ODE TO THE EAST COAST BIAS

It's ridiculous really. The calls have been, how do I put this.... CRAP. They call swinging strike three on Kotchman when the bat is still on his shoulder. He didn't swing. Not even REMOTELY. And Reggie??? Total B FREAKING S. The strike zone, gee, I love how it changes every inning. The curve balls? All over the place. I wonder how they're all strikes...

Anyway, enough of my complaining. But seriously. I've been reading up a lot on different websites, SI.com, foxsports.com, mlb.com, etc etc etc... All they talk about is the Yankees, and the Red Sox. Yeah, we get it already, they're good. Boston's been on top nearly all season, and the Yankees have staged an excellent comeback. We get it by now. It's August, we've heard enough. I really just want to be whiny right now about this, if you couldn't tell. I'd like to read about some other teams, other ones we're going to play at some point. Might be more helpful.

And to add to my personal frustrations with the East Coast bias, Kendrick came back today. Productive? HA! I know everyone's thinking "it's his first day back after being on the DL for over a month, give him some time." I have no sympathies here, ha! Be productive or be put on the bench!!! No mercy! So what if he got a base hit, pshhh. Not impressed. Wow, I'm really stubborn. I don't have a bias against him at all, nope, not me... plays Maicer would've had... tsk tsk...

And what the heck is with all the inside fastballs tonight???

However! There are some things I DID like about that game, to change my pessimistic tone. I'm becoming quite fond of Speier. I'm really not sure what it is about him. He's a good pitcher, he's been quite good for the club since his return from the DL, and his delivery is really fun to watch- he'll totally save his arm with the side-pitch, not snapping his elbow. He entertains me. But there's something about his demeanor, he just seems like he's probably a hell of a lot of fun to talk to. And even Moseley pitched better today, going passed his 4 2/3 inning average. More pitches. That's a good sign. I don't know how much more they'll be using him in the starting rotation, but it's still good for him to stretch himself. It'll be interesting to see what happens with Santana. And though I'm impressed with his last game (and there's no denying it was impressive), it could've been a fluke. Gonna need more than one example to convince me.

Nor do I think I've ever been more excited to see anyone pinch hit as I was for Maicer tonight. I was clapping and jumping up and down, and giddy. It was ridiculous.

NOR! Do I care if Reggie isn't hitting right now. He's hot. Period. The end.

Well Budde certainly proved his worth tonight, luck or not. This was probably the most important hit of the season thus far. I was actually on my way to a movie, listening to AM 710, when it went to extra innings. When we got to the theater, we bought our tickets and ran into a restaurant to see the end of the game playing at a bar. I couldn't miss it. That final hit, was like, the most exciting moment of my life.
Don't even judge. I love baseball. So sue me.


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And to the anonymous poster who keeps commenting... you know... don't be so anonymous! Ha!