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Na, Na, Na, Na,
Hey, Hey, Good-bye

Mmaannnnn, those Dodgers. Agony, I tell you, just total agony.

The headline above wasn't intended to refer to them, but I certainly wasn't going to rip up an entirely good piece. The Dodgers have caused enough grief already. And what the hell, if the shoe fits.

Is Dan Evans a boob or what? The instant I heard the about the Yankees getting Aaron Boone, the very second I heard the news, I knew, I KNEW Robin Ventura was headed to Los Angeles. I didn't need to wait for the report. And I'm no sage, believe me.

It's just so typical, so predictable of Dan Evans. Tyler Houston, this year's model.

You'd think Evans would want to go out in a blaze of glory, what with his Dodger career so close to an end, and with this being his final months as a major league general manager. I suppose for him, this is a blaze of glory. Wow...

OK now, here's the original Off Base column, as it was before the trading dealine. "Na, na, na, na, blah, blah, blah, blah, hey, hey" refers to another g.m. Enjoy...

Jim Bowden, we hardly knew ya. Didn't care to particularly, but just the same, adios pal. Don't let the door kick you on the way out.

It's an achievement to be the single most universally disliked person in baseball, so way to go Jimbo.

Being the biggest bleep in Cincinnati is an accomplishment in its own right, what with Marge and Pete and Ray Knight and to a lesser extent, Griffeys Junior and Senior. Either way, Bowden's the champion. It's the only way he was gonna get a ring.

Quick thinking by Reds' ownership too, because you just know Bowden had another $20 million good to go to keep Barry Larkin in town another couple years, and God knows how much for Hal Morris, uh, Sean Casey. Now Mario Soto will have to look elsewhere, Los Angeles perhaps...

By the way, the new so-called Great American Ball Park isn't much to look at, and is the least interesting of all the new yards, a perfect replacement for Riverfront. All it needs is the turquoise turf and some sharp gray dirt…

With the San Francisco Giants thoroughly not missing Dusty Baker, and with the Chicago Cubs still very much the Chicago Cubs, can we finally feed Baker a little humble pie now, please? He's not all that, OK, he's just not. Baker is just another manager with no rings, and none coming any time soon…

We're standing by our prediction. Just when you think the Red Sox will finally beat the Yankees, they'll fade and miss the Wild Card too. All it'll take is a Garciaparra and/or Pedro disabling and some customary bad luck and it's a fait accompli. The Oakland/Seattle loser is the extra club. Count on it…

Rickey Henderson, difference maker…

One football note. Rick Neuheisel really needs to go away. Far, far away...

When I was a kid, I thought Al Kaline was responsible for the Alkaline battery. Guys had to work during the off season in those days you know, and I thought maybe making batteries was Kaline's gig...

Remember, glove conquers all....


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