IdahoBert

I think that’s a 21 pitch third inning for GL but got out of it unharmed.

Don’t see JK Simmons in the crowd today

Dingler with a single and torque to third

Spencer Torkelson hit by pitch.

G-L with another easy three up three down 12 pitch inning.

Easy 11 pitch three up three down for Gipson-Long wearing those city connects the best uniforms in baseball

Game begins in a rain delay. What a surprise.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 9:00 PM EDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service Get out your rain slicker and waders boys and girls! Will Todd Jones reprise his Magglio performance?

AJ and the crew have fixed Miggy? Sweet!

Oh thank God, I just checked my iPhone weather app and there’s a 25% chance of rain at 8 PM and 9 PM. And my yahoo weather app predicts a 51% chance of rain for two hours around game time. Whew, I was worried that the possibility of clear sailing would spell doom.

Partly sunny? Does this mean winter is finally over and the ground hog is scurrying about? And a 7:10 PM start time instead of 6:40 PM?

The first time I watched Napoleon Dynamite I did not get it and I was annoyed because everyone else appeared to get it. Given that I have intimate experience of Southeast Idaho where it was filmed - since my wife grew up there and I’ve spent lots of time there - it shouldn’t have been that much of a stretch for me. I think the innate awkwardness of so many of the characters reminded me more of myself than I was prepared to admit. The faux confidence, and earnestness of so many of them hit too close to home for me. Learning to laugh at myself is a good thing and this film helped me do that. Every time I have re-watched it, I have to pause it because I’m hemorrhaging with laughter and I just can’t take it.

That sounds like something AJ would enforce. Picking your battles carefully instead of having a one-size-fits-all approach.

Have the Tigers become worthy of Joey Cora’s aggressiveness or is he making better choices? I just remember when we used to complain about him and we don’t seem to complain about him anymore.

Cleveland and Toronto were plunking each other’s all stars.

What a team! What a team! And it’s an actual team, everyone contributes.

8-0

We are BABIPing the A’s to death. All these balls that have been going right to fielders are finding daylight

Eight triples for Zach

Two seeing eye hits in a row

An easy uncomplicated 1-2–3 inning from the relief staff is a blessed event.

Enns has a colorful history. I wondered if he was young guy why I hadn’t heard about him and now I realize he’s not a young guy, but he did damn well today.