Yahoo! News – Bush, Kerry to Appear on ‘SportsCenter’
I’m going to be watching, I guess, but this summary of highlights fills me with despair. For instance, we know that W. wanted to be Baseball Commissioner, was rebuffed and decided to become governor of Texas instead.
We all know that except in the narrowest of circumstances that public financing of stadiums is a bad idea, yet Kerry for some reason is supporting it.
Bush finds baseball therapeutic?
I’m awfully glad the Red Sox finally won. And didn’t you find the post-game interviews with Henry and Werner incredibly bloodless? These guys have all the soul of margarine, were gifted by Commissioner Bud after significant personal mistrials as owners (as, oddly enough, was last year’s World Series winning owner Jeffrey Loria), and perhaps actually rose to the occasion by making it clear that they were the outsiders, the glory went to the long suffering fans.
When I see Henry only one word comes to mind, Powder.
As for this team, it seemed coming into the playoffs it was probably the best team in the league. It’s path to becoming AL champtions was odd, but the result wasn’t surprising. But the margin wasn’t huge so a break here or there was likely to make the difference.
The amazing thing was the Red Sox snuffing of the Cards offense after game one. Given the names (Schilling, Martinez, Lowe) that shouldn’t be that surprising, but given the circumstances it’s fairly amazing. But not incredible. Good pitchers win because they have good stuff, usually, but what makes them special is they can get by on less than good stuff.
Schilling with sutures, Martinez with extra rest (was that inning in game seven simply a way to get him more time?), Lowe when the chips are down.
Obviously it could all easily have gone the other way. That’s way it’s really great the Sox reversed the curse. Now only Cub fans have license to suffer. I’m rooting for them in ’05.
I agree re: Henry. It seems in general that the guy just doesn’t like the public spotlight. Which is fine because Lucchino is more than willing to hog it.
Also, don’t White Sox fans have license to suffer as well? They’re never really brought up in the same breath as the Red Sox and Cubs, though they haven’t won since 1917. In fact, if any team actually deserves a curse, it’s the one that tanked the series in 1919, but they never got the same treatment as the other two. Maybe it’s the ballparks?
Before they tore the old Comiskey down I made sure to see some games there. It was a great quirky place to watch a ballgame, not as spectacular as Wrigley or Fenway, but just as satisfying in an old time baseball way.
I think the Curse of the White Sox will get new attention now that the Red Sox have thrown the yoke. But until the Cubs win it all the White Sox will be the second most jinxed team in the Second City.