Two in a row

In the tenth inning of last nights game, Martinez stepped up and hit a 3 run homer, giving the Red Sox a 5-2 lead in the game.

Then Perez came in to pitch and immediately stunk the place up. Extra innings start with a runner on base and Perez walked a guy, then hit a guy, loading the bases. Since there is a rule tht a pitcher must face a minimum of three batters, Cora had to leave him to face at least one more batter. Fortunately, he struck out that batter but just barely. Cora took him out and put Ottavino in.

Ottavino struck out the first guy he faced but gave up a single to the next guy, driving in a run. The final guy hit a soft grounder to first, ending the game and giving the Red Sox a 5-3 win.

Today's game was supposed to kick off at 1:00 but apparently it rains in Cleveland and there was a delay. The game did not start until almost 4:30 and there is a slight pobability they won't make it through nine innings. According to the announcers, there is another line of showers heading their way.

As I type this, the Red Sox are up 5-3 at the middle of the seventh thanks to some good hitting by the batters and good pitching by Houck through five innings. It was 4-1 but in the sixth, Houck hit two batters and Cora took him out. Cora put Taylor in and he managed to get two outs before giving up a single that drove in the two hit batters.

They need to win this game...

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I have occasionally peeked in on some live feeds from the New Orleans area. Specifically this feed which shows Bourbon Street.

There are a surprising number of people driving/walking around as the storm comes ashore. Kinda makes me wonder what is so important that the need to be out in a category four hurricane. Were they out of cigarettes? Did their dog get out and they're looking for it?

What is it that makes someone say, "Hey Mabel, what say we go for a walk-about in that thar' major hurreeecane!"

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While watch the rest of this ball game, you can visit these:

• Key phrase in this story: "...which set off more explosions inside the house."
  Those are known as "secondary explosions" and are indicative of explosives being stored in the house.



• Delta is charging unvaccinated employees an additional $200 in health insurance premiums. This is a smart thing on Delta's part.



• Speaking of people that are unvaccinated, are there any tv or radio guys still alive who are preaching against the vaccine or have they all died off?



• Australia: What doesn't kill ya, eats it's own kind.



• Self-Healing Blob From Space would be a fantastic name for a 1950 sci-fi "B" movie.



• My mom grew up in Ellwood City.