Testudo Says, “Fear Me!”

#22 in the AP Top 25 poll
#23 in the USA Today poll
#23 in the ESPNU Allstate Standings
and #25 in the BCS standings.

Just one more reason BCS is stupid.

Testudo is a force to be reckoned with. Fear the Turtle. And their quarterback is named Chris Turner. I have been trying to find a Turner jersey but can’t anywhere. Tell College Park to start cranking them off the assembly line!

I Love Baseball So Much

I will congratulate the Phillies for whipping the Dodgers around and out of the playoffs.

Good luck against the Tampa Bay Rays.

My prediction: The Rays will win 4-1, with Hamels getting the lone Phillies win.

Can One But Hope?

My hope for the end of the Dodgers vs. Phillies series:

Déjà vu would be sweet this time of year.

Dodger Blue is Figurative, Cubbie’s Blues are Literal

I am a big small ball fan.  I enjoy the National League more because there is more strategy, more bunting, and more close games.

But every once in a while I like to see my Dodgers shell another team.

My bobble head doll is shaking his head in agreement…

Dodgers, give me 2-0 as a birthday present!

Manny Ramirez: Make My Hopes Come True!

I have always been a Dodgers fan, and each year I hope that they make the playoffs. I feel I am a nuanced and educated baseball fan, and that one must respect the game enough to realize that being in contention and trying to make the playoffs is all you can expect out of a baseball team, and that most every team in baseball will come up short of the playoffs, unlike in the NFL, NHL, or NBA when a far higher percentage of teams make the playoffs (12 of 32 teams in the NFL: 37.5% of teams; 16 of 30 teams in the NHL: 53.3%; 16 of 30 teams in the NBA: 53.3%). The percentage of teams that make the playoffs in Major League Baseball is only 26.7%. Basically, for every one team that makes the playoff three go home unhappy. And before expansion and the advent of the wild-card team, the percentage used to be 16.7% of teams (4 of 24). I conclude my statistical digression.

Now that Manny Ramirez has been traded to the Dodgers, I am hoping for a World Series birth. Or, given that the Dodgers have only won a single playoff game since 1988, just win the Division Series and play well in the League Championship Series. But still, it’s hard for me not to wonder at this point if the team has a legitimate shot at the World Series now if the players that are on the Disabled List can come back in September and play well. One can hope.