September 20, 2008

  • In This Corner...

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    Well, up until Shin-Soo Choo’s second homer, last night’s game was certainly…entertaining. At least, that’s one way to put it. I was thrilled that Miguel Cabrera kept driving the ball out of the park and Armando Galarraga looked like his old self. Then came the exhibition match between Gary Sheffield and Fausto Carmona. There’s a bunch of things I could say, but here’s the odd thing I noticed: When Sheffield and Carmona charged each other, Victor Martinez ran out to join in, with Brandon Inge hot on his tail. As Brandon was trying to pull Martinez off someone, he got knocked over and kinda pulled underneath the big pile (you can see his legs in some of the shots). I have no idea how he did not get spiked. As for the Choo homer, well, it was a shame that one of the runs got charged to Galarraga, cuz that meant his ERA didn’t budge. It’s also unfortunate cuz that was probably going to be the game where the Tigers had the best shot of winning. Verlander may have made some inroads as far as US Cellular Field is concerned, but he’s still not pitched well at Progressive Field. And you don’t know what you’re gonna get from Dontrelle Willis.

     

    By the way, I saw a little bit of the rookie hazing that went on last night. Armando Galarraga was wearing an outfit that looked like something the Chiquita banana lady would wear, minus the headwrap. I have not seen anyone else yet, but I’m sure I will during tonight’s game.

     

    By the way, as far as playoff teams are concerned, I’m liking the Rays cuz they’ve got the best story of anyone, but I’m not digging the mohawks.