Easter Spectacular
I'll admit right off the bat: I have no clue what "Easter Spectacular" is supposed to mean or imply.
So, um, Albert Pujols isn't human, right? Yeah, I didn't think he was, just wanted to double check.
The Phillies beat the Rockies 1-0 at Coors today. You know, people say that Coors is a hitter's park, but this is already the second 1-0 game in the park's history, and it's only 12 years old. And they've had four 2-0 games there. So I'd say it's probably more of a neutral park.
At the very least, Jim Thome will have had as good a year in '06 as he did in '05. This trade could end up being a steal for the Sox.
Today's news reported that LAX air traffic control spotted a pig in the airspace of the flight path of a Delta jet from Boston. By the way, Ty Wigginton is among the league leaders in homers and RBI with 5 and 13, respectively.
Prediction: Chris Shelton will slow down at some point and will NOT hit over 100 homers this season. And Mike Maroth's ERA will rise above 1. But damn. I wouldn't go nuts on predictions for Maroth to have a breakout year just yet. A couple of strong starts can happen to any pitcher at any time; it just looks better when it comes at the start of the season. But he's only 28 and could be in position to put together a good season, even if "breakout" would be an overstatement. Of course, if he gets shelled next time out we're probably done talking about him.
So, um, Albert Pujols isn't human, right? Yeah, I didn't think he was, just wanted to double check.
The Phillies beat the Rockies 1-0 at Coors today. You know, people say that Coors is a hitter's park, but this is already the second 1-0 game in the park's history, and it's only 12 years old. And they've had four 2-0 games there. So I'd say it's probably more of a neutral park.
At the very least, Jim Thome will have had as good a year in '06 as he did in '05. This trade could end up being a steal for the Sox.
Today's news reported that LAX air traffic control spotted a pig in the airspace of the flight path of a Delta jet from Boston. By the way, Ty Wigginton is among the league leaders in homers and RBI with 5 and 13, respectively.
Prediction: Chris Shelton will slow down at some point and will NOT hit over 100 homers this season. And Mike Maroth's ERA will rise above 1. But damn. I wouldn't go nuts on predictions for Maroth to have a breakout year just yet. A couple of strong starts can happen to any pitcher at any time; it just looks better when it comes at the start of the season. But he's only 28 and could be in position to put together a good season, even if "breakout" would be an overstatement. Of course, if he gets shelled next time out we're probably done talking about him.
posted by Eric at 11:24 PM
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I believe you have developed a fascination for one Chris Shelton. Maybe he'll let you unwrap his Easter eggs someday. And thus we have explained the title of the post.
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