Big Leather Couch

Tomorrow is the day pitchers and catchers officially begin reporting to training camps in Florida and Arizona.

YES!!! Baseball is back baby and THE COUCH can not be happier.

The smell of fresh cut grass...the feel of a new glove sliding onto your hand. Fingers wrapping around the barrel of a bat. The sounds of balls hitting the glove and bats smacking brand new baseballs.

A new season, new hopes and dreams.

Already news is streaking across diamonds everywhere...


Kris Benson, pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles will, most likely, miss the entire season with a torn rotator cuff. There are no confirmations to the reports he hurt his arm while trying out new sex positions with his wife.

Mr. and Mrs. Benson have been the subjects of numerous stories over the years of their sexual exploits. Mrs. Benson even has her own website where she does nothing to downplay these rumors.

When Benson was traded from the NY Mets in 2006 the speculation was it was due to Mrs. Benson's escapades on radio shows and on her site. The Mets, of course denied these allegations.


When reached for comments, Mrs. Benson told COUCH reporter Hocka Loogey "What me and my husband do in bed, on the porch, in the shower, against the wall, in the car, in the shower (oh, did I say that already?), on the front lawn, in restaurants, on the pitchers mound of every stadium we can, on airplanes and cruise ships is no one's business but our own. That is until my autobiography "MY HUSBAND PITCHES AND I CATCH" comes out next year."

For the first time in 16 years, it appears Bernie Williams will not be in Yankee spring training camp. The Yankees offered the 38-year old Williams a minor league contract to come to camp, but Williams has, so far, declined.

A sad day for true Yankee fans, but a result of Williams growing older and the Yankee's team getting younger.

It is also the last year on the contract of Mariano Riviera, the ace bullpen closer of the Yankees. THE COUCH hopes the brain trust does not pull another bone-head move as they did with Andy Pettitte and ignore Riviera while pursuing some other player. Note to Brian Cashman, give the guy another two year contract, for all he has done, he deserves it...get it done NOW.


SO, the Dixie Chicks, who spent the last two years being booed and vilified for their comments about George W. walked away as the Queens of the ball at the Grammy Awards.

Funny how time heals all wounds...it was especially nice as they kept a certain male singer from getting up and collecting any statues...Guess they are on "TOP OF THE WORLD"



So, that is about it for today. Hard writing when you are traveling. Went out to dinner last night at a place called Bern's in Tampa. OMG...huge steak house. After dinner a tour of the kitchen was provided including their wine cellar which is claimed to be the largest for any restaurant IN THE WORLD! They store 100,000 bottles of wine! Then upstairs to their dessert room with 42 pages of wines and cordials.

THE COUCH is now the size of 6 sectionals...


Hopefully home tomorrow.

See y'all tomorrow for MID-WEEK MUSICAL MEME...