I think I will root for the White Sox so we all get to hear Ozzie talk his way out of retiring. After all, he did say if the White Sox win the World Series he will retire.
The Angels can cry all they want, but the game 2 call did not cost them the game. In game 4, if Finley had run hard all the way to first instead of slowing to call for interference, he would have been safe and the tying run would have scored. These things are unfortunate, but good teams should rebound from them. A better place to look is at Vladi and Figgy’s atrocious series.
Am I the only one that gets annoyed that every article now refers to USC as the “two time defending national champions?” According to whom? If the sox win the 2006 AL East, will they then become two time defending champs?
I’m a little surprised that all the general/manager openings have not been filled. And with Bud’s gag order during the WS about to be in place, I imagine a number of these will extend to November. I have been keeping track of some and my predictions/thoughts as follows:
Yanks – Cashman – gone. Torre – safe and will take the high road. No bashing of George. Likely successor to Cash – Damon Oppenheimer from the Tampa faction.
Sox – of course Theo is staying.
Tampa – I think the new owner will do something unique here in the front office. Sternberg has a young director of basball ops (Andrew Friedman). He would be younger than even the kid in TEX. I think they will promote him to GM but bring in an advisor or two (maybe John Hart? Or Gord Ash?) As for a manager, Bobby V. I think he is in Japan, but never underestimate a NYers (Sternberg) love for past NYers.
Florida – Girardi.
Washington – if Bud hurries up and gets the sale done, Cashman is the man. But they have to have it done in the next 4 weeks. Don’t discount Theo assistant Josh Byrnes. Although if this thing drags on, Bowden will get one more year.
Phillies – they would love Cash, but I bet he holds out for Washington. Maybe Jerry Hunsicker? They can probably wait a long time for Cashman since they Have reuben amaro waiting in the wings.
Dodgers – god help them if they go with Terry Collins. I give up trying to figure out Depodesta.
AZ – Is Matt Williams ready to be the GM under Manny’s former agent Jeff Moorad?
The Yankees have gotten permission to talk with Leo Mazzone. God, I hope he stays in Atlanta...
ReplyDeleteYou know what I was waiting to hear, but didn't? How not tagging Pierzynskdafiheaeri was similar to Graf's error. Neither game was "over" following those plays. The Red Sox weren't losing *yet, and the White Sox weren't winning *yet. But both teams suffered from the mistakes.
Here's another thing about the strikeout (that wasn't). If the catcher wasn't looking at the umpire (and he wasn't as catchers can't look backwards and do their job), it doesn't matter what the umpire mechanics are, right? The catcher should have assumed the batter was not out because the umpire did not say, "Out!". SO, the whole thing to me is ridiculous. And I don't want to hear that crap about how these guys are still learning the game. You learn those things in tee-ball.