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Lannan-Utley Circle of Pain

2 September 2008 by David

Likely nothing to this, but still interesting.
On July 26th, 2007, John Lannan hit Chase Utley in the hand with a pitch, breaking his hand.  Jesus Flores was the catcher and had the go-ahead three-run homer to win the game.
Tonight, with John Lannan pitching, Chase Utley sent Jesus Flores out on a stretcher sliding into home.
The […]

A Sister Cycle

28 August 2008 by David

Wow, who’d have thought.  Sister Cristian Guzman just hit for the cycle against the Dodgers.
That should pretty much be the icing on the cake for this series sweep, and also for the Dodgers playoff hopes (after 7 consecutive losses including being swept by the worst team in baseball…)

Hurray for Instant Replay!

26 August 2008 by David

Baseball gets with the times: Limited instant replay debuts Thursday
And the system looks like it makes sense too.

Tiger Still Leading FedEx Cup!

7 August 2008 by David

I happened to check out the FedEx Cup standings for humor today.
With two weeks left in the “regular season” (whatever that means in golf), Tiger Woods is still leading the FedEx Cup points totals.  This is after playing in only 6 events, and being out due to season ending surgery since June 16 after winning […]

Francoeur was in the minors?!?!?!

8 July 2008 by David

Go away for the holiday weekend and miss this?!?
On July 4, the Braves optioned outfielder Jeff Francoeur to Mississippi of the Southern League (AA).  Double-A?!?!?  Wowsers. I don’t know about you, but this just sucked what little optimism was left in the Nats fan in me by crystallizing how bad the Nats actually are.
Now […]

Guzman: All-star and last man standing

7 July 2008 by David

The Nats (as we call) “Sister” Cristian Guzman is heading to the MLB All-Star game for the 2nd time in his career.  Additionally, he is the last man standing (player without a trip to the DL) from the Nats opening day starters.  This is a very different experience from the past few years, when Guzman […]

So much for family friendly…

30 June 2008 by David

After the family friendly conversation, I tried to resist posting this, but just couldn’t.
Apparently in Spain, they have “evidence” that football (soccer) is more popular than sex.  Attendance to the three-day International Erotic Film Festival of Barcelona (FICEB) plummeted from previous years, and organizers are blaming Spain’s success in the European Cup.
Spain’s success at Euro […]

Zack Hample Needs a Life

29 June 2008 by David

3,494 and counting: Ballhawk is in league all of his own
Amazingly, he claims to have gotten “28 baseballs at a Washington Nationals game”, including “17 in batting practice.”  I’m just glad to know our team can hit that many home runs in batting practice

Speaking of Shortstop Trades…

27 June 2008 by David

Speaking of shortstop trades, could we possibly be this fortunate?
Orioles Interested in Felipe Lopez (mlbtraderumors.com)

O’s have interest in deal for infielder Lopez (Fox Sports)

I agree with Rosenthal’s stament that the O’s could trade a “marginal minor-league prospect”.  I’d personally settle for a dozen or so bats and balls if they take over the entire […]

Pacman Praying for Imus

25 June 2008 by David

On the opposite sites of the intelligence and situational awareness continuum:
Don Imus puts his foot in his mouth again with inappropriate race comments.  You can judge this from Imus being a racist to his provided explination.  Regardless of what you believe, he handled it poorly.
On the opposite side of the continuum, “Pacman” Adam Bernard Jones […]


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