Schizophrenic Baseball News
In the college ranks, my boys at FSU took a 12 — 4 loss today.
In the Major Leagues the Phillies were on the winning side of a 12 — 4 battle.
Could this point spread be a mere coincidence? It could be… but it isn’t.
For the first time in my life, one of the teams I wholeheartedly support, beat another one of the teams I wholeheartedly support. Philadelphia Phillies 12 — Florida State Seminoles 4. I did not see the exhibition game (the only similar match-up that I witnessed being FSU vs. Kansas City Royals, circa 1989), and I’m not sure what it would have been like emotionally for me.
The Phillies are 1 - 1 in spring training “grapefruit league” ball, not counting the victory over the ‘Noles.
FSU, a traditionally powerful program, is 15 - 0 to start the season, tying the record for the best start in program history, with it’s only “loss” coming in the exhibition against the Phillies. The Seminoles have outscored their opponents 185 - 55 this season.
One highlight that I sure would have enjoyed seeing was FSU’s Tony Thomas Jr. hitting a solo home run off of Phillies starter Kyle Drabek to lead off the game. But just so the kids didn’t get too big for their britches, Chase Utley went yard in the bottom half of the first for a three run shot and the Fightin’ Phils never looked back.
Ahhh… I’m glad baseball is back!
Mama Chianti wrote:
Pops thinks you guys did come with us to the FSU-KC Royals game when they named it Dick Howser Stadium and unveiled the statue, but I swear we left you guys in school… anyway, it was called on account of a slippery field in light rain at the end of 5 innings. FSU got some hits, but the Royals won. I do remember seeing Bo Jackson–his thighs were like huge. It waa a fun game and the Royals loved all the antics of FSU fans in the stands like the WUP–WOOOOO for pitching warm up. Huge fun. Maybe you guys were there, but I think we left you in school. Mama
Posted on 06-Mar-07 at 11:27 am | Permalink