After leaving the Trop last night I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like watching it at the waterfront stadium.  Under the stars on a seasonably cool night and kicking some Spank-me butt!  Priceless.

Watching the defensive wizardry of Bartlett and Aki turning the double play is pure pleasure.  And while Longo may be pressing at the plate he surely hasn’t let it affect his glove.  Pena, CC, Upton, aw hell, give the whole team credit for the leather work.

Speaking of which, when Bartlett drove in those two runs with his triple, would that be a Bartlett pear or pair?

Message to Andy Pettitte:  ‘Andy, your father just called.  He wants his HGH back.  He figures he might as well use it ‘cause it sure ain’t working for you.’

If Bobby Abreu was not traded for Kevin Stocker he’d be playing for a winner now.

When I first saw the headline “Rays: 22-16” I thought it was going to be another story about Elijah Dukes and the age discrepancies of his babies mamas.

Last night’s attendance.  It was nice not having to put up with obnoxious faux yankee fan (you know, the kind that live in Tampa, have never been to NY, wears more chains than a penal road-gang, speaks in mono-syllabic grunts and thinks Highlanders refers to an immortal swordsman), but to tell you the truth I was beginning to wonder if I wasn’t at a Blue Man Group audition.

With Matsui bragging about his bodacious porn collection would you want to be an ump having to check his bat for a foreign substance?

Speaking of Godzilla, I understand he was ecstatic that the Todd Videos was running a two for one adult DVD sale.  He picked up “Pride of the Spank Me” and “Bang the Rump Slowly”

Something must be wrong with our scoreboard.  The visitor’s score-line has been malfunctioning.  It can’t display anything but 0s.

Trivia:  Name the All-Time Best Yankee Trade?  Nope, it wasn’t Ruth for No-No Nanette.  IMHO, their greatest trade still remains the Fritz Peterson / Mike Kekich ‘swap’.