You're Soaking in it
By lefty
Do you have callused and cracked hands? Is wearing gloves too cumbersome and just not your style? Then you should consider an inexpensive yet readily abundant remedy — your own urine. It works for Yankee Superstar catcher Jorge Posada.
Dan Graziano, of the Star-Ledger, reported today in his "Yankee Notes," that Posada indulges in the same ritual as Cubs outfielder Moises Alou and Anaheim outfielder Vladimir Guerrero.
"In spring training only," Posada qualified his admission. "You don't want to shake my hand in spring training before the game," he confessed to Graziano. "After the game, it's okay," he added explaining that the long winter off-time softens his hands.
Spit can have nasty affects on a pitched ball. But what does urine do to a ball moving at 90mph? Since Posada is a catcher, next spring, early in the game, if Mussina seems to have "a little something extra on the ball," I’d ask the ump to have it DNA tested.
Is that an endorsement deal we smell?
Maybe Posada is looking to supplement his $9 million salary as television's new Palmolive manicurist, now that Boston-born actress Jan Miner, passed away. Miner played "Madge" in TV commercials for Palmolive running from 1966 to 1992, and the liquid soap manufacturer may be looking for a replacement. Madge made famous the phrase "It softens hands while you do the dishes."
Posada can hawk his new product in sporting goods stores claiming, "It toughens hands while you swing at pitches."
