Obviously, the Latin heartthrob and the Japanese ... uh, guy are nearly indistinguishable in person, but that's why they wear numbers on their jerseys. But Sterling was clearly aware that Matsui was the hitter since he said the man's name two seconds before he launched into his robotic "It's an A-Bomb from A-Rod" shtick. Still, his silky smooth recovery—"It would have been if Alex had hit it"—was a brilliant save. Way to keep your cool, Johnny.

And no, we don't think it was a subtle dig at Hiroshima survivors. Most Yankees fans got over their virulent hatred of the Japs years ago.

Oops: John calls an A-bomb... from Hideki [IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, IT IS... caught.]

Yankees radio announcer John Sterling is being called out for foul behavior in the stadium's press dining room. "Sterling has made a habit of walking over to the dessert table and dipping his finger into the ice cream barrel," one stadium worker told us, adding that the play-by-play vet has also used the same tablespoon to repeatedly take samples.

Attacking the free media food spread like Jethro Bodine at he fancy eatin' table? Priceless. But there's more.

During the Boston series, "He wandered over to the cake and pie section, broke off a piece of a cake slice, ate it and wiped his grimy hands on the linen tablecloth, leaving the remainder of the slice for someone else to eat — which indeed happened," our spy continued.

Ha. Back in the days when I covered the Giants and Athletics, I witnessed similar things; although the finger-in-the-ice-cream is a new one. It is still my firm belief that the only reason some people enter journalism is to get access to free food. But I'm not mentioning any names, Ron Borges.

Finger-Dipping Play-By-Play [New York Post]

Sardinha's middle name? It's Kiheimahanaomauiakeo. We are heretofore demanding that he change his official player name to Bronson Kiheimahanaomauiakeo. Not only will it make his uniform incredibly entertaining to read — if he leaves the Yankees anyway — but it will make John Sterling's head spontaneously combust.

Bronson Sardinha Profile [Yankees.com]