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Hope this doesn't count as a jinx or anything... For some reason it reminds me of a Victor Buono poem (which i suppose would have been slightly more on topic in the bay area) Once i turned a somersault quite near the San Andreas fault. Later as i nursed my knee, A telegram arrived for me. The message said "Cool it, Victor!" The signature read, "Dr. Richter." (mind, this was from a record (an LP, no less) of him reciting, so the line returns were my insertion, and done by memory, so i might not quite be verbatim) Anyway, i also thought it could be something "victor-y" for glunn to cheer for? Only 3 and half hours to wait...

I know this one! (or if i don't, at least it gives me a dumb idea should anyone be foolish enough to ask me to plan their wedding... including me) New year's eve wedding, consummated (if that's the right word) on a time zone line. But yeah... i imagine there's only one date allowed on the license, and that goes to the census... Drat, i thought i had it there... Anyway, yeah... Baseball. Still 7 hours to go... Enjoy the game, glunn! (should it be capitalized?) Stay cool!

Mr. Grinch?

Well, he walked fewer than his last time here... Can we come back from 2 touchdowns? Stick around and find out...

Forget what ever happened?

I shoulda mentioned the grand slam, shouldn't i have? Reddick hit one off of Graham. Oh well.

Doin' fine. I introduced a couple in Detroit to open the season. At least the Twins are in the race... But if the proverbial fork has been stuck, you best write another one soon to take advantage of your reaction.

CBU like a wet blanket, is 11-0 for the A's. But it's only the 6th, so 4 runs per inning, and we'll catch 'em, we will!

Oh, announcers said Sano had twisted his ankle yesterday stepping on a ball during fielding practice. Tough luck...

Twins leave the bases loaded... Where have i heard that one before? Robinson got out number 3 to the warning track though, so close at least... But this isn't horseshoes...

Lesson 1. A lot can happen with 2 out. CBU would be 7-0 after a 5 run inning after Milone retired the first 2 batters. Graham came in, gave up a double that plated the inherited runner.

Now let's get Graham some run support!

That's pretty good! I particularly like a story i don't remember quite where or when i heard it, where a Texan, tryin' to impress an eastern farmer says something like "back in Texas, i can drive all day and not get to the other side of my ranch!" The farmer responded... "i had a car like that once..."

CBU 2-0 after 2, courtesy of a runner gettin' to first on an errant Santana throw, and a homerun down the left field line.

Hicks went... On strike 3, so we'll never know if he'd have made it or not.

Probably, and an associated museum that is advertised. But not as heavily as Wall Drug, or i'd remember what it was...

CBU No one has posted since the game started... Oh, you want to know about the game? 0-0 after 1 (before 2)

Nice to hear 'bout that Feller. I think i had a book about pitching he wrote when i was a kid. That is to say, i had it when i was a kid. Not sure when he wrote it. Isn't there something off of i 80 in western Iowa associated with him?

Fryer is catching (as per common practice w/ day after night games) Funny no one seems to mention him in the "next phenom" thread... Good job with the thread intro! I bet that's what Paul actually wrote in Corinthians thus quoted, it just got mistranslated due to a lack of baseball knowledge at the time... mmm... Pitching. We gots it. And i ain't hangin' my head about last night. If all are losses are like that, well, meaningful late innings can lead to meaningful September games, and at least one happy fan.

Oh well. Good game. Learn something perhaps, and come back to play tomorrow. Thanks for the company.

Robinson's got this next inning. If i learned anything from that Detroit game, there's no such thing as a least likely hero. Team effort, all the way.

Me neither. Don't want him to blow any game... But a good play by Escobar barely misses gettin' the 3rd out, a wild pitch advance, and a blooper. That's a lot of little things. Not like he's losin' it.

Sano sac fly for the lead! Lookin' like Perkins' time... Wouldn't mind seein' Plouffe knock Mauer in, since he can't ground into a double play...

O Mauer, where art thou? Second base.

How shall we wrap it?