Cleveland, Colts, & Complaining

"Et quand personne ne me lira, ay-je perdu mon temps, de m'estre entretenu tant d'heures oisives, à pensements si utiles et aggreables?" – Montaigne (See Ch. XVIII, where he begins, “And though nobody should read me, . . .”)


First the Mariners came to town as the hottest team in baseball and we swept them. Now the Tribe comes rolling in as the hottest team in baseball and game one is in the books after a convincing victory by the Halos, 10-3. Fellas, our team is good. They’ve had their issues here and there, but they are competing to finish the season with the best record in all of baseball. And what do we do? Again we sit idle, twiddling with thoughts in our own heads while the world awaits. Or does it? And should we care? If the King of Sweden can’t motivate, than what else? Ah, but let’s just enjoy ourselves then, shall we?

Well, it’s like this. The Angels are eight games over Seattle, the best margin for any division leader. They play most of the remaining games at home, where they sport the best home record in the Majors this season. They have arguably the most consistent rotation of any team, are fielding well this season and are now displaying timely hitting and even power. S&S has been unknown for the past two weeks. Okay, he still fields skittishly, but may we complain during this display of production at the plate? Last night’s game was his eleventh consecutive with an RBI, setting the club record. They are a strong, balanced team and a legitimate contender for the pennant.

Meanwhile, the NFL season got underway with a boring game. Defending Indy walked past the Saints at home, but I was busy watching DC United concede a two goal lead over Chivas USA and settle for a 2-2 draw. Chivas’ first goal was a tall tale. Perkins tried to clear with Razov coming on, and had his kick deflect off Razov straight to his own goal! I hope this setback does not reverse United’s fortunes after a perfect August.