In a couple weeks they're doing a huge toy drive for the Long Beach Children's Hospital at MLB's Compton Youth Academy.

One pitch.

Two big outs.

And the game goes to extra innings.

The other team ended up walking it off in the 7th but it was fun to watch Manny and squad celebrate their biggest play of the season.

Moments like that matter more than winning.

The pitcher winds up and throws a juicy pitch that is absolutely smoked down the line but the 8-year-old first baseman makes a web gem of a diving stab and snags the ball mere inches above the grass. And THEN he pops up, spinning mid-air, and steps on first for the double play.

When his pitcher finished warming up, Manny turned to me and said "I don't know how we're gonna get out of this one."

"The Dodgers were in a really big pickle just like you guys and they made it through. You just gotta believe, buddy."

The batter steps in and it's game on...

Your friend was an excellent Table Goat

The only thing that's bad is the guy who wants to replace her (Scott Wiener) is being described as rising young star and he's already 55

Good thing there's a goat in bullpen

Word on the street (aka a reliable source) says Tucker's heart isn't really into baseball.

The Saturday bagels stopped when IMI was assimilated but I pulled a fast one the first year by convincing them we closed early every Halloween due to the WeHo carnival

Spooky. I just finished a bagel and while it was toasting, I remembered how Marty (the I. Martin OG) used to buy bagels from Bagel Broker for the entire shop on Saturdays. Was actually a solid little perk.