First, from Monday's game against the Big Teal, BatCubReporter Art from Fort Myers provides the lowdown.
Today's game was less than a spectacular for a number of reasons. Defense on both sides was pretty sloppy, and the offenses weren't much to write home about either. Cuddyer made a great play on Luis Castillo in the 1st (See images). Later, Rivas botched a hit & run leaving Redmond hung-up between 1st & 2nd. Lew Ford finally singled in the 5th, I think it was, thereby providing the Twins with their first hit of the game. Then Resto shattered his bat, with the barrel twirling into the crowd behind the Twins dugout along the 3rd base line. It struck a lady in the left hand leaving a gash that required stitches at the ER in nearby Gulf Coast Hospital. Other than that, she said that she expected to be OK. I know all this because as I was sitting at the stop light at the intersection of 6-Mile Cypress Pkwy and Daniels shortly after the incident, I looked over at the car next to me and here's this lady holding her bandaged left hand up with a chemical cold pack on it. I was able to get her attention and engaged her in a brief bit of conversation before the light changed. She seemed to be in fairly good spirits in spite of her ordeal, so I wished her well and they were on their way. For the record, she did not keep the "crummy old bat" because of its condition.
CSI: Fort Myers
The Remains
The Victim
Eyewitnesses
Look, Ma...
I'm playing third!
If I squeeze my face up really hard, I might get a hit.
This wouldn't have happened if I'd taken naked batting practice.
Finally, some media attention for Sweetcheeks.
And fron Insider, we have some delightful candids from a muggy practice earlier this week.
TK, frightening young ballplayers since 1986.
Man, baseball would be much more pleasant under a giant Teflon roof.
Some guy in a hat signs an autograph
Some guy with elbow surgery signs another one.
My cheeks are sweet too, but they're on my face!
And finally, Lubberhopper sends this magnificent picture of Tony and Gordette Oliva under an apt street sign. (And no, it's not "Totally-Screwed-Out-Of-The-Hall-Parkway.")
>>I know all this because as I was sitting at the stop light at the intersection of 6-Mile Cypress Pkwy and Daniels shortly after the incident, I looked over at the car next to me and here's this lady holding her bandaged left hand up with a chemical cold pack on it. I was able to get her attention and engaged her in a brief bit of conversation before the light changed.
What a fantastic job of following up on the story! And, as always, great images.
Posted by: mmmarkiep at March 16, 2005 12:37 PMGreat pictures as ever...wish I was down there with a camera and a truckload of baseballs to be autographed! But, alas, I am here in the tundra.
On another note...BG, any thoughts on the next selection for the book club. I thoroughly enjoyed Ball Four and have already read Moneyball (but could re-read it for a new discussion).
And thanks BG for helping me get my Twins fix on a daily basis...a blog from me may be forthcoming, but certainly will not hold a candle to your blog!
And YF, you totally rock!
Win Twins!
You can bet that if I ever get gashed by an errant piece of lumber from a Major League hitter, I am keeping the crummy old bat regardless of condition.
Smitty
I am really enjoying these photos. Especially since none of my regular Cardinal blogs have been doing anything other than linking to spring training photos provided by the "official" sites and media. Nice, but not nearly as much fun as these. Kudos, Art and insider (and Al, whose pictures I've also enjoyed). Is it April yet?
Posted by: Redbird at March 16, 2005 03:21 PMThanks for the pics Art!!!
Posted by: Eric at March 16, 2005 03:35 PMThe picture Batgirl has are great..I wish i could say the same for the new mugshots on Twinsbaseball.com....Now more than ever...You can never deny the likeness of Rinny and Boo Berry...Insider..You should have taken the mugs..I'm sure they would have been the finest images caught on film...
Posted by: Bojangles Crain at March 16, 2005 05:45 PMBo - how do you find the mugshots on the twins site? Thanks.
Posted by: insider at March 17, 2005 07:54 AMInsider,
Click on "Roster" in the main red/blue header near the top of any page. When the list appears, just click on the name of a player... they're all hyperlinked to a bio page which includes images.
"This wouldn't have happened if I'd taken naked batting practice."
Please get photos of that
>>"This wouldn't have happened if I'd taken naked batting practice."
Please get photos of that