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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Thank you Bob Costas
Bob Costas seems like an all-round good guy. I grew up watching baseball in the 1980s, and Costas was one of the mainstays, along with Tony Kubek, and Joe Garagiola. I liked listening to them. He’s rarely a fool or a tool. (One exception was when he was being interviewed by Colbert, and Costas was trying to outwit Colbert, which is never a good sign, and ended up insulting Canada… hey, it happens.) And last night, he was a pleasure to listen to again.
Anyway, he went on and on about “the best in wearing a Washington uniform” when talking about the greatness of Walter Johnson and Stephen Strasburg. He realized he would have looked incredibly foolish had he said “the best pitcher in Washington Nationals franchise history since Pedro Martinez”. Washington Nationals fans don’t want to see Strasburg climb up the leaderboard to challenge Dennis Martinez and Steve Rogers. And Montreal Expos fans are not going to want to know that either.
For all you historians who honestly believe that Nationals/Expos leaderboards should be intermingled, try to discuss it verbally with a fan in Montreal or Washington, and let me know what kind of look you are getting.
Until then, R.I.P. Montreal Expos, and let your records be left untouched until another team graces Montreal. Then we can talk about the greatest pitcher wearing a Montreal uniform since Pedro Martinez.