Whew...the Yankees came back tonight and defeated the hated Red Sox of Boston 6-2. Andy Pettitte looked shaky at first--overthrowing, it seemed--but then he settled down. The Yankees were unable to put together a big inning, but they put together a few 2 run bursts and great bullpen work by Contreras and living legend Mariano Rivera sealed the deal. Now at least I can breathe for the next day or two. This series promised to be a doozy, and so far, it's what I would have expected: 1-1 heading to Boston. Okay, enough about that...
I watched one of my favorite underrated 1970s flicks the other night, Michael Cimino's Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, starring Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy and the sadly overlooked Geoffrey Lewis. It's a crime-caper-road-buddy movie, but decidedly offbeat, featuring terrific performances from the leads. Bridges was Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and Clint's low-key, brainy performance matches him scene-for-scene. Kennedy and Lewis are just brilliant as well, especially in one scene where they uncomfortably share an ice cream truck. A must see for fans of Eastwood and/or 1970s American cinema, and Cimino's first film as director. MGM/UA's DVD doesn't offer much in the way of special features, but the video is excellent and the audio clean.
Okay...the baseball haiku definitely generated some interest. So, here are my Game 2 efforts:
A weak ground-ball out
there will be no big inning
let's hope Mo kicks ass
The Red Sox shave heads
Yankees must not grow a beard
I miss Gamble's fro.
Contreras has heat
his pitches stymie Boston
who cares what he makes?
And finally, my friend Jeff Colchamiro, die-hard New York Ranger fan, offered these for the opening of the NHL season:
Shit it's October
Seven months of frustration
Messier, retire
Nineteen Ninety Four
Was almost ten years ago
I miss Adam Graves
(for the record, I'm an Islander fan)
On to Boston - Clemens vs. Pedro!
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