Mmmm, Rosemont Shiraz. It’s my favorite wine. Last night after watching Bowling for Columbine at the park (which should be a separate post), Lisa, Mike, and I convinced a friend to come back for a glass of wine and some chit-chat. The fact that I had an open bottle of the afforementioned varietal was more than enough to convince her. Even better yet, she mentioned that the A&P was having a sale on it, so I was able to pick up a few bottles at $7.99 each. That’s a real bargain, and certainly made my day.
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Day: June 12, 2003
How the mighty hath fallen
The evil empire has fallen quite a bit from their lofty 20-4 start, and this latest debacle handed them by the Astros is another low point for me to enjoy. Nevermind the fact that this took a record 6 pitchers, it’s the first no-hitter against the Yanks in 45 years – that’s 6980 games! And it’s been over 50 years since this happened in Yankee Stadium. The one thing I can say about the Yanks is that they certainly handled the loss with some class:
By the time the Astros returned to their clubhouse, the Yankees had left bottles of Mumms champagne in front of the lockers of all six pitchers.