Massholes Members of RSN might be a cranky lot this afternoon after enduring a 5 1/2 hour, 11 inning, 9-8 loss to the Tampa Rays in Game 2 of the ALCS. But if there’s anything that might make the agony of being undone by the likes of rookies David Price and Fernando Perez seem manageable (other than, y’know, that being a pretty terrific ballgame — Paul Byrd had a great seat), it would be the psychic toll viewers of all allegiances had to pay afterwards.
(video link taken from Sawx & Dogs) Aside from a forced laff performance that all but erases memories of Cal Ripken’s fine work in the Holiday Inn commercials, what’s up with MLB’s fixation with Bon Jovi? What town does JBJ love so much, East Rutherford, NJ? At last check, there were no big league franchises in the Garden State. Not since Major League Soccer’s illogical decision to pair the Mates Of State with Bob Kraft’s New England Revolution has there been such an inappropriate fit.
i was keeping track of the game on espn then left for the lover!/pierced arrows show around the corner. made it back in time for the last inning. should have stayed for one more drink i guess.
There is such a thing as trying your hardest to make your team lose and Francoma bringing in Timlin and not Byrd makes you wonder if the latter fucked someone’s wife or something. Also, Sean Casey was a hit machine before that neck stinger earlier in the year and Kotsay has been swinging at the first pitch and grounding out a lot. The one thing he did right was bringing in Drew for defensive purposes because he has a better arm than….oh wait.
when they brought in timlin i remember thinking, “wow, tito must REALLY want to get to bed.”