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So, yesterday was my birthday. Thank you to all that remembered. All in all it was a pretty crappy day. My mother and I had a nice argument that resulted in tears (though that was eventually resolved) and I'm inching closer and closer to 30 without feeling like I've done anything of importance. I am, however, getting my ass in gear, and despite the fact that I've nothing to show for it yet, I at least know I'm doing something. I have a meeting tomorrow with a Professor at the college were I want to get my Masters and their program looks perfect for what I want. I hope the meeting goes well. I'll write it up later if anyone is interested.
The one game I was looking forward to on my birthday was the Braves. Because of the rain in Atlanta the day before, Derek was pitching yesterday. He looked great, which makes me very happy, but the bullpen looked like crap, which they usually don't. And of all the people in the world to make an error to score a run, Chipper was the last one I would have guessed. Ugh. Here's one for the 'duh' file, I'm really getting to love these Braves. (I looked into getting a hat yesterday, but the ones I found that I liked didn't fit right.) Damn you, Derek! If you switch teams again, I'm not paying attention!
In other news, Jason Bartlett evidently had an amazing 5 RBI game, hit everything in sight including a triple, but he was annoyed at himself because he committed an error that allowed a run to score. "I take a lot of pride in my defense," he said. "It would have been a great day if I hadn't made the error." [Source] Perfectionists. Ai ya. Just be happy that you're awesome, would you?!
Every other team that even blips my radar that played yesterday had a great game except the Braves. (Well, and Oakland, but that's okay because I would have picked the Rays over them anyway.) *shakes head* Come on! That's hardly fair.
The Dodgers got to play the Mets who decided that they wanted to have a complete and total Three Stooges day that saw them commit five errors, including one to score the winning run in the 11th, and have someone forget to tag third. The Dodgers didn't seem to be playing that well, but the Mets were playing that badly. The three runs the Dodgers did score were off a fielder's choice, a sac fly and an error. No wonder the recap was pretty much all about how horribly the Mets were playing and very little of how the Dodgers themselves did.
The Pirates smushed the Nationals, in DC, but "at least the boos weren't too loud" because the park was only 34% percent sold and probably even less full. I can't believe this is the team that ended the Dodgers' home win streak! Jack hit a triple after having hit a couple singles and a double. "I'm not going to lie," the 31-year-old shortstop said. "I got to third base and said, 'I'm getting old.'" [Source]
Kevin Millar hit a home run, just before he's set to get on a plane and come play at Fenway. Not that he's excited or anything. "It's a part of you, no matter what," Millar said. "I had some good years back there. It's a fun place to play, one of my favorite parks and it's nice going there leading the East." [Source]
The Dugout often cracks me up. Witness them making fun of how Jayson Werth was able to steal home and Joe Maddon not being able to fill out a lineup card.
That's all for today. Yes, I'm not watching the playoffs. I can't. Go Wings, but I can't.
The one game I was looking forward to on my birthday was the Braves. Because of the rain in Atlanta the day before, Derek was pitching yesterday. He looked great, which makes me very happy, but the bullpen looked like crap, which they usually don't. And of all the people in the world to make an error to score a run, Chipper was the last one I would have guessed. Ugh. Here's one for the 'duh' file, I'm really getting to love these Braves. (I looked into getting a hat yesterday, but the ones I found that I liked didn't fit right.) Damn you, Derek! If you switch teams again, I'm not paying attention!
In other news, Jason Bartlett evidently had an amazing 5 RBI game, hit everything in sight including a triple, but he was annoyed at himself because he committed an error that allowed a run to score. "I take a lot of pride in my defense," he said. "It would have been a great day if I hadn't made the error." [Source] Perfectionists. Ai ya. Just be happy that you're awesome, would you?!
Every other team that even blips my radar that played yesterday had a great game except the Braves. (Well, and Oakland, but that's okay because I would have picked the Rays over them anyway.) *shakes head* Come on! That's hardly fair.
The Dodgers got to play the Mets who decided that they wanted to have a complete and total Three Stooges day that saw them commit five errors, including one to score the winning run in the 11th, and have someone forget to tag third. The Dodgers didn't seem to be playing that well, but the Mets were playing that badly. The three runs the Dodgers did score were off a fielder's choice, a sac fly and an error. No wonder the recap was pretty much all about how horribly the Mets were playing and very little of how the Dodgers themselves did.
The Pirates smushed the Nationals, in DC, but "at least the boos weren't too loud" because the park was only 34% percent sold and probably even less full. I can't believe this is the team that ended the Dodgers' home win streak! Jack hit a triple after having hit a couple singles and a double. "I'm not going to lie," the 31-year-old shortstop said. "I got to third base and said, 'I'm getting old.'" [Source]
Kevin Millar hit a home run, just before he's set to get on a plane and come play at Fenway. Not that he's excited or anything. "It's a part of you, no matter what," Millar said. "I had some good years back there. It's a fun place to play, one of my favorite parks and it's nice going there leading the East." [Source]
The Dugout often cracks me up. Witness them making fun of how Jayson Werth was able to steal home and Joe Maddon not being able to fill out a lineup card.
That's all for today. Yes, I'm not watching the playoffs. I can't. Go Wings, but I can't.