tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post136849732485559369..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: The Yankees are Bordeaux, the Giants are...?W. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-84542665638382297642010-11-01T23:17:45.213-07:002010-11-01T23:17:45.213-07:00I never thought I would be able to write this, but...I never thought I would be able to write this, but the SF Giants are... the 2010 World Series champions. Congratulations to the team, the city and the long-suffering fans. What an amazing year for a team that did not qualify for the playoffs until the last game of the regular season.gurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212928072016843956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-36340217676283940862010-10-26T00:47:23.401-07:002010-10-26T00:47:23.401-07:00Blake, I'm with you on the Yankees/Bordeaux co...Blake, I'm with you on the Yankees/Bordeaux comparison. Long history of success, to be respected whether you like them or not. Yankee fan Eric misses the forest for the trees, as you point out.The Yankees as an entity are the aristocracy of baseball, standard bearers called upon to live up to the highest of expectations.<br /><br />The Giants, however, to me, seem neither Riesling nor Pinot Joanna Breslinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813446200730435779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-90287224980147148002010-10-18T13:01:40.743-07:002010-10-18T13:01:40.743-07:00Eric: I see your vintage Champagne comparison; how...Eric: I see your vintage Champagne comparison; how could I not? <br /><br />But I think it's a stretch to see the Yankees as Burgundy. They haven't been an estate bottling since the beginning of the free-agency era. Besides, they've always been more about power than finesse. And you might see vintage variation in the Yankees, but the rest of us don't.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-30768976527523489582010-10-18T12:39:12.083-07:002010-10-18T12:39:12.083-07:00I cannot argue the hipness quotient of the Giants,...I cannot argue the hipness quotient of the Giants, but as a Yankees fan for more than 40 years I must take issue with the Bordeaux comparison. First of all consistency has only come in the last 15 years, the Jeter era. Before that the Yanks oscillated wildly with Steinbrenner mood swings. If anything the Yanks are vintage Champagne, post-global warming, or Burgundy, oozing class always and Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729061176684003082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-60485301619220460682010-10-18T08:45:56.516-07:002010-10-18T08:45:56.516-07:00Adam: I guess "The Yankees are first-growth B...Adam: I guess "The Yankees are first-growth Bordeaux" in my first sentence was a little too vague. Sorry about that.<br /><br />Guren: It's a very strong case. The Giants might be California Pinot Noir -- the expensive ones aren't always better than the affordable ones, and they were able to relabel some serviceable ones they found on the bulk market. They're also just a W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-45697334560817375822010-10-18T06:42:33.679-07:002010-10-18T06:42:33.679-07:00Alsatian, German, Australian, Californian, or Wash...Alsatian, German, Australian, Californian, or Washington state?<br /><br />I find that the SF Giants have more in common with California (definitely not Burgundy) pinot noir. They are recently trendy, with many bandwagon fans. Previous vintages had some big stars, but little consistent success and no championships. The team, like the grape, is accustomed to cool breezes at night. The quality is gurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212928072016843956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-38422646946908964412010-10-18T06:40:12.515-07:002010-10-18T06:40:12.515-07:00I like the Bordeaux comparison as a fan of the Yan...I like the Bordeaux comparison as a fan of the Yankees and Bordeaux. Makes sense on many levels except price. Agreed, Yanks are the most expensive team. You can't even go watch one of their lower paid players (like drinking a fifth growth in a great vintage at reasonable market rates) without the full price of admission to Yankee stadium driven by Arod and CC salaries. But, unlike in Adam Japkohttp://wine-zag.comnoreply@blogger.com