God love you, Henry Blanco, and your occasional bursts of power. They come at such delightful times, and better yet, keep Matt "Big Country, Little Defense" from squatting behind the plate. And Batgirl enjoys giving you the occasional Boyfriend of the Day nod. But she's feeling pretty sentimental tonight. Before Henry Crahnk-o, before Justin Morneau, yes even before Lew Ford, the B.O.D. was a contest between some guys named Koskie, Pierzynski, Mientkiewicz, and Stewart. Only one of those guys might make it to next year--that would be the last one to join the group. But when he did (and when Sooz, like Terry Ryan, saw an opportunity for conquest) he lit the whole B.O.D. competition on fire. He's been quiet but steady since he came off the DL, but tonight he went 3 for 5 with a run and RBI, setting the tone for the game with a lead-off single and some good hustle, and seemed to announce that his bat was back. Nice to see you again, Mr. Stewart. We hope you stay awhile.
Field/Readers 14, Corey/Jeb 9, Dougie/Goober 8, Sooz/Shannon 7, Joe/Batgirl 6.
Posted by Batgirl at July 26, 2004 10:02 PM