In my next life I want to come back as a so-called expert.
Conventional wisdom has it that Astros manager Phil Garner mortgaged the NLCS by using Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt in games four and five of the first round. Horse feathers! He wouldn’t have made it to the next round if he hadn't.
Just about everyone is already ceding the pennant if not the World Series to the Cardinals juggernaut, but I beg to differ. The Astros have momentum. They also have an impressive lineup to throw out there and will make a serious run at the Cards. If they split the first two games in St. Louis they will have the Cards starting to ask themselves "could we lose this thing?" Moreover, after a travel day on Friday they will head back to Houston with their rotation set up to take advantage of the home field and crowd. Then, Garner will look like a genius.
Of course, I could wake up from this dream and find myself stuck in this current life.
The hype surrounding the American League series is more than anyone should have to endure. Even the owners hate each other. It’s too bad this series isn’t between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Kansas City Royals. At least then the focus would be on the field and not on all of the extra-curricular activities. Instead we are offered a choice between two evils: the Red Sox Nation trying yet again to exorcise its demons or George Steinbrenner dissing his manager and players in public ad nauseum. Frankly, I find both sides distasteful but in the interest of moving on I am guessing the Red Sox will finally make it to the Series with a chance to win. What a relief that would be to all of us out here on the spokes and not just the residents at the Hub.
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