In what could be Godzilla's last game in pinstripes, Hideki Matsui took over New York City and terrorized the Phillies as he crushed all of Philadelphia's hope with a monster home run in the 2nd and 6 RBIs taking home MVP honors. Should it be his last, domo arigatou Matsui-san. And just like that, The Battle For The Heart Of New Jersey came to an end and the Philly Phanatics have been put to rest (and thank God, because replacing all of your "f's" with "ph's" is just obnoxious). And how fitting could it have been that Pedro Martinez was the losing pitcher in Yankee Stadium. New or old, it's still your daddy Pedro.
Even as the Yankees parade through The City, Girardi still managed to find his way in the new before hand. However, it had nothing to with the Yankees. On November 5th, hours after the Series, Joe Girardi saw a car slammed against a wall and went to go assist the woman inside of it. In doing so, he ran through traffic going at speeds of 60-80 MPH where he could have easily been 100 points (a bonus 100 for hitting a Series champion manager!) and helped this woman. The woman had no clue who he was at the time, but the officer who arrived at the scene identified him. Now given, if this were an average, every day person, this wouldn't be a story, but there is just something surreal about a guy, who just came hours away from winning a championship, to go and help an average citizen while putting his own life at risk. That's ballsy. theSportsSyndrome applauds Girardi.
Speaking of stories that shouldn't be a story, MLB news today ends with a pitcher who wasn't even in the post-season. Tim Lincecum, the San Francisco Giants' ace, is facing charges of marijuana possession for carrying 3.3 grams and could face a fine of a grand total of...
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$622.
Yeah. Pretty sure his remarkably low salary of $650,000 (could you imagine how funnier this fine would look if this were Sabathia's salary?) will take a hit as he goes home and takes some hits. I'm not a pot smoker, but this is one of the American things I can't stand. Why is it necessary for marijuana to be illegal when it is proven to be less dangerous than alcohol, which we legally allow it to be sold here? Now, the guy has a stigma and a fine against him because he had was carrying a little grass on him? It's not like this is steroids or any sort of performance enhancement or something that could be harmful to him.
Let me put it this way. If I were to take a shot glass and fill it with bleach and drink it out in the open, is there a fine for me for drinking a shot of bleach (which could potentially kill me)? No? Well, what if I were carrying around bleach with the intention of having a party and drinking bleach. Do the cops pull me over and stop me for that and fine me $600? No? So then why is Lincecum (or anyone else for that matter) being fined for only carrying something far less lethal?
Weed aint shit. Now cocaine is a helluva drug.
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