Exciting Day for the Glass Man
I hate to do it, but I'm gonna have to short change you all a bit here. See, the Glass Man received some exiciting news today. Staring down a July 31 termination date in my current job, I got word early this afternoon that I had been offered a new job at my company.
Needless to say, the last couple hours have been filled with talking with my current coworkers about the new job, giving family members the good news, that kind of thing.
So I'm a little giddy at the moment. Relieved that I won't be out on my ass come August 1. Excited about the new position. Somewhat wistful for leaving my current job and coworkers behind. That kind of thing.
One thing I haven't thought much about the past few hours is the Mets. I know, I know, blasphemy. I promise you it's a one time thing. By this point I'm falling behind in my work so I can't really go on and on abuot the Mets as per my usual wont, but here are some quick thoughts:
1. Carlos Delgado... when is "not a slump, just not not a slump" just a plain old months long slump? And do I even want to know... when is a plain old months long slump a sign of the long kiss goodnight that is late career decline?
For the record, I don't think Delgado is done; nobody just falls off a cliff in their late career years, but something's clearly up here. Injury, confidence, something... do we ever worry that age is a factor?
(That's what Delgado looks like when he makes good contact!)
2. It's probably not possible to forget it, but two of the Yanks' last three games have really underscored the old saying that baseball is a game of inches. On Sunday the Yankees parlayed a piece of crap single in to 4 runs -- if Damon's bloop is 10 inches deeper, maybe Shawn Green catches that ball.
Today Yankee fans are complaining that Coco Crisp was called safe on a bang-bang play as he attempted to steal second base. A couple inches less and Crisp is clearly out at second. Game of inches. It giveth and it taketh away.
3. It'd be nice to win a series against the Braves, wouldn't you say? We've got All-or-Nothing Ollie going tonight; he's been more all than nothing his past two starts, and he's dominated the Braves this season. Let's hope he has it tonight.
As for now, gotta get back to work.
- A.F.O.M.G.
(Image courtesy of usatoday.com)
Needless to say, the last couple hours have been filled with talking with my current coworkers about the new job, giving family members the good news, that kind of thing.
So I'm a little giddy at the moment. Relieved that I won't be out on my ass come August 1. Excited about the new position. Somewhat wistful for leaving my current job and coworkers behind. That kind of thing.
One thing I haven't thought much about the past few hours is the Mets. I know, I know, blasphemy. I promise you it's a one time thing. By this point I'm falling behind in my work so I can't really go on and on abuot the Mets as per my usual wont, but here are some quick thoughts:
1. Carlos Delgado... when is "not a slump, just not not a slump" just a plain old months long slump? And do I even want to know... when is a plain old months long slump a sign of the long kiss goodnight that is late career decline?
For the record, I don't think Delgado is done; nobody just falls off a cliff in their late career years, but something's clearly up here. Injury, confidence, something... do we ever worry that age is a factor?
(That's what Delgado looks like when he makes good contact!)2. It's probably not possible to forget it, but two of the Yanks' last three games have really underscored the old saying that baseball is a game of inches. On Sunday the Yankees parlayed a piece of crap single in to 4 runs -- if Damon's bloop is 10 inches deeper, maybe Shawn Green catches that ball.
Today Yankee fans are complaining that Coco Crisp was called safe on a bang-bang play as he attempted to steal second base. A couple inches less and Crisp is clearly out at second. Game of inches. It giveth and it taketh away.
3. It'd be nice to win a series against the Braves, wouldn't you say? We've got All-or-Nothing Ollie going tonight; he's been more all than nothing his past two starts, and he's dominated the Braves this season. Let's hope he has it tonight.
As for now, gotta get back to work.
- A.F.O.M.G.
(Image courtesy of usatoday.com)
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