Things That Make Me Say Hmmm: Joe Torre is Out of a Job Edition
Things that make me say "hmmmm":
- I felt really bad for Joe Torre last night. Yeah, I know, his team lost, but unlike to Chip Caray, who obviously hasn't watched an American League game all year, the Indians are no surprise to me. They have great starting pitching and they could hold a clinic on how to score runs with two outs. They may, in fact, surprise the Red Sox in the ALCS. Joe Torre is a class act and a good manager and it's sad that his time with the Yankees has probably run out. BTW, I wouldn't let Evansville native Don Mattingly manage a McDonald's, let alone the most storied franchise in baseball.
- I also felt bad for Dick Jauron last night. His team, the Buffalo Bills, literally snatched defeat from the jaws of victory in losing to the Cowboys 25-24. The Bills loss was typical of Jauron's five seasons as head coach of the Bears in that his defense and special teams did all the scoring and his offense was totally ineffective. Man, I hated to see Jerry Jones happy after that game.
- Mark Cuban would be a refreshing breath of fresh air among stodgy, old line baseball owners named George, Jerry and Peter. That's why he has no chance of ever owning the Cubs.
- Mike, Mike Mike of the Raiders watch out for that. . .pavement
- I haven't had the opportunity to comment on the new AP college football poll, but based on what I can see, provided LSU can run the table (and there are no guarantees in the SEC) the two teams in the top ten that have the best chance of meeting LSU for the BCS championship (provided that they too run the table) are Ohio State and West Virginia. West Virginia by far has an easier schedule. The rest of the top ten teams, Cal, Boston College, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Oregon are all likely to pick up a loss between now and the end of the season. USC has an outside chance of getting back in the title game but they have to run the table and that appears not likely with John David Booty's hand injury.
- Something tells me Matt Leinart isn't going to be bitching about his lack of playing time the rest of the season.
- New Milwaukee favorite dish: Bratwurst Lo Mein. I think it was great that the entire Chinese population of Milwaukee turned out to welcome Yi Jianlian. The event, by the way, was held in a phone booth.
- A nice attempt at humor from Chicago Sports Review.
- John Henry, the ultimate story of little guy made good, is dead at 32. Humans should have as wonderful a life as he did. The nice thing about being a horse is when you get old and your kidneys start to fail and things are going to get really uncomfortable, someone can come along and put you out of your misery. Why is it that we let humans suffer so much at the end of their lives, but have no problem with making animals as comfortable as possible?
- Lawyers are getting away from the traditional billable hour rate structure. This is not only because it causes confusion among clients, but forces attorneys to work all kinds of weird hours, away from the their families, just to satisfy the requirements set forth by their firms. Maybe someday, there will be such a thing as "affordable justice."
- Fred Thompson has gone from potential savior to an after thought in just six weeks. (Crooks & Liars)
- Today's list: This week's SEC power poll from Loser with Socks.
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