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Anytime I get a chance to make fun of Michael Kay I'm going to take it. Today's Daily News takes a swipe so that I don't have to.

The Yankees decided to take Kay, a man with no TV play-by-play experience (he picked up most of Sterling's bad habits while playing second banana on the radio) and make him the face of YES. Having someone who will genuflect to the organization was the driving force behind this decision. While it suits Steinbrenner, and his lackeys at YES, it has resulted in disjointed telecasts.

Unlike his Mets counterparts, who can keep their analysts focused (Robinson even attempts this with Healy), Kay is more inclined to swap analysis or attempt to one-up his boothmates. More often than not, Kay winds up repeating his "analytical" points. I would like to have $10 for every time Kay has wondered why Jason Giambi doesn't attempt to go to the left side when the infield overshifts.

The article goes on to say that the Mets are the clear cut winners in the broadcast booth, heaping most of the praise of the radio voices, Howie Rose and Gary Cohen. This is good because Fran Healy still does TV, and Ralph Kiner occasionally makes an appearance. They are not good. But that fact that a local paper took a swipe at the Yankees broadcasters who, along with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan on ESPN, drive me up a wall, just warms my heart.

The NY Times also writes in praise of Willie. I'm starting to come around. Damn propaganda.