Meat Loaf

Regular readers know that one of The Update's favorite expressions is "meat loaf." It means to win two out of three games from an opponent and comes from Meat Loaf's song "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad." Well, it turns out that we're not the only ones who like that phrase. Mark Gonzalez, who covers the Sox for The Tribune, wrote in his online column today that he wished he'd been there to hear "Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon, one of the best people in the game, say, 'It's always good to 'Meat Loaf' the world champions,' after the Devil Rays took two out of three (which ain't bad) from the Sox. " A tip of the Sox Update hat to Mark and Joe, but not Meat Loaf, who penned that awful song. Hey, two out of three ain't bad.