i love that commercial with all the nba athletes and nfl athletes lifting weights, playing hard out on the field, chanting on the bus etc. then it shows jeter just standing there with a bat in his hand not doing ****. great work ethic guy.
I saw that the other day. Made me laugh. You would think DJ would pipe up at some point and suggest that maybe they show him taking a lap around a gym or something.
Anyway, I\'m glad we got the first exciting World Series in six years, and a little disappointed that this is what constitutes an "exciting World Series" these days. A few random thoughts:
Tim McCarver actually said something last night to the effect of: “the Yankees have silenced the Phillies’ left-handed hitters, except for Chase Utley”. That’s kind of like the guys from
Jaws coming back to Amity Island and saying, “Hey, we killed a couple of sharks. Not the huge one that’s been eating people, but still”.
The genesis of the “Who’s your daddy” chant is kind of strange. It’s a reference to a comment that Pedro Martinez made about himself prior to the Yankees blowing a 3-0 lead to the Red Sox in the 2004 ALCS. The Democratic Party doesn’t go around using old Michael Dukakis campaign slogans.
I think the “saves” statistic is most overrated stat in sports, but Mariano Rivera is easily one of the five greatest pitchers (who have never been linked to steroids) in the past 25 years. He has reached Michael Jordan status. Remember when it was more noteworthy when Jordan was held to 10 points than when he scored 40? That’s where Rivera is. Not only do we expect him to close every game, but we’re not even impressed unless it’s a five-out save.
You can tell who the real Yankees fans are today: the ones who haven’t mentioned the Red Sox.
I\'m kind of happy for the Yankees players today (well, as happy as a Red Sox fan can be). Swisher and Burnett tend to be douches, but I like most of the guys on the club.
