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Tuesday, March 30, 2004Over-react much?.617%. 1/162. One game, one drop in the ocean. The Yankees lost to the Devil Rays last night (or this morning, depending on your point of view) and you would think that it was a one-game playoff in September, not opening day in March. Here is the immense over-reaction from ESPN: A headline on the front page proclaimed: "Yankees off to a bad start." Ok, losing your first game is not the ideal way to start a season, but one can hardly label a teams "start" as bad after seeing one game, in another country, in the middle of spring training. One game shouldn't even qualify as a start! Then the MLB front page links to this Buster Olney article with the claim "Buster Olney says [the Devil Rays win] shows the Yankees still have some holes." It shows no such thing, and Olney claimed no such thing. That is ridiculous sensationalism from the editors of ESPN.com. Of course that's just one media outlet overreacting. Surely the general public can't feel the same way. Wrong- check out the results from this Sportsnation Poll: 6) Which team will be the biggest flop? Yankees- 21.8% Mariners- 16.7% A's- 13.1% Phillies- 12.2% Angels- 10.6% Astros- 9.7% Cubs- 9.0% Red Sox- 6.9% 7) Which team will be the biggest surprise? Tampa Bay- 28.1% Baltimore- 20.2% New York Mets- 11.5% Los Angeles- 11.0% Detroit- 8.4% Colorado- 7.7% Montreal- 5.3% Cincinnati- 3.7% Milwaukee- 2.2% Pittsburgh- 2.2% So based on one game 21.8% of those who voted think that the Yankees will be a flop. The Yankees. That team with what is most likely the greatest lineup ever assembled. And based on that same game 28.1% of those who responded think that the Devil Rays will be this year's big surprise. The Devil Rays. That team with at best five bona-fide major leaguers. This is the kind of thing that can make you really lose faith in your fellow man. |
