Rumors are running rampant in Vancouver that Mountain Lions starting pitcher Sticky Sadler may make a return to the mound in Game 7 (if the series goes to a deciding game). The Vancouver clubhouse is denying these reports, and it would seem to make sense given how long Sadler has been out for. Prudent thoughts seem to dictate that putting a guy into what would amount to the most critical game in Dream League history, with no starts or game action under his belt in the past few months would be ridiculous--especially after bone chips were removed from his throwing elbow.
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Regardless of reality, fans on the Vancouver blogs and radio talk shows are in an absolute buzz.
"It's like Schilling and the bloody sock in 2004," says Vancouver DJ "Spin" McGuffey, "if he does start, or even pitch, and Vancouver wins you're talking about the all time greatest sports story."
Sadler for his part is playing it coy and is not responding to phone calls or interview requests. At this point it's anybody's guess whether or not Sadler will take the mound. Stay tuned.
Coming of Age
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Mark Wallace has been absolutely dynamite this postseason for the St. Louis Archies. Sporting a posteason record of 4-0 with a 0.93 WHIP and a 0.30 ERA, he's been the MVP of both the World Series and the St. Louis Archies' playoff run. At only 23 Wallace is just starting to realize his potential, which is a scary thought for opposing AL teams.
"I'm just trying to concentrate on getting every out," Wallace said after his Game 5 win. "I give a lot of credit to my defense, and my catcher Gerald Woodward."
Florida Restructures The Front Office
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After a tinkering with the ML lineup that went horribly wrong, General Manager ajf00529 was let go. Speculation is also abound, that offseason antics, such as the Nick Black porn scandal, the locker room fight between Al Leyritz and Corey Purcell (which led to Purcell being traded to Atlanta), and his ongoing feud in the press with Buffalo General Manager stiller609, also played a factor in his dismissal.
"It was just time to put an embarassing chapter behind our franchise," said Florida owner Michael Eisner.
Gone along with ajf00529 is his chief trade strategist (a stuffed Elmo doll), and his pitching staff expert (a box of lincoln logs). Expect the lincoln logs to pick up a job somewhere else in the league--we're not so sure about ajf00529.
I'll Be Back
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Proving yet again that you can't trust everything posted on Deadspin.com, General Manager stiller609 will be back next season. This is according to the General Manager himself.
"I'll be back," he said. "We need to rebuild this club, and I'm the guy to do it."
Buffalo had a disasterous showing in Season 4, dropping from 86-76 to 61-101. This included a 20 game losing streak down the home stretch of the year after dismantling the starting lineup at the trade deadline. Buffalo fans showed their disastisfaction by wearing paper bags over their head in mass during the final regular season home game at the Dunn Tire Park.
"I think he's destroyed a good team," says longtime fan Chase Davenport, "I was hoping the reports were true that he was gone."
Other fans preach patience,
"If he gets us younger and builds around Kondeu and some of the other stars I'll be happy," says season ticket holder James Garvin.
I Want Out
Those were the exact words spoken by Tacoma pitcher Chuck Rizzuto at a charity event held in his hometown of Baden, Delaware.
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"Tacoma is not a baseball city. Tacoma doesn't have a competent ownership group. I want out," Rizzuto said to a group collegues.
Tacoma signed Rizzuto to a long term contract worth $50.5 million over five years, and Rizzuto "rewarded" his new club with 7-19 record and a 5.86 ERA. There's little doubt that Tacoma would like to ship Rizzuto out as well, but moving his contract will prove to be difficult.
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