Mansfield Fox

Law student. Yankees fan. Massive fraggle. Just living the American dream.

Sunday, October 17, 2004

Break Out the Brooms

I'll be doing a little bit of live-blogging during the Yankees-Sox game tonight.

Pre-game thoughts:

1. Johnny Damon cut his hair (a little) and trimmed his beard, presumably in an attempt to get out of his slump. (He was 0-8 in the first two games.) The result? He went 1-5, with an RBI and a run, and the Sox got hammered 19-8. So much for superstition.

2. Announcer Joe Buck is wearing at least two, and possibly as many as four, rubber bands on his right wrist. One is the Lance Armstrong one. Another's bright orange. Can we put an end to this trend now, before it's too late? No, I will not wear your wrist-band to fight irritable bowel syndrome. Leave me alone.

3. The Sports Guy is right, as per usual. (Scroll down to 7:06) Al Leiter is a really good announcer. He has a real post-career career there for him. His comments are insightful, and he doesn't sound like he's got a list of the 20 things he wants to get in that he's fighting to get in.

4. Hideki Matsui is a monster. An absolute filthy MONSTER. FEAR HIM.