FIRE ROBIN VENTURA!
Another robin ventura nugget from sunday's game against the cubs. the white sox have been struggling to score runs all year and have the lowest total in the major leagues. so how does the worst manager in baseball handle the problem today? he freaking benches the best hitter the sox have in JOSE ABREU and the sox produce but one run. ok einstein, why did you bench him? "well, he has a sore finger and a sore leg and i thought i'd give him an extra day because this is all-star week." WHAT???? abreu had no comment for the media other than "he's the manager." you play your stud and THEN give him the four days off, you moron. believe me, if it doesn't heal in four days, then it's not going to heal in five. EVERYONE PLAYS THE SUNDAY BEFORE THE BREAK!
oh wait, i have another one for the dumb ass of the year award. JOSH DONALDSON is hitting .600 against the white sox (not a typo---six freaking hundred) and with first base open and two outs the other night, einstein elects to pitch to donaldson and BAM! double! and the sox lose 2-1. television announcers KEN HARRELSON & STEVE STONE were incredulous after ventura's move. stone said, "there's comes a time when you realize your pitchers can't get a certain guy out and you simply walk him. this was one of those times." and the hawk agreed---on the air! FRV
oh wait, i have another one for the dumb ass of the year award. JOSH DONALDSON is hitting .600 against the white sox (not a typo---six freaking hundred) and with first base open and two outs the other night, einstein elects to pitch to donaldson and BAM! double! and the sox lose 2-1. television announcers KEN HARRELSON & STEVE STONE were incredulous after ventura's move. stone said, "there's comes a time when you realize your pitchers can't get a certain guy out and you simply walk him. this was one of those times." and the hawk agreed---on the air! FRV
and speaking of the cubs, after scoring two or less runs in 12 of their last 18 games and only four runs in three games against a mediocre white sox team, it's time to make a trade. their pitching appears to have come around but you need offense because you won't win every 2-1 game you play. so it's time to trade some of these 'movable parts' the cubs have talked about for three years. you need an experienced major league hitter (probably an outfielder) and the closer it gets to the july 31 deadline, the more they're going to pay. so pull the trigger now.
and what about KYLE SCHWARBER?? if catcher MIGUEL MONTERO goes on the disabled list for 15 days with his thumb, look for schwarber to be called up to fill the roster spot for two weeks because schwarber is a left handed bat as is montero. this would send TAYLOR TEAGARDEN (who?) back to the minors and schwarber would get the majority of the playing time until montero is back in uniform. BUT if the injury is more serious, i think schwarber stays in the minors because handling a pitching staff in a playoff race for two & a half months would put a lot of pressure on a 22 year old kid. we all know he's a hitting machine but you don't want to destroy his confidence if he fails defensively.
and speaking of failing, does it ever stop with PETE ROSE? new reports indicate that rose DID bet on his team as a player in 1986 but rose vehemently denies the allegations. please remember that he also vehemently denied gambling on baseball at anytime before he admitted to wagering while he managed the CINCINNATI REDS after being suspended for life. when asked saturday night if he would ever admit the extent of his gambling, rose said "i'll take that to my grave."
rose was a great ballplayer but he's always been a lowlife neandrethal as a human being. if he had just come clean with EVERYTHING twenty five years ago, he would have had a chance for admission to the HALL OF FAME because time does heal most wounds but when your bad behavior repeatedly leaks out every couple of years, you're doomed. and exactly WHEN are you telling the truth?
are the WHITE SOX buyers or sellers? SELLERS!!!!!!! don't be fooled by this recent streak of nine wins in twelve games. they play uninspired baseball for a stupid manager plus they can't hit or catch. back up the wagon and move JEFF SAMARDZIJA, JOHN DANKS, ALEXIE RAMIREZ, TYLER FLOWERS (to the cubs?) GORDON BECKHAM and JOSE QUINTANA. that should bring you a few prospects which is better than the crap that's on the south side now. and fire robin ventura. FRV.
the aforementioned north siders? BUYERS!! they need offense and have the pieces to trade.
breaks my heart that steroid juicer ALEX RODRIGUEZ didn't get picked for the all-star team. believe me when i say that NOBODY outside of new york city cares.
and speaking of hockey, the NHL is the only professional league with a HARD SALARY CAP. simply put, a hard cap means.....here's the dollar amount and you can't go over that in total salaries.... while other sports have a soft cap where you simply pay a penalty tax if you go over. so with this hard cap, the BLACKHAWKS are scrambling to stay under it and in the process had to trade fan favorites in PATRICK SHARP AND BRANDON SAAD because they were either making too much money or asking for too much. it really sucks for chicago because this is the second time in five years they've had to restructure the team after winning the stanley cup. maybe the players will be a little tougher in the next contract negotiations and get the hard cap dropped.
that's it. enjoy the week.
and what about KYLE SCHWARBER?? if catcher MIGUEL MONTERO goes on the disabled list for 15 days with his thumb, look for schwarber to be called up to fill the roster spot for two weeks because schwarber is a left handed bat as is montero. this would send TAYLOR TEAGARDEN (who?) back to the minors and schwarber would get the majority of the playing time until montero is back in uniform. BUT if the injury is more serious, i think schwarber stays in the minors because handling a pitching staff in a playoff race for two & a half months would put a lot of pressure on a 22 year old kid. we all know he's a hitting machine but you don't want to destroy his confidence if he fails defensively.
and speaking of failing, does it ever stop with PETE ROSE? new reports indicate that rose DID bet on his team as a player in 1986 but rose vehemently denies the allegations. please remember that he also vehemently denied gambling on baseball at anytime before he admitted to wagering while he managed the CINCINNATI REDS after being suspended for life. when asked saturday night if he would ever admit the extent of his gambling, rose said "i'll take that to my grave."
rose was a great ballplayer but he's always been a lowlife neandrethal as a human being. if he had just come clean with EVERYTHING twenty five years ago, he would have had a chance for admission to the HALL OF FAME because time does heal most wounds but when your bad behavior repeatedly leaks out every couple of years, you're doomed. and exactly WHEN are you telling the truth?
are the WHITE SOX buyers or sellers? SELLERS!!!!!!! don't be fooled by this recent streak of nine wins in twelve games. they play uninspired baseball for a stupid manager plus they can't hit or catch. back up the wagon and move JEFF SAMARDZIJA, JOHN DANKS, ALEXIE RAMIREZ, TYLER FLOWERS (to the cubs?) GORDON BECKHAM and JOSE QUINTANA. that should bring you a few prospects which is better than the crap that's on the south side now. and fire robin ventura. FRV.
the aforementioned north siders? BUYERS!! they need offense and have the pieces to trade.
breaks my heart that steroid juicer ALEX RODRIGUEZ didn't get picked for the all-star team. believe me when i say that NOBODY outside of new york city cares.
and speaking of hockey, the NHL is the only professional league with a HARD SALARY CAP. simply put, a hard cap means.....here's the dollar amount and you can't go over that in total salaries.... while other sports have a soft cap where you simply pay a penalty tax if you go over. so with this hard cap, the BLACKHAWKS are scrambling to stay under it and in the process had to trade fan favorites in PATRICK SHARP AND BRANDON SAAD because they were either making too much money or asking for too much. it really sucks for chicago because this is the second time in five years they've had to restructure the team after winning the stanley cup. maybe the players will be a little tougher in the next contract negotiations and get the hard cap dropped.
that's it. enjoy the week.
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