THE BOOK--Playing The Percentages In Baseball

They stunk up the place?

You didn’t use the adjective ‘gritty’ once.

So sad.

They weren’t hungry. 
They didn’t want it as much as the other team. 
They didn’t execute. 
They didn’t have fire in their bellies.
They were too casual.
They lacked a spark.
They lacked moxie.
They lacked swagger.
They didn’t play enough small ball.
They didn’t play enough smart ball.
They were inexperienced.
They needed more veteran presence.
They didn’t know how to win.

And, of course:

They didn’t get the hits/outs when they needed them.

I look at these articles as a “recap” of some of the things that happened.  I certainly don’t look at them as some sort of justification to fill some “hole”.  I suppose if we give BP a hard time for some of their subtitles to their books, we can give the headline writers a good jab, too.

Then again, I sometimes use a sensationalistic headline to get people to read.  Look for a “Tango meets Alba, Beyonce, Scarlett, Keira, Hayek” headline soon.

Speaking of which, Scarlett has come into my laminated list, kicking Charlize out.

Those winning teams, they all came together.  It’s like they’re brothers.  They all gave 110% and everyone did his part.

This means that losing teams, they all came separately, and it was like a dysfunctional family reunion where you walk around and don’t talk about Aunt Cleo’s alcohol problem in front of one half of the family.  They all gave 90% (because the other 10% was apparently stolen by the other team) and everyone did someone else’s part.

I also love when athletes thank G-d for allowing them to win.  Why would G-d want one team to win and not the other, and why the heck (pardon the pun) would G-d be interested in baseball?  Then again, if there is a G-d, I assume he likes baseball A LOT better than football.  He probably likes boxing though.  At least the G-d in the Old Testament.