Time to wrap up the team in bubblewrap.

[1] And mothballs, for what it's worth. Or a year's supply of Oil of Olay...

hey everyone,

i'm thinking of getting The Duke of Havana book for my brother's birthday. anyone here read it and think it might be a good gift? thanks!

link to the amazon page:

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(3) read it and loved it. Definitely a good gift

[4] thanks raging, i really appreciate it!

Oh, FFS, Robertson, now?

Jesus Christ, they're dropping like flies.

Goddamn it.

[3] Yeah I read it, and I loved it. Highly recommend it and it will make a great gift.

[6] You look at the NBA and the NFL who were both afflicted with strikes which shortened or eliminated their preseasons and the bevy of injuries that followed. But the MLB says, "Oh yeah? We'll show you! Who the hell needs a strike? Owww!"

[7] thanks, dimelo!

my only problem might be...he already has it! let's hope not...

[8] Chyll, I've heard there's growing criticism about the NBA's schedule and all the injuries. Havn't followed too closely, is there something to it?

No D-Rob...sigh..

The Grinch is throwing a "masterpiece" today against the Mariners (does that count?)

fuckett throwing a 3-hit shutout.

feh.

Two cool things to report from RSN.

1. Ortiz bunted tonight to beat the shift.
2. Curt Schilling's company, which makes video games, is about to be in default of a government-secured loan of $75 million. Rhode Island state government.

I didn't say either of them was good news.

There's never too much pitching? It would appear so.
But Soriano seems the happiest and most focused since joining the team. Hopefully he will deliver.

And Tex peeked out of the blankie of failure yesterday. Hopefully he breaks the habit for good.

Another oblique injury. In other words, here is an injury that basically never happened prior to the 1990s, and now it's become the bubonic plague of baseball. Teams really have to look at the weight training and stretching they're putting players through. Oblique injuries should not be happening at this rate.

[12] Typical "anti-big government" hypocrite, takes the money when he can. Schilling is so wretched.

[14] I'm confused too about this..with all the advanced training methods why do these injuries keep happening?

[14] True. Players didn't have built up cores pre '90s to pull.

Wilson Betemit. The original Eduardo Nunez.

[14] For many years, baseball players avoiding heavy lifting. I'm sure today's more frequent injuries are relating to all the iron being pumped. I know it's for sissys, but I wish our players were put into a modified yoga program. I think being more limber may be more important than being 'more strong'.

Come on Big Man, settle it down.

[18] Limberness was evidently Rickey's secret.

Swish kinda took the wrong route to that one.

I just got home. Who's pitching for the O's tonight. Palmer or Flanagan?

Yankees couldn't hit a change up if I threw it.

Evening folks. Two hits? That's it?

Not a strike, but this is painful to watch.

Well that's something.

Thank you Curtis!

Move On UP! Curtis!!

How the fuck was he not out?

Of course.

If the Yankees wanted a catcher who was poor defensively, ....., oh never mind.

[10] Heya Jazz; if you want a reasonable viewpoint, I would suggest that it would take more than one strike-shortened season to draw that conclusion. If you look back at 1999, there were not as many catastrophic injuries that were possibly related to conditioning (Ewing broke his wrist on a jam attempt that year after falling to the floor, but the Knicks made it to the Finals where they were finally outmatched by the Spurs.) You would have to establish a clear pattern over several seasons before and after to conclude whether the schedule has anything to do with it. I think a good proportion of players and coaches were effected more by the lack of off-season prep and preseason play because of the lockout.

Quick answer: make sure there are no more lockouts or strikes, and if there are then keep your butt in good shape throughout. Because we all know Stern and Co. will not easily give up however many millions of dollars of revenue by simply shortening the season; especially not with the overhead from taxpayer-funded arenas and max player contracts they've incurred.

Oh hey, a ball game...

At least it's not a double play.

Man, the thought of Robbie squaring up a 98 mph fastball............ But instead he hits into a double play.

Oh well.

But that is. Sigh.

[31] They'd call up Cervelli.

Here the sad summary of this game:
Garcia was the only one who played well.

Good night all. Offensive offense continues to offend me.