The Jays have the Rays this weekend. The Yankees have the Red Sox. They'll try not to look past each other as Shaun Marcum takes on Phil Hughes today.
There are plenty of reasons to dislike the new Yankee Stadium. I'd like to contribute a new one. On the tacky manual scoreboard in right center field, sponsored by Gatorade, the name of the visiting team in today's game is the "Bluejays." This is incorrect. The name of the Toronto team, as some of you might be aware, is the Blue Jays. Two words. "Bluejays" is how this name was rendered on the old electronic scoreboard in center at the old Yankee Stadium, but that board only had space for eight characters in a team's name. This scoreboard doesn't have that excuse, and moreover, the White Sox don't get insulted this way. This is obviously an oversight. I know it's petty, and you're not supposed to assume malice when ignorance will suffice. But everything else about this grotesquely pompous $2.3-billion monument to classism and excess is perfectly perfect. I guess some visiting teams are just unimportant.
(While I'm on my high horse, the name of the Toronto general manager is Alex Anthopoulos. AnthoPOUlos. AnthopouLOS. It's not an adjective, people. It's Greek. He's doing a pretty good job. He deserves to have his name spelled right. If you're not sure, there are plenty of other ways to refer to him...)
At last, Alex Rodriguez has hit home run #600. Congratulations to Rodriguez - it's so nice to see him smile - and thank you to Shaun Marcum for finally decomposing this dead horse. The Jays are down 2-0 in the first inning yet again, but they have to deal with Phil Hughes this time, and he's dealing...
There are plenty of reasons to dislike the new Yankee Stadium. I'd like to contribute a new one. On the tacky manual scoreboard in right center field, sponsored by Gatorade, the name of the visiting team in today's game is the "Bluejays." This is incorrect. The name of the Toronto team, as some of you might be aware, is the Blue Jays. Two words. "Bluejays" is how this name was rendered on the old electronic scoreboard in center at the old Yankee Stadium, but that board only had space for eight characters in a team's name. This scoreboard doesn't have that excuse, and moreover, the White Sox don't get insulted this way. This is obviously an oversight. I know it's petty, and you're not supposed to assume malice when ignorance will suffice. But everything else about this grotesquely pompous $2.3-billion monument to classism and excess is perfectly perfect. I guess some visiting teams are just unimportant.
(While I'm on my high horse, the name of the Toronto general manager is Alex Anthopoulos. AnthoPOUlos. AnthopouLOS. It's not an adjective, people. It's Greek. He's doing a pretty good job. He deserves to have his name spelled right. If you're not sure, there are plenty of other ways to refer to him...)
At last, Alex Rodriguez has hit home run #600. Congratulations to Rodriguez - it's so nice to see him smile - and thank you to Shaun Marcum for finally decomposing this dead horse. The Jays are down 2-0 in the first inning yet again, but they have to deal with Phil Hughes this time, and he's dealing...
