A-Rod went deep, again. Five home runs in six games. The first Yankee to start a season with five dingers in six games. That may not be impressive for the Florida Marlins or the Arizona Diamondbacks but we are talking about the Holy God Dam New York Yankees. Babe Ruth, 714 home runs. Reggie Jackson, 563 home runs. Mickey Mantle, 536 home runs. Lou Gehrig, 493 home runs and a disease named after him. None of these great home run hitters ever started the season the way A-Rod has, not even Roger Maris in 1961 when be broke the Babe's single season record of 60 home runs. Can the fans cut him some slack now? If you want someone to boo, why not Suzyn Waldman. Who is this creature with the most irritating voice in baseball. I remember going to sleep listening to a transistor radio and the voices of Phil Rizzuto and Bill White and Frank Messer. People used to say terrible things about the Scooter, because he rooted for the Yankees during the game. So what. At least he was entertaining. When the Yanks were down all they need was for Phil to wish a couple of people Happy Birthday and a rally would start. Holy Cow, maybe that's what they should do when ever A-Rod gets up in a clutch situation, call Phil on the phone, let him wish a few Happy Birthdays and for a little extra, talk about cannolis. For forty years Rizzuto was behind the mike for Yankee games and he is beloved by the fans. Waldman has been there for two seasons and I can't find a person who enjoys her. Let's start a remove Suzyn (who spells Susan that way, even that's irritating) Waldman movement. Maybe the Yankees will make listening to a game on the radio fun again.
"Uh-oh, deep to left-center, nobody's gonna get that one! Holy cow, somebody got it!"