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Apropos of nothing…

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

 Hey AROD, Rey Ordonez called.  He wants his back bat.
Alex Rodriguez has 3 RBIs after the 6th inning this season.
That is all.

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The place where it all started…

August 6th, 2008 · No Comments

We’ve all heard LastPlaceto butcher the name of our league over and over again but what you may not have known is that they’re currently running a special.
15% off any lobster specials and a free drink
 
 

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Tags: Anybody Hungry? · Even though he's not actually in last · LastPlaceto

This Guy Knows Something … ERA is the TIE BREAKER!

August 4th, 2008 · No Comments


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Tags: Any Day Now · am I still the frontrunner? · et tu laruina

Weekend at Steinbrenner’s

July 16th, 2008 · No Comments

NOW IN PRODUCTION: Weekend at Steinbrenner’s.  
Somebody call Jonathan Silverman’s agent.  (Wha?!?) 
The Boss would be the perfect host, except for one small thing… He’s dead.
The drop dead comedy of the year!
Boss may be dead, but he’s got something in his front pocket…for you!
Two morons. One corpse. And the plot thickens

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Tags: Is it OK to make fun of Old Tyrants? · Steinbrenner's Face is Frozen! · Weekend at Bernie's

Yadi, Dadi… He Like’s to Party

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Yes, that’s a Yadier Molina Pumpkin
A note about my new catcher, Yadier Molina.   In one night he TRIPLED the number of hits I’ve had from the catcher position in June. 
Thanks Yadi.
Love,  Jimmy Dugan

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Tags: Dark Handsome Pitcher Looking for a Catcher · I have 22 hits from the catcher position this season · Tall · Yadier Molina's PumpkinHead

Mustache Rides

June 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

FASANO - fas-ah-no
–noun, plural -ni.
1. a man living off the earnings or gifts of a woman, esp. a younger man supported by an older woman in return for his sexual attentions and companionship.
2. a male professional dancing partner or escort.
3. an Italian American male usually residing in New York or New Jersey. Known for […]

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Tags: Lip-Pillar · When will he be on Gotts' Team? · was hitting .193 in AAA?!?

Breaking News: Adam Dunn Doesn’t Like Baseball

June 19th, 2008 · 3 Comments

This is a great story.
CINCINNATI — Because of tampering rules and the desire to keep thoughts close to the vest, Major League general managers are often reluctant to discuss other teams’ players in any way, shape or form.
Yet Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi broke from the current etiquette in a huge way. Ricciardi […]

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Tags: Dunn and Done · Things Even My Dog Knows And He's A Dog! · Things My Dog Knows And He Doesn't Even Understand Base · Vomit · loonies and toonies

Not-So Iron Sheff

May 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Happier Times (nevermind the fact that this pic was probably taken at a funeral)
Today I ended my 3-year affair with Gary Sheffield. Just couldn’t put up with the groin/shoulder/rib/calf problems, the 0-4’s, the DNP’s anymore. I wanted him for RBIs and ‘tude, but according to my team log I got: […]

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Tags: BABY! · I want to tell her that I love her · Rick Springfield · Tanks for nothing! · The point is probably moot · Yeah

This will surely get The Bravery out of 12th…

May 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

From the Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
Hitters will adopt virtually any ritual, talisman or superstition to get an edge: steroids, HGH, greenies, pine tar, high-tech batting gloves, rubbing the barrel of a bat on a bone, extra batting practice, human sacrifice, soft toss, hitting off a tee, watching tapes, calling relatives for swing tips, changing types of wood […]

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Tags: "blown" players · Even Alex Agrees · I think I'm going to win the league this year · You Must Have Gotten A Lot of Girls

Is this normal?

May 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Another Time AROD passed out…
A-Rod passed out at daughter’s birth
NEW YORK (AP) - Alex Rodriguez passed out during the birth of his first daughter.
“The one nurse had a cold cloth on his head. The other nurse had the blood pressure on his arm. And my mother was like rubbing his back. And he is passed […]

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Tags: Mating Call of the Mute Button · no fantasy pts for this · seriously

The Bravery Meets The Injury

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

AdellArt
Artist Interpretation
Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes expected to be out until July
From AP -
NEW YORK (AP) - Phil Hughes has a stress fracture in one of his
ribs, and the New York Yankees’ pitcher is expected to be sidelined
until at least July.
The Yankees, through conversations with Phil Hughes, think the injury occurred last week when he coughed. […]

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Tags: It Just Happened · Last

Thanks for Nothing Ryan Howard

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

The only Ryan Howard that gave me anything this year

32 Strikeouts
a totally, NSFW batting average
#1 Keeper
the anchor of a team that is -25 in points in the last 4 days.

Thanks for nothing 2006 NL MVP.

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Tags: Tanks for nothing! · You're Doing It Wrong