bellyscratcher’s leftovers

Bellyscratcher already posted the awesome (and somewhat embarrassingly emotional, actually) fan video of seat cushion night, but just in case anyone was still interested, I thought I’d link the official fox version, too. What a party! New York seems dull in comparison.

Speaking of dull in comparison, I’ll be missing the next several days to spend the holiday weekend at the beach. Hey, cards fans: Don’t have any seat cushion parties without me!

 

To the googlers in the audience

It’s always entertaining to peruse the search engine terms that have brought readers to my humble blog. In the interest of talking about something other than the eight-game losing streak, I thought I’d say hello to those of you who found me via interesting search results:

• “slacker” - Hi! You sound like someone I’d get along with.
• “What does ditziest mean?” - It means the most scatterbrained, airheaded person around. And yes, sometimes, that person would be me.
• “Bar hoping” - Well, I think you mean bar hopping. Unless you’re referring to tonight, when I will be watching the game at a bar, hoping the Cardinals don’t lose their ninth in a row.
• “KFNS fangirls St. Louis” - I wasn’t even aware that KFNS even HAD fangirls. Care to fill me in here? Anyone?
• “Arangement of curtain”  - Yeah, I’m sorry, you’ve got me. No idea on that one.
• “New York Mets suck slogans” - Is anything beyond “the Mets are pondscum” really necessary?
• “What does ‘My baby does the hanky panky’ mean?” - I’m guessing you found your way here because I mentioned the Minnesota Twins homer hankies one time? In any case, I believe the phrase means exactly what you think it means.
• “St. Louis Cardinal themed cakes” - No idea where you find these. Any bakery, I’m guessing. But whoever you’re researching cardinal cakes for will have a very happy birthday, I’m sure!
• “Tony La Russa cheater” - If Tony is cheating, he’s not doing it very well at the moment, is he?

 

A Transcript

This morning, about 7:28 am. I was just about to leave and go to work when my Astros fan roommate wandered into the kitchen.

Astros fan: (sleepily walks in).
Me: Go away! I HATE YOU!
Astros fan: (still drowsy) No you don’t.
Me: Yes, I do! Forget it, I’m not speaking to you.
Astros fan: What? Why? What’d I do?
Me: I don’t want to talk about it. I have to go to work.
Astros fan: (realization dawning) Wait a second. Does this have something to do with the Cardinals?
Me: I’m not speaking to you! I hate Larry Biggio!
Astros fan: I LOVE LARRY BIGGIO!
Me: (stomps out the door)

Now, all is well now as Sooooooooo Taguchi salvaged the series in the 11th. (Man, productivity at work during a day game is difficult enough. But when there’s a tense game like today it’s nearly impossible!). But I must say that last night’s loss is made me crankier than a loss in May has any right to do. (Yes, there was pillow-punching involved.) So frustrating. And against the Astros! Grrrr…

This, I think, is the sign of a healthy rivalry.

 

Drink into the Night

So: I’ve decided to create a drinking game for the Giants series. Like everything else on this site, it is lame. So I’d appreciate any additions in the comments (speaking of which, due to spam your comment may take a few minutes before appearing)! For now:

Take a sip if:

• Jason Marquis gets a hit
• Yadier Molina guns down a runner
• Mike Matheny guns down a runner
• Tony La Russa makes more than 1 pitching change during an inning
• The announcers discuss Scott Spezio’s chin-thingy (if TV)
• Mike Shannon tries to sell you on the Prime Seat Club (if you’re listening to the radio)
• Scott Rolen looks adorable
• David Eckstein does something scrappy (i.e., gets an infield hit)
• Jim Edmonds does something showboaty
• Albert Pujols does something heroic
• A Cardinals pitcher strikes out the side
• Barry Bonds strikes out
• A ball is hit into McCovey’s Cove
• The 2002 NLCS is mentioned

Chug several gulps if:

• Izzy loads the bases
• You find yourself thinking, “Man, it’s late. I’ve gotta get to bed.”
• Pujols makes Barry Bonds look like a pathetic cheater (use your discretion here)
• A Cardinal hits a home run against Matt Morris
• A Cardinal hits a home run against Steve Kline
• A Cardinal hits a home run against Jamey Wright (although – who really cares about him? Maybe just take a sip here?)
• The benches clear (Well, Felipe Alou did say that was going to happen soon)

Drown yourself in your beer if:

• Bonds hits #715
• The Cardinals lose three
• A Redbird gets injured