What You're Missing In The 2009 Playoffs

While I thought I'd miss seeing the Cubs in this year's playoffs, I have to admit I'm enjoying the opening round this year. Probably a big reason is that in the past two years, the Cubs would be one loss away from elimination at this point. Also, this would bring a smile to any one's face...



Predictably, the "Greatest Fans In The World" are taking this all in stride, you know, by calling for the death of Holliday and forgetting that he hit something like .850 since he was acquired by the douche birds.

Another reason I'm enjoying these playoffs is because the umpiring is absolutely awful but it's not affecting my favorite team. Last night in the Yankees/Twins game, this ball was called foul:



The ball landed fair by a foot and was missed by an umpire standing 6 feet away. In the same game, the home plate umpire called a strike on a swing twice without appealing to the third base umpire for help. Both times it was borderline that the hitter went around. Why are home plate umpires making that call? Nobody would think less of them if they appealed to get the call correct. It makes no sense to me that we instituted instant replay to get home run calls correct, but we're still going to guess on check swing strikes and fair/foul calls. Use the help you have out there.

All of this is overshadowed of course by the fact that Chip Caray still sucks. In fact, I think he's gotten worse. If you're bored and feel like getting really, really drunk, I dare you to drink everytime Chip says "fisted." I have no idea why TBS is forcing Chip on everyone during the playoffs. It's causing me to have really fucked up fantasies where Chip Caray and George Lopez are involved in a murder-suicide.

Gotta love October baseball...