It was another beautiful day for baseball, and Dave and I headed up to Camden Yards to catch the O's second game. We got our free Sosa t-shirts (which I promptly got ketchup on, thanks) and after one inning moved down to Section 72. It wasn't a good game; we got creamed, 9-0. There were some high points: Brian got the only hit against the A's starter. Larry kicked up some turf and replaced the divot, which was amusing. There was a stare-down between Cabrera and Hatteberg and both benches were warned. Sosa almost hit a home run, which was kind of exciting.
And Dave and I were impressed by Naked Floppy-Hat Guy, who had a large "O's" drawn on his chest in marker and was very proactive in starting a wave. (He had "Wave Man" written on his back.) (And I should point out that he wasn't so much "naked" as "shirtless.") He also managed to get together with some scantily-clad girls pretty quickly, so good job!
But even with the loss and lack of offense and crappy pitching, it was still good. A gorgeous night, the soothing sounds of baseball, and the prospect of 160 games left in the season. I'm pretty content.
Though I did try to get Brian to steal when he got on base (Me: "Steal!" Dave: "On a 3-0 count?"). Dang it, Brian, the doubles and steals need to start NOW! At least he's helping my fantasy team more than Tejada (who I realized is only 28--he's younger than my sister, which is incredibly freaky for me; I don't know how I'm going to deal when it gets to the point that I'm older than a lot of the players).
Current song in my head:
"So What" from Cabaret
Perhaps the Orioles should consider losing an opening day game. Barb informed me that they have the longest active stretch in the majors of consecutive opening day wins (something like five or six)... but, they haven't been any good in the better part of a decade.
... Just something to ponder.
Posted by: Dave at April 8, 2005 11:12 AM