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| Raimel's slide was both i) unnecessary and ii) so necessary |
Just when I thought I had completely lost what little capacity I ever had to enjoy extra-innings Blue Jays baseball, here come four straight hits in the bottom of the tenth (Vladdy [to whom they pitched!]) off the wall to score Springer; Raimel up the middle; Bo through the left side; Téo through the left side to win it) to bail out Jordan Romano, who had allowed a two-run homer in the top of the inning and made himself really sad (you could see it). A thrilling win, celebrated with great vigor in our kitchen as we stood gathered around my computer phone (the tiny kitchen TV of our era, I suppose), a little weary from our own baseball exploits earlier in the day, but nevertheless. Spare a thought for poor Royals reliever Joel Payamps, who was ours last year, but theirs this year, and who was just left out there on a lonely island while all this happened: no mound visit, nothing. ("Good luck with it out there, Payamps; let us know how it turns out," is one approach to coaching.) A wonderful finish on a lovely afternoon in front of forty-thousand fans; probably as good a day as you'd ever think to have at a ballpark.
KS
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