Sunday, April 2, 2017

BASEBALL IS BACK!

The sun is shining!

The grass is green!

The Arizona Diamondbacks opening game of the 2017 Major League Baseball season has been played to a stirring victory!


Somewhere in that scrum is Chris Owings, the hero of today's walk-off win against the San Francisco Giants, who got the game-winning hit with two out and down to his last strike in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Actually there were many heroes for the D-backs, who came back from margins of 3 to nothing, 4 to 3 and 5 to 4 to win the game.

And the Giants' would-be hero, pitcher Madison Bumgarner must be thinking tonight "what do I have to do?"

All he did was strike out 11 Diamondbacks, pitch a perfect game through five innings and set a new record by hitting two home runs as a pitcher on an opening day.

He's in the record books but the Diamondbacks are undefeated, as my pal Baseball Steve just told me on the phone.

Then there's the Giants' new closing pitcher, one Mark Melancon, who the team signed to a four year 62 million dollar contract.

He left the field after his debut in the ninth with his tail between his legs.

Yes, baseball is back, the Snakes won on opening day and all is right in the world.

6 comments:

  1. glad you're pleased. I sorry for Bumgarner.

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  2. I (or rather my ducks) know how Bumgarner feels.......so close, and it all falls apart. Anyway, congrats.

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  3. Many folks will be happy baseball is back. I'm merely a fair weather fan.

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  4. Sounds like you are a baseball fan. Happy season to you!

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  5. Woo hoo! The Braves season opener is today... I love Madison Bumgarner - he's from around here. There's a story that he fixed the team bus one time - that's a NC boy for you :)

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