Way Down in The Get Down Lounge, Man Cave Style:
*MLB pretty much got what they wanted huh: the Northeast and LA markets with a splash of the Midwest throw in? Both LCS' are actually pretty compelling, but I just have got to say.....I can't help but go back to game 4 of the LDS, in Detroit, A's leading the Tigres 3-0. To me it all started when Fielder hit a high pop up and Cespy didn't come up with. Two batters later Peralta went yard, and another Green and Gold playoff Downer was on the way. I love the playoffs. The playoffs make me ill.
*The way the Red Sox held off the Tigers last night, made me wonder: was the acquisition of the year the Sawks pick up of reliever Koji Uehara. I love that name by way--put him in the Get Down Lounge Registry! Uehara actually had a very solid season for the Texas Rangers in 2012. This series now gets real interesting with Shurzer and Verlander set to go for games 6 and 7 in Fenway. There has been a lot of chatter about what a surprise the Red Sox have been in 2013. Maybe, but I ain't drinking that kool aid--I would take Pedroia and Ortiz any day, in any lineup!
*One little piece in yahoo perked me up some. The article suggested the A's should make a run at free-agent to be Carlos Beltran. They paid Chris Young 8 mill this season, why not give that to Beltran. Two years, 16 million, OK so that's done. Next move, how about the Green and Gold making a play for Tricky little Timmy Lincecum? Now that would make things interesting? How about making Timmy the closer, a la the Eck. OOHH, that would be spicey. See you at In and Out Timmy!
*Did Zito take out an ad when he followed the money across the Bay? Just curious?
*The Cardinals/Dodger series simply hard for me to get excited about. I mean the Cardinals are hard not to like, but what about them makes em loveable? The Dodgers, ish, are a lesson in economics--spend a gizillion and you should get a decent return. Seriously though, is their sports franchise who gets more love for accomplishing what? There was Orel and Kirk, in 1988; that great 70's infield never hoisted the cup in the 70's; there was Drysdale and Koufax. OK, fine, and the big wow is? Jackie Robinson perhaps, hey now that is great story. If it weren't for their rivalry with the Giants....I am just saying. Lots of glitz......for 6 titles, two in the 80's, and two each in the 50's and 60's.
*As I gets colder and seasons change, so will my appetite for other sports--watching Raider games a pretty rough chore. One thing that has clearly changed is that they aren't the knucklehead Raiders of years past. They actually play pretty solid, their offense just isn't very good. T. Pryor is entertaining, but when your best play is a when all things break down so your QB can imrprovise, oh brother. Next year's draft and offseason will make or break for GM Reggie McKenzie and Head Coach Dennis Allen. They need to address the offensive line, and add a durable playmaker. Time will tell.
*Interesting series of articles in the SF Chronicle this week on Sports Specialization. I have noticed and wonder over the years, due kids still play sports because they want to--or is it simply because parents want them too? All play seems so organized. It seems to me sports has become more about the scholarship or the "prize" than simply playing because kids love to play? In my humble opinion, professional athletes were sprinkled with "sports dust" at birth. Now, they have to work at their craft to reach the top of their fields, but athletic prowness is in the genetic code. Man, I am starting to sound like an old guy!
*You know what I just realized....Saturday is that game of games, Notre Dame and Southern Cal. The storied teams, the bands, the SC Song Girls, the Green Jerseys, does it get any better? To all of you SC and Irish fans out there, to Joe Montana and Marcus Allen, here is to splendid and chilly Fall evening in South Bend Indiana. Love that Golden Dome, and Touchdown Jesus always welcome in the Lounge! To Knute Rocke--now that is a Football name-I raise my glass!
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