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Richard Deitsch: “Sutcliffe is a Good Analyst; Also, I know Bupkis About Baseball”

In Sports on 19 June 2008 tagged richard deitsch, rick sutcliffe with Comments Off

Rick Sutcliffe was recently criticized for remarks about everyone’s favorite ESPN reporter Erin Andrews:

I was watching ESPN’s broadcast of the Braves game tonight, and there was a really, really weird moment where they were discussing Rick Sutcliffe taking time off to go get cancer treatment, and Erin Andrews was in the stands and wished him [...]

Yankees: No Rest for the Weary

In Sports on 19 June 2008 tagged red sox, yankees with Comments Off

Filip Bondy:

More than two months into the season, Joe Girardi looks a lot like Joe Torre. Girardi, too, will always go first and often to his old reliables, before foraging elsewhere on the bench or in the bullpen.

…Girardi arguably has overused his core players, the ones who still remember what it feels like to win [...]

Francoma No More?

In Sports on 19 June 2008 tagged hideki okajima, mike timlin, red sox, terry francona with Comments Off

You can fool Terry Francona once, maybe twice, but good luck with a third time.
Finally tired of being burned Francona used a quick hook on Okajima in a recent victory over Cincinnati. Single, strikeout, walk and Okajima was gone before he could do more damage.
Now if Francona could use the same strategy with Mike Timlin [...]

ESPN Suspends Columnist Jemele Hill

In Sports on 19 June 2008 tagged jemele hill with Comments Off

Boston Herald:
ESPN.com columnist Jemele Hill was suspended yesterday after sparking outrage by comparing rooting for the Boston Celtics [team stats] to Adolf Hitler and nuclear war.

ESPN has a habit of hiring hacks as writers; Jemele Hill being a good example. You can find better and more informed writing on numerous amateur blogs, yet Hill is [...]

Kevin Cash = Black Hole

In Sports on 13 June 2008 tagged kevin cash, red sox with Comments Off

Kevin Cash is a terrible hitter; always has been. After starting the season hot he’s now 1 for his last 24. Having Kevin Cash hitting 9th is very similar to having the pitcher hit. In a National League park, where the pitcher does hit, Cash is pushed up to the 8th spot, as he was [...]

Tim Marchman Slams Yankee Stadium

In Sports on 13 June 2008 tagged Yankee Stadium with Comments Off

Tim Marchman, a writer for the New York Sun, on the soon to be closed Yankee Stadium:
Yankee Stadium is on the merits one of the worst places in the country to watch a ballgame, and there’s really little that’s more hilarious in baseball than the pretense that this giant concrete bowl is some magnificent cathedral [...]

Francoma (chapter 2)

In Sports on 13 June 2008 tagged red sox, terry francona with Comments Off

For whatever reason it’s now clear Terry Francona’s brain locks up when Okajima is on the mound. For the second time in a little over a week Francona left an obviously ineffective Okajima in until a lead was obliterated.
Francona:

He was up with a lot of pitches and behind in the count…

No kidding. That’s why [...]

Johhny Damon’s Arm (and other Yankee observations)

In Sports on 11 June 2008 tagged johnny damon, yankees with Comments Off

It’s been two and a half years since the Yankees signed Johnny Damon to fill their hole in center field (a signing, remember, that Damon never gave the Red Sox a chance to match). Damon became a short term solution as he was switched to left just a year and a half later.
Damon’s been [...]

Only in Bizarro World

In Sports on 4 June 2008 tagged abraham, yankees with Comments Off

After Mike Mussina allowed only one run in six innings tonight Peter Abraham asked:

So, does Moose follow Cliff Lee in the All-Star Game?

Well, considering Mussina ranks somewhere around 25th in the league in ERA, 20th in WHIP, and coming into tonights game opposing batters were hitting .286 (286!) against him, I’ll go out on a [...]