September 30th, 2010 by sarah

What kind of freaking box score is that?  And with the Giants win this afternoon, they are now 3 games over the Padres going into this weekend’s 3 game series in San Francisco.  So it’s pretty much a statistical nightmare right now.  Follow along if you can.

For the Pads to play in the postseason, they have to steamroll the Giants to sweep the series and either win game 163 on Monday (clinch NL west) or lose and clinch the wild card, BUT the Braves (2 games up on SD for the wild card) would also have to roll over and play dead in their series against the Phillies for that last scenario to be possible.  If somehow all three teams end up tied, the Padres and Giants would play Monday in SD for the division, then the other team would face the Braves Tuesday in Atlanta for the wild card.  I’m all for optimism but those scenarios are more like pipe dreams.  It’s 2007 all over again.

So who’s driving the Phillies band wagon?  Might as well jump on now, if at least to pound the Braves this weekend and give the Padres a glimmer of hope!

September 29th, 2010 by sarah

In my shopping cart:

Avocados

Red onion

Tomatoes

Garlic bulbs

Cilantro

Limes

I joked with the cashier, “bet you can’t guess what I’m making” and she replied “Um…” 

Really???  Pancakes, what do you think?  [eye roll] Yum, avocados and garlic pancakes, come on now!!!

Seriously, don’t quit your day job… Yes, good beer will accompany this guacamole!

September 2nd, 2010 by sarah

How about the ball, Padres?  Try swinging the stick at the ball!!!  A week ago you won your 76th game, a number sometimes not reached in a full baseball season.  Fast forward 7 days and that 76 wins is still up there, taunting Pads fans in a “knew they couldn’t pull it off” sort of way.

Ponder this: To Slide (into home) or To Slide (downward spiral); which one is more effective at winning?  Split the ball ’til the seams pass the wall!  August is over- forget inflated ERA’s and low OPS and other BS.  Bring us back the freaking Commissioners Trophy for once.  Other low salaried teams have come out of left field to pull it off- you’re up.

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 23rd, 2010 by sarah

Some baseball parks fans visit for the team (go Padres!), some for the Dodger dogs (duh) or Dogfish Head (Citizens Bank), and some for their history: Wrigley Field, Yankees Stadium (new and old), and Fenway.  While in Boston last week for work, I finally got a chance to visit home to the Red Sox Nation.  Holy crap- Red Sox gear from head to toe, hats to shirts, and if my X-ray glasses weren’t broken, I’m sure I’d be eyeing some Sox boxers (Soxers?) catching balls as well…  The Angels were in town and while Boston came out swinging early, they fell behind and were down 5-4 through 6 innings.  But the Sox have had the Angels number for some time and Boston came out ahead 7-5, winning their 9th straight against LAA.  BTW, the next night they lost…

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