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You’ve Probably Seen This Already: Asdrubal Cabrera’s unassisted triple play is here.

Sign of the Times: Last night Andy Pettitte lost in Tampa for the first time since September 16, 1998.

Sign of the Times, Part 2 (Possibly): The Rays have won 5 straight and 14 of their last 19. For all their injuries and their playing below potential, the Yankees are only 4 out. It’s still early, but maybe the East won’t be a two team division this year.

Pet Peeve of the Day: If you have spent any time talking with me, you should know that I absolutely hate when people use the word “literally” to describe something that is inherently not literally whatever is being described. Example: “I am literally starving.” I assure you, someone who is just bitching to go downstairs to go to Subway is not literally starving. That being said, the latest Vehix.com commercial begins with a woman saying that on their website “you can literally take a test drive.” No, you can’t! The action then cuts away to several other people talking about how great the website is, then the woman is back: “You are practically behind the wheel.” Literally and practically are not the same thing; in fact, they are somewhat opposing, especially in this context! This infuriates me. More on the devolution of the language at a later date.

I Would Never Wish Ill Unto Others: The New England Patriots marched into Super Bowl XLII with a League-best 18-0 record and an army “experts” picking them to win, only to be upset by the New York Giants. The Boston Celtics marched into the NBA playoffs with an Association-best 66-16 record and an army of “experts” picking them to win, and they are currently 0-5 on the road in the playoffs and tied two games to two games with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference semifinals. The Boston Red Sox entered this MLB season as a popular pick to win the World Series. My question is: can one city/metropolitan area blow such high expectations in so many sports in a matter of months? Lest we not forget that the Bruins lost in the NHL playoffs just some weeks ago, nor that the New England Revolution of MLS irrelevance have lost the last 3 MLS cups, and 4 since 2002.