Josh Q. Public: Everything will eventually come to an end. So try to savor the moment. Cuz time flies, don’t it. The beauty of life, you gotta make it last for the better. Cuz nothin’ lasts forever. -Nas
Public Service Announcement: Ok, here we go! Just a little one today. An itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini one today. That she wore for the first time today. Maybe you missed it. Maybe you missed the Bombers oh so heartbreaking loss at the hands of Carlos Guillen and the Deetroit Tigers. Walk-off bomb by Carlos Guillen and the Deetroit Tigers. Spanish bombs, yo te quiero infinito. Yo te quiero, oh mi corazn. Woo doggy! Walk-off bomb by Carlos Guillen and the Deetroit Tigers at 3:30 in the morning. If you missed that, you probably missed this. You probably missed Placido Polanco’s errorless streak of 147 games come to an end. 147! Yowza! I got nuttin’ but glove for you, baby. I got nuttin’ but glove for you, honey. Polanco’s errorless streak of 147 games ended in the first inning. It ended on a Got Melky Cabrera chopper that Polanco fielded flawlessly. But CaptainCaveman was on first base, and Polanco tried to run him back towards the bag and then throw on the run. Caribbean Queen now we’re sharing the same dream. And our hearts they beat as one. No more glove on the run. The throw pulled Marcus Thames centimeters off the base. Centimeters I tell you! Safe! Error. If Casey Blake were playing first rather than Thames, maybe, just maybe, the streak would still be intact. Maybe not. As it is, the streak is over. Greer is putting the ball into play. He gets it out deep. Havlicek steals it. Over to Sam Jones. Havlicek stole the ball! It’s all over! Johnny Havlicek stole the ball. Over at 147. A record for major league second basemen. So lets it hear it for Placido. Let’s hear it for the guy who set the record for the most consecutive chances without an error by a second basemen. Lets hear it for the guy who set the record for the most consecutive errorless games by a second baseman. Let’s hear it for the MVP of the 2006 ALCS. Like my man John Lennon always says: All you need is glove. Glove is all you need.
Public Acknowledgements: Brian Hyland, The Clash, Jed Clampett, Heavy D & the Boys, Billy Ocean, Johnny Most and The Beatles
Public Spectacle:
Peace out homies. Six two and Even!
UPDATE: SAT. Night. 2:00am. Baseball Tonight. Polanco's error. It wasn't an error. Well, it was an error. It was Marcus Thames' error. Not Placido Polanco's error. Capiche? The streak continues. 148 and counting.
Josh, way too funny, where did you get my movie from?
i did not think the game would be played last night as it was nearing 7pm here and had not started yet.then i looked in at 9:30 or so and it was in the 6th just got to where Byrdak came in and the game trax stopped refreshing, i figured it was called for lateness and would be finished today.during the local news sports segment the scores along the bottom of the screen showed it tied at 6 in the 9th, i thought it was a goofup because at that time it was 2:30 am in the motor city.this morning i saw the end result which was pleasing to both of us as your sox are up 6 1/2 now.
hopefully it will be 7 1/2 after tonight.
me thinks it was too late for A-rod to hit any strip clubs last night after the game.
if you play baseball and wear sox they should be red.
you know i really want to see the Tigers playing in the world series but if not it should be the RedSox.
update:
after reviewing the replays and consulting the 1b ump.,the official scorers have decided to give the error to Thames thereby continuing Pollys errorless streak.
Last edited by thirtyoneandsix on August 26th at 9:06 AM.
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