Tampa Bay Rays free-concert winning streak ends Saturday (the Smash Mouth curse!)
The Tampa Bay Rays are 11-0 on free-concert nights, a streak that has gone from cute and curious to pretty flippin’ serious. In the superstitious world of hardball, 11 wins in a row is something with which you just don’t mess. And yet, the Rays are totally doomed this weekend. Why? Listen up. Saturday’s 6:08 p.m. game is against the Oakland A’s. Benign enough, right? The A’s suck! What, Jason Giambi is gonna beat us? Hahaha! However, after the contest, the band Smash Mouth — All-Star, Walkin’ on the Sun, I’m a Believer — will perform a free gig for the masses. Again, they seem like nice enough chaps. But would anyone like to guess from where Smash Mouth hails? That’s right: Northern California, San Jose, 40 miles from Oakland. They might as well be performing in friggin' A’s uniforms!!! That, baseball fans, is called an omen. 12-0? I don't think so. (TICKETS... if you dare.)
You totally called it, Sean!
Posted by: MDB | July 14, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Where's San Jose?
Posted by: Burt Bacharach | July 11, 2009 at 01:59 PM
Hey, don't hate on San Jose. I'm from there, and still work there! Come visit, and I'll give you a get out of jail free card.
Posted by: Gary in Gilroy | July 10, 2009 at 11:52 PM
I agree surfdog.
Posted by: Blake Britton | July 10, 2009 at 07:03 PM
sean,
dont give up so easy man
san jose is a long ways from oakland!
besdes,
my "rays won every game ive been to this year including the grand slam VS white sox" streak will prevale!!
Posted by: surfdog | July 10, 2009 at 06:40 PM
Totally whiffed on Spearsy's birthday!
Been a weird month.
I'll take the Big Lug out when he gets home.
Posted by: Sean Daly | July 10, 2009 at 05:19 PM
Don't be a hater, SD.
The Prodigal Son is back!
(I'd say "Kill the fatted calf", but it's his birthday.)
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | July 10, 2009 at 04:27 PM
Hey - where is the musical tie-in blog to mark the aging Mr. Spear's birthday?
Posted by: GAGirl | July 10, 2009 at 02:07 PM
Jeff in who?
Posted by: Sean Daly | July 10, 2009 at 01:56 PM
Smashmouth played a show here in GTMO a few months ago, and while the band was really tight (and did a killer Van Halen encore), Steve Harwell's voice sounded awfully beat up. Like an all-you-can-eat buffet after SD's had lunch.
Posted by: Jeff in Cuba | July 10, 2009 at 01:35 PM
Hush your (smash)Mouth, you cheesy animated red tux wearing hack. No pork for you.
Posted by: A dubya | July 10, 2009 at 09:50 AM
i know smash mouth had a hit with i'm a believer. it just doesn't seem right listing it with their other hits, without mentioning the monkees. maybe it's just me.
Posted by: CHAD | July 10, 2009 at 09:10 AM