Thursday, October 3, 2002

Wonderful piece on a real baseball character Athletics' Offbeat Pitcher Is a Cy Young Candidate. A young star on a relatively young team, Barry Zito has a many dimensions beyond his mix of curveballs and fastballs. By Joe Lapointe. [New York Times: Sports] It's not often that a young player gets this kind of notice, not so much because of his great performance on the mound but because of his quirky and delightful personality. This guy could be (you'll pardon the expression) a role model of sorts for kids who want to be different. 9:43:24 PM    Add your viewpoint [ comments so far]

No Bay Bridge Series Don't Look for an All Bay Area Series This Season! The A's are really solid and exciting, but there's no way they beat the Yankees in a 7-game set. So the Yankees will win the ALCS and head for the World Series. As usual. Money talks and everybody else walks. The Giants have a shot at playing in the World Series this year but I'm not holding my breath. Ifthe Cardinals defeat the D-backs, then I think the Giants have a decent shot. They match up better against the Cards than against Arizona and the old familiarity-breeds-contempt thing will be a problem for the Giants against their conference nemesis. And as of today, it looks like St. Louis will be the Giants' opponent in the next round of the playoffs. They're up 2-0 on Zona and heading home. That one could be all over before the weekend's done. I can't tell you how much I'd love to see that! Meanwhile, the Giants can do no worse than split in Atlanta, and that puts them in good shape for the weekend in SF. Fun time to be a Bay Area sports fan, that's for sure. 4:55:43 PM    Add your viewpoint [ comments so far]

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