The forcast is for rain, but I’ll be at my computer starting at 5 p.m., live-blogging either Game 3 or whatever crappy reruns Fox shows while we wait for the skies to clear.

5:00: The tarp is on the field. Joe Buck says “It is pouring and the wind is whipping around.” Great.

5:01: Fox puts the weather map on the screen. Buck says the good news is the rain is supposed to clear eventually. Some old guy says there’s every reason to believe the field will be dry in half an hour. I’m sold. Read the rest of this entry »

The Apple Store Genius Bar saved my Mac today, and to celebrate I’m live-blogging the Phillies-Dodgers game. It’s Kendrick v. Lowe. It’s ESPN2. It’s baseball in August, and I’m stoked.

10:13: I just got to the Trident Bar and Grill, and I missed the first two batters.

10:14: Chutley hits a double to left. The scouts are speculating that Utley has been playing hurt, and that accounts for his recent lack of power. You certainly don’t hear Chase’s name in the MVP talk as much as you used to.

10:15: Ryan Howard ground out weakly to first, ending the inning. That’s out of character for Howard. Usually he’d strikeout in that situation.

10:19: Matt Kemp leads off the bottom of the first with a shot to center, but Shane “The Flying Hawaiian” Vicotorino jumps up and graps it. He really didn’t need to jump. And his smile tells you he knows it.

10:22: Now there are two down and Manny comes to the plate. They just flashed Ned Coletti on the screen. I’d never seen him before. He looks like Dennis Farina from Law and Order, minus the tan.

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