These guys will be with us in October. Let's go YanKees!

Met fans vocalizing at the stadium, and rightfully so.

At least no one got killed in the process.

Fuck.

Yankee clubhouse should be a surreal place in a few minutes. Well, maybe this will light a fire for the Red Sox series.

[38] I always respect your prose.