Opening Day Open Thread #2
AwfulAnnouncing —
Okay now that the rain has stopped in Chicago we're going to try this again. Brent has already called Tony Gwynn Junior, Tony Gwynn Senior and Orel's hair is losing some of it's hold in the rain. "I told him I sampled his mother's product. I can always tell the difference when it's Mrs. Braun."- Brent Musburger Ryan Braun's mom is a brewer for Anheuser-Busch, but if you came in at the right time that could have been really funny. Hey there's the Edgar Renteria I know! A strike out with less than two outs and a runner at third and an amazing play by Alex Gordon to end it. ...
Kosuke Fukudome's First MLB At-Bat Goes Well
The Sporting Blog —
By Chris Mottram After a rain delay, the Cubs great Japanese hope, Kosuke Fukudome, got his first MLB ups in the second inning. He only needed to see one pitch: Brent Musburger was so dead set on telling us how similar the one Japanese guy is to the other Japanese guy that he basically missed the entire play, until after the ball hit the wall. But hey, we all just absolutely had to know that Fukudome's leg kick is not quite as high as Ichrio's. Hideki Matsui feels so left out. (H/T: Awful Announcing ...
