A sports memorabilia auction is never as gripping as the ballgame that gave the item being auctioned immense value.

“It was a good ballgame until it wasn’t.”

Cooking competitions are a whole different ballgame compared to cooking in a restaurant kitchen.

“He hasn’t pitched in forever, but we put him in a big spot, he threw up a zero and kept us in the ballgame. He was lights out tonight.”

It was a beautiful day for a ballgame Wednesday afternoon at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.