Entries from October 2007

October 3, 2007

Postseason Predictions

The playoffs start today and you know what that means! Lots of commercials starring Dane Cook. Great. Oh yeah, also, we’ve got four very intriguing series about to get started. There’s so much that can be said about each series, so let’s get to it.
Diamondbacks (90-72) vs. Cubs (85-77)
These teams met [...]

October 2, 2007

More bullshit from ESPN

To quote:
“Scott Schoeneweis, the veteran New York Mets reliever and a survivor of testicular cancer, received six steroid shipments from Signature Pharmacy while playing for the Chicago White Sox in 2003 and 2004, ESPN has learned.”
You can read the whole piece (of shit) here. Never before have I seen such confidence in uncertainty. [...]

October 2, 2007

A great game but why do I have a feeling that it isn’t over?

After 13 innings and over four hours, I still don’t feel good about this one. Why? Because when the final run finally did score it might not have really scored. Matt Holliday sprinted home on a Jamie Carroll line drive. Giles caught the ball for the first out and then threw [...]

October 1, 2007

An appropriate ending.

The Orioles 2007 season ended today in an 10-4 thrashing at the hands of the AL Wild Card winning Yankees.  Despite the Yankees commitment to playing most of their Scranton squad this weekend, the Orioles could not capitalize.  They finish the season with a 9-9 record against the Yanks which is of course better than [...]