reds win the pennant
Memo to the Astros radio announcers, who in April decided on air that I was an idiot for writing the Reds' only competition would be the Cardinals: I'll take that apology now. They attributed their beliefs to a few of my unnamed colleagues in the press box who, they said, told them I knew nothing about baseball.
Ignorance is bliss. So is being right.
Don't look now, but the Mets starting rotation makes Cincinnati's look formidable. Tom Glavine has 1 win in his last 10 starts and could be out for the year; Pedro has made 4 starts since June 28 and is out now. All the sudden, who besides LA looks better than the Reds? Of course, nothing is guaranteed in the terrible NL. But none of the other wild card contenders have shown Cincinnati's resiliency. And would all the Narron-bashers out there give it a rest? Managers set tones; that's more important than pulling pitchers or switching lineups. Anyone have a problem with the tone being set in the home clubhouse?
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Post a Comment*Hey Paul I enjoy your blog and column every Narron basher including the two angry guys need to put a sock in it. No one even gave this team a chance at the begining of the year. Now they are leading the wild card, but it still not good enough. I definately agree with the tone setting comments.
I love this smug feeling we're enjoying. Lets hope we keep it rolling. I'm almost overwhelmed that I will have three GREAT teams to root for at the same time. Reds, Bengals, Buckeyes. Without stretching things too far, all three could win titles this year (buckeyes might take basketball too). Great time to be a Cincinnatian.
Hi Paul. I love your blogs and columns. I'm glad to hear someone giving Narron credit for the job he's done. I think we can all agree that he is light years better than what we've had, even with the questionable moves. I mean if you think about it, Boone tried to overanalyze everything that a manager did and we did nothing but complain. Now, Narron seems to be more hands off and we complain. Can't we just be happy with winning?
I was hoping you were working on
an opinion about Steve Stewart. I'll hate to see him go, I thought he was doing a good job. I'll be curious to see what you have to say.
-Matt
Matt, I just finished a stewart column for weds paper... quick take is steve is partly a victim of the loudmouth times in which we live.. also, ownership wanted an "analyst'' in the booth w/marty, assuming i suppose that we're too dum to know what's really going on... and while i'm at it, it was the astros TV people who trashed me, not the radio folks... apologies...
Yeah, Paul, you don't know anything about baseball. I am sure it gives you real satisfaction to have been right about this year's Reds team before anyone else. Take your bow. Last night's slaughter was a watershed game. As for the genuises in the Houston TV booth, wasn't one of them a sports anchor at TV-5 when Ron Howard was still playing Opie? I do wonder how Drayton McLean feels now given how he sold the farm to bring Clemens back for a final fling. Perhaps it cost him nothing, and the Astros use the creative accounting methods of Enron Corporation. Who cares? I don't. Live big.
Chip Lapp
Kenwood OH
Good Column on Stewart and the state of the media, although I'm a little frightened by the unscientific polling on the Enquirer website. Majority would want Pete Rose to be in the booth! My word! We need to get over it! He's gone!
(Although I would enjoy hearing - just once, "Marty, 5-1 odds the next pitch is a fastball in.")
Hey Paul. I really enjoyed your column about Steve Stewart this morning. I think Reds broadcasts improved dramatically when he took over. I'm sure Joe Nuxhall is a nice man and all, but his skills in the booth peaked many years ago, and even then he was mediocre.
You wrote about Stewart's preparation; it's obvious from his game-calling that he puts in the time before the game. He's really a professional. I hope he finds a good gig somewhere.
As for who will take his place, I think you're right, it's likely to be some yelling numbskull of a former player who will refer to the Reds as if he's part of the team ("we," "us," etc.) If anyone wants to know how terrible that can be, then they should tune into a White Sox TV broadcast and listen to the ultimate homer, Hawk Harrelson.
Great piece on Steve Stewart today. I really enjoyed listening to Stewart this year and was shocked at his being let go. It just ain't right. I guess he proves Durocher's line abou nice guys finishing last.
Usually it is 'we' and 'us' when things are going well. It is 'they' when things go sour.
Paul, I'll go further and say that Narron should be manager of the year. The Reds have a mediocre defense, a good but sporadic offense, and 1.5 good pitchers (Harang and the first half Arroyo), and yet they don't go away. I love the way this team rebounds from what should be disastrous losses. That has to be a tribute to Narron and the coaches.
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