Bank Shot

Check this out. Thursday in Cleveland, the Indians are tied with the Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the 10th inning. There are runners on 1st and 2nd, nobody is out. The Indians Shin-Soo Choo (Guzundheit) at the plate and he hits a shot up the middle. As we all know, strange things involving animals, birds and sometimes insects seem to happen at the Jake. The video will tell the rest of the story.

Video Courtesy: You Tube



I'm not sure exactly which part was the funniest; Watching the Seagull, the fact that it was the cookie monster, Coco Crisp in Centerfield or that the batter's name was Shin-Soo Choo. I guess it was a better outcome then when Randy Johnson exploded a bird with a pitch...isn't it?


Video Courtesy: You Tube with apologies for the lack of audio, it's still pretty damn funny to watch though.

Randy Johnson Wins 300

((HT: NBC Bay Area))

Livermore-native Randy Johnson ((pictured, thans Getty Images file)) has earned his 300th win, becoming the 24th major league pitcher to reach the milestone.

The Big Unit allowed two hits and an unearned run over six innings Thursday, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals in the first game of a doubleheader.

With his teenage son serving as a Giants batboy, Johnson (5-4) struck out two and walked two in his first attempt at No. 300. The left-hander got his 299th victory last week against Atlanta.

At 45, Johnson becomes the second-oldest pitcher to reach the milestone. Knuckleballer Phil Niekro was 46 when he won his 300th game with the New York Yankees in 1985.

Johnson had been scheduled to pitch Wednesday, but the game was rained out.

As he took the mound Thursday it was also raining, but the skies parted and the umps were able to say "Play ball!"

Johnson was in the dugout sitting next to his son for the final out.

During a post game interview he said he was glad to celebrate the moment with his son, but wished his father, who has passed away, was also with him for the moment.