Month: October 2006

I’m in Houston tonight and it’s raining here too. Of course, it’s a lot warmer here and, naturally, humid as all get out. Living in the Pacific time zone means that Eastern or Central time rain delays don’t usually impact me. Tonight, though, it does. With a full slate of client meetings facing me in…

Wow. In a World Series that has plenty of storylines, who expected we’d have to deal with this ridiculous non-story? I was listening to Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio this morning and he was taking calls about Kenny Rogers and the Òwas-it-pine-tar-or-wasn’t-it?Ó debate. All I can say is: people, get a life. The first guy…

We had a small but fun chat session last night during game one. We’ll be online tonight during game two. Join us!

I will be online during Game 1 and would love to chat with you using a cool service called Gabbly. Click here to relaunch The Daily Fungo with the Gabbly chat window enabled.

I’m aboard a very turbulent flight this morning. Ninety percent of it coming from the unsettled air above the Midwest, the other 10 from the guy in front of me who seems determined to jam his seat back into my MacBook’s screen. It’s 7:45 a.m. Phoenix time as I write this and I’ve already been…

Put it this way: sometimes those low, low Southwest fares fall under the category of "you get what you pay for." I started my day in Phoenix, stopped in Oklahoma city, then St. Louis (when it was the third inning), and finally landing in Detroit inthe bottom of the eighth. I had hope to see…

First, let me thank Doug Hill for his yeoman-like care and feeding of the Daily Fungo beast on Wednesday. I didn’t want to leave a gaping void of commentary of Game 2 and knew that Doug would provide provocative insights and musings. Now, about my trip to Oakland. My brother-in-law Andy and his friend Bob…

It turns out, our host with the most, handed the keys to the family sedan a little early, so I’ll offer this trial balloon. Did Thom Brenneman really call this, "a matchup of two of the best lefties in the American League?" I love Nate Robertson’s grit, guile, determination and all, but has he really…

Cramming to get some work done so I can watch tonight’s game then fly to Oakland tomorrow morning for Game 2. Dig in: I don’t understand all the consternation over starting Nate Robertson tonight. If, as some are suggesting, the Tigers start Justin Verlander in Game 1, I think you upset the rotational apple cart…

Jim Leyland was hired by the Tigers. What a year it has been.