TUESDAY NIGHT LIVE

This is likely to be a very long post.  FNFT World Series baseball and election returns on the same night.  A good night to stay home.  Here we go...

630pm

JOHN - ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
SP	Wainwright	StL	0	7pm
RP1	Wilson	SF	0
RP2	Capps	Min	0
RP3	Aardsma	Sea	0
C	Posada	NYY	0	Not starting
1B	AGonzalez	SD	0	930pm
2B	Kinsler	Tex	0	9pm
SS	Andrus	Tex	0	9pm
3B	Arod	NYY	0	0/1
OF	Granderson	NYY	2	1/1 2b
OF	Cuddyer	Min	0	Not starting
OF	Matsui	LAA	0	0/1
DH	Peralta	Det	0	7pm
			2
TIEF - CHIEF BENDERS
SP	DHudson	Ari	4	1IP K
RP1	Wagner	Atl	0
RP2	Lyon	Hou	0
RP3	Gregg	Tor	0
C	McCann	Atl	0	0/1
1B	Cabrera	Det	0	9pm
2B	Raburn	Det	0	9pm
SS	Infante	Atl	0	0/1
3B	Zimmerman	Was	0	0/0
OF	Werth	Phi	0	0/0
OF	Markakis	Bal	1	1/1
OF	Morrison	Fla	0	0/0
DH	Dunn	Was	0	0/0
			5

I'll try to post a similar update every 15 minutes or so and interject BS whenever I feel it appropriate.

Reports say Posada has a routine night off and will return to the lineup tomorrow (unless, of course, he's needed for a pinch hit strikeout later tonight.)

Michael Cuddyer is not in the starting lineup for the Twins despite hitting .467 with 5 HR and 12 RBI against the White Sox starting pitcher, Danks.  Don't know what's up with that.

Cuddyer is in fact playing.  (Thank you Twitter.)  At first base - that's why I didn't see him on the list.  Male pattern blindness.

No way I can do an update every 15 minutes.  It takes almost that long to fill out the stupid thing.

655pm

ADAM DUNN!!!  Two-run jack!  That's what I'm talkin' 'bout baby.

700pm

JOHN - ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
SP	Wainwright	StL	0	7pm
RP1	Wilson	SF	0
RP2	Capps	Min	0
RP3	Aardsma	Sea	0
C	Posada	NYY	0	Not starting
1B	AGonzalez	SD	0	930pm
2B	Kinsler	Tex	0	9pm
SS	Andrus	Tex	0	9pm
3B	Arod	NYY	0	0/1
OF	Granderson	NYY	2	1/1 2b
OF	Cuddyer	Min	0	7pm
OF	Matsui	LAA	0	0/1
DH	Peralta	Det	0	7pm
			2
TIEF - CHIEF BENDERS
SP	DHudson	Ari	8	2.2IP 2H 2K
RP1	Wagner	Atl	0
RP2	Lyon	Hou	0
RP3	Gregg	Tor	0
C	McCann	Atl	0	0/1
1B	Cabrera	Det	0	9pm
2B	Raburn	Det	0	9pm
SS	Infante	Atl	0	0/1
3B	Zimmerman	Was	2	1/1 R
OF	Werth	Phi	1	0/0 BB
OF	Markakis	Bal	1	1/1
OF	Morrison	Fla	0	0/1
DH	Dunn	Was	10	1/1 R 2RBI HR
			22

Travis Wood has given up 2 runs through 3 innings. Looks like I picked the right pitcher.

I had the wrong start time for Detroit - game starts at 7.

Hudson is having a shakey 4th inning - 2 on 1 out.

725pm

JOHN - ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
SP	Wainwright	StL	0	7pm
RP1	Wilson	SF	0
RP2	Capps	Min	0
RP3	Aardsma	Sea	0
C	Posada	NYY	0	Not starting
1B	AGonzalez	SD	0	930pm
2B	Kinsler	Tex	0	0/0
SS	Andrus	Tex	0	0/0
3B	Arod	NYY	4	1/2 R RBI
OF	Granderson	NYY	5	2/2 R 2-2b
OF	Cuddyer	Min	0	0/1
OF	Matsui	LAA	0	0/2
DH	Peralta	Det	0	0/0
			9
TIEF - CHIEF BENDERS
SP	DHudson	Ari	11	4IP 3H BB 3K
RP1	Wagner	Atl	0
RP2	Lyon	Hou	0
RP3	Gregg	Tor	0
C	McCann	Atl	1	1/2
1B	Cabrera	Det	0	0/1
2B	Raburn	Det	1	0/0 BB
SS	Infante	Atl	0	0/1
3B	Zimmerman	Was	3	2/2 R
OF	Werth	Phi	1	0/0 BB
OF	Markakis	Bal	1	1/2
OF	Morrison	Fla	1	0/1 R
DH	Dunn	Was	11	2/2 R 2RBI HR
			30

John is starting to get a little somthing going but I'm holding at about a 20 point lead.

Sucks about Ryan Grant, hey?

Wainwright 2 Ks in the 1st inning.

NICKY MARKAKIS - YARD!!!

Hudson is lights out - 2 more Ks.

ARod goes deep.

745pm

JOHN - ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
SP	Wainwright	StL	7	1.2IP H BB 4K
RP1	Wilson	SF	0
RP2	Capps	Min	0
RP3	Aardsma	Sea	0
C	Posada	NYY	0	Not starting
1B	AGonzalez	SD	0	930pm
2B	Kinsler	Tex	0	0/0
SS	Andrus	Tex	0	0/1
3B	Arod	NYY	13	2/3 2R 2RBI HR
OF	Granderson	NYY	5	2/3 R 2-2b
OF	Cuddyer	Min	0	0/1
OF	Matsui	LAA	2	1/3 2b
DH	Peralta	Det	0	0/0
			27
TIEF - CHIEF BENDERS
SP	DHudson	Ari	15	5IP 4H BB 5K
RP1	Wagner	Atl	0
RP2	Lyon	Hou	0
RP3	Gregg	Tor	0
C	McCann	Atl	1	1/2
1B	Cabrera	Det	0	0/1
2B	Raburn	Det	1	0/0 BB
SS	Infante	Atl	0	0/2
3B	Zimmerman	Was	3	2/3 R
OF	Werth	Phi	1	0/1 BB
OF	Markakis	Bal	9	2/3 R RBI HR
OF	Morrison	Fla	1	0/2 R
DH	Dunn	Was	12	2/2 R 2RBI HR BB
			43

My niece just called.  She's working on some sort of school project and needed the starting lineup from Game 7 of the 1955 World Series.  She said she looked on line for over a half hour and could find it.  Then she figured she'd call me.  (Wonder why.)  I had it on my screen before she finished telling me what she needed.

The Dodgers beat the Yankees in the game 2-0.  Johnny Podres threw a shutout and Gil Hodges drove in both runs for The Bums.

800pm

JOHN - ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
SP	Wainwright	StL	4	3IP 3H 3ER BB 5K
RP1	Wilson	SF	0
RP2	Capps	Min	0
RP3	Aardsma	Sea	0
C	Posada	NYY	0	Not starting
1B	AGonzalez	SD	0	0/1
2B	Kinsler	Tex	1	0/0 BB
SS	Andrus	Tex	0	0/1
3B	Arod	NYY	13	2/3 2R 2RBI HR
OF	Granderson	NYY	5	2/3 R 2-2b
OF	Cuddyer	Min	0	0/1
OF	Matsui	LAA	2	1/3 2b
DH	Peralta	Det	0	0/0
			25
TIEF - CHIEF BENDERS
SP	DHudson	Ari	19	6IP 4H BB 6K
RP1	Wagner	Atl	0
RP2	Lyon	Hou	0
RP3	Gregg	Tor	0
C	McCann	Atl	2	2/3
1B	Cabrera	Det	0	0/1
2B	Raburn	Det	1	0/0 BB
SS	Infante	Atl	0	0/3
3B	Zimmerman	Was	3	2/3 R
OF	Werth	Phi	1	0/1 BB
OF	Markakis	Bal	9	2/3 R RBI HR
OF	Morrison	Fla	1	0/2 R
DH	Dunn	Was	12	2/2 R 2RBI HR BB
			48

Hudson 1-2-3 in the 7th with 2 more Ks.

With 0.2% of precincts reporting, Ron Johnson has 78% of the vote for the GOP Senate primary.  He will win in a slaughter.

Walker up 54-42.

Wainwright has given up 5 runs on 9 hits - still in the 4th inning.  The night is going well.

Another 1-2-3 for Hudson.

830pm

JOHN - ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
SP	Wainwright	StL	-1	4IP 9H 5ER BB 7K
RP1	Wilson	SF	0
RP2	Capps	Min	0
RP3	Aardsma	Sea	0
C	Posada	NYY	0	Not starting
1B	AGonzalez	SD	1	0/1 BB
2B	Kinsler	Tex	1	0/0 BB
SS	Andrus	Tex	0	0/1
3B	Arod	NYY	13	2/3 2R 2RBI HR
OF	Granderson	NYY	6	2/3 R 2-2b BB
OF	Cuddyer	Min	2	1/2 2b
OF	Matsui	LAA	2	1/3 2b
DH	Peralta	Det	1	0/1 RBI
			25
TIEF - CHIEF BENDERS
SP	DHudson	Ari	27	8IP 4H BB 8K
RP1	Wagner	Atl	0
RP2	Lyon	Hou	0
RP3	Gregg	Tor	0
C	McCann	Atl	2	2/3
1B	Cabrera	Det	0	0/2
2B	Raburn	Det	2	0/0 R BB
SS	Infante	Atl	0	0/3
3B	Zimmerman	Was	3	2/4 R
OF	Werth	Phi	2	0/2 RBI BB
OF	Markakis	Bal	9	2/4 R RBI HR
OF	Morrison	Fla	1	0/2 R
DH	Dunn	Was	12	2/2 R 2RBI HR BB
			58

Jake just emailed and asked for another invite to the fantasy football league. Did that. I AM HOPPIN' TONIGHT.

Hudson is done.  Reds have 2 on in 9th.  AZ up 3-0 - need to hold on so Hudson gets the W.

Fuck the D-Bags bullpen.

OK - great catch by Upton to finish the game.  Hudson finishes with 32 points.

Wainwright settling in.

Walker-Neumann race is zig-zagging between even and Walker up 10.  It's closer than I thought it would be.

I just killed a centipede.

Wainwright still pitching into the 8th.

920pm

JOHN - ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
SP	Wainwright	StL	8	Final (assuming L)
RP1	Wilson	SF	0
RP2	Capps	Min	0
RP3	Aardsma	Sea	0
C	Posada	NYY	0	Not starting
1B	AGonzalez	SD	1	0/2 BB
2B	Kinsler	Tex	3	0/0 R 2BB
SS	Andrus	Tex	0	0/3
3B	Arod	NYY	13	2/4 2R 2RBI HR
OF	Granderson	NYY	7	2/4 2R 2-2b BB
OF	Cuddyer	Min	2	1/3 2b
OF	Matsui	LAA	3	Final
DH	Peralta	Det	1	0/1 RBI
			38
TIEF - CHIEF BENDERS
SP	DHudson	Ari	32	Final
RP1	Wagner	Atl	0	dnp
RP2	Lyon	Hou	0
RP3	Gregg	Tor	0
C	McCann	Atl	2	Final
1B	Cabrera	Det	0	0/3
2B	Raburn	Det	2	0/0 R BB
SS	Infante	Atl	0	Final
3B	Zimmerman	Was	4	Final
OF	Werth	Phi	2	0/2 RBI BB
OF	Markakis	Bal	9	2/5 R RBI HR
OF	Morrison	Fla	3	1/3 R BB
DH	Dunn	Was	12	Final
			66

I don't see any way John wins this.

They just showed Jim Sundberg in the stands at the Rangers game. Holy fucking shit. The guy weighs about 300 pounds. He was stuffing his puss full of popcorn.

Walker up 52-45.

All these games are going slow.  It seems like Detroit and Texas have been playing for four hours.  Same for the Twins and Sox.

950pm

JOHN - ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
SP	Wainwright	StL	8	Final
RP1	Wilson	SF	0
RP2	Capps	Min	0
RP3	Aardsma	Sea	0
C	Posada	NYY	0	Not starting
1B	AGonzalez	SD	1	0/3 BB
2B	Kinsler	Tex	7	1/2 R RBI 2BB
SS	Andrus	Tex	2	1/4 R
3B	Arod	NYY	13	2/5 2R 2RBI HR
OF	Granderson	NYY	7	2/5 2R 2-2b BB
OF	Cuddyer	Min	2	1/4 2b
OF	Matsui	LAA	3	Final
DH	Peralta	Det	1	0/3 RBI
			44
TIEF - CHIEF BENDERS
SP	DHudson	Ari	32	Final
RP1	Wagner	Atl	0	dnp
RP2	Lyon	Hou	0	(4 - Final)
C	McCann	Atl	2	Final
1B	Cabrera	Det	0	0/4
2B	Raburn	Det	2	0/2 R BB
SS	Infante	Atl	0	Final
3B	Zimmerman	Was	4	Final
OF	Werth	Phi	2	Final
OF	Markakis	Bal	9	Final
OF	Morrison	Fla	3	Final
DH	Dunn	Was	12	Final
			66

Yankees win.  Yankees wins. Th-uuuuuuuuuuuh, YANKEES WIN!  10-innings.  Carl Crawford is thrown out trying to tag up from 2B and go to 3B to end the game.  What a butt-head.

Walker wins. Walker wins. Sc-aaaaaaaht WALKER WINS!

Wow - totally missed this!  Jorge Posada did play.  And hit a pinch hit home run the motherfucker.  That tightens things up quite a bit.  I'll have another update as soon as the Twins-Sox game is over.  Or maybe when the Tigers game is over.

J.J. Hardy was the player of the game in the Twins game according to the broadcast team.

Tigers-Rangers game is in the 9th.  Peralta batting.

1020pm

JOHN - ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
SP	Wainwright	StL	8	Final
RP1	Wilson	SF	0
RP2	Capps	Min	0	dnp
RP3	Aardsma	Sea	0
C	Posada	NYY	8	Final
1B	AGonzalez	SD	1	0/3 BB
2B	Kinsler	Tex	8	Final
SS	Andrus	Tex	4	Final
3B	Arod	NYY	13	Final
OF	Granderson	NYY	7	Final
OF	Cuddyer	Min	2	Final
OF	Matsui	LAA	3	Final
DH	Peralta	Det	1	Final
			55
TIEF - CHIEF BENDERS
SP	DHudson	Ari	32	Final
RP1	Wagner	Atl	0	dnp
RP2	Lyon	Hou	0	(4 - Final)
C	McCann	Atl	2	Final
1B	Cabrera	Det	0	Final
2B	Raburn	Det	2	Final
SS	Infante	Atl	0	Final
3B	Zimmerman	Was	4	Final
OF	Werth	Phi	2	Final
OF	Markakis	Bal	9	Final
OF	Morrison	Fla	3	Final
DH	Dunn	Was	12	Final
			66

Adrian Gonzalez will be up to bat in a couple of minutes - his last AB.

He's being walked intentionally.

OK, I think I'll wrap it up.  Gonzalez gets another point so it's Tief 66, John 56.  We each get a RP - that's it (unless the Padres game goes extras and Gonzalez bats again).  I'm not going to wait up to see if Wilson or Aardsma go later tonight.  I get 4 from Lyon if Wagner doesn't pitch.  It ain't over, but I like where I'm sittin'.

Scott Walker wins.

Ron Johnson wins.

Tief probably wins.

It's a...

Good Night!