The New Guys

So, here are the heroes of last night's game.

David Aardsma, winning pitcher

Jeff Bailey - hit a triple and scored the winning run

Chris Carter, who got his first RBI in the majors

Mark Kotsay hit a double to allow Bailey to score the go-ahead run.

Take a good look. You probably won't see some of them after the playoffs start. But they've had a nice cup of coffee....and perhaps might push us into first place in the Division.

David Aardsma is a doll

After the pitchers stretched on Sunday afternoon, and after most had headed in to the Clubhouse, David Aardsma stayed behind and signed a ton of autographs. But his instruction to those waiting: "I'll only sign for the kids." (I think a lot of MLB players try to do that nowadays, because of the resale market on signatures). He ran over to right where I was standing and started signing. Tex would have loved that someone made a derogatory comment about Texas (he went to Rice) and he quipped that he'd have none of that. I started snapping, and complimented him on his great pitching performance (and win) the night before - for which he thanked me. I asked if he'd been lonely out in the bullpen Friday night (he was the ONLY guy left out there at the end of that 13 inning marathon!), and he said no. They'd left him out there on purpose, to scare the Orioles!

I love that he wears the high socks - I have a special fondness of that retro look. And are those killer eyelashes or what??