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Archive for April 2008

Curtain Call Number One and Counting

In Sports on 2 April 2008 with Comments Off

Melky Cabrera hit a game tying home run in the 6th inning of the Yankee home opener and promptly came out for a curtain call. I repeat: In the first game of the season… after a home run in the 6th inning… that tied the game… Cabrera came out for a curtain call. Jay’s pitcher [...]

Red Sox Drop to 4th in Payroll

In Sports on 2 April 2008 with Comments Off

The Boston Red Sox dropped to 4th in team payroll for 2008. With a payroll of $133,440,037 the Red Sox have fallen behind the Mets, Tigers, and are still behind, of course, the Yankees who come in at a whopping $209,081,579; a payroll 63 percent higher than Boston’s.
No, the Red Sox aren’t yet the [...]

Pedroia, Eckstein & Cano

In Sports on 1 April 2008 with Comments Off

Yankee fans hate Dustin Pedroia. Yes, they hate Curt Schilling more. But the vitriol they can muster for a player whose playing ability they routinely put down is pretty surprising. Dare to compare Pedroia to Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano and watch their blood boil.
A comment from reader MJ at WasWatching:
The Dustin Pedroia comparison [...]

Where Have You Gone Sidd Finch?

In Sports on 1 April 2008 with Comments Off

When I was 15 and sports was the most important thing in my life (even more than girls*) Sports Illustrated, my bible at the time, published The Curious Case of Sidd Finch in its April 1st issue. Well written, great depth, and believable*, all april fool’s jokes since have paled in comparison.
The internet as we [...]