Odds and Sods

The Odds and Sods For 26 October 2007

Bob Ryan said on PTI that the loser of Game 2 would score 7 runs. Not quite. The Red Sox held on to a 2-1 lead, thanks to a masterful performance by Schilling, Okajima, and Papelbon. The Sox head to Colorado with a commanding 2-0 lead, Beckett pitching in Game 5, and a potential Game 6 and Game 7 at Fenway Park. Woody Paige converts from wide-eyed optimist to the Denver Shaughnessy in two days. Jackie MacMullan credits Okajima with the win. Bob Ryan can’t get enough of Youk.

Just because everyone outside of New England can’t get enough of the Red Sox, Michael Silverman reports in the Herald that Theo Epstein expects to keep Mike Lowell in a Sox’ uniform. Scott Boras just soiled himself.

Selena Roberts already feels confident enough to refer to Hal and Hank Steinbrenner as “pinstriped nesting dolls of incompetence,” despite the fact that the Yankees have yet to play a game under their tenure.

Eric Wynalda is drawing the ire of the blogosphere. The camera panned over the Section 8 supporters group who were lighting flares giving off a fire like glow. Wynalda commented flippantly that it looked like California.

Who cares? Honestly. Who is this offending? Southern California residents? Wynalda is from Los Angeles, went to San Diego St., and currently resides in Los Angeles. Bring out the censure for something legitimately horrendous, such as Indians fans wearing red-face. Or how about the United States running illicit torture dens throughout the world that put us arguably on the same moral footing as Apartheid-era South Africa? It was a flippant comment and not a particularly bad one, get over it.

Now. Some Premier League managerial news. Juande Ramos looks to be the guy who will replace Martin Jol at White Hart Lane. Bolton have hired Gary Megson as their new manager, Leicester City fans rejoice! Rafa the Gaffer will also reportedly have to win the Premier League title to justify the 40m GBP summer spending spree, says the man who spent $252 million on Alex Rodriguez and $60 million on Kevin Millwood.