Spaghetti, Bull Durham, and Coors light

“Crash Davis: I told him that a player on a streak has to respect the streak.
Annie Savoy: Oh fine.
Crash Davis: You know why? Because they don’t – -they don’t happen very often.
Annie Savoy: Right.
Crash Davis: If you believe you’re playing well because you’re getting laid, or because you’re not getting laid, or because you wear women’s underwear, then you ARE! And you should know that!
[long pause]
Crash Davis: Come on, Annie, think of something clever to say, huh? Something full of magic, religion, bullshit. Come on, dazzle me.
Annie Savoy: I want you.”

From the movie Bull Durham.

I once remember eating spaghetti. and not GOOD spaghetti either, crappy plain Ragu and noodles, for 2 weeks so we could win 2 college intramural volleyball tournaments. Mind you the fact that we had the best teams both times had nothing to do with it. My friend Willie was adamant that we eat spaghetti and listen to the Oklahoma album by The Call every night before we played until we lost.

But we never lost.

Fast forward many moons later, Monday night, Rockies and Padres. First inning I proclaim in honor of the Rockies and Coors Field I am going to drink Coors Light Gustos until the Rockies are eliminated from the playoffs. (A gusto for the uninformed is a mug that is more like a bench press than a 12 0z. curl, I am pretty sure in the bottom of the glass somewhere there lies an undertow.)

So 12 more innings later after the Rockies have knocked the probable Cy Young award winner out of the game they are down by 2 runs in the bottom of the 13th inning and they score 3 runs in tremendously dramatic fashion off the greatest closer in major league history, Trevor Hoffman. And I am forcing down my 5th Coors Light gusto already cussing myself.

Less than 48 hours later Rockies win in Game 1 in Philly . Not because Francis struck out Philadelphia’s MVP contender 3 time on 9 pitches. Not because the Rockies MVP contender (Holliday) hit 400 ft. home run. Not because the 3 Rockies bullpen guys held them hitless to finish the game.

But because I am still drinking Coors Light gustos. I hate Coors Light. But I am still drinking it. You know why?

“Crash Davis: I told him that a player on a streak has to respect the streak. You know why? Because they don’t – -they don’t happen very often. If you believe you’re playing well because you’re getting laid, or because you’re not getting laid, or because you wear women’s underwear, then you ARE! And you should know that!”

Wish I never met Mr. Crash Davis.

Right after using that quote I noticed it’s Susan Sarandon’s birthday who played Annie Savoy in Bull Durham. Out of respect for her, I won’t say what year she was born.

And as a sidebar she went on to marry Ebby Calvin “Nuke” “Meat” Laloosh. Otherwise known as Tim Robbins whom she met while filming the movie.