1. For the most part, life around the house was quiet and uneventful -- aside from Gibbs shocking us by dashing out the front door when a package arrived, Debbie opened the door to retrieve it, and Gibbs dashed out the door and chased the UPS truck as it pulled away. We didn't know Gibbs had this in him, but Debbie sprang into action and coaxed him back toward the house, into the Sube in the driveway, and then carried him back into the house. In the future, we'll be more mindful of Gibbs' movements, for sure, when we need to open the front door.
2. I like to spend time in the Vizio room with Luna during the day. This afternoon, I settled in by watching the documentary, If I Leave Here Tomorrow on Netflix. Combining contemporary interviews with band members who were still alive when the documentary was filmed with archival film footage and interviews mostly from the 1970s, the movie charted the band's very early days in Jacksonville, FL and told the story of how they slowly built a following and eventually became famous, admired, and beloved for their straight forward song lyrics and their infectious sound, a blend of country, blues, and straight ahead rock n' roll. The movie also went behind the scenes and documented conflicts within the band, the band's propensity for partying hard and being reckless, and, in the end, the 1977 plane crash that killed Ronnie Van Zandt, the band's front man and leader, and guitarist Steve Gaines and backup vocalist Cassie Gaines. Other band members survived the crash and described, as the movie ended, what they experienced.
3. Game 1 of the 2021 World Series opened loudly as the Braves' leadoff hitter Jorge Soler launched a rocket on Famber Valdez's third pitch into the left field stands. Three batters later, Austin Riley doubled home Ozzie Albies and Atlanta blasted to a 2-0 lead and never surrendered it. In the third inning, Adam Duvall lined a frozen rope out of the park, swelling the Braves' lead to 5-0 and Atlanta seized this opening game, 6-2.
While the Braves won the game, they also lost veteran pitcher and team leader, Charlie Morton. In the bottom of the second, Yuriel Gurriel hit a sharp bouncer off of Morton's lower leg. It ricocheted to first baseman Freddie Freeman for an out. At first, there didn't seem to be any indication that Morton was hurt. He struck out Chas McCormick and Martin Maldonado hit a liner to Freeman to end the inning. Morton returned to the hill as the bottom of the 3rd got underway and he struck out Jose Altuve with a masterful curve ball. But, on that pitch, Morton grimaced, limped back to the rubber, and signaled to Atlanta's dugout that he couldn't continue. Soon after, the training staff x-rayed Morton's fibula and discovered he'd suffered a fracture.
In case you missed what happened, Charlie Morton struck out two hitters and got another one out with a broken leg.
The relievers who took over the game, A. J. Minter, Luke Jackson, Tyler Matzek, and Will Smith stymied the Astros, preserving Morton's superb effort.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, though, the Astros began to rally. Yordan Alvarez struck a mighty blow to deep center field and legged it out for a triple. Three batters later, Yuriel Gurriel hit a bullet to left center that struck the wall just below the yellow home run line. Eddie Rosario played the carom perfectly and fired a strike to second base as Gurriel tried to turn his wall banger into a double. Gurriel slid poorly. Somehow the dirt around second base slowed down his slide and Ozzie Albies fielded Rosario's perfect peg and laid a tag on Gurriel just before he reached second base, ending the inning.
I thought this was the play of the game. It killed the Astro's 8th inning surge and, even better, it was thrilling to see Rosario play the ball so beautifully off the wall and make a perfect throw.
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