Watching the Yankees die a thousand deaths this year has all the delicious splendor of that day and year and decade when the Montreal Canadians watched Patrick Roy let in nine goals, tell the owner, GM and coach behind the bench that he was never playing for the loser club again and get traded to Colorado where he went on to confirm himself as the greatest goalie of all time. Of Roger's outing last night against the lowly Orioles, the NYT's story this morning begins:
It feels like falling off a cliff, Joe Torre said Wednesday night after another loss, and the metaphor is appropriate. The Yankees had reached a high point before this trip, but suddenly they are plunging to depths never experienced in Torre's 12 years as manager.Nice to see that it was eastern Ontarian Erik Bedard for Baltimore who shut down the opposition. Clemens, on the other hand, is now 1-3 with a 5.42 E.R.A. in his four starts.
Why do I care? Is it always good to relish the failures of the great? Wouldn't the world be a better place of Clemens wages originally estimated at around a million bucks a win (now estimated at five) had gone to a worthy cause...like minor league player development? Is there any hope for my prayers to be answered and the final AL East standings ending up Boston, Baltimore, Tampa, Toronto, New York?
Comments
gary - June 28, 2007 10:47 am
Think of all the guys in Kansas City or Milwaukee and such little cities who would love a tiny little slice of that 28 million. I would love a tiny little slice of that 28 millions.
This Clemens deal is the sign of a sport gone wrong, losing its fans, a bloated empire using 1000 dollar bills to light fat cigars. Ridiculous.
I have come to enjoy the bush leagues: the tiny little park with the excited little city or town fans, and the young players fighting for a chance and enjoying the game. No BS.
Chris Taylor - June 28, 2007 11:56 am
This morning the sportscaster on 680 News observed that for $28 million dollars, Clemens had "improved" to the point where he was posting an ERA on par with Josh Towers. =)