Whatcha gonna do?
Well whatcha gonna do? As many of us may have seen on reports, Shin Soo
Choo has hired Scott Boras as his agent. What was he thinking?
Just for the record, he will be making another $3 million this year and will be holding out for the first time in his career. Indians fans, let’s give Scott Boras a round of applause.
*Photo via mensjournal.com*
Play nice boys…. or don’t….
There’s a quote in family etiquette. It goes something like this, “you never, ever rat out a family member no matter what the circumstance no matter what the time.” Well we put this down on the McGwire family… than no.
When a hard headed brother of a steroid user crosses the line, he’s gonna hear it. Of
course Mark hasn’t talked to his brother in eight years, (sad isn’t it) but you know his brother will never hear the end of injecting Mark with steroids.
Why can’t these two boys just play nice, you know like when they were roid’ free?
Eh, when you go “Roid’” you never go back. But why on Earth did Mark say that steroids were for “healing?” That wasn’t even a conceptual response. For that might be on the verge of utter stupidity. The only thing that can take Mark down even farther than where he is, (he might be in the mantle of the earth right now) is for him to make an obtuse comment like this one.
Did you think that we wouldn’t catch this one?
We did.
Time for Math – A Russell Branyan Flame-athon
Yes all of us Cleveland fans know that Russell Branyan has signed on with the Cleveland Indians.
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Yes we know that he is capable of hitting 30 home runs.
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Yes we know that he is also capable of 200 strikeouts
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But is he capable of being heckled by Cleveland Indians fans? Absolutely! No one likes a guy who strikes out every two out of three times. Does he swing a bat or is it just imaginary in his hand? Whoops, (cheap shot). Okay here’s one you can ponder Russell, what’s the square root of 4? Now take that and add your age minus the injuries. What do you have?….
Your batting average.
Time to go to camp
Hola, Tu estas asombro por que yo estoy hablante en espanol, no?
Well don’t worry about it.
It’s almost time for Spring Training, well close enough, and this is the time where everything happens. And I mean everything! Let’s look at what the Indians did in this past few days….
Well first off, Reyes is rehabbing and is re-added to the roster, with Westbrook being “pain free.” Let’s just hope Jake is for real.
El Indians de Cleveland estan muy bueno en el ….. nah this Spanish stuff is just too hard.
Well everyone, while the Indians pack up their bags to head out to Spring Training in Arizona, I will be cracking down on my Spanish. If any of you out there can possibly help me not make a fool of myself again, than please help me out.
*Just because I am not a good Spanish speaker doesn’t mean I can’t communicate with Spanish baseball players*
Russell Branyan and the Curse of the Cleveland Indians
It took long enough… The Indians finally made a move that did something that might make a difference.
This is what I would’ve said if I were a bad fan ~ “All I have to say is thank god Russell. We needed your acceptance to become an Indian. Yes, you will have those nights where you go 0-fer and stink up the dugout, but than there will be there nights where you go 4-4 with two home runs. Those 200 strikeouts will be evened out by your 25 to 30 home runs each year.”
And that’s where I would’ve been wrong. Yes Indians fans we can ponder how Branyan will do
this year thinking maybe he will hit 30 homers and drive in 80 if we’re lucky. It ain’t gonna happen. Sorry to break that bad news to you but, he had a crazy year last year, he played out of his mind. If he were to play like that again, than Lady Gaga would stop wearing her ugly outfits. I recently read this book called ”The Curse of Rocky Colavito”. I don’t know if any of you have heard of it, but it talks about how the Indians are the most cursed franchise in all of sports.
No Cubs fans, not you…. us. Sam McDowell breaks to ribs throwing a fastball in September, 1961 and then goes on to become a drinker…. The Indians get Colavito back for Tommie Agee who becomes rookie of the year, and for Tommy John, who wins 286 afer being traded…. Ray Fosse and the infamous Pete Rose ordeal at the All Star Game in July 1970…. The Indians forfeit in June 1974 due to drunken fans going onto the field on “Beer Night”…. Cleveland hosts the All Star Game in July 1981 and the game is delayed due to player strike…. SI predicts the Tribe will win the pennant, and they go on to lose 101 games in 1987.
Just face it, Russell Branyan as you can see had a great year last year. And who’s to say he doesn’t this year? Well, in the paragraph before this one, I think you know why I don’t have my hopes up to high. I’m scared for the poor guys future, what’s it gonna be? An injured thumb playing Xbox? Could it be a broken collar bone fielding ground balls? Who knows…
The Curse of Rocky Colavito lives on.
~All info received on the Indians was received from the book “The Curse of Rocky Colavito” written by Terry Pluto~
Junior Baseball Magazine
Thanks to all of you that were reading my blog while I was gone. I will do some posting while I can and I will keep you all company. By the way, I got published in the January edition of Junior Baseball magazine. If you want to view my article, go to http://www.juniorbaseball.com/ and check it out. I wrote about how you can’t ever count out the small guy.
If Alex Rodriguez were Pinocchio
If Alex Rodriguez were any fictional Disney character, first off it would go off air. But if Alex were Pinnochio:
1. His nose would be longer than the bat he swings at the plate.
2. He’d look so strong, his long nose would have muscles. (Answer: Steroids)
But that’s okay Alex, no Pinocchio Steroids for you.
Manny being Manny… literally!
Yes we all know that the Phillies have trampeled the be-fuddling Dodgers in the NLCS, and we all know that the Angels and Yankees series has caused a bit of a minor major heart
attack in the womb of the Yankee faithful.
But why now do we worry about that, when we have Indians news that has brewed up quite a storm over the young, talented Cuyohoga!! Manny Acta has just been announced as the Indians new head coach through 2013. Wonders… we got a guy who is used to losing. Just bring on the tradition buddy, we are used to it here in Cleveland.
Scenario 1
Acta gets hurt in spring training writing the lineup card for an exhibition game. Don’t believe me, every other Indian has had some sort of surgery or some sort of doctors visit that has taken place this off season. Don’t all us fans hate it when our star players have to go under the knife in the off season?? I know I do.
The guy would definetely not make a strong showing here in Cleveland if he chose this route. The pungeant smell in Cleveland only seems to want to grow larger than it already is. With Acta in town – this injury in the off season might be the way to go.
Scenario 2
The Cleveland Browns and the Cleveland Indians make an in – city trade. The Indians trade Jhonny Peralta to the Cubs for Jeff Samardzija (used to play football for Notre Dame) and the Indians then trade Samardzija to the Browns for $8 million in cash. Yeah, maybe its illegal but the nonsensical season the Browns are having – does Mangini really have to care “what legal and whats not?” I think not.
The Browns need all the help they can get, and if the Indians can get money out of a deal – go ahead and take it. We need money people! That’s all we want for Halloween, no candy – no Milky Ways… money. Don’t hate us cause we are snobs! Aren’t we all these days?
Mangini – 0 Acta – 1
I pose a conundrum: Albert Belle flame-athon Part II
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1. A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun.
2. A paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma: “the conundrum, thus far unanswered, of achieving full employment without inflation” (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.)
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Its kind of funny. Albert Belle thinks he can coach the Cleveland Indians. Sir, have
you thought what it would be like to coach a team that is full of young blood and new souls? You yourself have claimed it wasn’t “Wedge’s fault,” and that Dolan did this to the team.
But you don’t make sense my friend. Such a foolish remark only to be backed up by you claiming that “You can coach the Indians.” Your kind of like a little bug… yes. You know that one that swarmed the Yankees in the ALDS of 07? What was the name of that again?….. Midge?
You sir are a midge in my book. Right now – the only game plan I have in terms of the Indians is to “bemidge” the midge. Correct me if I am wrong, but you are just a donut eating, smack talking, idiot of a man.
Who doesn’t agree with that?…. Just tell me if you are one to obstruct justice.
I pose a conundrum my friend. One that even you nor I could possibly ponder. For “what is the difference between you and Eric Wedge? One is fired…. And one will be fired if he starts coaching!!
Could that possibly be my friend, Albert? Sorry that I am so punny these days…
Jon Gosselin is the Milton Bradley of Reality TV
Look alike eh? Uh… nevermind about that. Remember that fun show that was called Jon and Kate Plus 8? Gone. Why? Well a man named Jon Gosselin sorta “cheated” on his wife, but that’s no big deal. But he still whines and cries about it saying “there are two sides to the story” and that sh… crap. You catch my drift?
Milton Bradley is the Cubs Jon Gosselin, he angers, (throwing ball into stands with two outs… ouch) and then whines about it. Its kind of funny actually… Jon and Kate Plus 8 thought that these two would be the perfect couple for this show – and thought they plain out were the perfect couple. The Cubs thought Milton Bradley was the best outfielder on the market – and just thought he was the way to go.
Well… neither turned out so good. Milton Bradley is to Jon Gosselin as apples are to oranges. There you have it.
1. They both whine and cry.
Gosselin blames this whole shebang on Kate while Milton Bradley blames his horrible year on… what does he blame it on? (I guess he hasn’t found something yet?)
2. Both of them hate what they do
Gosselin wanted to end the show and Milton Bradley… doesn’t seem so happy playing baseball. Unless he’s been going to a few therapy sessions we don’t know about – with Brad Lidge.
3. They both get headlines
Figures…. two chumps that cry, whine, baby themselves – get the headlines. They both have been in the USA Today and both are sporadic all over the news. Now see,… if you ever wanna get on the News kids, just follow Jon Gosselin.
4. They both got suspended
Milton Bradley got suspended for beeing a bee-otch and Jon Gosselin well…. yeah that too.
The truth is just that Jon Gosselin and Milton Bradley are whining babies that always get their way… until they get suspended. If they want to turn their lives around – I would check Social Services first. (Don’t) carry on wayward son… oops sons. Just continue to try to get your way by slipping through the economy that we have today, you sly, sly baffoons.
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