Sunday, September 28, 2003
I've Changed My Mind
Upon further review of the home-field advantage situation, I have decided now that it is completely stupid to not go to New York to play that last game. What was I thinking?
Originally I was just thinking about the 25-man roster and forgot that they could have 15 extra men to work with due to roster expansion in September. Reader Chuck wrote in on the feedback, saying they could just send some of those late-season call-ups that expanded the roster to 40 men. I agreed that that was a good point. But now, I believe even that isn't enough. Put Barry and the starters on a plane and get them to New York. Don't use up a good pitcher as a starter, but get everyone else out there.
They cut to Dave Revsine and Rob Dibble of ESPN during a commercial break late in the Braves-Phillies game--won by the Braves 5-2, thereby clinching home-field for Atlanta--and Diblle said it's unfortunate that the Giants have conceded. He said you owe it to your fans and even to the players on the team who have worked so hard over the course of the year. They cut back to Braves game announcer Bob Carpenter, who said he totally agrees with Dibble. At this point I was convinced that my original sentiment was just flat-out dumb. Home-field advantage is way too important to concede right now. I should have been the first to pipe up and say that; I've been touting the importance of home-field advantage ever since the Giants clinched.
So now I go on record reversing my statement and calling myself stupid. And I have no problem with it.
Originally I was just thinking about the 25-man roster and forgot that they could have 15 extra men to work with due to roster expansion in September. Reader Chuck wrote in on the feedback, saying they could just send some of those late-season call-ups that expanded the roster to 40 men. I agreed that that was a good point. But now, I believe even that isn't enough. Put Barry and the starters on a plane and get them to New York. Don't use up a good pitcher as a starter, but get everyone else out there.
They cut to Dave Revsine and Rob Dibble of ESPN during a commercial break late in the Braves-Phillies game--won by the Braves 5-2, thereby clinching home-field for Atlanta--and Diblle said it's unfortunate that the Giants have conceded. He said you owe it to your fans and even to the players on the team who have worked so hard over the course of the year. They cut back to Braves game announcer Bob Carpenter, who said he totally agrees with Dibble. At this point I was convinced that my original sentiment was just flat-out dumb. Home-field advantage is way too important to concede right now. I should have been the first to pipe up and say that; I've been touting the importance of home-field advantage ever since the Giants clinched.
So now I go on record reversing my statement and calling myself stupid. And I have no problem with it.
