The Trade

I find it hard to root for him, as I think he is a gigantic assbag, but securing a first round pick if his Jets make the SB (and he plays in 80% of the snaps) would be decent.  On the other hand, I don’t know that I would be able to stand people insisting that if the Packers would have kept him, then the Packers would be in the SB.  Many of these people fail to realize that there are 52 other players on the roster, plus the 8 practice squad players, and a number of players on I.R.  All of these players contribute to winning football.  

 

In the end, here’s what I see happening.  Jets get a first round bye, and host a divisional playoff game in cold, windy Giants Stadium.  He looks like he did in the NFC Conference Championship game – old and cold, and gets out played by a younger QB (Cassel?) or even better, the Jets castoff – Chad Pennington.  That would be sweetly ironic. 

I’ll take that 2nd round pick thank you very much.

 

Draft Day Bucks thoughts…….

The NBA is a league centered around superstars.  The teams that win typically have one or two superstars and a good supporting cast like the Lakers (Kobe, Pau) and the Celtics (Pierce and Garnett).  Teams that have too many superstars (Mavericks or Barkley lead Rockets with Hakeem and Drexler) never seem to live up to the billing.   The Celtics hold true to this because Ray Allen has allowed the team to be guided by Pierce and Garnett while still making his presence felt – another reason to like the guy.  

Anthony Graffagnino is Back in Baseball

You may know him better by Tony Graffanino, but according to Wikipedia, Graffanino drpped the ‘g’ after too many mispronunciations from minor league announcers.  He signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians.  I wish him the best.  A part of me had hoped that he may come back to the Brewers to provide good clubhouse leadership, even though I know there was no room for him this year, Counsel, Kappler, and Dillon have all had there moments.

 

 

   

Tiger

Tiger Woods is Bad Ass.  I thought he was having trouble because he previously had surgery, not because he had additional injuires? 

Nice article SI.com

All-Star Balloting

Let me just throw this out there right away:  Fans deciding who is in the All-Star game is bullshit.  Fans voting for the All-Stars result in the same players getting to the game due in large part to name recognition.  If I was a player that would piss me off.  If I were having a killer season as a DH for Kansas City, it wouldn’t matter because the player from New York or Boston will be the starter.  Because really, nobody can get enough of the Yankees or Red Sox.

Javon Waker Gets Beat

I know he isn’t anybody’s favorite wide receiver here in Packerland, but I don’t think anyone would wish this on him.  Oddly, the fans in Oakland don’t seem to be taking a shine to Javon based on some of the comments. 

Seroiusly, I hope he gets better, but I have two questions:

1.  Who are you out partying with – with 15 bottles of champagne spraying the crowd?  That’s not going to piss anyone off. 

2.   Why are you out until 7:00 a.m.?  You always hear the line “Nothing good happens after midnight”, and while that may not always be true, these news stories like this generally don’t happen at 10 p.m.  Just sayin’.

In Between Hops

Brewers off day today, does that mean I will get more stuff done after work………..I would say no.

Thanks to Chucky, the crew scratches out a win Sunday.  He has pitched great since joining the rotation (outside of the game against the Braves).  Who would have thought he’d be getting the Brewers quality starts and have an ERA under four?

I like Counsel, but I don’t like Counsel being an everyday shortstop for the Brewers.  Here’s to Hardy having a quick recovery and being back in short order, hopefully not to the detrement of the remainder of his season.

Remeber Lyle Overbay.  Remember doing the “OOOOOOO!” chant a few years ago.  How about Brewer’s fans bring that back for a few days this week.

If Gagne does regain his health, where do you slot him in the bullpen?  You can’t remove Torres, and until he proves capable of getting guys out he can’t, you can’t put him in a close game.  If/when he comes back, that will give Yost some headaches I’m sure.

U.S. Open playoff round has Woods (E) by a couple of strokes over Mediate (+2) at the turn.

Playball!!!……Week 3

Once again, our multi-talented player/manager/field reporter has the story….

Crushers Destroy Emmers I

SHEBOYGAN–Chad Schreiber looked like the type of pitcher that managers dream about. The right-hander has played a major role in helping the Crushers to the franchise’s best start. Schreiber stayed on Route 66 all night as he one-hit Emmers I in a demolishing 14-0 win. Included in his one-hit wonder in the fourth inning, Schreiber walked seven batters, struck out none but was clearly in control the entire evening. “That’s exactly why I signed him,” said Player-Manager Tim Romanello, “for the majority of the night, he made the other team look severely handicapped. Schreiber’s performance [on Thursday] was living proof that fat people cannot play dodgeball.”

Schreiber now has a 3-0 record, a league-high this season. “What a year he’s having,” said teammate

What? He said what?

It’s getting frustrating. Sheets gives the team a good start. Nice. Offense provides some offense. Spectacular. Villanueva pitches a clean 7th. A 10 pitch clean inning. Decent. Ned Yost having to get his ass more involved than it needed to be. Typical.

Why do you remove a a pitcher who is getting outs and who is capable of multiple innings? Well, naturally because you have “an eighth inning pitcher“. Huh? Am I the only one that didn’t know the roles in the bullpen were that well defined. As far as I could tell, we’ve been doing a lot of hoping and praying this entire year as far as the bullpen is concerned.

Let’s Hear it for the Crew!

10-1 win over the D-Backs today! Hooray Win! 6th straight victory; winners of 9 out of their last 10; back to back sweeps. Now let’s keep this rolling.

So, let’s gaze into my crystal baseball and check my pre-game thoughts…

First thought was can Manny be Manny. Check. Here’s his line – 7 innings / 4 hits / 1 run / 1 earned / 2 walks / 8 SO / 4.33 ERA. Just a fantastic outing and has won 3 of his last 4.

Next was Prince, no homers but was 1 for 3 with a walk and an RBI. He also scored twice. I still think he’s seeing the ball better and is noticeably more loose in the dugout. That can only lead to a better clubhouse.

Last was the recently slumping Cory Hart. I take full