As good a time as any

Two good reasons to get this thing going again, if anyone is read:

The All-Star break and the passing of Bob Sheppard, the former PA guy for the Yankees. I call him that because there's nothing I can write about his status that hasn't already been written. So, in his honor I shall be clear, concise and correct about his service to the Yankees.

The Yanks are looking good at the kinda-sorta halfway point. Best record, a bunch of All-Stars, productive young players, a resurgent Mark Tiexiera ...

I'm a little disappointed Nick Swisher is participating and the home run derby. He's been fantastic in the first half, and history says those who try to go deep, go off the deep end in the second half. It was a relief to hear Robinson Cano was "convinced" to back out. But you get the feeling there was no convincing Swisher. It's his first trip to the ASG, maybe his only (maybe). So he's gonna live it up.

Hats off to the Yanks for spearheading the effort to get him on the roster. Incidentally, the wife lost count of how many times she voted for her boy. For the record, I voted four times. Having to input a verification code each time was annoying.