Comments on: What it is

By: Bama Yankee

Bama Yankee — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:46:32 +0000

[41] That’s the first thing I thought of as well. The jinx is alive and well. Oklahoma State, Oregon, Ole Miss and Penn State were all featured on regional College Football preview issues this year…and all four have already lost.

However, if anyone could beat the SI Jinx…it would be Mo.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:43:45 +0000

[41] I said in an earlier thread:
If it’s Mo vs. the Jinx, I know who my money’s on.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:31:20 +0000

[43] I wasn’t even paying attention to the numbers, but cool!

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:16:50 +0000

[40] right, how could I forget the book? Bought it, and started reading the week it came out. Shelved it for this offseason. (would be a fun read after the Yanks defeated the Dodgers wouldn;t it?)

[41] right, how could I forget the jinx?! Eek!

[42] you just wanted to be #42, didn’t you? but good point about the SI photography. Absolutely top notch.

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:52:55 +0000

Gotta hand it to SI – even in this world of instant news and media saturation, they can still put out a great feature story – and take some killer photos too! I’m definitely picking up that issue…

By: rbj

rbj — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:21:26 +0000

Aaauugghhhh! Isn’t anyone else upset/worried about the SI jinx, with Mo on the cover going into the playoffs!!!!

Now I need to find my lucky rabbit’s foot and look for a four leaf clover.

I turned the game off after the eight. Just too tired to watch the ninth, though if I had known Farnsworth was coming in, I might have propped my eyelids up with toothpicks.

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:19:26 +0000

╠36╣╠37╣ Oh you guys and your fancy brackets . . .

[38] The A-Rod article you mention, and that book he co-authored that received some attention earlier this year, leave me wary of Verducci, too. That said, he is an excellent writer, and so I’m going to pony up the $3 (or whatever a single issue of SI costs these days) to read the article and have that cover, because that is pretty sweet looking. I just wish it didn’t have any words beyond “Sports Illustrated” and the date on it.

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:03:56 +0000

oh, forgot to turn rant off.

comeback victories, and pies….
ahh, that’s better.

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:02:27 +0000

Verducci does a very good job of breaking down Mo’s mechanics, and astutely nails down his consistent, and meticulous assassin-on-a mission psyche. That makes it a compelling read even for those of us who’ve been marveling at Mo for years. But I gotta say, I don’t like seeing Mo on the cover of SI. Trying to put my finger on why… but look, he’s OURS, not some idol of the moment to be hyped for mass consumption. To me, Mo’s story that does not need to be told, nor sold across America at this point. He doesn’t need to be on the cover of SI any more than he needs to pitch 3 innings tonight against the Royals. His story is OURS – not something some schmo from West Bumphuck, Wherever should happen to read (yawn) in the waiting room of his doctor’s office. I don’t begrudge SI for trying to sell magazines (though I doubt Mo’s mug will attract buyers in many Yankee loathing markets), but to me, this profile smacks of pandering. Thanks mostly to his sneak attack on ARod a couple years ago (The Lonliest Yankee) I sometimes get the feeling that Verducci is sneering at me as a Yankee fan. My distrust of him grows when he needles with bits like that stomach churning quote from Papelbon. Yuck.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:07:43 +0000

凸36凸 With young pitchers? Lester has thrown a lot of innings the last two years..and while Laptop has looked great recently, is he ready for the playoffs?
Taking a look at the staffs for all the playoff teams..Cardinals are impressive, and Chris Carpenter is probably the best pitcher in the post-season..

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:28:47 +0000

⁂34⁂ It’s tricky though, because at some point the law of averages kicks in.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:09:01 +0000

Pitcher’s fielding on both sides let up 1/2 the runs scored.
Knobby is also in a divorce, which 75% of the time, leaves one spouse wanting to kill the other. Anyone who has been there knows it can be brutal. Divorce… depression… alcohol….. could have been a lot worse.

Both Beckett and Lester look like they might be OK for the PS, but one never knows, They need both guys to get anywhere.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:29:24 +0000

栄３３栄　Well, that is indeed true..but if those pitchers themselves have NOT been in a groove recently (and Beckett has certainly not been…) well, I think the Angels have a really good shot to win their series…and that worries me, because they will be tough in the ALCS…I really think we would beat Boston in 5…

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:22:24 +0000

❛32❜ Momentum is tomorrow’s starting pitcher, that’s what I say! And with that…

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:05:58 +0000

そ３１そ　Your Arial brackets are no match for my squiggly-alphabet boundaries!

I don’t want to start a whole Momentum debate again but..Boston has really stunk it up the last 10 days..are they going to enter the playoffs against the Angels and be able to just turn it on? Or am I using baskeball terminology here..still unsure whether momentum matters in baseball…

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:54:03 +0000

〖30〗Oh yeah, well take that!

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:35:59 +0000

「29」　Yes, my desire for praise extends to searching for a funkier bracket style!
I’m saving the Mo article for this weekend..

The Tampa series should be a bit of a snoozer..unless Shelly Duncan hits 4 home runs in a game or something like that happens..

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:29:35 +0000

[28] Oooohhhhh….perdy…

By: Bobtaco

Bobtaco — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:58:39 +0000

[25] Those are fancy Japanese brackets

By: Eddie Lee Whitson KO

Eddie Lee Whitson KO — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:55:52 +0000

…I always forget the 3rd point. Loved the heads-up play by Hairston Jr, leting the popup drop and getting Anderson on the DP. Here endeth the lesson….