### Most sports analysts gave Detroit the edge in the Fister-Nova pitching match up. Why? Mostly because Fister was on a hot streak, going 8-1 to finish the season. Did anyone else besides Picasner think that going 8-1 against the likes of Cleveland, Minnesota and the White Sox, isn't quite the same thing as pitching against the Yankees? Apparently not.
### Before we annoint Joe Maddon as the resident genius among managers for pinch-hitting Dan Johnson for Sam Fuld, let us consider the following. Johnson is a home run threat, Fuld is not. A single by Fuld means that the Rays would probably need two more hits to tie the score. Fuld had a grand total of 5 at bats the whole month of September, and only appeared in 7 games in that span. You might as well give a chance to someone who had a much better chance to hit one out, namely Johnson. Oh, and Johnson was the only position player left on the bench. Pretty tough choice, wasn't it? If it failed, Maddon would have been butchered in the press for using up all his decent players, leaving only a .108 hitter left. Yep, genius.
### Jose Reyes bunts for a hit when competing for the batting championship. No problem with that. Then he takes himself out to give himself the best chance of winning the championship. Now, we've got a problem. One headline said that Reyes is no Derek Jeter. Another said he is no Ted Williams. He's not even Walt 'No-Neck' Williams. The body part Reyes is missing is somewhat lower on his body.
### Boston just gave up on the best manager they ever had. He basically admitted that he couldn't get the older, over-paid superstars, to concentrate on playing for the team and trying to win games instead of playing for personal stats. Besides the pitchers drinking in the clubhouse, I think we will slowly discover more of the bad things that went on, which probably was the main cause of the disastrous month of September. These things didn't happen in the NY clubhouse or in Tampa, which may explain why Carl Crawford looked so unhappy.
### Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of Roger Maris' 61st home run, which, in my opinion, is the real single-season home run record.One that is not tainted by steroids and egos.
### Andy Pettitte is scheduled to throw out the first pitch for the Yanks today. I'm betting it will be a cutter, down and in.
### Did everyone notice that after Russell Martin got buzzed twice high and tight in the fourth by Doug Fister, that Ivan Nova promptly threw a pitch BEHIND Victor Martinez in the very next inning? I think the Tigers learned a very important lesson.
***THEY SAID IT***
"The Twins beat the Indians thanks to a steal sign by manager Ron Gardenhire. Turns out he didn't give a steal sign, he just scratched his goatee. Scratching is the Twins' steal sign. This almost makes up for the time Gardenhire got poison ivy and 19 Twins runners were thrown out." -- Brad Dickson
"That junior-varsity football coach in Marcellus, N.Y., who tried to inspire his players by making them lie down in the local cemetery has been suspended for two games. On the plus side, his team leads the league in coffin-corner kicks." -- Dwight Perry
"It's Friday morning. And Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Atlanta Braves, and the Boston Red Sox are still dead." -- Janice Hough
"Q: What fashion accessory figures to be this holiday season's most popular gag gift? A: Braves and Red Sox chokers." -- Dwight Perry
"Kim Kardashian reportedly went bowling in New York dressed in skin-tight leather pants and a see-through top with an exposed lace bra. Male bowlers in attendance had a hard time keeping their mind out of the gutter." -- RJ Currie
Kinda long, but funny:
"NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon has taken advantage of a new "Stimulus Package" program to employ inner-city youth by firing his professional pit crew, and replacing them with ex-gangbangers. This was inspired by a documentary on youths from street gangs removing sets of wheels from cars in less than 6 seconds. Gordon's pit crew could only do it in 8. At the first practice session, the inexperienced crew changed all 4 wheels in under 6 seconds, and within 12 seconds had changed the paint scheme, altered the VIN number, and sold the car to Dale Earnhardt Jr. for 10 cases of Bud, a bag of weed, and photos of Jeff Gordon's wife in the shower." -- Author unknown
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