B.O.D.
We've had, let's face it, our share of extra inning games this year. And in the past week, if one were listening carefully, one could have heard Batgirl's voice yell into the night, "Whoever wins this for us, you, oh you great soul will have the honor of being B.O.D.!" For, in games that run late and long, the innings that have passed no longer matter to Batgirl. What matters is letting Batgirl go to sleep, with the memory of a sweet Twins victory remaining on her face as a soft smile.

Well, it wasn't a late game today, but can Batgirl be forgiven if she's had some post-extra-inning-stress disorder? And, really, mustn't Batgirl be forgiven if, when the game went into the tenth, she shouted at the TV, "Won't someone win this fucking game for us?" And can you then understand if, when Shannon Stewart beat out an infield single with one out, she dared feel some hope, some light at the end of the extra-inning tunnel? That light flickered a little when Guzie flied out, and flickered a lot when Douglas Mientkiewicz hit what looked like a pop fly to left—but, oh! Oh! They dropped the ball! And you, Shannon, you just kept running, you ran like you've never run before, and, oh Shannon, you scored from first. You scored the winning run, you let Batgirl go back to making her penne arrabiata without having to hurl it across the room, and for that, Shannon, you are the Boyfriend of the Day.

Stewie (Sooz) 6, Dougie (Goober 4), Corey (Jeb) 3, Joe-Joe (Batgirl) Zippy.

Want to join in the B.O.D. fun? Of course you do. Do you have a boyfriend? Of course you do. Who is it? Come vote here.

Posted by Batgirl at May 8, 2004 10:43 PM