Monday, July 24, 2006

Whitecaps - Back-to-back home runs lead comeback win
Yesterday was the kind of day I spent all last winter dreaming about. Sunny, puffy white clouds in the sky, nice breeze, temperature was perfect... if I could freeze time, I would have stopped it right there and stayed forever.

But I cannot. The world still turns, and here I am this morning fighting the urge to start a huge flame war, and I can feel the tension headache starting already.

No. Not gonna do it. Back to peace...



Will Rhymes breaks up a double play.


COMSTOCK PARK – For the second day in a row, the Whitecaps recovered from an early 4-0 deficit and rallied to beat Dayton, 6-5. The win completes the fourth four game sweep by the Whitecaps this season.

Jeramy Laster and Cory Middleton hit back-to-back home runs in the second inning to erase the four run deficit and tie the game, 4-4. Laster’s blast was his sixth of the year and a three-run shot disputed as a foul ball by Dayton catcher Craig Tatum and manager Bill Gardner, Jr.

Matt Joyce put West Michigan in front, 5-4 with an RBI double to drive in Pedro Cotto in the fifth. Mike Hernandez added an insurance run with a single later in the inning to drive in Joyce.

Josh Rainwater survived a rocky start to pitch through the sixth inning and earn the win for the Whitecaps. Rainwater allowed four runs, but only one was earned as the Whitecaps committed a season-high four errors in the game.

I was taking a panorama shot during Laster's home run, so I didn't see where the ball went. I do have his swing as the final picture- I will work on it and try to get it up here. Panoramas are tough when you aren't using a tripod- it's hard to keep your head level as you sweep from left to right, and usually the angle will be a little bit off. The computer chokes and can't stitch it together right. The perspective is also a bit strange as it's hard to flatten a 180 degree view. When I get time I will play with it.



Cameron Maybin gets picked off of 1st base.