I’m a big fan of ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption, having watched the show faithfully since it debuted on the network a few years ago. With that in mind, I have grown into fans (if you will) of the show’s hosts, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon.
Sometimes, however, the reasoning behind their arguments is just downright idiotic. In today’s show they did one of their usual segments, Over/Under. The question essentially was whether the Tampa Bay Rays would finish the season over or under .500. To paraphrase, Kornheiser’s answer was “Under! I can’t name anyone on the roster so how I can believe they’ll finish above .500?”
Tony, you’re a sports journalist. You have a daily show on ESPN in which you discuss, amongst other things, sports. Don’t you think you could take a moment to learn a player or two on Tampa Bay’s roster? Ever hear of a guy named Scott Kazmir? Or Carl Crawford? Or Carlos Pena? I could go on (I could probably name nearly the entire 25-man roster plus a number of their minor league prospects off of the top of my head, but I won’t bore you with that at this time.).
The Rays are 23-16, tied for first in the division, and on pace for 95 wins. Now, I don’t believe they’ll win 95 but it is certainly feasible for this team to finish the year with their first winning season in franchise history. I’ve been saying for awhile now that this team was going to get good, and it’ll seemingly happen overnight to some of us. It’s only May, but they’re looking pretty good so far don’t you think?
