Gautam Mukunda wrote:
> Hi Doug. Thanks for the greetings and congratulations. I do indeed
> still have faith in the A's. In fact, I can proudly claim that I told
> Dan _weeks_ ago that I still thought they'd win around 90 games, even
> after their horrible slump. I think they'll win the Wild Card,
> actually. I am, however, still very confused about why they aren't
> hitting for power this year. It's very strange. Hitting for power is
> one of the most stable baseball skills. I'm very puzzled. OTOH, if
> they are currently _still_ not playing up to their potential and
> winning like this then I have hope for them still.
Yea, the lack of power is puzzling. One con only hope that they are indeed
just in a prolonged power slump and will start tearing it up soon.
The Twins I have
> no faith in - Cleveland will win, particularly once Lofton starts
> hitting.
I would never underestimate a Tom Kelly team. Once he has the tools he seems
to know what to do with them.
I _do_ have faith in the Red Sox, despite my suspicion of
> any team willing to employ Dante Bichette. The upper levels of the
> Yankee farm system may be too barren to trade, as they are surely too
> smart to trade Nick Johnson (possibly the best hitting prospect since
> Frank Thomas, imho) for anything, so they may be crippled in terms of
> offense. They might take some poor sap of a GM for a ride by trading
> Alfonso Soriano, though, come to think of it. Thank goodness the
> Orioles don't have anyone worth trading for, or I'm sure they'd take
> advantage of us somehow.
I'm an ex bosox fan, and I'd love to see them win something
Ummm, I still think the Braves will recover
> and win the NL East,
I'm thinking (hoping) that Atlanta gets the post season off.
>The NL Central is a
> tossup, I guess, but my money's on St. Louis instead of Houston just
> because their pitching looks a little better -
I like the Cards mostly because I'm a big La Russa fan (McGwire too)
>And, umm, I haven't even
> thought about the NL West - the Giants have been weakened too much
> since last year, the Padres are too young/weak, the Rockies can't hit
> all that well, the Dodgers seem to be cursed - but I guess I'll go
> with the Dodgers. Not too confident in that one, though. So how's
> that for my ruminations on the season? :-)
>
I suppose I should root for the Giants, but I'm not a fan of inflated egos
like Bonds. I get the idea that even his team mates aren't too fond of him.
Better them than the Dodgers though. Bad enough that we have to have an
unbeatable basketball team from lalaland. I wouldn't mind San Diego winning.
Kearney, for those of you who don't know it, is, IIRC, the
> second largest consulting company in America, and I believe the world.
> It is owned by EDS, of which more of you may have heard.
My wife worked for them for about a year
This is
> rather ironic, as Ross Perot (EDS's founder) once called consultants
> the "blood-sucking witch doctors of American capitalism." :-)
Good old Ross has a way with words, doesn't he? I kinda miss him on the
political scene.
> So that's the
> news on my end - sorry to bore you all, but if anyone's interested,
> that's the scoop :-) It's good to be back.
>
Well, if you're ever down to the South Shore, drive through Cohasset for me,
would you. My Mom grew up there and I lived there for a few years too and I
always loved the place. It's a beautiful little New England town - maybe
you've been there? If not, pick yourself up some Music Circus tickets and
check it out. 8^)
Doug
