You see the word rundown, and of course, you're thinking about the latest cinematic offering starring Stifler, the Rock, and Christopher Walken. Me, I'm reliving the delicious end to the Cubs victory in game 3 of the NLCS.
But here's what's driving me nuts: the cannier-than-thou yapfest that's passing for expert commentary on both FOX and ESPN. Some of my favorites:
--Jeff Brantley telling everyone to throw out the book less than a day after joining in on the criticism of Dusty Baker for pitching Prior into the late innings of Game 2.
--Al Leiter being wrong on nearly every single pitch he tried to predict. Every time a pitch went inside, the pitcher was "setting the batter up" for something low and outside. When the next pitch was inside, all of a sudden, the pitcher was "doubling up." Uhhh...what?
--My all-time favorite came from the DS, though. Psychotic Steve Lyons praised a baserunner for getting a good jump from second base with two outs when someone dropped a fly ball. Wow. Nice insight, Steve.
There is plenty of drama in both series, without these hacks trying to build it themselves. If I lived within range of WGN, I'd probably turn the sound off on my television. And let's not even talk about Jeanne Zelasko.
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