E.K. NATION

Yesterday afternoon, upon coming home from work, I sat down to play a game of EA Sports MVP Baseball 2004 (non-paid plug). Jason Schmidt took the hill and shut out the Blue Jays 2-0, scattering seven hits.

Then, by accident, I exited the game without saving it to my season.

So there went a perfectly good Jason Schmidt outing, down the drain. It doesn't count.

Boy, was that ever an omen.

I stopped tracking the Giants-Rockies score last night once I saw that San Fran had a 6-1 lead in the 8th inning. I figured Jason Schmidt had it wrapped up.

BUT NO!!!!

Felipe "Boog" Alou had to go and be his dumbass micromanaging stupid self and pull Schmidt after seven stellar innings: ONE hit, ONE run, TWELVE strikeouts. The result?

COL--000100052-8
SFO--110400000-6

You have GOT to be kidding me.

Time is running out. We will not be in the race next year, from the looks of things, unless we make some deals, some big deals. So the time to win is now. You can not allow the bullpen to come in and undo everything that Jason Schmidt does. I've ranted about this before, and I will rant about it again. Let the horse do the work. And fuck the bullpen. Wins are at a premium now. Get them while you have them. Save the game to your memory card!

Third place, baby!!

What Is This All About?: Yesterday in Brockton, Massachusetts, there apparently was an effort to set a record for--I swear I am not making this up--the quietest baseball game ever. Really.

According to an article on the Brockton Rox's official website:

Hoping to establish a new record for the quietest baseball game ever played, the Rox and Aces played the first five innings of the game in silence. Decibel-meter readings, which never went above 63, along with ticket stubs and a banner signed by fans, will be sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., in the hope of entering the game in the record books.

“We thought this would be a great way to get fans of all ages and abilities involved in the game,” said Rox president Jim Lucas.

The Rox should hear a verdict from the Hall of Fame within a month.

I'm not exactly sure how telling everyone to shut up gets them involved in the game. I was also not aware of any previous record for quietest baseball game ever. Well, you learn something every day.

By the way, the Brockton Rox's effort also broke another record: Stupidest Record Ever.