The "Y's" Have It

I heartily commend Brewers manager Ned Yost and his bench (assistant) coach Robin Yount for taking a stand against the San Francisco Giants attempt to change the rules just for Barry Bonds.

Prior to yesterday's first exhibition game, the Giants asked the Brewers if they could use Bonds as the "designated hitter" because Bonds was not fit to play the field - but could bat. Nevermind that the National League does not use designated hitters. Yost and Yount rightly refused this outright trashing of the rules - not to punish Bonds - but because they wanted their pitchers to bat. They argued that their pitchers must bat in spring training games to prepare them for the same situations during the regular season.

My kind of guys in charge of my team! Life is good.