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Seeing Red

Doesn’t take much to get me riled-up. Just ask my old pal Rich Lederer, die-hard Angels fan, who had me cursing like a sailor last night as the Angels pounded the Yanks. Eh, I don’t like to disappoint, so I gave him a show. In honor of Sweet Lou announcing his retirement. Yeah, that’s it.

The Yanks and Angels finish their two-game series this afternoon with Mr. Vazquez and Mr. Pineiro on the hill. Pineiro has been terrific for the past two months, and Vazquez hasn’t been too bad himself.

Another scorcher out there today; this one could be a barn-burner. Nevermind the heat, boys…

Let’s Go Yan-Kees!

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1 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:10 pm

Hey. This is a surprising treat. Go Yankee!. It's freaking dark and thundering in the Upstate.

2 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:17 pm

Now it is simply pissing.

3 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:21 pm

Sneaky double by Teix.

4 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:26 pm

You guys got to see this from last night's Dodger game. Unreal.
http://tinyurl.com/27dqt6v

5 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:38 pm

[4] That's awesome. Billy Martin would have been proud. Of course, if Bowie Kuhn were commissioner, he would overrule the play and make the teams pick up the action where they left off...

6 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:42 pm

[5] Didn't Martin stick Guidry in cf for the last inning of the make-up? I have blind faith in Curtis. I will forever hold out hope that he'll pick it up.

7 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:47 pm

[6] Yeah, as a sort of protest...and to manipulate the rules...he moved a bunch of players all over the field. This resulted in his best hitters batting in the bottom of the inning. I wonder if they have changed the rules for suspended games? (then again, there is only so much you can regulate. After all, it is quite possible that several players who played in the first part of of a suspended game will not be on the roster for the completion of said game. All in all, suspended games are goofy!)

8 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:47 pm

That's an E6 for a big league shortstop. Cripes. Jeter NEEDS the hit, though.

9 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:48 pm

Ahh, today Jeter's grounder misses the defender's glove, sort of.

10 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:49 pm

Go Teix!

11 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:51 pm

OK, I could get to like this version of the Yankee offense.

12 Raf   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:51 pm

Kay with the mistake HR call...

13 rbj   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:51 pm

Dang, almost forgot it was a 1 pm game today.

14 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:52 pm

Cano is fucking awesome. He styled that swing.

15 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:52 pm

MVP

16 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:53 pm

[14] My radio-via-computer feed is really, really behind. So your comment is like a comforting message from the future!

There it is..YAY!

17 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:56 pm

oh dang, look what I found! so much for work today

http://atdhe.net/13040/watch-la-angels-vs-new-york-yankees

18 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 1:57 pm

Don't like to see Matsui look lost in the field.

But...this is the kind of game needed on a hot afternoon. Everybody hits, Vazquez keeps the lid on. We'll see.

19 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:04 pm

for as much as everyone loves to fall over themselves proclaiming him the second coming of John McGraw, why does no one take Scioscia to task for putting a semi-cripple in the OF damn near 20 times so far this year?

20 cult of basebaal   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:05 pm

Uh, thanks for that call their Kay

21 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:10 pm

3 hits for The Captain. Though they have all been pathetic.

22 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:11 pm

19) you can't fault Scoscia for that. Look at his roster, especially the OF. Matsui needs to start a few games out there. Fault the GM.

23 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:11 pm

reports of the Captain's demise have been greatly exaggerated.

24 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:11 pm

[21] Hits are never pathetic, because caught screaming line drives don't count.

25 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:13 pm

23) "I'm not dead yet..."

26 cult of basebaal   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:14 pm

Jebus, Teixeira, where the hell was that swing for May and June???

27 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:15 pm

Tex's last 30 games coming into today: .302/.406/.612 with 9 homers and 25 RBI's

that'll work.

28 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:15 pm

[24] I hear ya'. But I respectfully disagree. : )

29 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:15 pm

the leak in Tex's swing appears to have been plugged

30 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:16 pm

I really can't fault them for wanting no part of Cano

31 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:16 pm

I predict something big from Miranda here.

32 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:17 pm

little blooper here...

33 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:17 pm

[26] Is the Jebus mass transit in the Vatican?

34 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:18 pm

[31] a Miranda warning?

35 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:19 pm

ack! Get 'em next time, Juan.

36 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:19 pm

31) or not. Don't take any stock tips from me, either.

37 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:19 pm

[34] You have the right to ground out to second base.

38 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:19 pm

i woulda liked 2 more runs there. call me greedy...

39 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:20 pm

34) nice.

40 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:20 pm

I actually don't mind Miranda as an option on the bench, but him in the lineup on a semi-regular basis just proves how badly they need another bat

41 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:21 pm

Jake Fox with regular AB's in Bawlmar is gonna hit

42 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:21 pm

40) yep.

Though the optimist in me hopes that if he hits a little bit, he and Thames can make a serviceable platoon.

43 cult of basebaal   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:24 pm

AND the helmet!

Sign that kid up!

44 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:24 pm

We need to get through this Angels at bat. T-storms are forecast.

45 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:25 pm

[42] I think his best case scenario would be 2003-2004 Ruben Sierra, which isn't terrible by any stretch.

46 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:25 pm

Tough AB by Rivera.

47 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:26 pm

[43] Probably saved a wealthy patron from a concussion.

48 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:29 pm

Vazquez is working a lot harder this inning. Hopefully he can keep his act together for this and the next inning.

49 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:30 pm

keep it together, Javy

50 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:30 pm

4 games upcoming vs. The Royals. Make hay whiie the sun shines, boys. But win this one first.

51 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:34 pm

Fuck.

52 cult of basebaal   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:34 pm

Well, BLECCH.

53 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:34 pm

ah crap. Does Javy still have a 2 hr minimum?

54 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:35 pm

son of a...

just give me 6 IP/3 ER and I'm happy Javy, come on now

55 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:36 pm

Get a freaking out, will you?

56 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:37 pm

oh no. please don't fall apart now. we really need this game.

rays took the lead back from the hydrox (oreo's)...

57 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:37 pm

ok this is annoying now

58 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:38 pm

[53] you vewy funny, sliced!!! : )

59 Diane Firstman   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:38 pm

This looks like the "Ozzie Guillen/White Sox, Javy peters out in the 5th/6th inning" version of Javy.

60 Diane Firstman   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:39 pm

[56]

Munchausen Hydroxy: drawing attention to oneself by presenting your baseball team as being sickly?

61 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:43 pm

Eat shit, Scioscia.

62 rbj   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:43 pm

Frankie!

63 Raf   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:43 pm

Scoscia with the WTF look :)

64 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:43 pm

Ayebar to the rescue!

65 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:44 pm

that team sure does play heads-up baseball

66 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:46 pm

gritty AB Curtis

67 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:48 pm

I am convinced the Yes cameras show Scioscia 10X more than any other manager. Drives me nuts.

68 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:51 pm

Oh, fuck me! No one told me it was a day game! I could have been watching.

How are we doing?

69 cult of basebaal   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:53 pm

Sorry Jetes, I'm going with blue on that one ... corner, knees ... strike 3

70 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:53 pm

[67] the general adoration of Scioscia annoys me. the difference between his resume and Ron Gardenhire's is a 3 home run day from Adam Kennedy and a Robb Nen meltdown...thats pretty much it.

71 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:54 pm

That pitch could have been low, but...

72 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:56 pm

oh Javy, just get me through this inning

73 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:56 pm

[68] Javy cruising until the 5th, when he was hit hard. 6 run lead not enough, and now 3. Trouble brewing.

74 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:57 pm

Christ....

75 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:57 pm

Good work, Javy. Your junkballing could only fool 'em for 4 innings. Bollocks!

76 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:57 pm

Friggin Angels. Yankee killers.

77 rbj   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:58 pm

[53] You have your answer.

78 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:58 pm

Uh, Joe. What are waiting for?

79 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:58 pm

[73] Oh, for fuck's sake. Fucking typical California game.

80 Alex Belth   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:59 pm

HOOORRRRRRRRSSSSSSSEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSHIIIIIIIITTTTTTT

81 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 2:59 pm

[70] Not to mention his 1-3 record vs. the Red Sox in the playoffs.

82 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:01 pm

80) which part, precisely...or the whole shebang?

83 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:02 pm

[81] I'm not even calling him a bad manager. But people act like its just common knowledge that he's the best one in the game, why exactly? His resume is pretty much identical to Gardenhire's except for the 2002 run. And I'm not trying to discount the championship, but lets be real...Bob Brenly has a ring too.

84 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:04 pm

that is one spectacular mullet Mitre has cultivated

85 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:04 pm

[80] Oh no...dare I ask?

86 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:05 pm

Robertson is a practitioner of the three true outcomes.

87 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:06 pm

84) "Mattingly, cut your hair!"

88 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:07 pm

Frustrations.........Rising........

89 cult of basebaal   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:09 pm

And I’m not trying to discount the championship, but lets be real…

Why not? If it wasn't The Lizard calling the shots in the opposite dugout, the Angels would still be looking for a ring ...

90 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:10 pm

Dammit!

91 cult of basebaal   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:10 pm

Crappy throw. Bah.

92 rbj   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:11 pm

Grrrrr.

93 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:11 pm

[84] En Espanol: mújol

94 Diane Firstman   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:11 pm

I wish 1978 version of Gossage was available for a 3-inning save right now.

95 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:11 pm

This is like slow torture.

96 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:13 pm

95) check that...this IS slow torture.

97 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:13 pm

I cannot watch

98 cult of basebaal   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:13 pm

Phew.

99 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:13 pm

Whew...lucky is good too!

100 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:14 pm

Better to be lucky than good.

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101 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:16 pm

I'll take it

[89] I just don't wanna be that guy who says "well anyone could've won." But like I said, he's won 1 championship in a decade of managing...and thats totally fine. But that doesn't make him "the best manager in baseball"

102 OldYanksFan   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:19 pm

Just got in a bit ago... just in time to see a double, HR an various other depressing plays.

Looking at the box score, it looks like ARod must have left about 7 men on base? Some with less then 2 out I'll venture? Jeez... I'm scared about ARod. Is he injured? Permenently disabled? He doesn't run well anymore and his glove is average at best. Is he gonna be 7 years of a very expensive .850 OPS guy?

Oops.... as I said, he can't run anymore.

103 weeping for brunnhilde   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:19 pm

Wait, it was 6-NOTHING??? And now it's 6-5?

Fucking hell.

104 OldYanksFan   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:28 pm

At least Montero is heating up in AAA. He has 10 HRs (2 hit yesterday) and his OPS is now just over .800.

105 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:29 pm

Daniel Boone vs. Godzilla.

Could be a 50's Japanese Horror flick.

106 cult of basebaal   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:30 pm

C'mon fat man, shut 'em down ...

107 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:30 pm

moment of truth here Jobber

108 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:33 pm

[102] i've been in 'n out, but yeah, a-rod had runners on 2nd & 3rd w/ 1 out and he grounded to short. that's back when it was 6-0. i wanted 2 more runs there...

don't let napoli tie this shit up!!!

109 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:34 pm

shit. please DON'T hit a 3-run jobber here...

110 rbj   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:35 pm

This is worse than torture.

111 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:35 pm

Again...I can't watch.

112 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:36 pm

Whew, maybe for the sake of team I should turn the game off.

113 rbj   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:36 pm

Phew!

114 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:36 pm

whew...

115 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:37 pm

[111] me, neither. but that's mostly 'coz i don't get the yes network! ; )

116 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:37 pm

ah, frack. i really hate it when the parentheses portion of the emoticon goes to a different line. takes away the whole effect... : ~

117 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:42 pm

miranda rights!!!

118 rbj   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:42 pm

Woo hoo!

119 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:42 pm

and thats why I'm ok with Miranda having a role on this team....just not an essential one

120 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:43 pm

Miranda got great wood on that. Majestic shot.

121 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:44 pm

See...my Miranda warning was issued a little early, that's all.

122 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:44 pm

Lucky > good, again

123 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:45 pm

ok time to cash in the insurance

124 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:45 pm

Bunt!!

125 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:46 pm

oh eat me Blue

126 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:46 pm

Dumb, Gardy, dumb.

127 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:47 pm

c'mon gritner, more please

128 Alex Belth   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:47 pm

what'd Gritner do?

129 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:47 pm

[115] Go to 17. There is a link to a live feed.

130 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:47 pm

uh, wha happened? i take it he argued the strike call...

131 rbj   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:48 pm

F.U. ump.

Damn, I just got ejected by the ump.

132 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:48 pm

something has to be done about these umps. Between this and Cuzzi this past weekend this is approaching NBA levels of farce

133 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:48 pm

[129] thanks man. i actually saw that before. i have waaaay too much to do though, no time to watch. in fact, i need to scoot outta here for a few, in a few...

134 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:48 pm

128) He stepped out of the box and questioned strike two, From my view, he sort of showed up the ump...it was a quick hook, to be sure, but I think Gardner needs to be smarter there, wait until the AB is over at least.

135 OldYanksFan   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:49 pm

Paulie says it's BULLCRAP!

136 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:49 pm

Gardner did absolutely nothing wrong there, thats a classic power trip move. Bullshit.

Paul O'Neill isn't happy, I'll tell you that much

137 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:49 pm

of course, the shit sox already scored in the 1st.

rays 1 out away from winning...

138 Raf   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:49 pm

[128] Had the temerity to question a strike call that appeared to be inside

139 OldYanksFan   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:49 pm

GREAT PLAY BY GRITNER!

140 Raf   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:49 pm

And it all works out...

141 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:50 pm

Li'l CC makes us all feel easy. That was Gardner's plan all along.

142 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:50 pm

You see, it was all part of Girardi's eeeeeeevilllll plans!!!!

143 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:50 pm

I FUCKING LOVE IT

144 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:50 pm

Cashman (on phone): Colin Curtis for Oswalt?

145 rbj   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:50 pm

Ah, so it was all part of Gritner's plan. Get tossed in the midst of an AB, and have Curtis hit the 3 run homer.

146 Mattpat11   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:50 pm

Perfect.

And a Joba proof lead.

147 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:51 pm

soak it in rookie

148 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:51 pm

who the fuck is paul emmel, anyway? (hp ump)

CURTNER!!!

great idea brett! thanks paul emmel!!!

HA!!!

double digits : )

149 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:51 pm

i love it when a plan comes together!

150 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:54 pm

Curtis & Miranda= Stars of the game?

151 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:56 pm

150) with an honorable mention to Boone Logan.

I think my head is going to explode!

152 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:56 pm

Joba has been very unlucky. That swinging bunt last inning, and now a check swing base hit.

153 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:58 pm

Eh, put the Mo back in the vault. The bullpen get this done, right?

RIGHT?

154 monkeypants   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:59 pm

Hm, that was not unlucky.

155 rbj   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:59 pm

[153] Don't tempt them to blow it.

156 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 3:59 pm

Eh, Joba's not very good again. Don't put the Mo back in the vault.

157 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:00 pm

has there ever been a pitcher who was judged on a batter-to-batter basis more than Joba?

158 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:01 pm

see?

159 seamus   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:02 pm

[158] JOBA'S BACK!

160 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:03 pm

Let's be fair...one real hit against Joba that inning.

161 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:03 pm

[157] Javy's judged pitch to pitch

162 RagingTartabull   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:05 pm

[161] good point

163 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:07 pm

Glad I stepped out for 30 min. At least I got to hear Grandpa John and Aunt Susan. : )

164 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:10 pm

Mo needs work?

165 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:11 pm

Mo v Matsui. I'll watch that.

166 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:12 pm

[165] At least Hideki honored himself and hit the ball.

167 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:13 pm

I haven't had this peaceful easy feeling since it was five-nothing.

168 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:15 pm

All Rise. See ya' next spring, Scioscia.

169 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:15 pm

A good riddance.

It is right to give Mo thanks and praise.

170 seamus   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:16 pm

and it is done. and mo's ERA below 1.00 again.

171 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:17 pm

Kimberly Jones, not what you'd call a big woman, is bigger than Colin Curtis.

172 Just Fair   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:18 pm

Colin Curtis' nickname should be "awshucks".

173 Sliced Bread   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:20 pm

[172] how bout "Traded for Oswalt". That could stick.

awshucks, we can't trade him.. we love this kid.

174 kenboyer made me cry   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:21 pm

[171} Parts of Kim are big, and that dress was revealing. Li'l CC was very flattered, seems like a nice guy.

175 Mattpat11   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:32 pm

Good win. Now lets sweep the Royals.

176 thelarmis   ~  Jul 21, 2010 4:54 pm

[175] nice we don't face greinke. he pitched great today...

177 jjmerlock   ~  Jul 21, 2010 6:41 pm

So... tuned in at 4-0, head nearly exploded by the time it was 6-5, had to go to an appointment, but thanks to my new best friend, this somewhat trusty blackberry, followed along with our big inning.

Has that ever happened before?

In the history of the game, prior to today, has there ever been an instance involving a rookie coming to the plate following an ejection, starting with an 0-2 count, and tagging a three run homer?

I don't know if they covered it on the telecast (going to watch in a bit), but I really wonder if that's a first.

Whatever it was - and this happened in DC, no less - a few hours ago, I took the best cab ride ever.

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