YANKEES
I am a Yankees fan. My father was a Yankees fan, my wife is a Yankee fan, my brother and my two sons are Yankee fans. I will probably always be a Yankees fan, but let me tell you this-- They are getting on my nerves.
They build a new stadium and charge so much for game seats that the "average Joe" can't afford to go. They shut down the Cathedral of baseball and build a museum, which instead of having the games showcased, they showcase its Memorial Park, signed baseballs etc.
A friend of mine’s daughter bought four tickets for Father's Day. Without figuring in the cost of the tickets, it still cost him $158 for food and parking.
When the hitters hit, the pictures don't pitch, but the ultimate insult was that A-Rod couldn’t play for two days, because he was "fatigued." Do you have any idea how many times my father went to work fatigued? A-Rod owes it to his employers and to his fans to play in as many games as possible.
PITCHERS
Remember the good old days when you had a starting pitcher and finisher? What we have today adds at least a half hour to each game. Now, we have starters, right-handed and long relievers and also left-handed and right-handed short relievers. Then we have set up men, and finally the closer.
What is the most boring thing in sports? -- watching the pitchers warm up, let pitchers warm up in the bullpen and come out ready to pitch -- no warm-ups.
STEROIDS?
While I am on a roll, let’s start a new league -- the Steroid league against the Non Steroid league against the Combo steroid league.
Maybe this can help us once and for all show us the value of steroids. I am not a doctor or a chemist but how much strength and power do steroids give a player? He still has to catch, hit and throw the ball. What if a pitcher juiced with steroids faces a batter “juiced?” Who is going to win the battle?
PERFORMANCE -ENHANCING DRUGS
If you have a headache and you take two aspirin and the headache goes away, did you just take a performance-enhancing drug? What about Hot-Ice for muscle pains, etc., etc.?
I am a Yankees fan. My father was a Yankees fan, my wife is a Yankee fan, my brother and my two sons are Yankee fans. I will probably always be a Yankees fan, but let me tell you this-- They are getting on my nerves.
They build a new stadium and charge so much for game seats that the "average Joe" can't afford to go. They shut down the Cathedral of baseball and build a museum, which instead of having the games showcased, they showcase its Memorial Park, signed baseballs etc.
A friend of mine’s daughter bought four tickets for Father's Day. Without figuring in the cost of the tickets, it still cost him $158 for food and parking.
When the hitters hit, the pictures don't pitch, but the ultimate insult was that A-Rod couldn’t play for two days, because he was "fatigued." Do you have any idea how many times my father went to work fatigued? A-Rod owes it to his employers and to his fans to play in as many games as possible.
PITCHERS
Remember the good old days when you had a starting pitcher and finisher? What we have today adds at least a half hour to each game. Now, we have starters, right-handed and long relievers and also left-handed and right-handed short relievers. Then we have set up men, and finally the closer.
What is the most boring thing in sports? -- watching the pitchers warm up, let pitchers warm up in the bullpen and come out ready to pitch -- no warm-ups.
STEROIDS?
While I am on a roll, let’s start a new league -- the Steroid league against the Non Steroid league against the Combo steroid league.
Maybe this can help us once and for all show us the value of steroids. I am not a doctor or a chemist but how much strength and power do steroids give a player? He still has to catch, hit and throw the ball. What if a pitcher juiced with steroids faces a batter “juiced?” Who is going to win the battle?
PERFORMANCE -ENHANCING DRUGS
If you have a headache and you take two aspirin and the headache goes away, did you just take a performance-enhancing drug? What about Hot-Ice for muscle pains, etc., etc.?
