For Me... It's About Respect

My first instinct was to run up on them, grab one of them by the shoulders and blurt out “Can you PLEASE tell the Yankee audience that Manny’s not coming? They are all driving me crazy!”  Then I would have laughed like Henry Hill after he realized he just dodged getting whacked by Tommy in the whole, “You think I’m a clown”, dialog…

But I don’t really know these guys.  They’re just friends in my head.

Jack Curry and Bob Lorenz were standing behind me at the bar in Del Frisco’s and I realized after my fantasy introduction that I wasn’t gonna do that at all.  That’s because they were out on the town with their wives and friends and it just wasn’t right. John Flaherty was there too. Smiling, laughing, having a great time.  And so, I just didn’t do it. I wouldn’t do it. I even declined myself to take a picture. No Selfie, no candid. They were trying to live their life. They were trying to cut loose, blow off some steam on a Friday night.  And so, I hung with my bud, we shot the shit and then we made our way to the next place.  It’s what I do, I don’t bother celebs and I rarely interrupt them trying to unwind.

I saw @JackCurryYES , @boblorenz and @flash17yes at @DelFriscosNYC tonight. Dare I say, they looked even cooler in person…chillin’ and off YES than when they’re in the studio. And I did the right thing. I didn’t bother them on their night off. Hey guys! #Boss #BYB

— Robert Casey (@BleednYankeeBlu) January 19, 2019

Call me a fool.  After all, I’ve been reading Jack Curry since he was with the New York Times.  We’ve been breaking chops with Bob Lorenz for years here at Bleeding Yankee Blue.  But that doesn’t give me any type of authority to just go jump into their conversation. For me, it’s about respect.

But why am I writing this? Because afterwards, they told me I could. And the next time, I would.

You should have said hello. https://t.co/JTAmn9BwgY

— Jack Curry (@JackCurryYES) January 19, 2019

Definitely say Hello next time, Robert. Or is that Bob? Or Bobby? 😄 https://t.co/RYHi7GTKwh

— Bob Lorenz (@boblorenz) January 19, 2019

You gotta love the YES Network family. They got it on lock. Curry, Lorenz, Flash, Coney, O’Neill, Newman…. all of them. They are terrific people.  But more importantly, us folks? We feel like they’re our friends. They light up the camera, they give us great info every time they’re on. And that’s why I love these guys.  They don’t get caught up in the cesspool of Twitter. They’re old school… class acts.

That’s what I see on the air. That’s what I saw last night on Del Friscos.

Thanks for the invite guys.  I’ll do my best Henry Hill next time.

Keep up the great work! Nice seeing you… kind of.