Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Jon Lester is back
Am writing this from Sydney, where football is Aussie rules and the England-India test seems to always be on the telly... but what a great victory - over the Indians, and over cancer - to watch. If he can live up to even half of the hype around him a couple of years back, he'll be great to have on the team.
Bizarrely, the AP report's game notes had this to say:
Am writing this from Sydney, where football is Aussie rules and the England-India test seems to always be on the telly... but what a great victory - over the Indians, and over cancer - to watch. If he can live up to even half of the hype around him a couple of years back, he'll be great to have on the team.
Bizarrely, the AP report's game notes had this to say:
Manny Delcarmen pitched three innings for his first career save.Um, were there a couple of innings I missed?
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
All-Star Game Thoughts
The Willie Mays bit in the car was great. The Ichiro inside-the-parker even better. Just when you thought you'd seen it all.
Meanwhile I want a freak storm to blow in and take Eric Byrnes out to the middle of the Pacific, where he and his dog are joined by a talking tiger named Pete Rose who promptly eats Byrnes and carries on a long fabulistic conversation with the dog.
The Willie Mays bit in the car was great. The Ichiro inside-the-parker even better. Just when you thought you'd seen it all.
Meanwhile I want a freak storm to blow in and take Eric Byrnes out to the middle of the Pacific, where he and his dog are joined by a talking tiger named Pete Rose who promptly eats Byrnes and carries on a long fabulistic conversation with the dog.
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Like a Sturgeon
Jumpin' sturgeons. Somehow this reminded me of those scenes in Asterix comics where fish fights broke out...
Jumpin' sturgeons. Somehow this reminded me of those scenes in Asterix comics where fish fights broke out...
Julio Lugo Has a Bat
Managed to catch Lugo's 2-run single. Will wonders never cease? But I suppose everything has a precursor - I was already encouraged yesterday when Lugo had the walks and the successful sac bunt... now a 2-hit game.
But where in the world are the bats of Manny and Ortiz?
Managed to catch Lugo's 2-run single. Will wonders never cease? But I suppose everything has a precursor - I was already encouraged yesterday when Lugo had the walks and the successful sac bunt... now a 2-hit game.
But where in the world are the bats of Manny and Ortiz?
Monday, July 02, 2007
Cold Blooded Old Times
Fortunately, one can find solace in schadenfreude at the current Yankee decrepititude. Proctor's on fire! Or just his equipment...
Fortunately, one can find solace in schadenfreude at the current Yankee decrepititude. Proctor's on fire! Or just his equipment...
Sox-Rangers, and the Missing Bats
Two close games thus far, both frustrating to watch - where in the world have the Sox bats gone? I mean, when a winning run comes from the fact that Ortiz (very smartly) held up long enough to avoid the tag, that's not good... the Sox are eking runs out. And yes, Gagne's Bugs Bunny changeup still looks good, but still, the 5-4 loss was a desolate loss. Normally I'm so full of hope in 9th innings in Fenway, but doubts seem to have clawed their way into my usual optimism...
All this offensive shutdown reminds me of the tagline of Bats, a terrible film that came out about 8 years ago... "Bats, they're gonna suck you dry".
Two close games thus far, both frustrating to watch - where in the world have the Sox bats gone? I mean, when a winning run comes from the fact that Ortiz (very smartly) held up long enough to avoid the tag, that's not good... the Sox are eking runs out. And yes, Gagne's Bugs Bunny changeup still looks good, but still, the 5-4 loss was a desolate loss. Normally I'm so full of hope in 9th innings in Fenway, but doubts seem to have clawed their way into my usual optimism...
All this offensive shutdown reminds me of the tagline of Bats, a terrible film that came out about 8 years ago... "Bats, they're gonna suck you dry".
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