After these 3 games, Boston is in shambles. John Smoltz is demoted to the minor leagues. John Smoltz, the one who has over 2oo wins and 150 saves in his career. The part above about the players who aren't performing is directed straight to John Smoltz. You are too good of a baseball player to be playing as bad as you are right now. I would seriously think about hangin' 'em up after this year if you can't do any better, because your career shouldn't suffer because you're old.
To hear the Yankee fans hoot and holler to David Ortiz as he steps to the plate took me back to the "Who's your daddy?" era of the Pedro/Yankees rivalry, at a time when Pedro Martinez was one of the best pitchers in the game. In lieu of the steroid accusations against Ortiz, it is obvious that he would be frowned upon and chanted to/about from those obnoxious Yankees fans. Let's not forget Yankee fans that you too have a CHEATER on your team, and he goes by the name of Alex Rodriguez.
...The Yanks have made the BoSox look completely silly. In fact the Red Sox went 31 innings without scoring a run, finally breaking through with 2 runs in game 4 of the 4-game series. After Cheater number 1 (Alex Rodriguez) hit a home run in the previous inning, the newly acquired (see first paragraph) Victor Martinez hit a two-run homer to take the lead in the 8th inning, only to be outshined the next inning. It was quite sickening to see the Red Sox wilt away as the Yanks used their power to take that lead back. Johnny Damon, a former Red Sox center fielder, hit a home run to tie the game. If you watched it, you would understand this is completely repulsive as Damon trots around the bases knowing he just stuck a dagger in the heart of his former team. Then, Mark Texiera walks to the plate and hits the go-ahead homer over the right field fence, which in its own right is repulsive as he chose the Yanks over the BoSox. It's interesting because Boston got destroyed. Losing the 4th straight game to their arch-nemesis, in such fashion that they did, makes most fans of baseball just say YUCK!
If you are a baseball fan, you like the Yanks or you hate 'em! For me, I hate 'em! When you hate the Yanks, you root for the BoSox when "The Rivalry" takes place, and it is truly sickening to see the Yanks walk over the Sox like they were the Washington Nationals. It's been a sad 4 days for baseball. It was even more sickening than seeing the Red Sox's David Ortiz hold a press conference to talk about his steroid issues in Yankee Stadium.
Congratulations to the Cleveland Indians as they have somehow managed to be on the same level as the Pittsburgh Pirates. I don't mean in the win/loss column either. The Indians have managed to trade away most of their team (see "building for the future" above). They trade last year's Cy Young winner, Cliff Lee to the Phillies. They trade a great player in Victor Martinez to the BoSox. They trade Ryan Garko, who was at one point considered to be the Indians' top hitting prospect. And, they trade Carl Pavano away to the Twins, who seemed to be getting back to his old form. He was 5-1 this year against American League Central Division foes. It seems that the Indians are willing to pack it in and start from scratch. It makes you wonder what will happen to Grady Sizemore. It seems unfair to him to trade everyone away except for him. Enjoy quadruple A baseball for the rest of the year Indians fans.
You know what else it's time for, Pre-season NFL football. HA who cares.
Kendra from the Kendra on E! is pregnant. hmm...
So here is the deal. Obviously I am a big fan of sports and there is one thing that I look forward to this year more so than any other sports event this year. Yes, more than the Super Bowl, the BCS National Championship Game, the World Series, or even the Stanley Cup Playoffs. ESPN is having a documentary series called "30 for 30." The Concept: 30 stories about 30 years of ESPN (1979-2009) told by 30 different filmmakers. No counting down, no rankings...just stories. One of the executive producers for this series is Bill Simmons, whom I've talked about in recent posts.
Coming directly from the 30 for 30 site on espn.com- Inspired by ESPN's upcoming 30th anniversary, ESPN Films is launching "30 for 30," an unprecedented documentary series featuring 30 of today's finest storytellers who will chronicle 30 remarkable stories from the ESPN era. Each storyteller will bring their passion and point of view to their film detailing the issues and events that transformed the sports landscape since 1979.
This series is composed of 30 one hour films debuting in October 2009.
Some stories include...
Steve Bartman
Muhammed and Larry
The Band that wouldn't Die
The Kings Ransom
The Steinbrenner Family Business
Marathon of Hope
The Two Escobars
The Trial of Allen Iverson
Silly Little Game
King of the New York Streets
Charismatic
Who Killed the USFL?
One Night in Vegas
MJ's Odyssey in the Minors
Right to Play
The U
The Gurus of Go
The Wizard of Odds
Racing the Devil: The Tim Richmond Story
June 17, 1994
These are 21 of the 30 story titles that have been released by ESPN. For more information on these individual stories go to... http://espn.go.com/30for30
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