Thursday, June 3, 2010

I control the Universe

"Coming events cast their shadows before."
--Ulysses, pg 165

On Sunday I attempted to unite this blog's two most common themes so far, baseball and James Joyce, in my discussion of Billy Sunday. Then last night I told a little story of how I witnessed the Padres beat the Mets with a walk-off grand slam last year. Well, I think the baseball gods were reading.

Today, the angry eyes of the baseball world are all on umpire Jim Joyce whose botched call ruined a perfect game this afternoon. The botched call came on what should have been the final out of a perfect game for Detroit's Armando Galarraga. Jim Joyce's name will forever be remembered in the baseball world for the gaffe.

And, in a game I watched in person before begrudgingly having to leave in the 8th inning for a prior engagement, the Padres beat the Mets...on a walk-off grand slam. Their second walk-off grand slam in the history of Petco Park, both against the Mets, both games I attended.

Synchronicit-me.

1 comment:

  1. Wow, that is a crazy story! My boyfriend also has an amazing batting record (pun intended) with manifesting synchronicities. I always ask him to manifest me a new car, but I don't think it works that way lol.

    I also think it's synchronicitous that there is a fellow named Jim Joyce, whose name is eerily similar to your that of your favorite author, who plays in your favorite sport!

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