The Yankees’ season is history, and I rejoice. Excuse me while I indulge my childish hatred of the Bronx Bombers. It’s amazing how twisted I can get over them without watching a single at-bat of their games. I’m not a negative person. Negative people don’t constantly submit their writing to publishers only to have it rejected 99% of the time. Then again, that may be just a symptom of insanity. Anyway, it was such fun to see things go suddenly, horribly wrong for baseball’s richest team. They never had the lead in any of the games against the Tigers. They had the lowest series batting average in history -- .188. Alex Rodriguez, whose salary is about 25 million, was benched in favor of Eric Chavez, who went 0-16. Arod, of course, took time out to hit on two women seated near the dugout. Not surprisingly, he struck out with them. Fans and management were not impressed. Early speculation has him being traded to the Marlins, as he has roots in Florida. Why would anyone want him when it is clear his skills have eroded considerably and he is frequently injured? Suggestion: go back to steroids and learn about masking agents. Robinson Cano was not benched, although he went 3-40, .075, in the post season. When his career is finished he should find work as a baker -- because, according to all reports, he is one hell of a loafer. I can’t speak for all Yankees-haters, but the Bomber I find most annoying is Nick Swisher, who also flopped mightily in the playoffs. He is a free agent and unlikely to be playing in New York next year, thank heavens. The wailing of Yankees fans is music to the ears. Their sense of entitlement is sickening. The organization faces the monumental task of replacing aging players. There were a lot of empty seats in the Stadium during the playoffs, and they weren’t just those that cost $2600 per. Their two mainstays, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, are in their late thirties and are coming off major injury. Perhaps the team should adopt the Cardinals’ strategy: spend modestly, enough to contend for a wild card, then hope the crap-shoot playoff format bails them out. St. Louis let superstar Albert Pujols walk and it barely mattered. Of course, there will be calls for manager Joe Girardi’s head. Well, no skipper would win when his millionaires lineup fails to deliver. Pinch-hitting for a sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer with a 40-year-old journeyman was one of the boldest managerial moves ever - and it paid off. That alone should have Girardi re-hired. And when a team fails, the first group to turn on them are the most fickle of us all, sports writers. Here’s the headline from today’s NY Post, a take-off on the Arod debacle:
The floating book shop sailed all the way to Queens today. I had a call from an old Exchange buddy, Joey K, on Tuesday morning. He's been kind enough to purchase all my books and wanted
Killing. I'd heard that it might rain Friday, so I told him I'd be by then. It capped off a week of great luck. Now 60, Joe's not doing well physically. He has had trouble with balance for a decade and has suffered numerous falls. He is now largely confined to the house. His oldest daughter, an elementary school teacher, recently married. His youngest is about halfway through her studies at FIT. He spends a lot of time on Facebook, where I helped him upload a picture of himself. His posts are political and he is supporting Romney, although he fears it might cause his daughter problems with liberal faculty members. He also works on training his three cats to not climb bureaus and dressers. He does this by firing water guns at their paws whenever they transgress. He is one of life's good guys. Bless you, K-meister.
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