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Come Fan with UsWednesday, July 15, 2026

The Comfort Of A Howard Johnson

Is Howard Johnson’s nickname -- “Ho-Jo” -- the progenitor of stupid nicknames like A-Rod and K-Rod? Probably. So the former Mets third baseman has a lot to answer for.

↵Aw, heck, we can’t stay mad at him. And for a couple of days, he’ll be back on a professional baseball field, playing in the Can-Am League with his son, Glen Johnson, for the Rockland Boulders.

↵It might be a publicity stunt, but he’s only 50. That’s only two years older than Jamie Moyer, who is planning on playing in the majors next year. By law, I have to mention Brian Sabean somewhere in this paragraph.

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