The American League came back from a 6-3 deficit to
beat the Nationals and earn home field advantage for
their league in the World Series.  YES!  Now if the
Tigers make the Fall Classic and the series goes
seven, it will be in the friendly confines of
Comerica.  Somewhere, PAWS is fired up.  Just imagine
the Dunkin' Donuts base race and the Kroger Hat
Shuffle in game seven of the World Series.  Intensity
at its finest. 

New Subscribers...

A handful of new subscribers this week.  We're over a
hundy on the list of Weekly Subscribers, and that's a
legit 100 too (I do send it to myself and some other
addresses that don't really count). 

Len "Channelcat" Piasecki
Jason "Wes" Craven
Adam "Kennedy" Tate
Tim "Salmon" Hughes
Shelley "Terry Mul" Holland
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Note:  The following is NOT a misprint.  I double
checked to make sure.  Thank you.

Week Record:  3-2  WWLLW--

Undy-Five-Hundy:  Paula Abdul would say "You take two
steps forward I take two steps back."  Undy five hundy
would say "I take lots of steps forward and once in a
while I pause to catch my breath."  Well this is one
of those rare times that we can celebrate a winning
week (I believe this is only the second time all
season).  The index DROPS one to 42.  And you thought
that baseball retired that number for all teams! 

Dunn vs. the Tigers...

Yes, he's not leading the league in long balls, but
this was the question posed by baseball tonight, so
we'll stick with it.

Adam Dunn  25 HR's
Tigers     25 Wins

It's all even, baby!  And with this amazing head of
steam, I think the Tigers may be able to set their
sights on Barry! 

Up Next for the Tigers...
July 16     no game scheduled
July 17-20  @Chicago White Sox
July 21-22  @Boston
July 23-24  @Cleveland

It could be a tough eight game road trip for the Tigs,
as the White Sox will be looking for revenge and
Boston and the Tribe both have Detroit's number.  So
it looks like we may only go 6-2 this time out.

News and Notes:   The Tigers traded Adam Bernero on
the 13th to Colorado for Ben Petrick.  Petrick is a
catcher and an outfielder, but it looks like he would
be used as a catcher, given the Tiger's offensive woes
there.  A good deal for the Tigers, if you ask me.
Petrick was a real prospect a few year ago according
to some sources.  Bernero goes to Coors.  My
condolences.
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MLB Standings...
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Now that we're at the All Star Break, we'll start
keeping tabs on the standings in the league.  You
know; playoffs, wild card, October...terms we haven't
used in Michigan for quite a while. 

AL East
NYY 57 36 -
BOS 55 38 2    *** leads Wild Card
TOR 49 46 8
BAL 41 50 15
TBD 32 60 24.5

AL Central
KCR 51 41 -
CWS 45 49 7
MIN 44 49 7.5
CLE 41 53 11
DET 25 67 26

AL West
SEA 58 35 -
OAK 54 39 4
ANA 49 43 8.5
TEX 38 55 20

NL East
ATL 61 32 -
PHI 52 40 8.5    *** leads Wild Card
MON 49 45 12.5
FLA 49 46 14
NYM 40 53 21

NL Central
HOU 50 44 -
STL 49 45 1
CHC 47 47 3
CIN 43 50 6.5
PIT 41 50 7.5
MIL 37 56 12.5

NL West
SFG 57 37 -
ARI 52 42 5
LAD 49 44 7.5
COL 50 47 8.5
SDP 35 61 23

Hmm, that's kind of long.  Maybe we'll make that a
bi-weekly feature. 
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Tiger of the Week...
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Wil Ledezma made his second start for the Tigers on
Sunday, going seven innings and giving up no runs.  In
two starts now, he's given up no runs (12 innings).
Ledezma and Roney have been bright spots for a
rotation that needs a little sunshine.  Looks like the
rotation after the break will consist of Maroth,
Bonderman, Cornejo, Roney, and Ledezma.  Not horrible.
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Brett Boone Weekly...
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I hate Brett Boone.  I had almost forgot.  That bat
flip is about the most annoying thing ever.  Plus he's
a perennial Gilbert fantasy player, making him
absolutely unlikable.  He looks like the kid who trips
you and then hides behind his big brother, who
proceeds to pound you while the weasel watches and
laughs.  Well there was no laughing in Chicago for
Booney.  In the home run derby, Boone put up a goose
egg, finishing dead last.  In the All-Star Game he got
two at bats, going 0 for 2 with a K.  Way to go,
Brett.  I didn't see any bat flips this time.  Geesh,
Mo Vaughn could have done what you did.
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Poll Question(s)...
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What did you think of the All Star event?  What events
did you watch?  Was the game any better than in years
past with nothing at stake?  Do you think that it's
fair that the AL gets home field this year? 
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Game Linescores...
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July 9:  Chicago White Sox 2 - Detroit 4
Starters: CWS: Colon 6IP - DET: Bonderman 6.1IP
CWS  100 000 100  2  3 0
DET  200 011 00X  4 12 3
W: Bonderman (3-13)
L: Colon     (6-8)
S: Mears     (2)

Toolie Sees a Ball Game...

So while writing the weekly on Tuesday night, I got an
e-mail from Nic Gilbert asking if I was interested in
seeing the game Wednesday night...of course I was
interested!  But the fact that the Tigers had won that

night made me doubtful that they would beat the Sox
again the next night.  I let the weather forecast make
the decision, and clear skies voted that I see the
game. 

We left Lansing a little after 4PM and stopped at a
Speedway for a 69 cent, 44 oz. bladder buster (a huge
pop) and a bag of pretzel rods...a magic combination.
That's one of the best deals in the summertime,
probably the only thing that can keep me away from
Wesco (when I'm back on the west side).  The problem
with leaving so early was that we reached our
destination at 5:30, and had to pay 4 bucks to park in
the super saver garage.  Advice:  get there after six
and it's $1.75.  But 4 bucks is still not bad for
parking. 

The weather was perfect.  Gametime temperature was 74
degrees, there was a small threat of rain that never
amounted to anything, and the air was calm.  We got
there to see the Sox take bp...uneventful.  No Sox
came over to the stands to talk or sign autographs or
anything.  Chumps.  Frank Thomas was the most fan
friendly, as he occasionaly tossed a ball into the
crowd.  Gilbert got himself a free Tigers shirt by
signing up for a credit card, and I finally caved in
and bought a Tigers away cap.  Now I can wear the
correct hat, depending on whether the Tigers are
home or away.  Yes!!!!  But they didn't have the
normal hats at the little outlet stand, so I had to go
to the main store.  30 bucks later (ouch) I had my
lid.  Game time. 

The game started like the last time I saw the Sox,
with a first inning home run from the two hitter.
This time it was just a solo shot from Carlos Lee.
Bonderman then proceeded to load the bases, but got
out of the jam.  The Tigers struck back in the bottom
half with two runs to take the lead; crucial for
confidence.  After the first inning, the Sox got
one more hit.  Nice.  Bonderman was strong in getting
his third win.  The bullpen was better.  Walker and
Mears combined for 2.2 innings of no hit ball to
finish the job.  The Tigers peppered the Sox for 12
hits (.333 as a team on the night) but did play some
bad defense early.  They made three errors in the
first four innings, but Bonderman was unphased. 
Warren Morris had three hits, two runs, and an RBI.
Witt, Hinch, and Santiago had two hits apiece.  Alex
Sanchez made up for an 0 for 5 night with an
outstanding catch to end the 8th inning (which of
course didn't make Baseball Tonight's web gems). 

We sat by some decent guys who were finishing up their
own ballparks tour.  After the game, they said that
the teams they pulled for went 6-1 (the loss being
when the Yanks beat the Sox on Sunday).  They took
delight in booing many of the White Sox and yelling
stuff like "the Cubs are better" and "hey Magglio,
Shinjo is better."  They commented on how they had
been to Busch stadium and didn't like it.  I asked
"you didn't like Busch, huh?" and the more
neanderthalic looking of the two came back with "I
like bush" and I caught that it was a joke, but didn't
quite get it.  Thinking I was the clever one, I asked
"the stadium, or the beer?" and his buddy gave me a
gesture that finally turned the light on for
me.  Great.  Another guy, who sat in front of us, was
in town from Cincinnati and I chatted with him a bit
about the Great American Ballpark, Griffey, and
Juuuuan Encarnacion. 

Other highlights from the game included Gilbert taking
his shirt off and a phone call to my girlfriend, but
the funniest thing happened in the top of the second.
Carlos Lee flied out to Cody Ross in right field to
end the inning, and Ross tossed the ball over the
bullpen right at me.  Earlier, I had agreed to get a
beer with Gilbert, and it was between my legs on the
ground.  Well, I made a play to get in position for
the ball, and in the process I stomped on the beer
(which had about a third of it left) and got it all
over my leg and the aisle.  The ball was about
two rows short of me, and all I got for it was a wet
leg.  Classic stuff.  My record improves to 2-3 on the
year, and Gilbert is an amazing 3-0!  Later that night
I took 2 out of 3 from Gilbert in postgame cribbage.

July 10:  Chicago White Sox 0 - Detroit 1
Starters:  CWS: Loaiza 8IP - DET: Cornejo 8IP
CWS  000 000 000  0 8 0
DET  100 000 000  1 6 1
W: Cornejo (4-7)
L: Loaiza  (11-5)
S: Mears   (3)

July 11:  Boston 5 - Detroit 3
Starters:  BOS: Burkett 7IP - DET: Maroth 5.2IP
BOS  220 000 100  5 12 0
DET  002 010 000  3  4 1
W: Wakefield (7-4)
L: Maroth    (4-13)
S: Kim       (4)

July 12:  Boston 4 - Detroit 2  F/11 innings
Starters:  BOS: Martinez 7IP - DET: Roney 6.2IP
BOS  000 010 010 02  4 9 1
DET  000 001 010 00  2 9 0
W: Jones (2-0)
L: Rodney (0-1)
S: Kim    (5)

Toolie Sees a Ball Game:  Two games in a week, and two
good ones at that.  This time, I joined up with the
Bottinelli clan and we all went to see Matt Roney take
on Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox.  Traffic on I-75
was a mess, and we got there much later than we had
hoped.  It didn't help that Eminem, 50 cent (51 cents
more than I'd pay to see him), and Missy Elliot (I
think) were playing at Ford Field that night.  But we
got there around 6, picked up our tickets, and went to
Greektown for dinner.  A spinach and cheese pie later,
we hit a bakery and walked to the park. 

We used the left field enterance to get into the park,
something I had never done before.  I got a scorecard
and before we made it up the stairs to the upper deck
I ran into Suzanne "The Big Cheese" Turner, a friend
of mine from the 'Dale.  That was an unexpected
surprise, and I learned that Aaron was away training
for his job with the INS.  That branch of the
government just got a lot less forgiving.  After this
encounter we stayed downstairs for the national anthem
and first pitch (Lolich to Freehan) and then found our
seats. 

The beginning of the game went by quickly.  It would
be a game of squandered opportunities for the Tigers.
Alex Sanchez led off with a triple, but Morris and
Pena fanned before Witt flied out to end the inning.
Pedro was being Pedro, but Roney was pitching like
there was something at stake.  Pedro amassed eight
punchouts in his seven innings, but Roney notched
seven on the night.  Biggy Bagel was our rep in the
Dunkin' Donuts race, but Dashing Donut took the
checkered flag.  Bummer. 

About the sixth inning, Chas Claus came strolling
through our section, apparently looking for someone...
that someone being me!  We had tried to coordinate
something, but it just didn't work out.  But that
didn't stop Chucky from finding me.  I also got to
meet Mike Kopec, and their friend Megan.  Nice.

I went to get a pop in the eighth inning, and while I
was gone, Trot Nixon took Jamie Walker over the right
field wall to make it 2-1.  In the bottom half, a
close call gave Warren Morris a two out hit.  Then
after a stolen base, Carlos Pena doubled off the left
field wall to tie the game.  The Tigers got their
other run off a double, a sac bunt, and a sac fly.  I
love it! 

But then the boys squandered a great oppportunity to
win the game in the 10th.  With runners on the corners
and 1 out, Warren Morris struck out AGAIN (three times
in the game, twice with less than two outs and a man
on third).  Pena was given an IBB and then Witt struck
out.  Todd Jones pitched that 10th for Boston and
struck out the side.  In the 11th, the Sox got two off
of Fernando Rodney.  The Tigers got a couple of hits
off Kim, but couldn't pull off the comeback. 

It was a fantastic night for a game, and those seats
in the upper deck, left field corner aren't bad at
all.  From experience, though, I can say that it gets
mighty hot up there if it's a day game.  A loss it
was, but a great night for dinner and a game in
D-Town.

July 13:  Boston 0 - Detroit 3
Starters:  BOS: Wakefield 7.1IP - DET: Ledezma 7IP
BOS  000 000 000  0 7 0
DET  000 101 01X  3 5 0
W: Ledezma   (3-2)
L: Wakefield (6-4)
S: Mears     (4)

July 14:  AL/NL Home Run Derby

First Round (top four advance)
Jason Giambi 12
Garret Anderson 7
Jim Edmonds 4
Albert Pujols 4
Gary Sheffield 4 
Carlos Delgado 2
Richie Sexson 1
Brett Boone 0   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you suck, Boone.

Second Round (head to head)
Garret Anderson 6
Jim Edmonds 4

Albert Pujols 14
Jason Giambi 11

Finals

Garret Anderson 9
Albert Pujols 8

July 15:  AL/NL All Star Game
National League 6 - American League 7
NL 000 050 100  6 11 1
AL 001 002 13X  7  9 0
W: Donnelly
L: Gagne
S: Foulke

MVP: Garrett Anderson
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Readers Write In...
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"Raggedy" Andy Karnitz

no mo on sesame street- the count would be so swamped
that it would have to be a three-parter!

speakin' of mo(e)'s- johnny o'toole only needs 30 lbs.
and a flo-bee haircut(and some grecian formula) and
he'd be the doppleganger of the alpha stooge!

stayin' in the family- a competitve softball game at
the o'toole reunion would be great- but only if uncle
paul klozik gets to pitch for both teams. he's great
at lobbin' the easy ones in, but every now and again
he can zip one in, eddie feigner style, and scare the
livin' crap outta ya. but only if yer gettin' a bit
large in your everlovin' o'toole britches....

dusty might be just a bit off base w/his comments-
you'd be ignorant not to notice genetic differences in
peoples from all corners of the globe. people of
african descent DO(don't let the caps offend, brian
o't!) tend towards lower body fat, hence less
insulation and easier adjustment to heat. but don't
tell me you'd rather have dmitri young out there
on a hot day if you could use, say, skinny shawn
green. guys like cobb and kell grew up in sweltering
southern heat. they weren't too bad. nor was kaline.
have you ever been to baltimore in the summer? well,
#6 grew up there. he wasn't too shabby in the middle
of july hisself! dusty doesn't deserve to be pilloried
for incomplete thought process, but jimmy the greek
didn't deserve it either. al campanis ("they don't
have the facilities to work in the front office"-yeah,
he said facilities, not faculties) got just what he
deserved.

okay, before i hang myself, here, the only guy who's
name i didn't see on the all-star roster was tim
hudson. don't know his record, but he's 3rd in the
a.l. for e.r.a.(2.98 after monday). but, hey, maybe
it's his turn in the rotation just before/after the
break.

one more thing- if dmitri sent an usher over, that's
not a bad thing. cobb(my favorite cracker-ass, redneck
whipping boy) took it in to his own hands at least
once. he hopped the rail and beat the livin' crap out
of a heckler who happened to be a qudruple amputee.
poor tyrus raymond can never catch a break. how many
times does a guy have to hit over .400 so incidents
such as these leave his name unblemished?

time to meander off, andy

p.s.- matt, my kid may one day dethrone you as "most
apple-cheeked" in the family, but at 13 yrs. old i'm
gonna wait 'til he goes through puberty(god, how i
hate that word) until i compare you to each other.

p.p.s.- wait, you have gone through that phase,
yourself, right? kinda hard to tell.
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Mike "Pro" Kopec

What up Toolio,

2003 Baseball Road Trip was sweet.  The highlight was
unquestionably the Tigers @ KC on July 4.  Eight of us
diehards painted "GO TIGERS" on our chests and went to
the park early to catch Tiger BP.  We spent time
chatting with Frank Beckman and Jack Morris, UPN
announcers for the game.  Most of the Tiger players
and coaches loved it (Kirk Gibson's indifference being
a notable exception).  Many players went out of their
way to give us some small measurement of "props,"
including (but not exclusively) Dmitri Young, Warren
Morris, and Carlos Pena.  Dmitri even signed an
autograph.  We were also the recipients of numerous
balls, courtesy of the Detroit Tigers.  The highlight
was receiving a salute and thumbs up from Alan
Trammell at the end of BP.

After that, it was off to our seats, where we riled up
our section by leading Tiger chants.  There happened
to be about 15 or 20 Tiger fans in our section, who
eagerly joined in with the chants.  This led to a loud
chorus of boos from the rest of the section.  We were
trying hard to get on the big screen, but did not
succeed.  It would have been great to hear 39,000 boos
rain down upon us.

For the most part, the locals were pretty friendly
throughout the game.  One guy gave us a good razzing
toward the end of the game.  He would have gotten it
back in full, and then some, had the Tigers completed
the rally in the ninth, but we fell one run short.

And what better way to cap the Fourth of July then
with a fireworks display?  Although they were short,
the KC fireworks were impressive.  It was the perfect
capper to an amazing experience!

Love the service.  Keep up the good work,

New Member
Mike Kopec
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Dallas "71-0" Senters

there are too many guys on the all-star rosters. my
solution to the all-star problem is to have the
yankees/braves/cardinals play a round robin
tournament.  if they all get injured from overplay, oh
well.  the voters will have gotten to see most of
their choices, and i can in good conscience boycott
the event since i don't like the teams. i can use that

day to play softball...a game which the highlands
dominated as i recall.

aaron boone and cc sabathia are holding down ohio's
all-star spots.  boone will be in the game at the end
(more playing time than rolen or lowell, prolly)  and
cc will face a lefty in the seventh.  hope he gets
him out.

o'toole and other hillsdalians will get a kick
out of the title i have been given after my "big"
promotion....PERSONAL BANKER. not to be confused with
matt's eternal title PERSONAL JOBBER.

later
d
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Anthony "the rebel" Williams

D***, I got traded!  Probably to LWA, too.  Oh well,
based on my sterling record as a pitcher, I am
probably getting paid excessive millions.  My
accountant is apparently skimming off the top though,
and my agent is pocketing the rest, as I have yet to
see those millions.  Houser, find me a new agent,
would you?

If I had a choice between the Home Run Derby and the
All-Star Game (which I don't, no TV), I'd pick the
game.  More fun to watch games, I think. Matt, I'm
with you on the black guys stand heat better.  I don't
get why people are upset: that's just the truth.  Is
it politically incorrect to tell the truth when the
truth concerns race? 

In other topics, I just read this story:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,91538,00.html.   
"First baseman Randall Simon of the Pittsburgh Pirates
(search) was booked for misdemeanor battery after
hitting a woman with a baseball bat as she raced
around the infield dressed as a sausage."  The saugage
thing is weird, but hitting her with a baseball bat???
 Hellooooo???  There's a video clip on that page too,
and Simon doesn't show any remorse or concern as she
lies on the ground.  I don't understand people like
that.

Anthony
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"All American" Daggett

Although I hate everything about Denver/John Elway
Television, did enjoy seeing Randell Simon line drive
the sausage girl on four different ten o'clock news
shows.  He even did it in Pittsburgh throw backs.
It's nice to see some former tigers on TV for
something other then Leading the league in batting or
nearly throwing  no-hitters.

I have no idea who's in the all star game, but I'd pay
to watch the tape of Wiffle Ball Home Run Derby that
Visiting Dan Simpson, Jamie Peters and myself competed
in, in front of the chatting wives (Minus Amy Peters)
at the Kiddie Koral in down town Leadville.  I won the
1st inning 10 hit derby with 7 dongs.  And Dan Came
back in the 2nd with 8 to my 6.

"Bless You Boys"
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Nick "Jake" Ciofani

Probably the home run derby, at least that will be
entertaining.  I don't think I've watched an all start
game since 1997 when it was played in Cleveland.
Speaking of Cleveland, I might be getting on the
bandwagon again after they took 2 out of 3 from the
Yanks!  I love being fairweathered, I don't waste my
time when they suck, and follow them when their good.
It's the motto for all Clevelanders.
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Terry "The Dad" O'Toole

The Dusty Baker thing is a joke, I was not offended at
all but you are right there is a double standard, like
all the crap Fuzzy Zellar went through and
John Rocker, what ever happened to free speech and
having an opinion, the politically correct Newspaper
Writers and Television talking heads ought to get a
life or a new carrer.
 Keep em coming Toolie!
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Toolie's Trashtalk...

First off, I have to respond to some of the guff I
received this week.  Yes, A-Karn, I did suffer through
the dreadful period of ferocious hormones and cracking
voices known as puberty.  Couldn't you tell by the
massive 4 day shadow I had working at the family
reunion?  Geesh, I get no respect.  But at least I
don't look like Cubs TV announcer Chip Caray.  Big D,
remember that when you bust me up with some smack, I
can always come back with "rack em Dan-o, I'm 5-0",
"laps", or the tag that I slapped on you above.  At
least you have me in basketball...oh wait...

Give it up for the Angels' Garrett Anderson.  Not only
did he win the home run derby (although he finished
with less HR's total than Pujols and Giambi, and
Giambi had ten less outs!), but he also received the
Ted Williams MVP award after going 3 for 4 with a home
run and a double, pacing the AL to a victory.
Engraved on the bottom of the trophy was the phrase
"Refrigerate After Winning." 

Of course by now we've all been well informed of the
Randall Simon sausage incident.  And although it's
been a week and this knock has been used a few times,
he does swing at everything.  And he hits everything!
But the girl who got hit was pretty cool about it.
She seemed like a good all-american girl and handled
herself with class afterward.  Simon must have felt
like a dodo.  I know there are many times in my life
that I've done something and instantly regretted it
and wanted to crawl up in a hole and die.  It was
ludicrous how much media attention this thing got, and
I was sick of all the jokes after just a day.  I was
about ready to throw a brick through my TV, but seeing
that the TV's not mine, I decided that switching the
channel was the more prudent move.  That's over, thank
the Lord. 

What do Ken Griffey Jr. and Dean Palmer have in
common?  They are both habitually on the DL, and the
home runs they hit have virtually zero significance.
Griffey went on some home run streak of like five
games lately, which coincided with an eight game
losing streak for the Reds.  Hitting home runs is one
thing.  Hitting them when they count is another (see
Hank Blalock). 

I know that Lou Pinella was a player before Lou
Whitaker, but I get irked when they call Pinella
"Sweet Lou."  No, that's Whitaker, not Pinella.  There
is nothing sweet about Pinella.  Someone tell him it's
not Halloween.  Whitaker was sweet.  I'm glad I
settled that.  But as an open question, does anyone
know who the first person to be called Sweet Lou was
(of all time)? 

Nate Cornejo pitched a terrific game on Thursday,
combining with Jamie Walker and Chris Mears to shut
out the White Sox, 1-0, and get the team's second
series sweep of the season.  What bugged me was that
ESPN's Steve Berthiaume and our favorite Linda Cohn
pronounced his name cor-nare-oh instead of the proper
cor-nay-ho.  When you look at the spelling, Cornejo,
their pronounciation doesn't even make sense.  I tell
ya, the Tigers get no love.  But they're getting
excellent pitching as of late; four out of six going
into the All-Star Break, and they swept that series
with the Sox only scoring seven runs.  LA Dodgers, eat
your hearts out. 

This just in:  Eric Gagne is automatic...except in the
All-Star Game.  Gagne was torched in the eighth
inning, giving up three earned and taking the loss in
the All-Star game.  I don't know, if I'm a Dodger fan,
I'm glad he didn't blow a Dodger game (31 for 31 so
far this season) but that's embarrassing.  But at
least he got in the game.  D. Young got a good view
from the bench.  I wonder if the coach made him keep
the book while he sat. 

Nice as always to hear from those of you that took the
time to add your two cents.  I appreciate it.

I got to see David Lee Roth this past Friday at an
outdoor concert in Lansing.  That is a big deal in my
world.  He even played a lot of his solo stuff.  My
ears were ringing all the next day, but it was worth
it to see him twirl the mic stand like a katana as he
did in the Jump video.  I felt 8 years old again.
Then Gilbert checked his cell and told me the Tigers
lost and I again felt 22.   

I am now done teaching for the summer, and I am
getting out of being at the final exam so that I can
attend Rick Grillo's bachelor party.  Congrats to Rick
on getting married this Saturday. 

Man, A-Karn is demanding that I publish now! 

And that's a wrap. 

I'm an ump.
I think I should get paid more.
I get convinced to walk out.
Oops, dumb move.  MLB, please take me back!
I get what's coming to me.

I'm out.

Toolie
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