Public Knowledge

An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.  -Benjamin Franklin

Public Knowledge: 

1.  Japanese outfielder Kosuke Fukudome told the Chunichi Dragons he will not return next season, saying he wants to make a move to the major leagues.  Ahhh Major League, when these oddballs try to play hardball, the result is totally screwball.  Let the bidding begin.  Who’ll give me a hundred dollars?  One hundred dollar bid, now two, now two, will ya give me two?  The biggest bids should come from the Chicago Cubs, the San Diego Padres and the Chicago White Sox.

2.  Retired first baseman David Segui admitted Monday that he used steroids and purchased shipments from former New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski.  As you remember, Kirk Radomski admitted providing anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, Clenbuterol, amphetamines and other drugs to “dozens of current and former Major League Baseball players.”  Is it me?  I just don’t care any more.  I’m numbed by it all.  Nembutol numbs it all.  But I prefer alcohol.  I prefer the days of David Segui’s father.  I prefer the days of Diego Segui.  The opening game pitcher for the expansion Seattle Pilots.  Pitched for the Sox and a bunch of other teams for a while and then returned to Seattle as The Ancient Mariner.  I prefer those days.  And just so you know, Thank Heavens for Dwight Evans played with both David and Diego.  See that’s what I’m talking about.  That’s the kind fun stuff we should be discussing.  Not asterisks and needles.

3.  If there is anybody left in the world that still doesn’t believe the Patriots are the best team in football, they just don’t want to believe.  They will never believe.  They won’t believe when the Patriots run the table.  They won’t believe when the Patriots win the Super Bowl.  Then they won’t believe this Patriots team is the best football team of all time.  Enjoy it folks.  It’s the best you’ll ever see. 

4.  Jamaal Tinsley:   “All I wanted to do is have fun.”  What kind of fun are you expecting to have when three of your buddies are strapped?  When it’s still unclear if you were?  Those who know, don’t say.  Those who say, don’t know.  As old as I get, I will never understand the gun thing.  No rationalization will make me come around.  Don’t take your guns to town, son.  Leave your guns at home, Bill.  Don’t take your guns to town.

5.  Word has it the Twins are leaning toward a package of Jacob Ellsbury, infield prospect Jed Lowrie and relief prospect Justin Masterson, with the teams haggling over a fourth player in exchange for the Big Enchilada.  In exchange for Johann Santana.  Like Nike, do it!  Like David Starsky, do it!  Pitching wins championships.  You’re only as good as your next pitcher.  When your next pitchers are Johann, Boom Boom Beckett, Curt Schilling and D-Nice, you’re gonna win some ball games.  A lot of ball games.  Big ball games.  Important ball games.  No matter who is patrolling centerfield.  I know Elisbury is a mighty high price to pay.  So was Hanley Ramirez.  How did that work out?

6.  Michael Vick.  He was guilty.  He got caught.  That’s it.  Don’t go to bed, with no price on your head.  No, no, don’t do it.  Don’t do the crime, if you can’t do the time.  Yeah, don’t do it.  When he comes out, there will be a team or two who will take a flyer out on this cat.  It will be up to him what he does with that.  Let’s hope at that time, he makes the right choices.

7.  I finally saw the Mayweather fight.  Saw it last night.  I know now what I always suspected.  Pretty Boy is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.  Not Manny Pacquiao.  Not Joe Calzaghe. (As I used to think.)  Not Bernard Hopkins.  Not nobody.   Mayweather has never lost, Rocky Marciano style.  Mayweather has never waivered.  Mayweather has never tired.  Mayweather has never faltered.  Mayweather has never failed.  He has always prevailed.  And I get the sneaking suspicion he always will.

8.  Sid the Kid.  And I do mean kid:

Peace out homies.  Six Two And Even!

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