An Intriguing Day
But today is one of the most intriguing days in my recent baseball memory.
Not because Trevor Hoffman's 500th save all but assures me my $5,000 bet that I made with Kenny from Camp a few years back regarding whether Hoffman would make the Hall of Fame.
Nope. Today, for the first time, we will get to watch live coverage of the first round of the MLB player draft.
In my opinion, baseball has one true flaw. That is, 9 times out of 10, especially with guys not on your team, no one has ever heard of the young kids being called up to play in the big leagues.
I'd imagine that the average Mets fan knows of the Phil Humbers and the Mike Pelfreys. They probably also know about the Phil Hughes' playing across town.
But does anyone know who is making noise in Kansas City? How bout in Arizona, where let's just say, since Sip came on board, the team cannot lose.
It's not our fault. College Baseball isn't big like College Football or College Basketball. I watch the College World Series and I enjoy it. But I don't know a single thing about Rick Porcello of Seton Hall Prep (Projected to go #2 by Baseball Prospectus). How in god's name would I?
Well today this flaw will be slightly corrected, which for Sip, is a start.
Set your tivo's or ditch work or better still work for a baseball team. Because today at 2 p.m. we learn about the top players being selected into the big leagues. And we can finally take opinions off of ESPN that might mean something to us. It won't be some annoying sportscaster yelling as loud as they can or speaking in cliches, because they know the audience doesn't want that.
Today, we the baseball fan gets a slight education.
I'm excited.
Oh yeah. Tonight, we have an NBA Finals that I am actually excited to watch. Haven't said that in a while.
Tonight we see what LeBron can do. It's so intriguing. He is so far ahead of Michael Jordan and he really has the potential to be so much more. He has 2 more inches and 15 more pounds. He is a better athlete and a ball handler.
Jordan became a dominant player about 5 years into his career when he developed an unstoppable post-game. He became the perfect scorer for Tex Winters' Triple-Post Offense (Triangle Offense) and the Bulls became unstoppable.
The NBA is a one-on-one game and Lebron can become the greatest one-on-one player of all time. Wait till he is 25 and he develops his offensive game. He will become an impossible guard.
But tonight, we will get our first glimpse at what happens when a one man show (the rest of the Cavs could be Knicks) takes on a perfectly efficient NBA club.
It might not be LeBron's time. I'm not going to pick a winner. No fun to pick the Spurs and too easy to pick the Cavs. But at +500 at least there is some value to make a play on the Cavs and have a little fun.
Vaya con dios,
Sip
(Pics courtesy of MLB.com, art.com)
posted by Sippy Momo at 1:12 PM
1 Comments:
"Work for a baseball team"
haha, I wish. Instead I'm groping around looking for a software development job. Maybe if i'm lucky I'll find a company that has season tickets.
I watched bits and pieces of the draft, and it was actually pretty intriguing. I read through the Mets draft picks, mostly pitchers, and was interested. But I don't remember who they are much, and I certainly don't remember who was picked 21st and what team he went too. Especially since he'll probably be traded if/before he makes the majors.
the difference with Football and Basketball isn't that some people watch them in college, it's that these guys getting drafted make the team immediately. College often is the minor leagues(and they get paid less too!) for them.
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