The Century Mark

I just realized that my "Stunned Silence" post was number 100 for me. That may not seem like a lot, but hey. I've stuck with something for a while, so that's significant. Especially when you consider that I have three different blogs going at the same time.

Anyway, the Rangers held on and shut out Richie "The Bully" Sexson and the Mariners, 5-0. Great game except for the stupid fight. I really hope Gabbard didn't get hurt in there. If you watch the video, which I should have on this post, he gets totally buried under the melee.

Here's the video

You can judge for yourself. The pitch was head-high, yeah. But it was over the plate. Sexson just went ape-...oops. I can't say that here. Heh.

Ok. I'll be watching the out-of-town scoreboard tonight at the Rangers game to see how the Sox fare agains the Twinks. I'm hoping the Rangers can continue their recent winning ways against Oakland tonight.

TTFN, y'all!

Benches Clear in Seattle

Richie Sexson showed very bad form tonight, when Kason Gabbard threw a head-high pitch in the bottom of the fourth. Sexson took off his helmet, charged Gabbard, threw his helmet at him and jumped on him. Gerald Laird was right behind Sexson, though and tackled him.

The stupid thing is that the pitch was nowhere close to Sexson. It was over the plate, if not slightly outside. Hernandez had hit Kinsler in the last inning, after Kinsler hit a big fly off of him on the previous at bat. Sexson needs to grow up. I'm sorry the Mariners are in last place. Too bad. The pitch wasn't retaliatory. It wasn't even a "brush-back." The idiot Seattle tv announcers said "There's no doubt it was on purpose..." What? I guess Gabbard is such a bad aim that he can't throw a brush-back pitch??

The umps were fair, though. Sexson was apparently the only player ejected. After that display of childishness, Sexson should be suspended for a few games. Sexson, go sit in the corner and THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID!!! Bahahahaha!!!

I'm going to try to link the video. Oh, yeah...the Rangers are ahead 4-0 in the top of the fifth.

Ok...the link I had didn't work...it just linked to the "gameday" page for the game. I'll find it and get it in here later, when it gets posted on the website.

In other news, we celebrate as Beckett and Co. were back to normal tonight, soundly handling the Tigers 5-1 to win the series 3-1. Have I mentioned that S.I. picked the Tigers to win the World Series this year?? I know, I know...I just can't let it go, you know. I even saved the issue that has the predictions in it so I can look at it at the end of the season and laugh.

A Brief Poll

Raise your hands if you think Roger's lying.

Yeah. I thought so. Look at all those hands.

Poor, poor, Roger. He's finally found out he's not indestructible. You can see the panic in his eyes. It gets more pathetic every day.

It's really sad when a true legend goes down like this. Why couldn't he have been more sensible like Nolan? You know...retire at the perfect time and go raise beef for a few years, then come back and be the president of your old team.

No, not Roger. Instead, he has to be completely delusional and lie and squirm. Sounds like much more fun, doesn't it? I think I agree with the S.I. columnist (I think that's where I read this) who said that he believes that Roger has actually convinced himself that he really is telling the truth. That's even more pathetic.

On to more positive things!

Tonight, our beloved Sox begin a series with the team that S.I. predicted would win the Whirl Serious this year. (Raise you hand if you get that reference! I'll give you a gold star!) *snort* *snicker* *falls out of chair* The *snort* Detroit *guffaw* TIGERS! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA.......

Go, Sports Illustrated!! Any more predictions?? Huh? Like maybe, you know, putting the Red Sox in SECOND PLACE?? Behind the *snicker* YANKEES??

Seriously, does anybody give Joe Girardi till the end of May?

Ok, all joking aside, I will never take lightly the threat that is the Evil Empire. Who can forget last season, when we were 15 games ahead of them at one point, and then suddenly battling for our first first place finish in 12 years? No lead is ever safe with the Yanks. I just don't think Girardi has what it takes to coach a team the caliper of the Yankees. Maybe they need Ron Washington.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Ow. I think I hurt myself.

Speaking of Washington, the Rangers take on the Mariners tonight in the battle for last place in the AL West. Should be, um, interesting. No, wait. Wrong word. I think I meant boring. Sigh.

If I didn't love the Red Sox, I might give up on baseball altogether. But, no...I'm a true fan. I'll keep going to Rangers games, no matter how bad it gets. But thank God for the Red Sox.

Hey. That could be a song! I'll get to work on it...

Heh.

TTFN, y'all!