And somewhere men are laughing…
And somewhere children shout. But there is no joy in Philly. Mighty Howard has struck out.
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Ryan Howard clearly didn’t read the late great umpire Durwood Merrill’s memoir “You’re out and you’re ugly too.”
In that book, Merrill said he had one response for batters who complained about a 3-2 called strike. “If it wasn’t a strike it was close enough. You think all these people paid their way in here to see you walk?”
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And perhaps apropos of nothing, but the Phillies payroll of almost $150 million? It will end up about the same amount of money Meg Whitman will spend on her California gubernatorial campaign.
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San Diego Padres pitcher Mat Lantos ridiculed the Giants late in the season by saying San Francisco had just gone out and “grabbed players from other teams.”
Well, sort of, except that the Padres themselves added Miguel Tejada and Ryan Ludwick. And more importantly the Phillies added Roy Oswalt, the Rangers added Cliff Lee, the Yankees (who wanted Lee) added Lance Berkman and Kerry Wood.
With all due respect, most playoff bound teams go shopping at Saks. The Giants went to the Rack and the Dollar Store.
(And as far as names, Ramirez, Lopez and Ross? Not exactly marquee talent. Not to mention Burrell who was picked up midseason, quite literally for almost nothing.)
Regarding Pat Burrell, who was flat out released by the Tampa Rays, at least they have a player on their payroll in the World Series.
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A tale of two LCS’s. The Rangers outscored the Yankees by 19 runs in their six games. The Giants won their LCS in six games by scoring 19 runs exactly. (The Phillies actually scored 20. But who’s counting?)
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NBA commissioner David Stern said that contracting (translation – eliminating) – some of the weaker teams could be a solution to the league’s financial problems. Which means the Timberwolves are likely on the list. When asked about how they felt about losing their NBA basketball team, fans in Minnesota responded “We have an NBA team?”
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Sacramento Kings fans are nervous that their team too could be contracted, leaving the area without a professional NBA basketball team. Clippers fans responded, “Welcome to our world.”
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If the Toronto Blue Jays ever make it back to the postseason would we still have to hear “God bless America”every seventh inning?
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Brett Favre apparently didn’t give up on Jenn Sterger after he left the Jets. According to the NY Post, Favre made a “recruiting call,” (how’s that for a PC term) to that former sideline reporter in 2009.
Who knew, despite all those interceptions, Brett’s most ill-conceived passes may have been off the field.
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Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin’s grandson, told Bill Maher than he’s definitely running for mayor of Wasilla. Johnston also said he “is working on building a platform, although he didn’t offer specifics.”
Well, sounds like he’s already up to speed for sounding like an average politician.
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Left Coast Sports Babe 
October 24, 2010 at 6:50 am
Congratulations to Giants, don’t stop now!
October 24, 2010 at 8:30 am
And were any of Favre’s “passes” to Sterger were completed? (if they were he’s hoping there was no reception conception)
October 24, 2010 at 8:52 am
Article headline in LA Times:
Giants ride hit charade to the World Series
Almost as good, after the regular season, would’ve been: LA Dodges Post-Season Again.
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Not being in a NL city, I didn’t know much about Cody Ross before the post-season. Ok, I knew nothing about him. Now he’s the most popular Ross since Perot was sane.
October 24, 2010 at 9:19 am
To Howard and PayRod, if you want to watch the game, buy a ticket like everyone else.
To answer your Blue Jays 7th inning stretch question, they would probably sing The Maple Leaf Forever, part of it in french. Choice of performers include Celine “Can you sing Far, Far Away?” Dion, Neil “Old Man” Young or Nelly “Does this dress make me look fat?” Furtado
That was a nice article in the SJ Merc, but i don’t think you used up an entire 15 minutes. hehe
October 24, 2010 at 11:25 am
Somwhere in Philly Rocky was heard to say on the Broad Street steps, “Yo, Ryan, Adrian woulda swung at dat.”
On the shared payroll, Meg should hire Charlie Manuel to go on the stump with her. Jerry no doubt would say, “You’re out, and you’re both ugly too.”
Almost destiny that Giants playing the Lone Rangers. Castoff Giants have gone on to win WS rings the following year – think White Sox and 08 Phillies. It’s Molina/Posey time. Sounds like a good beer commercial to me.
There’s something about a once Dubya-owned team that doesn’t sit well. The Barbary Coast boys has a better ring to it.
The Giants mostly did their shopping at Good Will. Hand-me-downs are already broken in, while reduced-for-quick-sale still need to fit, without alterations.
Now instead of Vinnie and the Jets, we have Cody in the Clutch (yes I borrowed that one, but only because someone beat me to it).
And you thought I wouldn’t get to the Jets. When a pass is thrown your way, you can either let it sail over your head, or cut the wrong way. But when you catch it out of bounds and then spike it, it’s poor journalism when you make yourself the story.
And if we included some of the best teams in beisball, the ones south of the border to make it a true World Series, at least we would have a Mariachi band in the 7th inning…and better beer commercials. Kate Smith must be very proud. She’s bigger now, if that’s possbile, than when she first belted it out on the Ed Sullivan show.
Actually, Levi is building his platform to a “Bridge to Nowhere.” Like the MTA, you pay the toll and you’ll never return, hopefully.
Don McLean should write a new song. “By By Ms National League Pie.”
And in the streets: the Phillies screamed,
The poor fans cried, and Ryan dreamed.
But not a word was spoken;
While Timmy kept on smoken.
And the three men he admired most:
His father, Bochy, and the bearded ghost,
They all caught the last train for the ‘left’ coast
The day the music lived on.
The Barb of Barbary (Berkeley Barb already taken)