Doubleheader=double dose of Kay

30 August, vs. Tigers

Thank goodness the Tigers -- the Majors' best team -- bring Michael Kay out of his hole to call some Yankee games and try to reclaim his title as "Voice of the Yankees."

If FMK had a counter like you see at museums or in pitching coaches' hands, this number would be more precise, but Michael Kay says "actually" around 657 times during each game. Here's the latest example:

With Detroit DH Dmitri Young at the plate:

Dmitri's younger brother, Delmon Young, the highly touted prospect with the Devil Rays, actually made his Major League debut last night. His first time up, he was actually hit by a pitch. His second time up, he hit a home run.

Some argue that "actually" is the new "like"; a needless adverb that usually adds nothing to a sentence. Here is a rare example of how the word would be useful:

Michael, Delmon's home run actually came in his third plate appearance.

FMK also thinks that Delmon is more (in)famous right now for throwing a bat at an umpire during a Triple-A game than for being Dmitri's younger brother. Maybe that deserved a mention.

Towards the end of the game, Kay points out the Yankees' starter for Sunday is unnamed, and suggests the possibility the Yankees will use a "bullpen-by-committee" approach. As most of us know, a bullpen is a collection of relief pitchers that fulfill different roles. Seems to FMK that a bullpen is a comittee. Kay's not the only broadcaster to perpetuate this foolish phrase, and he even semi-corrected himself to say "starter by bullpen committee," but who knows what that means either?