Billy Grant
The Bigs Insider
Gwangju- Stores were looted, cars were burned and children went to bed without their kimchi Sunday night in Gwangju after the Biscuits toppled the Otters 9-3 in the late innings of this week's most watched match-up. The Biscuits's victory lifted the franchise to sixth place and pushed the ailing Otters down to 9th and under .500. "Fuck," Otters manager Whit Altizer said in the post-game conference, "motherfuck."
The Otters came out of the gates strong and with bats blazing, but the Biscuits bullpen proved too much for the Otters in the early innings. Late in the week the Biscuits made a strong surge with their bats. The always smug Joey Abel credited his teams, "bravery" and "patriotism" for their ability to beat down the Korean powerhouse. "We made 'em look stupid, sho' nuff," said the coonass Abel at Incheon Airport, "and I took great pleasure in it."
After seven weeks of intense back and forth and growing anger over the Biscuits acquisition of Korean born Shin Soo Choo, the Otters and their fans seemed unable to direct their emotions into baseball. Some have even blamed Mariano Rivera's poor performance on the Otters' choice of game entertainment. "It is clear that Mo got cold between the 8th and 9th innings," Peter Gammons wrote yesterday on MLB.com, "believe it or not it takes a while for a 9-foot Joey Abel effigy to burn."
The Otters travel to Martinsville this week in hopes of cooling down the simmering Meerkats while the Biscuits stay on the road traveling to see Tony Gallant and his French-speaking Blue Jays. "Gallant better get ready," Joey Abel said on his way onto the Biscuits jet, "I didn't pack my olive branch."
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