I talked about the fact that Bobby Valentine blew out his bullpen on Saturday while being pummeled by the Yankee bats. I mentioned that he should hope that the Sunday night game gets rained out so his relievers could get a day off. Well the weather cooperated, but Bobby helped it along. The Red Sox never put the tarp on the field while it was raining all day, thus assuring a rain out. We all saw something like that in the movie "Bull Durham." Now we know where Valentine got this tremendous store of baseball knowledge he claims to have.
During spring training, Bobby thought that it was insulting that Joe Girardi wouldn't play any extra innings against the Red Sox. He said he had a pitcher warmed up and Girardi was disrespectful for not finishing the game. Apparently it's okay for Bobby to play his little games, though.
Anyone else notice that Valentine doesn't seem to know how to handle his press conferences? He'll start a sentence, or an idea, and not know how to finish it. "I guess we've hit rock bottom and if it gets any worse... we, um...we'll have to ...to...find new ends of the earth...I guess. (Shrug)" I think he's as lost as his team seems to be.
## Jerry Hairston, Jr. seems to be a part of every Top Ten Highlights on ESPN. Here's a guy who plays every position on the field except pitcher and catcher and is a decent hitter with a great understanding of the game. I don't know why the Yankees let him get away.
## The Yankees next two series are against the Rangers and the Tigers, arguably the best two teams in baseball. The Yankee lineup is as powerful as any in the league and, if they can get a lead heading into the 7th, they have a bullpen that almost assures them of a victory. If their starting pitching doesn't start to perform, however, Detroit and Texas have hitters that could put the Yanks in a big hole. You won't be able to count on a weak bullpen like they have in Boston.
## Only 16 games into the season and Texas already has a run differential of +52. That's over 3 runs a game and that's scary.
## Tennessee's Womens basketball coach, the legendary Pat Summit, is retiring because of health issues. She is suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer's. She leaves with 1098 victories, the most in college basketball, men's or women's. This is a big loss for college sports and we wish her the best.
***THEY SAID IT***
"A New Jersey man paid $1.2 million for a 1909 Honus Wagner baseball card: "Now he just needs Jamie Moyer to finish the set." -- Torben Rolfsen (Vancouver comic)
"The glue is barely dry on Ted Williams' new commemorative postage stamps, and Red Sox fans are already grumbling. As in, how many would it take to mail Bobby Valentine out of town?" -- Dwight Perry
"Got to love this ESPN headline: “Metta World Peace ejected for violent hit.” -- Janice Hough
"Time Magazine named Tim Tebow one of its 100 most influential people. While they were at it, they changed their name to Tim Magazine." -- RJ Currie
"Actor Wilford Brimley threw out the first pitch before a Colorado Rockies game. Wait, my mistake, that was starting pitcher Jamie Moyer warming up." -- Brad Dickson
"Florida point guard Erving Walker agreed to pay $301 for stealing a taco, The $301 is believed to be the most ever paid for a taco outside of Yankee Stadium." -- Bill Littlejohn
"This weekend is the launch of America's first professional Ultimate Frisbee league. It's the only sport where players get tested to make sure they use drugs." -- Jimmy Fallon
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