May 11, 2005

Justice Done 


Now that the Yankees are playing like champions again, it's fun to watch the games. And I'm enjoying the commentary of David Justice, a former player now up in the booth. Last night with Mariano Rivera pitching, I learned more in one inning about what it's like to face the reliever than in several years combined of watching him pitch with other sportscasters. Justice has great perspective and is good at explaining it.

Paul O'Neill is also coming into his own as a commentator. He still has a few too many clichés ("You gotta go out there and get the job done"), but there's more substance this season than last.

I'm a bit tired of Michael Kay. He spits out too much information and it is overwhelming. When Mike Mussina was pitching his complete game shutout on Saturday, Kay would not let a pitch go by without citing the last time Mussina had surpassed that number of pitches. Last night, Kay completely misused the word "ironically." He said, "Tino Martinez has homered in each of the last four games, and ironically, the Yankees have won those four." This is not remotely ironic; in fact, it is arguably expected.

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