There is a reason why some of the great New York movies–“Dog Day Afternoon,” “Taxi Driver,” “Do the Right Thing,” are set smack in the middle of summer, when tensions run high, and patience runs thin. This is a great time of year for both drama and comedy.

I’ve seen plenty of both during the last week as a bondafide Heat Wave has hit the city. It’s dumb hot out there. Against my better judgement, I’m headed up to the Great Sweat Box in the Bronx tonight to see Chien-Ming Wang pitch against erstwhile Yankee, Ted Lilly. Figure the ball will be jumping. Will Wang be able to keep his sinker down in this kind of heat? Will the Jays offense flounder for a second straight night against New York? Will Bobby Abreu get his first hit as a Yankee? Will I lose 5 pounds sitting in the upper deck watching it all unfold?

These and other questions will be answered shortly…

Let’s Go Yan-Kees!