It’s a funny game.
But tonight the Mariners aren’t laughing. Seattle lost 1-0 tonight to the San Diego Padres. The winning run was scored by Cameron Maybin, who had gotten on base by walking on a 3-2 count. Not a pitch out of the strike zone after a 3-2 count. A 3-2 count. The umpire lost track of the count, and the Mariners didn’t notice..
Guess this is karmic payback for the Mariners’ win 2-1 earlier this week on a wild pitch during an intentional walk.
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Texas Rangers president and CEO Nolan Ryan said he would be in favor of realignment, including any plans that involve moving the Houston Astros into the American League with the Texas Rangers.
Also in favor of that realignment, American League West teams who would get to play a number of regular season games every year against the Houston Astros.
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Just saw Nolan Ryan’s plaque at Cooperstown. Turns out Nolan is actually his middle name. Ryan’s real first name? Lynn.
Guess that explains why he was so mean on the mound.
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From Bill Littlejohn: Charlie Sheen revealed that he took steroids during the filming of ‘Major League’ in 1989.So, do they rename it ‘Major League*’?
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For anyone who saw Brian Wilson’s meltdown last night – (picture on yesterday’s blog post) – you might be pleased to know the Gatorade cooler survived. And was back in action tonight, with several Band-Aids thoughtfully provided by one of Wilson’s Giants teammates.
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Burger King has started opening “Whopper Bars” that serve beer as well as food. Makes a fair amount of sense; drink enough beer and you won’t notice how bad the burgers taste.
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Not a joke – U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.) announced his candidacy for president of the United States on Saturday in his home state of Michigan.
Guess McCotter is the perfect candidate for all those who think Jon Huntsman and Herman Cain are over-exposed.
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But really, “Thaddeus?” Even President Obama is thinking, “Now, that’s a funny first name.”
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Yes folks, there may be a city more P.C. than San Francisco. Boulder, Colorado has now decided to ban candy, starting in early 2012, from all vending machines in city facilities.
Instead, the machines will have “healther options” — like granola, Clif Bars and baked chips. (Although just a side note, a Clif Bar, for example, averages 240-250 calories, about as many as a Kit Kat bar or a package of M & M’s peanut candies.)
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Left Coast Sports Babe 
July 3, 2011 at 7:29 am
Mariners’ add-on: Interestingly, the home plate umpire did not appear to have a hand-held ball-strike indicator, or clicker as we used to call them, although the umpire crew chief claims otherwise.
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Thaddeus McCotter? Wonder if his campaign slogan will be ‘Welcome Back?’
July 3, 2011 at 9:26 am
So Charlie Sheen says he took steroids when filming “Major League.” Big deal. I hear Tommy Lee Jones joined the KKK when he starred in “Cobb”
July 3, 2011 at 9:29 am
A dyslexic is a guy who tells his kids to clam down nd his wife to calm up
(yeah, its a little un-pc but only for comedic purposes)
July 3, 2011 at 9:51 am
John Rauch of the Jays also had a bit of meltdown yesterday against the Phillies when the plate umpire called balls when clearly one of them at least was a strike. For a moment I thought I was watching UFC, not MLB.
July 3, 2011 at 12:27 pm
When Blue Jay games start to resemble UFC, they’re probably trying to get hockey fans to attend. Baseball is a non-contact sport. Just ask fans in San Francisco, Seattle and San Diego.