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Ceci n’est pas une Grill 54

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.

4.

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.

54 thoughts on “Ceci n’est pas une Grill

  1. nevermoor May 28,2010 7:43 am

    4: I thought you were going here.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  2. FreeSeatUpgrade May 28,2010 8:13 am

    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.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  3. salb918 May 28,2010 8:36 am

    I’d like to frame this with the caption (from the text) “This is serious. This is science.”

  4. salb918 May 28,2010 9:20 am

    Missing SF girl same on who went missing two years ago.

  5. monkeyball May 28,2010 9:28 am

    5. Jeezus:

    Chronicle staff writer Susan Slusser contributed to this report.

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  6. monkeyball May 28,2010 9:34 am

    300

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  7. andeux May 28,2010 9:47 am
    TINSTAAFK
    • salb918 May 28,2010 9:55 am || Up

      Does anyone else find what McGinness is doing to be creepy and weird?

      • mjdittmer May 29,2010 1:11 pm || Up

        The first several commenters in this thread

    • FreeSeatUpgrade May 28,2010 10:22 am || Up

      Gotta love Alaskan property rights. Couldn’t build a fence like that in most Bay Area towns.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • monkeyball May 28,2010 11:28 am || Up

      Good fences also make good burglars

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  8. whiteshoes40 May 28,2010 10:00 am

    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.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade May 28,2010 10:25 am || Up

      Dan Meyer symbolizes for me the time when I realized that Billy Beane was not infallible.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  9. andeux May 28,2010 10:31 am

    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 month debilitating injury and Sabean signs him to a two-year extension.

    TINSTAAFK
  10. FreeSeatUpgrade May 28,2010 11:38 am

    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.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • green star oakland May 28,2010 11:45 am || Up

      Sorry to hear you’re sick – whatever you’ve got, a hot toddy always helps.

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • green star oakland May 28,2010 11:46 am || Up

      Oh those Cubbies!

      D. Lee struck out looking, K. Fukudome caught stealing, catcher to third, R. Theriot to second

      If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
    • FreeSeatUpgrade May 28,2010 11:46 am || Up

      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 .

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • monkeyball May 28,2010 2:46 pm || Up

      Hey, try spending a vacation day at the DMV.

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  11. FreeSeatUpgrade May 28,2010 1:31 pm

    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.

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • salb918 May 28,2010 1:59 pm || Up

      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!

    • monkeyball May 28,2010 2:44 pm || Up

      Meesus Moonkeyball spent half the morning thinking Gary Oldman had died.

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • FreeSeatUpgrade May 28,2010 2:49 pm || Up

      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.

      Gary played his role with grace and dignity — well, okay, as much grace and dignity as was possible given that he was a gag candidate for governor running against an Austrian-born action hero and an LA-based porn star, among hundreds of others.

      In the end, Gary lost. And I am still mad with him for announcing publicly that he intended to vote for Schwarzenegger, and not himself.

      But he came in a respectable eighth out of 130-odd candidates, and he received more votes per dollar spent than any candidate in the race.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • nevermoor May 30,2010 7:58 am || Up

        So he’s an A’s fan?

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  12. mikeA May 28,2010 1:41 pm

    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.

    • Leopold Bloom May 30,2010 12:18 am || Up

      Yeah, the South’s great, isn’t it? Don’t know why anyone would ever wanna leave…

      • FreeSeatUpgrade May 30,2010 12:25 am || Up

        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).

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
        • Leopold Bloom May 31,2010 8:33 pm || Up

          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.

          • monkeyball Jun 1,2010 7:19 am || Up

            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.

            you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
            • green star oakland Jun 1,2010 8:11 am || Up

              But what can you expect when you rent from Sisyphus & Co?

              If this is His will, He's a son of a bitch.
              • monkeyball Jun 1,2010 9:34 am || Up

                But they have such tantalizing offers!

                you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • nevermoor Jun 1,2010 9:49 am || Up

                  I thought it was more that they served people with questionable driving records.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
            • FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 1,2010 12:15 pm || Up

              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.

              "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
              • monkeyball Jun 1,2010 12:26 pm || Up

                Man, you and nm are slow on the uptake today.

                you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • nevermoor Jun 1,2010 1:07 pm || Up

                  I thought mine was funny, so I probably am missing something.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
                • monkeyball Jun 1,2010 2:36 pm || Up
                  you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • nevermoor Jun 1,2010 2:44 pm || Up

                  I was referencing this part:

                  Most famously, Tantalus offered up his son, Pelops, as a sacrifice to the gods. He cut Pelops up, boiled him, and served him up as food for the gods.

                  To be clearer on the reference, it would be “I thought it was more that they served people with questionable driving lifetime records.”

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
              • salb918 Jun 1,2010 12:34 pm || Up

                I am going to keep that mind in the event we end up driving stuff back to the Bay Area.

                • monkeyball Jun 1,2010 2:38 pm || Up

                  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.

                  you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • FreeSeatUpgrade Jun 1,2010 3:55 pm || Up

                  Paying someone else to do it is not without its drawbacks.

                  "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
                • monkeyball Jun 1,2010 4:13 pm || Up

                  There’s also the risk of inadvertently supporting [link to Truther website about “white van” suppressed]

                  you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
                • nevermoor Jun 1,2010 4:06 pm || Up

                  Strong Young Movers. Highly recommended.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  13. batgirl May 28,2010 3:58 pm

    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?

  14. andeux May 29,2010 9:37 am

    Surgery for the Duke
    Not a surprise at this point, but there are some interesting details in there about the source of the problem

    TINSTAAFK
    • FreeSeatUpgrade May 29,2010 10:07 am || Up

      On the bright side:

      Hip surgery tends to be like that – when the problem is fixed, that’s it, and the feeling is that this will be the same thing for the left hip: Duchscherer will miss six months while recovering, but he should be able to pitch again without any dropoff.

      On the other hand:

      Duchscherer struggled with his time off last year…and he had what he has described as a breakdown; the team has said he received treatment for clinical depression, but Duchscherer believes that doesn’t adequately describe what he went through. Everything just got to be too much, overwhelming him, Duchscherer has said, and he lost it for a bit before getting therapy.

      Hope he ends up OK.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  15. salb918 May 29,2010 11:15 am
    • whiteshoes40 May 29,2010 2:04 pm || Up

      For some reason it doesn’t surprise me that he’s marrying a celebrity.

      • FreeSeatUpgrade May 29,2010 2:59 pm || Up
        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  16. FreeSeatUpgrade May 29,2010 12:59 pm

    If I didn’t still get the Chron delivered, I’d never have seen this lovely photograph:

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • whiteshoes40 May 29,2010 2:06 pm || Up

      what the…
      I think Dale wants to dance too.

  17. batgirl May 29,2010 3:30 pm

    Rest in peace, Dennis Hopper.

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