Live Baseball Right Now!

I am watching baseball right now.

I just signed up for MLB.TV's off season package so I can watch Spring Training games in a few weeks. In the meantime, I am going to watch the Caribbean Series, which is included in the package. At the moment, Randall Simon is up to bat against Jose Lima in the Venezuela-Dominican game.

While flurries and freezing rain flirt with the dull gray sky and the wind whips frightfully around every corner, the thirst for baseball is greater than ever. It's thrilling to be watching this game - an oasis in the middle of winter.

Miguel Tejada just went yard!

Some observations: The umpires have the Evil Direct TV logo on their backs. The players have corporate logos where their names should be. There was a commercial for a car rental company with a phone number 666-6666. The game is broadcast on SNY, and the commercial for the 2007 Mets with the "Coming Soon" message was enough to bring a tear of joy to my eye.

Last year, new Red Alex Gonzalez (pictured) scored the winning run for Venezuela in the final game of the series.

The schedule is as follows:
Friday, Feb. 2:
Venezuela vs. Dom. Rep.
Mexico vs. Puerto Rico 7:30 PM
Saturday, Feb. 3:
Dominican Republic vs. Mexico 3:00 PM
Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela 7:00 PM
Sunday, Feb. 4:
Mexico vs. Venezuela 3:00 PM
Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic 7:00 PM
Monday, Feb. 5:
Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela 3:00 PM
Puerto Rico vs. Mexico 7:00 PM
Tuesday, Feb. 6:
Mexico vs. Dominican Republic 3:00 PM
Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico 7:00 PM
Wednesday, Feb. 7:
Venezuela vs. Mexico 3:00 PM
Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico 7:00 PM

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