Got done watching the White Sox beat the Angels to get to the World Series. A few random thoughts about that..
- I was really surprised that Vlad Guerrero was so ineffective in this series. Given how badly he destroys the Rangers, he batted worse than Phil Nevin did for us at the end of this season.
- I wonder how many times we’re going to hear about Shoeless Joe Jackson during the World Series.
- Anyone else find it ironic that the widow of a the former owner of the team the Sox beat presented Jerry Reinsdorf with the AL championship trophy?
- Lou Piniella looks like a wooden statue when he’s on TV in the booth.
- Surprising to me that in the three games the Sox played in Anaheim, they didn’t make one substitution from the starting nine players in each game. That was simply amazing.
- Former Rangers Carl Everett & Scott Podsednik go to the Fall classic with the White Sox.
- Surprised that Fransisco Rodriguez was that bad in the 8th and 9th innings.
- How many Angels conspiracy theory fans think the umpires cost them the series?
And yeah, I want Houston to go to the World Series, too. It’s looking good for them, up 3-1 with Andy Pettite on the mound for game five.