Tonight’s haphazard interleague schedule couldn’t be more random if you tried.
Are you ready for the magic tonight when Tampa Bay travels to Cincinnati? Or how about the pastey Twins traveling to sun-drenched Arizona to take on the D-Backs? Cleveland at San Diego and Kansas City at San Francisco are kind of like vacations for the Indians and Royals. And spanning the country, let’s not forget the all-teal aquatic battle when the Mariners travel to Miami's industrial complex to take on the Marlins at Dolphins Stadium.
As for the Phillies and Rangers, I imagine a scenario tonight at CBP similar to when the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock. Pat Burrell and Mark Texeira staring at one another, mirroring every move, saying nothing.
Brilliant post! Wonderful. I laughed out loud. Thank you.
Posted by: Tom Goodman | Tuesday, June 07, 2005 at 04:28 PM
I can't think of a better argument against ILP than the post you just wrote.
The Phils did beat the Rangers tonight 8-5, and I don't want to just look for negatives, but 2 things stand out for me in this game:
1) Another baserunning blunder that cost the Phillies at least one run. This is not someone testing a fielder's throwing arm, but forgetting how many outs there were. I'm still having some problems with the Phillies' 1st and 3rd base coaches. There are way too many mistakes on the basepaths.
2) Of course letting Cormier bat with the bases loaded and 2 outs was ridiculous. The Rangers had earlier scored 4 runs in a heartbeat, so a 4 run lead was NOT safe. Why not try to blow it open? And it wasn't like Charley was trying to keep his best pitcher in the game. There were better arms available.
I wonder if the Phillies should think about Lofton leading off and Rollins batting second?
Posted by: George S | Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 05:11 AM
Jason: I have now re-read this post three times and find it more hilarious and brilliant each time. I'd love to be able to suggest how you might get it wider exposure.
Posted by: Tom Goodman | Wednesday, June 08, 2005 at 11:44 AM