...longest game in World Series history... (bottom of 13th)
Mal: Then I call it a win. What's the problem? Inara: Should I start with the part where you're stranded in the middle of nowhere, or the part where you have no clothes?
'Trash'
Natter 39 and Holding
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Oct 25, 2005 8:41:55 pm PDT #8782 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
dw - Oct 25, 2005 8:55:58 pm PDT #8783 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
14th now.
And Blum just dialed 9.
But if it is an Astros postseason appearance, a mega-long game is de rigeur.
DavidS - Oct 25, 2005 9:25:44 pm PDT #8784 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It's looking good for Chi...
tommyrot - Oct 25, 2005 9:32:04 pm PDT #8785 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Huh. How 'bout that?
Lee - Oct 25, 2005 9:38:02 pm PDT #8786 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
What happened?
tommyrot - Oct 25, 2005 9:39:55 pm PDT #8787 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
White Sox won.
Longest WS game by time. Ties the record for longest WS game by innings, set in 1914 (Babe Ruth pitched a full game).
dw - Oct 25, 2005 10:05:35 pm PDT #8788 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
Ironically, 1914 was the last time a team that was 15 games under at any point during the season still made the World Series. 1914 was the year of the Miracle Braves (who may have had some help from some gambling interests).
ETA: Actually, it was Game 2 of the 1916 WS. (I thought wait, Ruth didn't play for the Braves until the tail end of his career.) Ruth threw a 14-inning complete game -- and beat Sherry Smith, who threw 13 1/3 innings. It was Brooklyn's first Series appearance (as the Robins, not the Dodgers).
Here's the boxscore: [link]
aurelia - Oct 25, 2005 10:23:06 pm PDT #8789 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
And I thought I was gonna watch Supernatural after the game. I'd probably end up with dreams about slasher baseball players (which is not remotely related to baseball player slash).
Kristen - Oct 25, 2005 10:40:53 pm PDT #8790 of 10002
I've had the song, The Candy Man, stuck in my head ever since the start of this episode.
ETA: Sammy Davis has now been replaced by Boston. All is right with the world again.
§ ita § - Oct 26, 2005 3:59:34 am PDT #8791 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Dude -- so not helping:
Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage decided to call his baby son Kal-El because he believes the name has a "magical ring" to it. Cage, 41, and his 21-year-old wife Alice welcomed the arrival of their first child together earlier this month, and stunned fans when they announced the baby's unusual name, which was originally given to fictional superhero Superman at birth. The Leaving Las Vegas star says, "Alice and I wanted to have a name that was exotic and American and which stood for something good, because our son is exotic and he's American and we both think he's good. But having said that, I always liked the sound of the name. It has kind of a magical ring to it: Abracadabra Kal-El Shazam!"