Another Blog is Born

I tried to help it. But I cant help it now, not after seeing this story...

Danny Almonte, of LLWS fame, now 19, has gotten married... to a hairdresser... and she's 30!!!

Let's just move on...

Every blog has an FAQ. I'm just following the herd.

FAQ

1. Why a blog?

This blog was created because I'm tired of saving hundreds of AIM ramblings between me and my brother on baseball. They deserve a better place than within the folder of "Temporary Internet Files," only to be washed away everytime I (my computer, really) decide to clean the cache. No more. From now on, they'll be stored for eternity. For our children, and our children's children.

2. What can I expect to find?

-News and links, a la Buster Olney, although no one does it quite as well. His blog is the first thing I read in the morning. I reload the ESPN baseball page each day every five minutes until his post is up. It's worth the price of Insider and much more. And no, we will NOT be supplying passwords. Get your own, you cheapasses.

-Observations beyond the boxscore. Having mlb.tv is an absolute must. I browse probably half a dozen games a day, concentrating on games with good pitching matchups, those teams with my fantasy players and every Pujols AB. My brother does the same. Together, we probably cover half the league per night. And no, we will NOT be supplying passwords. Get your own, you cheapasses.

-General ramblings on baseball. You won't find anything about our daily lives here. No shout outs, no vacation journals. Only things related to baseball.

3. Will I be offended?

Quite possibly. We have some pretty fucked up conversations. But it's just the truth. Our version of the truth anyway.

Example 1 : July 29, 2005, Fenway Park.

Chasing a deep flyball off David Ortiz, Torii Hunter runs into the wall in the triangle and catches his spike on the padding. He writhes on the ground in pain clutching his right ankle.

Flashback of conversation..

#2: wow, papi drilled that shit.
#1: yeah.
#2: torii just hurt himself real bad. doesn't look good.
#1: he did?
#2: yeah, he caught his spike on the wall. check out the replay.
#1: hmm. looks like an OFYer to me.
#2: yup. i think he broke it.
#1: looks like he tore something.
#2: $1 that it's a broken ankle. even money. what you got?
#1: i'll go with torn calf.

End Snippet.

I love Spiderman. He's one of my favorite players. It's too bad he got hurt. I wished him a speedy recovery for '06. But it doesn't stop us from gambling on his injury.

Example 2: December, 2002

Billy Koch was traded by the A's to the White Sox for Keith Foulke AND cash.

Flashback of conversation..

#2: hahahahahaha ken williams just traded foulke for koch.
#1: hahahahahaha what an idiot.

Fastforward 3 minutes..

#2: hahahahahaha.
#1: but that wasn't the entire trade.
#2: huh?
#1: it was foulke AND cash for koch. AND CASH!!!!
#2: so he gave up real money and foulke for billy fucking koch? hahahahahaha.
#1: what an idiot. what do you expect from a black gm?
#2: seriously. they're just like black closers. unclutch.
#1: only a black gm would have made this trade.

End Snippet.

Ken Williams made one of the dumbest trades of the last decade. Ken Williams was a black GM. Hence, black GM's make dumb trades. Just an observation.

On the other hand, he has since turned the ChiSox into a machine, winning the 2005 WS in dominating fashion, and ripping off a chain of great trades and signings, including signing Iguchi, signing AJ, trading Loaiza for Contreras, trading Rowand for Thome, trading random garbage for Vaz, claiming Jenks off waivers from Anaheim, etc. The one bad deal was Lee of Podz, which cant really be criticized since they won the WS. I must give credit where credit is due. Ken Williams is easily in the top 5 of GMs. His record since the Koch disaster has been awesome.

4. Are you racist?

No, we love everyone. Our remarks may be interpreted as such, but they derive from OBSERVATIONS.

Here's an example of a racist remark:
All Black GMs = Bad GMs.

Here's an example of deduction:
Ken Williams made a bad deal + KW is the only black GM ---> Only a black GM would have made that trade.

Feel free to disagree with the "--->". That's why the comments section is there.

On the other hand, I hate morons:

Anyway, over the course of the next few weeks, you should see plenty of upgrades. Once I get the kinks worked out (might be awhile, since most of the template is plain gibberish to me as I'm borderline computer illiterate), everything should look pretty. Still haven't figured out how to upload pictures, graphics, and other cool blogger things like RSS feeds etc, but I will. In the meantime, send in those comments. Feel free to drop me a note if you feel like contributing in the future. And please leave a name. It's no fun to talk to anonymous people.

Enjoy!