SU took in some golf and the Yankees over the weekend.  Key observations:

• Listening to Harold Reynolds do the color for an MLB game is like being stuck next to someone at an arena or stadium who just does not shut up.  Joe Morgan hated the Yankees but he didn’t talk all the time.  Reynolds doesn’t necessarily hate them but feels it’s necessary to fill in the quiet time with lots and lots of comments.  And Curt Schilling is right behind him.  Fox and ESPN should offer an option to listen to crowd noise and no announcers.  SU would pay extra for that.
• Do not be fooled by the Yankees’ offensive explosion last night.  SU saw enough of Friday night’s game to know the truth: this is the same team that you had last year offensively except for the addition of A-Rod.  And quite frankly, he is the only guy in the line-up that you hold off getting something from the fridge to see hit.  Every team will have a good hitting game once a week or so.  SU will be interested to see how they do on the road in Baltimore, Tampa and Detroit.  This will be a telling week.
• Something is wrong with Tanaka.  His velocity is down and he is not nearly as dominant.  SU says have the surgery and get ready for next year.  And while they are at it, just bring up the young guys from AAA ball and let them get some experience.  It’s time to follow the Knicks’ model and go all in for being bad this year.  Young guys are interesting; Stephen Drew is not.  SU will give Didi Gregorius the benefit of the doubt that he can actually field.  He is a young guy and appears overwhelmed by playing in NY.  By the way, it’s interesting to see the same media experts who heaped praise on Cashman for his off season moves now dumping on him.
• The Mets come home 3-3 after playing tough against their divisional rivals on the road.  They aren’t hitting (yet) but their pitching is generally keeping them in most games.  The City is theirs for the taking.  If they can go on a run in April, they will win the back page of the tabloids and Yankees fans (like SU) will take notice.
• SU caught a fair amount of the last round of the Masters yesterday.  It’s amazing how everyone jumps on the next great thing.  He may be the real deal but as we all know, the media love to build these guys up but they enjoy tearing them down even more.  Once he starts dating some hot model and his game falls off, that will be the true test.  I am sure his parents will keep him away from Tiger Woods.
• NBA playoffs on the horizon.  SU’s fearless predictions to follow later in the week.