“Where can I buy a Jobu doll?” Go ahead, type it into Google right now. You’ll find endless forums of people trying to find one. Then go over to eBay, there must be some there right? Wrong. Simply put, it’s the Holy Grail of sports memorabilia. I’ve been searching for years, but to no avail. Then, just when things seemed hopeless, I came into contact with a man named Eric Councell.
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I know that some of you have been confused lately, going to a blog that is clearly named after the great game of baseball, only to find nothing but NFL content. Don’t worry, I have not forgotten about my first love, it’s just that the 27 team had the awesome opportunity to cover the NFL Draft live so we had to milk it for all that it’s worth. That said, it’s time to get back to basics. One month is in the books and the picture is much clearer than it was those 750 games ago.
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The quest for back-to-back World Series titles came up just short last year, as the Phillies were thwarted by a New York juggernaut. But in doing so, the Phillies solidified their role as the powerhouse and class of the National League, and made sure to let the AL know that there can be AL-power on an NL team.
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From the class of New York to…the Mets. The Yankees and the “Amazins” are about as different as night and day. The Yankees won the World Series last year and the Mets were a huge embarrassing failure on just about every level possible, and Mets fans themselves will tell you just that.
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There’s not much more you can say about the Yankees’ 2009 campaign other than that they had extremely high expectations and goals and managed to meet all of them.
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The Red Sox said goodbye to the curse over 5 years ago now and have not looked back. In fact, they went ahead and spent exorbitant amounts of money to reel in spectacular players to make sure they would never set another curse into motion.
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The Rays followed up a World Series appearance by missing the playoffs last season, and although they still had a successful season by Tampa Bay Rays standards, there’s a bit of a “window is closing” panic going on in Tampa.
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For the better part of two decades, the Braves were the gold standard in the NL East. In 2009, they fought their way to the finish line and beat out the pesky Marlins, but were unable to catch the Rockies for the Wild Card spot, solidifying a fourth straight season without a playoff berth. So what changed this offseason to silence critics who maintain that the Braves’ lineup is too left handed and needs some upgrading?
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Year after year, the Florida Marlins stay in the mix and are pesky enough to impact division standings right up until the end of the season. And, more impressively, they keep doing it on the cheap.
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In 2009, a myriad of factors came together in Toronto that finally led to a commitment to rebuilding. But what lies ahead?
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