First there were the crack-of-dawn risings to watch the Japan games. Now, it's the Yankees. Last night - despite the game and series wins - was awful. Daisuke Matsuzaka decided to play "how many guys can I walk while still getting a win?" and the game dragged even for Yankees-Red Sox standards.
Gordon Edes pointed out this nugget:
It took 2 hours and 10 minutes for the Royals to beat the Twins 5-1 this afternoon. We're 7 minutes shy of 2 hours (10:04) since tonight's first pitch, and we're in the bottom of the third.
I finished watching the game in bed and was starting to nod off in the ninth. When they went to commercial for a ninth-inning pitching change, I fell asleep. I woke up at 12:08 a.m., mad because I didn't know for sure whether they held on to win. Instead of trying to stay up and catch the ticker, I reasoned with myself that if they blew the lead, the game would still be going on. Combined with the long, cold Phillies game, it was a wearing day.
Hopefully the Red Sox can quickly dispatch the Indians tonight so I can catch up on some sleep. (They're on ESPN tonight and Wednesday.) I'm going to have to be rested for a long Sunday, which requires a morning drive to North Jersey for my niece's communion and then back to Philly for a night game against the Mets.
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