Hey Arizona, It ain’t 2001 anymore
I was watching these games on the Fox feed from Arizona and for three straight days they did nothing but talk about beating the Yankees in the 2001 World Series. It didn’t help that Mark Grace is the D’backs announcer and he was on that team. At one point, they even had Tony Womak on the phone talking about his hit in the ninth inning of game seven. They even had Luis Gonzales in the booth talking about his walk off hit. It was pathetic. That was almost a decade ago and this team hasn’t won much of anything since. In fact with Schilling and Randy Johnson on the payroll MLB had to subsidize Arizona that year because they couldn’t meet their payroll. Everyone talks about how much the Yankees spend, but at least they pay their players out of their own budget.
So needless to say, I was happy to see Mo come through and get the win in the 10th inning. I think maybe he exorcised some deamons there. Make no mistake, this is a bad Arizona team, but after Monday’s win, they were 18-16 at home. They just can’t win on the road. For me, taking two of three was sweet, only because they wouldn’t shut up about that 2001 World Series. News flash to Mark Grace. It’s 2010, not 2001. Dyslexia is a terrible disease.
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