Ohh. . . But My Infield Defense

Talk to any former college athlete, skiing instructor, or pseudo-Olympic contender working corporate in a marketing department, and the story is always the same: “I would have been a monster. . . OH. . . but my knee.”

“Oh. . . but my herniated disc.”

“Oh. . . but my torn ACL after Bernard Pollard ended my season.”

And tonight, the Angels do it as a team. “Oh, but my squeeze play.” The only 100 win team in baseball goes home to play golf, and the Red Sox move on to play the extremely lethal Rays.

K-Rod can work on a new celebration dance, yelling at the sky and shaking his fist with a huge sense of empowerment.

And now that I’ve talked all the smack I’m allowed on here, I’d like to offer my congratulations to the Angels for an amazing season. Texeira and Guerrero made me pace in the bar every time they came to bat during this series. . . Figgins induced sweaty palms, and K-Rod, crazy dance or not, was just damn intimidating.

I’m glad the Sox don’t have to play the Angels any more this season. . . they made me mental.

Tags: ALDS, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Posted By: Brian on October 6th, 2008 : 9:17 pm
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Golfing Facts - Improve your game! » Blog Archive » Ohh. . . But My Infield Defense - October 7th, 2008 at 12:00 am

[...] brian placed an observative post today on Ohh. . . But My Infield DefenseHere’s a quick excerptThe only 100 win team in baseball goes home to play golf, and the Red Sox move on to play the extremely lethal Rays. K-Rod can work on a new celebration dance, yelling at the sky and shaking his fist with a huge sense of empowerment. … [...]
Jim - October 7th, 2008 at 5:30 am

Couldn’t have said it better Brian! C’mon guys, a sqeeze play? Didn’t you do that to manny last year? Now we get to stress over the Rays. At least rally monkey has been quarantined until next season.

In all seriousness, I would like to congratulate the Angels on a hard fought series. While I knew the Sox could pull it out, I was prepared for an uphill battle. What I was not prepared for was the drama of the 2 out innings and the battling right up to the end of the games.

All in all, I would like to say that this was a great series of baseball, and I, too, am glad we are done playing the Angels.
david - October 7th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

I can hear now. Ohh…we would have won it in 2008, but my labrum.