Random Thoughts: Owners Are Idiots, Rich Idiots, But Idiots
Random thoughts while wondering whatever happened to Augustin Montero:
- A very interesting piece by Jim Trotter in SI details the firing of Marty Schottenheimer, not by A.J. Smith, but by Alex Spanos. It seems Marty wanted to make it a family affair and Spanos stood in the way. It goes on to say that if Marty wanted to do as he was told, he'd still have a job. Marty showed some cahones and Spanos kicked him to the curb. Marty, you are my new hero. BTW, it stands to reason that Spanos hired Norv Turner because he has all the bite of a lap dog.
Colorado put a hurtin' on the Phillies making Colorado the Rockies the new national darling. How could you not love a team managed by a guy who looks like a truck driver? It may be an expansion bowl in the NLCS with Arizona also winning, pounding the Cubs 8-4 in a game that left Ted Lilly channeling Carlos Zambrano in the fourth inning. In the ALDS, the Indians, a much better team than people realize, crushed the Yankeesand sent a loud statement to the rest of the AL contenders.- Frank Thomas is God awful. He mumbles, he doesn't look at the camera and he adds little insight to the broadcasts. I hope he has another line of work lined up when he retires. And, I usually don't watch Baseball Tonight either, but I did tune across it long enough to watch Eric Young. Just terrible.
- Why does TBS put guys who have covered the American League (Don Orsolo) on NL games and guys that covered the National League (Chip Caray, Bob Brenley) on the AL games? And who in the hell is responsible for hiring Dick Stockton. Look, I know 32 years ago he called Carlton Fisk's game winner in game six of the world series, but can't you find somebody who actaully has done a baseball game in this decade. Like Skip Caray? Maybe John Rooney? Tom Hamilton? Darin Sutton? Stockton sounds like a stuttering fool. Fix this.
- Kenny Lofton, on behalf of all of us seniors now in our forties, you rock.
- Darth Visor schools Rich Brooks last night in Charleston. Brooks looks like he was back coaching the Rams, not Kentucky.
- The new kid in town says he is waiting to hear from The Genius. Here's my theroy. If the Phillies get swept in round one, Charlie Manuel gets fired. I believe that the Phillies will replace him with (wait for it, wait for it) Tony LaRussa. And when Pat Gillick retires after next season, I believe they will replace him with (wait for it, wait for it) Walt Jocketty. And for all of you uneducated types that think The Genius would consider coming to Milwaukee, you have a better chance of the Elderly Hillbilly in a Bears uniform than that happening, for reasons I hope to explain tomorrow.
- If you are Catholic, please put a little extra in the collection plate this Sunday to help support your soccer team.
- When it comes to appeals, Larry Craig is tapped out.
- There is a new asteroid named after George Takei, who played Sulu on the original Star Trek. William Shatner holds out for a solar system to be named after him.
- Here's an absolutely hilarious parody of those Coors Lite commercials with Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy. Check it out before the court order shuts it down.
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