Well, as you can plainly see from this picture he sent me, the man is worn down to a nub. He's clearly had a crappy. stress-filled summer. And I have such empathy for him, having spent the summer in New England riding horses on the beach, wind-surfing, and playing with his latest toy (shown here)...

BOB ROCKS!

Thanks, Boss - for everything - always.

From Hernando, a long-time Q listener: Smile of the day!

As always, a spectacular event for one and all that raised over $700,000 for Babies in need in our area - way to go, B'way Joe! All the sports stars were there - here's the group shot from last year (that's me in the front, next to Buddy Harrelson)

I got to talk about the Met collpase with Straw, Rob Dromhauser (their old bullpen catcher), and Bobby Ojeda...

Talked about Brett Favre with former Jets WR Welsey Walker & running back John Nitty...

met the BIGGEST man in the world (Jonathan Ogden - I am standing on a chair!)

And ended the evening discussing helmet-slaps and Bruce Springsteen over a nightcap with Deacon Jones and Gary U.S. Bonds!

But with all these sports stars, including David Boomer Wells, all the '69 Jets, HoJo, Jim Kelly, Vince Curatola and Danny Grimaldi from the Sopranos, and on and on, the highlight of my day was meeting: Justine & Jessica from the JETS FLIGHT CREW!

Umm....J-E-T-S JETS! JETS! JETS!

If you've never read "The Green Fields Of The Mind," a brilliant essay on our favorite game by the former baseball comissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti...

click on KENNY'S SPORTS CHAT on the left - it's a magical essay about a painful end to the season...