LIVE BLOG...of the second through the fourth inning of Game ! of the World Series

Okay, we're picking up the live blogging duties a little late, because...well I just decided to do it. The Sox just scored 3 runs in the first, and now Beckett's struck out four batters in a row. Oh yeah, and ya know what else? Everything fucking sucks.

8:07 - Damn, how did that ball not get out? Atkins on 2nd, and that seems to be a bad omen: Pedroia hit a homer that was barely out in the first, and now Atkins hits what looks like a sure thing and it stays in. Bad spirits. Yaz is haunting this place.

8:09 - Oh...Yaz is here. Well, he looks like a ghost. Josh Beckett is insane. Remember last year when people were freaking out about what a bust the Mike Lowell and Beckett pickups were? The Marlins hate them now.

8:11 - Rocks on the board with a Tulowitzki double. We just hear from McCarver that the majority of the runs scored this post-season by Colorado happened with 2 outs, which is the kind of baseball stat YA LOVE TO HEAR. Torrealba (God I hope that's right) grounds out short.

8:15 - So apparently if MLB puts two clips of the Twins winning the World Series in their Dane Cook commercials, I'm okay with it. Jacoby Ellsbury at the plate, named Baserunner of the Year in the Minors this year. Well, he won't get to show his world class skills here, as he's Francis' 1st K of the game.

8:18 - Sexiest fan? What the fuck? I HAVE to check that out!!!! (note: I dont actually have to check that out)

8:23 - It's always great when there's a good Major Leaguer from Canada...they talk about him like he's from Mars. Youk strikes out, I mean he walks, but I really wanted him to strike out. They just showed a hamburger that looks like it could kill you upon touching it. Ortiz smokes the ball to left, but it trails foul...and it's still there. No one would get it.

8:24 - Fuck. Holliday screw it up, Youkilis scores, it's 4-1 Sox. I was just about to type that I would feel good if the Rockies got out of this inning without giving up a run. That's out the window. By the way, I really hope Red Sox fans don't get all up about the mystique of Fenway screwing with the Rockies. It's their first series, it's raining, they've been playing with themselves (literally) for eight days. Give 'em a break for the first game. Lowell pops up, 4-1 Sox.

8:32 - Spillborghs lines out to second, and we see home plate ump Ed Montague talking to a Sox official about the rain. Turns out it's going to get worse, but we're going to keep going. Also, at one point, Montague says "And we're already in the third?!" like he has no idea what inning this is. He's retiring after this season. Probably for the best. Matsui pops out, 1-2-3 FUCK YOU JOSH BECKETT inning.

8:37 - I think it would be better if this Bank of America just showed the opposite of every person in that mirror. Like the woman getting out of the convertable? Sucking dicks for rock. I want a bank that does that.

8:40 - Two quick outs, then...another out. Sorry. Sort of dropped the ball that inning. Still 4-1

8:46 - Dr. Robert Jarvik scares the fuck out of me. He lives in my dreams.

8:48 - Holliday teh sux into a strikout, Helton doubles, then two straight strikeouts. Why was I not paying attention? I was trying to find out when baseball games become official. it's after the top half of the fifth if the home team is ahead, bottom half if away. If the game gets called due to rain, that ensures God is on their side, right?

Well, we're going to call it a night here, just because... Enjoy the rest of the game.

Sports Weekend - 10/21

Things that will happen as a result of this weekend:

1. Bill Simmons will continue his madcap asshole streak.

2. ESPN, FOX, CBS and everyone else will continue to overlook the difference between dominating and pouring salt in the wounds.

3. Kenny Lofton will never win a World Series

4. Kenny Lofton will be blamed for Game 7.

5. Every commentator everywhere will crack out some undoubtedly hilarious jokes about Colorado Rockies fans.

6. I will continue to look at myself as a sports fan and just wonder why.

7. People will call for the head of Tim Brewster and Brad Childress. They will do nothing.

8. There will be way too much publicity given to who the Yankees will hire as their new skipper.

9. North Dakotans will not shut up for at least five years. Neither will Wisconsinites for that matter.

10. Everything will continue to be fucked.