Baseball History

Congratulations to the World Series Champions

The suspended game added drama to a series that was truly lacking it. This series was almost identical to the Cardinals/Tigers series in 2006. The younger, probably more talented Rays were thoroughly outplayed by an inspired Phillies team much like the young and talented Tigers were outplayed by the Cards. It's not terribly surprising that the Phillies won but the ease with which they did it is. That 2006 Tigers team has fallen apart since their World Series. Hope that doesn't happen to the Rays because it was surely nice to hear sportscasters talking about someone other than Yankees and Red Sox in that division.

Some pictures from my blog friends:

Right out of a film noir. Gaslight maybe?

If fast food doesn't bust your waistline, it will surely bust your budget.

Some face on Stella.

Sammy the Wonder Dog is an old pro at her chosen profession.

I love the one of features of this Brother HL-1440 laser printer.

Miles and miles of corn. Reminds me of our yearly summer trips through Iowa on our way to Minneapolis.

A garden space I like.

Quote of the Day

The teams arrived four to five hours before the game, as usual, and took their normal batting practice. Then they "started'' the game the same as they always had, except the home team was at-bat, the visiting team was in the field, the relievers were already warming up in the bullpen and the scoreboard said it was the bottom of the sixth inning.

Jim Caple, ESPN.com

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "We are about to witness baseball history tonight when Game 5 is resumed. A suspended game in the World Series has never happened. We will start a game without a National Anthem, first ball ceremony, introduction of starting lineups, etc. Very bizarre."