9.18.08 baseball blog

Category: dribblings

did ANYONE watch the Cubs/Brewers game on ESPN last night? i stopped on the channel to see the score and i couldn’t turn away. not because of the game, but because Rick Sutcliffe was one of the commentators.

was he drunk? or is he always like that?

now, while watching a game Joe Morgan is commenting on is painful what with all the Captian Obvious statements (‘they’re gonna need more runs if they want to win this ballgame.’ type statements) or the does-he-even-know-anything-about-the-other-team? shenanigans, listening to Sutcliffe was like listening to a stoner watch the game.

so on one hand i was all, “geez, what’s going on in there?” and on the other, meaner hand i was all, “THIS IS SO AWESOME.” cos you could totally tell that O’Brien was having to work double with actually calling the game and trying to keep Sut on point.

at one point towards the end when there were some Cubs on base and it looked like they might get another point or two, Sutcliffe slurred out something like, “Don’t get me started on the NFL.”

wha? who even said anything about the NFL? we’re watching THE BASEBALL. i don’t want to hear ANYTHING about the NFL until THE BASEBALL season is over.

and you can tell O’Brien’s all, “what? who said… what’s wrong with the NFL?- and there’s a fly ball and we’ve got Cubs on the corners-”

“i’m from missouri.”

“and here they have a chance to score- foul tip the count is two and two. i believe the Brewers have used up their bullpen.”

“and my Chiefs just aren’t doing well.”

“…”

“hey, this pitcher is the saver. he’s suppose to save the game not let the other team score!”

thanks, Sut. i’m sure the pitcher knows that.

is he always like that? i don’t catch a lot of Wednesday night games.

oh! and out of nowhere he blurted, “hey! Soriano is the last person to have hit a homerun in a World Series at Yankee Stadium!”

OB is all, “…uh, yeah… i guess… that’s true. -oh and a swing and a miss…”

“we saw that game didn’t we?!”

“…yes… we did.”

it was painful! but also it was wonderful, if you like awkward silences.

(all quotes were paraphrased.)

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the other day kelly was watching Stand By Me and i was eating a sandwich, i think. i said to her i said, “have you seen Jerry O’connell lately? he looks so good it’s criminal.”

“i know! he’s so hot.”

“yeah, now who’s he married to?”

“Rebecca Romijn.”

“really? wow. she has great taste in men.”

“ha! yeah she does.”

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