It sounded a little something like this.

11-19 FB and WBB Highlights – Mono

Note that the Tiger touchdown was a rare event.  It was the first TD for the Tigers in one month and four days.

Having now done it once, the key, as it always is when broadcasting is preparation.  I was ready for both broadcasts by Friday night, so they both went smoothly on Saturday.

Patrick Flood and I recorded the second episode of our Mostly Mets Podcast last night.  I also did a 20+ minute interview with Matt Harvey.

Here’s a rough rundown of our topics by minute:

0:00 – 0:23 – Mike Pelfrey

1. Has he evolved?
2. Pitch mix
3. No walks = good stuff

0:24-0:45 – 21 Good Minutes with Matt Harvey

1. Why the professional throwing schedule is better than college
2. Why it didn’t matter (as much as fans think) when he was promoted to AA
3. The development of his slider
4. What happens when Reese Havens has the remote

0:45-1:00 – The Mets Walk a Lot. The New Money ball is the Old Moneyball?

1:00-1:12 - Patrick Attempts to Defend Willie Harris

1:12-1:13 - Goodbye

Listen here.

Sunday afternoon, I had the privilege to call a very entertaining minor league playoff game. The Lancaster JetHawks(Red Sox), the #1 seed in the California League’s Southern Division, entered the game down 1-0 in the best-of-five series to the Lake Elsinore Storm (Padres). With the first two at home, and games 3 and 4 on the road, if the upper seed had fallen behind 0-2, they’d be in big trouble.

So the JetHawks raced out to a 5-0 lead with a five-run first. The Storm chipped away to trail 5-4 going to the ninth and then scored twice to take a 6-5 lead. Lancaster used a two-base wild pitch and bouncing ball single (off a rock hard and very fast infield baked under the California sun all summer) over a drawn-in infield to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth.

Then the real fun started. With one out in the top of the tenth, the Storm right fielder hit a ball that would have been a two run homer but for a fantastic leaping catch by the league’s batting champion, Daniel Nava.

Here’s Nava’s Robbery:

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I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a minor league outfielder take away a homer at the wall as Nava did.

Then in the bottom of the inning, Kris Negron, who failed to get a bunt down in the ninth, atoned by drilling a three run homer.

And the Game winning jack:

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