August 30th, 2010 by sarah
Verdict on my knee is in- no splice and dice right now, but two torn ligaments: MCL and MPFL. The last ligament tear the doc called “unusual.” Instead of surgery, I’m outfitted with the knee equivalent of a 1950’s scoliosis brace. It covers from my ankle to mid-thigh with a NASA-like control system. Call me a trendsetter- Spring shows will show emaciated models able to walk the runway with the help of this baby! This is the kind of brace that elicits pitying glances from bystanders and sends children hiding behind their mothers’ legs.
Better yet- my “normal” MRI 4 years ago showed a torn MCL then too. I probably could have been wearing stilettos 10 years ago. Those are great for heel-toe technique right?
Kids- don’t grow up to be athletes. My worst beer injury has been taken care of with a high carb breakfast and a few ibuprofens.
August 25th, 2010 by sarah
The Phillies-Astros game lasted 16 innings last night. That’s an entire game length AFTER they stopped serving beer! But those sober fans got to see an unusual defense. After Ryan Howard was called out on a crappy check swing strike call (blind people could see he didn’t go…), he voiced outloud the same four letter words many fans probably yelled at the TV that same moment, and Napoleon-complex ump Scott Barry threw the usually calm and collected Howard out of the game. That led to an interesting conversation between Charlie Manual and the bullpen:
Manual: “Who’s eligible to play?”
Bullpen: “Roy Oswalt.”
Manual: “Put him on.”
Oswalt: “You need me to pitch?”
Manual: “Not quite. Pick a number between 3 and 9.”
Oswalt: “Seven”
Manual: “Great, take left field next inning.”
Ibanez went to first and Oswalt to left, the first Phillies pitcher to play a position in 39 years. He actually made the first out of the inning, catching a high pop up most likely while chanting “catch the ball, not the light…” Unfortunately, he also ended up being the last out of the game and the Phils lost 4-2 but both teams have well exhausted their rosters. Hey Oswalt, if that pitching thing doesn’t work out, looks like the Phillies can use some backup position players!
August 10th, 2010 by sarah
In my “glory days” as a fast pitcher, I had quite a few no hitters and perfect games. My windup was like a helicopter blade and my opponents weren’t paid baller dollars to go up against me. A no hitter in the major leagues is not quite as common but lately, it’s seemed like there is one (or at least a close attempt) every other night. Are pitchers becoming that much more aggressive or are batters just missing their GHB? 5 no-hitters so far this year:
1)April 17th: Ubaldo Jimenez, Colorado at Atlanta 4-0 (a total team effort; great defense and he didn’t start racking up K’s until the 6th inning)
2) May 9th: Dallas Braden*, Oakland vs. Tampa Bay 4-0 (I know, who? His only previous claim to fame was a one-sided argument against A-Rod that late night talk shows had a field day with)
3) May 29th: Roy Halladay*, Philly at Florida 1-0 (earned it)
4) June 26th: Edwin Jackson, Arizona at Tampa Bay 1-0 (149 pitches! Most ever for a no-hitter, and 8 walks!)
5) July 26th: Matt Garza, Tampa Bay vs. Detroit 5-0 (bound to happen some time with Garza)
And a few games that were 1 inning from being no-hitters: Read the rest of this entry »
June 18th, 2010 by sarah
It came down to 7 games in the series, but the Lakers claimed their second straight NBA title last night in an 83-79 upset against the Celtics. I’m surprised myself. Boston had a 3-2 lead in the series, but the games moved to LA and homefield advantage isn’t just a term. The Lakers sucked the first half of the game, missing 21 of the first 27 shots, but rallied in the fourth quarter to take it.
But onto more exciting news in the world of futbol. The real futbol. Futbol as the world knows it (soccer to most of us Americans). Read the rest of this entry »
June 2nd, 2010 by sarah
I love a competitive game of sports, but the best sporting event on TV today has nothing to do with balls, unless you count bouncing off of them into a pool of mud. Wipeout is a cross between a Japanese game show and Nickelodeon’s Double Dare and will tickle your funny bones while almost breaking a few of the competitors’. Last night was a new version of the game, Wipeout Blind Date. After all, the only thing better than one idiot trying to jump over hurdles and through hoops in a course 20 feet above a pool of water is Read the rest of this entry »
