Rapid Fire

I have the "What Did I Get Myself Into?" series, and I'm trying to expand on that idea. With that in mind, I'm debuting "Rapid Fire," where I make some quick points about a few topics that don't really warrant an entire post.

Joe Torre Getting Canned (Maybe) - Is it just me, or does the more talent the Yankees get, the less successful they become? The so-called Best Lineup Ever went down in flames when facing a few quality pitchers in a row. Is this Torre's fault, or can there be such a thing as too much talent? Did it create so much ego and so much expectations that any team - no matter the manager - would collapse in on itself? I'm not sure, but the Yankees* certainly make it seem that way. At any rate, they're idiots if they hire Lou Pinella, especially with Joe Girardi on the market.

You know that Nissan commercial where a guy is frightened from being in a too-small car? There's a little warning at the bottom that says "Dramatization. Do not attempt." Gee, thanks. I'll make sure to cross off "claustrophobia" from my to-do list.

The Tigers spraying their fans with champagne last night was the coolest sports celebration I've ever seen. It makes me wonder what would've happened had Boston won it all in Fenway. My guess is the entire park collapsing under the weight of 35,000+ people jumping at once.

Does "The Quarter" now become common lexicon among disgruntled Wake Forest football fans?

A-Rod getting traded would probably be better for everyone involved. Whether he deserves it or not, all of New York hates him and no one on his own team will even stand up for him (so much for Jeter being the ultimate leader). His contract actually isn't that bad anymore - he's owed $64 million for the next 4 years. At any rate, he still has his no trade clause, so if he's adamant about proving himself in New York he's not going anywhere.

You know that Best Buy commercial where the wife promises to her husband that she will watch football only on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and sometimes Thursdays? That makes literally no sense. A) there is no other time to watch football on TV and B) even if there was, why would you make your wife promise not to watch?

One of the crappy things about living in Delaware is having to put up with two other states' political ads. God help us if New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware all have seats open the same year.

If Babe Ruth and Jeff Bagwell weren't enough, I'm pretty sure this year proved the secret to success in baseball is leaving the Boston Red Sox. Anibal Sanchez** threw a no-hitter, Hanley Ramirez** might win Rookie of the Year, Cla Meredith*** pitched 33 straight scoreless innings, Josh Bard*** hit .338, and Freddy Sanchez**** won a batting title.

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*see also: USA Basketball; **traded for Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell this past off-season; **traded for Doug Mirabelli during the '06 season; ****traded for 63 innings of Jeff Suppan during the '03 season.