As a grandmother of 5, I look at sports a little differently than the stereotypical fan. I love the human interest side of the subject. The same curiosity that compells me to find out why Brittany is dumping Kevin makes me want to know what is going on in Livon Hernandez’ personal situation that may be causing him to be so totally off-form.

Earlier this week, I heard that MLB had approved the use of - - - hold on to your caps, boys! - - - PINK bats in Sunday’s games. The Louisville Sluggers will be dyed pink, and the phrase “Going to Bat Against Breast Cancer” and team logos will be burned into them. Players all over the league have ordered them, some with special engravings. The Rangers’ Kevin Mench wanted his mother’s name engraved on the bats he ordered. Besides Mench, Derek Jeter, Marcus Giles and David Eckstein will be using these very special bats.

The players will sign the bats after Sunday’s games. MLB will then collect them for an auction on www.MLB.com, with all the proceeds going to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for research.

Now wouldn’t you think every team’s press office would be touting this event? Well, apparently not. I haven’t been able to get any information on whether any of the Nationals will be sporting pink on Sunday. Inquiring minds want to know. I’ve tried the press office - - - well sort of, but they are hard to reach unless your name is Kornheiser. I’ve tried the ‘Post’ and the ‘Times’. At least the ‘Post’ said they knew about the program but it had never occurred to them to ask if any member of the home team is participating.

Well shame on the whole bunch. I’d love to bid on a PINK bat that Johnson used to hit one out of Turner Field. My granddaughter thinks it would go really well with the little pink tea-roses that were just delivered from my four grandsons in California.