I love a good pennant race. Or wild card race. Divisional title race. Whatever the heck we are to call them in this era of baseball. It's great that my team is in the thick of it, but their relievers currently look like minor leaguers. Bah. I never thought the Mets were going to be more than a second place team this season. Perhaps the Phillies have been the disappointing ones, since they don't have a commanding lead. What do you think about that, sports pundits world? Also, the prospect of a Cubs/Phillies NLCS fills me with dread for the actual end of civilization. That is a vortex of suck that no one will be able to pull out of.
The baseball world will be saying goodbye to two more parks soon, one beloved and historic, one utilitarian and hard to love. I've been to Shea Stadium twice and Yankee Stadium once. Newer ballparks have a lot over them both, honestly. My only visit to Yankee Stadium was, I believe, in 1990, which is also the last season when the Yankees finished in last place. Perhaps this is not a coincidence.
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"I'm struck by the narcissism and banality of so many personal blogs." - Blaise Cronin, Professor and Dean, Information Science, Indiana University. Is corn the most banal thing possible? Certainly it's not narcissistic to think about and talk about corn. Perhaps I skew 100% banal, 0% narcissistic, then. So here it is - some thoughts about corn. Enjoy. It's nutritious!
7 comments:
Now the Yankees have failed to qualify for the playoffs, ending a tremendous run that still strikes whimpering Yankees fans as "not enough." But the Mets are still in it. The last time that the Mets qualified for the postseason, but the Yankees did not - 1988.
More! More! Give us more! [whimper]
Yup, the Mets are still in it, much the same way as Ralph Nader is still in the presidential race.
Gah. True Yankees fans don't whimper, Roman. We suck it up and wait for next year.
I am surprised that you and Dave both survived living in Boston.
It was far from easy, *believe me*...
I didn't. Barely lasted two years. Buncha savages in that town.
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