It's funny - I'm all relieved that Gore didn't get on base, but I guess I don't even know who I'd rather see the Brewers play. Shows how much my Cubs loathing is fused to my soul.
Gore is going to bunt for a single, steal second, Baez will hit one that looks good off the bat, but will be an out, then the next hitter will drive in Gore. Also, Gore will totally be looking to walk if he doesn't try to bunt.
In Little League, my son has been on the Rockies, Brewers, Rockies, Brewers in consecutive years. He will be all ready to go with gear if this score holds.
She and A-Rod are good. The problem is when they are teamed with a sub-par PBP person. I like it when ex-players just riff and analyze. Tony Romo, for instance, is cool because he provides constant great insight and seems to really enjoy the game.
Watch it on ESPN2. Much, much better. Why does ESPN have more than one broadcast of the same game? Supposedly the ESPN2 broadcast is more "stat-driven," but in the half-inning I watched, I didn't notice it except for them showing the 3D view of the final strike.
Every time the Rockies' don't score in the top of an inning, MV keeps saying that the Cubs have a chance to walk it off. By the sheer fact that they bat last, the Cubs will always have a chance to walk it off, regardless of how many runs the Rockies score.
To play devil's advocate, it is entirely possible that Baez hugged there to help prevent a hard collision. Can't be sure either way, but I don't think it's egregious that it wasn't called interference.
That would be pretty bad-ass if someone pretended to be hurt so they could become legend. He paid the price for such power, though, as his brains leaked out of his ankle.
At first it annoyed me, but I think it's because I wasn't used to it, since baseball players are the pissiest of all athletes. But I say have fun, be excited!
Though I think I want the Rockies to win (the possibility of being knocked out by the Cubs is nauseating), I certainly wouldn't mind seeing six more innings or so if Hamels is going to be pitching.
Maybe he had explosive diarrhea and spent the end of the game in the bathroom. As a former pitcher, I can assure you that going out on the mound wearing Depends lined with Turface wouldn't help one's mechanics. I mean, my kid missed the first two outs of the 9th unleashing a rusty hose into the toilet. Someone investigate: did Jeffress have Taco Bell for dinner the night before?
I bought Packers tickets off of Craigslist a few years ago for a game in Atlanta. When I met the guy to buy them, I pretended I was a Falcons fan just in case he'd get pissed and refuse to sell. I faked it pretty well. "MATTY ICE, AMIRITE?"