thanks for the photo aunt martha!This storm has led to a most unusual situation in the world of baseball as the Cleveland Indians - snowed out in half of their games so far this year - will be calling Miller Park home this week.
This is nearly unprecedented in baseball - I can think of only one time that this has happened before and it happens to have been Cleveland playing in Milwaukee. Remember when these guys called County Stadium home?
It remains to be seen whether the 2007 Indians, led by Grady Sizemore and CC Sabathia, will be able to match the championship brought home by the 1989 crew led by Willie Mays Hays and Ricky Vaughn.
What to watch for in the series:
* Veteran David Delluchi putting a red tag in youngster Jeremy Sowers locker to convince him that he has been cut from the team - leading to an angry tirade.
* The recently injured Victor Martinez being replaced by the experienced (but, as noted by owner Lawrence Dolan, not dead) Jake Taylor.
* Josh Barfield popping a ball straight up and dropping to do 20 pushups instead of running it out.
* Manager Eric Wedge "destroying" the contract of veteran infielder Casey Blake after Blake points out that he doesn't have to do any calisthenics he deems unnecessary.
* Slugger Travis Hafner's pagan pregame ritual setting off the clubhouse sprinkler system interrupting Paul Byrds pregame prayer. Later, Hafner will give a quizzical look as he is presented with a bucket of fried chicken instead of the live chicken he requested for the sacrifice.
Should be a good series... make sure to tune in but don't forget where your loyalties are.
3 comments:
Thats crazy! The four feet of snow, and the home team stuff. Looks like Madison is getting some snow today. Hopefully you stay well-under the 4 foot mark.
Only you could write about a snowstorm and baseball so eloquently - in the same post...love you
Let's not forget the live chicken!
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