By Michael Haas
- I was probably more excited to watch the one game play-off between Colorado and San Diego than I will be for any more of the post-season. There's something magical about games that aren't on the schedule, or when baseball is played when it shouldn't be. A super important game that wasn't on the schedule until 24 hours before the first pitch. Very cool.
And the game delivered - eventually. I won't bore you with the whole game story, but the big thing that happened was when Trevor Hoffman, the all-time saves leader, gave up 3 runs in the bottom of the 13th inning to lose the game. It sucks for Hoffman, as he blew two saves in the last three games of the season. But then look at the Rockies - they won 14 of their last 15 games. I'll repeat that - they won 14 of their last 15 games. That is historic, and I'm not sure what I would have done if I were a Rockies fan the past two or three weeks. I'd have probably gone nuts.
Other notes:
- Barry Bonds record breaking 756th home run will be branded with an asterisk and donated to the Hall of Fame. I applaud Marc Ecko for his vision and his intestinal fortitude. It's pretty funny, and it pisses Barry Bonds off, so that's even funnier. It's not a real classy move, but neither is Barry Bonds.
- A statewide smoking ban went into affect on Monday morning in Minnesota. That means no more puffing heaters in bars and places like that. It has already been that way in Minneapolis and St. Paul for a couple of years now, but now when i go to classy joints like the Rueb, Bumpers and Renegades, I won't have to be as grossed out. I understand the 'I don't think the government should be able to tell private business owners what they can do' argument, but this benefits me, and I'm selfish.
- When people asked me who got the Win for the Rockies on Monday night, I tell them Ramon Ortiz. Ramon was dealt to the Rockies in mid-August for some prospect with a French sounding name. He didn't want to leave. People wondered what he'd look like winning a game for the purple in October - well look at him now, look at him now.
Other ex-Twins making a difference during the pennant race:
Kyle Lohse - starting games for the Phillies, in bend but don't break fashion. Watch for him in October.
Jeff Cirillo - I saw him drenched in champaigne on sportscenter the other day, wearing a diamondbacks jersey. I mean, I had always figured he was a big alcoholic, but I wondered why he was such a big Diamondbacks fan. Then I realized he played for them. Weird.
J.C. Romero - 7th and 8th inning specialist for the Pheel Good Phillies.
LaTroy Hawkins - pitched a scoreless inning for the Rockies in the one game play-off.
Luis Castillo - He didn't want to leave the Twins either, and now I understand why. The Mets would not have been a fun team to play for down the stretch.
Doug Mientkiewicz - came back from a broken wrist to play first base for the Yankees late in the season. Great guy, disgusting team.
- My Uni Watch:
The Golden Gophers sported an all gold look against the Buckeyes on Saturday. They were ugly as hell and I'm more embarrassed for those uni's than I was for their play.
Both uniforms in the Monday playoff game were stupid. There's something yukky about that color of the Padres uniforms. They should be gray. And the Rockies have historically bad uni's, but it's basically inexcusable to wear a vest-style jersey with the same color shirt underneath.
The Vikings wore throwback jerseys on Sunday against the Packers. They looked great.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Tuesday Notes
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I like ...day notes mike. Its a nice mix of randomness. I was waiting for someone else to notice how brutal the Gopher jerseys were Sat. And on national TV. Gross.
That Rockies game was fun to watch last night even if it meant I was dead tired when I got to school this morning. For some reason I found myself really rooting for the Rockies and I didnt quite know why.
I'll throw together a short series-by-series playoff preview for tommorrows post. At the end I'll have my picks so everyone else should get their own picks ready for tommorrow so we can have a little AH! competition.
Ecko did not directly respond to Bonds' comments Wednesday, but said in a statement he would make Bonds a custom T-shirt that says, "Marc Ecko paid $752,467 for my ball, and all I got was this 'stupid' T-shirt."
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www.uniwatchblog.com
enjoy in all its goodness.
I don't have any real reason to dislike hoffman, but I was glad to see him get lit up. I have found that I unfairly hate all closers because every time they do well I think that they are making Joe Nathan more under-rated.
As a general rule I am against nanny-stateism, but like Haas, I don't smoke (that often). So, the smoking ban doesn’t negatively affect me. The negative health affects of second hand smoke are also way overblown. If you are really worried about your health…a bar probably isn’t the best place for you to be anyway. I think most people, like haas, don't like the smoking in bars because it is irritating and annoying. I think the government should then ban all irritants from bars...like meatheads, gross chicks in skimpy outfits, and bad loud music.
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