Happy Father’s Day to the SU intergalactic subscriber base.  Best day of the year and certainly one where it’s harder (but of course not impossible) for men to be wrong.  A few thoughts from SU this morning:

• Impressive performance by Jason Day gutting out 18 holes in the 3rd round of the US Open.  He will be the people’s choice today to win his 1st major.  He is definitely one of the top players to yet bag his first major championship.  SU asks this question about professional athletes playing with vertigo: is there any other sport other than golf where this could even happen?  Football, baseball, basketball, hockey – nope.  Tennis, soccer, auto racing, boxing, ping pong – don’t think so.  Pool?  Yes, you could play with vertigo at the highest level.  SU cannot think of any others.  Just thought that was interesting.
• The Yankees are back to winning as their maddening inconsistent season continues.  Win 5 in a row, lose 5 in a row.  They even won on Old Timers’ Day which never happens.  A-Rod is hot and playing very relaxed after notching his 3,000th hit.  Interesting that none of the Tiger players in the dugout applauded the hit – they didn’t even move.  Their manager said after the game that if it was a single, he was sure that they would have done a polite “golf clap.”  SU understands the reaction of other teams in that A-Rod cheated to gain advantage against them over the years.  Of course, the hypocrisy is that players on every team cheated and no doubt there were players in the Tigers’ dugout who were PED users.  As a fan, the contrast with Jeter’s 3,000th hit and A-Rod’s is very striking.
• Nova is coming off the DL and you will have to put Adam Warren in the bullpen despite his recent success as a starter.  The reality is that the Yankees desperately need another consistent arm in the bullpen and he has done it before.  Cashman’s pick-ups of Martin and Carpenter were both busts but not his fault – relievers year-to-year effectiveness is uneven except for Mariano which makes his greatness that much more incredible.
• Finally, it’s NBA Draft week and the rumors about the Knicks’ pick are flying   Trade it to the Suns for Eric Bledsoe?  That one is interesting as he is a solid player.  SU’s rooting interest for the Knicks will depend on what they do this off-season.  Unlike other NY sports teams, I do not root for the laundry ever since the Isiah Thomas era.  I need to be wooed to get back on the band wagon.