When the World Series shifts to Colorado, the DH will dissappear and the Red Sox will be forced to sit either David Ortiz, Mike Lowell or Kevin Youkilis.
Sox skipper Terry Francona has indicated he’ll sit Youkilis, who has been the hottest hitter on the planet during the playoffs. He’ll play Papi at first
Me, I’d sit Papi. But I’m a wild man. If I was a team owner, I’d be a maverick. If I was a closer, Joe Buck would call me a “beauty”. I’m just that crazy.
Who would you sit?
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November 8, 2009 - 12:25 pm
Here we go again. Time for another edition of our semi-annual “What They Need” series, where we play GM for all 30 teams. As usual, we’ll be suggesting subtle tweaks for some squads, and major overhalls for others. There’s already movement going on in the Hot Stove front, so there’s no time to waste!
Here’s a [...]
September 3, 2009 - 11:20 am
The 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers had one of the greatest pitching staffs the game of baseball has ever known. At the height of the steroids era, in a season when 104 players would test positive for performance enhancing drugs, the Dodgers hurlers posted a 3.16 ERA, good enough for an insane 128 team ERA+, and [...]
August 31, 2009 - 11:19 am
Okay, so at a time when most people are debating whether or not the Washington Nationals can even break .500 next season, this is going to sound more than a little crazy, but I think the Nats have an outside chance at contending next season.
I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but I am saying [...]
June 29, 2009 - 9:30 pm
We here at Umpbump have done quite a few all-time teams. We’ve also cataloged quite a series of Hot Baseball Wives. In this post, I will attempt the acrobatic feat of bridging the twain. Yes, reader: The All-Hot Team.
For reasons of attention span, or specifically, the lack of it, I am focusing on current major [...]
October 15th, 2007 at 7:49 pm
Amen.
And very funny.
But please, let’s keep the MVP award away from the Mets. MVPs and no-hitters are anathema to us.
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