Black and Blue Update

Did a good job with most of the stuff on my list and even handled a few other curve balls tossed at me by life (scurrying out of my office to change a flat tire for Kim and give her and Alex the other car to drive home so they didn't have to drive home on the doughnut...and I managed to change the tire, switch stuff around in the cars, get cleaned up and make it back to my office in 20 minutes, I should send my resume to Dick Trickle and ASSCAR). Taught the Religion and the Constitution class last night, but from 7:05pm on…I was thinking about the SOX vs. the Mariners. The Mariners have had the SOX number for the past few years. I wanted to watch the whole game. I thought I'd earned it after having a good day working.

GOOD NEWS: By the time I could actually sit down to watch the game, Joe Crede stepped up to the plate and hit a grand salami. You bet I put it on the board.

Yes.

What a great fucking game, the M’s came back, the SOX were down to their last out and Pablo did what?!?!?!?! Hit his first major league home run offa Everyday Eddie. Eddie also gave up a 9th Inning hr to Brian Anderson in GreenTown. Sorry other Eddie. It’s great to see any former Twin (besides AJ) struggle. – Sorry fans of Jacques le Strap and the Chicago Blues.

Then Pablo seeing where the D was playing in the 11th turning his next hit into a double, which turned into a game winning run. It was heads up/speed baseball near it’s best. It was almost worthy of a Juan Pierre – and I mean it fans of the Chicago Blues. If I could have my kid watch baseball players and how you play the smart game at the dish and on the base paths, Pierre is on my short list with Ichiro and a few other guys. I really wish the team I love had him (J.P.) in center (maybe next year) - - - sorry B.A. Maybe it’s better he’s on the blue team, think about it: a guy named Jacques – a guy with the last name Pierre – and Canadian, Ryan Dempster - - they could have a hockey team over there if they just rip out those ugly bushes, change Ronnie Whoo Whoo’s name to Ronnie Brrr Brrr, the food there is already cold and suitable only to those with broken teeth (again I kid because I love, I don’t know what the crappy food tastes like at Wiggly Field I ain’t never been there). Yeah, they could really be the Chicago Blues. Already on paper they’re better than the Blackhawks.

After the SOX won, I actually tuned in to the Blue game in hopes of seeing a Maddox (not in my spell check) winner, or a well pitched game by the 40-year-old pitching like he was in his prime. No such luck. I was a little bummed for them and their fans (out in force) in AZ.

I got over it because I was so happy about the SOX win, especially the way it went down. Perfect. Good job Pablo. Even tho’ this was his first major league regular season homer…he hit a walk off dong in Spring training. Maybe he’ll do it in the post season this year.

One last note: Mark Prior – you heard it here first: He’s on drugs. Larry Rothsourchild o’ mine said that MP is still recovering from food poisoning and it is unclear when he will return to work on his arm. And by the way, what sort of "work" was Prior doing?

THROWING A MOIST TOWEL 22 TIMES OFF OF FLAT GROUND?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

How good do you have to feel to do that? Or a better question might be, how fucked up are you if you can’t do that? Not that I’m making a personal confession here, but I had a friend who missed plenty of musical excursions with his Cousin and his older bands and/or his friend RobbieG because he had "food poisoning" that lingered for months on end. That friend of mine only made his judicial hearings and/or court dates but missed a lot of other things because of his food poisoning. Friends, that friend did not have food poisoning (which usually lasts 24-48 hours not months), he was on the goofballs. Mark Prior has struggled with his food poisioning since friggin’ December. He’s missed out on his schedule of simulated games and his only public appearance has been at the Just Ducky trial. Why? There’s only one answer.

Goofballs.