10.26.05
Sleepy the next day, and not even worth it
My miscellaneous thoughts on last night’s World Series game, which saw the White Sox go up 3-0 in the series: Read the rest of this entry »
10.24.05
On Overkill
You may be wondering why I haven’t been posting more baseball stuff lately. After all, the postseason is the best time of year for a baseball fan, right? Absolutely. Unfortunately, it is also the time of year when there are a lot fewer games going on but the same number of sportswriters, which means they are all writing about the same thing. And honestly, that gets old, and I have absolutely no desire to add to the pile of pointless words.
Do I think all baseball commentary at this time of year is pointless? No, but I do believe that genuinely intelligent and insightful commentary is hard to find right now. I read almost everything ESPN.com puts up about baseball, and it is easy to find the people who are intelligent and the people who are Joe Morg–er, I mean, unintelligent. Unfortunately, ESPN seems to know who the winners are too, since most of the good guys are now “Insiders,” meaning you have to pay to read them. But just in case you don’t know this already, if you have a subscription to ESPN the Magazine, you get free access to the Insider stuff.
So anyway, I thought I would just point you to some of the people I actually enjoy reading, in no particular order: Read the rest of this entry »
The White Sox
So honestly, is there a white guy on the White Sox who isn’t creepy looking? Piersynzki, Rowand, Podsednik, Crede, Beurhle. They all look like they could play the abusive husband in a Lifetime movie.
10.11.05
Cano vs. Street Part II
In this post from a couple weeks ago, I declared that Huston Street should be the AL Rookie of the Year. In the comments on that post, T.D. Hogg said this:
Robinson Cano is the obvious choice for rookie of the year, he plays under the great big new york lights that some veterans cant even handle, and while playing everyday under that pressure he has amassed a .291 batting average, thats great , not just good, for a rookie and good for a veteran. A pitcher should never win this award or , for that matter, any MVP award. They dont play everyday, and its unfair to take it away from a guy who busts his butt every day.
I was going to reply in the comments, but as I got going, I realized that it deserved a little more attention. Read the rest of this entry »
Ready for the Championship Series!
The Astros won a thrilling game on Sunday, and although I believe that any day the Braves get knocked out of the playoffs is a good day, I couldn’t help feeling very sorry for Joey Devine. The kid already has an unfortunate spot in the record books (the only pitcher to allow a grand slam in each of his first two career appearances), and now he gave up this huge walk-off homer. But let’s not think about that — let’s focus on the Braves being eliminated! Read the rest of this entry »
10.03.05
Showalter’s Fault?
The Yankees are mad at Buck Showalter for pulling his stars early in their final game on Sunday. Are they right to be upset? Read the rest of this entry »