IF YOU WON'T CRY, THEN LAUGH

It's hard to write about your team when they've lost 4 straight, so I won't.

***IT'S TRUE, IT'S REALLY TRUE***
The Yanks have ignored Scott Ostler's suggestions, and have lowered some prices. Don't bother to check your eyesight, I really said lowered. 48 Legend seats have been cut from $2500 to $1250, and 68 Premium seats, from $1000 to $650. That ought to pack the place. --Yeah, right.
116 seat reductions...only 52,200 to go!

***WASHINGTON BETTER START SAVING THEIR PENNIES***
Stephen Strasburg, that phenom from California that I've written about, will be going thru the draft soon, and the Nationals are geared up to get him. One major obstacle though...his agent is none other than $cott "I want more money" Bora$. Double whatever you thought it was going to cost (remember Dice-K's $52 million?) because the Avenging Angel rides again.

***LAUGH IF YOU WANT, BUT THE OLD MAN KNEW HIS STUFF***
Casey Stengel's rule: with a runner on 3rd, a left-handed pitcher WILL pitch from the stretch.

***NOW WE CAN LAUGH***
Len Berman: Two guys were fighting in a park in Green Bay. One was arrested for hitting the other guy with a golf club. Officer: "How many times did you hit him?" Perp: "5...but put down a 4."

Reggie Hayes of the Fort Worth News: Isiah Thomas will coach the first season at Florida International for free. Finally, an example of a college sports program getting it's money's worth.

Dwight Perry of the Seattle Times (I love this guy): Toronto Maple Leafs GM was quoted as saying, "We require, as a team, proper levels of pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence." Sounds like somebody went to a hockey game--and an English Grammar class broke out.

NEWS FLASH: George Steinbrenner has ordered the Yankees back on steroids. (David Letterman).

Maybe it's just me, but doesn't it seem like the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees are better than the parent team? 6 starters hitting over .300, 5 of them, over .340. 16 games into the season and they already have a 4 game lead. I'll bet manager Dave Miley hopes the Yanks don't contaminate his team with any of them "major leaguers."