For the Yankees, I can say what a fantastic pitching duel it was. I can talk about the performance of Andy Pettitte and how he was able to get out of inning after inning with runners on. I could talk about Melky Cabrera’s home run being the only score until the bottom of the eighth. Or even Melky Crabrera’s assist when he threw out Peralta at home attempting to score.

For the Indians, I could talk about Fausto Carmono and his fantastic effort not only matching, but outlasting Pettitte’s performance. This could be about Sizemore scoring the tying run on Joba Chamberlain’s wild pitch or even about Hafner’s game winning RBI in the 11th inning.

I am not going to mention any of that. Nope…..Not any of that at all….What I am going to talk about begins with something not even related to baseball. This is about, um, er, ah, you ready for this?

The March of the Canadian Warriors! They came into Jacobs Field in swarms and totally bugged the Yankee’s hopes of tying the series. WHAT? You don’t know about them? Weren’t you watching the game??

This is all about the insects which covered Joba Chamblain’s neck and face while he was attemting to pitch strikes. After getting the 2 quick outs to end the 7th, he could not throw a strike in the eighth. His brain was abuzz with these critters using his upper body as a temporary resting spot. Bugged by the swarms around him, he threw 2 wild pitches in the same inning. The second resulting in the game tying run. Think Cleveland’s buzzing buddies had nothing to do with it? Look again. Chamberlain had 1, count it, 1 wild pitch this year! The little buggers seemed to carry the ball away from Jorge Posada’s mitt. To make matters worse, the damn pests steered a couple of pitches right into the batter giving them a free base!

You are probably thinking I need to clear the cobwebs from between my ears when I say this, but here it is anyway. The Cleveland Indians planned this “warrior” attack! YES THEY DID! I don’t know how or when, but it as a planned attack to help them beat the Yankees!

How else would you explain the fact that they weren’t there last night while the Yankees were getting pummeled? How do you explain the fact that they entered the game when the Indians needed them the most? Tell me HOW? Someone in the Indian organisation is an entomologist and knows how to summon them at will! There is no other explaination. These gnats were summoned at the exact time they were needed!

I know you are saying it didn’t affect the Indian players. Well of coarse not! They are neighbors and friends. They don’t bother the Indian players and the players don’t bother them! That is what makes them the BIGGEST bug in the game! Mark my words here, these little warriors will be the demise of the Yankees fantasic playoff march if something doesn’t happen once back at home!

See you back at the stadium!
GB
Walter Gavurnik

[BUGABOO]This just in……They’re called midges. Their scientific name is Chironomus plumosus (Linnaeus) or Chironomus attenuatus Walker.

Whatever they are called, someone in the Indian organisation knew their first names!

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