the end of an era

i promised a few baseball musing on this blog - so here you go.

well, the much anticipated Angels/Yankees series kicks off this weekend at Angel stadium. and  the best part? i have tickets! woo hoo!!  okay, just had to get that out of my system.

last week the halos took the field at the hallowed Yankee stadium for the final time.  yes, you heard me right - the FINAL time.   but wait, what is that i hear?  the post season you say?  well, let me sum up the post season hopes of the bombers like this -  HA HA HA, not!

their pitching staff barely registers a pulse and the only time their defense shows any sign of life, it's to commit an error.  i'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say, they do have the long ball in their favor (as long as they play at home and have that short porch in right field) but let's face it - the glory days of the pinstripe mafia are gone folks.  perhaps now george is realizing that all the money in the world can't guarantee you a championship....

what is it now, 8 years?  

as for the Angels - i have to admit i'm surprised by our performance here in the start of the second half.  our sudden onslaught of power has been impressive.  but our inability to hold a 6 run lead scares me - almost as much as seeing Frankie throw a first pitch ball in the 9th innning when we are only leading by one run.

we might have the best record in baseball, but for the last 3 games we sure haven't been playing like it.  right now we don't have to worry about opponents beating us - we're beating ourselves.