Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Gators win without breaking a sweat.
After watching these guys the last two weeks, I am reminded of Yogi Berra's 1963 comment about Koufax. Asked if he was surprised to hear that Koufax was 25-5, Yogi said "I can see how he won 25 games. What I don't understand is how he lost five."

Same logic applies to the Gators. How did hell did they lose five?

By the way, Yogi was right to be impressed. Koufax pitched two complete games against the Yanks in that Series, with a 1.50 ERA. Of course, his ERA was three times as high as that of his teammates. Koufax looked like a weekend warrior compared to Drysdale and Podres, who give up only one run between them! That series was the most complete humiliation in Yankee history. Maris and Berra each batted .000 in the series in part-time roles. Mantle played full-time, but hit only .133. The Yankees as a team batted only .171 and scored only four runs in four quick losses.

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