Damn, I typed in September for this post’s title, and now the old Earth Wind and Fire song is in my head, replete with falsetto chorus. “Ba de ya… dancing in September”.
Back on topic. Dustin Pedroia may be the smallest cleanup hitter in the business, but he’s great. 3 for 5 today against the Orioles, including a homer. And he’s about my height, too, which makes that excuse of mine for not being a major-leaguer moot… although he does have about 40 pounds on me. Who would have thought, post-Manny, that the best protection for the 3-spot only came up to Ortiz’s nipples or thereabouts?
And the Twins and White Sox lost. Which is good. And the Yankees beat the Rays. Which is… I don’t know. I suppose I want the Rays to be catchable for the Division title i.e. I want the Rays to lose. But at the same time I can’t root for the Yankees too much, and a sweep by them would give me the heebie-jeebies, warranted or not. So I’m rooting for a split.
Aside, since I mentioned the heebie-jeebies, an extract from an IM conversation:
Friend: “Beijing Shougang Group, one of the capital’s top polluters, announced it will cut production, and so pollution, by 70% over the next few months. The company is in the process of moving its massive Beijing operation to neighbouring Hebei Province.” I can’t help wondering what the Hebei province folks think about that
Me: Probably gave them the hebei-jeebies