Miscellaneous Thoughts

Some morning (and mourning for Pat Tillman) thoughts while I have my first cup of coffee...

The Yankees' record is 8-9 while the Rangers' record is 9-8 - how long before Bill Simmons does a "Ewing Theory Effect" column on the Rangers? Speaking of the Rangers and Yankees - get used to seeing this comparison:

Alex Rodriguez - .224 / .307 / .373 / 8 runs / 2 HR / 4 RBI
Alfonso Soriano - .343 / .397 / .429 / 6 runs / 1 HR / 10 RBI

It should also be noted that the free swinging Soriano has 4 fewer strikeouts than A-Rod. My guess is that A-Sor will have more HR than A-Rod this season and that the New York papers will make a comparison of the two a daily feature... Jose Contreras has appeared in 4 games against the Red Sox - starting 3. His ERA against the Red Sox is an even 18.00. They urban legend is that Theo Epstein busted a chair when he heard that Contreras was signed by the Yankees. I wonder who is busting furniture now?... Speaking of comparisons - let's go back to my favorite: the combined stats of the left side of the Red Sox infield vs. the combined stats of the left side of the Yankees infield:

Mueller and Reese - .244 BA / 21 runs / 3 HR / 15 RBI
Jeter and Rodriguez - .210 BA / 14 runs / 2 HR / 9 RBI

Heh heh - I find that so amusing... Bob Hohler mentions in today's Boston Globe that Bill Mueller has played in 16 straight games at third for the Red Sox. Why not have Gabe Kapler play a game at 3rd to give Mueller a rest?... In case you missed it - Harry Babbit, the voice of Woody Woodpecker passed away on April 9th at the age of 90... I've said it before - Jose Contreras is no Rolando Arrojo... Also in today's Boston Globe it is revealed that Nomar Garciaparra is rehabbing and "ran at an undisclosed location in the Boston area." When did Nomar turn into Dick Cheney?... Happy Draft Day! I'm going to celebrate by watching my daughter's softball game and them checking the draft results late in the day on the Internet...

EDIT: I should have mentioned that even though Jose Contreras was awful against the Red Sox last night - his career ERA against Boston actually went down! Before last night's game Contreras' ERA against Boston was over 20.00