My kids think I'm weird. Shame somebody had to lose that ALDS Game 5 finale last Monday night between the Injuns and the BoSox. But Tribe skipper Mike Hargrove rolled the dice when he twice walked AL hit king Nomar Garciaparra to pitch to Troy O'Leary who jacked a bomb each time for a total of 7 runs. Meanwhile, Pedro Martinez pitched six innings of no-hit relief and the Featherheads were silenced until spring. Grover got canned later in the week despite five AL Central titles and two AL pennants.
Next time insist on better pitchers, big guy.
Saw where Orioles slugger Albert Belle mouthed off after skipper Ray Miller got the expected bullet in the neck. Belle said the team lost respect for their manager and that some of the players quit on him. But Albert said he had nothing bad to say about his former boss because Miller wrote his name in the lineup card every day. Albert better when he wasn't speaking to the media. After leaving about 6,000 yawning empty seats in each of the first two games at The Ted, Braves fans are taking heat for their apparent apathy towards their successful nine.