Zim, Zim, Zim…
I’m going to write this off as senility, or perhaps a bit too much sun on the St. Pete beaches, but in comments made yesterday (and, by proxy, reported today. Funny how that works, huh?), Zim said that he’s not ready to crown the Red Sox AL East champs yet… because the Yankees still have a chance to catch them. (Source)
I suspect that these comments were taken a bit out of context, and his true intent was to say that any of the teams in the AL East still could conceivably catch that runaway Acela Express that is the Red Sox, but how about you play up the hometown boys a little bit? It’s tough to generate any positive press about the hometown team when the elder statesman and face of the franchise - as Popeye’d as it is - is spouting off about how the Yankees still have a chance to catch the Red Sox.
Last I looked at the Standings, the Yankees were tied with the Rays. And, last I looked, the Rays have pretty much held their own against the crumbling monolith in New York. Don’t get me wrong; I realize that 14 1/2 games against a team that trots 3 Cy Young candidates and 2 guys that would be the #1 or #2 on a bunch of other clubs is a mighty hill to climb, and I don’t honestly expect the Rays to make this run, but is it too much to ask that the organization put on a strong face here?
May 30th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Well said