rick morrissey is just like me. he can't seem to get over mark prior.
his column today rings amazingly poignant. we've all heard the story multiple times. mark prior was 5 outs away from the cubs going to the world series for the first time in my lifetime, plus a few decades. mark prior was 22 on opening day, but the ace of the pitching staff. mark prior's delivery, every time he threw the ball, was awe-inspiring and beautiful.
mark prior is injured, and has been since 2006. he hasn't pitched a real major league start in almost 2 years.
prior has ceased to be a prospect, a player, and even a human. he's the ghost of 2003, haunting fans and sports writers alike. he will remain a ghost until he stops being injured and can come back and throw.
i still can't get over it. maybe i never will.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
mad dog's last wrigley appearance?
didn't get to watch the game until it after was over (god i love mlb.tv!), but the cubs are kicked ass again today. demps especially is kicking ass. who knew he would be able to pitch more than 1 inning so effectively? i'm glad i was wrong about him.
other worthy game notes -- jim edmunds made his debut at wrigley in the blue pinstripes. the fans who cant get over the fact he used to be a cardinal need to grow up and stop booing. HE PLAYS FOR YOUR TEAM NOW, YOU MORONS.
it was good to see the fans give greg maddux a standing ovation when he was pulled in the 5th inning. it wasn't a great outing for him as the cubs nailed him for 4 runs, but if he retires at the end of this year, it may have been the mad dog's last career appearance at wrigley. and while his last was a bad inning, he was typical maddux brilliant up until that point.
it may be a portent, as i remember the same thing happening in 2006. it was nearing the july 31 trade deadline, and the cubs were going nowhere in the year of suck. maddux pitched what turned out to be his last start as a cub in late july and got a standing ovation when pulled. speculation had been flying for weeks that it would be his last start as a cub. a couple days later, the trade to the dodgers was announced. the fans all knew even before the news broke, and that they had to let him know how they felt about him when they could. its one of the things i love about this game.
maddux hit 350 wins this week. i think he's had a good time.
padres 0, cubs 4
other worthy game notes -- jim edmunds made his debut at wrigley in the blue pinstripes. the fans who cant get over the fact he used to be a cardinal need to grow up and stop booing. HE PLAYS FOR YOUR TEAM NOW, YOU MORONS.
it was good to see the fans give greg maddux a standing ovation when he was pulled in the 5th inning. it wasn't a great outing for him as the cubs nailed him for 4 runs, but if he retires at the end of this year, it may have been the mad dog's last career appearance at wrigley. and while his last was a bad inning, he was typical maddux brilliant up until that point.
it may be a portent, as i remember the same thing happening in 2006. it was nearing the july 31 trade deadline, and the cubs were going nowhere in the year of suck. maddux pitched what turned out to be his last start as a cub in late july and got a standing ovation when pulled. speculation had been flying for weeks that it would be his last start as a cub. a couple days later, the trade to the dodgers was announced. the fans all knew even before the news broke, and that they had to let him know how they felt about him when they could. its one of the things i love about this game.
maddux hit 350 wins this week. i think he's had a good time.
padres 0, cubs 4
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
old foe, new teammate
i havent blogged much about the cubs lately, but there hasn't been much to say. winning a lot can get boring apparently.
just cos everyone else seems to be making a big deal about it, i thought i would put in my 2 cents about the cubs picking up jim edmunds.
my official opinion: i think edmonds is worth the shot. hes making his full salary from the padres, so the cubs got him on the cheap. hes totally worth the 250k plus they are paying for him, if things pan out. if they don't, no big loss, we just don't sign him next year.
despite his slow start (and subsequent release) he had incredible stuff as a CF. if he has any modicum of that skill left, he will be an asset. and he has to be able to hit better than pie.
and i don't give a fuck that he used to play for the cardinals. i'm a realist and i know that today's hated foe could be tomorrow's teammate. thats just how the mlb works these days. its pointless to hate a player just because he is good and plays for a rival team.
on a related note, maybe this is the first year i have really paid attention, but it seems as though a lot of teams are taking the hit to the pocketbook and just releasing players with their full salary when they aren't living up to expectations. its happend to edmunds, jacque jones (HA!!!!), reed johnson, and even big frank thomas. i guess that free roster spot was really worth up to 7 million to these teams. thats fucking crazy.
just cos everyone else seems to be making a big deal about it, i thought i would put in my 2 cents about the cubs picking up jim edmunds.
my official opinion: i think edmonds is worth the shot. hes making his full salary from the padres, so the cubs got him on the cheap. hes totally worth the 250k plus they are paying for him, if things pan out. if they don't, no big loss, we just don't sign him next year.
despite his slow start (and subsequent release) he had incredible stuff as a CF. if he has any modicum of that skill left, he will be an asset. and he has to be able to hit better than pie.
and i don't give a fuck that he used to play for the cardinals. i'm a realist and i know that today's hated foe could be tomorrow's teammate. thats just how the mlb works these days. its pointless to hate a player just because he is good and plays for a rival team.
on a related note, maybe this is the first year i have really paid attention, but it seems as though a lot of teams are taking the hit to the pocketbook and just releasing players with their full salary when they aren't living up to expectations. its happend to edmunds, jacque jones (HA!!!!), reed johnson, and even big frank thomas. i guess that free roster spot was really worth up to 7 million to these teams. thats fucking crazy.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
giants vs phillies
au wanted to show miss E a good time, so we made some last minute plans to head to lovely At&T park to see the giants play. i was hoping we would get to see cole hamels pitch, but no luck. he pitched on friday.
it was still a good game, though. and mopey boy managed to get us really good bleacher seats for only $10 apiece. pretty sweet.
and we of course managed to go to one of the only games this season where the giants were actually hitting. and i was also able to test out the zoom feature on the new purple camera. here's a pic i took of aaron roward (aka bacon pants) from my seat. not too bad!
it was sad to see jamie moyer get rocked by the young kid lincecum. and a little surprising to see the phillies lose by as many runs as they did. but i guess thats just another way how baseball suprises you.
phillies 2, giants 8
it was still a good game, though. and mopey boy managed to get us really good bleacher seats for only $10 apiece. pretty sweet.
and we of course managed to go to one of the only games this season where the giants were actually hitting. and i was also able to test out the zoom feature on the new purple camera. here's a pic i took of aaron roward (aka bacon pants) from my seat. not too bad!
it was sad to see jamie moyer get rocked by the young kid lincecum. and a little surprising to see the phillies lose by as many runs as they did. but i guess thats just another way how baseball suprises you.
phillies 2, giants 8
Saturday, May 10, 2008
fuming
i hate those times when just a thought pisses you off enough to ruin your day. today was one of those fucking days.
leonard bernstein and i have been casually talking about his visit the past few days. i got tickets to OAR and am going to use e-love's upcoming visit to test out some locales in SF i have never been too.
last weekend, i had a flash of brilliance. LB isn't going to be able to take time to see his peeps in chicago this weekend (shocking, his work schedule doesn't allow for it). wouldnt it be a great idea to see if pocket and dunning can come out here the same weekend? if they can find decent flight prices, they could stay here for free and see LB before he leaves. it would be a fairly inexpensive endeavor, as well as giving me the chance to see pocket and dunning as my last few trips to chicago have been too hurried for me to make plans with them.
after a little bit of confusion with phone numbers, i finally got ahold of pocket this morning at brunch. she agreed that it was a great idea and would start looking for flights right away. as long as the airfare was reasonable, she thought things would be a go.
LB called me before brunch was over. i let him know that pocket and dunning were probably able to come. thats when he dropped the fucking bomb -- he had invited his friend jill and her husband tom.
there's few people on this planet that i can't make nice with. fucking jill is one of them. shes an old college friend of LB's who now lives in so cal. she's an engineer and a prime example, rare as they are, of a female engineer who doesn't have any girlfriends and can't communicate with women. she has no girlfriends (at all) and has never attempted to make even civil conversation with me.
i am a firm believer that girlfriends are priceless. my life would be so empty and lonely without all my girls. i'm not going to name them off like its a popularity contest, but im pretty lucky to have a lot of really good girlfriends. and i would like to think that even if we were not related, i would still be friends with cuz, renebow, tsiny, and duh.
even fucking bitchy mean girls have girlfriends. the fact that jill has none is an indication of her lack of social aptitude. and makes her untrustworthy. i hate women who see every other woman as a threat. like she has anything that i want. please.
i don't want to spend any time with her and her attitude and lack of social skills. i don't want to spend whats supposed to be quality time with LB with her. even if you forget the fact that she can't communicate with me because i am a woman, she doesn't even have the social skills to be polite to a friend of a friend. thats fucking lame.
the best part of the story, is that LB sounded surprised when i didn't sound thrilled at his news. im a little bit annoyed that he has never noticed that his friend can't bother be civil to me, when i can get along with most everyone.
im not quite sure of this point, but LB may have also invited them to stay at my house without asking me first. i wanted to avoid a fight, so i hung up quickly, not wanting to be pressed on why i wasn't excited about his news. if pocket and dunning can make it, there isn't space for 2 extra bodies at the loft. period.
i would really like to let this go, but i can't seem to. and i let the thought of her presence bug me all day. i called gc enraged and he kept asking me why i was yelling at him.
with any luck, she will be busy and won't be able to make it. on the other hand, since she probably doesn't have any friends to spend time with, they can probably make it. fuck.
leonard bernstein and i have been casually talking about his visit the past few days. i got tickets to OAR and am going to use e-love's upcoming visit to test out some locales in SF i have never been too.
last weekend, i had a flash of brilliance. LB isn't going to be able to take time to see his peeps in chicago this weekend (shocking, his work schedule doesn't allow for it). wouldnt it be a great idea to see if pocket and dunning can come out here the same weekend? if they can find decent flight prices, they could stay here for free and see LB before he leaves. it would be a fairly inexpensive endeavor, as well as giving me the chance to see pocket and dunning as my last few trips to chicago have been too hurried for me to make plans with them.
after a little bit of confusion with phone numbers, i finally got ahold of pocket this morning at brunch. she agreed that it was a great idea and would start looking for flights right away. as long as the airfare was reasonable, she thought things would be a go.
LB called me before brunch was over. i let him know that pocket and dunning were probably able to come. thats when he dropped the fucking bomb -- he had invited his friend jill and her husband tom.
there's few people on this planet that i can't make nice with. fucking jill is one of them. shes an old college friend of LB's who now lives in so cal. she's an engineer and a prime example, rare as they are, of a female engineer who doesn't have any girlfriends and can't communicate with women. she has no girlfriends (at all) and has never attempted to make even civil conversation with me.
i am a firm believer that girlfriends are priceless. my life would be so empty and lonely without all my girls. i'm not going to name them off like its a popularity contest, but im pretty lucky to have a lot of really good girlfriends. and i would like to think that even if we were not related, i would still be friends with cuz, renebow, tsiny, and duh.
even fucking bitchy mean girls have girlfriends. the fact that jill has none is an indication of her lack of social aptitude. and makes her untrustworthy. i hate women who see every other woman as a threat. like she has anything that i want. please.
i don't want to spend any time with her and her attitude and lack of social skills. i don't want to spend whats supposed to be quality time with LB with her. even if you forget the fact that she can't communicate with me because i am a woman, she doesn't even have the social skills to be polite to a friend of a friend. thats fucking lame.
the best part of the story, is that LB sounded surprised when i didn't sound thrilled at his news. im a little bit annoyed that he has never noticed that his friend can't bother be civil to me, when i can get along with most everyone.
im not quite sure of this point, but LB may have also invited them to stay at my house without asking me first. i wanted to avoid a fight, so i hung up quickly, not wanting to be pressed on why i wasn't excited about his news. if pocket and dunning can make it, there isn't space for 2 extra bodies at the loft. period.
i would really like to let this go, but i can't seem to. and i let the thought of her presence bug me all day. i called gc enraged and he kept asking me why i was yelling at him.
with any luck, she will be busy and won't be able to make it. on the other hand, since she probably doesn't have any friends to spend time with, they can probably make it. fuck.
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