Today was all about the baseball.
May. 13th, 2006 06:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreAfter an annoying 8 innings, my Giants reminded me why Yogi Berra remains the wisest man in baseball.
"It Ain't Over 'Till It's Over!"
San Francisco Giants: 6
Los Angeles Dodgers: 5
If you follow the link, you'll notice that I had to pull that quote from the fifth paragraph of the story. The first four were about Bonds, who was 0-3 with a walk. One of the best comebacks in Giants history and the all the damn reporter can talk about is Bonds? Even I'm getting sick of this!
After the game I was flipping around and caught the beginning of Major League. One of my all-time favorite baseball movies, even with the small details that only a baseball geek would notice. Like in the climatic game against the Yankees. Slugger Clue Haywood strikes out on three straight pitches and throws his bat and batting helmet to the ground. Under the rules, he'd be ejected. Yet he's playing first base in the Indians' half of the inning!
Yes, I'm a geek.
Oh, the home games for that movie were filmed at old County Stadium in Milwaukee, where I saw my first baseball game in 1975. Saw a dude named Aaron hit a homerun...
"It Ain't Over 'Till It's Over!"
San Francisco Giants: 6
Los Angeles Dodgers: 5
The Giants scored four runs in the ninth against Danys Baez (2-2), also getting RBI singles from Lance Niekro and pinch-hitter Dan Ortmeier and a run-scoring double by Todd Greene. Jose Vizcaino entered to run for Greene at third and scored the winning run. Vizquel was immediately mobbed near first — Bonds nowhere to be seen.
If you follow the link, you'll notice that I had to pull that quote from the fifth paragraph of the story. The first four were about Bonds, who was 0-3 with a walk. One of the best comebacks in Giants history and the all the damn reporter can talk about is Bonds? Even I'm getting sick of this!
After the game I was flipping around and caught the beginning of Major League. One of my all-time favorite baseball movies, even with the small details that only a baseball geek would notice. Like in the climatic game against the Yankees. Slugger Clue Haywood strikes out on three straight pitches and throws his bat and batting helmet to the ground. Under the rules, he'd be ejected. Yet he's playing first base in the Indians' half of the inning!
Yes, I'm a geek.
Oh, the home games for that movie were filmed at old County Stadium in Milwaukee, where I saw my first baseball game in 1975. Saw a dude named Aaron hit a homerun...
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Date: 25 May 2006 03:12 (UTC)