Baton Rouge - Paul Konerko
In the most anticipated matchup of the year, the Biscuits proved they belong in any conversation about the best teams in the Bigs by beating up on the MeerKats. Controlling the action from the first pitch, the Biscuits lost a bit of steam, but still managed to jump the Rousers for the 3rd seed and bump the Cats down to the 5th seed. Most notably, Biscuits beleaguered 1st baseman, Paul Konerko, used his bat to answer some questions posed by Cats manager Sam Kirby. Konerko batted .389 with a homer, 6 runs, and 4 RBIs to lead the Biscuits over the MehCats.
Now, Biscuit nation wonders how the club will handle the 3 seed and if they can continue their consistent play. With the best record in the Bigs since the break, the Biscuits seem to have found the balance manager Joey Abel has been preaching since day one. Some detractors however point out that by beating the Cats, they have made their road harder having to face the Habaneros in the first round. In addition, the Cats travel to Atlanta to face the floundering Rousers, who backed into the playoffs, losing their last four matchups. Bitten hard by the injury bug, Rousers manager JP Vinson reportedly has little hope for his club against the Cats this week saying "Sam (Kirby) is awesome. I love his sense of style and it's going to be an honor to do battle with him." What was more telling than his words, however was Vinson's shirt, which had Jose Reyes and David Wright's image air brushed onto a heart. Without Wright and Reyes, the Rousers chances don't look good against the Cats.
The Biscuit's 1st round will be considerably more challenging, as they face the Habaneros, who fought their way into the playoffs by winning 5 of their last 6 games. Hanover manager Justin Brittle was thrilled in this weeks press conference saying, "wow, to be playing Joey Abel in the playoffs is like a dream come true. I wish this week could last forever!" Brittle then stood up from behind the microphone and was not wearing any pants. The pant-less manager then began chanting "Abel, Abel, Abel" before being escorted out by security. The Biscuits have beaten the Habaneros twice this season, but the slate is cleared this week, as it's win or go home.
The only question mark still remaining is the whereabouts of Martinsville manager Sam Kirby. Despite managing to write a number of whiny smack posts to Abel during their matchup, there has been little communication coming from MehCat camp. The only correspondence from Kirby came in the form of a rudimentary drawing sent to the press seemingly from Kirby with a note reading "where the bad man touched me." The handwriting is currently being analyzed to confirm whether it was written by Kirby. The likeness of the picture to Kirby, however can not be denied.
With the shuffling of the seeds, a Cat-Biscuit re-match in the finals is possible, but both clubs would have to pull off upsets in round two against two strong clubs in Pat and the Boozehounds, who are both enjoying a bye week. Right now, both clubs are focusing on Round one in what should be a wild first week of playoffs.
No comments:
Post a Comment