Michael Kay, once again stirring the pot with his opinions, accused Cliff Lee of cheating because of the white resin on the bill of his cap. Kay said it was against the rules, and implied that is the reason why Lee is unhittable. As a typical New York bootlicker, no pitcher can beat the Yankees without cheating. Look, he didn’t say it in those words because he’s a coward, but that’s what he meant when he talked about “Cliff Lee’s illegal cap”.
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He also is attempting to assert the influence of the MEDIA into the game. Although I am not a conspiracy theorist, Michael Kay is an Enneagram Type 5, so all bets are off: he may be trying to pressure Joe Girardi into asking the umpire to examine or change Cliff Lee’s cap. Kay may be finding an excuse for Brian Cashman to fire Girardi if he doesn’t challenge the cap and Lee wins. It just could be an excuse for Kay to be self-important as the first public personality to complain about Cliff Lee’s hat. Indeed, the most obvious reason Kay is doing this is because he is once again blowing his own horn to try and show that he might actually know something.
The hypocrisy of Michael Kay is that if Cliff Lee was on the Yankees, he would not even mention his dirty cap. Kay shows how detached he is from the players, who have no problem with pitchers having resin on their caps. For the average player it’s not illegal. It’s like Kay has no faith in the Yankees to beat Lee, so has to resort to some stupid distraction. In some sick way, Kay wants to get credit if the Yankees beat Lee. Kay is truly like a pro wrestling manager.
Kay started this story, and regardless of his intentions, other MEDIA outlets have now picked it up. The question is if the cameras will zoom in on Cliff Lee’s cap and make an issue of it during Game 3, a la Kenny Rogers 2006. Such a MEDIA circus may put pressure on Joe Girardi to do something, which may actually make Lee more determined to win as opposed to distracted. It may even have an influence on Lee not wanting to join the Yankees in 2011.
For the record, Brett Gardner, Dave Eiland, and A.J. Burnett said although they noticed the resin and sweat on his cap, they said Lee doesn’t need any advantage and it’s not an issue for them, as it doesn’t make him better. They understand you have to wipe your hands somewhere.
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“On Friday at Ruth Chris Steak House in Manhattan on 56th street from 2-7 pm There is a Football round table but auto’s are not guaranteed. The round table is for the Michael Kay Radio show and require you to win tickets. The people that will be present are Steve Young, Joe and Dan Klecko, Michael Kay, Greg Buttle, Bonnie Bernstein, Don LaGreca, Herm Edwards, and possibly Chris Berman. This is for a radio show and are not guaranteed. They will be discussing the upcoming the Jets game
Won’t find that one on SHL. Enjoy and good luck. They will be there I have a friend who works for ESPN super reliable”
Actually this was on the SHL Odds & Ends section.
Ha! Ha! Ha! See ya, Yankees! See ya, Torre! See ya, Rivera! See ya, Gay-Rod! Ha! Ha! Ha! As Drew Carey would say, “Cleveland Rocks!”
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Michael Kay also said on the Yankee Post Game after the ALCS Game 1 victory, that because it was such a devastating loss to the Rangers, that the “series is over”. What kind of insane, uninformed statement is that to make after one game? Michael Kay is a pretty good broadcaster, but he stokes a lot of flames and that comment was one of the most idiodic I’ve heard from him. I’m surprised ESPN or MLB Network haven’t said anything about it yet. I’m going to call in on Francesa’s show Monday to get his opinion.