I was at the game today, and this was a truly electric moment, but not even the loudest applause he got on the day; after he struck out the side in the 9th, the place went absolutely nuts. Thanks for the horse.

Former Indians reunite:

Cincinnati Reds' Brandon Phillips, right, pats the back of Milwaukee Brewers' David Riske after popping out to end the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, July 11, 2008, Milwaukee.

A couple pictures of LaPorta my dad just dug up, from the Arizona Fall League last year. Figure if anyone is interested in seeming them, it's you guys.

Sabathia in his new digs.

Has anyone else watched this HBO mini-series on John Adams? It's absolutely incredible.

Anyways, the point is: Paul Giamatti as John Adams looks exactly like Travis Hafner, especially when he takes his wig off. There are no good web images of this but I swear to god. Hafner is portraying John Adams.

Can anyone attest to this?

I swear this book is following me. It popped up on my Amazon recommendations today. Since I haven't read it yet, some of the Chicago-based LGT'ers are going to go get four copies and have a book night instead of going to the game tonight. We'll each take turns reading paragraphs out loud till one of us can pitch better than him or is saved - whichever comes first. We should make it to the game by the second inning.

Am I the last to notice that this ad describes our bullpen perfectly?

For those of you who have not seen Gut's catch, here's what it looked like:

Derek Shelton Watch:

I'm marking the over/under as 10 days as the remaining length of his tenure with Cleveland (June 11th)