EMBARASSING OMISSION by Steve Tannen

Quick final thought on the last game at Yankee Stadium. It's been mentioned on today's(Tue)Dan Patrick show. The failure to acknowledge Joe Torre who took them to the playoffs each season during his 12 year tenure which included 4 world championships and a total of 6 trips to the series is disgusting. It's typical of the pettiness and downside of the Steinbrenner era. This was Hank, not George but shows the apple ain't fallin far from the egomaniacal tree. Not mentioning Clemens is a different deal as he's got that Bonds, Sosa, Big Mac taint. He still should have been part of the festivities, but Joe should have been a no brainer.
How about Oregon State coming out of the bye smack into USC! I'll give the Beavs credit as last year, on the heels of the huge upset in 2006, they hung around and "ONLY" lost 24-3. The OSU defense limited the Trojans to less than 300 total yards, but offensively, the managed a mere 176 yards including an anemic 85 throwing it. I'm guessing SC would prefer to blast them big time in front of the Orange & Black faithful. The Boys from Troy played Virginia, took a week off, wiped out Ohio State, then got another week off. Beware!
Huge final midweek series from the Twin Cities with Minny hosting the Chisox needing a sweep of the 3 game set to pull a half game in front of that Central Division. Too bad we don't get any of these divisional match-ups anywhere else the rest of the way. Philly, Mets, & Dodgers just have to win and not worry what's happening elsewhere as they have the inside track to the East, Wild Card & West.