9/29/11
O's' moxie sinks sox
wow that was a wild night of baseball...I went to bed at 10:30 after the announcers were speculating that the O's-sox rain delay might turn into a postponement. But then I saw that the rays were heading into the bottom of the 9th only down 1 run to the yankees so I went back down to catch that finale. Then the O's' - sox came out of rain delay. I won't recount the details that are more eloquently described elsewhere but I do want to give a special shout out to the lady in the orange O's bucket hat sitting just over the shoulder of left-handed batters who held up a bright orange home-made sign the *entire game* that read "Spoiler Alert."
9/28/11
Yale philosophy major sinks O's
In truth, the O's were sunk quite a while ago but let's ignore that for now.
To sum it up: pre-season, the O's manager made the observation that the red sox take all this credit for success related to 'Moneyball' methodology but in fact spend a ton of money. This rankled the fragile sox and the O's manager was forced into a pseudo-apology. The season started and the sox fell flat on their faces; much hand-wringing took place, but they eventually righted their ship and went on a tear. Red sox nation spent July and August planning for October baseball. Then, the sox fell on their faces again, going 7-19 (so far) in September, putting them on the brink of statistically the worst falling-out-of-the-playoffs collapse in the history of a 138 year old sport.
Last night, on the shoulders of only the 3rd Yale-drafted professional player since 1965 and certainly the only Yale philosophy major to ever play professional baseball, the sox beat the O's 8-7 to stay in the playoff race. Rather than ponder his navel, rookie catcher Lavarnway hit 2 home runs and caught the swift Adam Jones stealing.
So it all comes down to tonight! (unless the sox and rays both win, in which case it all comes down to a 1-game playoff btw sox/rays). September O's' baseball: Catch the Magic!
To sum it up: pre-season, the O's manager made the observation that the red sox take all this credit for success related to 'Moneyball' methodology but in fact spend a ton of money. This rankled the fragile sox and the O's manager was forced into a pseudo-apology. The season started and the sox fell flat on their faces; much hand-wringing took place, but they eventually righted their ship and went on a tear. Red sox nation spent July and August planning for October baseball. Then, the sox fell on their faces again, going 7-19 (so far) in September, putting them on the brink of statistically the worst falling-out-of-the-playoffs collapse in the history of a 138 year old sport.
Last night, on the shoulders of only the 3rd Yale-drafted professional player since 1965 and certainly the only Yale philosophy major to ever play professional baseball, the sox beat the O's 8-7 to stay in the playoff race. Rather than ponder his navel, rookie catcher Lavarnway hit 2 home runs and caught the swift Adam Jones stealing.
So it all comes down to tonight! (unless the sox and rays both win, in which case it all comes down to a 1-game playoff btw sox/rays). September O's' baseball: Catch the Magic!
9/11/11
E-mail Fail
Julie got this email intended for a different JP in Ohio:
"Hello fellow biker chicks!
How 'bout Saturday, the 17th for our girls night out sleep over while the "Wild Hogs" are out of town!
Chili in the "crotch" pot, plenty of adult beverages and a bonfire, weather permitting.
Will this work for everyone?"
Like you probably, I was most struck by the "crotch" pot reference, which generated an unfortunate image in my mind. I sometimes refer to it as the 'crackpot' for no good reason, so I will go with that explanation for peace of mind.
"Hello fellow biker chicks!
How 'bout Saturday, the 17th for our girls night out sleep over while the "Wild Hogs" are out of town!
Chili in the "crotch" pot, plenty of adult beverages and a bonfire, weather permitting.
Will this work for everyone?"
Like you probably, I was most struck by the "crotch" pot reference, which generated an unfortunate image in my mind. I sometimes refer to it as the 'crackpot' for no good reason, so I will go with that explanation for peace of mind.
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