The Saint Louis Cardinals refuse to go away!
Down to their last strike, with two straight batters on deck, they walked. The bases were loaded, and Daniel Descalso hit a routine groundball (which should have been fielded) up the middle and two runs scored, tying the game. This reminds me of last year in game 6 in the World Series when the Texas Rangers were going to win the title, but those Redbirds never gave up.
As I speak, Cosma (need to edit for his name) hit a line drive and another two runs were packed on. Totally resilient! Then the Washington Nationals went down in order in the bottom of the 9th, sending them home for the winter.
And on the other hand, the Yankees have won!!!!!!!!!!!
CC Sabathia pitched a complete game giving up only four hits and one run! Bring on the rematch of the 2011 ALDS again, starting tomorrow. I am so afraid of Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Doug Fister, Austin Jackson and Prince Fielder.
Friday, October 12, 2012
So they had a bad day...
2 teams had their postseason dreams come to an end today. Goodbye to the Cincinatti Reds and Oakland A's. One Cinderella has ran out of magic. It was certainly a good run for the A's. All hope is not lost in the Bay Area with San Francisco advancing.
Also, there will be a game five for Washington/St Louis and Baltimore/Yankees. I don't quite recall when was the last time that all first round posteason series had came down to the winner take all, loser go home and cry game.
Just when October couldn't get even more wild, it just did!
Also, there will be a game five for Washington/St Louis and Baltimore/Yankees. I don't quite recall when was the last time that all first round posteason series had came down to the winner take all, loser go home and cry game.
Just when October couldn't get even more wild, it just did!
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Everybody knows he's got the magic!
Who am I talking about? Raul Ibanez has the magic in him! Two homeruns coming up as a pinch hitter for the slumping Alex Rodriguez who went 0-3 with 2 strikeouts. Joe Giradi decided to bench ARod and sent up the 40 year old veteran who is chasing that elusive World Series title after coming up short with the Philadelphia Phillies from 2009-2011! Forever in the history books.
Down 2-1, in the bottom of the 9th and scoring their only run in the third inning. Raul Ibanez came up to bat for the first time, and at the second pitch he saw, that ball is drilled deep to right field. Going, going, gone! HOMERUN! Game tied! The Yankees certainly wouldn't go away. Time to go into extra innings! Three innings later, first man up to bat in the 12th, Ibanez sent that ball into the upper deck of the seats in right field. Game over, Yankees take a 2-1 series lead and could close it out tomorrow evening!
The Baltimore Orioles resemble an annoying ex partner that refuses to go away and seems to keep up and chase non stop. Seriously, let the 27-time champions show you how its done.
I need another World Series Champions tshirt.
In other playoff news,
The St Louis Cardinals have shown the inexperienced rookie Washington National team which hasn't been to the playoffs way before I was born who is king. Chris Carpenter, slowed by injuries pitched a shutout, at the expense of his former team mate, Edwin Jackson who won a World Series ring with the Cardinals last year. Bryce Harper has hit the rookie wall. Too much arrogance will cause you to crack, at the wrong time when you know you have to help your team drive in runs. Mike Mattheny was totally underrated and has performed above and beyond expectations as a rookie manager taking over the defending World Series Champions who had lost the man who is almost as famous as Budweiser in St Louis to Disneyland.
The Bay Area teams live to see another day of California sunlight, and dream big. Oakland scored 3 runs in the bottom 9th and won the game on a walk off hit by the experienced Coco Crisp, sending the crowd into a frenzy and love spread all around. The Giants won by a comfortable margin.
Down 2-1, in the bottom of the 9th and scoring their only run in the third inning. Raul Ibanez came up to bat for the first time, and at the second pitch he saw, that ball is drilled deep to right field. Going, going, gone! HOMERUN! Game tied! The Yankees certainly wouldn't go away. Time to go into extra innings! Three innings later, first man up to bat in the 12th, Ibanez sent that ball into the upper deck of the seats in right field. Game over, Yankees take a 2-1 series lead and could close it out tomorrow evening!
The Baltimore Orioles resemble an annoying ex partner that refuses to go away and seems to keep up and chase non stop. Seriously, let the 27-time champions show you how its done.
I need another World Series Champions tshirt.
In other playoff news,
The St Louis Cardinals have shown the inexperienced rookie Washington National team which hasn't been to the playoffs way before I was born who is king. Chris Carpenter, slowed by injuries pitched a shutout, at the expense of his former team mate, Edwin Jackson who won a World Series ring with the Cardinals last year. Bryce Harper has hit the rookie wall. Too much arrogance will cause you to crack, at the wrong time when you know you have to help your team drive in runs. Mike Mattheny was totally underrated and has performed above and beyond expectations as a rookie manager taking over the defending World Series Champions who had lost the man who is almost as famous as Budweiser in St Louis to Disneyland.
The Bay Area teams live to see another day of California sunlight, and dream big. Oakland scored 3 runs in the bottom 9th and won the game on a walk off hit by the experienced Coco Crisp, sending the crowd into a frenzy and love spread all around. The Giants won by a comfortable margin.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Yankees= AL East Champions, yet again.
13th division crown in 17 years. Back to the post season, here we go! Clinching on the final night of the regular season, with a sweep of the hapless Red Sox in routing fashion and the Orioles losing sealed the deal. How sweet can this get? The Red Sox had called up most of their minor league prospects in this miserable season and finished in last place.
The last time the Kentucky Wildcats won the NCAA title for men's basketball, the Yankees won the World Series. One can only hope that there will be a repeat of 1996.
13th division crown in 17 years. Back to the post season, here we go! Clinching on the final night of the regular season, with a sweep of the hapless Red Sox in routing fashion and the Orioles losing sealed the deal. How sweet can this get? The Red Sox had called up most of their minor league prospects in this miserable season and finished in last place.
The last time the Kentucky Wildcats won the NCAA title for men's basketball, the Yankees won the World Series. One can only hope that there will be a repeat of 1996.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Still trying to figure how to construct this post, of random thoughts classified into their respective sports. Incoherency enters the bloodstream when on the booze wagon, but not now. It can't rock me like a hurricane. I need to have some form of structure, and practice what I parrot to students when judging debates/giving them constructive feedback.
AL Baseball: Less than two weeks till the season is over. So much for Anaheim overpaying for Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson. They didn't live up to the hype. Third place in the AL West? Who would have thought that Oakland, with a paltry payroll would be playing bridesmaid to Texas in vying for a spot for the wildcard? Not me. Mark Trumbo and Mike Trout are the future of Anaheim. Not a fan of the team, my gut feeling has Trout winning AL Rookie of the year in a landslide. (Sorry, Pat- your Angels will be staying home in October after a good 4, 5 months of trash talking with you about Angels rocking and my Yankees that suck as you said. Still friends, yea?)
Boston could very well lose 90 games for the first time since the 90's when I was still in elementary school. Bobby Valentine was clearly not the right candidate as the skipper for the team. Right from the get-go of the season, the Red Sox played the slow and painful sinking of the Titanic, ironically on the hundredth anniversary. No prizes for guessing this: Who played the Captain? Bobby Valentine, of course! What a way to go down in style. The Red Sox season has been a soap opera and a bad drama series with nothing but arguing and deceit and accusations. No fried chicken, beer guzzling and video gaming sob's like last year. Well, Josh Beckett, one of the main culprits has been shipped off to the Dodgers with the poster bust child, Carl Crawford.
As for the AL Central, the White Sox might very well win the division and could be a cinderella come October. Robin Ventura has done a fantastic job, going above and beyond expectations in his rookie season as manager. Detroit was supposed to have ran away with the division, but no.
Last but not least, the Yankees have attempted to pull a Red Sox of 2011 collapse in the final month. Baltimore is neck-in-neck with them, the leech that refuses to fall off your skin despite multiple burnings. That's how I view the Orioles. It annoys me that I get so stressed and nerve-wrecked because no win is safe, and two straight losses could spell the takeover and lead given to the Orioles.
Come on Yankees!!!
The NL in one blab: The Phillies season has been an ultimate failure. Washington's dominance has signaled a changing of the guard. The Reds are either hot or ice cold. They might flame out in the division series. So much for Ozzie Guillen's first season in Miami. He couldn't walk the talk and could walk the plank this offseason and end up in the unemployment sack. The Giants have done surprisingly well despite Melky Cabrera's suspension. Dodgers are an ultimate flop. Houston won't do any better next season when they move to the AL West.
In other words, I've had a rough past month(s) and am no longer at that job. It's a learning experience for sure. And to a certain someone, I'm glad we're still friends. :)
Oh, and in college football news, what do Matt Barkley and Peyton Manning have in common? Both have failed to beat their biggest rival teams in every collegiate season they've played. Matt Barkley failed to beat Stanford, with last week's loss to the Cardinals, in his senior season.
Someone met Ben Howland and the UCLA team in China. I'm jealous. Would've been a million times even more if it was the UNC team.
AL Baseball: Less than two weeks till the season is over. So much for Anaheim overpaying for Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson. They didn't live up to the hype. Third place in the AL West? Who would have thought that Oakland, with a paltry payroll would be playing bridesmaid to Texas in vying for a spot for the wildcard? Not me. Mark Trumbo and Mike Trout are the future of Anaheim. Not a fan of the team, my gut feeling has Trout winning AL Rookie of the year in a landslide. (Sorry, Pat- your Angels will be staying home in October after a good 4, 5 months of trash talking with you about Angels rocking and my Yankees that suck as you said. Still friends, yea?)
Boston could very well lose 90 games for the first time since the 90's when I was still in elementary school. Bobby Valentine was clearly not the right candidate as the skipper for the team. Right from the get-go of the season, the Red Sox played the slow and painful sinking of the Titanic, ironically on the hundredth anniversary. No prizes for guessing this: Who played the Captain? Bobby Valentine, of course! What a way to go down in style. The Red Sox season has been a soap opera and a bad drama series with nothing but arguing and deceit and accusations. No fried chicken, beer guzzling and video gaming sob's like last year. Well, Josh Beckett, one of the main culprits has been shipped off to the Dodgers with the poster bust child, Carl Crawford.
As for the AL Central, the White Sox might very well win the division and could be a cinderella come October. Robin Ventura has done a fantastic job, going above and beyond expectations in his rookie season as manager. Detroit was supposed to have ran away with the division, but no.
Last but not least, the Yankees have attempted to pull a Red Sox of 2011 collapse in the final month. Baltimore is neck-in-neck with them, the leech that refuses to fall off your skin despite multiple burnings. That's how I view the Orioles. It annoys me that I get so stressed and nerve-wrecked because no win is safe, and two straight losses could spell the takeover and lead given to the Orioles.
Come on Yankees!!!
The NL in one blab: The Phillies season has been an ultimate failure. Washington's dominance has signaled a changing of the guard. The Reds are either hot or ice cold. They might flame out in the division series. So much for Ozzie Guillen's first season in Miami. He couldn't walk the talk and could walk the plank this offseason and end up in the unemployment sack. The Giants have done surprisingly well despite Melky Cabrera's suspension. Dodgers are an ultimate flop. Houston won't do any better next season when they move to the AL West.
In other words, I've had a rough past month(s) and am no longer at that job. It's a learning experience for sure. And to a certain someone, I'm glad we're still friends. :)
Oh, and in college football news, what do Matt Barkley and Peyton Manning have in common? Both have failed to beat their biggest rival teams in every collegiate season they've played. Matt Barkley failed to beat Stanford, with last week's loss to the Cardinals, in his senior season.
Someone met Ben Howland and the UCLA team in China. I'm jealous. Would've been a million times even more if it was the UNC team.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
A million thoughts running through my head, but nothing concrete and definite coming out. Been stuck in a rut, in the mud, and can't figure a way out. I need to write. Badly. And the thoughts aren't able to flow properly. The cross between a hurricane and the aftermath when everything is gone and damaged.
Dreams come crashing down like a helicopter shot down in a war torn country. Head down, in a funk. Downward spiral, falling faster, deeper into the pits of the unknown. The feeling of being pulled even further by quicksand sucking you in like going down a never ending drain pipe leading into the sewage, full of darkness. No hope, no chance of survival of reaching sturdy ground to stand on, a free disaster, death wish. Maybe death could come faster and spare the pain and agony and terrifying hell?
Dreams come crashing down like a helicopter shot down in a war torn country. Head down, in a funk. Downward spiral, falling faster, deeper into the pits of the unknown. The feeling of being pulled even further by quicksand sucking you in like going down a never ending drain pipe leading into the sewage, full of darkness. No hope, no chance of survival of reaching sturdy ground to stand on, a free disaster, death wish. Maybe death could come faster and spare the pain and agony and terrifying hell?
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