Watchdog

Here is my newspaper article about Darryl Strawberry joining SNY as a part-time analyst.

I also talked to him about his son, D.J., who is a Suns reserve. Darryl said he has spoken to Steve Nash and Shaq about D.J. and been assured he is a good kid with an NBA future. Straw said he is happy D.J. is with a veteran team so he can learn the ropes properly.

While at Shea I met the great John Philips, a multiple-time Friday comment contest winner who recently branched out into posting cool old baseball videos on YouTube, only to be shut down by MLB.

During that brief, glorious week in March when Philips was posting like mad on YouTube, he made some friends in high places, or at least friends with excellent loge seats down the first base line. They invited him to join them for Opening Day.

I also met for the first time Keith Hernandez' lovely and talented wife, Kai, a fellow Cornellian and loyal SportsWatch reader. She admitted to being responsible for Keith's new, short hairdo.

My first game at Shea was on July 27, 1970. Tom Seaver beat Gaylord Perry, 5-3, and struck out Willie Mays three times before 51,000-plus.

Thanks for taking me, Uncle Mickey.