Back from vacation... didja miss me? First off, a big HELLO to Howard at GB (a man who knows his stuff, despite slightly underestimating the Phils.)
Let's stick with the NL... how 'bout them Cards? Damn. The other teams in the Central must be feeling like the Braves' co-East-ers during that span where they [Atlanta] won the division like 77 years in a row. Which, it might be noted, also happens to be exactly half the age of their manager.
Ahem.
Back to StL: In addition to a grotesque lead, players in red hats (or navy... I forget, this is the era of cap-riciousness) boast Majors-bests in HRs, Wins & ERA. Hell, Wainwright nearly takes care of those last two all by himself (18 / 2.59). Fantasy team? I'd rather have him on my Reality Team. Oh... that's the Cardinals this year. Guess it's going to be a great NLCS, huh?
Watched the Red Sox beat Baltimore last night... thought Boston had some stellar pitching moments, but if it takes 15 hits and 7 runs to beat the Orioles... at Fenway... during a dead-heat Wild Card race.... Too late for the White Sox to sneak in there?
Finally: CONGRATULATIONS TO DEREK JETER. A great player, a great Yankee.
And don't forget: his turn on Saturday Night Live is still one of the funniest hosting gigs of the decade.
Hey Eric!!
ReplyDeletePhils bullpen is a disaster. Madson faltered in this role before and Lidge is....well, Lidge.
Dead on right about the Bosox although I think Texas can take them before the White Sox even come close.
Great to see you the other night.
I'll be reading...