SEELY SHOCK: Rizzuto, Rumsfeld Two Peas In Pod

Seely: Basically, Rumsfeld and Rizzuto are the same critter: Old guys trying to tap dance. The difference is that Phil had the grace to stick with what he was meant to do: Broadcast Yankee games. He didn’t try to run wars. Rumsfeld looked out at the adoring media throngs and drank his own Kool-Aid. He saw himself as wise and whimsical. Listen, Barbash – the day you start running around, thinking yourself wise and whimsical, it’s over. Pack it in.

Rumpus: Listen Seely. I loved the Scooter. I listened to the Scooter growing up, and Donald Rumseld is no Phil Rizzutto.

Seely: They are astral twins, carbon copies, bone marrow matches. Seriously.

What outrageous thing will the author of "The Juju Rules" say next?

It's Time to Nominate Yourself For "IT IS HIGH Yankee Blogger Of the Decade"

Nominate yourself. Nominate your friends. Nominate your enemies.

(Please do not nominate Rudy Giuliani.)

It's time for nominations for the YODA for IT IS HIGH Yankee Blogger of the Decade.

(not to be confused with Yankee Blog of the Decade (non-IIH websites))

The winner could be you, or you, or you, or even YOU.

YOU can do it.

GO!

Call For Nominations - Yankee Celebrity Fan of the Decade

You guys and gals know a lot more about this category than I do, so let's get the nominations flowing for the YODA for the Yankee Celebrity Fan of the Decade.

I'll prime the pump, so to speak, by nominating Kate Hudson, Rudy Giuliani (though his status was reduced by his willingness to root for the Red Sox), Jay-Z, Billy Crystal, the dyspeptic Michael Bloomberg (comes with the job, Mike), and of course, renown central New York journalist, author, poet, quasi-film critic and humanitarian Hart Seely.

The vote on this prestigious award will take place after the Yankee Employee of the Month for November 2009 is chosen.