Fine job by Cliff Lee, you're pretty much not gonna beat him on a night like that.

But still...

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I gotta watch Josh Beckett hit a grounder and walk to first base carrying the bat all the way to the bag like that kid in Little League who stands in the batter's box with both feet facing forward! In a game that counts! We've got a pennant race to worry about, Selig! End it! Maybe next year we could have 18 orgies mid-season with a team of llamas and have those count! The public (who loves Justin Beiber) will love it! I know, I know, how do you "win" an orgy? I don't know, but my point is, I never wanna see the double switch when the Red Sox are playing. Or the pitcher getting wood from a rack. Baseball and "National League Baseball" are as different as llamas and non-llamas.

Now what's with Don Orsillo doing these Predict-A-Calls? He's done this for a while, and honestly, I almost thought the audio was a split-second ahead of the behind-plate cam, because Don often seems to say stuff before it happens. But no, tonight he proved once and for all he's just getting ahead of himself. And you know when that backfires? When you're totally wrong. The Phils had Howard on first, and there was a grounder to Scutaro's right that he made a diving stop on. Now, I don't know about you, but I'm thinking, Okay, Howard's running, we've got a shot at the force at second. But Don? He's already announced that Scutaro "will not have a play." Even while he's making the play! Successfully! Don got to the word "play" AFTER the runner was called out at second. I went back and watched it and his excuse for thinking he had no play was just as poor--he said it looked like Scutaro was gonna go to first. Huh? The replay showed no indication of this. He knew where his only play was and immediately made it, and made Don look even worse by actually getting the guy out.

There were other PACs in the game, but he wasn't wrong on those. Still, it sounds bad. Once, the Red Sox pitched out when a runner was going. Don said the Red Sox "guessed right, but still...." implying the runner will be safe. Which is a fine call, IF you know the runner's already safe. But he said this while the ball was in the air. Had he been out, Don would have had to complete that sentence, and I'm wondering what he would have done.

Another one was when Youk took a close pitch with two strikes. Don said, "and Youkilis" in that way he does where he emphasizes the name because the guy has done something--in this case strike out--but he had to complete it with a casual "takes a ball." Okay, that was a subtle one, but the point is that Don's getting way ahead of himself and it's...well....what is it? It's unprofessional, but do I really care that much about that? He's not goofing up while trying to give aid to earthquake victims. But it's still his job. I think he's good at it. But he has a problem. "I'm Don O. and I say stuff before it happens and sometimes it turns out to not happen and it makes me look bad."

Wait a minute. Fucking 10:13? I wrote this whole post starting after the game ended and it's only 10:fucking:13? Fuckin' National League.