The Toronto Blue Jays were rained out in Detroit Friday night so that game will be made up as part of a doubleheader Sunday with game times of 1:05 and 6:05 in the post meridian. We look west for our topic of the night where emotions ran a little high in the Mariners dugout during their 2-1 loss to Boston at Safeco Field.
It's been that kind of season in Seattle. Junior falls asleep and retires, they trade Cliff Lee and the immortal Jack Hannahan and if that's not enough, Erik Bedard will more than likely not throw another pitch this season because of continued shoulder woes. The movie "Major League" was on Movie Time last night. Why couldn't Wakamatsu pull a Lou Brown and tell Figgins something like "Nice play, Figgins! Don't ever bleepin' do it again!" See? Problem solved.
Unfortunately, this week marked the passing of James Gammon, who portrayed Lou Brown in that classic movie. He died at the age 70. Any good baseball fan worth his or her salt always quotes a number of his lines in the movie. I've gotten into the nasty habit of saying "Shut-up, Dorn!" when the missus or anyone else gets on my nerves. It's amazing I'm still alive! Anyways, who could ever forget his watering of Dorn's contract? I also loved his response to the offer of managing the Indians, "I don't know.....lemme think it over, will ya, Charlie. I got a guy on the other line about some whitewalls. I'll talk to ya later."
His speech before the season opener was also classic..........
I'm not much for inspirational addresses. I just wanta point out that every newspaper in the country has picked us to finish last. The local press thinks we'd save everybody a lot of time and trouble if we just went out and shot ourselves. Me, I like to waste sportswriters' time so I'm for hangin' around and seein' if we can give all these guys a nice big *bleep*burger to eat.
It was between James Gammon and Bob Uecker for the best lines in that movie. Rest in peace, Lou Brown!
In other baseball-type happenings....
Tonight, it's Shaun Marcum (8-4, 3.36) against Rick Porcello (4-7, 5.63) at Comerica Park. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.
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