Will Mike and the Mad Dog Please Shut Up

I don't listen to them anymore because quite frankly, they give me a headache. But apparently they were getting on Joba's case for today's fist pump, and not only that, but they also for having the towel over his head and pulling his hair out on Tuesday after he gave up that HR to Dellucci, saying he should just “stare out on the field.”

Are these two guys serious? Have they even played a sport in their lives? Don't they understand how emotional sports can get? You would hope that with several decades working in the industry, they would understand these things by now.

Like I said, I don't listen to them, so I didn't hear what they had to say today, but Peter Abraham posting about it, and bravo to him for defending Joba. Here is some of what he had to say:

I’ve never understood why hockey, basketball and football players are expected to show emotion and baseball players can’t. Tiger Woods pumps his fist and everybody loves it. Joba does it and he’s a bad guy.

Joba is a good kid and he acts the same way in the clubhouse as he does on the field. He’s brash, loud, confident and it’s genuine. He’s not acting on the mound; the emotion is who he is. Take that away and he’s not in the majors.

Mike and Chris are entertaining radio. But cut the kid a break.

As usual Peter is right on the money, the only thing he said which I do not agree with is that "Mike and Chris are entertaining." He also said they "do a great job," which I also disagree with. Honestly, I'd rather listen to a baby crying than to these two fools.

UPDATE: I'd like to add David Dellucci to the list of people who need to shut the **** up.

Here are his post game comments about Joba's fist pump:

"It is what it is. If he wants to yell and scream after a strikeout, I guess that's what gets him going," he said. "It's May baseball. The home run was in a much bigger situation. I didn't dance and scream. If a hitter did something like that, it would be bush. It's kind of interesting how a pitcher gets away with it," he said.

Hey Dave, take the high road like Frank Thomas - who happens to be 10 times the player you are - did. He wasn't trying to show you up, he's an excited 22 year old. Get over it.

Next time you face him I hope Joba puts one in your ear hole. Oh, and hitters do that stuff all the time. There might be 10-20 players in the entire league that don't admire their home runs.

Just to close this one out, here are Girardi's post game comments about the fist pump:

"That's who he is. He's not showing anyone up. He's going to show emotion," Girardi said. "He didn't look at Dellucci. He looked into our dugout."

Exactly.