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Archive for September 7, 2008
Much Could Be Decided
Sep 7th
While much of the country turns its attention to this first Sunday of the pro football season, I turn my attention to Flushing Meadows, NY. For today, the Mets and Phillies have a day-night doubleheader and I will be at the nightcap. It should’nt have been this way. The second game was originally a day game moved to accomodate ESPN. And as much as I might gripe about an 8:05 start (on a Sunday?!?!?!?), karma appeared to be on the schduler’s side as yesterday’s game was rained out and suddenly the afternoon was available for a makeup.
The Phillies had taken the opener of the three game set on Friday night to move within two games of the division lead. Recent history suggests the Mets will take the next two. Recent history (or possibly just my perception of it) also suggests that the Mets don’t do well in doubleheaders. Something has to give.
Start of the Defense
Sep 7th
The start of the football season had threatened to take me by surprise. Between the Carlos Delgado revival show, the trip to Pittsburgh for both matters of family and baseball, and just the general mayhem that is summer time, I was mildly surprised to note that last Thursday was going to be opening night.
It’s not that I had been ignoring my Giants. I had kept abreast of the latest news, whether it be the draft, Michael Strahan’s retirement, Osi’s season-ending injury, Strahan’s possible return…..oh…..and the trade of Jeremy Shockey. It’s just that my Mets had made this a much more interesting baseball season than I could’ve hoped for after the blase` first half.
Still, with the Mets having an off day ahead of the showdown with the hated Phillies (yes, they’ve reached that status), and having come off a great stretch of baseball, I was able to turn my attention to Opening Night.