Problem solved

Christine and I were quite irritated last night when Chris Wheeler kept blabbering on about Rock Around the Clock. We had no idea what he was talking about, or why, and automatically tuned him out. I guess that's what caused us to miss our possible salvation from the Phillies announcer hell we've been in since Harry Kalas died.

Here's the YouTube clip posted by Salito42. Watch it quickly, because I'm sure MLB will soon have it removed, as it did with the clip posted on Deadspin.



Now, if enough of us write to the Federal Communications Commission to say that we don't appreciate hearing sexual Freudian slips during our baseball games, perhaps we can finally get Wheels off the air. Permanently. Around the Clock. Here's a link to the FCC's complaint information. Start filling out those forms!

Tonight's games: Neither of our teams had a hit through their first three innings - four for the Phillies. The Red Sox rebounded and lead the Nationals 6-1 in the 6th. The Phillies haven't and trail the Rays 2-1 in the 7th. Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer off Joe Blanton in the 2nd inning.