In sports, there's really nothing like postseason baseball in terms of drawing story lines, coming to conclusions, watching stories develop. In the Yankees-Red Sox series, Games 4 and 5 were two of the most thrilling games you'd want to see, and when you have a buildup like that, people are going to be excited to see Games 6 and 7. In football, the games can be just as thrilling, but they stand on their own. A regular-season game in the NFL has almost a playoff feel some weeks. |
It was a really enjoyable season because of the youth we had. It was enjoyable to watch them progress the way they did and surpass most people's expectations. It was a group that worked extremely hard in practice, had a great work ethic and great senior leadership. |
That's $25 million on the mound for the New York Yankees. |
The Angels have been killing Mussina softly. |
The White Sox proved it; the Astros proved it, ... You've got the two best teams meeting, and you can't say that every year. I don't know how much more of a hype job you can do. Tim and I are very excited about this Series. |
There sure is plenty of room in here. I'm going to bring a net in and play floor hockey between innings. |
We don't use too many of those. |
We had a lot of fun, ... Lou is different and he has a different, distinct voice. It was good to have him in the booth. I hope he comes back. |
We tried to sell the heck out of the Red Sox not winning in 86 years. Here's a team that hasn't won in 88 years. |
What I saw during the postseason, and we talked with Lou Piniella about this on the air, is what power pitching can do for you. The Astros got hits and scratched out runs and had some Minute Maid Park home runs by (Lance) Berkman and Jason Lane, but the difference (in the series) to me is what power pitching can do in October. |
You throw out that Donovan McNabb is starting the game with a 95.2 quarterback rating and expect people to understand it, ... There's not a human being alive who could really explain to you what quarterback ratings mean. Pythagoras couldn't, either. I shouldn't need a compass and protractor to rate these guys. |