Comments on: The Right Guy for This?

By: kenboyer made me cry

kenboyer made me cry — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:38:58 +0000

Just getting to this wrap-up; inspired and inspiring.

By: GaryfromChevyChase

GaryfromChevyChase — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 15:12:41 +0000

Brilliant writing Jon. Thanks. Can Nick Nolte play Hughes in the movie, or is he too old? Or maybe just magically make him 30 years younger.

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:47:39 +0000

[7] I am actually almost sort of looking forward to Joba’s next appearance now, just to see how you weave it into the story!

[0] “Nobody should really care about that” – I don’t, because Mo didn’t care. One more save, one less save, Mo is still Mo.

That said, it highlights the problem of the “official scorer”, who is usually a local sportswriter or the like. For all the crap we hear elsewhere from the writers’ establishment about the “sanctity of statistics” in light of PEDs, somehow this wrinkle is never brought up. Imagine that.

I think the scorer’s move was hometown bush league horseshit. He didn’t give Mo the save because then Mo would have been leading the league in saves, instead of being tied with Baltimore’s own Jim Johnson. Now maybe we can’t prove that, but just it being a possibility is enough to bother me.

By: Jon DeRosa

Jon DeRosa — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:27:42 +0000

Thanks everybody. Even though it’s ending poorly for Phil, they still need him. That’s kind of a weird thing and I hope he pulls it off for all our sakes.

Imagine what we could have done if Joba got in the game though. Hughes may be in the records room but Joba’s been targeted by internal affairs.

By: Alex Belth

Alex Belth — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:17:16 +0000

Inspired write up.

By: rbj

rbj — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:53:45 +0000

Nice wrap up. Had to go to bed before the ending. Turned it off after that three run homer, figured it was a lost cause.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:18:04 +0000

Jon, for me this rivals your what if Reggie signed with the Mets bizarro universe piece. I mean truly amazing. I had to read it twice to convince myself you’d not just lifted it from some novel and changed the names. That line about the mug, excellent. Just a total pleasure to read – Hammet, Fitsgerald (Pat Hobby stories), Robert Parker, would all be proud.

By: Ara Just Fair

Ara Just Fair — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:13:44 +0000

Indeed. This recap went quite well with my coffee. Even it didn’t have Bailey’s or donut chunks in it.

By: Boatzilla

Boatzilla — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:51:57 +0000

That was a joy to read. Got me through my bus ride. Thanks Jon.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:14:34 +0000

Awesome, Jon. I think I heard Harlem Nocturne as Mo walked past Phil's desk.