We interrupt this Christmas Countdown to talk about what really matters: baseball.
I haven't been reading the sports news lately, not being a football, basketball or hockey fan, so I missed last week's big story: The Mariners traded away JJ Putz. To the Mets of all places. I'm heartbroken.
There's nothing like being at Safeco Field when JJ comes in. The lightning-themed light show, the scoreboards all flashing J.J.!, the AC/DC anthem; it's spine-tingling. Not to mention watching him close it all down. Sweet! The Mariners know how to milk it too - they play his song after every strike while he re-composes himself. it's good baseball and good theater.
Now there's no one I'm that excited about on the Mariners except for Ichiro, and great as he is, he's not about exciting. Yuniesky, Jose, Raul, Willie: they're all good, and I think the team is underachieving based on their roster, but where's the sizzle now? Another sad day in Mariners history...
OK, now that I've mourned the Putz, the Christmas Countdown is back on -- #6 to come.
Not exciting, but definitely flexible.
photo courtesy of Rod Mar
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