Why is that man smiling, do you ask?
Because it's October. That's why. The time of year when the leaves change, the air gets crisper, the Bigelow Tea a little warmer, and it's the time of year when The Mighty TEETS and his band of merry (read drunken) cohorts stomp and piss and kick and elbow drop the Halos until Mike Scoscia runs crying into Art Moreno's arms.
The Red Sox OWN the Angels in post season play; their most crushing defeat probably coming last season - after 100-plus win-season for Mike's Angels they were quickly thwarted back East. It was so ugly even their ace, John Lackey, threw the rest of his team under the bus. He claimed the better team didn't win, which means that John Lackey must really suck at March Madness - I can just imagine the guy pulling hair out of his head and shreiking "WHY?!" when Siena lost -
"They took it to 2 overtimes! They kept up!!" - Nothing of the fact that - A - they've never been there, or - more importantly - B - they didn't know how to win. Same thing applies to the Angels; they don't know how to win.
Yes - the Angels have surged since the untimely and horribly sad tale of Nick Adenhart's death, they've come together and rallied around a 'fallen soldier' and I'm sure many of them feel - whether it physically exists or not - a little extra push or drive from the loss of a teammate and friend. There is nothing to joke about in that statement - Nick Adenhart deserved a lot of things in his all too short life, the only thing he didn't deserve was to lose his life the way he did. Although the pouring beer and champagne on his memorial in the outfield did stir the pot a little bit.
Sure, they can run the gauntlet in the regular season. Their brand of baseball is pretty much unheard of compared to the 'line-'em-up-and-mash-'em-out' mentality that grips most of the American League. They're a small ball team, who just this year added some thump. (Many people, including myself, attribute this to one addition - Bobby Abreu - guy just drains pitchers) But the biggest problem to the Angels isn't on the baseball diamond, but in their collective consiousness. Only a handful of players remain from that winning 2002 Angels team, while many more on this club have nursed numerous post season wounds at the hands of the Red Sox.
This is not bragging - do not be fooled. As a life long Red Sox fan I'm comfortably numb to eating various types of cooked crow; whether it be grilled, fried, peppered, or glazed. Every 'real' Sox fan knows that winning always, always, ALWAYS must be difficult with this team.
But for some reason, the Angels? Eh, they're nothing we can't shake a stick at..
So October baseball is back - and I'm excited. As Bob Costas said to Al Michaels in what they both consider their worst 'acting roles' ever (BASEketball) "you're excited?! Feel these nipples!"
You know what else is back? Tim Roth on television. For those of you who can't fully grasp the awesomeness of Senor Roth please smack yourself in the head with a heavy object, head to a video store (after stitching, if neccessary) and buy yourself a copy of "Reservoir Dogs". You won't regret it, that's a mootastic guarantee. While you're at it, grab a copy of the first season of 'Lie to Me'. You will be pleasantly surprised.
Also - if you haven't watch it yet - and amazingly many still haven't - check out 'Sons of Anarchy' tonight on FX at 10PM. No, no one is paying me to plug the show (although cash and checks are acceptable, e-mail for address payable) but it's definitely the best show on TV right now. I've heard comparisons to the 'Sopranos' but to me it's more in the vein of 'The Shield' - bad people doing decent things, all under the taboo umbrella of biker gangs.
Plus - Peg Bundy still looks about as good as Ed O'Neil looks horrible.
I haven't written a blog in forever. Mainly because I don't have anything important/funny/worthwhile to write. I'll try to change that over the next few weeks for the seven (or eight) people who read this. Until next time.
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Resuming radio silence..
GO RED SOX!
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