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]

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).

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ETA: Sammy Davis has now been replaced by Boston.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.

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!"

Yeah, that really doesn't help.

So, I watched TAR, then Nip/Tuck and a bit of the local news while I was rewinding Supernatural. Clicked over to baseball - it was in the 8th inning. Figured it would be over soon. Watched Supernatural. With the baseball during the ads. Then watched Sherlock Holmes from when I taped in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. At the end of which -- baseball STILL not over.

That was pretty unbelievable. Also, I can't believe I watched it. (Well, I was online with the tv on.)

Good thing Nicholas Cage is rich so he can pay for lots of therapy for his son.

Sherlock Holmes

Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce? I've been watching all of those on DVD lately. Love them! Basil is a sexy bitch.

Or was it the Sherlock Holmes with Rupert Everett?

You know ... a guy named Kal El is just going to get hit. You might like him, but you're going to want to hit him, kinda hard, once or twice.

No, it was the new one with Rupert Everett and Ian Hart.

I didn't realize they made one recently. Was it good?