Brooklyn Brant and I tried to play the role of Mr. G the Weatherman as
we tried to determine if the Mets were going to get the game in at Shea
tonight. (BTW, Dr. Dan introduced me to Mr. G last year while I was
finishing up the final 10 mile marathon training run in October 2007.)
I lost one of my
nine lives on Wednesday as the Mets blew a lead and lost to the Cubs in
extra innings. My roommate invited me to the Sierra Club's showing of
the "
Battle in Seattle" on Thursday night at the Angelika Film Center. I missed
Charlize Theron by about a week at the premier as I was coming back from
Everest Base Camp. Tough call but The Tank can't be in two places at once.
Anyhoo, Brooklyn Brant and I decided to give it a shot to go out to Shea.
Editor in Chief and PermaGuest Outlaw Jack reports that
Mariano Rivera may have surgery on his shoulder. I'm not jumping off any building yet. I replied that it is better to have the surgery now rather than later like Posada. Please keep the faith for a fast and full recovery.
The
7 train rumbles along to Shea. Is this my last time at Shea? I wanted
to go with Jack, Linda, White Fedora Mike, and the rest of the Gang
tomorrow (Saturday) but tonight is the Aussie Rules Grand Final until about 4 a.m. with Aussie Rod
and hundreds of my closest Aussie friends. JH unfortunately can't make
it but is with us in spirit.
Let's see if I can stay up to 4
am because of the time zone difference. (BTW, I hold honorary Aussie,
Canadian, Dominican, Kiwi, and Puerto Rican citizenships so I must go
to the Grand Final.)
Brooklyn Brant beats me out to Shea. "A loud cheer just went out," he reports.
I
check my Blackberry as the train rolls along. The Marlins lead 2-0.
Darn it! Where's Nina? Her Dad asked her to come out of the bull
pen. Is she still at work? Is Maria Bartiromo available? My right
shoulder is hanging by a thread. Time to suck it up and get a pain
killer shot.
Random Thought: The Dr. Zizmor Subway ads push the limits of free speech and good taste. I would welcome discussion but it's TMI.
Pelfrey hit on his pitching hand while I walked in. Two on. Mets don't score. Darn it!
DW
flies out to start the bottom of the third. Delgado and Beltran single
but Church grounds out into a double play. Marlins 2 - Mets 0 at the
end of three innings.
I receive an
e-mail from former Bill Clinton strategist Dick Morris. I am disappointed to not be invited to the
first presidential debate but baseball comes first. :-)
Beltran makes a great diving catch to end the Marlins' top of the fourth.
Congratulations to Jose for winning Aerosmith
Guitar Hero! 98 percent is awesome!
Hanley Ramirez hits a leadoff single. But, Ramirez and Delgado make great catches to end the top of the fifth.
Reyes
and Church ground out. DW gets hit by a pitch. Delgado grounds out to
deep second out. It's still Marlins 2 - Mets 0 at the end of five
innings. Darn it!
Thank God the Cubs are leading 1-0 in the top
of the second. I'll ask Nikolaj to say some prayers for the Cubs
during his breaks from writing his religious dissertation.
Brant
asks me about Eva. I thought I made it clear in the blog last week.
Brant is supposed to be my future Attorney General when I'm elected President. He'll be lucky if
I put him in charge of the Civil Rights Division. Our mutual college
friend LI/Vermont Bill is still in line for Secretary of Energy,
especially powering his home with biodiesel.
Yankees lead 1-0 at Fenway. Yeah!
After a called questionable ball on 2-2,
Willingham hits a solo shot to left field. Darn it! Marlins 3 - Mets 0 through the middle of six.
Brewers tie it at 1 in the bottom of the second. Double darn!
Church walks with one out in the sixth.
Ramon Martinez
hits a double to left. I am going to the rally cap early tonight.
During a meeting at the mound, the "Let's Go Mets" cheer erupts.
Red Sox 3 - Yankees 1 in the bottom of the first. Darn! Washington closes it to 7-4.
As
the catcher goes to catch the foul ball, I yell "Drop It!l and he
does. Brooklyn Brant and the man behind us, Frank, are my witnesses.
Schneider grounds to short but Martinez is out at third on the throw. But Church scores. Marlins 3 - Mets 1.
Anderson comes in for Pelfrey. Anderson strikes out on a lame swing.
Church doesn't field a ball too well. The Marlins score. Marlins 4 - Mets 1 with no out in the seventh.
Brant and I go down memory lane with the Mets and Yankees.
Yankees 5 - Red Sox 3 in the top of the third.
Time to eat.
Marlins 5 - Mets 1 at the
7th Inning Stretch. Forget booze or drugs, please pass the pain killers as
Heilman is pitching. I'm going to Bellevue and/or the cardiologist.
Brant brought up Franco and Benitez which is causing me to throw up and cry openly. Brant has been demoted to Building Maintenance in a future Tank Administration.
DW gets on two out in the bottom of the seventh. Delgado grounds out to first.
Yankees 8 - Red Sox 3 in the top of the fourth.
Stokes is out to pitch. The Marlins add another run, 6-1, Schoenweis is out to pitch. OMG!
At least the Yankees are winning 12-3 in Boston in the fourth.
Church walks but Ramirez grounds into a double play. Marlins 6 - Mets 1 at the end of eight innings. Nothing happened in the ninth. Marlins 6 - Mets 1.
Posted by The Tank reporting live from
Shea Stadium in Flushing, Queens.
Saturday Afternoon Update: Jack and Linda report a three hit Santana gem for a 2-0 Mets victory at Shea. Cubs are beating the Brewers 2-0 in Milwaukee. Keep the Faith! "Don't Stop Believing!" as the Journey song goes.