Odds and Sods

Red Sox vs. Angels Game 3 Minute by Minute

Top 1st
•    3:02 – The Manny and “Papy” show.  We all know those people who pronounce something incorrectly, even though every single other person pronounces it the correct way.  How does this happen?  Thank you Steve Stone for getting us off to a great start.  Also, could you sound more white?  Papy…
•    3:05 – There is a “magnicient passion in Southern California” dating back to the 2002 World Series.  Right.
•    3:09 – “It looked like a sure base-hit” – No, It did not.  When has a chopper to third base ever looked like a sure base hit?
•    3:11 – How is Youkilis already sweating?
•    3:13 – The Rally Rackets?  What happened to the thunder-sticks?  Do they still have the rally monkeys?

Bottom 1st
•    3:18 – The baseball card fielding graphic is ridiculous.  Can’t you just display the names on a baseball field like everyone else.  It looks terrible.  It is too difficult to read.  Thank you overambitious graphic designer.
•    3:19 – Schilling is looking hit-able.
•    3:20 – Why is the leadoff line necessary?  Talk about gratuitous product placement.  He’s getting close to that magic 9 foot mark.  I’m sure this is going to have a dramatic impact upon the game.
•    3:21 – Vlad looks awful.  What about a pitch off the plate away at shoelace height screams “swing at me?”

Top 2nd
•    3:25 – How was David Ortiz walking relevant to Manny Ramirez hitting a home-run?
•    3:30 – I love the Manny unnecessary helmet flip.
•    3:31 – J.D. Drew (sigh)

Commercial Break
•    3:40 – Shut Up, Dane Cook!  “These guys are young!  You’re young!  You should watch!”  Dane Cook is soooo two years ago.  He’s already passed from hot new comedian to can’t stand him in stale romantic comedy level.  This is the same people who still think Bon Jovi is good theme music trying to reach out to the kids.  Ridiculous.

Bottom 2nd
•    3:41 – I think that Reggie has made enough money to have bought a new hat in the last 15 years.  “I’m a real Angels’ fan.  I swear!”  Still can’t understand Jose Mota…
•    3:43 – Why is this interview still going on?
•    3:44 – The surprising thing was he didn’t hit .360.  It’s game 3.  Get a new line.

Top 3rd
•    3:52 – Theo EpSTINE, thank you again Steve Stoone.
•    3:53 – “If he could get Youkilis, He’d have Ortiz leading off an inning.”  Yeah, having a guy with a .440 OBP leading off an inning is such a terrible thing for the Red Sox.

Bottom 3rd
•    3:58 – How does being handicapped entitle you to bring a live monkey into the stadium?  Why does one bring a monkey to the stadium?  Why does one who is not Michael Jackson have a pet monkey to begin with?
•    4:01 – Still can’t understand Jose Mota.  I don’t think the announcing crew does either.
•    4:07 – (Insert Bill Simmons joke about Reggie Willits actually being white here)
•    4:09 – Did the Angels have everyone wear Red to hide the number of Red Sox fans?

Top 4th
•    4:13 – Papi!  Perhaps, the record against the pitcher is more important than the ballpark?
•    4:17 – If Manny is getting into a zone, start printing World Series tickets

Bottom 4th
•    4:30 – How are they making so many generalizations about the few starts Schilling has had since he came back?
•    4:31 – Why do they interview pitching coaches?  They aren’t endowing you with any particularly brilliant insight.  They aren’t going to give you any information that could tip their hand to the other team.  They generally have far less personality than the manager.  Why?

Commercial Break
•    4:34 Wouldn’t consumption of ethanol make the Chevy an alcoholic rather than a vegetarian?

Top 5th
•    4:37 – The Lugo below the waist blackout is in full effect.
•    4:41 – Enough Red Sox fans to hear the “Youk” loud and clear
•    4:45 – Youkilis F-bomb.  My sentiments exactly.

Bottom 5th
•    4:50 – (Yawn)
•    4:51 – Schilling fast-balls to Figgins 91, 91, 93, 92, 91, 91, 92 (Still talking about how he has lost his fastball) 92,  91.  So, he has been consistently throwing what he has the last few seasons.  Why read the radar gun?  Just stick to your bad scouting report.
•    4:57 Oh wait, another 91.

Top 6th
•    5:02 – OK, kind of understood Jose Mota that time.
•    5:03 – Rod Carew could “Catch a pitch on his bat and then serve it” – What the hell does that mean?
•    5:04 – HD signal freezing.  It’s Comcastic!
•    5:06 – “Another factor that will come in to play here is the schedule.  Both teams are rested.”  If both teams are rested, there is neither an advantage nor a disadvantage for either team.  Therefore, the schedule is not a factor.

Bottom 6th
•    5:13 – Again about how Schilling is a different pitcher than he has ever been before, fastball 92.
•    5:16 – The famous “bloody sock game” was against the Yankees in the ALCS, not in the World series.

Top 7th
•    5:23 – Shields finished the inning before I could formulate any thoughts.

Bottom 7th
•    5:27 – Again about Schilling..91
•    5:36 – Can’t they just give the bat boy a real jersey instead of a “BB” or a lame “07.”  If portly and geriatric bench coaches get one, surely a bat boy who is running on and off the field every play deserves one.
•    5:38 – Yeah!

Commercial Break
•    There is nothing more annoying than Sonic commercials.  “You hit the meat jackpot?  That’s crantastic!”

Top 8th
•    5:44 – Lugo Double Crotch Adjustment, Yes!
•    5:48 – Good thing for the bad throw.  Why are the Red Sox plagued with idiot third base coaches?  Why do you send him when you are going to have runners on 2nd and 3rd with no out and your three best hitters coming up?  Particularly when you have a 2 run lead?
•    5:50 – Youk!
•    6:04 – GAME OVER