Random Thoughts: Sox Mess, Raising Kane and Giving Your Left Lung For The Cause
Random thoughts while wondering whatever happened to McKay Christensen:
I weighed in on yesterday's debacle at US Commiskey Park yesterday. Apparently, Mark Buehrle was pitching with the flu or something. No doubt his offense was playing with anemia. Scott Podsednik was yanked out of a game in Charlotte and most likely will be activated today sending Darrin Erstad back to the DL. Our friends at the Bards Room, came up with a neat concept, a letter from the Sox hitters and bullpen to the starters. It pretty much says it all.- Look, a scapegoat! My question is Kenny, you've been the GM for seven years. If this guy is such a hack and doesn't do things your way, why the hell didn't you take him out eons ago? Who else has been with that team for years who is dead weight that needs to go away. Well, you can't fire him. He's the owner.
- With the first pick in the 2007 NHL draft, the Chicago Blackhawks select Patrick Kane. Kane is an American, which concerns me, because the American kids aren't nearly as tough or gritty as the Canadian kids. Kane is from Buffalo, so Chicago will be culture shock for him when he finds out how irrelevant the Blackhawks have become.
- I've heard people say "I'd give a left lung to play in the Major Leagues." I guess Justin Morneau did.
As mentioned yesterday, Nashville Predators owner Craig Leipold may not be doing business with Blackberry boy Jim Balsillie after all. But before Nashville let's it guard down, the commentators on the NHL draft last night were talking about a group from Kansas City that really wants a team. Yeah, you fellas had a team once (the Scouts) and they are now the New Jersey Devils. BTW, you can tell, the Canadian media really wants to see Nashville lose its' team.- Ooops. Both new daddy Jeff Gordon and Jimmy Johnson fail inspection at Sonoma and have to start at the back of the line. That's the kiss of death in a road race.
- Joe Theismann (rhymes with Heisman) speaks out about working with the bald guy (the famous bald guy, not me.) I'm taking Joe's side here, Tony has no business being in that booth on Monday night. He's like a dumbed down Dennis Miller and Miller at least, when he's not using some vauge reference, is actually funny. ABC caught lightning in a bottle years ago with Howard Cosell and they are, for some reason, trying to repeat something that can't be repeated.
- The A's sentenced disgruntled outfielder Milton Bradley to baseball's version of purgatory: The Kansas City Royals. Unfortunately for Oakland, the merchandise was damaged and returned for a full refund.
- Looks like the Ol' Ball Coach is up to his visor in problems. What do they say at the NCAA? Where there are secondary violations, there are bigger violations.
- Speaking of college football, SI's Stuart Mandel writes of ten games that might shape the BCS championship this season.
- You may know that Milwaukee Brewers star Prince Fielder is the son of former major leaguer Cecil Fielder. What you may not know is that they have not spoken in three years. Cecil, by the way, seems to not be handling it the right way.
- The UK has billed motorists over $23 million dollars in customer service fees including inquiries on basic information or to renew their licenses on the phone. Seems that when you call, you are charged .16 per minute, which includes hold time. And, if you've ever called the DMV, you know there is hold time. Here's hoping this boondoggle stays on their side of the big pond.
- Casket for burial, $3,000. Preparation for burial, $4,000. Being buried in a team uniform and having your casket carried around the bases by players and coaches: PRICELESS.
- The Pope wants you to drive a Toyota Corolla.
Wal-Mart has bowed to pressure from right wing groups and stopped supporting Gay rights groups and organizations, In addition, Wal-Mart has hired Isaiah Washington as it's new corporate spokesperson.- "Honey, Sunday Jim and I are going down to the Meadowlands to watch the Giants game and buy some porn."
- Microsoft has a cool new product that they are developing called "surface" which turns a table or counter top into a computer. It's very futuristic and costly right now, but when you stop and think that I bought my first PC in 1988 for $1,800 and it was an XT and now you can get PCs for less than $300 (if you know where to look) you'll understand that within fifteen or so years, we'll all own somethng similar in our homes. Right now though, let's make fun of it:
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