Trade Deadline Passed

3:13 pm. With the trade deadline passed, I've been scowering the internet trying to find any news or rumors about a twins deal, but I've found nothing. So unless a deal gets announced later or we pick someone up off waivers, we're gonna have to play it out with the rag tag infield of buscher/harris, everett and punto. YAY!

Twins don't make a move at the trade deadline even though the White Sox and Tigers are making big moves? Big suprise there. The Twins do it every year. They better at least find a way to bring up Liriano.

Pudge to Yanks

Pudge for Farnsworth straight up. Gives the Yankees ANOTHER big bat and Detroit gets bullpen help. The Tigers are kind of treading water right now in 3rd place in the Central, and now we will see Brandon Inge behind the plate most of the time. I think the Tigers are DEAD for this year, and this move may push the Yankees to the top of the East.

Why ESPN is Garbage

So after the trade of the year went down, ESPN finally decided to shed some light on the Halos for the first time this season. The problem was, they didn't know what they hell they were talking about.

I have now heard about ten different times, all from ESPN reports, that this was a great trade because Kotchman was having a bad year. Yes, the same Kotch that was voted by Halo fans as the first half team MVP. Not to mention that last year was his first ever full season! How can you call this an off year if the player only has one season to base it on??? Last year he hit .296, this year he is at .287. Last year he hit 11 home runs, this year he already has 12. Last year he hit 68 rbi's, this year he has 54 so far. Let's not forget that his strikeouts to at bats ratio is the best in the majors. Hey, ESPN, get it together.

Then they try to break down the Angels lineup, now with Teixeira joining the squad. Here's what they said it will be:

c-Mathis
1b-Tex
2b-hk47
3b-figgy
ss-aybar
lf-gmj
cf-torii
rf-vlad
dh-g.a.

Izzy will be our starting shortstop, gmj has been benched (not to mention he's injured) for the likes of Juan Rivera (a.k.a. Johnny Rivers), G.A. plays in the field most of the time, and Juan will DH. Ugh. Brutal.

That's like saying the Twins start Killah Craig in the outfield regularly, Everett is their most used DH, and Casilla will be in the starting lineup tonight. WTF.

Casilla to 15-day DL

Alexi Casilla was placed on the 15-day DL this morning due to a torn ligament in his right thumb suffered sliding into second base monday night against the White Sox. This is terrible news for the surging twinkies. The surprising Casilla is most definately liked with the Twins success over the last few months. His patience and speed offensively have made him an outstanding number 2 hitter and his defense has been very steady and spectacular at times. I'm hearing this could be a season ending injury, but I really hope that's not the case...would be a huge loss.

In the mean time, the Twins have activated Adam Everett and are saying he will play short with Punto moving over to second. Buscher and Harris will alternate at third.

I hope this injury doesn't kill the Twins momentum.

Ugliest Starting Lineup...EVER.

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Titletown my ass

How wicked retarded could ESPN's Titletown series get?
If you said EXTREMELY WICKED RETARDED you are correct.
First off, Green Bay has always been known as "Titletown". Yet, ESPN thinks it can flex its muscle regardless and hold a completely ubsurd competition and time-sucking series to determine its very own "Titletown."
I don't give a crap if you're the world wide leader in sports. I want my damn highlights without the crappy series. I'd rather listen to Skip Bayless.
Ok, scratch that. But really this sucks.
Now don't get me wrong. I love taking it to Green Bay. I hate Green Bay more than I hate X Games commericals, Pedi-eggs, NASCAR and Carlos Silva.
But this is dumb. ESPN just named Valdosta, Ga. "Titletown."
Valdosta, Ga.? You know the most famous athlete to come out of Valdosta, Ga.? Keep guessing.
I'll give you a hint. It's a journeyman Major League Baseball infielder. .............. If you guessed Denny Hocking or Mark McLemore or Bip Roberts, you grossly overestimated Valdosta, Ga.
No, the salty .243 lifetime hitter, Desi Relaford, is the greatest athlete to ever come out of Valdosta, Ga.
But hey, Desi hit 40 bombs . .. . .. . . . IN 11 FREAKING SEASONS.
The good news is the Titletown series is over. Now give me a shit ton of highlights, ESPN, and leave out Brett Favre, Terrell Owens and anyone on Cold Pizza or whatever the hell they call that dog shit show these days.

The Brickyard

How disappointed were you with yesterday's NASCAR race? At least my boy, Big Jimmy J, came through with the victory. I know this is going to be a busy thread, so I'll open a new one if it gets too long. Don't hesitate to grab a Budweiser while you're posting.

Anyone else see this guy in the stands?

Olympics Gear Up Thread

What are you looking forward to most in this year's Olympic Games? Or maybe there is a weak ass sport you don't think deserves to be part of the Olympics? Discuss...

While we're at it...

Name your coaching staff.

Manager
Bench Coach
1B Coach
3B Coach
Hitting Coach
Pitching Coach
Bullpen Coach
Bullpen Catcher

First to 60

The Angels are the first team in baseball to make it to 60 wins this season, after sweeping the Chowder Heads at home weekend. In the past four seasons, the teams that have reached this "magic number" first have all made the World Series (two eventually losing and two winning it all). All of this known, the boys over at ESPN are still on the Chowda' Wagon. They aren't even leading their division! They have a mere 1.0 game lead over the Twins for the wild card! The Yanks are comin'! The Rays aren't goin' (yet...)! Will this insanity ever stop!?!?

Fuck you guys im in

It is T. Batista

Alright, I said I'd do it...

So put together your ideal 25 man roster. Any major league player in history is eligible. We'll go AL rules, so you get a DH. Starters, closers, bench players, the whole bit. Have at it. This might take me a week, so don't hurry.

Survey Says:

Who are the top five position ball players of all-time?
I'll be back with the answer later.

What I think about all this damn Brett Favre crap...

All Star Game Bitchfest Thread

A thread completely devoted to bitching about things that went down in last nights game.

Joe Buck and Tim McCarver completely annoy the hell out of you? Bitch on...

Dan Uggla's performance make you sick? Bitch on...

The over-abundance of Yanks and Sawx make you cringe? Bitch on...

The complete ineptitude of nearly all hitters with RISP make you a little frustrated? Bitch on...

John Kruk's pick of Jason Varitek (who had no plate appearances) for MVP make you wanna punch someone in the face with ESPN rage? Bitch on...

Enjoy my friends!

All Star Game Thread/Pics

If anyone else is on here, join in...

i'm picking the AL to win 6-5
winning pitcher papelbon
mvp joe mauer

p.s. kruk picked the .218/.299/.354 with an ops+ 71 varitek to win mvp....

i was inspired...

mmmmm.........

Justin Morneau beats the crack head

So last night, Justin Morneau won the home run derby in the final against Texas' Josh Hamilton. Hamilton was the propensitive favorite going into the final after his rediculous show of a record 28 bombs in the first round. Damn that was impressive. Anyways, after Morneau beat Hamilton in the final, 5-3, who do you think was interviewed first? Of course it wasn't the WINNER of the competion Justified Morneau, but it was the LOSER of the competition Josh Hamilton. I realize that Hamilton's first round was amazing, as is his life story, but come on now, the winner has to be interviewed first.

Oh yeah, and fuck you Rick Reilly for doggin Justin sayin he didn't deserve to be there even before the competion started. Good call there Ricky boy.

On a side note, I love hot sideline reporters like Erin Andrews and Kenny Mayne is a tool.

A look at the first half...

Alright, we're at the All-Star break and there have been a few surprises so far this year.

In the AL East Boston has a 0.5 game lead over the first-time contender Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees are in third at 6 games back and the high-expectation Blue Jays are a game under .500.

In the AL Central Chicago is leading the division, more or less as expected, and thats about the only predictable thing going on in that division. The Twins are only 1.5 back, the Tigers are playing .500 baseball, and The Roy-Roys are taking some time off of last place, as they are a game ahead of many people's pick to win the division, Cleveland Indians.

The Angels have a strong lead in the West, but to many people's surprise, Oakland has been putting up a bit of a fight. Seattle, an early favorite to take the division, is battling Washington and San Diego for the worst record in baseball. In fact, K-Rod has more saves (38) than the Mariners have wins (37) so far this year.

As for AAAA, I mean the NL, Philly, Chicago, and Arizona are leading thier divisions. Blah, blah, blah, no one really cares.

Now, in an effort to be cool like all those awesome guys at Baseball Tonight, I'm going to tell you how I think the second half will play out. Feel free to do the same...

Red Sox win the East easily, Yankees have a late surge and finish second, just missing the playoffs. The Rays will fizzle out slowly as the season goes on, but hold on to third.

The Twins will win the Central in another strong second half run. Chicago will hold on to edge out the Yanks for the wild card. Detroit will be stronger than they were in the first half, but not strong enough.

The Angels will win the West easily. Texas will hover around .500 to finish second. The A's will cool off. The Mariners set a team record for losses in a season.

The NL will look similar to what it does now at the end of the season. Philly, Chicago, Arizona win their divisions. The Brew Crew takes the wild card because of the addition of C.C.'s bat.

Angels v. Cubs in the Series. Angels in 6.

I wish I grew up in the 80's

Imagine getting coked out and dancing to this song...unreal

Rules

To whoever made up the gay "rules of the blog" - I'll write whatever I damn well please.

so true

The Future Mrs. Paladoris

a little girl at a press conference involving the packers and The Boys & Girls Club of America just asked the big wigs "Is Brett Favre Coming Back?"

...but what was the first highlight they showed after the question? Brooks Bollinger getting swarmed by the packers tenacious D. Nice editing.

Lundby's Tavern of Love??

"Hey guys, can we change the name on our jerseys to Lundbys? I can hit last in the order and get out every time too." --Tanner talking about his dominating pitching performance and our lack of need for Lawrence on our team. So funny.

Blacksketball Discussion

Who is the best white American basketball in the NBA today? Discuss...

Jason Varitek?

Are MLB players as stupid as the fans? Jason Varitek made the all-star team? Are you shitting me? .215/.297/.354 (avg/OBP/slug) with seven HR. Thats awful. Feel shame, everybody.

You want better options aside from Mauer (who was nearly out-vote by Varitek)? Here:
Pierzynski, Navarro, Suzuki, Rodgriguez, Hernandez, etc.

He bats seventh in the lineup while playing four out of five days because he is unable to catch a knuckle ball. It's called practice.

He is such a good catcher? Wrong. 83%. Thats the percentage of base runners success whilest stealing. Take that "C" off your jersey. It now stands for "Cweer"

Mike Lamb?

Wow, I just watched Mike Lamb try to hit against a lefty. What a joke...no chance. I think he's hitting like .086 against leftys this season and he had two hits all of June. I'll repeat that...TWO HITS DURING THE ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE. Wow, that's all I can say.

Livan blows!

Good lord I am sick of Livan Hernandez. I can't watch him give up hit after hit after hit after hit anymore. Just consider his season stats: 5.2 era, 116 ip, 162 hits, 67 ER, 243 TB, 1.59 WHIP, .504 SLG, .363 OBA, .336 AVG. This while still having a decent record of 9-5. .336 AVG against?! come on, that's insane...how is he a major leaguer? We have Liriano waiting in AAA, I think its about time we gave him another shot. He can't possibly be worse than Livan is now.

Best Ever Available

"The outfielder, who turns 44 on July 24, has been offered by Borris to all 30 teams for a prorated share of the $390,000 minimum. Borris said Bonds even would play for free — offering to donate whatever salary he receives to purchase tickets for children."

.276/.480/.565 (avg/OBP/slug) with 28 HR and 5 SB last season. Third highest OPS among regulars last year. Who can use him? at that price? every team in baseball.

Imagine: Gomez, Casilla, Mauer, Bonds, Morneau, Cuddyer, Young, Buscher, Punto
or: Figgins, Matthews Jr., Vlad, Bonds, Torii, Kotchman, Kendrick, Napoli, Aybar
or: Soriano, Fukudome, Lee, Bonds, Ramirez, Soto, Edmonds, Theriot, Zambrano.............wow

When you thought the X Games couldn't get gayer...

Are you kidding me with this new X Games commercial with the Darth Vader-looking spaz screaming while I'm simply trying to catch some Baseball Tonight.
I thought dodging the Zo G2 commercial was bad.
This X Games spokesfreak is more annoying than the guy with the question marks on his tie and funky glasses giving stuff away.
Not only does it not make me want to watch skateboarding tatted tools but it makes me want to punch every Blink 182-loving douche I see.

Sabathia to Brew Crew

I am so excited by a few things this year in baseball. A couple of them revolve around the failures of the Yankees and Red Sox up to this point in the season. Not only are both of them possibly going to miss the playoffs, but neither could get the biggest player on the trading block, CC Sabathia. No, instead, Sabathia went to the small-market Brewers. Maybe Parody in baseball isn't such a crazy idea after all.

GO RAYS, beat those fucking Yanks and Sox!!!

M-O-DOUBLE S

Randy Moss isn't driving cars into police officers, anymore.
But close. He's sponsoring a NASCAR truck team.
Our boy Randy apparently spent too much time in West Virginia.
It's six million bucks to sponsor for a year. One can only imagine how he paid.......

My boy...talkin about my boys.

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how can you not love this guy?

Twins Scrubs

Year after year, the Twins try to get by signing broken ass, washed up vets in the off season. The short list includes Rondell White, Ramon Ortiz, Sir Sidney Ponson, Tony Batista, Mike Lamb, and Adam Everett. True Twins fans even remember the mid-season acquisition of steroids user Bret Boone which lasted all of 14 games in 2005. I am as cynical as a Twins fan can get, but I really like my boy Craig Monroe. He is something the Twins have never had in an off season acquisition, which is a guy that has a chance to hit a home run in every at-bat. Here are his stats for this year, and they aren't terrible. He doesn't hit for a high average, which isn't his game, but he drives the ball out of the ballpark. Now if we can get 12 wins out of Livan Hernandez, we don't have to lump him with the all the other Twins scrubs...

Killah Killin!

Last night: KillahCraig 2-3 with a bomb and 3 rbi. DY: 0-3.
Post.

We need to be cheaper

The news (boring NFL offseason news but news none-the-less) came today that the Minnesota Vikins are near the bottom of the NFL when it comes to personal fouls called against since the 2001 season, according to ESPN. The Queens have had 85 personal-foul penalties in the past seven seasons, ranking 29th of the 32 teams.

This got me to wonder: How does a team full of drunk drivers, creepers, beaters, ass-kickers and fake-penis wearers not rack up personal fouls. That's bullshit.

Plus, we had Dewayne Rudd.

Nice work Crain

So, in yesterday's Twins game, Scotty Ulger pulled Perkins after 7 1/3 good innnings with a runner on 1st and 1 out and a 4-1 lead. It looked to me that he could've kept goin at the time. Anyways, Jesse Crain comes in and procedes to walk the first batter in 5 pitches and then give up a single to score the Tigers second run of the game, leaving runners at 1st and 3rd 1 out. Denny Reyes and Matt Gurrier proceded to blow the Twins lead, who eventually lost 5-4. I hate the fact that Perkins gets charged for a full run because Jesse Crain sucked. If anything, Perkins should get charged for 1/4 run and Crain 3/4 run. Crain allowed the runner to move from 1st to home (3/4 of the way). Baseball purists would hate this idea, but I just don't think its fair the way the rule is set up now. Call me what you like, Naps, Craig ....etc, but Perkins got screwed because Crain blew it.

The future of the lynx is in this guys hands?

Last week both me and leering enjoyed a celebratory drink down at the local watering hole when we heard that south dakota's greatest basketball player of all time aka...skinny miller...was coming home....I can only imagine what kelo-land news has been saying about all of these shenanigans down in sioux falls cause they pretty much suck skinny's cock (kinda funny) with anything he has done....I will keep you posted on any upcoming autograph signings at the corn palace in mitchell, SD where his dreams of growing his hair out and joining the WNBA some day with the lynx all started....oh and side note....I think the kubes hecklers really got to him....cause he had shaved his beard last night...he probably thought they wouldn't recognize him now.....peace