Let me give you tip . . .

Don't do this. It is bad for your career. I will keep him on my team in hopes someone else picks him up, or, if released know that "idle hands do the devil's work". I might win this league by the All Star Break.

I can't even keep track anymore II . . .

Dude's name.

I remember watching Auburn games and a fan had a rim that he would spin everytime Cadillac Williams made a play.

I was thinking for this guy, maybe holding up a sub wrapper.

I can't even keep track anymore . . .

It seems like it is 3 or 4 a day. How do you hotwire a car like this? What if you miss curfew for Bears training cam . . .

We-omp.

He is no longer Pac Man

He is Adam. Whoever he is, he has bills to pay. Oh, and what is this?

You're cut . . .

shushy.

Namath, you can stay.

Taking Inventory

Like any good half-ass owner, I have to look at my team once or thrice a season. The league continues to try to work through the Marlin/Devil Ray "flu". Looks like Rincon is anti-assignment. Milton is keeping it real for his team. Kenji plays for the Mariners, so I am sure everything is fine. To replace Rincon, I will take Royce Ring (whenever the time is best, I want Juan's stats).

News and Notes

News
Notes
More Notes

Blown saves

Next year we all need to draft one bullpen pitcher and have a stat for blown saves.

D-Train

Anybody have him?

New Dolphins RB?

I really wanted to draft him . . . I think I still will.

A Conversation That Should Happen

"Aaron, barber. Barber, Aaron"


(see:Sunday Conversation)

Hey Oliver, How Was Your Day?

Bottom 1st Inning

- R. Winn homered to deep left center
- J. Castillo grounded out to second
- A. Rowand doubled to deep left
- B. Molina singled to left center, A. Rowand scored
- R. Aurilia walked, B. Molina to second
- R. Durham doubled to deep center, R. Aurilia and B. Molina scored
- B. Horwitz homered to deep left center, R. Durham scored
- E. Burriss walked
- C. Vargas relieved O. Perez

That all works out to .1 innings, 2 BBs, 2 HRs, and an ERA of 162.00

All in a days work I guess. Ouch.

Yesterday at Mayslacks

I decided to take in the Twins/Yankees at the local tavern. They have expanded the menu and have something name "The Whole Hog". It is a sandwich that consists of pork tenderloin, ham, bacon, pepperjack. Very good with Grain Belt and Onion Rings. I had my last bite as some Canuck hit what was basically an inside the park homer. The outfielders played like they should have had Chico Bail Bonds t-shirts on that one.

The Yankees have a pitcher on their team. #30. I don't know his name, but he is tall and with his motion to the plate, could throw out his back at any time. He is on my radar.

8-0

When you're winning 8-0, you're not supposed to lose 10-9. You're not supposed to lose at all.

Rockies.

But look on the bright side, you're associated with ads like this:

Tadahito Iguchi has struck out 12 times in his last 21 at-bats over four games

Pain Train Is Coming

It's really too bad none of us had Corey Patterson...

Because his line from May 25th looked like this:

AB - 8
H - 0
SO - 3
BB - 0

When you go 0 for 8, it's time to think about improving your life.

Welcome Back

AWESOME!

Hey, the kid is just trying to chill out - we all know he needs it.

He Gives Hope To Us All

Bonus Point?

This is really straddling the line...

LaTroy Hawkins has been suspended three games for throwing an inside, head-high pitch to Baltimore Orioles left fielder Luke Scott

I know he's mad because of the way that his life turned out, but that's no reason to throw at heads!

Yea or nay?

Failure signs

• Your team gives up leads of 4-0 and 5-2
• With the game tied in the 9th, an error turns a routine ground out to a runner on second base. Now on 3rd with one out, you intentionally walk two players to load the bases and face someone who has a lifetime 1.000 average in bases loaded situations.
• As expected you lose the game.

I have absolutely no idea who could be the man to mastermind this failure. A failure so knowing and obvious as the later innings arrived, that a fan of another team (a team this man used to manage) predicted this fade long before. Who could it be?

Insert joke here

Giambi.

Hello

No, you don't

(In an older photo, Derrek Lee tells Jim to leave the field)

Jim Edmonds, now a Cub, made this statement before his first game at Wrigley:

"I've got a lot left."

I'm going to guess he was talking about fuck ups.

You know, not that long ago I wrote a deep article on A. Jones and his failures...how his performance in any other occupation would lead to immediate firing...how any sane GM would send him to AAA. (Actually, cutting him so he has to take a job at the motor club isn't a bad idea, either). But I'll admit I wasn't ready for the Cubs to make a signing that, while not similar in terms of cash, is in terms of failure.

"Whatever they need, I'll do it for them."

Right, Jim. You do sound like a guy going from the worst team in baseball to a first place club. Just glad to be helping out, right?

"I got off to a slow start. That's the way it goes."

EXACTLY! That's the way it goes when you have nothing left. Get used to it. Hmm...maybe I should be the one getting used to it? If I was a team facing the Cubs, and knew Jim would be hitting behind Fukudome, I'd put him on base every time so Jim could ground into that double play. Everyone knows that. And all Cub fans and those in the organization kept saying that Felix Pie (Oh, if Harry was around to pronounce that name) is the future CF...that Lou and others have been working on his swing and making it better and better. Guess what? You get to go to Iowa! Because we have Washed Up Washington now on the team! Boy he's quite the "clubhouse presence!"

.181 and now in the line-up

Clete replacement

I will take Alexi Casilla (unless someone has him). Alexi might be OK someday, but I saw a bunt caught by the 3rd baseman today.

Some Days Are More Productive Than Others

Some days you really do a lot of work/chores/services etc.

And other days you spend the whole day sifting through old emails because - hey, what else am I going to do.

The Initializer
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Wow, ok, Jack Wilson's picture on Sportsline: http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/players/playerpage/181561
Holy goddamn shit.
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The Responder
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As for Jack "Captain Ugly" Wilson, I think he should probably brush his teeth. Or get braces. You know what? Why doesn't he just go all the way and get a whole new face. Comb your eyebrows kiiiiid!!
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Comb your eyebrows, kiiiiiiid!

Wow.