I have decided that today came a little too fast.
What happens when you plunk a Prince Fielder? Well he probably will get a fine after he decides to get revenge by storming your clubhouse like a pissed off bull. In case you do not know the dangers of something as large as Prince Fielder charging you, I direct you to this this.
The World Wide Leader Is At It Again. Now, I do not use Twitter, have ever looked at Twitter, or ever plan on using Twitter because it sounds like the god damn dumbest thing on the planet. I enjoy that there is an easier way to spread information around the world and it was certainly nice at the the Trade Deadline...but I just honestly do not care about what people can fit into 140 characters. To be honest, and I generally do not like shirts with stupid phrases on them, but this NSFW shirt sums up what I think about Tweeting. Anyways, in defense of people who do Tweet, i think the free flow of thoughts is a good things no matter what the arena. Of course, this goes against everything that ESPN believes. Except for Gammons, who can say whatever he damn well wants, and for good reason, everyone else is an expendable company man (da da da, da da da). Whoever runs ESPN must realize that 1. ESPN sucks at reporting news and 2. They are the biggest sports entertainment channel in the USA. I think it is safe to say that ESPN also has a massive small mans complex along with even smaller body parts in places where you would expect, especially from someone who thinks that Twitter is going to topple ESPN.
I think his opinion is more valid that almost anyone elses. I agree, but at the end of the day it doesnt really matter. The names will eventually get released and that is just something that we will have to deal with. Of course, the documents could be burned, but no one in the media wants to see that happen.
I really do not want to comment on something that was not clearly thought out but I will anyways. Lets go down the list!
1.True
2.Funny, won't happen, but a good point.
3.DUMB. I am going to assume that Kevin Kernan has neglected to realize that the two teams in Florida cannot draw a crowd while being good ball teams. Why on earth would you put another team in the MLB black hole known as Florida. I mean, the Pirates? At least give them a fighting chance and move them to Portland, Oregon. Don't put them in a place where no one will go to the games.
4.Decent idea, but it will never happen. You think A-Rod is going to sit and sign autographs for kids? Part of the fun is the challenge of getting an autograph. Tips: Get there early, know the players first and last names and their stats and what they have been doing lately, and if all else fails, wait outside the player parking lot after the game. At worst you will get the backup catcher. However, I do remember seeing a gentleman who was drunk out of his mind fall face first in the middle of a street while waiting after a game for autographs. That is always entertaining for kids.
5. Eh, whatever. It isn't like the old days anymore Kevin, back when the team traveled by train with the writers on board. This is fine, but you won't get anymore info out of them. Oh, and what is preventing them from doing this anyways?
6.YES! That's an easy one.
7. See, I think it should be tougher. 1st time- 1 year. 2nd time- Life.
8.Once again, nothing preventing this from happening now.
9.Well ballplayers and pitchers are fine, but if you are scouting center fielders, do you want someone who can run fast and play ball, or do you just want the kid who tries really hard. I agree, this should be part of player assessment, and it is, but you cannot start forgetting about tools.
10.Ok...clearly he needed some filler.
11.It never left.
12.Young assistant GM's are not good? Ok, now I get the point of this article. Wait, no I don't, I just think this point is total crap. So does Theo Epstein, Jon Daniels, and Josh Byrnes.
13.Nah, that's another stupid idea.
14.Not quite sure what he means here...Baseball is long enough as it is.
15.Agreed.
Happy Anniversary to Nolan Ryan and Robin Ventura. Because nothing is better than getting thrown in a headlock and having the crap kicked out of you by someone who is 20 years older than you.
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