Brian Fuentes Will Have His Revenge on Seattle

Ah, yes, nice to see the Rockies accomplish what the BoSox couldn’t. Even a bug turned into a feature, as the fact that TV audio wasn’t working at the gym meant that I got to hear Sterling go ballistic about St. Derek of Pastadiving’s baserunning blunder for two innings. Sweet! (I guess it would have been even funnier if it was a Fox broadcast and McCarver explained that Jeter had no choice but to light out for third on a grounder to short with one out because the moons of Neptune were in his eyes, but that option wasn’t on the table.)

Meanwhile, watching Brian Fuentes reminds me that while Peter Bavasi’s reputation as a gold-plated numbnuts is fully justified, Pat Gillick didn’t exactly depart in a blaze of glory in his own right…