Yankees win Governor's Cup

Not quite the pitching duel I had envisioned! The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees absolutely destroyed the Durham Bulls, 20-2, to win their first-ever Governor's Cup. On Tuesday they'll play the winner of the Pacific Coast League in the Bricktown Showdown (check it out on ESPN2). Phil Hughes got off to a shaky start, but absolutely dominated innings two through five. Over the five innings, he gave up one run on four hits, walked four and struck out 12!

The game was basically over in the third inning, with the Yankees already ahead 10-0. There were many rowdy Yankees fans in the crowd and whenever they would get too loud and obnoxious, the scoreboard operator would show the AL East standings. That was awesome and shut them up every time.

But, the best part of the game (aside from Hughes' ridiculous curveball) was listening to the two kids behind me. They were about seven years old and were sitting with one of the kid's dad and grandpa. The kid's older brother and his friend (probably 12 or 13 ) were sitting in the next row down, on the other end of the aisle. We were right behind home plate, so there was an attractive teenage girl that was taking concessions orders for the people in our section. One of the 12-year-old kids ordered some food, so the dad yelled down to him, "Hey! When she comes back, make sure you give her a tip." Then, this conversation happened...

7-year-old: Why, so he can get the babes?
Dad: No, just because tipping's the nice thing to do.
7-year-old: Oh, so you want him to stay a homo?

I couldn't make that up if I tried.

A few innings later he asked his dad if the radar gun my co-worker was using was a taser.