Reasons why you're still single... Replica Jersey

You show up to a pickup game of basketball wearing a new replica jersey, just so you can look cool around your friends.

Nevermind it's impractical, you look like a complete idiot, and one rip will send that jersey into the dumpster. Whatever, you were ignored as a kid and need some attention.

But to show up wearing an ATLANTA BRAVES replica jersey to a pickup game. Wrong sport, and even worse jersey choice. Let's hope it wasn't a Chipper Jones jersey either.

Weekend Recap

The Sounders tie, again - I'm wondering if it's possible to win a championship by tying through the playoffs? If there is a way than I'm sure it has to happen in soccer. Because it's the only sport where you get Capri Suns and orange slices afterwards.

Nick Green is becoming Mr. Clutch for the Red Sox - A slicing shot around Pesky's pole won it for the Red Sox on Sunday, 6-5 against the Atlanta Braves. He can't stop a strongly rolled wiffle ball in the gap but he can hit. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Nick Green bandwagon!

The Mariners sweep the D-backs - That's three in a row! Go crazy folks! Nevermind its against a reeling Arizona club that's lost eight of their last 10. Details... details...

It rained - And I'm pretty sure the talest man-made structure in Spokane got hit by lightning. Boy those Wal-mart signs are tough.

The Spokane Shock played - Not sure if Tri-Cities showed up or they sent one of the high school teams, because the "Fever" was down 42-0 at halftime. Not pretty.

Phillies vs. Braves stat tracker

We like mascots here at Just South of North and since Major League Baseball kicked off it's 2009 season at the home of one of the best mascots ever: Philadelphia, I decided to do a stat tracker for all of you that missed the Atlanta Braves beat the defending World Series Champions Phillies 4-1.

1 mass booing of Brett Myers by Philadelphia fans after everyone and their dog hit a home run off him in the season opener.

2 fan interference calls on Philadelphia fans. You stay classy.

1 fan getting stared down by the ump like a recess monitor stares down the kid that just kamikaze killed somebody in a rousing game of dodgeball.

1 fan saying he didn't touch the ball even though the replay showed he made a better play on the ball than Manny Ramirez ever has.

2 old-man multi-vitamin commercials shown during the game, meaning that ESPN must be trying to market towards Casey and I.

1 fluffy, light hearted in-between inning interview with Atlanta hitting coach Terry Pendleton.

1 chippy and akward in-between inning interview with Philadelphia hitting coach Milt Thompson. What a difference four runs make.

2 Philadelphia Phanatic sightings

1 umpire dancing with the Phanatic I'm wondering how many people actually wondered if this was a real ump, because when he ripped off his clothes to reveal a Phillies uniform, that should of stopped the speculation right there. However, this is actually quite normal in the NBA.

1 home run by Jordan Schafer in his firt at-bat as a major leaguer. Last year his missed 50 games in the minor leagues for the Braves due to suspension after testing positive for HGH. Glad to see he's clean now, right?

99 players who have accomplished Schafer's feat of homering in their first major league at-bat. Still working on finding out how many of them were suspended for using HGH.

3rd Grade Apparently where they found Jordan Schafer. He doesn't exactly look like he's been juicing. Unless he's juicing with Hi-C.

2 times the ESPN announcer Jon Miller called him Logan Schaffer.

There you have it, and if you want to see the official box score of the game, and just how awesome Braves' pitcher Derek Lowe was, CLICK HERE.