So, there we were
sitting on the couch watching—with a healthy dash of encountering, experiencing
and enduring—game five of the World Series.
Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts is the gift who keeps on giving for the
Astros. Ahead 6-1 going into the bottom
of the ninth in game four, Roberts has closer Kenly Jansen pitch for the third
time in the Series. Guess who gave up
the winning run in the tenth inning of game five, yielding the walk-off hit to
the same batter (Alex Bregman) who touched him for a homer the night before?
Anyway, early on
Michele just blurted out, “I hate that commercial!” and I can see why. It’s an MLB plug that has children declaring
their love of a team eleven times, nine times by girls. And how do these female fans express their
devotion? Why, by ordering team
merchandise on line, of course Then
there’s the MLB commercial showing girls and boys of all shapes and sizes,
ending with the punchline “It’s Everyone’s Game!” Oh, really?
The commercial doesn’t show the girls playing softball but interacting
with boys on the field. Where exactly
are all these girl baseball players coming from?
On a not-so-related
note, Yasiel Puig must have taken my recent criticism to heart. In the ninth inning of last night’s game with
the Dodgers down by three runs, Puig one-handed a two-run homer to left. There was no bat flip or stopping to watch
the ball reach the seats, just a ballplayer with his head down trotting around
the bases. Back in the dugout, Puig sat
there looking as if he had done nothing at all.
I like this new Puig. I hope it’s
a keeper.
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