Baseball Blogging

I haven't written much about baseball because there's such an overload of baseball-related material online that I can't imagine that I have much to add, but I went to the first 2 LCS games and so I guess I'll give it a try.

Here are a few postseason observations:

I don't care how much people boo him and I'm certainly not rooting for him at this time, but I enjoy watching Manny Ramirez hit more than anyone else in baseball.

The Phillies have gone this far with zippo from Howard, and if that doesn't show you they're a TEAM, then nothing will.

The most important play in the NLCS game 1 was Victorino busting it down the line to force the hurried throw from Furcal. The previous inning, we were talking about how dominant Lowe was, and then he just suddenly lost it. Baseball's odd in that it's the only sport where the defense has the ball, and if the guy taking care of the ball falters, the entire game changes in a heartbeat.

During game 1, the Phanatic smashed a Dodger helmet with dreadlocks hanging off the back. When asked about it, the guy who plays the Phanatic said, "I had some dreadlocks in my office and..." Anybody else out there able to make that statement?

I'm always grateful to get through a game and not see some now word that really starts with 'f' started with 'ph.'

People actually take a rooting interest in the cartoon train race they sometimes show during pitching changes.

They did "Guess the Attendance" at game 2 and the choices ranged from 45,200 to 45,800. They must have thought there was too much skill involved when they spread them out a bit more. "Naw, there couldn't possible be more than 45,600 people here!" BTW, crowds are slightly smaller than during the regular season because they've made one whole section into an extra press box.

And finally, if you missed the Red Sox-Rays Game 2, you missed something special And did you know they have a big tank out beyond centerfield with actual rays in it?