Dodgers Win The Pennant! Dodgers win the Pennant!
I’m going to warn you ahead of time, this post references Myspace. I know what you’re thinking, “Russ, you aren’t a 16 year old girl.” But, bear with me.
Most of the “friend” requests I receive are, for the most part, spam and I can usually weed these out pretty easily. Hot scantily clad women I’ve never met rarely want to be my friend.
But today I open my mail and see this:
Holy Crap!!
Orel Hershiser wants to be MY friend? THE Orel Hershiser from the Los Angeles Dodgers? The same Orel Hershiser that won the Cy Young Award and pitched 59 1/2 straight scoreless innings while leading the Dodgers to the World Series in 1988? I was instantly transformed back to my six year old self. Dreams of staying up past nine p.m. and being able to ride my bike ALL THE WAY around the block came rushing back. Also my dream that I would one day bring my mitt to a game at Dodger Stadium, and Tommy Lasorda’s eyes would scan the stands, point at me and say, “Him, we’ll give him a try.” To give you a better insight of my love for my beloved Dodgers growing up, I once wrote a short story in the first grade about a dinosaur baseball team, every player had the name of the current Dodger playing that position. Steve Sax Stegosaurus, Kirk Gibson Brontosaurus, Mike Scioscia Triceratops. You get the idea. I couldn’t tie my shoes or remember my phone number, but I could recall by memory the entire active roster by name, number or position. So, needless to say, this was a big moment for me. As I waited with baited breath for the page to load, my mind imagined what my future friendship with Orel “The Bulldog” Hershiser would have in store. Maybe touch football at the park? Teaching how to throw a mean slider, maybe?
But alas, it is only a band from Ventura. But their name is an homage to the great pitcher. So I added them. And they kinda suck.
