2008 Woodie Awards
Ramble on the Roof
Torrin Thatcher
Issue date: 5/30/08 Section: Sports
Here are some thoughts that I've conjured up in the last week:
Speculation about Willie Randolph keeping his job with the New York Mets has been all over the airwaves over the last couple of weeks.
If you were to take a peek at the record of the Mets since last May, their record is below .500, and that goes without mentioning that collapse last September when they were up 7.5 games with 17 games left on the schedule.
They kept losing, and the Philadelphia Phillies kept winning; the Mets were kept out of the playoffs. Even worse is the play of the Mets taking into account their payroll, the third largest in the league.
I suppose there is some hope because the others teams in their division are the Marlins, Nationals and Braves.
Odds are the Marlins won't be able to keep up their winning ways with all this surprising pitching and offensive output. The Phillies will fall back because of their mediocre pitching, the Braves have problems in their rotation, and the Nationals are the Nationals. Pedro Martinez might be making his way back into the rotation in about a week, but we'll see how a worn Pedro performs.
Did anyone hear Indy racer Danica Patrick's post-race interview? She was clipped by Ryan Briscoe coming out of pit row with 29 laps to go
Being the little fiery woman she is, she made her way down to the area where Briscoe would be found. She was cut off by a race official and never made her way to Briscoe.
In an interview after the race, Danica was asked what she wanted to say to Briscoe, and she responded, "It's probably a better idea that I didn't make it all the way down there."
Are you serious? I'm sorry Danica, but you're 5'2" and maybe 115 pounds. You're not quite the most intimidating figure in sports, racing or life.
The reason I hate power rankings in sports was brought right up to the forefront this past week. A few weeks ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks were the "most solid team," "had the best pitching" and "great hitting."
Speculation about Willie Randolph keeping his job with the New York Mets has been all over the airwaves over the last couple of weeks.
If you were to take a peek at the record of the Mets since last May, their record is below .500, and that goes without mentioning that collapse last September when they were up 7.5 games with 17 games left on the schedule.
They kept losing, and the Philadelphia Phillies kept winning; the Mets were kept out of the playoffs. Even worse is the play of the Mets taking into account their payroll, the third largest in the league.
I suppose there is some hope because the others teams in their division are the Marlins, Nationals and Braves.
Odds are the Marlins won't be able to keep up their winning ways with all this surprising pitching and offensive output. The Phillies will fall back because of their mediocre pitching, the Braves have problems in their rotation, and the Nationals are the Nationals. Pedro Martinez might be making his way back into the rotation in about a week, but we'll see how a worn Pedro performs.
Did anyone hear Indy racer Danica Patrick's post-race interview? She was clipped by Ryan Briscoe coming out of pit row with 29 laps to go
Being the little fiery woman she is, she made her way down to the area where Briscoe would be found. She was cut off by a race official and never made her way to Briscoe.
In an interview after the race, Danica was asked what she wanted to say to Briscoe, and she responded, "It's probably a better idea that I didn't make it all the way down there."
Are you serious? I'm sorry Danica, but you're 5'2" and maybe 115 pounds. You're not quite the most intimidating figure in sports, racing or life.
The reason I hate power rankings in sports was brought right up to the forefront this past week. A few weeks ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks were the "most solid team," "had the best pitching" and "great hitting."
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