As I have sat here and sifted through the National League one word seems to stand out – parity. Try to pick a possible NL Champ and contenders, is like a pot luck dinner party - Who knows who is bringing what to the party. The National League really has a bunch of teams that can win it all. Like we saw with the Colorado Rockies, it may come down to who gets hot at the end of … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Navigating through the National League
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Tuesdays with Smitty: Forecasting the American League
When Casey approached me about doing Tuesdays with Smitty, I jumped at the idea.. Great, my own weekly pseudo-column. Then I said, "Great, what the hell am I going to write about this week? ". Well out of the Land of the Rising Sun arose my column. Almost as ritualistic as Groundhog Day, the end of the winter's blues comes with the famous words, "Play Ball". And with the … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Forecasting the American League
NCAA Hoops is Living Up To Its Maddening Reputation
February is living up to its reputation here in the northeast. Single digit temperatures combined with forty mile per hour gusts have denizens shivering. Mix today’s weather conditions with Saturday’s air in the forty degree range, and my yard has become a sheet of glass - anyone for a little back yard hockey? Also living up to its reputation is college hoops. With March … [Read more...] about NCAA Hoops is Living Up To Its Maddening Reputation
Smitty thinks.. Time for some High Stakes Poker
First let’s log this not under what Smitty says, but what is rattling around in Smitty’s brain. I am going to be honest - I have been trying to avoid ESPN since about 10:00pm EST pm, Sunday night. For the 30 seconds I have watched ESPNsince, Eli Manning and images of David Tyree’s insane catch late in the game immediately came to the screen. Enough said. I am going to try and … [Read more...] about Smitty thinks.. Time for some High Stakes Poker
Is the soap opera finally behind us?
Every media outlet known to mankind is reporting the trade of Johan Santana to the Mets for Carlos Gomez, Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra, andKevin Mulvey. How does this deal affect the Mets? How does the deal affect the Twins? How much does this affect the Sox and Yanks? Other note: Michael Wilbon is recovering from a 'mild' heart attack. PTI is just not the same without him. … [Read more...] about Is the soap opera finally behind us?