Well, the Royals lost their last game at home, but tonight, over 28,000 showed up at the game. This is for a team that, while full of young talent, is 20 games under .500. I am very proud of the city supporting the team this way. I wonder how many will show up at Tampa Bay this weekend? And the Florida Marlins won't get half that many, and both teams have better records than the Royals.
Is the Big 12 still together? It feels as if the league is on its last legs, but I still wonder 2 or 3 things- Can Oklahoma get Texas to be a co-equal instead of the big honcho of the Big 12? If not, will the money they make offset the money they'll spend in travel? Colorado may find out that a million or 2 doesn't come close to the travel cost to Washington state a few times of year.
On that note, if only 1 of the conferences, the Big East or the Big 12, disbands, may money is on the Big East. The reason again is travel and the cost. There is no team in the Big East that has a longer travel flight to school if they go the ACC, SEC, or BIG 10 than they do now. Think OU or Oklahoma State really wants to travel to Seattle, Spokane and Portland 20 times a year or more? Remember, it isn't just football, but both men's and women's teams in basketball, volleyball, and a dozen other sports.
The Red Sox may make the playoffs, but if they play the Tigers in the 1st round. they're toast, and even if they play Texas, it doesn't look good. The Tigers have great pitching, and good hitting, while the Rangers have better pitching and just as good a hitting team as the Red Sox.
Buster Olney. ESPN baseball reporter, has Hellickson winning the AL Rookie of the Year (ROY). While he's had a good year, his record is only 13 wins and 10 losses. I'm sorry, but Eric Hosmer, after a 1-4 night, is still batting .299, with 18 homers and 75 RBIs, and has played gold-glove defense. While the homers and RBIs are really only very good, remember he didn't play the first month. Give him another 3 or 4 homers and 15 to 20 RBIs for playing in the first month, and this is a slam-dunk. But on the other hand, I think our last ROY was Angel Berroa. Remember him? Hell, heard of him? It may not be the worst thing not to be ROY for Hosmer.
And finally, the Chargers are 14 and 1/2 point favorites against the Chiefs this weekend. If you live around Kansas City, or follow the Royals and Chiefs, are you sure you're ready for baseball to end?
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