The bug on my rug: Day 5

Karl the bug has been pacing around on the carpet all evening. He's called Karl now because of the uncanny resemblance to Karl Malden. See for yourself.

Anyway, Karl did not like the way the last White Sox-Angels playoff game finished. Did you see the game? Let me recap. It's the bottom of the 9th inning. The score is tied 1-1. The White Sox are home, so they are at bat. There are two outs. AJ Pierzynski is at the plate. There are two strikes. One more strike and the game goes to extra innings. Angel's relief pitcher Kelvim Escobar throws a low pitch, but Pierzynski swings anyway. And misses. Inning over, right? Wrong! Pierzynski thinks the pitch hit the dirt and he sprints to first base. Why? Because of one of baseball's dumbest rules. If a batter strikes out on a ball that hits the dirt, he is not out until he is tagged or thrown out at first base. Stupid rule or not, the problem here is that the ball didn't hit the dirt. Pierzynski thought he heard it hit the dirt so he ran. The umpire, Doug Eddings, had called him out. There is nothing in Eddings reaction to indicate that he believed the ball hit the ground. But when he saw Pierzynski running to first, he changed is ruling. Safe at first. Pierzynski ultimately made it home and the game was won by the White Sox.

Karl the bug is concerned, I think (who knows what really goes on in the mind of a beetle?), that the White Sox could go on to win the World Series and all people will remember is that play in that game. He's wearing a path into the carpet as he wanders back and forth. This is one nervous bug.

Game three has just begun and already Chicago is up 3-0. Karl got up on his back legs and did a little dance. After the home run by Paul Konerko, I could swear that Karl offered one of his sticky little legs for a high five. I love this bug. I'm glad that I didn't squish him in a tissue.