ESPN.com's Page 2 reacts to the Baltimore crowd's reaction to Raffy's return. I was one of the 30,954 (though there were way fewer than that actually there). I didn't cheer. I didn't boo. I just sat there. It was pretty cool, though. (Not literally. Literally it was insanely hot; gametime temp was 95, but that was at 1:30--it undoubtedly got hotter.) The boos started first, so it almost seemed that the cheering was a reaction to the booing. I can tell you that if Raffy had managed a base hit in the ninth to tie the game, he'd be a lot more popular than he is now.
Coming soon: My account of this past weekend, which in addition to this game also included possibly the most embarrassing moment of my life.
Posted by Barb at August 15, 2005 10:17 PM | TrackBackMost embarrassing moment? Oooh. Do tell. :)
Posted by: Becca at August 16, 2005 08:53 AMI don't know if you knew about this, but I found it interesting and funny.
http://rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=MLB&lastline=157474&id=6753
Posted by: Paul at August 18, 2005 03:38 PMOh yes, there was much discussion of this when it happened. But we didn't realize he had a girlfriend! Or that he still does. Huh. That's odd, because I believe he actually said in interviews that he was very much single.
Posted by: Barb at August 18, 2005 09:56 PM