Monday, July 26, 2010

BITS AND PIECES

***A-ROD GOES FOR #600***
I really hope he gets it soon. I'm tired of listening to how he'll be the youngest ever to reach it and how old Babe was when he did it. How the flashbulbs are going off on every pitch, how they're using specially marked baseballs, how...well, you get the idea. Do they have to make the same spiel every time he comes to bat? They have a penchant for replaying every little thing that happens on the field, right down to replaying the ball boy catching a foul ball, but when Teixeira hits a ball, they don't even wait for him to be thrown out at first before they show A-Rod walking to the plate and starting their , by now, hackneyed promo. Enough, already.

By the way, the Yanks won 12-6, no thanks to Joba, who is quickly moving himself to the top of the trade rumor list.


***SPEAKING OF TRADE RUMORS...***
This rumor is on one of the NY Mets blog, and it's titled (no kidding):
"THE GREATEST TRADE RUMOR IN BASEBALL HISTORY"
Right now, baseball fans are thinking - Ted Williams for Joe DiMaggio . Correct? Not to Sam Page, from "Amazin' Avenue." His rumor: Gil Meche, Jose Guillen and Kyle Farnsworth from the Royals for Oliver Perez, Luis Castillo and Jeff Francoeur of the Mets. Anybody impressed? It's like trading a used stick of gum for a used wad of chewing tobacco. Sure, it's an even trade, but would you put either one in your mouth or any of these guys on the field?


***NEW MEMBERS OF THE HALL OF FAME***
Congratulations to Andre Dawson, Whitey Herzog, Doug Harvey and Bill Madden, a player, a manager, an umpire and a writer. Also selected was Jon Miller, an announcer (?). With so many choices, why him? It has to be a reward for being stuck in a booth with Joe Morgan for so long.


***DALLAS BRADEN WINS***
Yes, that's him: Dallas "Perfect-Game, Stay-Off-My-Mound" Braden got another win. He must have taken his own advice about staying off the mound literally, since this was his first victory in 11 weeks. One positive note: there's enough time left in the season for two more wins. Maybe.


***HOW THE BUFFALO BILLS COULD WIN***
According to our old friend, Bob Matthews, there's nothing to it. Here's all they need to do:
1) Lead the NFL in rushing
2) Have their quarterback develop Hall-of-Fame skills
3) Have their defense become great
4) Have their new coach be the smartest guy in the NFL
5) Have their wide receivers become all-stars
...There were 10 suggestions all together. Brilliant, huh?
Annie-O's comment: "What? Is it April 1st, already?" This is why we love old Wrong-Way Bob.


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