Wednesday, October 04, 2006

 

A Little Baseball Talk

We've posted a few times in the past about the Phils and I just want to say that, even though they missed the playoffs for a ridiculous 12th straight season, the team showed alot of heart down the stretch and made it an entertaining final month of the season. Like most people, including the GM, I had all but written them off in July after they shipped off Abreu and others to dump some salary. But with guys like Utley, Hamels, and the no doubt in my mind league MVP Ryan Howard, the Phillies should make some noise again in 2007.

Speaking of right fielders who are afraid to run into the wall, Abreu last night appeared in his first ever playoff game with the Yankees, going 2-5 and driving in four of the team's eight runs. The Yanks won 8-4. Special shout-out to Derek Jeter, who went 5-5 and scored three runs. Amazing game. I bet you Jeter reads this.

I'm a big fan of the MLB playoffs. Of the four major sports, I think baseball provides the most excitement during its playoffs. Love Joe Buck and Tim McCarver calling the games for FOX. Great voices and they almost always know what they're talking about. Which is funny because I despise Buck as a football announcer. Probably because he was the one calling all the Eagles' playoff losses and I was really pissed off. It could've been God announcing those games and I would've cursed him (or her, but most likely him) out.

No Yanks-Sox series for the second straight season. Very disappointing because it really is the greatest rivalry in any sport. And October is always a little more enjoyable when those two take the field. Maybe next year.

Last night, the temperature for the first pitch of the Yanks-Tigers game was a comfortable 76 degrees. Another great thing about the MLB playoffs is fans are wearing t-shirts at the start, but by the time the World Series rolls around at the end of the month, everyone is wearing jackets, gloves and hats. Unless you're in LA. But who cares about Dodgers fans?

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