I think the entire annual cotton crop of Georgia was required to construct Ruben Stoddard's American League shirt. They could have wrote "American League" on it, and still had room for "2004 MLB All Star Game."
How many fat men have a signature sandwich?
"Why, yes....I will Supersize that...."
We got to the lowest level this time, but we didn't stay long. Good ballpark security in Texas. I'm tiring, so you all may be on your own soon.
I had to stay for David Ortiz. I simply adore the man. He came to Boston with little fanfare. He had "platoon" written all over him. Instead, he worked hard, and made a huge success of himself. He's a legitimate MVP candidate, and he is as humble and team-oriented as it gets. I get that proud feeling watching him...that proud feeling teachers get when a student rises above himself. I was screaming for him when I was up close, and I may have made it onto the FOX audio.
2 Sox....2 Homers....move Houston to the American League....NOW!
No chance of getting on field at Jeter, btw....there are guards every 5 feet or so near the field, and I ain't that fast anymore.
Jeter just slid about 10 yards short of second base. If that was a playoff game, there'd be spikes to the chest. This is a friendly game, and I don't expect to see Giambi do a Pete Rose catcher takeout.
Joe Torre looks even more guilty in person.
CC Sabbatical is a big guy. Even on the mound, he's blocking my view. The man exudes more gravitational pull than Jupiter does, and he looks like he married Bartolo Colon's mother.
When they traded Carl Pavano for Pedro Martinez, I wonder if the Red Sox expected Pavano to be in the 2004 All Star Game while Pedro is vacationing in the Dominican Republic.
Sometimes, the best laid plans of mice and men go oft astray...
Big Unit time.
What a tremendous nickname....and what a tremendously ugly individual. Even from 100 yards off, he's the kind of ugly only an accountant could love. Still, I think he would make a fine Red Sock. I bet Ichiro started having Godzilla flashbacks when Das Unit came to the mound. Randy may be the tallest human being Ichiro has ever seen.
Randy got lit up, too. McKeon might have to go backstage and recruit Nolan Ryan before this game is over. It may even be like a flight where both pilots die..."Is there a pitcher in the house?"
Ichiro looks like a slim Mr. Fuji, or that dude from all those cheesy Van Damme films. He has a smooth swing, though.
Vladimir Guerrero nearly had his head taken off by some high heat from Kolb. Had Vladimir Tepes been at bat, Kolb might have walked him intentionally. Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler, was a Wallachian prince who earned the name Dracul(son of the dragon, or son of the devil) by his enormous cruelty. He was the man Bram Stoker based Dracula on, and in this case, the fiction pales when compared to the horror of history.
We got kicked out of our seats when the original owners came back. Turns out the usher spoke enough French to foil my defense mechanism. Rome wasn't built in a day, and we WILL get up front. I have a sick friend who needs Manny's hat. If I can get my hands on it, my sister can take it and run away...she's the faster sibling.
Check back in a few...S
I am having a great week. AOL treated my family to a week in Houston. We got All Star Game tickets. I saw almost everyone I'm related to on this trip. I am totally happy, and I feel great.
Then I saw Red Sox turncoat Roger Clemens get shellacked in front of his home crowd....and I felt EVEN BETTER.
I really enjoyed Super Manny's homer. The last time he saw Rog, he was having his head thrown at. Tonight, he made Roger his....well, let's just say that Manny has the upper hand, now.
I bet Clemens didn't think the bullpen would be warming up before 8 PM. That's what you get, Hoss....
