A Few Comments

Since this is the last day of the only regular season that matters, I have some comments.....

1. Ryan Braun, the Hebrew Hammer, is bad ass. If he does not get ROY, baseball writers and who ever else votes are idiots.
   
2. Prince Fielder is bad ass. Second season as a starter and he has proven me wrong. When he was drafted, I said it was lame because he couldnt hit a curve ball.
3. What is there to say about the young arms? Villanueva is a proven pitcher, Gallardo is the second coming of Christ, and a healthy Manny Parra is bad ass.

Now what to do in the offseason is the question.........

Trade Ben Sheets. He is a great pitcher who has a glass body. Trade Rickie Weeks. He is a player with good potential but after a couple years, poor coaching has wrecked him. And for the love of the sweet zombie Jesus get rid of Nasty Ned.

Also, It Is Now Sunday.....

Harry Potter Book One?

Make Toast While You dink Around on the Internets.

I like cheap booze.

Great Philosophical question, or joke in a jar?

Everywhere the Signs.

Hippie Crap.

Cant change the title.....

Question

In a one run game, with 4 to play, why do you choose to show your balls by throwing at a guy? Then, bring in a pitcher, who is decent by the way, who always melts down with runners on?

Instead of showing that you are the man, you have proven all of us right by showing your tiny brain.
Unfortunately, our fearless leader does not benefit from a second pea sized brain in his ass.

UPDATE: Funny shit from south of Kenosha County.

Video Games Giveth, and Taketh Away....

h/t to WSB

50

The only player in franchise history. Nice job little guy. Youngest player to ever hit that many? Think so.

Only 2 back from A-Rod......

Holy Schneikes It Worked.......

So the bees been eating your flesh lately....?

Maybe you should try this......

Fun With the Internets

Ask them for a new pair of mittens.

Rivals even the best.

He sucked at Math.

I have not showered for days.

Hey Crackhead!

Caption Please

Can the monkey...say.....hold a small blade?

Nasty Ned Fan Club

The MJS's baseball guru, Tom Haudricourt need to zip it. His divine genius tells us that when the Nedster makes the same decisions 2 days in a row, and they pay off on one of those days, no one is yelling. Much like the commentators to his post, I think he is missing the point. Let me explain.....

Every educated fan knows that baseball is a marathon, and not a sprint, to the end of 162 games and 6 months of play, culminating in another possible 19 games. 5 minutes of non intense thought can tell you that you will lose some games, and most of those losses are due to players being unproductive. The managers job is then summed up thusly...Put your players in a position to win, where even if they screw up, they can capitalize on some situation and come back. If the manager cannot do this, he has been unsuccessful. In fact, one could argue that baseball managers, as in all of sport, are "hired to be fired."

That being said, lets look at some examples.....
On Thursday night, Nederino allowed the pitcher, Dave Bush, to hit for himself. Low and behold he got his second hit of the game. This is not bad...yet. The following batter hit a double and Bushy was forced to run a bit. From first to third. Lest we forget, he is a professional athlete. In the end, he was unable to score. So what does our fearless leader do, in a one run ballgame? Pulls Bush and inserts Linebrink. So you allow a pitcher to hit for himself, no problem, but pull him in the next inning? OK, I can sort of live with that, but pulling him because he was gassed, in the parlance of our times, is stupid. Lest we forget he is a professional athlete. At the same time, in a one run ballgame, you remove the best hitter this team has seen since the days of Yount and Molitor, for the 80 year old limp wristed Craig Counsel. In a one run ballgame, in the 7th.......The Hebrew Hammer is bound to get another chance at the bat....but Nednerious is going with his gut. What does the gritty veteran do but strike out looking his first time at the plate but I digress. Linebrink proves ineffective as does Shouse and Turnblow after him. Not Neds fault, everyone has off nights. But the kicker is coming.

In the 9th, Weeks hits the tying homer. What does our fearless leader do in the bottom half? Brings in that monster of Miller Park Way, Chris Spurling. After a runner is allowed to reach base, youngster Mitch Stetter replaces Spurling, no problem. Inning over, crisis averted. In the bottom of the tenth however, Nednanimous brings in Matty Wise. Arguably the worst arm in the bullpen during the second half of the season. Wise promptly walks the first hitter he faces, allows a single, then gives up the game winning run. Is this the players fault? Partly yes because Wise is suck-ass. But Neddy did not put his team in a position to win. In a high pressure situation, with runners on, the teams best pitcher is riding the pine.....To me, thats dirty pool.

Contrast that with last nights game. Down a run in the seventh, with Tim Hudson pitching, Yost pinch hits for Villanueva. To this point, Villy is pitching pretty well, his blemish being a solo homer to Texiera. Well, with a runner on second and down a run, this is a good decision. The pinch hitter, the golden boy Laynce Nix, grounds out to end the inning. This my friends is not the manager's fault. He did in fact put his players in a position to tie or even get ahead. In the bottom half, Nedicus goes once again with Linebrink. Not a bad move as before, since Linebrink hasnt been all that terrible. Linebrink gets out of the inning with 2 runners on. I am surprised Yost did not pull him for human surrender flag Ray King, but once again I digress. In the top of the next, the real golden boy Corey Hart works his magic and the Brewers are ahead. In the bottom, Neddy once again pulls the best hitter the team has and moves Craiggers over. On this night, not a bad move considering the lead and the willingness to protect it. Also on this night, Turnblow comes in and pitches spectacularly. Unlike the night before, all releivers are throwing gas and are effective. Like I said before, everyone can have a bad night, but this is one of the good ones for the pen. Funny how pithing with a lead will do that to you. Anyway, the best pitcher the crew has comes in and locks it down in the ninth.

To sum it all up, and sorry for the long windedness but I am angry. In the first game, there were a lot of terrible mistakes made by the field general, resulting in a loss. In the second, the same decisions were made to a better effect. Granted, there is always more room for error when playing with a lead, but at least there were no "bring in your worst pitcher and see what happens" moments. So I say this to you Mr. Baseball guru......Reacting to in game situations and putting the players, however unproductive, in the best place to win is the managers job. In the first example, this did not happen and in the second, it did. That is why we can blame it on the Manager.

For a much better look, read this if you can still see.

Helmets are Great.....

Riding a crotchrocket will kill you, just be safe while you die.

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Wear a helmet asshole

I Dont Tolerate Lactose....

And I wont stand for it.

It Happens to Everyone With Age

Reader jimflinn sent me this video while I was at lunch today, so I could not watch it. But I have to say Best Star Wars Parody ever!! "You're Momma's goin on a date..."

Torn by good & evil and an incestuous love affair, a lonely and depraved Darth Vader has a nervous breakdown.

Nice Job....Or Is It?

This comment was made by a friend of mine on June 3rd.

The problem runs deeper than just an average (at best) ex-closer and a soft skipper who is afraid to make waves with his players. 1) Ol' Ned is in the midst of an eppic collapse (which we seem to witness every year with this team) and is hopping that remaining calm and "staying the course" is the sure-fire way to stop the slide, or atleast not make it any worse. We know how well staying the course works 2) Turnblow and the rest of the middle-releif saps have been collecting cobwebs in the bully because there hasen't been a need for the "solid" one two punch of Blow and Co-Co with all th early runs our aces Sheets, Cappy, and Sup have given up. 3) If there isn't a solid 8th inning setup guy, would it kill Co-Co to throw an extra inning? Seriously, what is his cost per pitch?

Although strategerically, it makes sense this evening, and your 2nd best..................9:59pm and Rickie Weeks has just hit a homer, for the tie.

To change the point of this post a bit.....

Anyway, when your 2nd best reliever comes in and is ineffective, it is interesting to see the Nedster and Coop going at it chess match-wise. And the best guy to bring in in that situation is Turnblow. So at this point, who do you want in that situation in the playoffs?

So now it is tied in the bottom of the ninth....same question. Out of the 25 guys, 12 in the pen.....who comes in? You cant let CoCo pitch, as he is the best pitcher out of the pen. Who is left? Vargas? Tough call. Discuss assuming that there are only 13 pitchers out there. The aforementioned comment is interesting in that respect.....Bonus Baseball?

Man vs. Wild

The show was bad ass, until the dude was accused of staying in hotels, so this is real funny. Now its not on anymore.....

An On a Lighter Note

Do you think Jesus is up there?? On the top of the fence I mean.

OK, Thats It......

Dont trade him, or release him, but something has to be done about Ben Sheets' glassiness. It seems that everyone else on the team has had a decent last couple of years injury wise. To make matters worse, he had to leave from a pulled hammy during his warm up...... By my count, the man has had 3 seasons with more than 25 starts, with more than 200 innings pitched. Granted, he has gives up 1.21 walks and hits per inning while striking out close to 8 guys per 9 innings. The culmination of the three aforementioned years in ought 4 when he was racking them up to the tune of 10 per nine. That being his best season to date, he had career highs in k's(264) as well as IP(237).

estrada just hit a grand slam.

Granted, he is 12 and 5 this year, which is not all that bad considering his 23 starts. The win total ties the old career high, but the K's are lacking, as are the IP due to time missed I suspect. But, it is his first winning season......

If the rest of the team has remained relatively injury free these past couple of years, what is the deal with the "ace." That is an overrated term to begin with because some people argued that Capuano was the "ace" coming into this season. That got him a trip to the ass end of the bullpen for those of you who have been paying attention. Not to say that Sheeter is heading to that sort of purgatory at all, just to say that maybe not being a fat bastard in the offseason may be a good idea. Look at Roger Clemens for goodness sake....he trains 365 and how often was he injured in his prime?

Freakin Cubs

So they are still a game behind after the Pretentious Assholes were able to come back against the Natti this evening. Eclipsing a great performance by Yovanni Gallardo. Too bad. With 13 left to play for the Crew, it will be a gun fight barring any nut bar events. No knocking on wood is involved, believe me!

When Can I Get Me One?

Simply put.....bad ass.

Fun With the Internets

Since I woke up on my floor today, here is some of that good stuff....

The Juice is loose? Or not.

My parents live there, but I do not. Kind of sad this did not make the list....

Saw it when it was on, but it is cool.

Cop Killa!!!

Damn it feels good to be a gangster.

What the fuck is this??

Dang rodents.

What the Fuck is Fred Savage Doing Here?

Holy Shit, There is a Baby in This Dumpster Man

So we had a bit of a premier in the Grimly household this evening. We got ourselves some beer, sat on our couch, and watched the best damn show on TV today. Here are some quotes....

You just gave that baby full blown AIDS

Recycling? What a joke.

I'll take that hippie.


Even the coffee shop girl showed up.....Bad Ass

Lets Go F@cking Houston

At the time of this one, 10:11pm, the Astro game is 4-4 in the bottom of the ninth......I never thought I would want Houston to win.....I stand corrected.

10:34 And I cant keep the eyes open.....Brad Lidge gets out of the inning with the bases loaded
10:43 Game over Houston Wins

A win tomorrow and Another Pretentious Dickhead loss and there are good things happening.

I Think That This is What He Meant.....

Below is a direct quote from the Snow.man after I won our American Football match this week.
Jesse & the Duke Boys are who we thought they were. They're who we thought they were. Who plays the first game of the regular season like its bullshit? BULLSHIT! THE DUKE BOYS ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE! AND THAT'S WHY WE TOOK THE DAMN FIELD! NOW IF YOU WANNA CROWN EM THEN CROWN THEIR ASS! BUT THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE! AND WE LET EM OFF THE HOOK!

(for video coverage of the Team McGair postgame press conference follow this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_N1OjGhIFc - except in your mind substitute "that motherless black irish bastard Nickerson and his ragtag band of muck shoveling scrubs" in place of "the Bears")
P.S. Mickerson: We will meet again and I will take back the Emerald Cup. Revenge is a dish best served cold paddy. See you on the field...

Too bad ESPN doesnt allow video posting on the board............

The "Emerald Cup" is mine.

P.S. Snow.man....That is the first time anyone has called me Mickerson. Thanks for the originality.

I'd Also Like a Liter of Cola Please

In the What The F@ck category this evening, we have this story. Incident report.
First of all, since when does McDonald's make their own burgers in store?

she accidentally spilled salt on hamburger meat and told her supervisor and a co-worker, who "tried to thump the salt off."

Second of all, since the supervisor tried to "thump it off," shouldnt they be blamed as well? And doesnt the below seem like a complete misuse of work allocated resources?

Police said samples of the burger to the state crime lab for tests.

I know that salt is very bad for some people, but come on. Like the freakin cop didnt taste it upon biting into said burger?
Next time my blueberry muffin from Starbucks is not moist enough, I am going to "get sick" and sue them.

He Strikes Again

The Hebrew Hammer has wrought justice upon the infidels once again. In an un-Yostian move, he was also not lifted in the 7th for a "defensive" replacement.
EDIT: after perusing the box score, Braun was lifted in the 7th for the hitting machine that is Counsel. I think that it is fortunate that the Natti didnt mount a comeback and Braun's bat was needed.

Since Blogger F@cked Me

Yes, I am sorry. It is very hard to change you 3 people's bookmarks. But for the interest of continuity, here it is for you......

Wade Boggs?

You knew it would go down.

Last meal?

The Big Ten rocks.

No Kias? Bad ass.

I truly am sorry for the new address. Understand that moving was a bitch.

UPDATE:
Dont name your kids this.....

Test Video

And some F@cker from You Tube did not allow the embed of this one.

First Time All Over Again

Well, as you can see from the first go of it. Blogger tried to mess with me. But I am back. In a new and improved form.