1. Showdown at the MLB corral with Cowboy Joe West:
Mercifully, Major League Baseball has tired of his antics. A source said the league plans to suspend or fine West, one of its most tenured umpires, after he solicited reporters this week to talk about the controversy he created in April when he called the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox “pathetic and embarrassing†because of their long game times.
Between West dredging up a subject MLB was peeved he addressed in public in the first place, and the fallout from his ejections of Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and pitcher Mark Buehrle(notes) on Wednesday, his behavior reached a tipping point for baseball officials. MLB reprimanded West during a phone conversation Thursday and will continue to consult with the World Umpires Assocation – of which West is president – to determine the severity of his punishment.
2. Love the quote; love the snark.
3. You know how, every time once-good player is cut, message-board fanboys say, “Should we pick him up?” That’s how Brian Sabean rolls.
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5. Ostler alert – and no, Scott, I don’t think Bob would be proud. I don’t even think he’d give a shit. Also, Arnold Leon –> TJ surgery.
6. Marlins desgnate Dan Meyer. Speaking of Hudson trade alumni, Charles Thomas appears to be out of organized ball. Also, Billy McMillon appears to be a minor league manager in the Red Sox system.
4: I thought you were going here.
So…who was the winner?!?!
5. I suspect Bob Marley would be appalled to hear his anthem of revolution used as a joke in a baseball game.
It is odd that Bal’mer has kept “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” as it’s seventh inning song for 35 years. This is one of those places where baseball’s traditionalism ends up getting stuck on stupid. Still, it’s a helluva lot better than Sweet Caroline.
I’d like to frame this with the caption (from the text) “This is serious. This is science.”
Missing SF girl same on who went missing two years ago.
5. Jeezus:
Good fences make good neighbors
Does anyone else find what McGinness is doing to be creepy and weird?
The first several commenters in this thread
Gotta love Alaskan property rights. Couldn’t build a fence like that in most Bay Area towns.
Good fences also make good burglars
6. I remember Dan Meyer fondly for only one reason: because he caught Hannahan when he flipped over the railing into the dugout that one time. Also, perhaps I should have sold high on the baseball that I had Billy McMillon sign.
Dan Meyer symbolizes for me the time when I realized that Billy Beane was not infallible.
re 3. If Aubrey Huff and Mike Sweeney can suddenly hit again, there’s no reason that Pat Burrell couldn’t. There’s nothing wrong with giving him a shot on a minor league deal. The real mistake won’t happen until Burrell has a
good monthdebilitating injury and Sabean signs him to a two-year extension.Nice.
Friday’s are lousy days to be home sick; there’s hardly any day games. Thank goodness for the Cubs and Cards, wherein Cubs P Randy Wells gave up hits to the first 6 hitters, yielding five runs and leaving without retiring a single Cardinal.
Sorry to hear you’re sick – whatever you’ve got, a hot toddy always helps.
Oh those Cubbies!
Hee hee. Down five runs in the first, the Cubs get runners on 1st and 2nd, nobody out. Pinella sends the runners, leading to strike-out-throw-out DP, with throw beating Fukodome to the bag by about 20 feet .
Hey, try spending a vacation day at the DMV.
I just want to say salb, if you’re having a hard time handling the death of Gary Coleman, we’re here for ya, buddy.
Are you kidding? That guy was hogging the “short comedian with outrageous legal problems” schtick. I’ll be famous by the end of the weekend!
Meesus Moonkeyball spent half the morning thinking Gary Oldman had died.
The East Bay Express fondly recalls its relationship with Gary Coleman, from when it entered him into the 2003 gubernatorial recall election against Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and many others.
So he’s an A’s fan?
I’m off to play some basketball. It’s been nice knowing you guys. If I’m lucky, I’ll get eaten by one of the HUNDREDS OF GIANT COCKROACHES before the sun gets me.
Yeah, the South’s great, isn’t it? Don’t know why anyone would ever wanna leave…
Florida’s palmetto bugs kick the ass of Texas cockroaches.
Also: “Get ready, little lady. Hell is coming to breakfast.” (I’m watching The Outlaw Josie Wales).
I had to push the truck back until tomorrow. Sorry I’ve been MIA here lately. I know you all have missed my wit and charm.
I know the truck rental places prefer that you (a) drop the vehicle off at the same place you picked it up and (b) keep the mileage to a minimum, and that rates go up on holiday weekends, but that return policy seems unnecessarily punitive.
But what can you expect when you rent from Sisyphus & Co?
But they have such tantalizing offers!
I thought it was more that they served people with questionable driving records.
Not Penske. They’ve set their rates and policies to cater to the one-way moves, with no extra fee for returning at a different location than you rented from, and no mileage costs. My buddy who just moved to Denver would rather catheterize himself than pay extra for anything, and he said Penske priced out as far superior than anyone else.
Man, you and nm are slow on the uptake today.
I thought mine was funny, so I probably am missing something.
Tantalus
I was referencing this part:
To be clearer on the reference, it would be “I thought it was more that they served people with questionable
drivinglifetime records.”I am going to keep that mind in the event we end up driving stuff back to the Bay Area.
I am about a cheap a bastard as one can find, but the next time I move (be it across town or across country), I’m paying someone else to do it.
Paying someone else to do it is not without its drawbacks.
There’s also the risk of inadvertently supporting [link to Truther website about “white van” suppressed]
Strong Young Movers. Highly recommended.
So I was just poking around the United Airlines website trying to figure out how to use up some soon to be expiring rewards miles, when I found this. Who knew that for a mere 50K miles that this exciting experience could be mine!?! Also Chicago, Foreigner, Maroon 5, and OAR (except I don’t know who they are.) Also, they want 11K miles for 36 pieces of Godiva Chocolate. WTH?
Surgery for the Duke
Not a surprise at this point, but there are some interesting details in there about the source of the problem
On the bright side:
On the other hand:
Hope he ends up OK.
Nick Swisher engaged.
For some reason it doesn’t surprise me that he’s marrying a celebrity.
A Scientologist celebrity, no less.
If I didn’t still get the Chron delivered, I’d never have seen this lovely photograph:
what the…
I think Dale wants to dance too.
Rest in peace, Dennis Hopper.