What's up with the standing O for Junior?

Other than Andy Pettitte’s great pitching performance, yesterday’s Yankee win was noteworthy for two things - Kerosene Kyle Farnsworth hurting his hand after grabbing for a ball, and Stadium fans giving Ken Griffey Jr. two ovations. As for Kyle, Michael Kay was giving him a hard time about trying to field the ball with his bare hand, because it’s not what you’re supposed to do. I agreed with David Cone and John Flaherty saying that it was instinctive to do that, so I can’t blame Farnsworth for that. What I did think was bad, though, was him using this same hand to wave the trainer in. Dude, you just hurt your hand - use your glove hand for the waving! Onto Junior. I’m not sure how I feel about Yankee fans giving Griffey such love at the Stadium yesterday, between cheering for the video tribute, and applauding his 601th home run. On the one hand, he is one of the greatest players of his generation, who, if it weren’t for injuries, would probably be ... [link]