15-4 SJ, 14:57 to play

Ralph Willard has called two timeouts, including one just before the media timeout was going to be called. Hopefully he can say something to get these guys playing.

The Jack on the Rocks is doing wonders for my throat, in addition to making turning up the thermostat unnecessary.

Yours truly could not be any more excited for MLB to start. I could care less about the steroid controversy, I am just pumped to finally have a team in DC. If you make it to RFK, be sure to swing by section 308 and say hello.

Did Torey Thomas come out of the game? If so, I missed it.

3 for Hamilton. Good reaction out of the break.

St Joes mascot is just plain dumb looking. For those of you that don't know, he (a hawk) just stands there and flaps his wings. At least I guess that's what he is doing. The weird thing is that he CONSTANTLY flaps the wings, regardless of game action. It would make sense if he was flying. But hawks don't flap their wings when they're on the ground.

Simmons gets in with 6 minutes gone from the clock. Again, I'm boggled a) how he made the all-PL team off the bench b) why he doesn't start.

HC has stepped it up defensively in the last two possessions, and convert on a great transition 3 from Simmons. This is more like the HC we have seen so far this year.

Three great defensive possessions for HC in a row. Willard is one of the best defensive coaches ever.

Kevin Hyland at the line. I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing for HC.  @ 7:12 PM