Little victories
Posted by Carl on February 28, 2008
From earlier this afternoon, during our regular “guessing game” on the drive home.
Me: It’s my turn to guess something.
Bekah: No. It’s always your turn.
Me: Why don’t you make something up for me to guess?
Bekah: Because I don’t know anything!
Now, will she still be saying that in 10 years? I doubt it.
Similarly, and from earlier this afternoon, a popular Phillies blog had this to say about John Russell’s Pirates in advance of today’s Grapefruit league opener with the Phillies:
The Pirates were the worst team in the National League last season and chances are quite strong they’ll finish that way again. They actually lost depth in their bullpen, which was an enviable unit for a couple of seasons. Gorzelanny and Ian Snell are nice pitchers, but I have some doubts. I was shocked their pitching staff ranked as low as it did in 2007; even worse than the Phils in many respects. They’re sinking pretty low for help, signing Byung-Hyun Kim to a guaranteed deal. Kim was technically their biggest off-season acquisition. Wright, the very definition of an up-and-down career, is a non-roster invitee trying to catch on at 32-years-old. Their lineup is wretched and without power. Too many Chris Duffy types. Their mission should be to get as much as they can for Snell and others at the non-waiver trade deadline. They need to do a better job finding cheap talent. I’m not high on their prospects.
In the spirit of positive spin – which I’m warned is at an all-time low here – at least we’re not Pirates fans. At least our star nucleus isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and at least management addressed a couple needs this off-season. What’s Pittsburgh done? What’s the point of it?
Which of course is why they play the games. Final score Pittsburgh 11, Philadelphia 6. FLPs Andy Tracy went 0-0 with a walk, and Jason Jaramillo went 0-1 with a walk and defensively gave up a stolen base. Are the Pirates going to go out and win the World Series? Probably not, but every once in a while it’s nice to dish out a little humble pie. Below is an audio clip of an interview with John Russell (blogger: I finally ponied up the cash to allow me to “host” audio on this blog too). It’s conducted during a “winter caravan” type event, probably back in January.
