Baseball: Ah well. Two exciting championship series will go to seven games, now that the Astros ran out of bullpen, and gave up the winning runs in the twelfth (same pitcher who did it earlier on faced the people who were his downfall -- second time was not a charm). The Red Sox had to get a couple come from behind wins, get a ball to bounce the right way in the ninth in one, have some more things go the right way in another, and have a rainout to rest their bullpen. And, benefit them after the Yanks had to travel after a 14th inning lost, being quite flat in the process. So it goes, though I think MLB should have given the teams an off day after Monday.
I have a beef though: Julian Tavarez saved the Cards bacon, a suitable redemption for someone who put the Cards in this position by being the losing pitcher in Game Five. Worst than that, after doing so, he broke two bones in his non-pitching hand in a burst of pique a la Kevin Brown (who hopefully redeems himself after Schilling did last night -- there were more shots at redemptions in these series than at a church rally). The problem was that Tavarez was fined as well for throwing at a batter. So, why did he have a chance to play? Some penalty!
btw The Red Sox is the first baseball team to come back from such a 0-3 hole and force a deciding game. The Mets came all so close in 1999, and though they have not had the Red Sox's century of woe, it's just one more reason for me to root against them. The Yanks might want to look at those Mets, who came back from 5-0 down in the first in Game Six, given the current box score. The Mets eventually lost the game in extras, but still ...
[ah well ... abject failure builds character and maybe it's Massachussets year? It bloody better be though I'm a NL guy for the rest of the month.]
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Gilmore Girls: Still tedious. I taped it and fast forward through chunks of it because the basic plot points involve each character (even Lane) having slightly embarrassing relationship issues. Grandparents separated. Lane liking fellow band member. Rory and Dean (seems forced to boot). And, Lorelai and Luke, this time Luke finding it hard to hide that he doesn't think Dean is good enough for Rory.
Ugh! It's like an all too uncomfortable family gathering. Please move on!!!! There was a fun reference to an old plot point involving reading Proust [covered by an episode recently repeated on ABC Family], but it just wasn't enough. It even seems the actors themselves aren't quite into it all. Danger!
btw Out of nowhere, or so it seems, West Wing is back, but I don't really want to watch. It ended blandly last season, and I fear it jumped the shark.