Wednesday, August 17, 2011

IT’S GONNA BE A GIRL!!

Good morning my loyal and faithful readers. Billi Pod, a soon-to-be great-grandfather, is so happy to share with you the following FaceBook posting from Gina & Alex aka Army Guy ...


“Alex is bout to learn to love the color pink, cause we having us a little girl!!!”


I got a text earlier from Alex advising me that it was gonna be a girl.


The projected due date is January 19, 2012. Unfortunately, Alex will not be present for this momentous occasion, but rest assured==>an army of family and friends will stand in for him.


CONGRATULATIONS GINA & ALEX!! I am sooooooooo happy for you.


Billi Pod had an excellent time at last night’s entertainment event and this is his report card on ...

MOSTLY MOZART CONCERT==>A<==highlighted by the Lincoln Center debut of Finland’s Juho Pohjonen, performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23. Awesome!! He is 29 years old, however, from the stage he appears to be about 19.


He got a roaring ovation from the audience as did the Mozart Festival Orchestra for their sublime rendition of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4.


As a fair and unbiased reporter Billi Pod has to share that he didn’t like the Stravinsky piece, “Symphony For Wind Instruments.” It is the atonal crap that Billi Pod hates. Thank God it was only 12 minutes long. It didn’t, however, detract from the rest of the awesome program.


Billi Pod had a complimentary ticket in the orchestra section. Folks, it can’t get much better than this.

When the concert was over Billi Pod walked back to PHC, one mile, while listening to the YANKEES/KANSAS CITY game on his trusty but now ancient Walkman.


The Bronx Bombers won 9-7 in a slugfest. Ivan Nova had a very mediocre outing but he was just good enough (like AJ Burnett aka Loser Boi the previous night) to get the win, making his record 12-4.


With the win the Yankees now lead the AL East by a 1/2 game over the Boston FuckSox.


The final game of the series is tonight with Bartolo Colon on the mound for the Yankees.


I am happy to report that Billi Pod did about 90 minutes of walk-and-wander yesterday down in the Chelsea area. Nice!


Today is a beautiful day in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World.

Billi Pod has another Fringe Festival doubleheader ...


2:00==>THE STAR DEBATE: TREK VS. WARS - “Two rival science fiction fans debate the superiority of Star Trek and Star Wars as NYC's sexiest, nerdiest burlesque stars provide elaborately costumed (and un-costumed) ‘evidence.’" (Fringe Festival - $9.00 TDF ticket).


Even though Billi Pod has never been a Trekkie, this sounds like a lot of fun, doesn’t it?


And then ...


5:45==>THE MORE LOVING ONE - “A funny and intimate West Coast drama about the shifting alliances between two couples--- one gay, one straight--- on the eve of a life-altering decision.” (Fringe Festival - $9.00 TDF ticket)


Both of these shows are 2 hours long and are at venues downtown in The Lower Eastside.


Will watch the final YANKEES/KANSAS CITY game tonight after my shows.


GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!


Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Report Card on THE LADY DRUG DEALER AND THE HEIST & Stuff

Wow!! Where did summer go? It was 64ยบ at 8:30am this morning in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World.


Let’s start with Billi Pod’s report card on yesterday afternoon’s Fringe Festival show (remember the grading system: G for Good; B for Bad; and, ? for “I have no f**king clue”) ...


THE LADY DRUG DEALER AND THE HEIST==>G<==insanely twisted story line admirably performed by a stellar cast.


When the show was over I came back to PHC to watch the YANKEES/KANSAS CITY game with AJ Burnett aka Loser Boi on the mound for The Bronx Bombers.


Well, as you know, The Yankees won 7-4. Loser Boi lasted only 5 2/3 innings but pitched just well enough to get his first win since June 29 and his first win EVER in August as a Yankee. Yankee bats bailed him out.


We are now back in a tie with the Boston FuckSox for first place in the AL East.


Tonight Ivan Nova (11-4) will be on the mound for The Yankees.


Tonight’s entertainment event is different from what I had posted several days ago. What, you are no doubt breathlessly asking? Well, I had gotten a free ticket for a performance piece called THE TENANT at the West-Park Church on West 86th Street. I had planned to meet up with my theater-buddy Dian Crystal.


Yesterday a classical music concert showed up on one of my ticket services. I just couldn’t pass it up, so I canceled my TENANT ticket and sought forgiveness from My Lady. She was her usual gracious self, so my entertainment event for tonight is ...

8:00==>MOSTLY MOZART CONCERT @ Avery Fisher Hall. The program is --


Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23

Stravinsky: Symphony for Wind Instruments

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4

(complimentary ticket)


Looking forward==>counting today, Billi Pod now has 8 entertainment events booked for the upcoming 6 days.


This is why he loves living in The Big Apple.


With the somewhat cooler weather, this will definitely be a walk-and-wander afternoon for Billi Pod, probably in Central Park.


GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!


Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”

Monday, August 15, 2011

Alex & Gina and Billi Pod’s 2011 Horoscope


What a great way to begin the week. My oldest grandson, Alex aka Army Guy, and his beautiful wife, Gina, had a wonderful time together over the weekend at Little Gasparilla Island in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.


Thanks, Alex and Gina, for sharing the picture with me and for giving me permission to share it with my loyal and faithful readers.


Alex is headed back to Ft. Hood, TX, tonight and then ... well ... you know ...


So ... love, hugs and kisses to the three of you. Granddaddy.


As for Billi Pod, here in The Big Apple, in every way possible yesterday sucked. Rain ... more rain ... rain ... more rain ...


My game was rained out, of course. Thankfully, just minutes before I headed out to Yankee Stadium, The House That Greed And Ego Built, I received an email from a buddy advising me that the game had been postponed. Whew, that was close.


The remainder of the day/evening was==>rain ... more rain ... more rain ...


At 7:00pm Billi Pod concluded that it was just too nasty to go way downtown for his Fringe Festival show. Why? Well, first of all it was still raining and secondly, he is familiar with the small theater and there is no lobby or waiting area, meaning ... everyone would be standing in the rain until 15 minutes before show-time. Also, it is a rather long walk from the nearest subway station. Nope, not worth it, so he just ate the $9.00 ticket, figuratively speaking, of course.


So the rest of the evening was ... rain ... more rain ... and more rain. Blah and barf!!


Today is the usual errands and stuff day and I am happy to report that there is no rain, thus far, although it is cloudy and kinda gloomy out.

Today’s entertainment event is ...


5:15==>THE LADY DRUG DEALER AND THE HEIST - “In this surreal comedy, three incompetent dudes snorted all the coke they were supposed to sell. Now the lady drug dealer wants her money. Their solution? Rob a bank.” (Fringe Festival - $9.00 TDF ticket).


When the show is over I will probably come back to PHC and watch the 8:05 YANKEES/KANSAS CITY game with AJ Burnett aka Loser Boi on the mound for The Bronx Bombers.


In closing I want to share something with those of you otherwise loyal and faithful readers who have been somewhat critical, lately, of my sense of humor and of my obsession with settling scores with those who have offended Billi Pod, either intentionally or unintentionally.


Folks, it ain’t my fault. I have no choice. It is written in the stars as you can plainly see from my horoscope that was in The Onion (one of Billi Pod’s main sources of information) on my birthday on April 23rd ... and this horoscope is for the year ...


TAURUS (Apr. 20 - May 28) - “Your crude and primitive sense of humor will offend lots of people, but just wait until they get a look at your crude and primitive sense of justice.”

The Onion - April 23, 2011


Not Guilty!! I rest my case.


GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!


Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Billi Pod’s Saturday Doubleheader Was Awesome!!

Good morning everyone ... I can’t say “Good Morning Sunshine” because it is gloomy and nasty at 8:30am this morning in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World.


It is supposed to continue for the rest of the day/night. Damn, because Billi Pod has a game this afternoon at Yankee Stadium, The House That Greed And Ego Built.


More details about that in a bit ... first let me share with you yesterday’s awesome doubleheader ... beginning with the two Fringe Festival shows ...


Billi Pod will use only 3 grades for his Fringe Festival shows:


G==>for good;

B==>for bad; and

?==>for “I have no f**king clue.”


KILLING JOHN GRISHAM==>G<==funny and well acted.


FLACCID PENIS SEEKS VAGINAL DRYNESS==>G<==funny and very profane.


The first show was over a little after 4:00. What was Billi Pod to do with the time until his 8:30 show? Head back to PHC, take in a movie, or just walk-and-wander in The Lower Eastside?


Well, my loyal and faithful readers, he opted to just walk-and-wander largely because the weather was nice and he felt in the mood to just ... do it ... so ...


Yes, the ensuing 4 1/2 hours was spent walking around the East Village and The Lower Eastside while listening to the YANKEES/TAMPA BAY game on his trusty Walkman.


As you know, The Yankees kicked butt, winning 9-2 behind 6 strong innings from Phil Hughes and 6 RBIs from Jorge Posada, including a grand slam. Way to go Phil and Jorge.


Anyway ... I hadn’t spent any time down in The Lower Eastside since John Scott Reed left that ‘hood 2 years ago to take up residence in Chelsea.


As you know, JSR now lives somewhere in the vast wilderness known as Brooklyn, or so he claims.


Billi Pod was surprised how easily and quickly the time went by. The LES looks and feels miles and miles away from Midtown, that is for certain. Did make two so-called pit stops, one for a slice of pizza and the other for coffee and something sweet.


It was 10:30pm when I got back to PHC following my show and I have to admit that I felt just a bit tired. I am going to estimate the total mileage on this walk-and-wander adventure was at least 5+ miles, probably more. It was an outstandingly awesome day/evening, that is for certain.


God, I love living here!!


Today is yet another entertainment doubleheader for Billi Pod ...

1:05==>YANKEES/TAMPA BAY @ Yankee Stadium with who else but ... tada ... AJ Burnett aka Loser Boi on the mound.


Why me God? Why? Why does Loser Boi always pitch when Billi Pod is in the Stadium? Why? OMFG!! Why??


Oh, I need to correct a stat mistake in yesterday’s posting ... Friday’s game was Billi Pod’s 30th game and their record is: 15 wins and 15 losses.


Tonight is ...


8:00==>ONE, TWO, WHATEVER YOU DO ... “With her son off to preschool, it's time for Angela to get a job. But things spin out of control after one teensy fib makes the news. Will she ever fess up? Can she keep her mother away? And what's wrong with Owen? A fast paced comedy about a public face and the cost of keeping it well made up.” (Fringe Festival - $9.00 TDF ticket)


Well, it is now 11:00am and the rain has stopped but it still looks nasty out there. Will they get the game in? Probably. Will Billi Pod head out to the stadium, even though his seat is in an unprotected area? Of course, you already knew the answer to that ... so ...


GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!


Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”

Saturday, August 13, 2011

The Game From Hell & The Fringe Festival Starts

OK, let’s get right to it. Last night’s game at Yankee Stadium, The House That Greed and Ego Built, was The Game from Hell. It was a nightmare and that is putting it mildly. The weather, though, was the best of the entire season, no joke ... but ...


Our ace CC Sabathia gave up 5 (yep, that is the correct number) solo home runs, losing to Tampa Bay 5-1. He had only given up 4 HRs for the entire season and then - bomb after bomb after bomb. Hellfire!!


We were never in the game and David Price made us pay for being on the mound when Derek Jeter got his 3,000th hit. Brimstone


To make things even worse==>getting to and from the stadium was also Hellish because both the B & D trains were out of service due to a water main break. Luckily, Billi Pod had received a “heads-up” email from a buddy, so he left for the stadium early, taking the 4 train out of Grand Central, which, of course, was stuffed like a sardine can. The ride back after the game was even more crammed. Awful, and people were really in a bad mood and generally pissed off. Welcome to Hell!!


In the name of fair and unbiased reporting Billi Pod has to state that his gut has a bad feeling about what is going on in The Yankee Universe:


AJ Burnett aka Loser Boi==>can’t win

CC==>two terrible starts in a row.

Mo==>three terrible outings in a row.

Posada==>demoted to a pinch-hitter role

A-Rod==>injured (but, the signs are pretty good for his recovery and return to the lineup).


This was Billi Pod’s 28th game of the season and the Yankees record for those games==>14 wins and 14 losses. Come on guys, Billi Pod didn’t pay big bucks to see a .500 team. Get with it!!


Anyway ... on to other things ... like ...

Today Billi Pod has two Fringe Festival shows way downtown in The Lower Eastside ...


2:15==>KILLING JOHN GRISHAM - “Josh has written a brilliant novel, but his quest to escape his minimum wage life is derailed by self-doubt, girl problems, and loyal friends with violent tendencies. Did we mention the world famous author who steals Josh's book?” (Fringe Festival - $9.00 TDF ticket)


And then ...


8:30==>FLACCID PENIS SEEKS VAGINAL DRYNESS - “After cruising aimlessly through cyberspace Dan finds "Flaccid Penis Seeks Vaginal Dryness", a website for people with sexual dysfunctions. The play takes place in its message boards and chat rooms.” (Fringe Festival - $9.00 TDF ticket).


Hey, don’t be judgmental. I didn’t make this up, OK?


Hummmm ... just thought about it ... flaccid penis = Yankee offense ... think about it. Jus sayin ...


At this point not sure what I will do between these shows. The first show's running time is 2 hours. The location of both shows in The Lower Eastside makes it kinda difficult. The options are to come back to PHC or see a movie some place. Will just see how things develop.

This afternoon is the second game of the Tampa Bay series with Phil Hughes on the mound, pitching to remain in the rotation. A bad outing will probably send him to the bullpen.


Oh, still a lot of local news coverage over the Bert & Ernie “situation.”


GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!


Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”

Friday, August 12, 2011

Billi Pod Reports on Bert & Ernie and Other Stuff

Lots of very important stuff to report on, but first ...


What a beautiful morning in The Big Apple==>will definitely be a walk-and-wander day for Billi Pod after he posts for you loyal and faithful readers out there in the vast realm of cyberspace.


With this in mind, let’s get right to it with ...


Billi Pod’s report card on MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH, AND I’M STILL IN THERAPY==>B+<==very funny. The in your face humor is spot-on.


The performer, Steve Solomon, takes a shot at almost every Jewish and Italian lifestyle clichรฉ, but he does it with charm, if that makes any sense.


A lot of the material is very profane and, honestly, gross, like his overly long bits on male and female flatulence. Still, he had his audience, average age 60+, laughing and smiling during the entire performance.


Bottom line==>If you need a laugh, see this show. I believe it runs until August 31st.

The Yankees won the afternoon game vs. THE ANGELS 6-5 on a bases loaded HR from Robby Cano, but ...and a big but ... Mo almost blows it again, giving up a 3 run homer in the top of the 9th. WTF!!


WTF is going on with him? This makes 3 shaky outings in a row from the best closer in the history of baseball. Is it just a blip or is it ... God forbid ... a harbinger that he has started down the Posada Road to mediocrity? WTF!!


Billi Pod’s entertainment event for tonight is ...


7:05==>YANKEES vs. TAMPA BAY @ Yankee Stadium, The House That Greed and Ego Built, with our ace CC Sabathia on the mound. Since this is a Friday night I am hoping that most of my buddies will be in their usual seats. It has been a long time since we are all together for a game.


Billi Pod feels the call to walk-and-wander, but he must share one more item with you loyal and faithful readers.

What is it you are no doubt breathlessly asking? Well, it has to do with the burning issue of whether Bert & Ernie are gay, and, if so, whether they should get married.


Now wait a minute out there ... before you jump to the conclusion that Billi Pod is just making stuff up ... this is from the front page, yes ... the FRONT PAGE ... of today’s New York Post ...


“Sesame wed furor - Bert & Ernie just pals, show insists.”


Yes, folks, amid all of the trouble on Wall Street, the riots in London, unrest in The Middle East, etc etc etc, the burning issue in The Big Apple, according to The Post, is the sexuality of two Sesame Street puppets.


The response from the higher-ups at Sesame Street is, of course ... “They aren’t gay. They aren’t straight. They don’t do sex. Period.”

Well, folks, “they,” the suits, can deny it all “they” want, but we have the word of Big Bird on this issue and it is ... tada ...


“Bert and Ernie R Gay.”


Who is more believable, the suits or Big Bird? Why Big Bird of-f**king-course and you and I know it.


There it is==>case closed. Court is adjourned. It is so Ordered!!


Now the only issue is whether Bert and Ernie should get married. Billi Pod will report more on this controversial issue in a later posting.


Time to walk-and-wander ... so ...


GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!


Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Billi Pod’s Report Card On HAIR & Breaking News!!

What a beautiful day in The Big Apple, The Greatest City In The World.


Billi Pod is happy to begin this posting with his report card on yesterday’s matinee performance of HAIR==>A<==extremely well performed and entertaining.


The cast is very talented and energetic in this 1960s anti-war themed musical that was extremely contoversial when it originally opened. I remember seeing the original show and the people seated on either side of me and my then wife Donna, were aghast at the nudity and profanity. I wanted to tell them that we were there for the nudity and profanity, but I didn’t. Also saw and liked the first version of this revival in 2009.


I have to admit that, for deeply personal reasons, I became very emotional during the last scene, which ends with a dead soldier lying on an American flag.


Billi Pod highly recommends this show, which only runs through September 10th.


Also, it was nice having some all-too-brief face time with my FaceBook friends Dian Crystal and Julie Miller.


The game last night was excellent and the weather was great, for a change. Unfortunately, none of my buddies were in their usual seats.


As most of you loyal and faithful readers know==>Ivan Nova restored order to Yankee Stadium, the house that Greed and Ego Built, as the Yankees won 9-3 over the Los Angeles Angels, who are presently our main competitor for the American League Wild Card. Granderson hit two homers, to make up for his dumb base running goof Tuesday night.


With the win Nova goes to 11-4 and MUST be kept in the rotation. Do you hear this JoeG? He’s gotta stay in the rotation.


This afternoon Billi Pod will stay in PHC to watch game 3 of the Angels series with Bartolo Colon on the mound for the Yankees, and then tonight is ...

7:00==>MY MOTHER’S ITALIAN, MY FATHER’S JEWISH, AND I’M STILL IN THERAPY - “This is Steve Solomon’s sequel to his original award winning hit. The show takes us back to Steve's wacky childhood growing up with his twin sister "The Smoker." The audience follows along in this wonderfully funny journey about growing up, mixed marriages, X-wives, dogs, cats, dieting and dozens of other side-splitting situations that we all can relate to.” (Off Broadway - complimentary ticket)


I loved the original show ... same title but without “still” ... and am looking forward to this version. The buzz is very good.


BREAKING NEWS==>CATCH ME IF YOU CAN will close on September 4th, and that is too bad because Billi Pod thought it was a very likable and enjoyable show. Man, Broadway can be cruel.


Will post this and then do some walking-and-wandering. God, I love living here.


GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!


Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Poof! AJ Burnett aka Loser Boi Does It Again. WTF!!

Poof!! Last night at Yankee Stadium, The House That Greed and Ego Built, AJ Burnett aka Loser Boi implodes yet again and gives up 4 runs in the 6th inning. The Yankees battle back and tie the game at 4-4 and Mo comes in to pitch the top of the 9th.


Then, the unthinkable happens. The best closer in baseball history gives up 2 runs in the top of the 9th and the Angels take a 6-4 lead into the bottom of the 9th. This is Mo’s second bad outing in a row. He blew a save in Boston and now this.


In the bottom of the 9th the Yankees have a chance with the tying runs on base, two outs and Teixeira at bat. Will he get a hit to tie the game? Who knows, because Curtis Granderson makes an insanely stupid base running mistake by getting picked-off lst base to end the game.


Yankees lose 6-4. It can’t get much worse than this. Barf! This was Billi Pod’s 28th game of the season and The Wankies record for those games is ... gasp ... 14 wins and 14 losses.


Now folks, I think you will all agree that this ain’t a good bang for my entertainment bucks because the cost per game for my season ticket package is $70.00. This is why Billi Pod is sounding so bitchy.

I also know that some of you loyal and faithful readers out there in cyberspace think that I have become obsessive about AJ Burnett aka Loser Boi, but folks, I am just trying to tell it like it is ... think about this ...


Loser Boi’s ERA is 4.60, he leads the AL in walks, his record is 8-9, he hasn’t won a game since June and he hasn’t won a game in August in 3 seasons as a Yankee. For this crap Loser Boi has an annual salary of $16.5 million. How can this be? Well, Billi Pod thinks he knows why ...


Yes, Billi Pod has come to the conclusion that ... tada ... Loser Boi is, in fact, the Spawn of The Devil and very well may also be receiving under-the-table money from The Boston FuckSox. There I have said it.


Get this==>He remains in the rotation while Ivan Nova, with a record of 10-4 and an ERA of 3.81, might be sent back to the minors. Insane. No way would GeorgeS stand for this, no f**king way.


Anyway, on to other things and stuff, like ...


Billi Pod has a doubleheader today ...

2:00==>HAIR - “The revival of the hippie-age rock musical, featuring ‘Let the Sun Shine In,’ ‘Aquarius,’ ‘Hair’ and ‘Good Morning Starshine.’" (Broadway - complimentary ticket)


This show is back on Broadway after a very successful national tour. Love this show!! Saw the original way-back-when and then this revival back in 2009.


Rather confident my comp. ticket seat will be in the nosebleed section but no matter. The music will rock the house.


Then tonight back to Yankee Stadium for ...


7:05==>YANKEES/LA ANGELS, with Ivan Nova going against a kid making his major-league debut.


Hopefully Nova can stop the bleeding.


GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!


Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Billi Pod Blogs Is Now More Upbeat & Positive.

Good morning to everyone out there in cyberspace.


I begin with a response to some rather snarky emails, posts and texts suggesting that the tone of Billi Pod Blogs has become too “negative.”


Of course I don’t agree, but in order to seem more upbeat, I will share with you loyal and faithful readers the following, which was copied from the FaceBook Wall of my friend Mallory Martin, formally of Lakeland, FL, now of Daejeon, South Korea:

**********************

2yrs ... "mommy, I love you."

12yrs ... "mom, whatever."

16yrs ... "mom is sooooo annoying."

18yrs ... "mom, I want to leave this place!”

25yrs ... "mom, you were right."

30yrs ... "I want to go to my mom’s house."

50yrs ... "I don't want to lose my mom."

70yrs ... "I would give up everything for my mom to be here with me."

Moral==>A mother is irreplaceable.

*********************

Thanks Mallory.


Actually there is a lot of truth in the above, isn’t there?


Do you all feel more upbeat? Good. Billi Pod has done his job as a fair and unbiased reporter. So, you can take your snarkiness and shove it ... ooooops ... sorry ... ain’t gonna go there ...


Now, on to other things ... like ...


Yesterday was just an errands and stuff day. Didn’t do anything entertainment-wise. Just chilled. Please don’t tell Mayor Mike, because he might send The Entertainment Police after me.


Billi Pod is back in his entertainment rhythm because tonight’s scheduled event is ...

7:05==>YANKEES vs. LOS ANGELES ANGELS @ Yankee Stadium, The House That Greed and Ego Built, with who else but AJ Burnett aka Loser Boi on the mound. OMFG! Why me??


Loser Boi gave the following unbelievable quote:


“I know it’s my job and I know I get paid a lot of money, but I have to enjoy it. I have to find a way to have fun.”


Listen up butt-hole, we are the one’s paying big bucks to “have fun”==>your f**king job is to win games.


Sadly, Girardi has bitten the bullet and removed Jorge Posada from his designated hitter (DH) role and assigned him to the bench where he will be used sparingly as a pinch hitter. Jorge’s batting average is a meager .230. It’s sad that his stellar career as part of the “Core Four” is ending like this. In retrospect, he probably should have hung it up at the beginning of the season like Andy Pettitte did.


It is a nice day out so Billi Pod is gonna post this and then head downtown for some walk-and-wander time.


GO YANKEES AND GO GATORS!!


Billi Pod

“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.”