Detroit Medley

Sox Update: the Sox win in Detroit behind the bland pitching of Garcia. Will this guy ever have the stuff to win 20 games in a season? Well, he was (barely) good enough today. Sox pitchers hold Chris Shelton to just one hit. Thome, Konerko and Crede homer. McCarthy and Jenks pitch solidly in relief. Despite the losing effort, Tiger pitcher Bonderman strikes out 8.

Off day tomorrow, which is bad news for the strippers across the Canadian border in Windsor. Be on the lookout for bored millionaire professional athletes....

DOWN ON THE FARM:

Even after my big update yesterday, I'm still a day behind on this shit.

Charlotte (AAA): Beat Toledo on sunday, 7-1 on a Rogo homer. Phillips gets the win and strikes out 3 in 5 IP. Monday at Columbus, nothing to report in a 2-1 win.

Birmingham (AA): Sunday, a 3-0 loss to West Tenn. Nothing to report, oh, except that Collaro struck out 3 times (c'mon, Tom!). Malone walks 5 in 5 IP. Monday lost again to West Tenn, 3-2. Collaro was 1 for 4 with no strikeouts. Sasser, however, struck out 3 times.

Winston Salem (High A): Sunday was an off day. Monday, nothing notable in a 5-1 win over Myrtle Beach.

Kannapolis (Low A): Sunday, the Intimidators committ 2 more errors (that's 12 in 4 games for those keeping score at home) and lose again to Rome, 8-2. In just 3 and 2/3rds IP, Rote managed to give up 7 ER on 6 hits, while walking 5. Mercifully, monday is an off day (uh, PRACTICE!!!).

Baseball phrase of the day: dead red n. a fast ball.

AFL: Coming off their impressive 27-point opening game win over Sydney last week, the Essendon Bombers drop to 1-1 on the season with an 18-point loss to the Lions at Brisbane. Monfries had 5 goals, Lloyd, 4. Its a home match this sunday in the dome against the undefeated Western Bulldogs. Good seats still available.

Olde Tyme Movie review: Loverboy (1989) Patrick Dempsey over-acts his way thru this unfunny and dated 'comedy'. The only good part is the name of the pizza joint - 'Senior Pizza'.

Noble rot: a new feature this season at Southside Adventures. I'll peridocially review wine I've tasted without trying to sound too snobbish. First up is a nod to My Girl Friday, and comes from South Eastern Australia - Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2003. It was a medium-bodied, classic-style Cabernet. It's smooth, but didn't do much for me. Not to justify its price, of$10, anyways.

Beer count: Just 1 Special Export... and a glass of wine with dinner, officer.