Michael Kay is one odd fella

by anaconda on May 15, 2007 9:58 AM EDT in News Comment 13 comments

Apparently, some of the following info about Michael Kay is common knowledge among Yankee fans -- especially frequent listeners of his radio show.

However, Mark Feinsand found this to be very strange and so do I. I'm sure many of you guys will as well.

While eating in the Mariners press dining room the other night, I found myself in a conversation with Michael Kay, who was sitting at the table without any dinner in front of him.

As I enjoyed a bowl of clam chowder, Michael mentioned that he had never had soup in his entire life (he thinks the slurping sound associated with it is grotesque). I found this amazing. He then told me he had never had any fish or seafood of any type, either.

As the conversation went on, he informed me of several other things he has NEVER tasted in his life: bananas, condiments of any type (though he lost a bet on his radio show and had to eat a packet of ketchup, which made him sick), jelly, any cheese not on a pizza, veal, coffee ... it went on to include more things, but I can't think of them at the moment.

I don't know why this struck me as being so strange, but it did, so I thought I would share it with you. Just a little insight for you about the television voice of the Yankees.

Strange. Very strange.

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Something else Michael hasn't tasted ...

I'm guessing a woman.

by Ronster22 on May 15, 2007 10:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

LOL

by anaconda on May 15, 2007 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

HAHAHA

Michael Kay is a weird dude

by dmercbjj on May 15, 2007 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

i fucking hate micheal kay, such a douche. if he likens the sound associated with soup to be nasty then why does he slurp off every yankee and the boss every chance he gets. i mean come on! personally i would rather have whats his face on the radio (cbs) do the television broadcast.

by sornypanafonic on May 15, 2007 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Noooooooooooooo

Anyone but Sterling!

River Ave. Blues
Yanks and prospects

by PinstripePowerhouse on May 15, 2007 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Weird

My grandfather has weird habits like this, he won't eat pasta or anything tomato based. But he's not a well known radio announcer.

by SP on May 15, 2007 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bring back Scootah, White and Messer

Howz Phil doing? I know he was quite weak recently. I know Frank Messer died some time ago. That was a great threesome... Good times.

by Ronster22 on May 15, 2007 12:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Scooter was

even better with Mel Allen and Red Barber. The voice of the Yankees and the 'Ole Redhead'.

It was the "Big Ballpark" then. They had class. I think that we miss the great play by play guys in all sports by using too many old players.

These guys need some knowledge of the game, but they are really entertainers. Announcers now seem to me to be cartoons of the old ones. Everything is exagerated in an attempt to be "fresh"

No sense of humor now like Garagiola or Euker.

I guess Ueker might still be working in Milwakee?

"How do you catch a knuckleball? Wait until it stops rolling, then pick it up."
"You know, I was once named Minor League Player of the Year...unfortunately, I had been in the majors for two years at the time.
I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.

"Well, a couple of grand slammers and the Brewers are right back in this one."
-Uecker during the eighth inning of a game the Brewers were losing 8-0

Baseball is 90% mental. The other half is physical(Yogi)

by Cbeck3 on May 15, 2007 1:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I love Bob Uecker....

I remember when the Yanks were in the ALCS in 1996 and the NBC broadcast trio was Bob Costas, Bob Uecker, and Joe Morgan.

I've never been a fan of Joe Morgan, but Uecker and Costas complimented each other well and were outstanding.

That might've been the best broadcast team during the postseason in years -- Morgan notwithstanding.

If I remember correctly, that was the same trio who called the "Jeffrey Maier Game" with the Jeter homerun against the O's.

by anaconda on May 15, 2007 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

I remember him telling a story about Ken Singleton in Baltimore, that involved crab cakes and Kay saying he doesn't eat crab cakes. I thought perhaps he was jewish and didn't eat shellfish. But this is ridiculous.

I don't like Kay, but some people are just like that. I used to work with a girl who had not tasted a lot of foods, ate mostly peanut butter till she was 20. She was starting to try to get over her fears though, and she was a lot younger than Kay.

My niece barely eats anything other than corn, peas, rice, and edemame fruit and cereal. She doesn't even like chocolate. She's only 9 but she's been like this for years.

by Greenfuzz on May 15, 2007 1:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

LOL

Did you make that picture Anaconda? Awesome... hahahah

Back, to the wall, ssseeeya! And a home run for... ... ... ... ... Bubba Crosby!

by atthehive on May 15, 2007 6:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Nope....

I found it on Google Images.

by anaconda on May 15, 2007 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sorry,

Kay is a fat ass. I don't believe he doesn't eat all that stuff. He proabably eats that and more. He also says he doesn't drink. Impossible to be a fat ass like that and not eat anything like he says.

Great Success!

by ReLaunch on May 15, 2007 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs