October 2004 Archives

Ah, no wonder the hits finally started to plop, er, drop, for the Sox. Before you read on, please note that Metamucil is generally not used to settle the stomach. From John Shea in today's Chronicle: Before [Game 4 of...
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I knew there was a downside to the Red Sox victory. (from today's Boston Globe) A region so used to fretting, frustration, and second-guessing is going to need to rethink what it now means to be a Red Sox fan,...
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I really shouldn't start hot-stove talk during the World Series, but Bud Selig's quiet period doesn't apply to me. Here's a quick look ahead at the Giants' first-base situation for next year. (Second in a series. Other positions: Catcher) The...
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In French, a petard is a firecracker or explosive (it's related to the word for "fart"). I'm not sure how one can be hoisted upon one's own firecracker, but Peter Magowan in his online chat yesterday did exactly that. The...
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No disrespect to my blogging partner Elbo and his pinstriped heart, but last night's Red Sox victory was the best thing to happen to baseball in years. The Sox victory was a breakthrough, a reminder that the Yankees can not...
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With three of the first five games absolute classics, the Red Sox-Yankees series is shaping up to be one of baseball's best ever in the post-season. Lieber's performance in game 2 was pretty damn good, too, but the game didn't...
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It's a little early, what with playoffs still on. But the Yankees are making things dull, dull, dull once again. I don't hate them the way Morse-San and others do. I certainly don't love them like Elbo does. I love...
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Sox in six. You heard it here first....
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I was going to take a few minutes to gloat about the Dodgers' early ejection from the playoffs because of their shoddy starting pitching -- which makes me think that the Giants with Schmidt and Tomko and Lowry at the...
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By now you've all heard that Gary Sheffield has ripped Barry Bonds for his un-, er, over-hospitality. If you haven't heard, read this. What a fun-loving pair of guys, huh? I'm not sure what these two overgrown children deserve more:...
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That's my new nickname for Joe Morgan. Not because he's short, which he is, but because half the things he writes for ESPN are complete stumpers. He makes me feel like the AFLAC duck after it's spent five minutes with...
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All season, I kept my own measurement of how well the Giants protected Bonds in the lineup. A slight variation of other media tallies, I called it "Ducks Named Bonds" -- anytime the number five hitter came up with Bonds...
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Back in March and April, pundits were saying 88 wins might be good enough to win the division. It took 93. San Diego, in third place, won 87. In the end the division was a little better than the world...
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Two hours before first pitch at the Coliseum. Any guesses on the total weekend attendance for the Angels series? Closest guess gets to post up to 2,000 words as a guest writer next week on any (baseball-related) topic of choice....
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Who woulda thunk? The same Jerome Williams who wilted in the pressure of his only playoff appearance last year came back from two months on the DL and threw cool cucumbers at the Pod-Rays. More than anything, staying calm under...
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