tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post115850193498276307..comments2024-01-31T17:51:12.213-05:00Comments on Swing and a Miss: Game Quotes & NotesTom Goodmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1158519173616323392006-09-17T14:52:00.000-04:002006-09-17T14:52:00.000-04:00I saw that column and agree with you: it was a fin...I saw that column and agree with you: it was a fine one and made no effort to conceal his contempt for Selig. <BR/><BR/>Utley's decline parallels last season's and in that case he hadn't been a starter all year. I don't know anything about his off-field practices, but his on-field approach alone would wear down most people.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, I'd had my coffee well in advance of reading your suggestions about Charlie!!! [Inside joke.]Tom Goodmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816668232837298444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610014.post-1158516803493993312006-09-17T14:13:00.000-04:002006-09-17T14:13:00.000-04:00Excellent column by Bob Ford today on the subject ...Excellent column by Bob Ford today on the subject of Howard's "clean" record chase and how the official slight of a deserving player is the end result of Bud Selig's and MLB's sustained ignorance.<BR/><BR/>The level of Utley's overall play is alarmingly down from what I'm accustomed to seeing. I'm wondering if his own 'lifestyle' choices, quietly rumored to be on par with Burrell's, aren't affecting him as the year drags on. He just looks totally beat, like he's running on fumes and can't even balance himself properly in the batter's box. <BR/><BR/>It looks like Manuel will be back next year - let some other team or netowrk take a chance on Piniella. It'd be nice if there was some way to endear Manuel to the fan base a little better since he's staying put...why not revive the "Glenn-bo" idea and have Manuel appear on commercials in the off-season with an eye patch, mohawk, and bullet straps crossed around his man-boobs - and then have a close-up of his face while he says, "(Bleep) you, Philly. I'm comin' back."<BR/><BR/>We'd eat it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com