Thursday, June 26, 2008

Carl Pavano stinks...am I right folks?

I had this fear just hit me (it just comes in waves sometimes, you know), and I wanted to share it. Carl Pavano is in the last year of his contract with the Yankees, and obviously - though you can really never say never* - the Yanks will not re-sign him for 2009. He hasn't pitched for over a year, and may not pitch again in a Yankee uniform. So, with this "out of sight, out of mind" danger, my fear is that Carl Pavano will be able to slowly fade from our memory without getting one last wave of mockery and anger. Please, don't let this happen. Do yourself a favor and appreciate how much Carl Pavano is a bust...before it's too late.

*If the Yankees make the playoffs, which I believe they will, and Carl Pavano comes back in time for the playoffs, and pitches like 36 consecutive scoreless playoff innings helping the Yankees to win the World Series, I will take back everything I said. Better yet, I would probably just erase this post and deny I ever typed it.

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

We'll miss you, George

George Carlin died Sunday. Anything I could think of adding right now to try to sum up his awesomeness just would seem trite, so I will leave it at this: He was my favorite comedian ever, there will never be another like him, and a countless number of his sayings and jokes have permeated my own vocabulary. 71 seems too young, but I am thankful for all the laughs he left for us to enjoy.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Hey, Zeke wants to know when you Yankee bastards are comin' to Houston!

I don't quite know how the cycle of Major League Baseball's interleague play schedule is set up, regarding how often opposite-leagued, non-geographical rival franchises visit each other. Every 3 years? 6 years? Regardless, I do know that this is a pretty special time, that we really shouldn't overlook. For the first time ever, in a 3-game series Friday through Sunday, the Yankees visit the Astros - making this the first time that we can quote this episode of Seinfeld and have a feeling of closure to the topic in question. (I couldn't find the exact clip I was looking for, but I did find this Youtube clip from the episode.)

And yet, I would like to know if Wilhelm is still with the Yankee organization, and if those bastards in Houston are still running things.


Tuesday, June 3, 2008

They're all ringers, Nick

I'm definitely not the first one to say this, but I feel like the more people that say this, the better. Besides, I am not one to let anything slide when it comes to the NBA, one of the more disingenuous leagues you'll find.

So, I'll post this link, as Czabe has done it again when it comes to exposing sports tomfoolery in a logical, "everyman's" manner. (I swear it's not so much out of laziness, but rather, not being able to say it any better myself.)

Basically, ringers were traded to two marquee but struggling franchises, in deals that were so uneven they would have been vetoed if the NBA was a fantasy league. And the two GMs who were ripped off in the deals, happened to have hooked up their old teams. Oh well. I've long since given up on the credibility of this league.