Kay is joined by Singleton so there should be very few questions tonight.
There was actually no questions tonight.
Monday, June 30, 2008
6.27 - 6.29...Games vs Mets
The Yankees played a day game on Friday so I missed it because of work and I was out Friday night so I missed that too. Saturday the game was called by Buck and Timmy "Perhaps, in My View" McCarver. Sunday I was very busy and tired from softball so I meed the posting that day as well. I did hear Kay ask a question he has asked in the past to David Cone regarding the wet mound. He asked if it was/is difficult to pitch on it.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
06.24.08...Yankees Visit Pittsburgh
Kay has Singleton in the booth with him this series and the pattern has held true, Kay for some reason does not quiz/interview Kay. Very strange. Maybe it's because he's worked with Singleton the longest? He doesn't even ask him strategy questions like he does the others. Weird. Oh well, Kay has been silent the first 2 games. Let's see about game 3. Tuesday's game was on My9 and they lost again.
Game was postponed.
Game was postponed.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
06.21.08...Reds make rare trip to the Bronx
I listed to most of the game yesterday so I missed "Kay's Questions?" Yesterday was a My9 game & they lost.
Just picked up the game today at 2:00. Kay still has Flaherty & Cone. Surprised O'Neill isn't here because he used to play for the Reds. Cone always does KC games, Singleton always does Orioles games, etc.
Not much today if anything.
Someone pulled a line drive single into right & Jay Bruce took an odd route to it and it fell in front of him. He then asked Cone if the pitcher gets mad at the fielder & Cone gave the obvious answer of "in the heat of battle, yes, but they bail me out many times."
Just picked up the game today at 2:00. Kay still has Flaherty & Cone. Surprised O'Neill isn't here because he used to play for the Reds. Cone always does KC games, Singleton always does Orioles games, etc.
Not much today if anything.
Someone pulled a line drive single into right & Jay Bruce took an odd route to it and it fell in front of him. He then asked Cone if the pitcher gets mad at the fielder & Cone gave the obvious answer of "in the heat of battle, yes, but they bail me out many times."
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
6.18.08
Kay still has Flaherty & Cone in the booth.
"john you played in both leagues & David you pitched in both leagues, did either of you find the National League easier?"
"Was it easier for you to pitch in the NL because of the pitcher?"
Kay started asking a bunch of questions about Farnsworth and "why is his fastball so hittable sometimes?" and "why does he give up so many HRs?" He then started asking about Mark Wholers and the HR he gave uo to the Yankees in the '96 World Series.
"john you played in both leagues & David you pitched in both leagues, did either of you find the National League easier?"
"Was it easier for you to pitch in the NL because of the pitcher?"
Kay started asking a bunch of questions about Farnsworth and "why is his fastball so hittable sometimes?" and "why does he give up so many HRs?" He then started asking about Mark Wholers and the HR he gave uo to the Yankees in the '96 World Series.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
06.17.08...SD in Town
The Padres make a rare appearance at The Stadium. Kay had Flaherty and Cone in the booth so be prepared to be bombarded with questions.
Side Rant: Great job by the other NY team. Eddie Coleman who covers the Mets used the words "classless", "reprehensible", and "disgraceful" to describe how they handled the Willie Randolph situation. They made the poor guy fly to California then after the team won 3 of their last 4, including last night, the fired him and announced it at 3:30 AM Eastern. Willie wasn't Casey Stengle or even Joe Torre but it's not his fault that Jose Reyes and David Wright don't hustle, Carlos Beltran is overrated, Moises Alou can't stay healthy, Billy Wagner is the left-handed version of Trevor Hoffman and can't close a meaningful game and he has a bunch of old players on the roster. GM Omar Minaya is more responsible for the Mets poor record than Willie. That's why the Mets will always be the "other NY team."
The Padre players all toured Yankee Stadium when they played the Yankees in the '98 World Series.
"You were on that team, did you sense they were in awe?"
To Flaherty who played for both teams.
"Is it a different vibe playing in SD vs here?" Obviously dummy, Flaherty just said how different the 2 cities are.
Discussing the Gonzalez brothers playing for SD.
"Could you guys imagine playing MLB with your brothers?"
Side Rant: Great job by the other NY team. Eddie Coleman who covers the Mets used the words "classless", "reprehensible", and "disgraceful" to describe how they handled the Willie Randolph situation. They made the poor guy fly to California then after the team won 3 of their last 4, including last night, the fired him and announced it at 3:30 AM Eastern. Willie wasn't Casey Stengle or even Joe Torre but it's not his fault that Jose Reyes and David Wright don't hustle, Carlos Beltran is overrated, Moises Alou can't stay healthy, Billy Wagner is the left-handed version of Trevor Hoffman and can't close a meaningful game and he has a bunch of old players on the roster. GM Omar Minaya is more responsible for the Mets poor record than Willie. That's why the Mets will always be the "other NY team."
The Padre players all toured Yankee Stadium when they played the Yankees in the '98 World Series.
"You were on that team, did you sense they were in awe?"
To Flaherty who played for both teams.
"Is it a different vibe playing in SD vs here?" Obviously dummy, Flaherty just said how different the 2 cities are.
Discussing the Gonzalez brothers playing for SD.
"Could you guys imagine playing MLB with your brothers?"
Friday, June 13, 2008
06.13.08...Yanks Visit Houston
It's been a week since I've been able to post on Kay. Last weekend I was very busy so I missed both KC games on TV but listened on the radio. Then Kay did not make the trip to Oakland but never fear, our hero is back in the booth in Houston tonight. He is joined by Ken Singleton who ordinarily does not draw many questions from Kay. He's well rested so we'll see about that. The game is also a My9 game.
**Awesome! The announcers sound is out to start the game. Perfect YES! Keep it like that and I bet your viewership goes up immensely!
Ugh! Now they took off HD and put the announcers mike's back on. I want it back the other way.
Amazing! No questions asked by Kay!!!
**Awesome! The announcers sound is out to start the game. Perfect YES! Keep it like that and I bet your viewership goes up immensely!
Ugh! Now they took off HD and put the announcers mike's back on. I want it back the other way.
Amazing! No questions asked by Kay!!!
Friday, June 6, 2008
06.06.08...KC in Town
Yesterday was a day game so no posts.
Tonight Kay is joined by Cone, of course because he's from Kansas.
Speaking of Kyle Davies.
"David do you believe in the theory of the AAAA player?"
Talking about the Royals bad season.
"David your folks are from KC so you're there a lot, are the people of the city totally down on this team?"
Talking about Giambi's mustache.
"My question to you David, did you have any superstitions?"
"Could you fathom what Wade Boggs went through with his superstitions?"
Before this line of questioning Kay started interviewing Cone about his early baseball career asking a bunch of draft questions. Tonight on Centerstage, David Cone!
Rasner throws a pitch without Molina giving a sign.
"What does 'no sign' mean? How does the pitcher know?" A couple points on this dumb question: 1) Kay has already asked this question in the past. He knows the answer, and 2) Molina & Rasner just spoke on the mound. Obviously Molina told him the pitch!
Rasner & Molina change the signs.
"The kid at second base got called up 2 days ago, do they think he's stealing signs?"
Kay says something about a rumor that Thurman Muson never gave signs to pitchers.
"Can you believe a catcher can react to all those pitches?"
The cameras show some type of puppets in the crowd.
"Did you have Rock-em Sock-em Robots when you were a kid?"
Kay now begins to quiz Cone about where he puts his awards in his house. He loves these types of interview questions. He asks all the former players these questions.
Tonight Kay is joined by Cone, of course because he's from Kansas.
Speaking of Kyle Davies.
"David do you believe in the theory of the AAAA player?"
Talking about the Royals bad season.
"David your folks are from KC so you're there a lot, are the people of the city totally down on this team?"
Talking about Giambi's mustache.
"My question to you David, did you have any superstitions?"
"Could you fathom what Wade Boggs went through with his superstitions?"
Before this line of questioning Kay started interviewing Cone about his early baseball career asking a bunch of draft questions. Tonight on Centerstage, David Cone!
Rasner throws a pitch without Molina giving a sign.
"What does 'no sign' mean? How does the pitcher know?" A couple points on this dumb question: 1) Kay has already asked this question in the past. He knows the answer, and 2) Molina & Rasner just spoke on the mound. Obviously Molina told him the pitch!
Rasner & Molina change the signs.
"The kid at second base got called up 2 days ago, do they think he's stealing signs?"
Kay says something about a rumor that Thurman Muson never gave signs to pitchers.
"Can you believe a catcher can react to all those pitches?"
The cameras show some type of puppets in the crowd.
"Did you have Rock-em Sock-em Robots when you were a kid?"
Kay now begins to quiz Cone about where he puts his awards in his house. He loves these types of interview questions. He asks all the former players these questions.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
06.04.08
The Day after Joba's first start. Kay & Al again.
Camera shows a fan with an umbrella.
"Al why don't they allow umbrellas at the Marlins games?"
"Al we always talk about pitchers throwing 1st pitch strikes, did you ever not want to throw a batter a 1st pitch strike?" Al says Jimmy Key used to do it & asks Kay "so that adage would be a falicey for Key?" Al then explains and it leads to this... "Now did you ever save your best pitch for someone to use later in the game?"
Mussina K's a batter.
"Now we've seen Maddux throw that pitch, how does a right hander throw it?"
Kay starts asking about throwing a type of pitch again! He seems to love asking Al these type of questions. He does it all the time.
Camera shows a fan with an umbrella.
"Al why don't they allow umbrellas at the Marlins games?"
"Al we always talk about pitchers throwing 1st pitch strikes, did you ever not want to throw a batter a 1st pitch strike?" Al says Jimmy Key used to do it & asks Kay "so that adage would be a falicey for Key?" Al then explains and it leads to this... "Now did you ever save your best pitch for someone to use later in the game?"
Mussina K's a batter.
"Now we've seen Maddux throw that pitch, how does a right hander throw it?"
Kay starts asking about throwing a type of pitch again! He seems to love asking Al these type of questions. He does it all the time.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
06.03.08...Toronto in Town, Joba's first MLB start
Joba Chamberlain is finally making his first start of his career. I can't wait until he's a regular member in the rotation so I can stop hearing the continuous over-analyzing of the way the Yankees handled him and if he should be an 8th inning guy or start.
Kay is joined by Al Leiter tonight.
After Joba's first pitch...
"Al, how nervous do you think Joba is?"
Showing Leiter pitching in the World Series.
"Do you ever wear any of your World Series Rings?"
Talking about Halladay being sent down and changing his pitching style.
"Now didn't they re-work you?"
Kay is joined by Al Leiter tonight.
After Joba's first pitch...
"Al, how nervous do you think Joba is?"
Showing Leiter pitching in the World Series.
"Do you ever wear any of your World Series Rings?"
Talking about Halladay being sent down and changing his pitching style.
"Now didn't they re-work you?"
Monday, June 2, 2008
06.02.08
Yanks wrap up a 4 game series with the Twins. Flash & Singleton still in the booth.
I missed the first 4 innings.
Livan Hernandez pitches from one side of the rubber.
"Now John, Hernandez pitches from the extreme left of the rubber, why would he do that?" Again, Kay has been around baseball how long? He really doesn't know?
Abreu calls timeout because Hernandez and the catcher cannot agree on a pitch...
"John, why would it take so long for them to agree?"
I missed the first 4 innings.
Livan Hernandez pitches from one side of the rubber.
"Now John, Hernandez pitches from the extreme left of the rubber, why would he do that?" Again, Kay has been around baseball how long? He really doesn't know?
Abreu calls timeout because Hernandez and the catcher cannot agree on a pitch...
"John, why would it take so long for them to agree?"
Sunday, June 1, 2008
06.01.08
Kay still has Flaherty & Singleton in the booth.
Flaherty mentioned something about Mike redmond getting his 10 years of MLB service & then Kay asks...
"Do players know when they hit 10 years?" And the response is "of course (you idiot)."
Abreu fouls a ball off his foot...
"Now does that automatically turn black & blue or does it swell up right away?" How dumb is that question? There are so many different things that can come into play to affect how your body reacts.
Flaherty goes on about Moehler (he is a catcher so he has to always praise all catchers & talk like they are the greatest people to ever play baseball)...
"Do you have to set your ego aside when you are a back-up catcher?"
Flaherty mentioned something about Mike redmond getting his 10 years of MLB service & then Kay asks...
"Do players know when they hit 10 years?" And the response is "of course (you idiot)."
Abreu fouls a ball off his foot...
"Now does that automatically turn black & blue or does it swell up right away?" How dumb is that question? There are so many different things that can come into play to affect how your body reacts.
Flaherty goes on about Moehler (he is a catcher so he has to always praise all catchers & talk like they are the greatest people to ever play baseball)...
"Do you have to set your ego aside when you are a back-up catcher?"
05.31.08
I watched the whole game tonight but I wasn't near a computer to document "Kay's Questions" and he did ask a bunch. He was pretty annoying. I remember he questioned Singleton about playing on astro-turf and of course Singleton played in Baltimore so he said "I barely played on it so I wasn't affected." He then, of course asks Flaherty and since he was a catcher he wasn't affected either. Duh! He also pulled out the ol' "for those new to the game" statement as well.
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