Marquee Event

Monday night featured the two hour Season Finale of 24 as the marquee event. It wasn't bad, but not as good as the past seasons. I feel kind of like I did after the Philadelphia Flyers won their 30th consecutive Stanley Cup. It was awesome they won the Cup again, but they won with the weakest of their thirty Stanley Cup winning teams.

Of more interest were the 29th Century Alien Nazis on the Sci-Fi Channel. They had this sweet laser cannon set up on the roof of a building in 1944. It was actually very similar to the one they have at Citizens Bank Park. It just didn't have the Greg Luzinski-sized chair attached to it. But I'm not saying that Pat Gillick is an alien. (Though it might explain some of his transactions.)

What else is going on? Well, new albums from Symphony X, The Old Dead Tree, Circus Maximus, Mind's Eye, Dream Theater, Raintime, Tomorrow's Eve, Sieges Even, and Spheric Universe Experience are all coming down the pike. I need to win my fantasy baseball league to be able to afford all these. Fortunately, my time-tested strategy is working well so far. Hang close in 8th place all season, then pass everyone in September, when their focus is on fantasy football.

Anything else? Still didn't get my Chase Utley bobblehead in the mail yet. I've got a Position of Prominence ready for Chase, right next to the Papelbon bobble. The Phillies are playing well right now (7-3 in last 10), I expect them to play even better once the Utley bobble is in place. Sunday's win was another one to be praised during the World Series DVD. Adam Eaton didn't seem to be pitching well- but he didn't actually give up any runs. Pat Burrell has morphed back into a slugger, and Brett Myers is a Papelbonesque closer. The Phillies just did what they had to do to win. They play a series against Florida next, with Cole Hamels starting tonight. I think it is time for a Phillies sweep.

What else is going on in baseball? Lincecum and Oswalt face off tonight in a stellar pitching matchup. Giants-Astros. MLB.TV at 10:15pm . Tune in.

What of the Red Sox, you ask? Fine. The Red Sox. Well, they are only playing .600 ball when I miss the pre-game show, so I have to share some of the blame for last night's loss to the Yankees. Tim Wakefield didn't pitch that well, and his ERA is 3.14 now. It's seems like only yesterday that his ERA was 1.79. (It was actually two starts ago.) The Sox had their chances (12 LOB), but just couldn't get it done against Wang. But, so bleeping what? They still have a 9.5 game lead over the Yankees. They still have a .682 winning percentage, tops in MLB. They still have the greatest closer in the History of Mankind. Tonight's Sox starter, Batshit Crazy Tavarez, has a 3.50 ERA in May starts, and has not allowed an earned run while pitching in his Papi Shoes. Yankee starter Mike Mussina has a 5.64 ERA this season, a 7.20 ERA at home, and had a 4.76 ERA against Boston last season. All of these ERA's are higher than 3.50, therefore, by the quasitransitive property, the Red Sox will win tonight. But you should still tune in, if only to watch Batshit direct his fielders.