curses be damned

so, we backed into a championship. yesterday was kind of like being the runner up in an election, only to have the actual winner be exposed as a drug addict on election night, and thus you win by default.

thanks to anonymous, who (for the benefit of those who don't read the comments) wrote regarding my last post:

Did you seriously post this before another seven game losing streak?You should erase this blog for the good of your team and your city.It's funny.I like to read it.But start over.And burn some sage or something.

no, i think i posted it after the first game of the streak, to be honest, but in reality, i don't believe in such things. i haven't been posting much not because of the "curse" of rabid redbird, but rather because i haven't wanted to badmouth our team through some of the ugliest stretches of baseball i have ever had the displeasure to follow. in the last few weeks, i turned off more games than i care to admit.

regarding yesterday's start. why reyes? i would have just called it a bullpen start and sent narveson out there again against that lefty heavy lineup. then again, i'm not a major league manager, so, what happened happened. i do think that anthony may have pitched himself out of a playoff roster spot, and frankly, so much the better. i would rather him not get rocked by a superior team in the post-season, damaging his confidence or (far worse) his arm by trying to overthrow.

the three homers in the ninth tell me not to expect too much in the playoffs (not that i was, anyway). once the pressure was off, our guys found it in them to knock the shit out of the ball. up until that point, they had been shut down by a good, but not great pitcher, despite having several great talents in the lineup.

wait, that gives me an idea. perhaps if we can convince them that they've already clinched the world series due to someone else's accomplishment, we can have us a party...