30 March 04

Season Approaching

The regular baseball season opened today with a game played abroad in Japan. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the New York Yankees 8-3. So for the moment the Yankees are in last place with a record of 0-1. Alas, I don’t think it’s safe to extrapolate this to the rest of the 162-game season, but we can enjoy the standings while they last. The Yankees and Devil Rays play another game tomorrow, and then the regular season begins in earnest next Monday.

Meanwhile, the Giants today acquired left-hander Wayne Franklin from the Milwaukee Brewers. Franklin is a pitcher we remember from Triple-A games. We have some friends who for some unknown reason loved to razz him when he came to pitch against the Sacramento River Cats: “What’s the mattuh with Franklin? He’s a BUM!” Now that he’s a Giant, we may just have to root for him.

Posted by at 08:28 PM in Baseball | Link |
  1. The “unknown” reason is that a guy wearing a Stanford shirt sitting three rows behind us during a game where the R-Cats played the New Orleans Zephyrs started up the chant and tried to get the whole section to join in. Nothing was particularly bummish about Franklin or his pitching. Barbara and Susan and I took up the chant nevertheless, at first reluctantly and then with relish (it was Barbara’s birthday).

    Good luck to Franklin in his new home. Even if he IS a bum.

    — Pica    31. March 2004, 03:39    Link
  2. I am splitting a gut with laughter since the chair of my dissertation committee is also named Wayne Franklin. Maybe I should do a little chanting at my diss defense? (or maybe not!)

    — Lorianne    31. March 2004, 23:17    Link

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