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...sure disposed of the Mariners pretty quickly. Most Seattle fans were seeing the writing on the wall by about the third inning Monday night—maybe even sooner, if you consider Lou Piniella’s pea-brained decision to start Aaron Sele (0-6 lifetime in the postseason) over Freddy Garcia in a must-win game at The Stadium. What was he thinking...
...that’s the funny thing. After watching Clemens fall flat on his face in his first two playoff starts—not to mention his entire postseason career—Clemens’ performance Sunday was viewed by most as a solid outing. By now, Yankees fans are fairly happy as long as Clemens doesn’t totally screw...
...Roger. In the history of sports, there might not be any other player who has ever been along for the ride more so than him. This postseason, like so many others before it, has revealed himself for what he truly is—a sidenote. The idea that he “carried” the Yankees at any point this season is laughable. So, too, is the thought that he might win a sixth Cy Young by virtue of a win-loss record that is more inflated than Don Zimmer...
Hate the way Scott Brosius—Scott Brosius—has won three championships with the Yankees while great ballplayers like Tony Gwynn have retired with none. Hate Mariano Rivera’s sub-1.00 postseason ERA. Hate The Curse. Hate Tim McCarver’s obvious broadcasting bias. Hate how the sportscasters fawn over what class acts the Yankees are—as if Seattle’s John Olerud and Edgar Martinez ran around strangling cats in their spare time...
...Miguel Bautista pitches like he did against St. Louis in Game 3 (6 IP, 2 ER, 3 H), will the Braves win one of the first three games against the Diamondbacks? Discuss the likelihood of Randy Johnson turning around his awful postseason career (2-7, with seven losses in a row) against a surging—but bad—Braves team...