Three months after Trent arrived, I finally felt safe enough, sleep-wise, to make the two-hour drive to my parents' house for a visit today.
While we were visiting the Yankee - blech - side of the family, Trent would sometimes look at the TV, where the Rangers were on their way to a 7-2 win over the Yankees. (Stupid Rangers. They had CC Sabathia beat in Game 1, but blew it. They should be up 2-0 with Cliff Lee waiting to drop the hammer.)
Everyone kept saying Trent is a Yankee fan because he looked at the TV. Our son is not a brain-dead sheep. He's a free thinker capable of making his own decisions. He was simply scouting out the Phillies' World Series opponent. He found a hole in Josh Hamilton's swing and the secret to beating the Yankees - knock out their starter early and don't let them back in.
After our trek north, we tried to watch the hyped Roy Halladay-Tim Lincecum matchup, but, of course, we couldn't. It was on in the background as we battled some ants. Final: Giants 4, Phillies 3. Christine is cranky about it.
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The more the experts say something, the more I go against them. Everyone said Halladay would win this one. I wasn't so sure. At the beginning of the game, I said to my wife that he would win it if he can stay away from the long ball. Point noted.
Howard leads off the 2nd with a double, and at the end of the inning he's still there. No excuse.
Halladay had Burrell struck out in the 6th with 2 outs. Doesn't get the call to end the inning and has to throw another pitch. Which ultimately results in 2 more runs and the difference in the ball game. A perfect example of how umps can impact the outcome of the game. Either way, Ibanez should have caught the ball to end the inning too.
All game long, hitters taking good pitches and swinging at junk out of the strike zone. No discipline on pitch selection. By the 7th inning, I kept saying, "where is Greg Gross, isn't he pointing this out to anyone". Every single batter was chasing bad pitches. Last inning, Ibanez, Gload and Victorino all struck out......and everyone of them swung at pitches out of the strike zone.
Makes you wonder how they ended up with the best record in major league baseball.
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