Your team wins two games in a row by a combined total of 13 runs, and you can’t stop worrying about when the serious torture is going to start.
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Viewers who tuned into Fox Thursday night about 1030 Eastern time were surprised to see what they thought was a scarier version of Glee’s “Rocky Horror” show. In reality it was just the Rangers’ bullpen.
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After the eighth inning, the P.A. system at A T and T played one of the Giants’ anthems – “Living on a Prayer.” Maybe the most apt line tonight “Halfway there.”
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Giants GM Brian Sabean has complained over the years about the “lunatic fringe.” Yeah, but that term describes a good portion of the 25 guys who just won the first game of the World Series.
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A few quotes of the night.
Texas coach Ron Washington about relief pitcher Derek Holland “I wasn’t expecting him to throw 12 balls in 13 pitches, It happened.”
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from an anonymous source, “Holland now has the title of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger.”
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And maybe the only even semi- funny thing I’ve ever heard Tim McCarver say, caught on a televised replay after the 8th inning. “The Giants have been winning with pitching. And they are again. Not theirs.”
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A couple more games like this and the Texas Rangers bullpen will be charged with impersonating major league pitchers.
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This just in from Bill Williams: Two wins in a row for the Giants. If this keeps up George W. Bush will be flying in with a “Mission Accomplished” banner.
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Brett Favre may have an ankle injury but he said today he still thinks he can play. Hasn’t that been his problem for years?
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Karl Rove said the Sarah Palin may not have the “gravitas” to be President. Responded Palin? How absurd, everybody has gravitas. And didn’t that Newton guy discover it?
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And non-partisan thought to close:
I admit I’m not a fan of the “Commit to Vote” messages. Yet it’s hard to imagine being so jaded you can’t find SOMETHING or SOMEONE (for or against) to care about on the ballot next Tuesday. Considering all the problems in this country, maybe the line should be “You should be committed if you don’t bother to vote.”
Left Coast Sports Babe 