RED SOX, BRAVES, PHILLIES, AND YANKS ALL DONE…
Carl Crawford signing didn't work out as planned...
Well I’m back and better than ever. Where to begin…Let’s start with a recap of where we are in the baseball season and my end of season awards. All baseball conversation regarding the 2011 season will be centered around the collapse of the Boston Red Sox, as well as that of the Atlanta Braves. In Boston this Red Sox team was heralded as being better than the 1998 Yankees…Are you kidding me??? I know this Red Sox team had injuries, but the 1998 Yankees went 125-50. That is not a misprint, 125 wins and 50 losses. Not only was this not the 1998 Yankees they weren’t even a playoff team. How do you blow a 9 game lead in September, the biggest collapse in baseball history. So much for Adrian Gonzalez as MVP, his next big hit will be his first. Then he made up excuses as to why they lost. They were tired and had a lot of injuries. As if no other teams were tired or had injuries after a 162 game season. Jon Lester and Josh Beckett were terrible down the stretch, and on the last day of the season Jonathan Papelbon choked away a shot at a one game playoff. I guess he isn’t Mariano after all…The Braves were no better squandering an 8 1/2 game lead to the Cardinals. The Braves rookie closer, and probable Rookie of the Year, Craig Kimbrel couldn’t get the job done in the last game either. Hats off to the Rays and Cardinals for never giving up and playing some great baseball.
The playoffs got off to a great start, if you are not a fan of the Yankees or the Phillies. The Yankees lost in 5 games to the Tigers because A-Rod, Teixeira, and Swisher couldn’t hit when it mattered. Teixeira has been terrible at the plate in the playoffs since the Yankees got him. He needs to start producing in the big games. I don’t know why he gets a pass, but he is not getting one from me. The Phillies had the same problem as the Yankees in that they couldn’t hit, and lost to the Cardinals in 5 games. Chris Carpenter outdueled Roy Halladay 1-0 in a fantastic finish to the series. The Rangers now meet the Tigers, and the Cardinals will square off against the Brewers. It should be fun…
As far as the end of the year awards go, the American League MVP should be Curtis Granderson, with the Cy Young going to Justin Verlander, and the Rookie of the Year to Ivan Nova. The NL MVP should be Ryan Braun, with the Cy Young going to Clayton Kershaw, and the Rookie of the Year going to Craig Kimbrel. Well that’s all I got for now…I’ll be back soon…
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