Reds have no idea when Joey Votto will arrive right on time

News item: Reds have yet to put a timetable on a return for Joey Votto

News item: Dusty Baker said Votto is "right on schedule"
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When Cupcakes Attack (cont'd)

Carthage College wins its tuneup for its big season-opener against Martin Luther (who throws a mean two-handed set shot).

Carthage College 74, Northern Illinois 70
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Edinson Volquez: a philosophical inquiry

Was it K-Mad? Or Dusty?

News item: Volquez (elbow, meteorite) underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Monday, the Reds' official site reports.

Spin: He could take as long as 12 months to recover, so Volquez may not be back in the rotation for Cincinnati until August of 2010. Beyond that, it sometimes takes even longer for a pitcher to regain his velocity and effectiveness, so Volquez may not return to form until 2011 -- if at all (assuming he lives).

He might want to check the morgue

MESA, Ariz. -- Cubs reliever Chad Gaudin is trying to find himself this spring, an odyssey which began when he was selected by the Andersonville Horror in the 24th round of this year's FISK draft.

He's got da BAEKs -- Bury Annudder Execrable K-Madder.

heckuva job MLB

Games that start in the middle of the night. Games that never end. Baseball-hating "umpires" umpiring baseball. A commissioner who changes the rules in the middle of the series, unbeknownst to the players. Inviting the Tampa Bay Jesus Rays to participate. And at the end of it all, a chance that the Philadelphia Phillies might win a championship.

k-mad SUCKS

We hatesez him.

k-mad brings the entropy (cont'd)

March: To escape Chase, K-Mad opens WaMu account.

September: WaMu fails, is bought out by Chase. K-Mad opens ING account.

October: "Shares of ING fell more than 27 percent Friday in Amsterdam after the company said it expected to post a third-quarter loss of €500 million..."

a fitting end to da Cherriez' season

AAA Infielder is up.
Travis Hafner is pinch hitting. Hafner pops out. The game is over.
Final score: Chukar Cherries 2, Dingers 4.

k-mad is out for blood, my friends...

9/17 8:22 pm: Rockies setup man Taylor Buchholz (Horrorz, Prairie Chickens) will miss the remainder of the season with an injured shoulder. Buchholz said he will get an MRI in the next few days, according to the Denver Post.