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So this is one of those mornings where you didn't get enough sleep because you just stood around and stared.
There was nothing to watch on television and there was nothing to read on the internet. No picturebook of far off lands could take you there and the flirtatious kisses on your forehead from your supermodel girlfriend didn't entice you.
This was not a game the Angels lost. This was a game they gave away. Losing is something even the best teams force their fans to stomach 60 or more times a year. Giving away a game, and to a bunch of cow and cousin humpers, to a division rival, to the turdstompingest lowlife denizens of dirt roads down from Hicksville... it just makes you stand around and stare.
So WiHalofan emailed me during the game that he might be late to do today's links and we are up by six runs and I am all like "Oh yeah, it is gonna be a blast, I will link to the sweet taste of two games back and rock the Texas hate until every yellow rose smells like a failed urinalysis, Yippee Kai Yay!!!" Now I am stuck pondering the look of Jason Isringhausen's double chin walking off the field.
So I stood around and stared all night and walked outside and stared up at the Full Moon and came back in and stood around and stared some more.
So then I tried to find some good news.
- If you need to get away for a day, tonight finds Mark Trumbo being honored with his very own WOBBLEHEAD night in Cedar Rapids at the Kernels game!
- Here is a funny jpeg about Trout and the MVP from JayCal: ...And Then... There was Trout
- The kid we picked before Trout in the 2009 draft, Randal Grichuk, is coming around: 66ers Slam Quakes, 15-8 ...The Inland Empire 66ers exploded offensively, dominating the Quakes in a 15-8 victory. 66ers right fielder Randal Grichuk hit a grand slam in the 7th inning.
- Then reality intruded and Bryan Harvey's Moustache reminded me ...Ernesto Frieri Has Come Back Down To Earth
- And to put things into perspective, look at what happens when you try to fight the man ...Umpire tosses music intern in Daytona
So WiHalofan will post some more links later today unless he is just standing around staring all day.