Manny Ramirez replacement, Juan Pierre of the LA Dodgers
Hanley Ramirez of the Marlins
Alex Rios of the Blue Jays
Home Run Savior Johnny Damon with Mark Teixeraand Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees
As usual, Yankees radio commentator Suzyn Waldman earned her place in the booth* by announcing which of the Yankees' mothers were in attendance during their 5-3 win over the Orioles. Nick Swisher's mom was there. Joba Chamberlain's was not.
*Is this sentence sarcastic? I don't know. Many Yankees fans dislike Suzyn Waldman, but I'm not entirely sure if I'm one of them.
So, baseball appears to be the institutionally-approved middlebrow sport of choice.
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Far from its origins in a mug of beer, baseball seems to have been confirmed as the "martini" of organized sports. Or the "cosmo," if you're a lady.
Baseball is for everyone: lovers, haters, aliens, Republicans, Democrats, children, fatties, Alyssa Milano, dogs, bears, ghosts, old people (i.e. near-ghosts), the rich, the poor, the evil and lots and lots of depressed, macho writers of the Modern age. Also, famed art historian Benjamin Buchloh is a Yankees super-fan. So there.
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