Three strikes

1. Damn it.

2. Damn it.

And, just to drive home the point:

3. Damn it.

Although, on the plus side, my beautiful wife should be happy because this could mean that one of her two favorite Dodgers, the speedy Juan Pierre, will get some more playing time. So that's good.

To cheer myself up, I'm just going to think about one of my favorite baseball-related quotes from Cheers. It's from the first episode of Kirstie Alley's first season. Rebecca has just taken over the bar and is upset about something Sam has done to try to get his job back. She decides she'll give him one more chance.

Or, as she puts it: "It's the bottom of the ninth. There are two outs. You have two strikes. And no balls."