LSU-TEXAS GAME 2 RUNNING DIARY

7:46: LSU feels bad for Texas and lets them get the leadoff guy at second on four straight balls and an error. Small ball gets him in. Texas 1-0.

7:56: Texas makes a lot of noise in the top of the first. They get one run. I'll take it.

7:59: Jungmann starts LeMahieu with Ball 7 and then Ball 8. Somehow that only equaled one walk.

8:00: LeMahieu, future Cubs second baseman, grounds out to third. That's a good omen. He started the game that way last night.

8:03: They've had some winning signs by LSU fans in the championship games. DEAN'S QUEENS. ... HIT THE HELENIHI OUT OF IT. ... THROW IT TO MIKIE. HE'LL HIT ANYTHING. ...

8:08: I've seen the home plate umpire appeal down to first to see if a batter checked his swing about 65 times in the CWS. I have not seen one of them single for a strike.

8:09: They show Les Miles in the crowd. Brick: That's a damn fine fan. JRap: He looks funny without his hat.

8:10: Another solo homer for Texas. At least that was that dude's third of the season. Texas 2-0.

8:26: An error on Texas' shortstop gives LSU a run. Thank you very much. Landry's speed kept the inning alive with an infield single. Good move by Mainieri putting him in.

8:32: New pitcher. Talk about a quick hook.

8:34: Last night's Most Outstanding Player Russell Moldenbitch (they declared him that before the ninth inning) hits another solo homer.

8:40: Texas 4-1, and we go to our third pitcher. Oh boy.

8:55: LeMahieu's leadoff triple is wasted. Disgusting.

9:12: Liam's favorite time, and Texas turns a double play to end the fourth at 5-1. We've only put two good swings on this guy. Jelly just guaranteed victory.

9:16: Maybe Cain should have started the third instead of Byrd.

9:25: We all just had a piece of cake. We called it Rally Cake. It didn't work in the fifth.

9:43: Cain throws up his third consecutive goose eggs. Time for a crooked number for the Tigers.

9:51: The Tigers have gotten a leadoff runner on third, second and first since being down 5-1. They didn't score once. They just waiting for the big inning. Need to get to the bullpen, though.

10:22: If you would have told me at the start of the game that Texas was going to score five runs, I would have said, 'That ain't nutin. We got that.' Uh.

10:28: Shortstop makes his second error of game. He's been our best player tonight.

10:51: That play at first with Mitchell was some close. Ended a patented LSU comeback.

10:54: Lose 5-1. Jungmann was terrific. But I bet the guy tomorrow can't do that shit. Ranaudo Roboto for seven, Coleman for the eighth, Ott for the ninth. Championship. Don't even need to write about it. We'll win 9-3 or 5-4. I also ain't proofreading this crap.

11:32: Look out for my headline on the front page of sports in Wednesday's section. It's getting rave reviews so far. Hopefully, my other headline appears at my doorstep in Thursday's paper.

THE TINA CURSING CORNER

I decided to bring the rest of the Father's Day chocolate cake into work to celebrate the national championship. (Oops.) I drop it near our front door as I'm leaving. My mom was pissed. "You stupid ass! You can't hold on to nothing."

I tell my mom that I scheduled a car appointment for Wednesday morning to get my tire fixed.
Mom: They fucked you last time on that tire.
Me: It was more than once that they fucked me.
Mom: I'm talking about the fucking tire, and they had to drive the fucking car here after the oil cap mess-up.

WEEKEND MUSIC WRAPUP
I had a fun-filled weekend. Here's some stuff I left out of the postings.

At the bar Friday night, I counted the members of our group and got Bert, Matt and Paul to join me in song. "We're the 10 best friends that anyone could have. We're the 10 best friends that anyone could have." The girls didn't seem excited about our Hangover reference.

At the Fleetwood Mac concert Saturday, I looked around in the middle of the concert to discover not everyone was having a grand time.

On the other side of the aisle, pops here was sound asleep. I think he was along for the ride with his wife. He did wake up for the final three songs.

PARTING SHOTS
Jelly shows her feminine side about the LSU-Texas matchup Wednesday.

Jelly: (LSU Coach Paul) Mainieri is such a good guy. He deserves it. Doesn't that count for something?

Brick notices that the Rally Cake failed. Maybe because I dropped it earlier.

Brick: The magic is on Gene's carpet at home.

THE DAILY TOP LIST
My favorite five rock songs from 1997 to 2005.

5) Adam's Song. Blink 182.
I traced the chord back to the wall
No wonder it was never plugged in at all

4) Original Prankster. Offspring.
I bought the CD for a girl. Stopped talking to her. Gave it a listen. The rest is history.

3) Otherside. Chilli Peppers.
Put this on in the Rummel library once.

2) Kryptonite. 3 Doors Down.
You stumbled in and bumped your head,
if not for me, then you'd be dead

1) In the End. Linkin Park.
It doesn't even matter why.