Fellow Foot writer Gary pointed out that YES now televises Yankee batting practice. This is one of those things that make me wonder, have the Yankees spent so much money putting together their team of under performing billionaire ex allstars that King George now has to start cutting corners elsewhere?  I guess after tossing all that money at Andy, Roger, and Johnnie, mixed in with the costs involved with A-rods lipstick and maintaining Pavano's blog there isn't too much left over for original programming.  But batting practice?  Do people actually watch this?

Now, I wasn't willing to tune in, check it out.  It seemed easier to you know, blindly make fun it. I'm going to assume though they still use Al Leiter to provide color commentary during it. “And Giambi launced another 80mph fastball over the plate into the stands. Thats his 100th.'

Now that Rocket is getting paid a cool mill per inning pitched, I suspect things will be tough all over the Yankee Empire.  Carl Pavano will have to get his season ending surgeries from back alley doctors who failed out of CW Post.  Practices will be conducted with souvenir balls Doug Mientkiewicz has taken home from games. But more importantly: even more bland programing from YES.  Watch Jeter ride the stationary bike, next on YES.

Granted, SNY might not be a bastion of great programming. With the four hours of Sports New York on today. Though those Mets blue style BP jerseys: way cooler than the black road jerseys.