I was prepared to actually question the existence of a beneficent god but I see he didn't get the loss, just a no decision.

A crack has appeared but my faith in the world remains intact.

Well, that was an ugly game yesterday. Hey Loney, when the tying run is at third, throw to the damn plate rather than worrying about the out at first. Thank you.

I cringe every time a closer is brought in for a non-save situation.

You know what, fvck Angels fans. WTF is up with booing to Dodgers during introductions? W-T-F!? STOP TRYING TO CREATE A RIVALRY, THERE IS NO RIVALRY BETWEEN THE DODGERS AND THE ANGELS. I'm a Dodger fan, and I enjoy following and rooting for the Angels. As a matter of fact, when I go to games, I seem to be more vested in the Angels winning than the majority of the crowd. I have nothing against the Angels.




But now I have something against Angel fans.

So I as biking home yesterday on the Santa Ana River Trail. At ~5:36 I started to pass under the 22 freeway, I hear a loud roar, that was clearly too loud to be freeway noise. It quickly dawned on me that it must have been the pre-game jet flyover. By the time I made it out from under the freeway, the jets were long gone. Had I been just 30 seconds earlier, I would have had the PERFECT view of it. Damn.

Indeed. Why should there be discord between the consumers of family entertainment options?

I have a thing against booing players of rival teams anyway, especially at an All Star game. I personally find it possible to enjoy a rivalry without personalizing it and booing individual players, particularly in a venue that celebrates the skill and entertainment of the game. I'll boo a mention of a team that's a rival (e.g. Giants), but I'll only boo a player if that player has done something individually worthy of booing (e.g. a pitcher that throws at a hitter).

That said, I at least get WHY people boo players from rival teams, even if I don't join in. However, booing players because of a totally baseless manufactured rivalry? Get over yourselves. Dodgers and Giants have a reason to foment a rivalry. Angels and Dodgers? Hardly.

Ha! Fear the Nats (next season perhaps). Apparently we signed some guy that actually knows how to hit a baseball. It's quite the novel concept for this team.

Well, at least there is something to be happy about right now:

Vin Scully and baseball: He loves it too much to leave it
The broadcaster announces he will return for his 62nd season with the Dodgers. 'I found when push came to shove, I just did not want to leave,' the 82-year-old Hall of Famer says.

The rest of the story.

As an indicator of how bad the season is, Susan just sent me this IM: