Orsillo saw youth instead of syringes in Grady Sizemore's eyes--how sweet

• How lucky for the Indians and Paul Byrd. Don Orsillo doesn't mention what happened the day of Game 7 to the Indians. How they were swamped with media, one of their star pitchers having been outed by ESPN operatives that day as a serial cheater (Paul Byrd). Baseball is so lost, Orsillo even goes out of his way to look deep into Grady Sizemore's eyes THAT NIGHT, THE NIGHT OF THE SCANDAL, and say not one word about it. He says the Indians were just "young." Orsillo interviewed in Oct. 2007:

"With seven holdovers from the 2004 championship squad, the Red Sox have a decided edge in World Series experience, but does that translate to the field? “It does” answers Orsillo, who will have pregame and postgame duties for NESN during the World Series.

• “Tim Wakefield was talking to me about this the other night. If you looked into the eyes of guys like Grady Sizemore during that Game 7 vs. Cleveland, their reaction to the pressure was different. Cleveland’s youth caught up to them.

“Eric Wedge is a friend and he told me that the youth of his team would be a factor. As it was in 2004, the Red Sox pitching will be the key. Colorado’s pitching simply does not match up with Boston’s. I like the Red Sox in six games”"

• From article in Sportscasting Watercooler by John Molori, "Orsillo Gives Boston the "Rocki" Mountain Lowdown," Oct. 2007

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