A good example of this is the postgame comments from the booth. He always speaks first, and usually says more in quantity than even both other guys when there are two more. You are not a former player, Mike, and your opinion is that of someone who watches a lot of games and talks a lot – nothing more.

I enjoy the games more when Ken does them on the road and Mike is back in NY doing his radio gig.

Bob

Michael Kay has the audacity to imply Joe Torre is guility of the “appearance of impropriety” and a “conflict of interest” because as the Dodgers manager, he called Posada and Pettitte to inquire about their health.

(The sound of it is so petty and paranoid, in fact, one suspects Randy Levine and Hank Steinbrenner prompted Kay’s pious tirade.)

Yet following Torre’s dismissal, Michael Kay, Yankees announcer and organization loyalist, used his forum at 1050 radio to justify the Yankees’ decision, to tarnish Joe Torre’s reputation, and to deflect the backlash Randy Levine and the Steinbrenners suffered for their inept handling of the Torre departure, and had the intellectual dishonesty to claim it his own entirely individual opinion.

If that’s not base hypocrisy, what is?

Keep up the great work Pete!

Torre isn’t even in the same league, nor is his team scheduled to play the Yankees this season. As far as any advantage he could possibly gain, I don’t see it. The whole world knows Posada is on the DL with a shoulder problem. That’s enough scouting report right there to know that when he returns to catching, you should test his arm out. I have zero problem with Torre calling his former teammates. Hell, he could call Curt Schilling for all I care. What harm is it doing?

I wonder if they have to custom make a headset to fit around Kay’s head.

But on the Kay/Torre issue. I happened to be listening to Kay both times he addressed this (Tues and Wed) and while he had a valid point regarding improper contact he did go completely overboard. At one point even suggesting that the Yankees should (but wouldn’t because he’s “St. Joe”) contact the Commissioner’s office with a formal complaint. Now I more or less enjoy Kay, moreso on his radio show than on the games, but he got completely carried away.

Everyone knows that Kay’s beef with Torre goes all the way back to ‘96 when in a packed clubhouse Torre told him “Don’t you f*** with me” (Olney wrote about this incident in his book). Kay kept his mouth shut for the next 12 years and the minute Torre left town it was open season.

Maybe Kay had a valid point, maybe he was ranting. But to think that the whole reason for him even bringing this up in the first place is something other than a personal animosity towards Torre is just plain naive.