With the talent Carr has year in and year out at UM, he should've won at least one more national title, and he sure as hell should not be having 3-loss seasons every year. He lost 2 of 3 to Tyrone Willingham's pathetic ND teams for crying out loud. And I'll say it right now: I'm ten times more worried about Penn State than Michigan.
Let me just guess: You've been a Cubs Fan for how long? Who are your favorite Cubs? Not long enough to see the first incarnation of Maddux, admittedly. For me, it's Z, Lee, Barrett, Aramis.
No surprises (except perhaps UM at 15 - perhaps they're catching onto Lloyd Carr's penchant for underachievement). I didn't want the Irish to start No. 1, so 3 is fine.
Todd, you're the man and I will never understand what everyone's problem with you was - even one of the most intelligent Cubs fans I know said Walker could not play for us this year because of his defense. Greg - I'd miss you more if we hadn't gotten your sucky beginning, a couple years of greatness, and then part of your sucky end.
I knew he wasn't very old because I remember him being 19 and being the youngest player to go deep in the Series back in 1996. But it does seem like he has been around forever.
When I said I was in as good a shape as Glendon Rusch is at the game on Monday after he gave up a homer, a fan behind me immediately began proclaiming that I could never hope to be as good as Glendon. After Glendon immediately gave up another homer, I hissed at him that I can give up three dingers an outing and have an 8.00 plus ERA just as well as Glendon can. That pretty well shut him up.
They aren't giving refunds to people who left early? I don't know if they would or not, but I was in the bleachers and the rain completely destroyed my ticket that was in my pocket, so I couldn't get one now anyway. Nope. Today's my sister's birthday. But it doesn't look like I missed much.
Len said earlier that Ronny will play SS in the 2nd game. What better way to teach him how to play 2B? But oh wait, Dusty has to play Neifi at 2nd. Get Baker's worthless rear out of this city. Oh, and I don't like paying 40 bucks to sit in the rain for an hour, then have to leave before it is called for circumstances outside my control so I can't get a refund.
I've never heard the term "Option the contract" before. EDIT: Time to put my new Sean Casey Boblehead (Fresh from Saturday night!) on ebay! :-) I think "optioning" just indicates that it his option year has now been exercised, could be wrong of course.
Can't believe I am busting this out two series in a row but... Time for a http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/vance_the_cubs_fan/cubsweep.jpg GO BIG Z!