Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Welcome, Baseball Fans

This post is really just a way of putting something up other than turgid medieval prose. I think the Mets will have some troubles fending off the Braves, but I like their chances.

I think Barry Bonds is bad for the game. I think the steroid probe is likely to make me feel about baseball the way I feel about bike racing.

Oh, and it will be interesting to see if the Yankees dump Giambi if he's implicated in this latest mess. They surely want to dump his contract, but if the team is beginning to heat up, will they be willing to lose his bat as they start to climb out of this hole?

Finally -- this Yankee team still doesn't have me convinced. There just aren't enough players I feel like you can really count on in the big spot. Their bats will win them games, sure, but it will be kind of like the baseball equivalent of the Atlanta Falcons. If they get going, maybe they have a chance to make the playoffs, but it's more likely that they'll be in the wildcard hunt than beat the Sox.

3 comments:

topazz said...

But I was in the mood for medieval prose. Oh well, okay...which team do you think scratches their balls the most? Overall, out of the whole league, I mean.

twiffer said...

hey, the angels are interested in giambi.

bonds is a non-issue for me. he's no worse for the game than any other selfish, personal stat obsessed, hall-of-fame caliber player to come before him. a guy like bonds is neither good nor bad for the game. just part of it.

Claude Scales said...

I think the Mets will have some troubles fending off the Braves, but I like their chances.

God, if only I had your equanimity.