Quotable Michael Kay

VS Baltimore Orioles 08/13/07

2007-08-13T20:33:00.001-04:00

Listening to Michael Kay doing broadcasts you get to learn a lot from the man. This might explain some more things about him.

Kenny, and Michael were watching Posada put his bat on the ground of getting out. They figured that he was punishing his bat for making an out and putting it in a corner.

Ken Singleton - "You ever get sent to a corner for a time out Michael? Can you remember?"

Michael Kay - "Ahhh, no that's not how we got disciplined."

KS - "I'm not going to ask."

MK - "It would be considered incorrect to do it now."

I'll let the reader imagine how he was disciplined as a child.

Also as a bonus today, Michael Kay along with Steve Philips was filling in on the Dan Patrick show. So if you have ESPN insider you may find some hidden gems in there.

@ Cleveland Indians 08/11/07

2007-08-11T19:13:00.000-04:00

Not something Michael Kay said this time, but Paul O'Neill made me laugh.

During a replay of a hit up the middle, they left the call in by Michael Kay. Which is odd cause usually they usually don't have the call on the replay. Without missing a beat Paul says this:

Paul O'Neill - "Even on the replay we have to hear you talk."

Thank goodness that's not usually the case!

@ Toronto Blue Jays 08/08/07

2007-08-08T19:49:00.000-04:00

Kenny, and Michael are talking about people who are physically gifted and mental gifted for playing the game of baseball. People that are mentally gifted make adjustments to their game, while if you aren't you don't.

Ken Singleton - "The final adjustment you make is you come up here." (To the broadcast booth)

Michael Kay - "Then you have to deal with a mentally unstable person like me."

Well, couldn't have said it better myself.

VS Chicago White Sox 07/31/07

2007-07-31T22:03:00.000-04:00

Two mistakes in one quote for Michael today.

Michael Kay - "Many people believe that Glavine could be the last .300 hitter we see
in this generation."

First Glavine is a career .188 hitter. Far from .300 that he claims he is.

Second Ichiro, Pujols, or Helton have a really good chance to be a .300 hitter when the game is over.

Oh... unless Kay meant a 300 game winner. Why didn't he say so...

VS Toronto Blue Jays 07/18/07

2007-07-18T21:29:00.000-04:00

Michael wants to transcend space and time and thinks Joe Girardi has the answer.

Michael Kay - "Is there anything you can do to counteract a long inning, Joe, for the pitcher? Is there anything you can do to simulate some kind of..."

Joe Girardi - "Its pretty hard..."

I'm thinking a time machine maybe, that would be hard.

VS Toronto Blue Jays 07/17/07

2007-07-17T18:53:00.000-04:00

Kay ties his own record and says something stupid in the Pre-game show.

Michael Kay - "I'll tell you what Bob, you always say that this is the type of game that you would pay to see. Because its Hallyday against Pettitte, I actually bought a ticket, I didn't have to use it, but I bought a ticket, because I wanted to say I paid to see this one."

I'm glad you can waste money like that. That goes to show that they are paying you to much to throw your money around on an empty seat. I'll tell you what. Let me sit in the broadcast booth and you sit in the seat you paid for.

Not only did he buy an empty seat so some unlucky fan couldn't get in the ballpark this evening, he bragged about it on national television. Wow...

VS Minnesota Twins 07/02/2007

2007-07-02T19:59:00.000-04:00

Paul O'Neil talks about a game he watched on Yankees Classic recently.

Paul O'Neil - "And I'll tell you what made me laugh, A-Rod made a play, he made a double play and he sold you on a triple play."

Michael Kay - "That's right ya, I do remember that play."

PO - "That's probably the last mistake you made though, that's pretty good."

MK - "I think it was the only one."

I guess he must not remember that game to much. I'm sure he made more then one mistake in that game much less ever.

@ Colorado Rockies 6/20/07

2007-06-20T22:02:00.000-04:00

Michael Kay and Ken Singleton talk about the thin air up in Colorado.

Michael Kay - "Strangely I felt it in the second inning. I think it affected the broadcast. "

Ken Singleton - "Did you feel light headed?"

MK - "Yeah. Short of breath."

KS - "I thought you were normal."

I can't say I noticed a difference from his usual broadcast either Kenny.

@ Colorado Rockies 6/19/07

2007-06-19T23:26:00.000-04:00

I missed the pre-game chatter today, dangit, but I was reading the alt.sports.baseball.ny-yankees news group and this is what a poster said:

Is Kay Drunk?
He just started the broadcast singing John Denver...

Man if I had only tuned in 15 min earlier...

VS Arizona Diamond Backs 6/13/07

2007-06-13T21:03:00.000-04:00

Michael Kay, trying to fill up air time, the score being 7-2 says this random thought to John Flaherty.

Michael Kay - "After all the years of crouching do you ever like sitting around the house, and go into a catchers crouch, John?"

Oh I'm sure he does that all the time, that's a terribly fun position to be in. Great on the knees.

Lissy's 6/13/07 quotes (vs Diamondbacks)

2007-06-13T20:48:00.000-04:00

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3rd inning - Orlando Hudson hits a nice easy comebacker to Mussina who throws him out at first.

MK - "Right back to Mussina, 6 gold gloves, he flashes it there...."

It wasn't really the flash of a gold glove caliber player. The ball rolled right into his glove. Anyone could have made the play.

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4th inning - After Matsui home run drives in 3 more runs - Kay discusses ERA.

MK - "Those 3's in the National League are definitely 4's in the American League..."

I see what you were trying to say - really I do. But your "logic" does not make sense. A 3 is a 3 is a 3.

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VS Arizona Diamond Backs 6/12/07

2007-06-12T22:04:00.000-04:00

Two things from Michael Kay today(so far anyway). First the usual stuff, and well second just sends me over the top.

Michael Kay - "It seems the longer you are around this game you realize, that its much more mental then it is physical. Boy if a guy feels good about himself and thinks he's going to get a hit, he's probably going to get one.And then If you're feeling for it, you're wondering and you're hoping ... you can't hope to get a hit."

Right... like so all you have to do is go up there and think you are going to get a hit and BAM, you get a hit. I'm trying out tomorrow!!! I think he should tell the Yankees the secret. Then they could all be hitting over 500.

Michael Kay - "Why do you think it never really worked out for Randy, with the Yankees, the numbers were fine, you can't argue with the production, he never seemed as if he was happy."

Please John talk some sense into him....

John Flaherty - "... The numbers were pretty good at the end of the day. ... Everybody expects greatness every time out there and it just didn't happen."

Ok, I guess being the personal catcher of Randy you have to kiss his ass, fine, anyway. You guys are both smoking crack!!! Ok lets go over this slowly. In 2005 he went 17-8, with a 3.79 ERA which is good for a ERA+ of 117. Not terrible... but not quite what the Yankees signed up for either, when you consider that his career ERA+ is 137 and had a 171 the year before.

Now for 2006. 17-11 with an ERA of 5.00 and ERA+ of 88. That's absolute garbage. Oh Kay will talk about his 17 wins, but he had ridiculous run support that year. Don't even try to talk to me about 'pitching to the score'. John we weren't expecting great things every time out, but we were expecting it at some point during the season!! Ug!!!

@Chicago White Sox 06/05/2007

2007-06-05T20:59:00.000-04:00

Michael Kay believes that Joe Torre arguing can have rippling effects on the current at bat.

Joe Torre, watching from the dugout said something to the umpire about a questionable strike call on Robinson Cano. A couple pitches later Michael says this gem.

Michael Kay - "Is there anything good that comes from a manager arguing?"

Cano then hits a double down the line.

MK - "Well that's something good right there."

Well if Michael is correct Torre should be arguing a lot more. Oh what am I saying its Kay we're talking about.

@ Chicago White Sox 06/04/07

2007-06-04T20:10:00.000-04:00

Today we find out what periodicals Michael likes to read.
1st inning - Jermaine Dye hits a high pop up

Michael Kay - "Boy was that a homerun in a silo."

Joe Girardi - "Michael growing up in NYC, what do you know about silos?"

MK - "You know I do read books Joe, I read books about silos all the time."

Paul O'Neil - "I was gonna say that's like a home run in an elevator shaft for you that's what you're used to."

MK - "that's what I should say, but I subscribe to silo illustrated so I wanted to use that."

Silo illustrated huh? Well I guess he likes to read about tall phallic structures.

VS Boston Red Sox 05/23/07

2007-05-23T20:58:00.000-04:00

6th inning

Michael Kay goes for the most obscure pop culture reference award.

Manny Ramirez hits a double in the gap. As he is rounding 1st his batting helmet falls off. There is something on Manny's skull cap that looks some what like a feather or something fluffy.

Take it away Michael Kay:
Michael Kay - "...and that little propeller might have slowed him down, it looked like Beany and Cecil."

Paul O'Neil - "What? Beany and Cecil?"

MK - "You remember that, that cartoon, little Beany had the propeller on his cap? I don't know if it was Cecil..."

PO- "I didn't know them on a first name basis like you."

MK - "Beany had the propeller."

I'm going to take your word on that. My memory is a little fuzzy on 1960's cartoons.

VS Red Sox 05/22/07

2007-05-22T20:57:00.000-04:00

5th inning
Yankees down 4-1. Jeter at the plate with the bases loaded one out. He hit a ground ball to the short stop. They can't double him up and a run scores.

Michael Kay shows his math skills
"Cano scores and the Yankee deficit is cut in half."

Wow I didn't know Cano scoring counted for 1.5 runs.

VS Red Sox 05/21/07

2007-05-22T20:51:00.000-04:00

1st inning
John Flaherty does the scouting report on the opposing pitcher, give the first 2 bullet points and something happens before he delivers the third.

Enter Michael Kay
"you know John I feel robbed you didn't give the last part of the scout report. I NEED to know."

Well gee Michael I hope you would be able to sleep if you missed it. I'm sure you feel better now.

@New York Mets 05/19/07

2007-05-19T10:23:00.000-04:00

I missed any of the pregame stuff, so if anyone heard anything let me know.

3rd inning:
MK - "A little big of trivia, Kenny you didn't know. Seven of those triples from Chief Wilson, off of Jim Kaat."
Michael Kay tries to make a funny! Well Kaat played his first year is 1959, and Chief Wilson played his last year in 1916. Somehow I don't think that happened. I'm sure Kaat appreciates the joke.

MK - "Once the games over on Fox BOOM hit the clicker go right to YES."
He's a laugh riot today.

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He's been saying a bunch of stuff unfortunally my DVR isn't going back that far. So I think I'll pick this back up on Monday. No other Michael Kay this week. Games are on FOX, and ESPN.

@ Chicago White Sox 05/17/07

2007-05-17T19:19:00.000-04:00

PreGame:
MK - "He (Melky) played so well that's he's in the lineup and Johnny Damon is not."

Possibly... however Damon did sit out yesterday as well so maybe his calves are hurting him still and needs another day off. Damon has gotten a lot of time off for a regular this year already.

1st inning:
MK - "Now fans might not know this, we keep talking about the cage indoors, what it is , is just a room with netting and you got a guy throwing or you got a machine pitching. Its just a long skinny room."

I think we all know what a batting cage looks like, thanks for explaining it for the people that never been to a mini golf with a batting cage.

2nd inning
MK - "And they turn the 3-6-3, but Posada beats it out."

Nope, not a 3-6-3, and Posada didn't beat it out either. The answer is C. The throw took him off the bag so Posada reached safely.

A peek into Michael Kay's lifestyle

2007-05-16T16:01:00.000-04:00

This is from the New York Daily News
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees/

This may explain some things...
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While eating in the Mariners press dining room the other night, I found myself in a conversation with Michael Kay, who was sitting at the table without any dinner in front of him.

As I enjoyed a bowl of clam chowder, Michael mentioned that he had never had soup in his entire life (he thinks the slurping sound associated with it is grotesque). I found this amazing. He then told me he had never had any fish or seafood of any type, either.

As the conversation went on, he informed me of several other things he has NEVER tasted in his life: bananas, condiments of any type (though he lost a bet on his radio show and had to eat a packet of ketchup, which made him sick), jelly, any cheese not on a pizza, veal, coffee ... it went on to include more things, but I can't think of them at the moment.

I don't know why this struck me as being so strange, but it did, so I thought I would share it with you. Just a little insight for you about the television voice of the Yankees.

@ Chicago White Sox 05/15/07

2007-05-15T17:24:00.000-04:00

Rain Delay:
MK - "The Game was suppose to start 7:11 Central time, that would have been convenient..."

Kay says that it would have been convenient for the game to start on time. He's right, then I could start this blog off with a bang. We will all just have to wait a bit longer.

Game Cancelled due to rain:
Just going to have to try again tomorrow.