no way no day will i cheer for edgar renteria. he's a thug. and im still pissed at him for attemping to break mike fontenot's nose in 2007. although, to be fair, some blame does go to sori-overpaid's hot dogging.
renteria isn't fit to clean omar's cleats. he plays dirty. with all the shortstops on the free agent market, why sign him? there are so many better, sometimes cheaper options -- david eckstein, rafael furcal, or even ozzie nemesis orlando cabrerra. and wasnt khalil greene available to be traded from the padres?
i don't get it.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
no more bobby d
bobby howry is officially gone from the the cubbies, he signed a 1 year deal with the SF giants today. he returns to the team that gave him up in the storied white flag trade of 1997.
bobby d didnt always get it done for the cubs, but i am still sad to see him go. he stepped up and filled the closer's shoes when wood was out with his pesky blister before and after the all star break. too bad the rest of the season was downhill from there.
im glad that the baseball buddy and i will get to see him on a regular basis at at&t park next season. he's not that great of a pitcher anymore, and probably on the down side of his career, but having a former cub nearby is somewhat comforting. and im sure the giants fans won't be nearly as brutal on him as cubs fans were. and he's got to be better than now-departed tyler walker, right? just keep him away from barbeques.
bobby d didnt always get it done for the cubs, but i am still sad to see him go. he stepped up and filled the closer's shoes when wood was out with his pesky blister before and after the all star break. too bad the rest of the season was downhill from there.
im glad that the baseball buddy and i will get to see him on a regular basis at at&t park next season. he's not that great of a pitcher anymore, and probably on the down side of his career, but having a former cub nearby is somewhat comforting. and im sure the giants fans won't be nearly as brutal on him as cubs fans were. and he's got to be better than now-departed tyler walker, right? just keep him away from barbeques.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
but i don't even like the phillies that much
so yes, i am rooting for the phillies in the WS. i want to see former cubs draft pick jamie moyer get a WS ring before he retires. but i dont like them that much. im just glad there is some baseball available during this time in my life where it is still Too Painful To Watch Archived Cubs Games.
but honestly, do i like the phillies enough to sit in a bar FULL OF OHIO STATE ALUMNI during the 2 hour rain delay of game 3 of the ws? one would think not. but hey you and i did it. we showed up at pete's tavern in soma promptly at 5 pm PST yesterday, not realizing weather on the east was going to delay the game for so long.
just like for game 3 of the NLDS, the place was crawling with ohio state alumns. wtf? i thought it was a giants bar. but apparently not.
ive always hated the ohio state univeristy, and it was pretty gratifying to see Penn State pull out a last minute win. it made the torture of sitting through the game with a bunch of drunk idiots almost bearable.
even hey you realized the hostile territory we were in. there was one woman (sober, no less) who was obviously an alum, who cheered and booed every play, loudly. and in this phony way, that seemed like she was just trying to get attention. she was also trying to start conversations with strangers who wanted nothing to do with her.
hey you summarized the experience with a single sentence "i never knew how annoying i was until today (when i had to sit in a bar full of ohio state alums)"
so true.
Q: how do you get an ohio state grad off your porch?
A: pay them for the pizza
phillies 5, rays 4
but honestly, do i like the phillies enough to sit in a bar FULL OF OHIO STATE ALUMNI during the 2 hour rain delay of game 3 of the ws? one would think not. but hey you and i did it. we showed up at pete's tavern in soma promptly at 5 pm PST yesterday, not realizing weather on the east was going to delay the game for so long.
just like for game 3 of the NLDS, the place was crawling with ohio state alumns. wtf? i thought it was a giants bar. but apparently not.
ive always hated the ohio state univeristy, and it was pretty gratifying to see Penn State pull out a last minute win. it made the torture of sitting through the game with a bunch of drunk idiots almost bearable.
even hey you realized the hostile territory we were in. there was one woman (sober, no less) who was obviously an alum, who cheered and booed every play, loudly. and in this phony way, that seemed like she was just trying to get attention. she was also trying to start conversations with strangers who wanted nothing to do with her.
hey you summarized the experience with a single sentence "i never knew how annoying i was until today (when i had to sit in a bar full of ohio state alums)"
so true.
Q: how do you get an ohio state grad off your porch?
A: pay them for the pizza
phillies 5, rays 4
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Saturday, October 18, 2008
good chat
i FINALLY got to talk to amiga today. and her sister. it was so good to hear their voices.
its been months. when i first moved out here, amiga was on my regular phone buddy list. when she changed jobs, that changed, and she fell off the radar.
turns out, she fell off for good reason. i found via e-mail after her birthday (JUNE 7TH!) how bad things had been for her. but we weren't able to have a good discussion about it until today.
its such a relief. her life seems to be back on track, and she sound happy and enjoying life. the best part of talking to her -- she hasn't changed. same girl. still sweet, still funny. she hasn't let the struggles of the past few months make her bitter or jaded. that's my little amiga.
im proud of her and the decisions that she has made to take control of her own life. its a hard thing to to, that pesky growing up thing. but we all have to do it sometime. and she seems to be coming throught with flying colors.
now, i just need to see her when i'm home in december. preferably at IBERRICO!!!!
its been months. when i first moved out here, amiga was on my regular phone buddy list. when she changed jobs, that changed, and she fell off the radar.
turns out, she fell off for good reason. i found via e-mail after her birthday (JUNE 7TH!) how bad things had been for her. but we weren't able to have a good discussion about it until today.
its such a relief. her life seems to be back on track, and she sound happy and enjoying life. the best part of talking to her -- she hasn't changed. same girl. still sweet, still funny. she hasn't let the struggles of the past few months make her bitter or jaded. that's my little amiga.
im proud of her and the decisions that she has made to take control of her own life. its a hard thing to to, that pesky growing up thing. but we all have to do it sometime. and she seems to be coming throught with flying colors.
now, i just need to see her when i'm home in december. preferably at IBERRICO!!!!
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