The wider point – the balk rule in general is the most incomprehensible in the game. To me at least.  I can’t see it when it happens, even in the TV replay. If the pitcher drops the ball after setting or falls off the mound from the wind like Stu Miller in Candlestick park in the 60’s I think – “hey, that may be a balk.” Short of that I think balks really might not exist. The reason you never see the opposing manager argue a balk – they don’t understand them either. When Pettitte comes back I hope he doesn’t get some new umps who don’t know that he has a lifetime balk exemption.  Even though most non-NYY fans think he balks every throw-over.

So much for Robinson’s nickname “Houdini”, the first one died of a punch in the gut and that’s what happened to David robinson yesterday. But I’ll give him the loss yesterday, hell, get the first failure out of the way. Would have been nice if he had more than a run to work with as well.

Al Leiter did YES color last night – him, Flaherty, O’Neill, Singleton, Cone. What do they all work on five day rotations, makes absolutely no sense.

I can still remember how

Enter Sandman used to make me smile.

And I knew if he had the chance

He would make that cutter dance.

And Yankee fans would be happy for a while.

But Thursday May 3rd made me shiver

When Suzyn Waldman did deliver

The bad news of Mo’s misstep

Torn ACL as he leapt

I can’t remember if I cried

When I heard it happened shagging flies

Something touched me deep inside

The day, THE Closer died

Refrain: (by Mike G)

Oh my, my, Mo’s down but not out.

He’ll be greater one year later,

He refuses to pout.

In big letters, write it down he did shout,

“This is not the way I plan to go out.

I’ll be back next year have no doubt.”

Wishing Mo the best….

I don’t want everyone fired and I’m frustrated and a little mad at Mo himself. If this is the way he is going out … what a sad end to an unbelievable legacy.

Now, I know Mo was pretty upset but I wouldn’t make any conclusion as to his future today. It’s much too shocking.

But I know I’ve said this before, but Mo is among the greatest PITCHERS of all time. Period. To prove the point I did a little analysis.

Tom Seaver in his first !,378 innings as a young man when he was at his peak – his ERA is 2.34.

Mariano has pitched roughly 1200 innings (regular season) in his career – his career ERA is 2.21.

If you say Mariano has it easier because he pitches only one inning at a time – is it fair to compare a 40 year old’s innings to a 27 year old?

Besides we know Mariano can do it in the most pressurized situations – his post season ERA is .70!!!!

One of the greatest pitchers ever.

A couple of days of o-fers and Jeter is right back with a multi-hit game.  Every year Sports Illustrated polls MLB  players who rank Jeter as overrated. Those vote that way are a-holes, and I think even if I was not a NYY fan I’d feel the same.