"Excuse me sir but you have been chosen for a free cruise," they explained.
Strawberry probably filled out one of those applications at this Mexican joint in Temple Terrace we occasionally go to.
"You just have to pay port taxes and it is yours," the voice said.
"How much are the taxes?"
"Approximately three thousand dollars," the voice replied.
Click.
I felt melancholy and tuned in to watch Chris Archer go up against Ubaldo Jimenez. Didn't he throw a perfect game with eight walks against the Braves? Aint that perfect? How is it the Rays jumped out on top and knocked their starter out after 3.0 IP and STILL managed to blow their lead. Archer looked OK until imploding in the 6th or 7th with a flat slider that Adam Jones took deep and essentially the ball game in front of a huge crowd (The Rays are used to dismal crowds). Needless to say , Ryan Garton came in and gave up another run. I have no faith in Garton. Archer's line finished 6.2 IP 6 H 5 R 5 ER 5 BB 3 K 3 HR with an ERA currently at 3.94. He kept us in the game for awhile but his secondary stuff just got flat and they went yard. Schoop went deep on him too. Archer is effectively an odd pitcher. Does he preach more than what he practices?
Tuesday night looked dismal in Baltimore too. It was a "bullpen" night. Do we have one? Erasmo was a late scratch and they inserted Austin Pruitt. Pruitt pitched well and Wade Miley looked OK too despite all the free passes. We didn't capitalize enough on these mistakes. Miley finished with 6 BB 8 K. This game is like my life...odd.
Our pen held their own though with the likes of Pruitt, Whitley, Jumbo, D-Farq and Colome shuttin' the door. We put together some timely hits and shut The O's out 2-0. T-Beck is lookin' great at short but still hasn't woken that bat up alongside KK. The best off season move thus far has been Shane Peterson. Talk about a hidden gem.
I called back the number that offered the free cruise.
"Hey buddy, can I win a free cruise to Hawaii?"
"You and everyone else you bastard!" he roared.
I hung up and laughed.
Life was stagnant.
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