tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post6260749148927034151..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Zen Dayley: Making sense of the Series sacrilegesagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-12534805119090136392008-10-30T19:04:00.000-04:002008-10-30T19:04:00.000-04:00My one hypothetical scenario that I believe I did ...My one hypothetical scenario that I believe I did post in September though I'm too lazy to get searching for it ... group all the teams by the <I>Forbes</I> MLB valuation. <BR/><BR/>My other was to drop down to 2 divisions in each league with 2 wild-cards .... that would be more equitable.<BR/><BR/>Eighty-four wins is a third place team in most divisions, but the Dodgers got to play for a spot in the Series. A full season of Manny probably would have got them up to 88-89 wins, but still, it's a full season.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-68926499876124347622008-10-30T18:21:00.000-04:002008-10-30T18:21:00.000-04:00I could not resist. On the bright side, you are ge...I could not resist. On the bright side, you are getting mucho play around O-Town with your A.Y. story. Team 1200, my school, etc. Good work. <BR/><BR/>As a Dodger fan, I appreciate the compliment of the intensity of the league series. Sadly, that was mostly Manny and Stairsy up north. <BR/><BR/>It's true in nearly all sports---March Madness, the World Cup, the NFL/NBA...the hype and pressure to perform makes those games mostly a let-down and the odd good one overly revered. Maybe that's why Zidane...<BR/><BR/>I'm still waiting for your off-season "what if the Jays were in the NL West?" or "should there be re-alignment?" post. B-More and T.Dot bird posses unite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-87962136013475889942008-10-30T17:41:00.000-04:002008-10-30T17:41:00.000-04:00Today's not the day for teasing, Mikey -- I'm not ...Today's not the day for teasing, Mikey -- I'm not in the mood.<BR/><BR/>The Phillies proved they were better than the Rays, over a particular run of games. That proves nothing about AL vs. NL, though.<BR/><BR/>All I said was that in terms of teams who have a history with each other and the drama, import, all that, the ALCS and NLCS can often be more riveting than Series.<BR/><BR/>The AFC and NFC championship games are often better than the Super Bowl ... you can say that and not take anything away from the team that wins the Super Bowl.<BR/><BR/>That wasn't meant to take anything away from the Phillies. They would contend in any division in the AL, just as the Jays would contend in any NL division.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-89714997529250989342008-10-30T17:18:00.000-04:002008-10-30T17:18:00.000-04:00Oh Mr Sager. I was expecting an apology to the Nat...Oh Mr Sager. I was expecting an apology to the National League for all of your previous blog bashing, but instead you just suggest that the ALCS should be the real World Series and that there should have been a lame-o parade around St. Pete, a town that wasn't even filling seats until late September. And the nerve after Brad Lidge already spotted you home field advantage.<BR/><BR/>The Phillies were by far the superior team. Pity the second worst commish in pro-sports and the weather had to spoil it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com