What a shame

A Tampa Bay World Series win would have been a remarkable story.  Now we have an entire off-season to sit and wait, hoping that the forces of good will be able to triumph over evil next year.  One thing is clear.  Next year’s World Series needs a better officiating crew.  I understand that umpiring is a thankless job and I have great admiration for anyone that is able to perform day after day knowing that the only recognition you are going to receive is when you screw something up.  So when it comes to the World Series, you would hope that an umpire would never be the center of attention.  Unfortunately, that was certainly not the case this year, as there were several blown calls that had a big impact on the game.  I’m not sitting here arguing that the calls cost the Rays the series.  There were calls blown on both sides.  I’m just saying that it would be nice to be able to focus on the game and not the missed balk or the missed (blatently obvious) tag on Jimmy Rollins ass or the inconsistent strike zones.  Can’t have that in the World Series.  Everyone makes mistakes.  I probably make anywhere from 2 to 100 errors per Rockiescast episode, but I’m not a professional getting paid big money to do a job.  I’m just a jerk with a microphone that thinks other people might want to hear what I have to say about baseball, beards, and tacos.  If I ever make it to the World Series of Podcasts, I promise I will do a better job than the umpires during this World Series.  I’m afraid I can’t say the same for Ted.  That guy sucks.