A-Rod Gets MVP Nod

There Is Justice In Baseball.

I was concerned over nothing.

A-Rod won the MVP award today, just like he should have.

NEW YORK (AP) -- For all their big hits, fielding was the difference between Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz when it came to balloting for the American League's Most Valuable Player.

A-Rod won the award for the second time in three seasons in a vote that rewarded an all-around player over a designated hitter. In his second season as the New York Yankees' third baseman, Rodriguez received 16 first-place votes, 11 seconds and one third for 331 points from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.

Ortiz, the DH for the Boston Red Sox, got 11 firsts and 17 seconds for 307 points. Los Angeles Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero received the other first-place vote and was third with 196 points.

I still want to know what chuckleheads out there voted for Ortiz first, or Vlad for that matter!

Come on, the choice was obvious.

This Is Freakin' Funny!

This is Big Mike, he's The Kid From Brooklyn.

Big Mike shows us how Yankee Stadium might have the answer to Airport security in this clip.

Check it out.

It is really funny, in that it makes a lot sense.

Go check out The Kid From Brooklyn, he has lots of these brief, but amusing clips.

As well as being funny, he speaks the truth.

He's freakin' great!

All Together Now!!!

This so much more interesting than anything else going on in sports right now.

Forget the still undefeated Colts, and Peyton Manning finally beat the Super Bowl champion Patriots tonight, to break an 0-7 streak.

Forget Terrell Owens being dropped from The Eagles for the rest of the year.

This story has it all.

It's got drinking, lesbian sex, actually public lesbian sex, cheerleaders, bar fights, and best of all, drunken lesbian cheerleaders in jail!

And I'm only talking about two women here. These are my kinda girls

Two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders were arrested at a bar where witnesses told police the women were having sex in a restroom stall, angering patrons waiting in line.

Renee Thomas, 20, of Pittsboro, N.C., and Angela Keathley, 26, of Belmont, N.C., were taken to Hillsborough County Jail early Sunday. Witnesses said the women were having sex with each other in a stall at the club in the Channelside district.

Thomas was charged with battery for allegedly striking a bar patron when she was leaving the restroom...

This is Thomas on the left, and Keathley on the right.

The Top Cats, the Panther cheerleaders don't have either girls profile on their website, but they still had one picture of Angela...

See, she's pretty hot, what was the problem at the bar?

Just like chicks to be all jealous and insecure.

I saw a short interview of the "patron" on TV earlier, and she's the typical bitter, out of shape plane jane kind of woman that would resent fine women like these, and I have no doubt she let my girls know it!

I'm sure it went something very close to this...

Whah, Whah, I couldn't get in the stall, and you're hot, and my husband is going to stare at you, and I hate you, 'cause you're young and you are getting more attention than me, Whah, Whah.

So Thomas gave her a pretty nice shiner.

Sounds perfectly acceptable to me.

The team has kicked both girls off the team, "for contuct embarrassing the team."

Well ladies, with a resume like you just created this weekend, you are finally qualified to shake your ass for The Raiders.

No Gold For A-Rod

No big surprise here.

I knew Alex Rodriguez was a long shot for a Gold Glove, even though he had the numbers.

No big deal, he is still one of the best third basemen in the game, and it was only his second year at the position.

So who is the AL Gold Glove third baseman?



Erik Chavez of the A's.

And this is the fifth, (and last), year in a row that he has won the award.

On the award...

Chavez, who struggled to throw to first base in June because of inflammation behind his right shoulder, thought Texas' Hank Blalock might be the leading candidate this year.

``When you have a streak intact, you want to keep it going as long as you possibly can,'' said Chavez, who committed 15 errors. ``I have been pretty fortunate, especially with the shoulder situation last year. The past four or five years, I've felt pretty lucky. I don't really expect anything. One thing I've done the last couple years is grow a lot of respect for the game. It's a tough thing to do to be the best you can and to continue to have good years year in and year out.''

I also like Blalock, but let's look at some basic numbers.

Errors, Put-Outs and Fielding Percentage.

A-Rod
12 116 and .971

Blalock
11 96 and .973

Chavez, the winner
15 121 and .966

That is a tough call, but Chavez got the nod, and Congrats to him.

But based on that, you have to give A-Rod the AL MVP.

He put up Gold Glove worthy numbers, and who's bat would you rather have, Chavez or A-Rod?

Or another way to ask, as his batting numbers are more than comparable to David Ortiz, who's glove would you rather have?

A-Rod is the most complete player in the game today, and is no doubt, The AL MVP.

I Guess I Have To Clarify

I always thought my posts on becoming the GM of a team, had some common sense understandings.

In particular, just because I would go after a free agent, or propose a trade, it doesn't mean I would get them.

I've always thought that everyone understood that.

I was wrong.

Anonymous said...

I just have to tell you- i am not a dodger fan, so i don't really care about depodesta one way or another; but you sound like a complete idiot- have you ever seen the Seinfeld episode where George tells jerry that he has figured out a way to get Griffey, Bonds, and Sheffield in the same Yankee outfield???
That is basically what you sound like- do you really think the dodgers are going to replace five position players and two-thirds of their pitching staff???
Stop whacking off to unrealistic acquistions and come back to earth, then maybe we can have an intelligent conversation about baseball.

Look at that!

I got called out big-time.

Of course I didn't suggest anything even close to a Bonds, Griffey and Sheffield outfield, but I like his enthusiasm.

In reality, I suggested adding Matt Lawton to the outfield of Jose Cruz Jr.and Milton Madley, oh, I mean Bradley.

That is hardly an OF that would strike fear in their opponents, but oh well.

So, going forward, just because I throw free agents names out there, keep in mind, they are just the best options for the team to pursue.

And knowing that one team would not get to pick and choose whoever they want, I throw out all possible good options, at numerous positions.

I wish Anonymous would have left his name so he could claim his post.

He is obviously smart about the game, I loved his question...

do you really think the dodgers are going to replace five position players and two-thirds of their pitching staff???

Although, I only wanted to sign 2 starting pitchers, last I checked, that's not 2/3 the pitching staff.

They do have a bullpen, and I'd stick with Brazabon and Gagne in the 8th and 9th.

One must keep in mind, as an outsider to any organization, one will never know what restrictions one is dealing with, i.e. budgets, team chemistry, and other intangibles.

I am out here giving the best options.

No need for the name calling, unless you want to go that route, but you will lose, 'cause...

I am The King.

It's Been NOT So Nice Knowin' Ya...

Yeah, you're smiling in this picture.

But Mr. Paul DePodesta, you've got to go!

And today was my lucky day, (and I can see Bahb doing backflips already!).

The Dodgers fired DePodesta today!

Why?

``Our high expectations were not met,'' McCourt said at an afternoon news conference at Dodger Stadium. ``I like Paul. He has many positive attributes. It was difficult, but at the end of the day, that's my job, to make difficult decisions.''

This could be my chance.

I am ready to take over the mess that DePodesta left, especially since I won't be working for the Yankees after the Cashman re-signing.

I couldn't do any worse than DePo, The Dodgers went 71-91 in the worst division in baseball.

And that is after taking over a team that won the division last year, despite his questionable late-season trades of Paul LoDuca and Guillermo Mota, for Brad Penny and Hee-Seop Choi.

It was a strange trade at the time, Penny was coming off an injury, Choi had nothing going for him except a high On-Base percentage. Meanwhile, they rejected a trade from the Astros (I forget the details) that would have sent Mota to the 'Stros, stating Mota was not for sale.

Losing LoDuca was crazy, he was the clubhouse leader. It made no sense.

All I would have to do is hire a manager, and get this team to .500, and I'm golden until '07.

Yes, manager Jim Tracy was fired Oct. 3, and no replacement has been hired.

I don't think Tracy was the problem, and neither did the Pirates. They hired Tracy 8 days later.

Here's my early thoughts on running the Dodgers.

I'm only going to talk about free agent signings, I'll get to trades later.

We need pitching.

Free agents that should be sought, are first and foremost, AJ Burnett. Burnett is going to be in huge demand, so if getting him is going to tank the budget, keep looking.

I also like Jarrod Washburn, the move to the NL would be good for him. And he is the best lefty under 40 out there.

I like Kevin Millwood for the same reason, the move back to the NL.

In the infield.

Look to get Joe Randa from the Padres at 3rd Base, or even Bill Mueller from the Red Sox.

At 1st Base, look at Kevin Millar from the Red Sox, or Daryle Ward from the Pirates.

Adding an outfielder would be important.

I would start with Brian Giles of the Padres. But I also like Juan Encarnacion, but he may be over priced since he will be in high demand for teams looking for an outfielder.

Let's talk Matt Lawton, he could be an easy sign at $5 mil per year. He'll steal you bases, get about 20 HR's and hit about .280, for 5 mil a year, you could do worse.

As a new GM, I would have to make one really big money trade.

And that would be for Jorge Posada.

I would go after him for sure. I don't know what trades would have to be made, I would have to talk to Brian Cashman, but I'd do everything within reason to make that happen.

Jason Phillips is a good catcher, nothing wrong with him; but bringing a star to the team would energize the city and the team. Plus, Posada is a great leader, and it seems the Yanks are ready to move on. Posada's production was down this year, but that is compared to the Yankee sluggers, and on an off day he is still better than Phillips.

There you go, that is year one of The Fu2rman's regime as Dodger GM.

DeBerry Didn't Get Fired!?

College Football Coach for Air Force keeps his job after saying...

DeBerry mentioned that the Horned Frogs "had a lot more Afro-American players than we did and they ran a lot faster than we did."

"It just seems to me to be that way," he continued. "Afro-American kids can run very well. That doesn't mean that Caucasian kids and other descents can't run, but it's very obvious to me that they run extremely well."

This was DeBerry's response to the 10-48 ass kicking his team took from TCU.

TCU's QB put up 302 passing yards, completed 20 of 28 passes for 2 TD's and ran 6 times for 42 yards, scoring another TD. TCU also rushed for 4 more TD's.

Essentaially, The Air Force Falcons can't stop the passing game, TCU QB stated "It was like pitch-and-catch"

Seems like those white Cornerbacks can't keep up with black Receivers.

Well, that makes sense.

How many white Cornerbacks can you name in the NFL?

I'll help you, since Jason Seahorn retired, none.

Air Force has other issues to deal with...

Due to post-collegiate service requirements and physical limitations regarding military craft, Air Force is somewhat hindered in its recruitment of football players. Using schemes that minimize those disadvantages, DeBerry is 164-99-1 with the Falcons, guiding them to 12 bowl games.

Pretty impressive.

However, DeBerry should have known better.

I understand his frustration, he is not playing on a level playing field.

Maybe next time he should say something like this...

We have a squad full of young men that have had the honor of serving their country with dignity, becoming good citizens in the country they have heroicly represented, and will be successful components in the fu2r of this great country. These young (read black) men beat us today, but at best, 3 of them will make it to the NFL.

I only hope the rest of these young (again, read black) men have spent time in class to learn something, or they will be a drain on our society. College scholarships for football only last so long.

Would that have been better?

Or would that have been way more insensitive?

I'm glad DeBerry apologized, I know he made his comments out of his frustrating year, but you can't say things like that in his position.

Also, I'm glad he apologized because it saved his job.

And a damn good job he's done, considering the hurdles that he has in front of his team.

That Should Be Me

That should be me in the picture.


Instead, Brian Cashman is going back to the Yankees for 3 more years.


Cashman will be working for a little better than $5 million over the life of the contract.


Now I'm saying that really should be me.


I guess all of I have left to say is, Good Luck Brian, and keep my seat warm!

Simply Unbeatable

The Chicago White Sox celebrated with the city of Chicago today at a downtown bash.

I can't really say The White Sox were the best team this year, they reminded me a lot of the 2002 Anaheim Angels.

Lightning in a bottle, that is the best way to explain it.

The Sox are a really good team, that was insanely hot, and every break went their way.

Their pitchers were unbelievable, they got timely hits, and if a call was questionable, it went their way.

I don't want to take anything away from the Sox, they played great post season baseball.

Better than anyone else, that's for sure.

The Astros were so disappointing.

They played ok, they only lost by 2 runs twice, and 1 run twice.

It was 4 well played, close games.

But they couldn't buy a timely hit.

So they got swept, and deserved to...


Congrats to the White Sox.