Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Are You Listening To This?

Because I haven't been. I expected a rain delay so I walked the dog and didn't get home and turn the radio on til now, 7:54. I know Andy is pitching like a man with a broken back, but how is John doing?

  • Has he filthied himself again?
  • More importantly, did he eff up any promos? Companies pay good money for those and he's got to hit them out every time.
  • Has Suzyn demonstrated faith in him? Has her voice squeezed his voice's hand at all? Or is he out there all alone?
Oh, God, he's correcting a mistake. He got that sexy Anna Benson's ex-dude's name wrong, confusing him with some guy who died a hundred years ago, when John was just starting to be middle aged.

"I'm living in a constant time warp."
-- John, just now.

And now they're talking about Dave Bing.

It's going to be a long game.

CLARIFICATION: It's OK to talk about Dave Bing, but it went on forever. And the thrust of it was: Dave Bing has the same name as Dave Bing.

MILESTONE: John is now comfortable saying "Saltalamacchia."

UPDATE: After a rocky start, John has settled in and he's calling a smooth game. If he doesn't have to call a win tonight and we're rained out tomorrow, he could be back in top form for the weekend.

I want to make something clear, particularly to new readers. There is no bigger John Sterling fan outside of Edgewater, NJ, than yours truly. I want John Sterling to succeed. Some people around here say I want it too much. But to me, this is and will always be John Sterling's blog -- not mine, not theirs, and not yours. His.

UPDATE: We're getting some key observations in the comments.

FINAL UPDATE: Jesus, Michael Savage. You and England need to do it and get it over with. And thank you, commenter Mel Allen, for tactfully correcting my spelling of "Saltalamacchia."

12 comments:

Wondercat said...

Suzyn seems to be taking charge a little more than usual. Nothing too invasive, just helping Thu-uh Voice push through this midseason slump.

el duque said...

Suzyn mentioned Dave Bing. I think she did it to make John feel better, after he made his correction for the Benson thing.

Stang said...

And John took Dave Bing and ran 100 yards with it.

el duque said...

Pipe down, Wondercat, or Superfrankenstein and Fraud will rig it so Suzyn is the next Yankee Employee of the Month.*

Stang said...

I think Suzyn would make us proud as Yankee Employee Of The Month.

Mel Allen said...

The Sterl just said " Randy (Johnson) is going for his 500th tonight".

Cy Young, watch out!

What is 200 wins between friends.

Mel Allen said...

He's got Saltalamacchia down.

Suzyn just said she's never seen a sandwich that big.

Guess that eliminates any chance for the Carnegie Deli endorsement contract.

Wondercat said...

Jeez John, if you like Andrus so much why dont you marry him.

el duque said...

John needs a walkoff warble to make up for last night's flub.

Will the team rally behind him? That's the question.

Stang said...

They let him down, Duque.

Which is unusual, it must be said. This season, John & Suzyn have gotten more run support than any AL broadcasters outside of Tampa.

Wailin' Suzyn said...

Do you think John would let Suzyn pinch-warble for him?

Wondercat said...

A walk off warble is always a treat but perhaps we should look at the bigger picture. With Tampa, Boston and the Mets coming up we are in store for some solid warbles regardless of late inning heroics. Lets not wear out the pipes on games against the AL West.