Things I’d Like 2 See – a Baseball Rant

For starters, I want Joba Chamberlain back in the Yankee bullpen and Phil Hughes as a starter. I’d like to see Joe Torre back in the World Series, hopefully facing the Yankees but if not then facing the Mets so the Steinbrenners can see the error of their ways.
I’d like the Red Sox to go on a 21 game losing streak starting today. And while we’re at it, let’’s get rid of the DH and get back to real baseball. If not then let’s have the DH in the National League and at least they can all be playing the same game.
I’d like to move the Rays our of their lousy domed ballpark into a new, better domed ballpark. Also, I think Joe Maddon needs a stylist to pick out some new eyewear. The fat frames are getting old.
We need a new rule: all performance enhancing drug users are automatically suspended for one year without pay – no appeals – when caught the first time. Second time 2 years. Third strike, you’re out!
Wouldn’t it be great to see the Royals and the Pirates winning again? Those great franchises should be doing better, no matter how small the market.
Let’s get rid of all those sports media columnists like Phil Mushnick and Richard Sandomir. There’s enough noise in the world – do we really need sports announcing criticism? Or maybe we should have critics to rate the critics. Nah… Instead, maybe we could have some better sports writing. Where’s Ring Lardner when you need him?
Mike Scioscia is the best manager in baseball. Someone has to say it. Joe Girardi is somewhere around the bottom four or five.
The Mets will not make it to the World Series, again, despite what the NY sportswriters thought. They just aren’t that good. I’d like to see Philly go at it again because Jimmy Rollins is the coolest player in the league.
And I want Don Mattingly back in a NY Yankee uniform. He just doesn’t fit in Dodger Blue.