Sometimes the president doesn't follow precedents
Item: Victor Rita, a decorated Marine veteran of the Vietnam and Gulf wars, appeals a 33-month sentence for lying to a grand jury about an alleged purchase of parts to make an illegal gun.
News Item: Bush administration argues successfully in Supreme Court against Rita's appeal for a lighter sentence.
But this was surely to set in motion a presidential commutation for a man who served his country and was charged with no other crime than lying.
Wait. Why are you laughing?
What did QT say that was so funny?
Monday, July 9, 2007
now THIS is comedy!
Hmmm, doesn't mention when he will be volunteering to go to Iraq and join the fight...
Santorum criticizes GOP senators' Iraq revolt
Former GOP senator Rick Santorum believes his staunch defense of the Iraq War helped lead to his defeat. But he still believes U.S. troops need to continue the fight.
Funny, funny stuff:
After losing his seat last fall, Santorum became a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a Washington think tank dedicated to applying “Judeo-Christian moral tradition to critical issues of public policy.” Which means: invade and bomb countries back to the phokking stone age.
And, praise Jesus, we have this to look forward to:
He’s also writing a book on radical Islam and global terrorism.
Santorum criticizes GOP senators' Iraq revolt
Former GOP senator Rick Santorum believes his staunch defense of the Iraq War helped lead to his defeat. But he still believes U.S. troops need to continue the fight.
Funny, funny stuff:
After losing his seat last fall, Santorum became a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a Washington think tank dedicated to applying “Judeo-Christian moral tradition to critical issues of public policy.” Which means: invade and bomb countries back to the phokking stone age.
And, praise Jesus, we have this to look forward to:
He’s also writing a book on radical Islam and global terrorism.
what is America searching?
Today's Top Searches
1. Dalai Lama
2. Guacamole
3. Xbox 360
4. Calgary Stampede
5. Beyonce
6. Smashing Pumpkins
7. Zorse
8. W-9 Form
9. Venus Williams
Not on the list:
U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,605
18 police recruits among 49 dead / String of bombings makes Iraq death toll soar over weekend
Bush Not Bringing U.S. Troops Home From Iraq Now (if ever)
wait, hold on...
10. George W. Bush
1. Dalai Lama
2. Guacamole
3. Xbox 360
4. Calgary Stampede
5. Beyonce
6. Smashing Pumpkins
7. Zorse
8. W-9 Form
9. Venus Williams
Not on the list:
U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,605
18 police recruits among 49 dead / String of bombings makes Iraq death toll soar over weekend
Bush Not Bringing U.S. Troops Home From Iraq Now (if ever)
wait, hold on...
10. George W. Bush
Sunday, July 8, 2007
He will be missed.
Erik Bedard struck out 15 in a two-hit shutout of the Rangers on Saturday.
So much for the dead arm. Bedard blew right through the Texas lineup three times tonight, facing the minimum 27 batters. He gave up singles to Desi Relaford and Sammy Sosa, only to erase both runners on double plays. The 15 strikeouts tied a the Orioles' franchise record and bested his previous high by three. He currently leads the majors with 149 strikeouts.
So much for the dead arm. Bedard blew right through the Texas lineup three times tonight, facing the minimum 27 batters. He gave up singles to Desi Relaford and Sammy Sosa, only to erase both runners on double plays. The 15 strikeouts tied a the Orioles' franchise record and bested his previous high by three. He currently leads the majors with 149 strikeouts.
Saturday, July 7, 2007
Suckers!
Chicago:
Sunday...Sunny...breezy. Hot and humid. Brains turned into mush. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index readings 97 to 101 in the afternoon. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. People dropping like flies.
San Diego:
Sunday...Cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 68 to 73 near the coast to 72 to 77 inland. Light winds. Smiff, chillin'.
Sunday...Sunny...breezy. Hot and humid. Brains turned into mush. Highs in the mid 90s. Heat index readings 97 to 101 in the afternoon. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. People dropping like flies.
San Diego:
Sunday...Cloudy in the morning...becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs 68 to 73 near the coast to 72 to 77 inland. Light winds. Smiff, chillin'.
50 profile views?
Someone is checking Smiff out. Hey ladies, give Smiff a little ringy ding ding....
also like Smiff: he's fiery!
SAN DIEGO PITCHER DAVID WELLS WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE ED HICKOX FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING.
mortal lock defined
Brad Hawpe was down to his last strike before the Rockies would take a 6-5 loss when he delivered a deep blast to center for a home run off closer Antonio Alfonseca....
2nd Game: Vikings 12, Bears 0
Vikes throw shutout in the nightcap.
And if this isn't the national headline tomorrow, Ozzie is dead to me:
White Sox Manager Takes Own Life
Ozzie Guillen, 1964-2007
And if this isn't the national headline tomorrow, Ozzie is dead to me:
White Sox Manager Takes Own Life
Ozzie Guillen, 1964-2007
Friday, July 6, 2007
breaking all the rules
12 laws every blogger should know
For U.S. bloggers in particular, blogging has become a veritable land mine of potential legal issues, and the situation isn’t helped by the fact that the law in this area is constantly in flux. This article highlights 12 of the most important U.S. laws related to blogging and provides some simple and straightforward tips for safely navigating them....
For U.S. bloggers in particular, blogging has become a veritable land mine of potential legal issues, and the situation isn’t helped by the fact that the law in this area is constantly in flux. This article highlights 12 of the most important U.S. laws related to blogging and provides some simple and straightforward tips for safely navigating them....
Response to Richard Greathouse of St. Louis:
Go phokk yourself (look, no F).
Weekly’s use of “F” word irks Missouri patron
St. Louis area resident Richard Greathouse has called for Jefferson County (Mo.) Public Library to remove the free weekly Riverfront Times newspaper from distribution there. Greathouse saw the paper while he took his 13-year-old son to the library’s Northwest branch to research birds, and complained to Library Director Pam Klipsch. “The content of this thing really upset me,” Greathouse said. “They use the ‘F’ word in there.”
Weekly’s use of “F” word irks Missouri patron
St. Louis area resident Richard Greathouse has called for Jefferson County (Mo.) Public Library to remove the free weekly Riverfront Times newspaper from distribution there. Greathouse saw the paper while he took his 13-year-old son to the library’s Northwest branch to research birds, and complained to Library Director Pam Klipsch. “The content of this thing really upset me,” Greathouse said. “They use the ‘F’ word in there.”
Final: Minnesota Vikings 20, Chicago Bears 14
Lovie should have gone with the onsides kick, i tells ya...
So you score 14 runs...and lose by 6? I expect to see Breaking News tonight that Ozzie Guillen has taken his own life, after murdering most of his pitching staff. Really, why hasn't he killed himself yet, like a real man? What is he waiting for? Might he be all talk, no action?
So you score 14 runs...and lose by 6? I expect to see Breaking News tonight that Ozzie Guillen has taken his own life, after murdering most of his pitching staff. Really, why hasn't he killed himself yet, like a real man? What is he waiting for? Might he be all talk, no action?
today's depressing quote by the Idiot-In-Chief
"Do you have blacks, too?"--Da RezzziDUNCE to Brazilian president Fernando Cardoso; Washington, D.C.; 11/8/01
K-Mad Killer
Diamondbacks optioned outfielder Carlos Quentin to Triple-A Tucson.
This probably should have been done a couple of months ago. Quentin is going to be a fine long-term regular, but it wasn't happening now, perhaps because of the shoulder he injured in spring training. He was hitting just .210/.299/.350 with five homers and 28 RBI in 200 at-bats.
This probably should have been done a couple of months ago. Quentin is going to be a fine long-term regular, but it wasn't happening now, perhaps because of the shoulder he injured in spring training. He was hitting just .210/.299/.350 with five homers and 28 RBI in 200 at-bats.
Sout'side Suck-Fest
Name the last pitcher to give up 12 runs in a game...
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Garland 3.1 11 12 11 3 0 2 3.92
Minnesota 4th Inning Summary
- L. Castillo walked
- J. Bartlett singled to left, L. Castillo to second
- J. Mauer singled to center, L. Castillo scored, J. Bartlett to third
- M. Cuddyer lined out to second
- J. Morneau singled to pitcher, J. Bartlett scored, J. Mauer to second, J. Mauer to third, J. Morneau to second on pitcher J. Garland's throwing error
- T. Hunter intentionally walked
- J. Kubel homered to deep right center, J. Morneau, T. Hunter and J. Mauer scored
- N. Masset relieved J. Garland
- J. Tyner popped out to shallow center
- N. Punto lined out to center
- End of Inning (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error)
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA
J. Garland 3.1 11 12 11 3 0 2 3.92
Minnesota 4th Inning Summary
- L. Castillo walked
- J. Bartlett singled to left, L. Castillo to second
- J. Mauer singled to center, L. Castillo scored, J. Bartlett to third
- M. Cuddyer lined out to second
- J. Morneau singled to pitcher, J. Bartlett scored, J. Mauer to second, J. Mauer to third, J. Morneau to second on pitcher J. Garland's throwing error
- T. Hunter intentionally walked
- J. Kubel homered to deep right center, J. Morneau, T. Hunter and J. Mauer scored
- N. Masset relieved J. Garland
- J. Tyner popped out to shallow center
- N. Punto lined out to center
- End of Inning (6 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error)
The John Hopkins University
What a piece of shit.
Fouad Ajami, a professor (and he has won prizes! They love to give each other prizes!) at the esteemed university I once thought seriously of attending, has written a piece for the Wall Street Journal attracting some attention in which he says of Bush's approach to morality: "the one defining mark of [his] moral outlook is the distinction [he is able to make(?)] between friend and foe," which really only illuminates how difficult it is to find something nice to say about Bush. Being able to tell the difference between friend and foe is something we expect of our five year olds, something we hope our presidents have managed long ago. As well, the action of marking friend and foe is only the beginning of a process to determine proper action and context of action for the self. In the Bush presidency, marking friend and marking foe involves a process that has typically led to great corruption and great heartache. We are not talking about Churchill here. Instead we are talking of roses for politically connected corporations and endless ache for others.
Now Ajami was writing this piece earlier and calling for Bush to pardon Libby. His piece, pedantic, insipid and superficial, went beyond straining the bonds of credulity however and entered the realms of the insultingly delusional. He wrote:
How does one have the audacity or just the sheer stupidity to compare Scooter Libby to a soldier right now? How is he comparable? When soldiers in Iraq fall are they wearing custom tailored suits while being advised on their movements by lawyers who bill thousands of dollars an hour? Is the consequence of their falling an easy stretch in a minimum security jail? In another tack, was it a war that the White House was fighting in order to convince the American public that attacking a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 or any terrorism directed against the United States was the right move to make even as we invaded another more culpable foe? If it was then war, then are we accusing the Bush presidency, by application of this logic, of bringing civil war to the United States? An odd and idiotic defense of the indefensible.
Getting caught up in this part of his article is to miss the point elsewhere that this fool who has a koosh job in a comfortable university (a university started in much more a spirit of challenging established authorities when it was begun about 130 years ago which has clearly lost its way on that score) believes that Libby has sacrificed something out of a nobility of spirit in choosing to reveal the identity of a secret United States agent and obstruct the justice of the United States in the pursuit of a flawed and tragic policy that has not revealed anything of any nobility at all, but has just allowed the rotten fruits of this administration to smell more strongly in the light of the larger stage of war than they would have if Bush was simply giving the environment away (another thing he excels at).
Why do we suffer these fools so docilely?
How does Professor Ajami have a job when he so publicly reveals not just his ignorance, but an appalling lack of reason, intelligence or any sense whatsoever of a political philosophy that contains insight, distinction or foresight? He is an apologist. A flunky. Increasingly, our system of higher education rewards morons like this while the more original thinkers are included out of a process out of fear that those more original thinkers will reveal these flunkies for what they are: dangerous fools with no more right to pontificate and teach than the dogs they resemble.
So a big "Go Fuck Yourself" to The John Hopkins University and the lapdogs they hire for this pathetic and dangerous administration.
Fouad Ajami, a professor (and he has won prizes! They love to give each other prizes!) at the esteemed university I once thought seriously of attending, has written a piece for the Wall Street Journal attracting some attention in which he says of Bush's approach to morality: "the one defining mark of [his] moral outlook is the distinction [he is able to make(?)] between friend and foe," which really only illuminates how difficult it is to find something nice to say about Bush. Being able to tell the difference between friend and foe is something we expect of our five year olds, something we hope our presidents have managed long ago. As well, the action of marking friend and foe is only the beginning of a process to determine proper action and context of action for the self. In the Bush presidency, marking friend and marking foe involves a process that has typically led to great corruption and great heartache. We are not talking about Churchill here. Instead we are talking of roses for politically connected corporations and endless ache for others.
Now Ajami was writing this piece earlier and calling for Bush to pardon Libby. His piece, pedantic, insipid and superficial, went beyond straining the bonds of credulity however and entered the realms of the insultingly delusional. He wrote:
In "The Soldier's Creed," there is a particularly compelling principle: "I will never leave a fallen comrade." This is a cherished belief, and it has been so since soldiers and chroniclers and philosophers thought about wars and great, common endeavors. Across time and space, cultures, each in its own way, have given voice to this most basic of beliefs. They have done it, we know, to give heart to those who embark on a common mission, to give them confidence that they will not be given up under duress. A process that yields up Scooter Libby to a zealous prosecutor is justice gone awry.
How does one have the audacity or just the sheer stupidity to compare Scooter Libby to a soldier right now? How is he comparable? When soldiers in Iraq fall are they wearing custom tailored suits while being advised on their movements by lawyers who bill thousands of dollars an hour? Is the consequence of their falling an easy stretch in a minimum security jail? In another tack, was it a war that the White House was fighting in order to convince the American public that attacking a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 or any terrorism directed against the United States was the right move to make even as we invaded another more culpable foe? If it was then war, then are we accusing the Bush presidency, by application of this logic, of bringing civil war to the United States? An odd and idiotic defense of the indefensible.
Getting caught up in this part of his article is to miss the point elsewhere that this fool who has a koosh job in a comfortable university (a university started in much more a spirit of challenging established authorities when it was begun about 130 years ago which has clearly lost its way on that score) believes that Libby has sacrificed something out of a nobility of spirit in choosing to reveal the identity of a secret United States agent and obstruct the justice of the United States in the pursuit of a flawed and tragic policy that has not revealed anything of any nobility at all, but has just allowed the rotten fruits of this administration to smell more strongly in the light of the larger stage of war than they would have if Bush was simply giving the environment away (another thing he excels at).
Why do we suffer these fools so docilely?
How does Professor Ajami have a job when he so publicly reveals not just his ignorance, but an appalling lack of reason, intelligence or any sense whatsoever of a political philosophy that contains insight, distinction or foresight? He is an apologist. A flunky. Increasingly, our system of higher education rewards morons like this while the more original thinkers are included out of a process out of fear that those more original thinkers will reveal these flunkies for what they are: dangerous fools with no more right to pontificate and teach than the dogs they resemble.
So a big "Go Fuck Yourself" to The John Hopkins University and the lapdogs they hire for this pathetic and dangerous administration.
world's least effective stimulant has been found
MLB announced Friday that Neifi Perez has been suspended for 25 games after testing positive for a banned stimulant.
The suspension is effective immediately and it sounds like the Tigers may call up Ryan Raburn to take his place on the roster. Losing Perez isn't much of a blow to the Tigers given that he's hitting .172 with a .487 OPS. Raburn, 26, is hitting .292 with solid power and speed at Triple-A.
The suspension is effective immediately and it sounds like the Tigers may call up Ryan Raburn to take his place on the roster. Losing Perez isn't much of a blow to the Tigers given that he's hitting .172 with a .487 OPS. Raburn, 26, is hitting .292 with solid power and speed at Triple-A.
Thursday, July 5, 2007
s#i+ blowing up
White Sox recalled RHP Gavin Floyd from Triple-A Charlotte.
He replaces David Aardsma on the roster. The White Sox were leaning towards starting Nick Masset in one of the games of the doubleheader Friday, but Floyd will get the nod instead. He's the top candidate for a permanent rotation spot later on when the White Sox deal one of their starting pitchers.
He replaces David Aardsma on the roster. The White Sox were leaning towards starting Nick Masset in one of the games of the doubleheader Friday, but Floyd will get the nod instead. He's the top candidate for a permanent rotation spot later on when the White Sox deal one of their starting pitchers.
hmmm, i wonder who's to blame here....
Marlins placed RHP Josh Johnson on the 15-day disabled list with a right forearm strain.
Johnson figures to miss at least a few weeks after his latest setback. The Marlins really needed him back at 100 percent in order to make a run in the second half of the season.
Johnson figures to miss at least a few weeks after his latest setback. The Marlins really needed him back at 100 percent in order to make a run in the second half of the season.
What fiery young actor will play Sweet Lou?
There is going to be a tv show on ESPN (starting Monday) about the 1977 New York Yankees called "The Bronx Is Burning". Sure, it will probably suck, but i'll be tuning to watch Oliver Platt (as George Steinbrenner) and John Turturro (as Billy Martin!!) chewing up the scenery.
No one is listed as playing Lou Piniella, and though he is a bit old i would go with Mark Ruffalo in fiery-mode.
No one is listed as playing Lou Piniella, and though he is a bit old i would go with Mark Ruffalo in fiery-mode.
can't wait until the Olympic-sized delays
'People were scared and crying'
The CTA blames a broken spring for Tuesday's post-fireworks shutdown.
• Comments: 'Obnoxious drunks'
• Video: CTA: 'We apologize'
• CTA adds Police concert options
The CTA blames a broken spring for Tuesday's post-fireworks shutdown.
• Comments: 'Obnoxious drunks'
• Video: CTA: 'We apologize'
• CTA adds Police concert options
Yeah, is this a great country, or what?
"Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. It means these words, for starters. The great inalienable rights of our country. We're blessed with such values in America. And I--it's--I'm a proud man to be the nation based upon such wonderful values."--Da RezzziDUNCE trying out the english language at the Jefferson Memorial; Washington D.C.; 7/2/01
The Average American Contemplates What All This Bush Presidency Stuff Has Been About
In light of the Libby sentence "commuting":
Funny!
'Inconvenience' riles 'L' riders
Holiday travelers continued to steam after a post-fireworks glitch on an elevated train left hundreds stranded on packed, sweltering trains in the Loop.
Holiday travelers continued to steam after a post-fireworks glitch on an elevated train left hundreds stranded on packed, sweltering trains in the Loop.
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
we are living in a golden age (cont'd)
American wins hot-dog eating contest
In a gut-busting showdown that combined drama, daring and indigestion, Joey Chestnut emerged Wednesday as the world's hot dog eating champion, knocking off six-time titlist Takeru Kobayashi in a rousing triumph.
Chestnut, the great red, white and blue hope in the annual Fourth of July competition, broke his own world record by inhaling 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes — a staggering one every 10.9 seconds before a screaming crowd in Coney Island.
"If I needed to eat another one right now, I could," the 23-year-old Californian said after receiving the mustard yellow belt emblematic of hot dog eating supremacy.
Chestnut won in a bun-zer beating performance against Kobayashi, the Japanese eating machine who recently had a wisdom tooth extracted and received chiropractic treatment due to a sore jaw. But the winner of every Nathan's hot dog competition since 2001 showed no ill effects as he stayed with Chestnut frank-for-frank until the very end of the 12-minute competition.
Kobayashi finished with 63 HDBs — hot dogs and buns eaten — in his best performance ever. His previous high in the annual competition was 53 1/2. The all-time record before Wednesday's remarkable contest was Chestnut's 59 1/2, set just last month.
The two gustatory gladiators quickly distanced themselves from the rest of the 17 competitors, processing more beef than a slaughterhouse within the first few minutes. The two had each downed 60 hot dogs with 60 seconds to go when Chestnut — the veins on his forehead extended — put away the final franks to end Kobayashi's reign.
In a gut-busting showdown that combined drama, daring and indigestion, Joey Chestnut emerged Wednesday as the world's hot dog eating champion, knocking off six-time titlist Takeru Kobayashi in a rousing triumph.
Chestnut, the great red, white and blue hope in the annual Fourth of July competition, broke his own world record by inhaling 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes — a staggering one every 10.9 seconds before a screaming crowd in Coney Island.
"If I needed to eat another one right now, I could," the 23-year-old Californian said after receiving the mustard yellow belt emblematic of hot dog eating supremacy.
Chestnut won in a bun-zer beating performance against Kobayashi, the Japanese eating machine who recently had a wisdom tooth extracted and received chiropractic treatment due to a sore jaw. But the winner of every Nathan's hot dog competition since 2001 showed no ill effects as he stayed with Chestnut frank-for-frank until the very end of the 12-minute competition.
Kobayashi finished with 63 HDBs — hot dogs and buns eaten — in his best performance ever. His previous high in the annual competition was 53 1/2. The all-time record before Wednesday's remarkable contest was Chestnut's 59 1/2, set just last month.
The two gustatory gladiators quickly distanced themselves from the rest of the 17 competitors, processing more beef than a slaughterhouse within the first few minutes. The two had each downed 60 hot dogs with 60 seconds to go when Chestnut — the veins on his forehead extended — put away the final franks to end Kobayashi's reign.
KO: Throwing Hard Fastballs
Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment: You ceased to be the President of the United States
How does he get away with this? I guess we still have the 1st Amendment?? Who knew?
How does he get away with this? I guess we still have the 1st Amendment?? Who knew?
I wonder what's different in this case?
- Bush has granted fewer pardons than any President in the past 100 years
- Bush has commuted just 4 sentences (is no one paying up?)
- Bush has denied more than 4,000 commutation requests (PHOKK YOU)
- Bush has denied more than 1,000 pardon requests (see previous PHOKK YOU)
- Bush has commuted just 4 sentences (is no one paying up?)
- Bush has denied more than 4,000 commutation requests (PHOKK YOU)
- Bush has denied more than 1,000 pardon requests (see previous PHOKK YOU)
anudder FLIP-FLOP by da Liar-In-Chief
"I would not replace the verdict of a jury unless there are new facts or evidence of which a jury was unaware, or evidence that the trial was somehow unfair."--George W. Bush, from his autobiography, "A Charge To Keep*" (uh, he wrote, uh, a book?)
*translated: "A Nation To Fuck"
*translated: "A Nation To Fuck"
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Is God pissed with Duncan Hunter?
News Headline: "Muslim cleric blames drought on lack of faith in Allah."
News Headline: "Floods are judgment on society, say bishops."
Special Weather Statement Issued by the National Weather Service at 5:30 PM PDT on July 2, 2007
... The hottest weather so far this year over the Independence day Holiday...We're All DOOMED.
A HYOOGE upper level high pressure system over the Great Basin will bring very hot weather through Friday. The hottest days will be Wednesday and Thursday when many new record highs may be established.
High temperature forecasts for Wednesday and Thursday...
Beaches... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..75 to 80
beaches to 5 miles inland... ... ... ..80 to 85
5 to 10 miles inland... ... ... ... ... .85 to 90
western inland valleys... ... ... ... ..90 to 98
eastern inland valleys... ... ... ... ..98 to 110
Foothills and mtns below 6000 feet..98 to 110
mountains above 6000 feet... ... ... ..90 to 100
high deserts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 to 117
lower deserts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..115 to 123
Even the coastal zones will feel some of the effects of this heat wave. Although the cooling influences of a shallow marine layer and onshore ocean breezes will keep temperatures in the 70s to near 80 at the immediate coast... just 5 to 10 miles inland the high temperatures will reach close to 90 degrees. Suckers!
Holiday revelers (Drunks) celebrating the Independence day Holiday with outdoor activities should take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Drink plenty of water... wear light colored loose fitting clothing... and take advantage of shaded areas and air conditioned buildings. Smiff plans to go to a nude beach...
This is a potentially dangerous fire situation (otherwise known as fire). The combination of extreme heat and very low humidities will elevate the fire hazard to critical levels. Unattended campfires... smoldering cigarettes cast into tinder dry brush... and Sparks from fireworks could ignite more fires. So if you plan to smoke, please get a fast-acting cancer and die ASAP...
News Headline: "Floods are judgment on society, say bishops."
Special Weather Statement Issued by the National Weather Service at 5:30 PM PDT on July 2, 2007
... The hottest weather so far this year over the Independence day Holiday...We're All DOOMED.
A HYOOGE upper level high pressure system over the Great Basin will bring very hot weather through Friday. The hottest days will be Wednesday and Thursday when many new record highs may be established.
High temperature forecasts for Wednesday and Thursday...
Beaches... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..75 to 80
beaches to 5 miles inland... ... ... ..80 to 85
5 to 10 miles inland... ... ... ... ... .85 to 90
western inland valleys... ... ... ... ..90 to 98
eastern inland valleys... ... ... ... ..98 to 110
Foothills and mtns below 6000 feet..98 to 110
mountains above 6000 feet... ... ... ..90 to 100
high deserts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 to 117
lower deserts... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..115 to 123
Even the coastal zones will feel some of the effects of this heat wave. Although the cooling influences of a shallow marine layer and onshore ocean breezes will keep temperatures in the 70s to near 80 at the immediate coast... just 5 to 10 miles inland the high temperatures will reach close to 90 degrees. Suckers!
Holiday revelers (Drunks) celebrating the Independence day Holiday with outdoor activities should take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Drink plenty of water... wear light colored loose fitting clothing... and take advantage of shaded areas and air conditioned buildings. Smiff plans to go to a nude beach...
This is a potentially dangerous fire situation (otherwise known as fire). The combination of extreme heat and very low humidities will elevate the fire hazard to critical levels. Unattended campfires... smoldering cigarettes cast into tinder dry brush... and Sparks from fireworks could ignite more fires. So if you plan to smoke, please get a fast-acting cancer and die ASAP...
HILARIOUS STUFF!
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald disputed Bush's assertion that the prison term was excessive. Libby was sentenced under the same laws as other criminals, Fitzgerald said. "It is fundamental to the rule of law that all citizens stand before the bar of justice as equals."
Smiff, Wells: Separated at Birth?
David Wells shut out the Marlins for 6 2/3 innings to win on Monday night.
1) Fat.
2) Bald.
3) Drunk.
4) Folksy.*
5) Goatees.
6) Throw shutouts.
7) Draft SHTEALS.
8) Live in San Diego.
9) Like hunting big game.
10) Stooopid, HYOOOGE @Holes?
Anyone seen these two together?
*Who wouldn't have a beer with them?
1) Fat.
2) Bald.
3) Drunk.
4) Folksy.*
5) Goatees.
6) Throw shutouts.
7) Draft SHTEALS.
8) Live in San Diego.
9) Like hunting big game.
10) Stooopid, HYOOOGE @Holes?
Anyone seen these two together?
*Who wouldn't have a beer with them?
Monday, July 2, 2007
well, this seems premature...
Zach Duke was told Monday he doesn't have structural damage in his sore pitching elbow, but that he just totally sucks.
will the living envy the dead?
News item: Scott Podzzzednik will go back on the disabled list because of a rib cage injury.
we are living in a golden age (cont'd)
News item: President Bush spared former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby from a 2 1/2 year prison term on Monday, issuing an order that commutes his sentence.
Because when it comes to perjury, there's the trivial kind (lying about blowing the cover of a CIA agent in order to get back at the people who have been calling you on the lies you told to get a war started) and the impeachable kind (lying about a blow job).
Because when it comes to perjury, there's the trivial kind (lying about blowing the cover of a CIA agent in order to get back at the people who have been calling you on the lies you told to get a war started) and the impeachable kind (lying about a blow job).
after the Iraq War, the dumbest idea ever
"I know from an owner's perspective, this is a gold mine. To have a World Series Weekend, WSW, I think it will create a stage that the game has not seen."--Scott Boras, on his proposed World Series Weekend concept in which a nine-game series would begin with two games at a neutral site.
Who is Smiff's ideal Presidential candidate?
http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008.html
Catching up with da RezzziDUNCE
"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe, and what I believe--I believe what I believe is right."--Rome; 7/22/01
"The Bob Jones policy on interracial dating, I mean I spoke out on interracial dating. I spoke against that. I spoke against out against interracial dating. I support the policy on interracial dating."--CBS Evening News; 2/25/00
"It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life."--Wash. DC; 12/21/04
"We got the best workforce in America...in the world."--Wash. DC; 12/2/05
"The folks who conducted to act on our country on September 11 made a big mistake. They underestimated America. They underestimated our resolve, our determination, our love for freedom. They misunderestimated the fact that we love a neighbor in need. They misunderestimated the compassion of our country. I think they misunderestimated the will and determination of the commander in chief, too."--Langley, VA; 9/26/01 (However, they did not misunderestimate his brain power.... Also, according to the blogger spellcheck, "misunderestimate" is not a word.)
"For a century and half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times."--Tokyo; 2/18/02
"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."--Nashua, NH; 1/27/00 (Elected several months later...he's folksy!...I would like to have a beer with him....)
"The Bob Jones policy on interracial dating, I mean I spoke out on interracial dating. I spoke against that. I spoke against out against interracial dating. I support the policy on interracial dating."--CBS Evening News; 2/25/00
"It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life."--Wash. DC; 12/21/04
"We got the best workforce in America...in the world."--Wash. DC; 12/2/05
"The folks who conducted to act on our country on September 11 made a big mistake. They underestimated America. They underestimated our resolve, our determination, our love for freedom. They misunderestimated the fact that we love a neighbor in need. They misunderestimated the compassion of our country. I think they misunderestimated the will and determination of the commander in chief, too."--Langley, VA; 9/26/01 (However, they did not misunderestimate his brain power.... Also, according to the blogger spellcheck, "misunderestimate" is not a word.)
"For a century and half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times."--Tokyo; 2/18/02
"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."--Nashua, NH; 1/27/00 (Elected several months later...he's folksy!...I would like to have a beer with him....)
Sunday, July 1, 2007
when irresistable force of k-mad awfulness meets immovalbe object of k-mad suckiness (cont'd)
Scott Olsen (chix) prevailed in a battle (vs. Zach Duke, Smelt, now on DL) of two of the NL's most disappointing young left-handers (Sustained Untreatable Communicable K-Mad Status [SUCKS])...
Friday, June 29, 2007
crackers...God love 'em
This had to be a bad bill if Bush was for it, and it's one of those ironic ironies that about 100% of the crackers in Gainesville, GA voted for him. Like, Billy Ray Smiff and his wife, Uraina, who don't like Mexicans at all...
Small-Town America Resists Latino Newcomers
Small-Town America Resists Latino Newcomers
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Smiff is angry, my friends
Still in DC...for two more phokking days. I'd rather stick needles in my eyes. Let's see who's to blame:
1) K-Mad (naturally)
2) K-Mad's boss (totally insane? just askin'...)
3) American Airlines (phokk dem)
4) Dallas--what, you get some rain and all flights west of the Mississippi shut down for two days?
5) While i'm at it, Texas. Let's Mess With Them. Isn't this the state which executes little old ladies for jaywalking? and they can't handle a little water? PHOKK DEM RIGHT DOWNTOWN AND PRINT IT!
6) DC. I think my flight tonight was cancelled because of some thunderstorms. Whatever. Wimps.
7) George W. Bush and Dick "Dick" (Dick!) Cheney (angle THIS, Dick)
8) Tom Skilling--just because of bad weather
9) Fung
10) The iPhone
1) K-Mad (naturally)
2) K-Mad's boss (totally insane? just askin'...)
3) American Airlines (phokk dem)
4) Dallas--what, you get some rain and all flights west of the Mississippi shut down for two days?
5) While i'm at it, Texas. Let's Mess With Them. Isn't this the state which executes little old ladies for jaywalking? and they can't handle a little water? PHOKK DEM RIGHT DOWNTOWN AND PRINT IT!
6) DC. I think my flight tonight was cancelled because of some thunderstorms. Whatever. Wimps.
7) George W. Bush and Dick "Dick" (Dick!) Cheney (angle THIS, Dick)
8) Tom Skilling--just because of bad weather
9) Fung
10) The iPhone
udders laughed at, scorned, made fun of Smiff
Dose phokkers will be sorry...
Max Scherzer fanned 11 in six scoreless innings Wednesday for Double-A Tennessee. Scherzer was making his second start for Tennessee. In five outings since signing with the Diamondbacks on May 31, he has a 1.29 ERA and a 45/5 K/BB ratio in 28 innings. He seems like a real possibility to help out in the second half.
Max Scherzer fanned 11 in six scoreless innings Wednesday for Double-A Tennessee. Scherzer was making his second start for Tennessee. In five outings since signing with the Diamondbacks on May 31, he has a 1.29 ERA and a 45/5 K/BB ratio in 28 innings. He seems like a real possibility to help out in the second half.
Lou is confused--SHOCKING!
Manager Lou Piniella mistakenly told the media that Kerry Wood's bullpen session on Tuesday was postponed, when it actually did take place prior to the rainstorm. Wood reportedly pitched okay during the session and will continue his rehab.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
breaks record by 60 games? - dats pretty good
Ryan Howard hit his 100th career homer Wednesday, breaking Ralph Kiner's record for the least amount of games to reach the century mark. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Howard's three-run blast, that broke up a scoreless game in the fifth, gave him 100 homers in 325 career games -- 60 less games than it took Pirate great Kiner to hit the plateau in the late 40s.
Smiff forgot a "celebrity" before the Burger King
Today's 7th inning conductor: George Thorogood.
Which reminds me...
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I ain't seen my baby since a nigh' and a week
Gotta get drunk man till I can't even speak
Gonna get high man listen to me
One drink ain't enough Jack you better make it three
I wanna get drunk I'm gonna make it real clear
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
(repeat about 50 times)
and...
I drink alone, yeah,
with nobody else
I drink alone, yeah,
with nobody else
You know when I drink alone,
I prefer to be by myself
Which reminds me...
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
No I ain't seen my baby since a nigh' and a week
Gotta get drunk man till I can't even speak
Gonna get high man listen to me
One drink ain't enough Jack you better make it three
I wanna get drunk I'm gonna make it real clear
I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer
One bourbon, one scotch, one beer
(repeat about 50 times)
and...
I drink alone, yeah,
with nobody else
I drink alone, yeah,
with nobody else
You know when I drink alone,
I prefer to be by myself
Yes.
No brainer
Everybody's a Critic and That Seems to Include QT (cont'd):
The best movie recently out on DVD that no one saw in the theaters:
"Idiocracy."
It explains everything.
Everybody's a Critic and That Seems to Include QT (cont'd):
The best movie recently out on DVD that no one saw in the theaters:
"Idiocracy."
It explains everything.
road trip?
News Item: North Korean film festival in Pyongyang offers the premiere of "Respected Comrade Kim Jong Il Is a Great Thinker and Theoretician."
It's official: the Cubs have run out of celebrities to promote
The Subway guy, Jared Fogel, was featured in the 3rd inning today. Who's next, the creepy Burger King dude?
they call him "The Angler" for a reason...
News Item (2002): "Cheney asserts executive privilege."
News Item (2007): "Cheney won't follow executive order, says he's part of legislative branch."
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) explaining in 2003 why he was against an Iraq invasion: "The question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is not that damned many."
Then again, what do you expect from-- No. Wait. That was Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney explaining in 1992 why he was against an Iraq invasion. Back when he was in the executive branch.
News Item (2007): "Cheney won't follow executive order, says he's part of legislative branch."
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) explaining in 2003 why he was against an Iraq invasion: "The question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is not that damned many."
Then again, what do you expect from-- No. Wait. That was Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney explaining in 1992 why he was against an Iraq invasion. Back when he was in the executive branch.
Act of God?
Kerry Wood's bullpen session originally scheduled for Tuesday was postponed due to an afternoon downpour.
Wood will likely attempt to complete the side session on Wednesday, barring an earthquake, hurricane, or locusts.
Wood will likely attempt to complete the side session on Wednesday, barring an earthquake, hurricane, or locusts.
Earth to Shea Hillenbrand: "You SUCK!"
Shea Hillenbrand said Tuesday that he'd like to be traded if the Angels don't plan to give him regular playing time.
"I feel like I'm being pushed aside, put on a back-burner, and I don't like that at all," Hillenbrand said. "If I'm not going to play here, give me enough respect to trade me or get rid of me. I think I deserve that. I'm a quality player in the prime of my career. To go from playing every day to not playing at all, it's very disheartening."
"I feel like I'm being pushed aside, put on a back-burner, and I don't like that at all," Hillenbrand said. "If I'm not going to play here, give me enough respect to trade me or get rid of me. I think I deserve that. I'm a quality player in the prime of my career. To go from playing every day to not playing at all, it's very disheartening."
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Burning River Bandits go 3-3 against this.
This week's opposing players' major league stats, weighted by Scoresheet playing time vs. your team:
2.27 ERA, 7.1 H/9IP; .321 BA, .379 OBA, .550 SlgA
2.27 ERA, 7.1 H/9IP; .321 BA, .379 OBA, .550 SlgA
Monday, June 25, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
Piniella: But that Lou guy, WHAT AN IDIOT!
Piniella: 'I like Barrett' Also: Lou Lies A LOT
By Paul "Idiot Asshole" SullivanTribune staff reporter
Published June 22, 2007, 7:39 PM CDT
Cubs manager Lou Piniella shrugged off criticism from the Padres' Geoff Blum that he doesn't particularly like catchers. Blum used White Sox catcher Toby Hall as evidence, without getting into specifics.
"Ask [Michael] Barrett," Piniella said. "Ask [Koyie] Hill. Ask Henry [Blanco]. I don't know. I haven't said a word to anybody here. You know what's amazing, is that Lou wants to see things done right. That's all Lou wants. And if you do things right, you win baseball games. But I had a great relationship with Michael."
Piniella said he didn't see Barrett's reaction at his news conference to a question about his relationship with Piniella. Barrett appeared not to be a fan of Piniella's tough-love style.
"Look, I like Michael. I had many nice conversations with the man," Piniella said. "I was supportive. But you know what? You all ask me questions. Ask the people who played for me. They'll give you good responses, one way or another. … You do things right and you win baseball games. And that's what you want your players to do, and with Michael, he gave me everything he had."
And dat's why da Cubzzz got rid of him FOR NOTHING AND THREW IN $1.5 MEEEELion.
Shocking Developement
CHICAGO WHITE SOX CENTER FIELDER DARIN ERSTAD LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING DUE TO AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY.
Thursday, June 21, 2007
There's probably something to be learned here...
Woman jailed for testicle attack
A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison.
"That caused my underpants to come off and I found I was completely naked and in excruciating pain."
A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison.
"That caused my underpants to come off and I found I was completely naked and in excruciating pain."
Do you have five minutes to waste?
Then read dis...
Ask Paul Sullivan aka The Smug Jerk Idiot Asshole Cubz Apologist
The Tribune's Cubs reporter takes a dump on the internets and slides through it
Ask Paul Sullivan aka The Smug Jerk Idiot Asshole Cubz Apologist
The Tribune's Cubs reporter takes a dump on the internets and slides through it
speaking of lying liars...
Lake winds cooling Chicago
The threat of severe weather in the Chicago area this afternoon has lessened*.
On da flipside, in DC the forecast today was for sun all day. Right now we're having a thunderstorm and it might^ rain for the next several hours.
*aka sKILLy's forecast was totally wrong!
^aka We don't phokking know either, just like our original forecast.
The threat of severe weather in the Chicago area this afternoon has lessened*.
On da flipside, in DC the forecast today was for sun all day. Right now we're having a thunderstorm and it might^ rain for the next several hours.
*aka sKILLy's forecast was totally wrong!
^aka We don't phokking know either, just like our original forecast.
Cubzzz Update...still sucking
Down 5-0 behind the suddenly horrible Ted Lilly (Hendry signing)....
And is anyone shocked that Jason Marquis (Hendry signing) is showing his true colors (a white streak flying out of parks).
Sure glad i'm not a Cubz fan...i surely would have killed myself by now.
And is anyone shocked that Jason Marquis (Hendry signing) is showing his true colors (a white streak flying out of parks).
Sure glad i'm not a Cubz fan...i surely would have killed myself by now.
here's a HYOOOGE phokking lie
General manager Jim Hendry denied Barrett's fight with Zambrano on June 1 was an impetus to get rid of Barrett. "Truthfully, the fight had nothing to do with it," Hendry said.
Yo, Pizzaman, we're not all phokking idiots like you.
More phokking bullshit:
"We felt [Barrett] was well on his way* to becoming a terrific player*, an All-Star caliber player*," Hendry said. "This year he has had a tougher time defensively, and a lot of it's probably from trying too hard, and some of it's maybe because it's the last year of his deal, but he has been a really, really good offensive player*."
* So you trade him FOR NOTHING and THROW IN $1.5 MEEEEELLION? Why hasn't this blubbering, idiotic, stoooooopid, moron been fired already?
Yo, Pizzaman, we're not all phokking idiots like you.
More phokking bullshit:
"We felt [Barrett] was well on his way* to becoming a terrific player*, an All-Star caliber player*," Hendry said. "This year he has had a tougher time defensively, and a lot of it's probably from trying too hard, and some of it's maybe because it's the last year of his deal, but he has been a really, really good offensive player*."
* So you trade him FOR NOTHING and THROW IN $1.5 MEEEEELLION? Why hasn't this blubbering, idiotic, stoooooopid, moron been fired already?
Who's the smart guy now?
Failed States Index Scores 2007
1. Sudan
2. Iraq(/U.S.)
3. Somalia
4. Zimbabwe
160. The Good Ol' U S and A
177. Phokking Norwegian Phokks
1. Sudan
2. Iraq(/U.S.)
3. Somalia
4. Zimbabwe
160. The Good Ol' U S and A
177. Phokking Norwegian Phokks
Smiff is feeling angry, frustrated, seething, hot, bothered, HATEful...
• Southern California produces 10 percent of the world's serial killers.
tough to see dis one coming
Anibal Sanchez will undergo K-Mad-induced exploratory arthroscopic shoulder surgery Thursday.
Sanchez's season is likely over. "They're going to take a look in there with a scope," general manager Larry Beinfest said Wednesday. "I don't think they know exactly what it is, but they're going to need to take a look."
Sanchez's season is likely over. "They're going to take a look in there with a scope," general manager Larry Beinfest said Wednesday. "I don't think they know exactly what it is, but they're going to need to take a look."
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
we need to run government more like a business (cont'd)
(AP) — A computer malfunction at United Airlines halted all departures systemwide for two hours Wednesday, the carrier said.
The cause was not immediately clear.
The cause was not immediately clear.
Finally... Finally! Some good news about Pong
Stephen Taylor's remix of Pong, the classic video game, has more than just some extra flash. The George Mason University student has pushed programming tricks to new levels. Plasma Pong starts with the familiar table-tennis recreation, but instead of hitting the ball with paddles, players apply jets of fluid and suction to make it move. Imagine playing Pong while sitting inside a lava lamp, and you get the idea. Modeling fluid behavior is a nifty feat, and one that is winning applause from computer scientists, says today's Washington Post.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
HEY JOE MADDON: GO PHOKK YOURSELF!
Jonny Gomes homered and doubled in a run Monday versus the Diamondbacks. He's slowing down. Still, the solid performance figures to put Gigantic-Piece-of-Shit Elijah Dukes on the bench for a seventh straight game on Tuesday.
INCREDIBLY SHOCKING!!!
Josh Johnson lasted only 3 2/3 innings and gave up eight runs -- four earned -- to the White Sox in his season debut Monday. Johnson started off the outing walk, single, walk, with the first base on balls going to a guy (Jerry Owens) who hadn't drawn one all season. He was a little better after that, but back-to-back errors in front of a Jim Thome homer in the fourth -- one committed by Johnson himself -- helped get him pulled from the game. While Johnson should improve next time, mixed leaguers will want to wait a while to activate him.
Monday, June 18, 2007
here's a rare site
Monks and Horrorz boff in 1st place??? WTF?????
Gamble Standings, W L
19 Drunk Monks 42 27
Hunter Standings, W L
8 Andersonville Horror 42 27
Gamble Standings, W L
19 Drunk Monks 42 27
Hunter Standings, W L
8 Andersonville Horror 42 27
who's more gutless than the French?
French Canadians.
Tough Bill on Campus Gun Control Likely to Become Law in Quebec
The Quebec government has introduced legislation designed to keep guns — even toy props for theatrical productions — out of schools and off university campuses.
This is, of course, exactly the opposite of what we should be doing: distributing guns to all students on the first day of class. Then every classroom will be safe from scruffy interlopers (Smiff!), and every drunken frat brawl can be brought to swift conclusion at the appropriate level of fiery, bloody, drunken, rampaging-hormone mayhem.
Tough Bill on Campus Gun Control Likely to Become Law in Quebec
The Quebec government has introduced legislation designed to keep guns — even toy props for theatrical productions — out of schools and off university campuses.
This is, of course, exactly the opposite of what we should be doing: distributing guns to all students on the first day of class. Then every classroom will be safe from scruffy interlopers (Smiff!), and every drunken frat brawl can be brought to swift conclusion at the appropriate level of fiery, bloody, drunken, rampaging-hormone mayhem.
he has his father's firm hand grip
Todd Stroger taking medical leave
(Crain's) — Cook County Board President Todd Stroger will take a leave of up to three weeks for what is being described only as a routine medical procedure, his office announced Monday.
(Crain's) — Cook County Board President Todd Stroger will take a leave of up to three weeks for what is being described only as a routine medical procedure, his office announced Monday.
road trip?
QT News You Can Use:
• The Elbruz Organization at www.elbruz.org notes that Vulcan Point in Crater Lake on Vulcano Island in Lake Taal on Luzon is the world's largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
http://www.elbruz.org/Special%20Projects/Islands%20and%20Lakes.htm
• The Elbruz Organization at www.elbruz.org notes that Vulcan Point in Crater Lake on Vulcano Island in Lake Taal on Luzon is the world's largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.
http://www.elbruz.org/Special%20Projects/Islands%20and%20Lakes.htm
anudder Smiff SHTEAL
In his third and final start for Single-A Visalia, Max Scherzer pitched five scoreless innings and struck out nine on Sunday. Scherzer, quickly emerging as one of the game's top pitching prospects, is on his way to Double-A after posting a 0.53 ERA and a 30/2 K/BB ratio in 17 innings for Visalia.
finally, some good news
A clown who entertains children in Sheffield, England, was denied liability insurance because he blows bubbles in his act, and there is the potential that a child could slip on a bubble and fall down.
It is?
Will politics allow transit cuts? Getting Around: A reality check: It's simply implausible that officials would cut buses on 63 CTA routes and Pace would slash two-thirds of its service.
Sunday, June 17, 2007
take dat, HATERS (Joe Maddon)
Jonny Gomes homered twice and drove in four runs as the Devil Rays beat the Rockies 7-4 on Sunday. Gomes also doubled and walked, scoring three times in the contest. Gomes never should have been sent to the minors in the first place, and he's doing his best job to prove it by going 8-for-14 with three homers since being promoted. We're still concerned that manager Joe Maddon won't want to use him as often as he should, but Gomes is well worth using in AL-only leagues right now.
on da udder hand, i *do* HATE da Chix
Ian Snell will miss his scheduled start Tuesday with a burn blister on his right index finger. Snell burned his finger while grilling chicken for a salad he was preparing for himself. He thought he'd be able to pitch Tuesday anyway, but the Pirates aren't going to take any chances. With the off day Monday, he can easily be pushed back to Saturday. Tom Gorzelanny will be moved up to get the start on Tuesday.
ME! ME!...I know why...Buddy Bell is a Monumental Idiot!
John Buck supplied the Royals with a pair of solo homers Saturday in a one-run loss to the Marlins.
Both were solo shots, as Ryan Shealy went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts ahead of him in the order. One of the biggest mysteries of the season is why the Royals have refused to move Buck up in the order even though he's been their best hitter from day one this year. Buck has 12 homers this year, but he's only managed 24 RBI. It's true he's hitting better with the bases empty -- only three of his homers have come with runners on -- but it's also a fact that he just hasn't had as many opportunities as most.
Both were solo shots, as Ryan Shealy went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts ahead of him in the order. One of the biggest mysteries of the season is why the Royals have refused to move Buck up in the order even though he's been their best hitter from day one this year. Buck has 12 homers this year, but he's only managed 24 RBI. It's true he's hitting better with the bases empty -- only three of his homers have come with runners on -- but it's also a fact that he just hasn't had as many opportunities as most.
funny...guess who let him loose so da Monks could jump on him???
Brad Hawpe hit his first career grand slam and later singled and walked as the Rockies topped the Rays 10-5 on Saturday.
Hawpe has three homers in four games and 10 since the beginning of May. Unlike 2006, he got off to a slow start this season, hitting .256 with one homer during April. However, he's been one of the game's best right fielders since. The only NL outfielders with better OPSs are Barry Bonds, Matt Holliday and Ken Griffey Jr.
Hawpe has three homers in four games and 10 since the beginning of May. Unlike 2006, he got off to a slow start this season, hitting .256 with one homer during April. However, he's been one of the game's best right fielders since. The only NL outfielders with better OPSs are Barry Bonds, Matt Holliday and Ken Griffey Jr.
yeah, Joe Maddon, HYOOOGE idiot, but you know who gets most of the blame for dis one...
Spell it loud, spell it proud...K...M...A...D.
Andy Sonnanstine took his first major league defeat after giving up seven runs and three homers to the Rockies on Saturday.
Sonnanstine is going to give up his share of homers. The problem is that only one of the three he allowed tonight was a solo shot. He surrendered a grand slam in the first and then a two-run shot in the third. We give manager Joe Maddon some of the blame here. There's just no excuse for intentionally walking a guy in the first inning, and that's exactly what Maddon had Sonnanstine do with Todd Helton up, men on second and third and one out. Sonnanstine got Garrett Atkins to pop up for the second out, but Brad Hawpe launched one to give the Rockies a big early lead.
Andy Sonnanstine took his first major league defeat after giving up seven runs and three homers to the Rockies on Saturday.
Sonnanstine is going to give up his share of homers. The problem is that only one of the three he allowed tonight was a solo shot. He surrendered a grand slam in the first and then a two-run shot in the third. We give manager Joe Maddon some of the blame here. There's just no excuse for intentionally walking a guy in the first inning, and that's exactly what Maddon had Sonnanstine do with Todd Helton up, men on second and third and one out. Sonnanstine got Garrett Atkins to pop up for the second out, but Brad Hawpe launched one to give the Rockies a big early lead.
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