I am going to go all-out and pull for a horse right now. SuperSaver by WinStar Farms. Calvin Borel is aboard the mount. Borel is no stranger to the victory circle at Churchill, winning last year aboard Mine that Bird.
WinStar is five miles from my future home and I like pulling for the hometown team.
Todd Pletcher is training the horse so I know am going to get a horse that won't faulter coming down that stretch, but rather surge up into the money.
In other news, the hometown team played .500 ball last week, going 3 and 3 against the Dodgers and Padres. Dusty gave the team quite the post-game analysis on Saturday after a listless performance in the the midst of a 0-5 loss. Four hits, one including a pop bunt, were totaled by the Reds on a cloudy afternoon. Drew Stubbs gave a fan a souvenier after making a catch for the second out. Fortunately, no one was on base that would have come around to score. Stubbs has to improve or he will be riding the hardwood sooner than he would like.
And Ambrose didn't take Talladega. However, the race saw a NASCAR record 88 lead changes and 29 leaders en route to a crazy afternoon down in Alabama. Harvick slid past McMurray in the last bend to claim the checkered flag. I did enjoy the post-race banter from Jeff Gordon saying his patience with Jimmie Johnson was growing thin after Johnson blocked Gordon down the back and lead to a wreck. Will hotter tempers prevail on Saturday under the lights at Richmond?
Monday, April 26, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
First 'w' of the year and random notes
On a peaceful clear night with temperatures in the low 60's then dipping into the 50's, we witnessed our first Reds victory of the year 11-9 over the Dodgers. The game started poorly for the Reds and Homer Bailey. Bailey walked a couple and gave up a bases loaded double to Casey Blake before we even got settled and nestled into our right foul line seats.
The Reds battled back and took a 9-3 lead thanks to homeruns by Votto and Phillips, as well as a triple by Bruce and a double by Rolen. The offense looked as good as it has looked all year through 14 games. What a relief and a proverbial taste of cool water on a hot day. This team can play with the best of them when they put the ball in play. Only 3 strikeouts, and two of those were by the struggling thus far rookie, Drew Stubbs.
The game did get as tight as the seal on a peanut butter jar in the 8th inning. Unbenknownest to us, Coach Baker pulls a cruising Arthur Rhodes for the 2010 dissappointment Nick Masset. Masset comes in and promptly gives up a single, double, single and homerun to turn a 9-5 lead to an all noughted up at nine tie. Thanks Dusty!
Fortunately, the guy we hope can hit .250 pinch hit with two outs and drove Bruce home on a single to left field. The Reds got another one out of the play after Belliard bobbled a pickle throw.
Co-co came in and was lights out, kiss the baby, goodnight in the 9th. 12,965 of us drove home safely. Small crowd, but for a Tuesday with LOST, American Idol, and Glee all rearing their heads, attendance is directly correlated. It was the third smallest crowd out of 15 parks to see action in the MLB for April 20. Attendance across MLB averaged 21,480, which is less than 50% capacity on the average scale. HD TV and MLBTV have definitely hurt attendance in my opinion.
In other news, Jin and Sun were finally reunited after a 29 episode on-island separation by my count. Very touching and I am so glad they were able to embrace with no violence or death. At least not yet. Widmore is sending in those missles to the island with so-so precision. Jack flew in the air and was picked up by Flocke. I wonder if Jack will ever accomplish what he thinks he is supposed to do? Will it be clear for him? Three episodes left before the two hour finale on May 23rd.
My guilty pleasure is definitely Glee. Stef got me watching the show and I think it is such a great show. The actors/singers do an amazing job with the songs and this week's Madonna-centric episode is sure to please (even though I have only seen five minutes so far). The mash up of Halo/walking on sunshine was top of the line!
Post-Thunder, I see what the masses enjoy: loud noises and visual stimulation. I just can't get excited about either for some reason. Was I born without the 'lovefireworksbone'?
Talladega is this weekend and will be out of control. I predict Marcos Ambrose taking the checkered flag for his first win with only 21 cars finishing and 72 lead changes among 27 drivers. Look for Johnson to get caught up in a wreck but still manage to finish 7th.
I still love peanut butter and jellys! Going to go fix one now....
The Reds battled back and took a 9-3 lead thanks to homeruns by Votto and Phillips, as well as a triple by Bruce and a double by Rolen. The offense looked as good as it has looked all year through 14 games. What a relief and a proverbial taste of cool water on a hot day. This team can play with the best of them when they put the ball in play. Only 3 strikeouts, and two of those were by the struggling thus far rookie, Drew Stubbs.
The game did get as tight as the seal on a peanut butter jar in the 8th inning. Unbenknownest to us, Coach Baker pulls a cruising Arthur Rhodes for the 2010 dissappointment Nick Masset. Masset comes in and promptly gives up a single, double, single and homerun to turn a 9-5 lead to an all noughted up at nine tie. Thanks Dusty!
Fortunately, the guy we hope can hit .250 pinch hit with two outs and drove Bruce home on a single to left field. The Reds got another one out of the play after Belliard bobbled a pickle throw.
Co-co came in and was lights out, kiss the baby, goodnight in the 9th. 12,965 of us drove home safely. Small crowd, but for a Tuesday with LOST, American Idol, and Glee all rearing their heads, attendance is directly correlated. It was the third smallest crowd out of 15 parks to see action in the MLB for April 20. Attendance across MLB averaged 21,480, which is less than 50% capacity on the average scale. HD TV and MLBTV have definitely hurt attendance in my opinion.
In other news, Jin and Sun were finally reunited after a 29 episode on-island separation by my count. Very touching and I am so glad they were able to embrace with no violence or death. At least not yet. Widmore is sending in those missles to the island with so-so precision. Jack flew in the air and was picked up by Flocke. I wonder if Jack will ever accomplish what he thinks he is supposed to do? Will it be clear for him? Three episodes left before the two hour finale on May 23rd.
My guilty pleasure is definitely Glee. Stef got me watching the show and I think it is such a great show. The actors/singers do an amazing job with the songs and this week's Madonna-centric episode is sure to please (even though I have only seen five minutes so far). The mash up of Halo/walking on sunshine was top of the line!
Post-Thunder, I see what the masses enjoy: loud noises and visual stimulation. I just can't get excited about either for some reason. Was I born without the 'lovefireworksbone'?
Talladega is this weekend and will be out of control. I predict Marcos Ambrose taking the checkered flag for his first win with only 21 cars finishing and 72 lead changes among 27 drivers. Look for Johnson to get caught up in a wreck but still manage to finish 7th.
I still love peanut butter and jellys! Going to go fix one now....
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Bases, followings, and decisions for the lawn
92 games.....after 7 games, the Reds are on pace to win 92 games and lose 70. Call me crazy or wishful but the pitching so far this year has been better than average. The bats woke up last night in a 6-5 win over the Marlins.
In other news, Ryan Newman broke a 77 race win-less streak on Saturday night to win the Phoenix 600. After ole DW retired in 2000, I was without a driver to pull for on raceday. 2001, 2002, and most of 2003 passed by til I went with my dad to the fall Charlotte race. We were given pit passes and I was fortunate to see a 'backside' view of NASCAR. Newman attended the pre-race church service with his wife and sat on the front row. I was impressed. Not only was he given time to worship the LORD, he was doing it within a loving marriage. Hello Newman!
It's lawnmower season and I have paroused the market for what I want to take me into the '10 decade. I settled on a Honda push mower. Not a self-propelled mower, but rather a standard push with the Honda brand. I read consumer reports that the self-propelled need to be repaired more than the push. Plus, the cost is cheaper for the push. So the push it will be! If this mower can do half the job my Accord did, I will be satisfied.
In other news, Ryan Newman broke a 77 race win-less streak on Saturday night to win the Phoenix 600. After ole DW retired in 2000, I was without a driver to pull for on raceday. 2001, 2002, and most of 2003 passed by til I went with my dad to the fall Charlotte race. We were given pit passes and I was fortunate to see a 'backside' view of NASCAR. Newman attended the pre-race church service with his wife and sat on the front row. I was impressed. Not only was he given time to worship the LORD, he was doing it within a loving marriage. Hello Newman!
It's lawnmower season and I have paroused the market for what I want to take me into the '10 decade. I settled on a Honda push mower. Not a self-propelled mower, but rather a standard push with the Honda brand. I read consumer reports that the self-propelled need to be repaired more than the push. Plus, the cost is cheaper for the push. So the push it will be! If this mower can do half the job my Accord did, I will be satisfied.
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