Sunday, October 10, 2010

ONE DOWN, TWO TO GO

***YANKS SWEEP THE TWINS***
This one seemed relatively easy, well, as easy as sweeping any professional team could be. There weren't any 10-0 blowouts, but you got the distinct impression in all three games that it wasn't a matter of if, the Yanks would win, but simply, how. The Yanks had a different hero every game and their "suspect" pitching was overpowering. The Twins just looked very tight, waiting for the hammer to drop. Even their biggest star, Joe Mauer looked out of sorts, making a throw to 2nd on a steal that was so bad, that I thought for a minute that it was Posada behind the plate.
The next round won't be so easy, that is, if they ever get around to playing the next round. Thanks to some marvelous scheduling, the Yanks have the next 5 days off. Goodbye to any momentum. I understand they have to wait for their next opponent to emerge, but if Texas wins today, why can't the next game be on Tuesday? I don't want to hear the "logistics" excuse. This is the age of electronics; two days is plenty of time.

***TODAY IS A BIG TIME SPORTS DAY***
Three baseball games and 4 pro football games. It's enough to send fans into overload. We may even burn out some remotes. But, as long as there's enough chicken wings and beer, we'll live with it.

***PLAYERS AND UMPIRES TO MEET THIS WINTER***
It's a good idea, but what do they really expect to accomplish? I think the players believe that they're going to get to air some complaints, but I can see the umpires tossing guys out of the room: "I don't have to listen to that. You're outta here."
One columnist from ESPN, suggested that the umps be a little more lenient during the playoffs. Ignore the ranting by managers and just walk away, rather than argue with them and then toss them. It'll never happen. No way would the umps let the players and managers "disrespect" them. The umps don't have to justify or even explain their calls. The crew chief intercepts reporters and gives non-responsive answers to pointed questions. Umpires are going to make mistakes, but instead of holding their noses in the air as though they've made the right call in spite of what instant replays show, they should own up to their mistakes. Otherwise, we're the ones who end up holding our noses.

CP-

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