Cabrera does the math
“If we win every single game for the rest of the season, we’re in the playoffs. Do the math.”
That’s Angels shortstop Orlando Cabrera’s master plan for getting his team into the post season. Win every game.
On the surface, it seems a little naive. Dig deeper and you’ll discover it’s just plain crazy. From the LA Times:
The Angels are 6 1/2 games behind Oakland with 10 games left, but seven of those games are against the Athletics, including a three-game series beginning Friday night in McAfee Coliseum.
A Magnificent Seven — a sweep of this weekend’s series and of a four-game series beginning Sept. 28 in Anaheim — and the Angels gain seven games on the A’s. Simple, right?
“It’s not going to be easy, because we have to beat them seven times, and if we don’t, we’re done,” Cabrera said. “Every time we go on the field, we have to think like this is the last game we’re going to play.”
Is Cabrera crazy? Crazy like a fox. It is highly unlikely that the Angels will sweep the A’s over seven games, or that the team will win it’s final 10 games. But then again, this is baseball. Miracles do happen. Back-to-back-to-back-to-back-to-back homerun miracles. Bloody sock miracles. Pinch-hit with a bad knee in the world series and hit a home run miracles.
September 21st, 2006 at 2:48 pm
Well, he *was* in Boston two years ago when the Sox won eight in a row in the postseason. Maybe he thinks lightning will strike him twice. Orlando “Magic” Cabrera!
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September 21st, 2006 at 6:03 pm
Philly coming back to tie for the wild card miracles…
…after trading their best player miracles…
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October 10th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
[...] 1. Orlando Cabrera thought his team could come back to make the playoffs. All the Angels needed to do was beat the A’s in all six games that the teams played against each other down the stretch. But it didn’t happen. [...]
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October 20th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
Figured I’d leave a comment and stick up for Carl, met the guy during one of his stints on the DL, he was working out in Tampa and going out at night ALOT…guy is hysterical, and down to earth, likes to drink, likes the lady’s. I really feel bad that he’s getting shit on for getting in a car accident and trying to pitch through it. I think next year will be his year and hopefully NY’ers will forgive and forget and hopefully I’ll see him out again during spring training.
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