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Today I took Niece Prime, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
madelineusher, to see the second baseball game of her life. Considering the last game was eleven years ago, and her branch of the family is not exactly sports orientated, she really had little clue about the game. But I loaned her a t-shirt and cap, and off we went.
I showed her around the park, showing off the interesting stuff and explaining baseball history and lore. We settled in for the game, and I continued to explain situations and showed her how to watch a game. The results?
She was shouting louder than me. When Andruw Jones tied the game with a two run shot in the seventh she was the first in our section to insist that ball was clearly foul. This from a young woman who probably thought a "foul line" meant highly organized chickens just two hours earlier.
The best part came during a tense moment, with the Giants threatening to score with two outs. She stated that she really wanted some ice cream, but didn't want to leave the stands to go get it. "Uncle Doug, could you go get me some ice cream?" To my credit, I didn't throttle her. (She eventually got the ice cream from one of the oddly rare vendors.)
Great day at the park, made better by an excellent game on both sides.
San Francisco Giants: 3
Texas Rangers: 2
Read the story.
I tried to keep score, but a play in the third defied my ability to write letters in a tiny box. In the third inning, Texas shortstop Andrus retired Sandoval at second on Travis Ishikawa's grounder but his wild relay throw to first trying for the double play wound up in the Giants' dugout and allowed Winn to score. How the hell do you score that?
madelineusher, to see the second baseball game of her life. Considering the last game was eleven years ago, and her branch of the family is not exactly sports orientated, she really had little clue about the game. But I loaned her a t-shirt and cap, and off we went. I showed her around the park, showing off the interesting stuff and explaining baseball history and lore. We settled in for the game, and I continued to explain situations and showed her how to watch a game. The results?
She was shouting louder than me. When Andruw Jones tied the game with a two run shot in the seventh she was the first in our section to insist that ball was clearly foul. This from a young woman who probably thought a "foul line" meant highly organized chickens just two hours earlier.
The best part came during a tense moment, with the Giants threatening to score with two outs. She stated that she really wanted some ice cream, but didn't want to leave the stands to go get it. "Uncle Doug, could you go get me some ice cream?" To my credit, I didn't throttle her. (She eventually got the ice cream from one of the oddly rare vendors.)
Great day at the park, made better by an excellent game on both sides.
San Francisco Giants: 3
Texas Rangers: 2
Read the story.
I tried to keep score, but a play in the third defied my ability to write letters in a tiny box. In the third inning, Texas shortstop Andrus retired Sandoval at second on Travis Ishikawa's grounder but his wild relay throw to first trying for the double play wound up in the Giants' dugout and allowed Winn to score. How the hell do you score that?
Please don't mention interleague play--
(Yankees lost 6-5, as of now)
The Yankees have protested the game due to confusion created by a Marlins' double-switch in the top of the eighth inning.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, the Marlins pinch-hit outfielder Alejandro De Aza for pitcher Renyel Pinto, who was batting ninth. When the inning ended, Florida manager Fredi Gonzalez made a double-switch. Reliever Leo Nunez entered the game, and Chris Coghlan remained in left field.
Nunez threw one pitch to Derek Jeter, a called strike. At that point, Yankees manager Joe Girardi brought to the attention of home plate umpire Tim Timmons that Coghlan was supposed to be out of the game, with De Aza in left field.
For more than five minutes play was delayed, eventually with Coghlan leaving the field. De Aza headed to left field, only to be replaced by Jeremy Hermida.
After more discussion, it was determined that both Coghlan and De Aza were no longer available. So the mistake cost the Marlins two players, with Hermida remaining in the game and slotted ninth. Nunez was placed in the leadoff spot.