Archive for October, 2009
My vote for MVP this year goes to ray,
They’ve fixed it now, but for a few hours last night the LA Times web people got Corey Perry and Braydon Coburn mixed up with a race horse and her jockey. Happens all the time. LA Times
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Here’s a video of ray at his best:
Billy Ray Cyrus - ‘Wanna Be Your Joe’
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I love it when I see news about camp -
Page Six reports that New York brass has warned the women to stop talking shit about A-Rod’s ladyfriend to the press, a smear campaign allegedly orchestrated by head Mean Girls Minka Kelly and Laura Posada. Kelly, specifically, is said to be upset with Hudson’s constant front row and nightlife appearances. The Yankees told the girls to be careful who they spoke to about Kate. They are concerned about the ramifications for the players.” The feud between the starlets (though I’m not sure Kate, with how she’s looking these days, deserves that moniker anymore) doesn’t seem to have torn apart the clubhouse, as Kelly has re-energized Jeter in a way that Vanessa Minillo and Jessica Biel couldn’t, while a single and happy Rodriguez is shaking off his October stigma. No word on whether the ladies disapprove of Hideki Matsui’s left hand. No Hate For Kate NY Post
Looking toward a deep playoff run, the Yankees are trying to get their ducks in a row. That means telling the wives and girlfriends to stop being mean to Kate Hudson..
What do you think.
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“From my blindside, Tom Cable threw me from my chair and into a piece of furniture that a lamp sat upon. He was screaming, âI’ll f—- kill you! I’ll f—- kill you!’.” Yahoo!
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I have always been a fan of lind, I have to say, seeing news like this gives me mixed feelings.How do you think this news will affect the rest of the team this season?
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I wonder how ray’s real fans feel -
One blown call, and the Internet turned on Chip Caray like that. As with every celebrity target du jour, Caray now has a Twitter imitator. It’s pretty darn good.
I myself don’t understand the Caray hate. He’s an inoffensive, if bland play-by-play guy who never interjected himself into the game save a few miscues. Maybe it’s the fact a grown man calls himself “Chip,” but the game 163 backlash was impressive in its speed and completeness.
Now “Chip Caray” is Twittering, and they’ve nailed his nuances. Fake Chip Caray makes unexplainable factual errors, seems impressed by the most unlikely things, and throws in enough legit-sounding Tweets to make you wonder if this isn’t the real thing.
@chipcaray Twitter
what do you think?How do you think this news about ray will affect the team this season?
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If you’re a fan of ray, you’ll appreciate this:
When you read this, keep in mind it is written with tongue planted firmly in cheek.
The Cardinals got swept out of their Division Series with the Dodgers and looked, in doing so, just about as bad as the Cubs did in a similar sweep a year ago.
Common thread? It has to be Mark DeRosa, the only former Cub on St. Louis’ Division Series roster (Todd Wellemeyer wasn’t on that roster). DeRosa played in 13 postseason games with the Braves from 2001-2003. His team won eight of them. But since DeRo became a Cub, his team has lost nine straight postseason games (ten, if you include the final game of the 2003 Braves/Cubs NLDS). It’s got to be his fault. Even DeRosa himself joked about it:
“It might be me,” former Cub Mark DeRosa said afterward as he saw Chicago media headed his way. “It better not be because I’m not retiring for a while.”
Then he thought and added with a slight smile:
“This is three years in a row. It is me.”
Gee, and the Cubs might think about bringing him back as a free agent?
Of course, DeRosa could more easily have blamed his teammates, because he had more hits in the series (five) than any other Cardinal, including Albert Pujols.
“It is what it is,” DeRosa said. “I’ll keep grinding.”
Taking my “facetious cap” off, obviously, the Cardinals had problems that started at the end of the regular season, losing 8 of their last 10 games. As the link above states, DeRosa had a fine series, hitting .385. In fact, he hit .333 in two division series for the Cubs (7-for-21 with two doubles and a HR) and overall in 58 postseason at-bats, he’s hit .358/.414/.566, numbers any team would take over a total of 22 games. And yes, I’d take DeRosa back as a free agent if the price were right.
Speaking of the Cardinals, Tony LaRussa and Dave Duncan are free agents. Supposedly, the internal rift between them and Cardinals management has been healed, but Phil Rogers says the Reds might be interested in them; ex-Cardinal GM Walt Jocketty, of course, is now in charge in Cincinnati. Rogers also writes:
The Brewers are telling teams they don’t plan to trade Prince Fielder. They hope to get pitching back in trades for shortstop J.J. Hardy and possibly third base prospect Mat Gamel, a .302 hitter in five minor league systems who has been made expendable by the emergence of Casey McGehee, claimed on waivers from the Cubs last fall.
J.J. Hardy? Would the Brewers take Sean Marshall and maybe a pitching prospect for Hardy? I’d do that. Hardy had a down year and wound up in Triple-A for a while, but he is only 27 and just one year removed from a fine offensive season.
Complete info on today’s playoff tripleheader after the jump.
Angels at Red Sox, 11 am CDT. Angels lead series 2-0. TV: TBS. Announcers: Don Orsillo and Buck Martinez
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Please visit our SB Nation Red Sox site Over The Monster and Angels site Halos Heaven.
Yankees at Twins, 6 pm CDT. Yankees lead series 2-0. TV: TBS. Announcers: Chip Caray and Ron Darling
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Please visit our SB Nation Twins site Twinkie Town and Yankees site Pinstripe Alley.
Phillies at Rockies, 9 pm CDT. Series tied 1-1. TV: TBS. Announcers: Brian Anderson and Joe Simpson
Baseball-reference.com game preview
Please visit our SB Nation Rockies site Purple Row and Phillies site The Good Phight.
Once again, no overflows scheduled today. If you need one, post it in the FanShot section.
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I wonder how hill’s real fans feel,
During Mr. Salisbury’s very public meltdown, another individual in the Dallas radio market said that Sean’s odd behavior could be attributed to some financial trouble he’s been having. Well, on September 11 of this year (never forget?), a “Notice of Acceleration” was filed on Richard Sean Salisbury’s home. When it rains. I emailed Sean for comment. Nothing yet. ****** Tonight: I’m headed over to Wogies in the West Village to watch the WFC continue their quest for a repeat in the winter wonderland in Denver. All NYC-area Philly fans should patronize this fine establishment whenever you seek the company of like-minded individuals from the 215. So far, no stabbings. I’ll only be around for two days this week at Deadspin but you’ll be in good hands. Tomorrow is Columbus Day, so like a good Italian-American I will lay around all day eating prosciutto and mocking Native Americans. Then, Thursday/Friday, I’ll be headed to Vegas for the Blogs With Balls 2.0 extravaganza. I believe Eydie Gorme is the keynote speaker this time around. Thanks for your continued support of Deadspin. Everybody stay positive. It’ll all work itself out. 
More bad news. It appears his home in Frisco, Texas is not in good shape according to these legal looking documents that suggest he’s a little behind on his payments.
