RosenBlog

From Steve Rosenbloom's excellent new blog:

Tigers pitchers made five errors in five games, a World Series record, and I’m thinking, jeez, all Dusty Baker has to do is show up in a stadium and bad fundamentals break out.

The Only Good Thing About Your Team Not Winning the World Series

The only good thing about your team not winning the World Series is that you will have no emotional desire to buy this hat. Man is this thing brutal -- and you can't even see the extra gray swooshie-thing that wraps around the back of the cap in this photo.

Wow.

Not good, not good at all.

This type of ugliness is typically reserved for the world of NASCAR. I'll sadly admit that the White Sox's World Series hat was fairly NASCAR itself (and that didn't stop it from making my Christmas list) but this hat takes that to a whole new level. Plus, gray and black for the St. Louis Cardinals?!? C'mon!

Let me be the first to suggest that if the world champion hats continue to get uglier the players should make this a topic in their next labor agreement. Someone has to put a stop to this.

(Of course, style is a matter of taste and if you'd like to dedicate $29.99 of your disposable income on this design, MLB.com is taking orders).

And don't worry -- they'll sell TONS of these things. Why? Because if it was my team I'd want one. After all, it says "World Series Champions," and it isn't everyday that your team's logo is placed directly above those glorious words.

It's Over

Well, I guess the ride is finally over.

A visit to whitesox.com today revealed that the "2005 World Series Champions" graphics have been removed in advance of tonight's Game 1 of the who-gives-a-damn-except-some-folks-in-Detroit-and-St. Louis Series. I'm assuming that Major League Baseball told the White Sox it was time to pull the plug on the celebrating. Man it was good while it lasted...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

This from ChicagoSports.com:

Ring thing

All the White Sox have been wearing their World Series championship rings, and it finally came in handy for Mark Buehrle.

The White Sox pitcher didn't arrive at PNC Park until Monday evening because of a family engagement. But when he approached the gate, a security guard would not let him in.

Buehrle immediately thrust out his fist with the glittery diamonds. It was good enough for entrance.

Nice. Being world champs is oh-so good.

Second half of the season starts Friday. Let's Go, Go, Go White Sox!