Over two months ago I described the Lee Mazzilli firing and Sam Perlozzo hiring as "the first time in MLB history a manager with two z's in his name replaced another manager with two z's in his name". Of course I just made that up, but a day later Murray Chass reported the same thing. Meaning it must be true, and also that it's proof that the Red Sox are a horrible team with stupid fans who like to kill puppy dogs for pleasure.
Anyway, now the O's just signed Leo Mazzone as their pitching coach. I mean, c'mon. Way too obvious. Hey, I hear Mike Piazza is looking for a job...
Oh yeah, in less important baseball news, the World Series starts tonight. I still haven't decided who to root for. (Er, I mean "for whom to root". Man that sounds stupid.) Any thoughts? I was in Austin for games 5 and 6, watching them in Sixth Street bars -- Astros fans everywhere.
Hey what do you call 25 guys watching the World Series?
ReplyDeleteThe New York Yankees.
And of course today Chass has his obligatory article about Houston has a chance to be the 4th straight Wild Card team to win the WS. Insinuating, well why bother.
ReplyDeleteI just turned on my TV to hear Carl Everett being announced with the Star Wars theme playing in the background. WTF?
ReplyDeleteThis Clemens Shoe-less Joe story is silly.
ReplyDeleteHow many times will Fox mention the Yankees. It is already three whole conversations. I wish I had the patience to track other MLB team names mentioned. It would be something like Yankees 115,378, Red Sox - 4 (only to mention that we traded Jeff Bagwell to Houston, the Cubs - 3 to remind everyone that no one in CHI really cares, ANA and STL once each and everyone else - zero.
Sure there are a lot or ex-Yanks on the team, but please shut up already. And why did the opening montage not have a zillion homages to the fact that CHI has not won a World Series since their own players lost one on purpose, but last year (and every year before that), they could mention Babe Ruth about oh, I don’t 34,000 times before every game. Along with 1918, Bill Buckner, Aaron Boone…
With first base open, why pitch to Berkman. Contrary to Tim, you don't have to intentionally walk him to ot throw a strike.
ReplyDeleteHe is the only guy on HOU that can really hit.
Hey Clemens pitched a four hitter.
ReplyDeleteNice. Man, I just can't get into this game at all.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but if it stays close in the late innings, it could become exciting.
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