Oct 28 2010

Prime Time

I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance. But it just didn’t work out between us. The Lord laid too much guilt on me. I prefer metaphysics to theology. You see, there’s no guilt in baseball, and it’s never boring… which makes it like sex. There’s never been a ballplayer slept with me who didn’t have the best year of his career. Making love is like hitting a baseball: you just gotta relax and concentrate. Besides, I’d never sleep with a player hitting under .250… not unless he had a lot of RBIs and was a great glove man up the middle. You see, there’s a certain amount of life wisdom I give these boys. I can expand their minds. Sometimes when I’ve got a ballplayer alone, I’ll just read Emily Dickinson or Walt Whitman to him, and the guys are so sweet, they always stay and listen. ‘Course, a guy’ll listen to anything if he thinks it’s foreplay. I make them feel confident, and they make me feel safe, and pretty. ‘Course, what I give them lasts a lifetime; what they give me lasts 142 games. Sometimes it seems like a bad trade. But bad trades are part of baseball – now who can forget Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas, for God’s sake? It’s a long season and you gotta trust. I’ve tried ’em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball.

You could watch something else, but why?

Later-

Dave hosts Dana Carvey.  Jon has Barack Obama, Stephen Apolo Anton Ohno.  No Alton.

Boondocks– The Block Is Hot.

Fox and Cablevision at last report have not resolved their dispute.  I must admit I don’t follow every pitch, but I do try and report developing scoring situations and their results.  Since this is likely to be a Pitchers’ Duel (the most boring kind of Baseball) there will probably be a lot of ‘inning reports’ (as in “nothing happened this inning”).  Lincecum and Lee may face each other up to 3 times this Series, but the Giant’s Ace-In-The-Hole is Brian Wilson who was the most successful multi-inning reliever both during the season and in the Playoffs.  I’m hard pressed to decide who I hate more, the Polo Grounds deserters or W‘s ex-team, but my smart money still goes on the Senior League because World Series are about pitching, not offense, and the Junior Leaguers’ offense is sabotaged by the pernicious ‘Designated Hitter’ rule that makes their pitchers an easy out anyway.

Giants in 6.

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  1. amazingly clean. No sliding in the dirt

  4. Lee chased.

    Giants 5 – 3.

    1. Welcome to The Show.

  6. Wow.

  8. Pitchers love 2 @ bats an inning.

  11. Not a happy inning for the Rangers.

  12. His 2nd.

  13. Another K.

  14. I wish there was a site where I could get a pitch count.

  15. 8 – 3, 2 Out.

  18. 8 – 4, 2 on 2 out.

    Lincecum leaves.

    1. I had a braid I could sit on. Very Heavy. It is a pain in the neck too

  21. 1 on 2 out.

  22. I recommend KotH.

  25. 2 Down.

    2. Lots of changes.

      Mets got a new GM today.

      Actually, the Yankees will just pick up Lee and try to and crank it around again.

      My Mom (who’s a fan) said she thought they looked old.

  28. Hah!

  29. I don’t mind going over 100 as much as I used to.

    1. They are not allowed to make more money than everybody else in the Bronx combined and have an off season.

      I miss Freddy.

  30. those are a bit much. What are you giving ZZ Top competition for scraggly? Get a trim, guys. Even Grizzly Adams wasn’t that scruffy.

  33. 1 Out, 3rd base.

  34. If you want to watch it.

  36. 9 – 4, no outs

  37. 1 Out, Runner on 2nd.

  41. For the Rangers.

    But unless they score 7 the game is done.

    1. I’m pretty sure.

  47. Pitching Change.

  48. 2 on.

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