First of all, did anyone else catch the national anthem before the game? That was the worst rendition I’ve ever heard. I didn’t catch the name of the group, but it sounded like the Diamondbacks just before the game rounded up several tone-deaf people with attention deficit disorder. Even the infinitely gracious David B. Flemming couldn’t help but comment.
Giants 5, D-Backs 4 in 11 innings. Talk about a must-win. It was the kind of game that perhaps, just perhaps, could turn this team’s season around. Pollyanna alert.
It was good to see Barry Bonds back in the lineup, reportedly hopped up on steroids (just prednisone, folks) to reduce the swelling in his aching legs. Bonds gave a media interview before the game and said some stunningly honest things, including the fact that his mom called to tell him to quit lollygagging.
“My mother didn't pull any punches," Bonds said. "She told me, 'if you want to break that record, get going and break it. What are you waiting for?'"
"I'm on my own now," Bonds said. "But I'm a grown up. I can handle it. Now it's my mom who makes a difference. She can see it. So she gave it to me. 'You're not focused. You're not concentrating.' It's all true and I agree with. Over 162 games sometimes you check out of it. And sometimes it takes a kick in the butt to get you back into it. I listen to my mom, but really I have to do it for myself. And sometimes I don't want to kick myself in the butt. I want to enjoy it."
Love or hate the Big BLB, he gives good quote, eh?
PLODAG: Co-winners tonight. Pedro Feliz, not only with 3 hits and the game-tying homer in the 9th but also hitting the ball the opposite way all game. Hey, maybe he’s learning…
I kid because I love.
Call him undercover, call him whenever there’s a crisis, call him the co-PLODAG: Special Agent Jack Taschner. He reported for duty big-time. Two three-up, three-down innings against the D-Backs’ best hitters.
Friday: The Enchanter, aka The Batboy, aka The Franchise, aka Timmah! takes the mound. Hope springs eternal.
