The most awkward e-mail ever

To: William C. Martin, AD, University of Michigan

From: Charlie Cobb, AD, Appalachian State University

 Dr. Martin-

Thank you again for your hospitality this past weekend. The wife and I enjoyed your wonderful facility and campus. You certainly exceeded our expectations.

I wanted to say that your team performed admirably, and never gave up. That was certainly a close game, and one that I think both teams will be able to grow from. That Mike Hart is a real workhorse. You have something special there in him.

I was wondering when we could expect the check? We have some expenses coming up that we could use funds for, and that $400,000 will certainly come in handy.

Again, anytime you need an opponent Appalachian State would certainly like to come back, or perhaps you would consider a trip to lovely North Carolina? We may be expanding our seating with some of the funds that you are giving us. Thanks again Bill.

Charlie

 

Santana…sweet music to the Tribe

The Indians beat Minnesota yesterday 5-0. C.C. Sabathia got his 16th win of the season, pushing his record to 16-7. His era dropped to 3.24, close to his career best (3.22 last year). As good as Sabathia was yesterday, the real story was the Tribe getting to Santana once again.

 

(Come on, I haven’t used the Santana joke all year…)

This is one of those baseball oddities that is just hard to explain. Obviously Santana is one of the best pitchers in the league. He has a 3.14 era this year. He ranks 2nd in strikeouts, and 1st in whip. His record, if you take the Indians games out, is 14-6. But the Indians have beaten him 5 times this year. Putting it in perspective, the last time a reigning Cy Young winner lost to the same team 5 times was…well never. In fact, the Indians will probably be the reason that Santana doesn’t win the Cy Young this season. Had Santana pitched well enough to win 3 of his 6 games against the Tribe, he would have close to triple crown numbers this year (wins, era, strikeouts.)