Play Ball!
Well, the Major League Baseball season is just underway, and things are looking bright for both The Los Angeles Dodgers and The Oakland Athletics.
The Dodgers made a number of aggressive moves in the offseason, and with the National League West being weaker than most divisions, the Blue Crew has as good a chance as anyone to line up a trip to the playoffs. The Eric Gagne surgery hurts, as does Nomar's first trip to the DL (who knew?!), but I'll take a slow, progressive start anyday to an unrealistic, comparison-laden start like last season, when the Dodgers were like 12-2 and then went downhill ... fast.
As for the A's, they started the season taking 2 out of 3 from the Evil Empire, and demonstrated the might of their young pitching staff by hurling back-to-back-to-back gems against the Seattle Mariners. Big ups to my boy Barry Zito for getting back on track from his Opening Day disaster against the Yanks by throwing 6 innings of 1-hit ball vs. Seattle. And all of those early predictions of Rich Harden as a viable Cy Young candidate are going to be vindicated as the season goes along. Zito...Harden...Blanton...Haren...Street...the best pitching staff in baseball. Can Billy Beane do it again? Let's hope so.
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Now for a treat: Many of you may have caught wind of this yesterday, but if you haven't, you're in for something special. Ask a baseball fan about the '86 World Series, and they'll say two words: Bill Buckner. Sadly, his name is infamously tied to that series. However, if you were only able to take a closer look at the 10th inning of Game 6, you would have seen that Bill was far from the only person to blame. And now, lucky viewer, can have that chance.
Kudos to www.sandiegoserenade.com for creating this gem. Here is a glorious re-enactment of the bottom of the 10th inning of Game 6 at Shea Stadium, through the medium of Nintendo's R.B.I. Baseball (the greatest 8-bit baseball game ever made using the same roly-poly body type for every single player).
So, if you have about 9 minutes to spare, check it out. It's got Vin Scully in the booth, and more drama and intrigue than you can shake a stick at. Plus, you know this must have taken forever to get just right. Warning to Red Sox fans: could induce violent flashbacks from which you may never recover.
The Dodgers made a number of aggressive moves in the offseason, and with the National League West being weaker than most divisions, the Blue Crew has as good a chance as anyone to line up a trip to the playoffs. The Eric Gagne surgery hurts, as does Nomar's first trip to the DL (who knew?!), but I'll take a slow, progressive start anyday to an unrealistic, comparison-laden start like last season, when the Dodgers were like 12-2 and then went downhill ... fast.
As for the A's, they started the season taking 2 out of 3 from the Evil Empire, and demonstrated the might of their young pitching staff by hurling back-to-back-to-back gems against the Seattle Mariners. Big ups to my boy Barry Zito for getting back on track from his Opening Day disaster against the Yanks by throwing 6 innings of 1-hit ball vs. Seattle. And all of those early predictions of Rich Harden as a viable Cy Young candidate are going to be vindicated as the season goes along. Zito...Harden...Blanton...Haren...Street...the best pitching staff in baseball. Can Billy Beane do it again? Let's hope so.
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Now for a treat: Many of you may have caught wind of this yesterday, but if you haven't, you're in for something special. Ask a baseball fan about the '86 World Series, and they'll say two words: Bill Buckner. Sadly, his name is infamously tied to that series. However, if you were only able to take a closer look at the 10th inning of Game 6, you would have seen that Bill was far from the only person to blame. And now, lucky viewer, can have that chance.
Kudos to www.sandiegoserenade.com for creating this gem. Here is a glorious re-enactment of the bottom of the 10th inning of Game 6 at Shea Stadium, through the medium of Nintendo's R.B.I. Baseball (the greatest 8-bit baseball game ever made using the same roly-poly body type for every single player).
So, if you have about 9 minutes to spare, check it out. It's got Vin Scully in the booth, and more drama and intrigue than you can shake a stick at. Plus, you know this must have taken forever to get just right. Warning to Red Sox fans: could induce violent flashbacks from which you may never recover.
posted by F at 10:52 AM
1 Comments:
Hey Francis!
Though I have to admit, I didn't read your entry, how are things going? How're things with health policy & management?
Amber
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