Mrs. Professor is big on “Thank You” cards. Personally, we think the original “Thank You” should suffice. Like Jerry Seinfeld, we are tired of all this over-thanking. But since we prefer to be a part of society and don’t want to move to the Upper East Side, we better take a moment to thank our sponsors.
Back in June we wondered aloud how two ladies managed to not only get their questionable (yet awesome) sign on TV, but were actually named “Energized fans of the game” by Dewayne Staats.
An anomaly? Apparently not. During last night’s game Todd Kalas was reporting from the upper deck in left field without checking out what the guy next to him was wearing…The evidence below (Thanks Bryan, for the screencaps)
Oh Todd. In your position, you really need to check everybody’s chest. Just sayin’.
THE BAD: We have pointed this out before but it is worth repeating. The Rays’ rotation is setup so they will not have James Shields or Matt Garza in the Red Sox series. The Rays are going to the playoffs, but it is still better if the Rays win the division so they can face the Central champ in the first round.
THE TELLING: With the Rays win and the Twins loss, the magic number to clinch at least a Wild Card spot is now 15(!)*, with 24 games to go. We know this will trouble some of you, but read our fingertips THE RAYS ARE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS! Even if the Rays finished 10-14, the Twins would have to go 18-4 just to tie. If the Rays split their final 24 (12-12) the Twins would have to win 20 of 22 to force a 1-game playoff. Not going to happen.
* The White Sox and Twins play each other 3 more times, so the second place team in the Central cannot win more than 98 games. So technically the Rays’ magic number is 14. We could choose to knock off the loss now, or we can choose to knock it off when it actually happens. We choose the latter.
DEVIL RAYS WEBTOPIA…
Louisville 19, Durham 3 (series tied 1-1). Mitch Talbot gave up 7 runs in the first 2 innings and was pulled before retiring a batter in the 3rd…Chris Mason relieved him and proceeded to give up 10 runs in less than 2 innings of work…The Bulls were shut out for 6 innings by the Reds top prospect Homer Bailey.
Brooklyn 5, Hudson Valley 3. Tim Beckham did not play for the 3rd straight game. No word yet on why Becks is not playing. It could be that he is getting rest in preparation for the Instructional League this fall.
NOTES FROM DOWN ON THE FARM…
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