Ramblings
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 9:59 am
I'm just going to ramble on about some crap if that is ok with you....Even if it's not, I'm going to ramble on about some crap...
I live in Colorado. Every time one of those 'bright' guys on MLB talks about Colorado, they say 'in the rarified air'...
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
We're higher in elevation, but air is not rare. Plenty to go 'round for everybody.
It's almost automatic for these guys, like 'friendly confines' of Wrigley. I imagine every ball park is as friendly as we make it.
These guys get tag lines and just use them to death. And don't even realize they're doing it.
Somebody said the Red Sox are going to 'showcase' Shane Victorino and that the Phils will 'showcase' Cliff Lee.
I believe there is no such thing as showcasing.
'Showcasing' gives us the feeling that a team with a player they are willing to trade, will play him, even though they don't think much of him and want to cut him loose.
It's crap.
When Victorino is healthy, he'll play.
When Lee is healthy, he'll play.
When Didi Gregorius has Chris Owings come back, he won't play.
'Showcasing' is a writers word.
Baseball people know what Lee, Victorino, Gregorius, and others bring to the table. A few games in late July, whether performing badly or well won't change a thing.
I think the world would be a better place if sea horses were the size of 'regular' horses. If done right, these creatures could have been the original water craft for humans. Corrals for sea horses would be at the docks, alongside boats.
Sea horse rides for money would have made millions by now.
Somebody missed the boat (pun intended) there.
The Royals are .500 (you didn't think I'd ramble without mentioning the Royals, right?)
When Dayton Moore was in fear of losing his job, he gave away Wil Myers for the rental of James Shields.
When making the deal, Royals fans were mollified by the fact that when Shields rental time was through, that Royals fans would get a similar package for him.
WRONG!
You see, the Royals are only .500, but Mr. Moore has to keep up appearances. He knows that if well managed, this team would have been in the playoffs by now.
But, they're not.
In this case, the word 'not' has dual meaning. They're not in the playoffs and they're certainly not well-managed.
Still, that won't stop Moore from the continuation of pretending that his team is a contender.
Royals fans should be pissed.
Bryce Harper has gotten more air time (not rarified air) about a new stance then 'Jake....from State Farm'.
I love that commercial.
Harper has not reallyimproved his hitting with the new stance.
But, it's a new stance. And it's Bryce Harper.
And somehow, that is noteworthy to those on air.
Just wait till he applies more lamplack to his ears, lips, and forehead...they'll go crazy.
I think music died in the 90's.
My daughter tried to revive my hope in the music industry by playing a recent hit called 'Happy'.
I laughed.
I told her that every generation or so, somebody has to remind the U.S. to be happy through song.
In the old days, 'C'mon, get Happy' was a huge hit.
Since then, it was 'Happy Together' and then 'Don't Worry, Be Happy.'
It's a nice enough tune and I'm glad the 'happy' tradition goes on, but not enough to whet my appetite for modern day 'music'.
Left handed hitters are feeling the pinch from shifts. We usually think about the Ryan Howard's, Adam Dunn's, and Mark Teixeira's of the world.
But what about the PITA?
You know, the little Pain In The Ass hitter at the top of the lineup. The lefty PITA's are doing ok.
Yelich, Gardner, Gordon and others are having good years. They can bunt and push the ball to the opposite side. The shift has had little effect on them.
There is a PITA who leads Gardner, Yelich, and Dee Gordon in runs scored this year.
In fact, he has as many as Miguel Cabrera.
AND, he sucked enough to not be taken till at least the 20th round in last year's drafts.
Denard Span.
Hell, Bryce Harper wrote him out of the Washington lineup in his best lineup scenario for Washington.
For this year, Span is a better player than Harper......BUT, did you hear Harper has a new stance?
And that isn't to pick on Harper. In 140 at bats, he has three homers and one stolen base.
At first glance, you would say, "Wow, he really sucks"
And that's fine, he does.
But what do you say about another second round pick who has 402 at bats with just four homers and two stolen bases?
THAT is TOTAL suckage.
At least with Harper, other players could be used to take up the slack while he was injured.
This player has just sucked all year and is not a thought, until recently, to be taken out of a fantasy lineup.
His name is Dustin Pedroia.
Pedroia gets widespread acclaim for his hustle and game. This year he is gamey, as in stinks.
He has three times the caught steals than stolen bases. He has one less homer than Jedd Gyorko and the last time Gyorko played seemed like when "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a hit.
We're never 'happy' in our fantasy lives. We get that one instant where we see our pitcher throw a shutout or our hitter have two homers in a game, making us smile. But, a smile is all we allow ourselves.
It seems every time we're happy with our team, something comes along to make us want to cry.
Happy is reserved for the beginning of the season. When we're full of hope and anticipation that our team will excel.
And for the end of the season, when realization strikes that we are going to cash in.
Between, it is mostly misery. And, it is a good thing that misery loves company. We have plenty of that.
And most will share that misery next year too.
I live in Colorado. Every time one of those 'bright' guys on MLB talks about Colorado, they say 'in the rarified air'...
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
We're higher in elevation, but air is not rare. Plenty to go 'round for everybody.
It's almost automatic for these guys, like 'friendly confines' of Wrigley. I imagine every ball park is as friendly as we make it.
These guys get tag lines and just use them to death. And don't even realize they're doing it.
Somebody said the Red Sox are going to 'showcase' Shane Victorino and that the Phils will 'showcase' Cliff Lee.
I believe there is no such thing as showcasing.
'Showcasing' gives us the feeling that a team with a player they are willing to trade, will play him, even though they don't think much of him and want to cut him loose.
It's crap.
When Victorino is healthy, he'll play.
When Lee is healthy, he'll play.
When Didi Gregorius has Chris Owings come back, he won't play.
'Showcasing' is a writers word.
Baseball people know what Lee, Victorino, Gregorius, and others bring to the table. A few games in late July, whether performing badly or well won't change a thing.
I think the world would be a better place if sea horses were the size of 'regular' horses. If done right, these creatures could have been the original water craft for humans. Corrals for sea horses would be at the docks, alongside boats.
Sea horse rides for money would have made millions by now.
Somebody missed the boat (pun intended) there.
The Royals are .500 (you didn't think I'd ramble without mentioning the Royals, right?)
When Dayton Moore was in fear of losing his job, he gave away Wil Myers for the rental of James Shields.
When making the deal, Royals fans were mollified by the fact that when Shields rental time was through, that Royals fans would get a similar package for him.
WRONG!
You see, the Royals are only .500, but Mr. Moore has to keep up appearances. He knows that if well managed, this team would have been in the playoffs by now.
But, they're not.
In this case, the word 'not' has dual meaning. They're not in the playoffs and they're certainly not well-managed.
Still, that won't stop Moore from the continuation of pretending that his team is a contender.
Royals fans should be pissed.
Bryce Harper has gotten more air time (not rarified air) about a new stance then 'Jake....from State Farm'.
I love that commercial.
Harper has not reallyimproved his hitting with the new stance.
But, it's a new stance. And it's Bryce Harper.
And somehow, that is noteworthy to those on air.
Just wait till he applies more lamplack to his ears, lips, and forehead...they'll go crazy.
I think music died in the 90's.
My daughter tried to revive my hope in the music industry by playing a recent hit called 'Happy'.
I laughed.
I told her that every generation or so, somebody has to remind the U.S. to be happy through song.
In the old days, 'C'mon, get Happy' was a huge hit.
Since then, it was 'Happy Together' and then 'Don't Worry, Be Happy.'
It's a nice enough tune and I'm glad the 'happy' tradition goes on, but not enough to whet my appetite for modern day 'music'.
Left handed hitters are feeling the pinch from shifts. We usually think about the Ryan Howard's, Adam Dunn's, and Mark Teixeira's of the world.
But what about the PITA?
You know, the little Pain In The Ass hitter at the top of the lineup. The lefty PITA's are doing ok.
Yelich, Gardner, Gordon and others are having good years. They can bunt and push the ball to the opposite side. The shift has had little effect on them.
There is a PITA who leads Gardner, Yelich, and Dee Gordon in runs scored this year.
In fact, he has as many as Miguel Cabrera.
AND, he sucked enough to not be taken till at least the 20th round in last year's drafts.
Denard Span.
Hell, Bryce Harper wrote him out of the Washington lineup in his best lineup scenario for Washington.
For this year, Span is a better player than Harper......BUT, did you hear Harper has a new stance?
And that isn't to pick on Harper. In 140 at bats, he has three homers and one stolen base.
At first glance, you would say, "Wow, he really sucks"
And that's fine, he does.
But what do you say about another second round pick who has 402 at bats with just four homers and two stolen bases?
THAT is TOTAL suckage.
At least with Harper, other players could be used to take up the slack while he was injured.
This player has just sucked all year and is not a thought, until recently, to be taken out of a fantasy lineup.
His name is Dustin Pedroia.
Pedroia gets widespread acclaim for his hustle and game. This year he is gamey, as in stinks.
He has three times the caught steals than stolen bases. He has one less homer than Jedd Gyorko and the last time Gyorko played seemed like when "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a hit.
We're never 'happy' in our fantasy lives. We get that one instant where we see our pitcher throw a shutout or our hitter have two homers in a game, making us smile. But, a smile is all we allow ourselves.
It seems every time we're happy with our team, something comes along to make us want to cry.
Happy is reserved for the beginning of the season. When we're full of hope and anticipation that our team will excel.
And for the end of the season, when realization strikes that we are going to cash in.
Between, it is mostly misery. And, it is a good thing that misery loves company. We have plenty of that.
And most will share that misery next year too.
