Let’s get something straight. The World Series just concluded wasn’t even in the top 50 all-time for excitement or suspense unless you live somewhere near the Mass Pike. I’m happy for the long suffering (and insufferable) Boston fans, but I am not about to lose all sense of perspective in the process. Ask yourself this: Will I sleep more soundly at night now knowing the Red Sox have finally won? Was this Series even half as good as the 1975 Series between the Sox and the Reds?
The Series was no contest largely because St. Louis’ vaunted offense completely and collectively disappeared at the same time. And before you say “Curt, Pedro, Derek and Keith” I want to assure you I am just as prepared as the next person to acknowledge Boston’s pitching was terrific, but the Cards helped them out by flailing away at pitches out of the zone, making catastrophic base-running mistakes and generally leaving their A game somewhere near Scituate, Mass, or Joplin, MO.
So, hats off to the Sox. Condolences to the Cards. Next.
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While the beatification of Curt Schilling continues unabated in most quarters, his eminence manages to make an ass of himself every time he opens his mouth. Appearing on Good Morning, America, Schilling managed to sign off and catch his host Charlie Gibson off-guard by sneaking in a comment urging everyone tuned in not to forget to vote. . . for George Bush. It wasn’t his partisan politics that necessarily bothered his host; it was the way he expressed them. Curt can’t help himself. Whenever he sees that red light on he forgets his manners and assumes the camera only has eyes for him.
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