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Archive for October, 2005

Sleepy the next day, and not even worth it

My miscellaneous thoughts on last night’s World Series game, which saw the White Sox go up 3-0 in the series:

On Overkill

You may be wondering why I haven’t been posting more baseball stuff lately. After all, the postseason is the best time of year for a baseball fan, right? Absolutely. Unfortunately, it is also the time of year when there are a lot fewer games going on but the same number of sportswriters, which means they [...]

The White Sox

So honestly, is there a white guy on the White Sox who isn’t creepy looking? Piersynzki, Rowand, Podsednik, Crede, Beurhle. They all look like they could play the abusive husband in a Lifetime movie.

Who is this man???

So I watch WWE wrestling on TV for four hours every week. Well, four hours worth of programming, although I probably only spend about two hours on it, thanks to the wonders of DVR and the fact that people like Chris Masters are so fast-forwardable. But anyway, it’s the first paragraph, and I have already [...]

Cano vs. Street Part II

In this post from a couple weeks ago, I declared that Huston Street should be the AL Rookie of the Year. In the comments on that post, T.D. Hogg said this: Robinson Cano is the obvious choice for rookie of the year, he plays under the great big new york lights that some veterans cant [...]

Ready for the Championship Series!

The Astros won a thrilling game on Sunday, and although I believe that any day the Braves get knocked out of the playoffs is a good day, I couldn’t help feeling very sorry for Joey Devine. The kid already has an unfortunate spot in the record books (the only pitcher to allow a grand slam [...]

Showalter’s Fault?

The Yankees are mad at Buck Showalter for pulling his stars early in their final game on Sunday. Are they right to be upset?