Sorry about the two sports posts in a row. Hope you non-sportballers have scrolling capability.
Tonight's Target: John Lackey
Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse
Torontoist immediately wins our heart by using the word "Jackass" in a headline. In fact, we love their use of it so much that we're going to use it as much as possible throughout this post. For example, it looks like there are Toronto-area jackasses besides those who misuse the sidewalk: look at the crap on sale on Toronto's craigslist. But it looks like Toronto doesn't contain the kind of jackasses who pee in public pools, as the issue never came up when they interviewed the creators of art installations in their public wading pools.
The Deuce Is Loose!
Japanese import Kenji Johjima homered in his second at-bat as a Mariner, and Roberto Petagine homered in his first, but the Mariners lost on Opening Day thanks to the continued failings of incumbent players who ought to be able to drive in a run with the bases loaded and nobody out.
Sweet, Sweet Schadenfreude
Last night, Alex Rodriguez, Seattle's most-hated former P-I Sports Star of the Year, came to the plate in the 9th inning of the Yankees' must-win game against the Angels. Derek Jeter, the anti A-Rod, had singled to lead off the inning.

