**The YES announcers have talked a couple of times about Homer Bush, a utility infielder who was with the team in 1997 & 1998. "When Homer would come into the game as a pinch runner, everybody in the ballpark knew he was there to steal a base. It seemed like he came in every other game and stole second. It was his contribution to the team."I finally got around to checking it out. It's funny how the mind plays tricks on you. In those two years, Homer appeared in exactly 55 games. He stole only SIX bases and was caught stealing THREE times. That's nine attempts in two years. Not exactly every other game, is it?
**I read that CC Sabathia has come out with a new line of men's clothes. If you've seen him in his uniform, you have to wonder if they come with tent poles already attached?
**Another discussion over baseball's "Unwritten Rules." I understand why most of them exist, but fly in the face of competition.The current discussion revolves around an incident in the Rangers/Padres game on Monday. With one out in the 8th inning and the Padres ahead 10-3, Fernando Tatis,Jr was at bat with a 3-0 count. He hit the next pitch for a grand slam and that's where the trouble started. The Rangers thought he should have taken the 3-0 cripple and not swing away. I don't see what difference it made, since the next two pitches would have also be "cripples" too. It's still baseball's ultimate goal - Win The Game.
I never liked unwritten rules that basically say, "Don't hurt me anymore." Rules like: Don't steal any bases late in the game if you have a big lead or don't bunt late in the game if the opposing pitcher is throwing a no-hitter. The idea here is that you don't want to pile on runs when the game is basically in hand. But why does the other team get to take advantage of that? They don't hold the runner on 1st and the infielders don't bother to cover 2nd base. They put a big shift on trying to keep a batter from batting a base hit instead of playing a more normal position. I guess they want to have their cake and make the other team feed them too.
**Here we go again with the injury bug striking the Yankees. They have three of their best players on the IL - Stanton, Judge and Le Mahieu. Why does this keep happening? I have no answers and the people that should, seem to be clueless too. Supposedly well-conditioned athletes can't seem to run from here to there or swing a bat without pulling or bruising something. If nothing else, you'd think that insurance companies might be a little interested.
**Trevor Bauer, the outspoken Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher, may have gone a little too far. He tweeted that he intended to wear special cleats during his start against the Kansas City Royals. The custom made cleats featured a picture of the pouting Joe Kelly, the suspended reliever of the Los Angeles Dodgers, on one side and "FREE JOE KELLY" on the other. MLB quickly informed Bauer that he would be fined and removed from the game if he actually wore the cleats in question. Bauer has backed down and will be selling the cleats with the proceeds to go to any charity designated by Kelly. I guess it's okay to do bat flips, pose and other things to embarrass your opponent but don't do it to Commissioner Manfred and his cohorts.
**And the hits just keep on coming. Yankee reliever Zach Britton left the game last night favoring his left hamstring. He's now on the 10-day IL. Let's recap: New York has now lost their leadoff hitter, their two biggest sluggers and their closer. Is this God's way of keeping the season more competitive?
***THEY SAID IT***
"The University of North Carolina abruptly stops ALL in-person classes. This might be a bad omen for college football, if ACC players were actually expected to attend classes." -- Janice Hough
"I just saw a replay of a home-run-saving grab by Angels sensation Mike Trout. Probably not the last time Trout is the catch of the day." -- RJ Currie
"Seattle Seahawks cut Kemah Siverand after the rookie cornerback was caught on video trying to sneak a woman - dressed in Seahawk player gear - into the team's hotel. That's what you call disguising your coverage." -- Dwight Perry
"If you built your life around Mid America Conference football this is going to be a disappointing fall. Actually, if you’ve built your life around MAC football, you’re probably used to disappointment in life.” -- Brad Dickson
"Indians pitcher Zach Plesac violated health and safety protocols by leaving the team hotel in Chicago and going out with friends. You’d think a sport that’s so big on Unwritten Rules would do a better job of following written ones." -- Janice Hough
--Chad Picasner
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