Comments on: Yankee Fan vs. Jim Crikket, ALDS Offense

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:48:50 +0000

Just went final… Game 1: Rangers 5 to Rays 1. It’s good news and bad news for the Twins.

Good news: Despite what national media ‘experts’ think, AL East teams are not infallable.

Bad news: Neither are home teams.

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:08:47 +0000

I enjoyed it too, but just to make one thing perfectly clear… If ANYONE was holding your hand through this process, it was Babs, not me. I’m not that kinda guy!

Don’t worry about the bias thing… we’re fans. We’re supposed to be biased!!!

By: YankeeFan

YankeeFan — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:28:53 +0000

I had a blast and though you accused me of letting my “Yankee bias shine through” (what does that mean anyway?) I hope that I came across honest and respectful with my thoughts and assessments throughout.

This was my first time blogging, and I thank you for giving me the opportunity and holding my hand through the process. It was a great experience and I would be open to it in the future as well. (Off day analysis perhaps?)

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:55:40 +0000

dewluca, that sounds like a lot of fun. I think for those of us who can’t actually attend the games, the next best thing would be getting together with a bunch of like-minded folks for the game. Alas, down here in Iowa, there just aren’t enough of us around to make it worthwhile, so I’ll probably spend most of my time here in the GameChat with anyone who stops by.

It sounds like that MRSA is a nasty bug and while I had read about the lobstermen having it, I never made the connection to it being what some of the pitchers were dealing with earlier. Sure glad that no longer seems to be an issue. In fact, it sounds like everyone on both teams (outside of our favorite Canadian, of course) is healthy heading in to this series. (Now that I think about it, I haven’t read yet how Rauch’s bullpen session went… hope it went well.)

Finally, just wanted to thank Yankee Fan for participating in these last few posts. I think it helped us treat the “pre-series analysis” topic just a little bit differently than the other blogs and made it more fun (for me anyway).

By: dewluca

dewluca — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:37:10 +0000

I’ve appreciated the analysis, though as you probably have noticed, I prefer to just watch the game unfold rather than try to anticipate what will or won’t happen. For me, the beauty is in the dance.

A few comments given that I’ll likely not be chatting tonight: The Riverview Theater is showing tonight’s game in HD on their big screen . . . so I’m going to try to watch it there. (Though I imagine at some point I’m going to want either a stiff drink or a cup of coffee which will mean heading home and catching the rest of the game here with you all

Heard a report this morning about MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), which seems to be that skin disease some of the pitchers had . . . you can read more at: Vinalhaven lobstermen prone to virulent skin germ or just google or wiki “MRSA” . . . Let’s just hope it is all over and done with as far as the Twins are concerned!

Gathering up my Twins-wear and Homer Hanky . . . GO TWINS!