April 21, 2010  The Microwave      Jason Varitek:    L-girl
said...  The Microwave was also Luis Sojo's nickname. I wonder
if it's a modern baseball tradition.  redsock said...  Really? I
couldn't find even one link with a connection. Maybe it wasn't
very well-known.  The Microwave Game. He scored 22 of the
Pistons' 26 points in the 4th quarter to beat the Celtics.
L-girl said...  It was very well known at the time. People would
come to the Stadium with signs - people put tinfoil around boxes
to make fake microwaves and wore them on their heads - they
would chant Micro-Wave when Sojo batted.  Gareth said...  That
was a fun game to be at. When McDonald first came up my wife
turned to me with some concern and pointed out that the odds
weren't good for someone who didn't actually have a batting
average, but an inning later we were all on our feet as soon as
he came up! It seemed like the ball hung in the air for an
absolutely agonising age before that reassuring thunk off the
wall!  Amy said...  I like the Micr