I would really like to be in attendance for this show on Sunday. It is doubtful that I will make it. I will passing through that area one day earlier and it really doesn't make sense to change trip plans to see this show. But it would be nice. There are at least ten artists on this list that I would like to see for the first time, some I have been waiting a long time to see (EPMD!!!!). Hopefully, they will do a few more dates this year.
I saw Jimmy Cliff at the Party in the Park a couple weeks back. I was happy to be able to have this opportunity. He played a lot of classic songs like The Harder They Come, Vietnam (Afghanistan), Many Rivers To Cross, and I Can See Clearly Now. This was a free show and there was more diversity in the crowd at this show than I have probably ever seen at any single show.
Chris Coghlan is headed to the DL with a somewhat hilarious injury. . Well, hilarious I guess if you're not Chris Coghlan or a Marlins fan (all 9000 of you). Didn't he learn anything from Kendry Morales? I'm guessing even more teams are likely to tone down their post game celebrations after this.
I've seen a lot of baseball games over the years. I was watching when Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds made "history." I saw Cal Ripken's 2131 consecutive game. I saw Stephen Strasburg's MLB debut. I remember Joe Carter celebrating like a child. I remember Bo Jackson dominating the 1989 All Star game. I even saw a brawl live at Silver Stadium once when I was in elementary school. But one thing I recently realized I have never seen from start to finish was a no hitter.
Last night, Rod Carew was making an appearance at Frontier Field. I have a 1985 topps Rod Carew that I really wanted to get signed. But I am lazy and decided at the last minute not to go. While flipping through channels, I saw the Tigers were playing the Rays on ESPN. It was a pretty slow night for sports so I figured I would check that out. Then I saw Max Scherzer was the starter for the Tigers and I knew I was going to see a good game. I dropped Scherzer after he was recently hit kind of hard by the Indians. That was his only poor start since he has returned from the minors. I really don't have very much patience though. I remember thinking I bet Scherzer throws a gem just to spite me (yes, me). When I realized Scherzer had sent down the first six batters he faced, I thought there is an outside chance for me to finally see history. Then I quickly realized that Garza was no hitting the Tigers! This went back and forth for almost six complete innings, with each pitcher merely walking one batter each in the first four innings. One thing Harold Reynolds pointed out on MLB tv last night was that Garza was very fortunate to be facing Max Scherzer on a night where he was pitcing like he was. This made it easier for Garza to quickly return to the mound for each inning. The lone exception being the sixth inning, where Garza spent about half hour watching his team put up four runs, all on one hit (a Matt Joyce grand slam). After this, Garza returned to the mound in the top of the seventh with a 4-0 lead. I remember thinking the first pitch would probably be lined up the middle for a single. All Garza did was retire the next nine batters. I couldn't believe it. I had witnessed a no hitter finally! I can thank Matt Garza, Max Scherzer, and (most importantly) Ben Zobrist for this. Below is a must-see video, which MLB will probably take down before you read this. Here is the box score.
