Strike Em Out - Throw Em Out

MY favorite double play just happened in the Mets game at Commercialstick. Juan Uribe on first, one out, 3-2 count. Bobby Parnell deals to Travis Ishikawa, runner goes! Ishikawa swings and misses on a fastball away as Ramon Castro guns it to second to get Uribe stealing. Strikeout to the pitcher, putout and assist to the catcher, putout to the shortstop, Alex Cora.

Sport Out

Palmeiras advances, Sport eliminated. Crushing.

Palmeiras In, Sport Miss

2-1 now and it's looking bleak.

Marcao In, Igor In

1-1 after 2

Palmeiras Miss, Sport Miss

Penalty shootout still knotted at zero. Ugly.

Correction

Looks like they are going straight to penalty kicks. In just a few minutes we will know if Sport will advance or if they have been eliminated from the Copa Libertadores 2009.

It's been a great ride but I don't want it to end. Valeu Sport!

Oh My

Palmeiras just had a man sent off. This will be controversial.

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL

OK, so I'm behind. My bad.

Sport lost the opening leg of their home-and-home tie with Palmeiras 1-nil. That means that they need to win the match in Ilha do Retiro. The match proceeded without any great chances for either side until the 75th (or so) minute when Ciro broke through and hit Wilson with a perfect pass for an easy goal. I can't go further because I'm watching but suffice it to say it was thrilling as all hell.

Now, if this match ends 1-0 we go to extra time, then penalty shootout if two ET's fail to decide the issue. In other words, the next team to score will almost certainly advance.

Valeu Sport!

3-6-1

I'm a bit too lazy to go through the box scores, but the other night I was watching a Blue Jays game I think and they turned a 3-6-1 double play. I hadn't thought of it in years but that was Nathan's favorite baseball play. It made me smile to think of him extolling its virtues.

It is, indeed, virtuous.