Wednesday, October 20, 2004
History in the making
Yes, I'm talking about the Yankees/Red Sox craziness. Last night's game 6 was... just wow. Two overturned calls (a homerun and the A-Rod incident -- both correct and both in favor of Boston) and an incredible 7 inning performance from a gimpy Curt Schilling make Boston the first team in baseball history to ever force a decisive game 7 in a best 4/7 series after trailing 0-3. Last night's game was only the third time ever that a team in that predicament had ever forced game 6. You really have to applaud Boston's resolve (win or lose tonight). When Miguel Cairo lead off with a double to start the 8th inning, I thought that was when the Yankees would pop Boston's balloon. A-Rod almost saw to that, but he was calling out for cheating. Note to ridiculously overpaid Alex Rodriguez: You can't knock the glove out of an opponents hand when they're trying to tag you out.
Everyone, including myself, left Boston for dead after the Yankees put up 19 runs in game 3. Everyone, that is, except for the die-hard Red Sox fans (Alison's doing a little jig somewhere). Especially those that I work with. Honestly, this place is crawling with them. They're hilarious, though. Everyone one of them (and I'm talking 7 or 8 people) said once Boston was trailing 0-3, "Oh, we'll lose in seven." As if it's a given, right? Well, they could all look like Nostradomus tonight if Boston blows game 7. Which I think would be simulatenously devastating and hilarious. But hilarious because that result is almost expected by Red Sox fan. I wouldn't mind seeing history take place, though, and Boston coming all the way back to bump the Yankees of all teams. There's no such thing as a curse (anyone who says different is hopelessly retarded) and a Boston win tonight would finally put an end to all that nonsense. Even though all the momentum is in Boston's corner, now, I have to stick with my Yanks in 7 prediction.
Isn't it something that the undercard in these baseball playoffs is just as good? Houston can actually knock out St. Louis tonight when they play game 6. Really an even-matched series, but I wouldn't hesitate to call a Houston victory an upset. Roger Clemens will be saved for game 7 if necessary.
Speaking of "history in the making," 42 year-old (like Clemens), Jerry Rice (best wide receiver ever and arguably the best football player ever) got dealt by the Raiders to Seattle a couple days ago. In exchange, Oakland got a conditional 7th round draft pick. Conditional. Hey, guys, the draft is only seven rounds to begin with! Why not just trade Rice for a new football and a couple of hot dogs? At any rate, Rice's absence won't hurt the Raiders as far as production goes (he only has a piddly 5 catches this season) and he probably won't add anything to Seattle's offense. The reason the Seahawks want him (I guess) is for his presence. "Hey, Jerry Rice is on our team! He's all washed up and probably should be retired, but damn it, he's with us!" Sad to see a player of Rice's stature given away for nothing but, frankly, his time is up.
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Everyone, including myself, left Boston for dead after the Yankees put up 19 runs in game 3. Everyone, that is, except for the die-hard Red Sox fans (Alison's doing a little jig somewhere). Especially those that I work with. Honestly, this place is crawling with them. They're hilarious, though. Everyone one of them (and I'm talking 7 or 8 people) said once Boston was trailing 0-3, "Oh, we'll lose in seven." As if it's a given, right? Well, they could all look like Nostradomus tonight if Boston blows game 7. Which I think would be simulatenously devastating and hilarious. But hilarious because that result is almost expected by Red Sox fan. I wouldn't mind seeing history take place, though, and Boston coming all the way back to bump the Yankees of all teams. There's no such thing as a curse (anyone who says different is hopelessly retarded) and a Boston win tonight would finally put an end to all that nonsense. Even though all the momentum is in Boston's corner, now, I have to stick with my Yanks in 7 prediction.
Isn't it something that the undercard in these baseball playoffs is just as good? Houston can actually knock out St. Louis tonight when they play game 6. Really an even-matched series, but I wouldn't hesitate to call a Houston victory an upset. Roger Clemens will be saved for game 7 if necessary.
Speaking of "history in the making," 42 year-old (like Clemens), Jerry Rice (best wide receiver ever and arguably the best football player ever) got dealt by the Raiders to Seattle a couple days ago. In exchange, Oakland got a conditional 7th round draft pick. Conditional. Hey, guys, the draft is only seven rounds to begin with! Why not just trade Rice for a new football and a couple of hot dogs? At any rate, Rice's absence won't hurt the Raiders as far as production goes (he only has a piddly 5 catches this season) and he probably won't add anything to Seattle's offense. The reason the Seahawks want him (I guess) is for his presence. "Hey, Jerry Rice is on our team! He's all washed up and probably should be retired, but damn it, he's with us!" Sad to see a player of Rice's stature given away for nothing but, frankly, his time is up.
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