These are the worst of times for
White Sox fans. Clare is at work right
now, the Cubs’ victory parade set to pass two blocks from where she’s sitting
at her laptop, texting commentary to Michele, e.g., there’s Kerry Wood on the
losers’ bus. Me, I’m just avoiding the
TV and thinking about something John Smoltz said Wednesday night, that this is
the first-ever World Series where a starting pitcher didn’t go more than six
innings.
That’s another way of saying both
teams carried extra pitchers, 11 for the Cubs and 12 for the Indians. I wonder how the Cleveland front office feels
about that decision right now. With two
outs in the bottom of the 10th inning and the tying run at first,
Terry Francona had no one left to bat for Michael Martinez to the plate, a
34-year old with a .197 career batting average over six seasons; Martinez was
in the game as a defensive replacement.
How do you say, Groundout to third?
The Cubs opted for an extra hitter, that being Kyle Schwarber. Oh, Schwarber singled to lead off the 10th
. Yes, I know I said I wouldn’t have put
him on the playoff roster, but I’m also on record as saying teams should cap
their pitching staff at 10. That’s two
extra bats.
How do you say Dusty Rhodes and
George Shuba?
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