I'm pretty sure Blanco was trying to bunt for a basehit in the 4th, too (with Guzman on 2nd base and no outs), although the scorebook gives him credit for a sacrifice. I don't think he's reading Batgirl's letters.

Is Goober's new boyfriend going to be a Big Surprise Reveal, or is he still thinking about it?

Once again, I attend the game and the Twins win. 6-0 now.

Of course, when you have Johan Santana pitching, then a rejuvinated Balfor pitching out of a jam, followed by "Scorless" Joe Nathan, you have a pretty good shot of Winning.

And yes, I was one of the many who cheered like a maniac when Johan knoked Jeter on his ASS.

I was elated when Shannon took away that "extra inning" hit. I don't think I could have taken another extra inning game. Chris Berman, genius that he is, claimed that Hank ran pretty well. His partner, Buck, remarked on the Twin's blocking Santana last year by acquiring Terry Mulholland. You have 150 readers who could do a better job than those two, easily. Life is so freakin unfair.

chris berman *is* a genius, if we can use that word for play-by-play. great feel and flair for the game and he's second to none for quick turns of phrase that fit oh-so-perfectly. (to wit: "glove save and a beauty!" describing morneau's nifty scoop of a hard low throw at first nicely combined play-calling with a nod to morneau's heritage as a canadian and erstwhile goalkeeper, as berman noted moments eariler in the game.)

if we penalize national announcers for little screwups like this, shouldn't we nail local guys like dick and bert *even more* when they mispronounce twins names or get their home team facts mangled?

Dearest Mr. Al,

Oops. That's what happens when Batgirl doesn't proof the B.O.D.s. My apologies.

Sincerely,
Batgirl

Stew is definitely the right choice although the nation of Venezuala would certainly be a close second!

Dave

I know it might be a little early, but I'm confident that a strong outing by Silva and Rincon will result in the nation of Venezuela earning tonights BOD compitition.

Dave

Henry "NASCAR" Blanco. Heh.

Fun game to be at last night, and when I saw Blanco going for three I just knew there would be a Batgirl response to it.

I let out a "wheeeee!" when I saw Stewart's 2nd-pitch HR in the 1st inning. How fun is it that a whole nation of baseball fans, no matter where they are, can unite again the Evil Empire.

Since KC is out of the picture (and has been since the 2nd week of the season) it's been fun to admire other teams' bandwagons as they roll by. The Indians were swept by Texas, and now find themselves 4.5 games out. Quite a turnaround that has been.

Goooooo every-team-that-isn't-the-Yankees!

Bert called Santana "Venezuay-lee-an" the other night.

But his funny little pronunciations are part of his considerable charm.

Perhaps Bert meant that Santan's pitching is out of this world. Hmm. Isn't Venezuela one of those countries that's supposed to have lots of UFO activity? Where are the conspiracy theorists when you need them?

Perhaps that is how they say "Venezualan" in the Blylevenlands??

Also, I was at the game last night. Henry was in at 3rd, no problem. I wasn't worried at all.

I'm something like 7-1 in the past 3 years for Twins wins when I attend a game. The only loss I saw was against the Tigers in a 2-0 loss where Johan pitched a 2-hitter. Boyfriend was at that game. He is obviously a curse.