Tuesday, April 08, 2008

TWIB Notes (WIth Apologies To Mel Allen)- 4/8



More to come when I'm more rested, but here's what's rattling around in my head about the first week:

- White Sox, Royals, Orioles, Marlins, and Cards are in or near first place. This will not last. For more on this, see here.

- It really looks like a Year of The Pitcher may occur for the first time in nearly 20 years. Home runs are way down(no surprise), and alot more 2-1, 3-0 games. I think I'm okay with that. Peavy, Webb, Santana, et al have picked up where they left off.

- Billy Buckner(see above for 1986 moment) threw out the first pitch in Boston and was cheered. Amazing what 2 Series titles in 4 years will do to forgive "curses."

- Moises Alou forgave Steve Bartman, saying he probably couldn't have caught the foul ball infamously touched by Bartman in 2003. Amazing what some perspective can do, eh?

1 comment:

The Old Guy said...

In your list of pitchers, you forgot to mention Adam Wainwright, Braden Looper, and Todd Wellemeyer. I hate the fact that there is now a team more annoying than the Yankees, but the Red Sox and their fan base are insufferable.

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