The SF Giants won the series, in 5 games over the Texas Rangers, with relative ease.
The Blue Jays announced a manager, and he in turn announced his complete staff, welcome back Pat Hentgen.
MLB began handing out hardware for Gold Gloves, again to that over hyped guy in New York that plays shortstop.
Manny was sighted in Toronto sparking many tongues wagging about a Manny signing.
Cliff Lee started planning his exit strategy from that sweltering heat in Texas, gezzus christ Cliff, doesn't $25 mill a year buy a peck of AC units.
Brian Cashman trying to live up to his last name, backing up the Brinks truck for said FA Lee.
The game lost a real treasure in Sparky Anderson and then broadcaster Dave Neihaus.
A lot seems to happen when I leave for vacation, but ya know, have to keep the wife happy.
I correspond routinely with Fantasy guru Glen D, now touring France chasing Elliott Murphy from venue to venue. He e-mails that the Toronto Sun report the Jays may be trying to deal with KC for Greinke and Alex Gordon for "can't miss prospects", does that mean Snider and Drabek ??? C'mon Glen, you're on freakin holidays, lay off the internet.
Chris Bosh continues this Toronto rant with the one about enduring bad cable channels, ah tell this motor mouth to shut the hell up already, he has gone way past annoying, and he's approaching heemoroid territory.
Also of note we see that Jose Bautista can bargain with his Silver Slugger Award in tow, are you paying attention Alex, opening bid is now $ 12 million for 5 years, and if wins the MVP , the $15 million per annum awaits.
A few routine signings, releases, and manager carousel of course in Metland, Pittsburgh and other exotic locales, while Timmy Lincecum has his photos taken in Orlando with Goofy, Mickey and the Duke, no make that Donald Duck, his fave. The G-Men looked like the team with all the mojo, winning with the bat boy in the outfield and the trainer on 3rd, jsut as long as The Freak, Cain and The Beard were pitching, you could have had McCovey at 1st, and Tom Haller catching, and they would have won.
The Rangers edge throught the playoffs seemed to depth of rotation, and timely hitting, and big innings, none of those did they enjoy in the World Series.
Have to say quickly I am enjoying a book called Crazy 08', a time period baseball book my son downloaded that is not a history lesson of 2008, but 1908 no less. A great walk throught the new century's first decade and all the changes that actually began during that year, withn the backdrop of a 3 team National League wire to wire pennant fight between the Pirates, Cubs and John McGraws Giants.
So far it is far from a baseball standard offering, and has capured the spirit of the times, the politics, the race riots, the workers struggles, and how all those elements were mirrored in baseball.
I will write reams on the loss of Sparky, or Captain Hook as he was called during his time as skipper of 2 time Series winner in Cincy. ( 75 and 76' ).
I look at the clock and that means it is time to sign off for now, back to the grind, but will back soon banging on the keyboard with off season speculations, and Free Agent news and notes,
Stay tuned !!
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