Thursday, July 28, 2005
THE PUMP 7/28/05
Indians at Mariners, 7:05 Pacific (FSN Northwest)
Cliff Lee (11-4, 3.87 ERA) vs Gil Meche (10-7, 4.59 ERA)
It's a rematch of The Battle For The Golden Boot between Arkansas' Cliff Lee and Louisiana's Gil Meche. While Lee pitched for the Razorbacks up in Fayetteville, Meche signed with the Mariners straight out of high school. Last Saturday in Cleveland, Lee's Indians defeated Meche's Mariners 4-3. Can Lee defend the Golden Boot tonight? We shall see.
The Golden Boot is the trophy earned by the winner of the annual Arkansas-LSU game the day after Thanksgiving. It's a fairly young trophy (debuted in 1996), but the rivalry between the Razorbacks and Bayou Bengals has been in place for years. And let me tell you, Cliff Lee can't stand Gil Meche, Britney Spears, and the New Orleans Saints. On the other hand, Meche can't stand the Razorbacks, Cliff Lee, and Wal-Mart.
So, if the Mariners can get a few runs off of Lee tonight, yell "Tiger Bait" at your TV, radio, computer screen, or all of the above. I'm just trying to keep up the interest level in this team, that's all.
We're just 3 days away from the trade deadline. Please, somebody take Ron Villone off the Mariners' hands. Thanks in advance.
UPDATE: Jose Lopez sent down to Triple-A Tacoma, Yuniesky Betancourt called up.
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