October rules.
October 11, 2009How fun is October? You’ve got the baseball playoffs, Bret Farve thrilling us, The Presidents Cup, hoops getting ready to start, the north winds and swell filling in, the beach empty with the kids back in school.
Here are some random thoughts on the playoffs so far. Great Twins games, one with Detroit and one with the Yanks. Bad base running all the way around.
Dodgers dominating (Vincinte Padilla?!!). Matt Holliday’s monumental error.
The similarity between Kevin Youkilis’ top hand and Bobby Abreau’s in their batting stances. By the way, how good a hitter is Abreau anyway?
Some of the best catching in years with Mauer, Ruiz, the Angels guys, etc.
Decent, calm announcing from the TBS crew (no McCarver, Hershieser, etc!).
What’s with the crappy umpiring? I’m not one in favor of the replay in baseball (I prefer the human element complete with all of its mistakes) but c’mon…clean it up.
Fenway park looks so beautiful in the fall…I just want to eat it up. Is Varitek alive? Complete MIA so far in the series…it seems strange to see Boston without him.
Did you notice that great base running move Tori Hunter made in the 6th inning of game 3? After Boston tried unsuccessfully to pick him off second, Hunter briefly feigned injury (like he knocked his breath out on the dive back) then stole third on the next pitch. Cool. But, he quickly followed that sneaky/brilliant move with a brutal decision to not score from third on a ground ball in the hole between 3rd and short. Baseball is a weird game isn’t it?
Snow in Colorado.
That’s all I’ve got…till next time, be well.
