Blex
Mentioned On MLB Network's Show Intentional Talk
So I'm sitting around on a
Monday afternoon bored off my ass watching
MLB network's Intentional Talk show. The guest hosts were Sean Casey
and Matt Vasgersian and they definitely made the show much more
enjoyable to watch without having to listen to the crazy talking
ex-steroid player Kevin Millar spew his non-stop gibberish that only he
finds funny.
First, the backstory...
I've been a Brewer fan my entire life and Matt V. used to be the
Brewers' play-by-play TV guy. He was, without a doubt, the most
entertaining play-by-play guy I've ever heard. The funniest game that I
can remember was what was supposed to be the final game at country
stadium in 1999. BUT, with the crane collapse the stadium instead
closed in 2000 instead of 1999. Anyway, the game was supposed to start
at like 1PM. The Brewers at the time were completely out of the race
but Cincinnati HAD to play because if they won they forced a 1 game
playoff the next day for the final wild-card spot. So, the entire last
Sunday game of the year goes by with a rain delay from like 1PM until
9PM! When the game started, there were about a few hundred fans left.
Now, you're probably wondering, why would you want to watch that game?
Well, when the game started, EVERY single fan in the stands sounded
PISS DRUNK!!! The Brewers lost like 9-1 and the game ended around
midnight. But the entire game, you could hear EVERY single drunk fan
yelling shit at the Reds and Brewers! The BEST PART was in the last
inning, the Brewers are just at bats away from ending a MISERABLE year.
UNTIL, a hitter comes up, and fouls off a pitch which rockets at the
bat-boy by the Brewers dugout. The bat-boy caught it and you hear the
entire drunk crowd chant sarcastically MVP, MVP, MVP!!! Now, yeah,
that's not too funny. BUT, if I remember correctly, the SAME BATTER
then fouls off ANOTHER PITCH to the EXACT same bat-boy who AGAIN makes
the catch. The entertainment from the remaining few fans now all
unanimously chanting MVP, MVP, MVP was HILARIOUS!!! Not only that, the
jokes provided by Matt Vasgersian were PRICELESS! To this day, I've
NEVER watched more entertaining TV in my life! Granted, I watch every
Brewer game...always. But this was easily the most entertaining game
EVER! I don't know why, but I remember the game and how it signified
the end of summer and the start of winter and the off-season of
1999-2000. To add to the coolness, at the end of the game, FSN ran
production credits with JOE SATRIANI - SUMMER SONG played in full! It
was just a surreal game and moment that DIE-HARD Brewer fans like me
remember. Now, with Miller Park selling out every game and the team
finally winning, it's cool to look back on the really-sucky days when
the team REALLY SUCKED yet myself and countless other fans STAYED
DEVOTED!
To continue on, I see Matt Vasgersian and Sean Casey and I think to
myself "Hmm, they were both at that game, I wonder if they remember?
Hell, if anything it should give them some laughs!" I drafted up an
email asking if they wish to comment on the game or if Sean Casey
remembers Brewer fans heckling him for picking up and putting down his
back-leg when he hits. Just for kicks, I sign the e-mail as "Internet
Legend Blex" Then, at EXACTLY 5 PM on 6/13/2011, YES INDEED the e-mail
was read LIVE ON NATIONAL TV!!!
I recorded it on my cell-phone after rewinding the program on my DVR. I
then tossed on my hard drive, encoded to XVID, and HERE YA GO, my
self-proclaimed internet alter-ego BLEX and ALL THE FAME mentioned
LIVE!!