I woke up this morning intending to finally put some thoughts down about Te'o (not the ones you might expect, however), and I still intend to in the near future. But the conference championships today caused me to think about a couple things, and I wanted to address them before I forgot some of the nuances rolling around in my head. Strike while the iron's hot, right?
Showing posts with label Red Sox. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Sox. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
But Sean, Isn't Your Theory Obvious?
Thinking about things while Nelson Cruz renders my ALCS MVP prediction utterly moot, and the Tigers fight for their season...
For the 3rd game in a row, my NLCS theory has been *tentatively* proven correct. In the Cardinals' 4-3 Game 3 victory, these were the lineup stats minus Murderers' Row and the 1-2 Punch, respectively.
STL: 7-22 (.318), 2 runs, 2 RBIs (although Yadier Molina technically drove in a run on a double play)
MIL: 5-24 (.208), 3 runs, 3 RBIs
So actually, maybe it's better to say that in this case - because it was more or less even, with a better average and more hits for the Cards, but more production from the Brew Crew - my theory continues to not be proven wrong.
For the 3rd game in a row, my NLCS theory has been *tentatively* proven correct. In the Cardinals' 4-3 Game 3 victory, these were the lineup stats minus Murderers' Row and the 1-2 Punch, respectively.
STL: 7-22 (.318), 2 runs, 2 RBIs (although Yadier Molina technically drove in a run on a double play)
MIL: 5-24 (.208), 3 runs, 3 RBIs
So actually, maybe it's better to say that in this case - because it was more or less even, with a better average and more hits for the Cards, but more production from the Brew Crew - my theory continues to not be proven wrong.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
They Think WHO Should Manage The Red Sox?
In the wake of Tito's being let go by the Sox today, ESPNBoston ran a piece listing off some of the possible candidates for the newly-vacant manager position. The biggest names thrown out by Joe McDonald & Gordon Edes were Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Valentine. This was (and as of 2 minutes ago, still is) the graphic that ran with the article on the front page:
I see Torre. I see La Russa. But I don't see Valentine. And I could not, for the life of me, figure out for the longest time who the guy in the middle was despite knowing his face very well - except that it wasn't Bobby Valentine, or for that matter, anybody else listed in the article. 5 minutes ago, I realized who that is - and now I wonder why ESPNBoston is apparently trying to indicate that Bobby Cox is a possible candidate to be the new manager of the Red Sox.
That's going to be embarrassing for someone when they catch whoever screwed up.
I see Torre. I see La Russa. But I don't see Valentine. And I could not, for the life of me, figure out for the longest time who the guy in the middle was despite knowing his face very well - except that it wasn't Bobby Valentine, or for that matter, anybody else listed in the article. 5 minutes ago, I realized who that is - and now I wonder why ESPNBoston is apparently trying to indicate that Bobby Cox is a possible candidate to be the new manager of the Red Sox.
That's going to be embarrassing for someone when they catch whoever screwed up.
Friday, September 30, 2011
About Last Night...
Robert Bleeping Andino.
No, actually I'm not going to talk about last night. It's still too raw. I'll leave it to these guys - Joe Posnanski, Tom Verducci, and Jon Paul Morosi - who put it in much better terms than I ever could. Scroll down far enough on Mr. Posnanski's, and you'll notice a familiar name among the comments.
What I'm really going to do is do a quick rundown of the first round of the playoffs. You may remember that last year, I attempted to show why baseball didn't need a salary cap - using the payrolls of the playoff teams as my examples. That was so much fun that, before I offer up a quickie preview/prediction of each divisional series, I'm going to do it again.
No, actually I'm not going to talk about last night. It's still too raw. I'll leave it to these guys - Joe Posnanski, Tom Verducci, and Jon Paul Morosi - who put it in much better terms than I ever could. Scroll down far enough on Mr. Posnanski's, and you'll notice a familiar name among the comments.
What I'm really going to do is do a quick rundown of the first round of the playoffs. You may remember that last year, I attempted to show why baseball didn't need a salary cap - using the payrolls of the playoff teams as my examples. That was so much fun that, before I offer up a quickie preview/prediction of each divisional series, I'm going to do it again.
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