Thursday, September 11, 2008

I"VE NOTICED A COUPLE OF THINGS

If we can't enjoy the season, at least we can be amused:

Since they can't talk about winning anymore, the Yankee announcers have come up with a new category: Most Number Of Players On The Top Step Of The Dugout, with the competition starting last night against the Angels. Oops, we're already in 2nd place. Let's show a little more complacency, boys.

Question for you statistic freaks: What team has 29 straight one-run road losses? That's right, the New York...sorry, it's the Atlanta Braves. Now we have something to shoot for.

The Yogi Berra Award: After a rookie teammate hit a homer to win a game in the ninth in his first ML at bat, Dioner Navarro was quoted, " This new guy, Dan Johnson, we don't even know his name yet."

...But We Still Like You Award: There is talk in the NY Mets organization that the Mets have a better chance of winning the World Series now that their closer, Billy Wagner is out for the year. Are they just going to refuse to play the ninth? Is Al Leiter coming back? This could be interesting.

A female relative in California (Dodger fan) thinks Manny Ramirez "is a hoot." She should talk to another relative in Boston, who opened a bottle of champagne when Manny was traded.

Rob Neyer (ESPN) says the Angels aren't the best team in baseball just because they have the best record. Unfortunately, he doesn't say who is. ...or what the criteria is. ...or how many Margaritas he's had. I think somehow that's all tied together.

Our newspaper lists the attendance at the games and the listed capacity. Sometimes the actual attendance exceeds the capacity. How is that possible? Don't tell me it's "standing room". I've been to a few games: try standing in the back for a while; you'll be asked to move or show your ticket very quickly.
Note: Am I so bored I'm looking at attendance figures now? Do I need a life? Yes to both questions.

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