Random Thoughts During the M's Game

It's nice to actually return home from watching the hometown 9 and say that they won the game. Not that it wasn't without its little pieces of excitement along the way. Still - Mariners win, Mariners win, Holy Cow Mariners win. While there here are the things that Harvey, the Admiral, and I discussed (is it bad that I include the big imaginary friend that is Harvey?).

• During the 7th inning stretch as they sing the ritualistic "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" the Admiral leans over and says, "do they still sell Cracker Jacks here?". I ask you people...when was the last time you went to a ball game and ordered Cracker Jacks?
  


• Richie Sexton and his .202 batting average simply must go. I don't care who you get for him. The trade deadline is only a couple of weeks away. Marvin K. Mooney will you please go now!?!?
  


• Just after Kenji Jojima hit a "get out the rye bread Grandma it's grand salami time" Grand Slam it occurred to me that a few years ago the Mariners lost out on the Pudge Rodriguez sweepstakes. Sometimes watching the star player go to another team won't turn out as bad news. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that I wouldn't love to have Pudge wearing the home town blue but its nice to have Jo Jo here now.
  


• Not enough baseball fans keep score during the game. Even less of them know how to.
  


• I really hate watching the grounds crew dance in between innings. Seriously! Am I suppose to lose sight of the fact that there's a baseball game going on? Is the dancing really that important? Give me f%cking break!
  


• The M's really aren't that great but they will be a solid spoiler team as the second half of the season progresses.
  


• Now more than ever WE NEED GRIFFEY at first base. Richie Sexton had as good a game as he's going to have. When it was all said and done he'd had 3 At Bats and manged 1 Hit, 1 Walk, and raised(?) his batting average to .201. Dear reader I would like to submit that even you could get a hit once every 5 at bats if I said to you this is your job and its all you have to do!
  


• Despite my skepticism J.J. Putz really is the real deal. That and "Thunder Struck" is obviously the most kickin ass coolest song ever for a major league closer. OK it could have been the beer but man that rocked.
  


• All the girls at the 100 level look like Porn Stars. Yes, even the Admiral!!