Thank God. All Franco had left going for him was his presence as a "clubhouse leader", and I'm thankful that his history is no longer an excuse for his extremely poor performance.
Really cool win for the Mets tonight, particularly since both Atlanta and Philadelphia lost. Normally I'd worry about the lingering affects of a seventeen inning ballgame on a team, but since it's the second-to-last game before the All Star Break, I don't think it'll be a problem.
After scuffling his last few starts, Glavine turns in a gem (8 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 5 K, 1 ER) and finally gets win 296, racking up a double and a two-RBI single in the process. Very nice to see a solid victory for the Metropolitans.
Hot damn are the Mets awful right now. Can't even blame it on injury anymore since Alou is the only name that's out. Though the Braves have thankfully been floundering as well and are hanging around at 2.0 back, Philadelphia's finally got their shit together and is only 3.0 back now.
I'm hoping this is just a vicious cold streak and not something catching up to the team. Just have to wait and see, I guess...
Try Stub Hub.
I'm considering that as a last resort, but the markup's kinda steep. Just my bad luck that Fireworks Night is the night I'm in Philadelphia, I guess.
Phillies fans - what's the scalping situation like at Citizens Bank Park? I was hoping to go the the Mets/Phils game on the 29th, but the website says it's sold out.
After being down 7-0 earlier in the game, a Casey Blake double ties it at 7-7 in the bottom of the eighth for the Indians. It woulda been 8-7 Cleveland if David Delucci hadn't been gunned down at home plate on the play. Great game so far.
Hey, at the Epilogue of The Pooka Prince, how in the hell do you defeat those green slime monsters? I'm not able to progress through the stage because I can't figure out how to kill them.
I didn't expect the Mets to go into Detroit and win tonight after being swept at home by the Phils, and I sure as hell didn't expect Sosa to pitch eight scoreless while allowing only four hits. Really nice victory.