Published 7/4/2009
by Nathaniel Stoltz
at Bleacher Report - MLB
Yesterday night, I turned on the TV to watch The Late Late Show , only to find that it was starting 20 minutes late.
Just for this week, I think they should've renamed it The Late Late Late Show.
Anyway, I decided to pass the time by watching Baseball Tonight, which I don't normally watch because I can't stand the analysts. But it was something to do.
After about ten minutes, the Braves-Nationals highlights came on. I wasn't really paying attention; I was checking minor league scores on my computer.
I looked up to see a nice catch by Nyjer Morgan and an upper-deck homer by Adam Dunn, but didn't catch anything in between.
Then I heard "Now, to the seventh inning. Jesus Colome in to pitch for the Nationals..."
I looked up. I've always been a fan of Colome's. No real reason I guess—it's just cool when someone can throw 100 mph sidearm. Plus, the Rays are my second-favorite team, so I like a lot of guys who came up with them.
I hoped to hear that Colome did something good. ...
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