Happy Back To Work Monday to all of my loyal and faithful readers and followers out there in the hinterlands, wastelands and boondocks and to all of my Worker Bee friends.
Don’t be sad all of you Worker Bees ... the countdown to Friday has begun, so just settle into your cubicles, wait-stations, broom closets, whatevers and do your jobs, mundane, boring and thankless though they may be. At least you have a job ... remember that ... at least you have a job.
Yesterday was a good baseball day at Yankee Stadium, The House That Greed And Ego Built, starting with the 66th Old-Timers’ Day. 50 Yankees of the past were introduced, with Joe Torre getting the loudest and longest ovation. Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra were driven around the field in a golf cart.
It was nice seeing so many former Bronx Bombers but, man, it was really steamy hot in the stadium and I know it was unpleasant on the field for the Old Timers.
Speaking of unpleasant ... the game, the 4th in the series against The Chicago White Sox, got off to a very very rocky start as Phil Hughes gave up 2 runs in the top of the first inning. Man, thought Billi Pod ... this ain’t gonna be nice ... but ...
Luckily, it got better because Hughes settled down and pitched well for the next 7 innings, giving up no runs on just 3 hits. The Yankees responded with 4 runs on homers from Eric Chavez and Robbie Cano and the Yankees won 4-2 to even the series at 2-2.
Tonight @ 7:10 the Bombers open a 3-game series against The Rays down in Tampa at that disgrace known as Tropicana Field. Freddy Garcia (2-2) has been moved back into the rotation due to the injuries to Sabathia and Pettitte and he will face Matt Moore (4-5).
Final note from The Yankee Universe==>Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson and Robinson Cano were voted in as starters for the American League in the upcoming All-Star Game. CC Sabathia was also named, but he cannot pitch because he is on the DL.
OK ... way too much baseball, I know ... so moving on ...
At noon I will meet up with my longtime friends Jim and Maggie Vandewalker, of Lakeland, FL. They have been visiting with, and baby-sitting for, their son Ian and his wife who live in Queens (where??).
Maggie and Jim are coming to PHC and we will do some catching up here and then we will have lunch someplace in my Hell’s Kitchen 'hood.
I am really looking forward to seeing them.
Billi Pod’s plans for tonight are uncertain at the moment.
The Tom Cruise/Katie Holmes breakup is major front page news in today’s daily tabloids, centering on the role of the Church of Scientology in “monitoring” Holmes’ activities at her Chelsea apartment ...
“CREEP SHOW. Scientology spy crew tailing Katie’s every move; report. Five mystery men in white Cadillac Escalade monitor activity Sunday in front of Katie Holmes’ apartment building on Seventh Ave. in Chelsea.” - front page The Daily News
“KAT TRAP. Katie NY ‘prisoner’ of Tom’s Scientology.” - front page NY Post
Stay tuned ... it’s only gonna get better/worse.
BREAKING NEWS==>“Anderson Cooper: The Fact is, I’m Gay.” In an email to longtime friend Andrew Sullivan, the CNN anchorman said, among other things ...
“The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.”
The complete article is at ...
OK, it is about time for my friends to arrive, so will post this now.
Yesterday’s Pedometer mileage==>3.64 miles
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.”
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