It was a long season, but so far all that’s been accomplished is the right to play in the post-season. And winning the AL East was sweet, but won't count for much of anything come November. How many wild cards have won the series since 2001? Including, of course, 2004. There is a bottle of HP 18 on the way, and the nice part about that is that it has to be hand-delivered. So sometime before the snow falls, G-Man will make an appearance here in Rochester. He and Danny can give each other the secret Yankee handshake; we’ll have to grill steaks and drink some select malt whiskies; perhaps if it isn’t too cold yet, we’ll find time for a cigar. And between now and then, we’ll learn who among us, if anyone, gets to look back on the post-season. Who knows, maybe it will be the Cubs’ year after all?
One other quick note. Cuse vaulted almost fifty places in the SI power rankings this week. That might be a record. Can they make it two in a row tomorrow against Miami? The fake Miami, the one from Ohio. But this year, better them than the Hurricanes. On Sunday I’m off to Cortland for a week, and there won’t be much news on the blog. Jews don’t have a purgatory, but if we did, I think it would be a lot like Cortland. It’s not the worst place on earth, but who isn’t looking forward to getting out of there? Fortunately for me, this blog isn’t widely read in small towns. By the time of my release, we’ll all know more about all of this – the post-season, the Cuse; as a matter of fact, by the time I recover from the trial, it will almost be hoops season.
2 Comments:
Berg,
It has been a long season and by virtue of the redsox's most excellent play they get (most likely) the LA Angels of Anaheim. By all sports pundits the weakest of the 4 AL playoff teams. Having said that have fun on the flight, have fun with la-la fans and their thunder sticks and have fun with their running game. Having said all of that we will have our hands full with the Indians. If we both get to the ALCS there needs to another bet. Any ideas. By the way what will you be satisfied with, as a redsox fan, in the post season?
I like your stage for the surrender of the HP 18. I like you have lots of travel planned. Let me know available weekends in Nov. or early Dec.
WVa lost to SFL last night not good for the Big East chance for a BCS. It is amazing how quickly they got good. How come Cuse football can't compete? I guess lineage of a football program doesn't matter, look at ND (they can't lose enough games as far as I am concerned)this season.
Go win a case in Cortland and find the kid that gives you that big pour.
G-man
G,
So much for Cuse's rise in the rankings. In answer to your question, the expectations for both teams are high, and I suspect that the only satisfying outcome for any of their fans, Sox or Yankees, is to win it all. As for your post-season bet, let's discuss that if and when the teams face off. Once this is posted, I'm off to Cortland. Catch you in a week, or maybe longer.
Berg
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