A Heavenly Experience

My wife and I (that sounds weird to say) got a lot of amazing wedding present (including my sling box). Most people want dishes, towels, and fancy vaacum cleaners...but not me. I loved everything people got me, trust me I did, but I loved nothing more than the White Sox tickets I got to September 8th's game against the As. Yes, I was excited about the As. Sure the Sox lost horribly. Carlos Torres gave up 5 runs in the first 3 minutes, but our seats were insane. Literally I was going insane while sitting 2 rows behind home plater. Now fine I have sat 2 rows up before thanks to Howie Labow. But this time, David Hackman gave me the experience of a lifetime by allowing for us to sit in his company's scout seats.

Jess and I got to the game an hour early. There was unlimited everything. Obviously, food I couldn't eat but an unlimited amount of popcorn, sodapop, and peanuts. But forget about all that stuff. Forget about seeing Minnie Minoso, who I end up seeing at least once a year somewhere in the city. The buffet was across from the visitors lockerroom. I stood on the field before the game. There were unlimited drinks. I was a kid in a candystore. Throughout the game, I tried hard to find a Jewish connection so that I could post pictures of the experience. And then a miracle happened, the As put in Craig Breslow

I haven't written about Breslow yet, but I should have. He was nasty. He threw total gas and retired the White Sox batters easily. Yes, I gave the RP award to John Grabow, but looking back on it that might have made a mistake. Their numbers were very close. But there is no doubt that Breslow will appear on TGR again. The kid has great stuff.

Breslow was drafted by the Brewers in the 26th round in 2002. He is a lefty who went to Yale and is often regarded as one of the smartest players in the game. So far in his career he has been a journeyman going from the Brewers to the Red Sox, to the Indians, to the Twins, and now catching on with the As. Here are his numbers this season (as of this arrticle).

IP W L K ERA WHIP
58.1 6 7 48 3.86 1.17

It was a pleasure seeing Breslow pitch. Also, anytime anyone has free scout seats I am your man.

And Let Us Say...Amen.
-Jeremy Fine