Well, its Dan, and I come to you with a heavy heart - - and two words...ROSTER CONSTRUCTION.

The owner of this here site has been on me all year for what Terry Ryan has wrought on the current version of the 2003 Minnesota Twins, and I've been holding out faint praise. Well the Yanks series certainly proved Will right. Yuk! Could anyone freaking get a hit please?! With all due respect to the Eastern Media Bias (EMB), the Yanks winning this series was less about their pitching than it was about the Twins inability to produce ANY kind of run. Jacque Jones showed his true colors and Gardy continued to stick with him - well past the point of reason. Matty LeCroy looked horrible, Minky had three good ABs, and Corey Koskie has never looked so lost as he did in these four games. The sign for next year is - - Help Wanted - Right Handed Clutch Hitter...We Need It NOW!

Oneother thing, can we all say this at the same time please....Indoor Baseball Blows....Indoor Baseball Blows...Indoor...Oh you get the picture.

On another note, let it be said that the biggest (my wife excluded) and wisest Cub fan I know (my wife included), who also happens to be an incredible writer, finally brought some sanity to this "Cubs win first post-season series since.." nonesense. Will, as usual, is omniscient. Stop this madness already! If they get to the WS, that's phenominal; but only a WS title will really be remebered by anyone. Bud's ludicrous playoff setup makes the Division Series win nice, but ephemeral at best. Unfortunately, as soon as Thom Brennaman started his sell/job/to/happify/FOX/MLB/bigwhigs, the shots of pent up Cubs fans had already started. Please. Stop already, beat the 'Fish and then let's start talking history. And if I see Kerry's wife once more I'm gonna.....

Its been a slice. Thanks for listening.

Onward and upward,

TFD