Variety Tonight

By:Guido

The Rays and Phillies are both leading their series' 3 games to 1 and this could not be any better. I know Harvey likey and I do too.

While a Rays-Phils world series may be the highest rated, most watched series in Tampa history, it also has the potential to draw extremely low ratings for FOX. Think White Sox and Astros. Yikes! But Fox deserves that as well as Major League Baseball.

You know what would be great for baseball? If something could be worked out to where the teams that make the playoffs could have their own announcers call their home games. Wouldn't that be great. No Ernie Johnson and Cal Ripkin in the studio. No Joe Buck and Stock Dickton(yes Dickton) doing play-by-play.

If the Red Sox are the anti-yankees then maybe they should tone down the winning for awhile. It's getting old. And does Joe Torre really need another ring? Sure, it's funny that he's having all this success with out the Pinstripes but he needs to go away.

I would have to give the Phillies the edge if they play the Rays. I know the Rays are young and agile but the Philly players are used to dodging batteries and hearing hateful tirades by fat drunk-asses wearing Randall Cunningham jerseys.

In conclusion, Tampa is great. Sunshine, flowers, and Brian Greise. But Philly is tougher, dirtier, and meaner. Phillies in 7.