Comments on: Down to Cases http://seamheads.com/2009/10/26/down-to-cases/ Wed, 23 May 2012 23:56:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ted Leavengood http://seamheads.com/2009/10/26/down-to-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-14953 Ted Leavengood Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:28:25 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/10/26/down-to-cases/#comment-14953 Jeff, I am writing from Copenhagen and am eight hours behind. Having thought about it over night, it may be my preference for the Phillies, but I cannot see why something as silly as the All-Star Game trumps the home court advantage that I though accrued from their being defending champs. CBS Sports had the Phillies playing the first game at home and frankly I assumed they got home court. I don't know if the Chicago Bulls had to defend based on something other than bragging rights from the prior year. Best record from year to year? Maybe, but if the defending champs get to the finals, it seems like they have earned something more than a hand shake.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14953','Ted Leavengood'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14953','Ted Leavengood','Jeff, I am writing from Copenhagen and am eight hours behind. Having thought about it over night, it may be my preference for the Phillies, but I cannot see why something as silly as the All-Star Game trumps the home court advantage that I though accrued from their being defending champs. CBS Sports had the Phillies playing the first game at home and frankly I assumed they got home court. I don\'t know if the Chicago Bulls had to defend based on something other than bragging rights from the prior year. Best record from year to year? Maybe, but if the defending champs get to the finals, it seems like they have earned something more than a hand shake.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Jeff, I am writing from Copenhagen and am eight hours behind. Having thought about it over night, it may be my preference for the Phillies, but I cannot see why something as silly as the All-Star Game trumps the home court advantage that I though accrued from their being defending champs. CBS Sports had the Phillies playing the first game at home and frankly I assumed they got home court. I don’t know if the Chicago Bulls had to defend based on something other than bragging rights from the prior year. Best record from year to year? Maybe, but if the defending champs get to the finals, it seems like they have earned something more than a hand shake.
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]]> By: Jeff Polman http://seamheads.com/2009/10/26/down-to-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-14897 Jeff Polman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:14:43 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/10/26/down-to-cases/#comment-14897 You are certainly wise not to pay attention to the All-Star Game.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14897','Jeff Polman'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14897','Jeff Polman','You are certainly wise not to pay attention to the All-Star Game.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> You are certainly wise not to pay attention to the All-Star Game.
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]]> By: Ted Leavengood http://seamheads.com/2009/10/26/down-to-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-14892 Ted Leavengood Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:20:35 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/10/26/down-to-cases/#comment-14892 Life is a gaffe. I looked the schedule up this morning and it had Lee starting in Philadelphia. I don't pay attention to the All-Star Game and won't start now. C'est la vie. And I heard several commenters earlier talking about how the Angels were this and that better, just you wait. Shoulda, coulda, woulda. The Yankees were the best team in the AL.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14892','Ted Leavengood'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14892','Ted Leavengood','Life is a gaffe. I looked the schedule up this morning and it had Lee starting in Philadelphia. I don\'t pay attention to the All-Star Game and won\'t start now. C\'est la vie.\r\n\r\nAnd I heard several commenters earlier talking about how the Angels were this and that better, just you wait. Shoulda, coulda, woulda. The Yankees were the best team in the AL.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Life is a gaffe. I looked the schedule up this morning and it had Lee starting in Philadelphia. I don’t pay attention to the All-Star Game and won’t start now. C’est la vie.

And I heard several commenters earlier talking about how the Angels were this and that better, just you wait. Shoulda, coulda, woulda. The Yankees were the best team in the AL.

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]]> By: Jeff Polman http://seamheads.com/2009/10/26/down-to-cases/comment-page-1/#comment-14885 Jeff Polman Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:34:55 +0000 http://seamheads.com/blog/2009/10/26/down-to-cases/#comment-14885 Nice piece, Ted, except for the fact that the Series begins in New York, not Philadelphia. Remember the all-star game result? That gaffe aside, I must add that despite the Yankees' regular season record and run-scoring abilities, both the Twins AND Angels could have beaten them had they played up to their usual fundamental abilities. The Yankees did pummel the Angels in Game Four, but otherwise their opponents seemed to beating themselves. I may be wrong, but the Phillies don't appear to be bedwetters.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('14885','Jeff Polman'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('14885','Jeff Polman','Nice piece, Ted, except for the fact that the Series begins in New York, not Philadelphia. Remember the all-star game result?\r\n\r\nThat gaffe aside, I must add that despite the Yankees\' regular season record and run-scoring abilities, both the Twins AND Angels could have beaten them had they played up to their usual fundamental abilities. The Yankees did pummel the Angels in Game Four, but otherwise their opponents seemed to beating themselves. \r\n\r\nI may be wrong, but the Phillies don\'t appear to be bedwetters.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Nice piece, Ted, except for the fact that the Series begins in New York, not Philadelphia. Remember the all-star game result?

That gaffe aside, I must add that despite the Yankees’ regular season record and run-scoring abilities, both the Twins AND Angels could have beaten them had they played up to their usual fundamental abilities. The Yankees did pummel the Angels in Game Four, but otherwise their opponents seemed to beating themselves.

I may be wrong, but the Phillies don’t appear to be bedwetters.

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