YO HO FREAKIN' HO

Last July The Wife & I saw our only regular-season Arizona Diamondbacks game of '09. We sat in the All You Can Eat section, & watched my Dad's beloved Pittsburgh Pirates spank The Snakes 10-3. Earlier tonight we sat in the All You Can Eat seats & watched the D-bax take on the Pirates again.

Maybe we need to sit somewhere else next time.

We really thought the local lads had a shot tonight, as the starter was the usually brilliant Dan Haren...

But alas, Haren had a dismal night, & the starter for the Bucs, Zach Duke, massacred the D-bax lineup. The proceedings began to resemble a baseball game in the later innings, starting with a majestic two-run homer by Mark Reynolds in the 7th. The D-bax actually got the tying run to the plate in the 8th, but to no avail; the final was 6-3. Plus, the excellent catcher Miguel Montero came out early with a knee injury. Groan!

Ah well, the hot dogs, peanuts, chips, popcorn & pop were tasty...

Oh yeah, one more thing: I still think Pirates outfielder Lastings Milledge has the coolest name of anyone now in baseball, with the possible exception of Team South Africa's Gift Ngoepe...