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13) I am totally convinced that fans of the Bronx and Boston baseball teams are not aware there are 30 teams in the major leagues. Listen to them talk, you'll never hear a word of the White Sox, Angels or anyone else, and except for an occasional dismissal of the Mets, they know nothing of the National League. They are just obsessed with each other, amazing.
12) The 2005 champion of the World Series of Poker was crowned very early Saturday morning. All nine of the players at final table earned $1M+ for their efforts, and only one of nine (Mike Matusow) is a professional poker player.
11) The chip leader before the final table, fellow named Tex Barch, apparently will get lot of airtime on ESPN, partly because he was winning, partly because his wife is gorgeous.
10) We talked earlier in the week about how the first round was divided into three days, and whether playing on third day would be a disadvantage, since there was no rest day until the rest of the tournament started. Well, 11 of the final 27 players played on that third day in the first round, so I guess not.
9) Also interesting to note that 11 of the final 27 players qualified for the WSOP via the Internet.
8) The internet sites must make a freakin' fortune, since they give away free seats to the WSOP, and the seats cost $10,000 apiece.
7) Defending champ Greg Raymer finished 25th, earning $300,000+. He got knocked out on a hand that, after the flop, he was an 83% favorite to win.
6) Cubs sent Corey Patterson to the minor leagues, and essentially gave up on him, because they were dissatisfied with his .270 on-base %. What does this say about the Mets, who continue to bat Jose Reyes (.279 OB%) leadoff? Reyes is just 21, but still...........
5) The next two weeks will be interesting, as far as who buys and who sells in baseball's market place. Non-contenders will look to cut payroll while adding prospects. One thing that is tough to do, though, is add pitching, since all thirty teams need good pitchers.
4) Remember now, at one point, the Padres lost fifteen straight games started by their #5 starter, a role that was mostly held by Tim Redding, Darrell May, before they were unloaded to the Bronx team. San Diego couldn't wait to get rid of them, a red flag.
3) The Boston Red Sox record forthe longest hitting streak is held by Dom Dimaggio, hitting in 34 straight games in 1949. ****** Damon has a 28-game streak.
2) Bronx shill/announcer Michael Kay took a gigantic cheap shot at Manny Ramirez Friday night, after he hit a line shot at the center fielder, and didn't run the ball out. Kay, who wouldn't criticize a Bronx player if one committed murder at second base, ripped into Manny, saying, "....he makes $20 million a year, and can't run a ball out." When he starts criticizing Bronx players in an even-handed fashion, we'll respect his opinion of players on the other teams.
1) Red Sox fans aren't happy unless they're bitching, and third base coach Dale Sveum is the only thing they can find to complain about these days (other than the injury-riddled bullpen). So who is Dale Sveum?
Dale Curtis Sveum was born the day after JFK was assassinated, and was a first round pick of Brewers, playing in 862 big league games, over 12 years, for seven different teams. His best season was 1987, his second year, when he hit 25 homers and knocked in 95 runs for the Brewers, but that was the juiced ball year, and Sveum never hit more than 12 homers again.
Ironically, Sveum's biggest salary year was in '98 as a sub for the Bronx team (he earned $800,000 as sub who hit .155 (9 for 58) before Bronx released him in August of that season).
Sveum crossed paths with Terry Francona when pair were teammates with the '89 and '90 Brewers.
12) The 2005 champion of the World Series of Poker was crowned very early Saturday morning. All nine of the players at final table earned $1M+ for their efforts, and only one of nine (Mike Matusow) is a professional poker player.
11) The chip leader before the final table, fellow named Tex Barch, apparently will get lot of airtime on ESPN, partly because he was winning, partly because his wife is gorgeous.
10) We talked earlier in the week about how the first round was divided into three days, and whether playing on third day would be a disadvantage, since there was no rest day until the rest of the tournament started. Well, 11 of the final 27 players played on that third day in the first round, so I guess not.
9) Also interesting to note that 11 of the final 27 players qualified for the WSOP via the Internet.
8) The internet sites must make a freakin' fortune, since they give away free seats to the WSOP, and the seats cost $10,000 apiece.
7) Defending champ Greg Raymer finished 25th, earning $300,000+. He got knocked out on a hand that, after the flop, he was an 83% favorite to win.
6) Cubs sent Corey Patterson to the minor leagues, and essentially gave up on him, because they were dissatisfied with his .270 on-base %. What does this say about the Mets, who continue to bat Jose Reyes (.279 OB%) leadoff? Reyes is just 21, but still...........
5) The next two weeks will be interesting, as far as who buys and who sells in baseball's market place. Non-contenders will look to cut payroll while adding prospects. One thing that is tough to do, though, is add pitching, since all thirty teams need good pitchers.
4) Remember now, at one point, the Padres lost fifteen straight games started by their #5 starter, a role that was mostly held by Tim Redding, Darrell May, before they were unloaded to the Bronx team. San Diego couldn't wait to get rid of them, a red flag.
3) The Boston Red Sox record forthe longest hitting streak is held by Dom Dimaggio, hitting in 34 straight games in 1949. ****** Damon has a 28-game streak.
2) Bronx shill/announcer Michael Kay took a gigantic cheap shot at Manny Ramirez Friday night, after he hit a line shot at the center fielder, and didn't run the ball out. Kay, who wouldn't criticize a Bronx player if one committed murder at second base, ripped into Manny, saying, "....he makes $20 million a year, and can't run a ball out." When he starts criticizing Bronx players in an even-handed fashion, we'll respect his opinion of players on the other teams.
1) Red Sox fans aren't happy unless they're bitching, and third base coach Dale Sveum is the only thing they can find to complain about these days (other than the injury-riddled bullpen). So who is Dale Sveum?
Dale Curtis Sveum was born the day after JFK was assassinated, and was a first round pick of Brewers, playing in 862 big league games, over 12 years, for seven different teams. His best season was 1987, his second year, when he hit 25 homers and knocked in 95 runs for the Brewers, but that was the juiced ball year, and Sveum never hit more than 12 homers again.
Ironically, Sveum's biggest salary year was in '98 as a sub for the Bronx team (he earned $800,000 as sub who hit .155 (9 for 58) before Bronx released him in August of that season).
Sveum crossed paths with Terry Francona when pair were teammates with the '89 and '90 Brewers.
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