Chipper Jones And Other Career Ending Injuries

Of our elaborate plans, the end.  Of everything that stands, the end.  No safety or surprise, the end.  I’ll never look into your eyes…again.  -The Doors

Public Service Announcement:  On Tuesday night, as he turned to throw across his body after fielding a ground ball up the third base line by the Astros’ Hunter Pence, Chipper Jones injured his knee.  He tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and is facing season-ending surgery.  Perhaps even career ending surgery.  Behind Hank Aaron, Chipper is the best player the  Atlanta Braves have ever had.  Behind Mike Schmidt, Chipper is the best hitting third baseman baseball has ever seen.   His loss is a loss to us all.  Chipper Jones wanted to go out on his terms.  He’s not the only one.  In light of this revoltin’ development, lets have a look at some other career ending injuries.  Shall we?  Sure we shall:            Read More »

Oh baby, I’m a star!  Might not know it now baby, but I are, I’m a star!  I don’t want to stop ’till I reach the top.  Sing it!  -Prince

Public Service Announcement:  Everybodys’s jibbering about Ubaldo Jimminez.  Everybody’s jabbering about Stephen Strasburg.  Jibbering and jabbering.  Blibbering and blabbering.  What about this guy?  What about Bob Adam Wainwright?  Last night, Adam Wainwright hurled seven shutout innings to lead the Cardinals to a 6-1 victory over the Reds.  That may not seem like such a big deal to you, but know this:  Wainwright has now registered 17 wins this season.  Wainwright has now registered a 1.99 ERA this season.  All through 25 starts.  Pretty good, right?  Damn skippy it’s good.  Since 1970, only five other pitchers posted at least 17 wins and an ERA below 2.00 through 25 starts in a season.  Only Vida Blue 1971 (19 wins; 1.37 ERA), Gaylord Perry 1972 (17 wins; 1.70 ERA), Ron Guidry1978  (17 wins; 1.79 ERA), Dwight Gooden 1985 (18 wins; 1.64 ERA) and Roger Clemens in 1997 (18 wins; 1.66 ERA).          Read More »

So take a good look at my face, you’ll see my smile looks out of place.  If you look closer, it’s easy to trace the tracks of my tears.  -Smokey Robinson &The Miracles

Public Service Announcement:  Good for you Connecticut.  As I’m sure you all know by know, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon won the Republican Party’s nomination following Tuesday’s primary.  Yes, that Linda McMahon.  She gave up her wrestling post earlier this year to run for the United States Senate in Connecticut.  While many criticize the dying of Americans in places like Iraq and Afghanistan, no one seems to care about Americans dying in the squared circle.          Read More »

Now this looks like a job for me so everybody just follow me ’cause we need a little controversy ’cause it feels so empty, without me.  -Eminem

Public Service Announcement:  Look who’s back.  Back again.  Mike Lowell is back.  Tell a friend.  Tell a friend, last night, in the eighth inning, Mike Lowell hit a bomb for the winner winner chicken dinner as my beloved Boston Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 7-5.  Hooray Red Sox!  Hooray Mike Lowell!  Tell a friend that last night Mike Lowell just put the American League on notice.  What?  You thought he was washed up?  You thought all that trade talk got him down?  Down on the ground?   You thought I said are you all right, Spider?  Think again.  Mike Lowell said, “No more shines.  Maybe you didn’t hear about it, you’ve been away a long time.  They didn’t go up there and tell you.  I don’t shine shoes anymore.”  No he don’t. Read More »

Aiyyo!  Who can test I, the true King of New York?  Well ever since Big Boy died from Bed-Stuy I’ve been, controllin the street, holdin the heat.  -Fat Joe

Public Service Announcement:  I really don’t like to write this one.  Rather go on a hunger strike than write this one.  Off a cliff with my mountain bike than write this one.  But alas, write this one I must.  I have to give credit where credit is due.  Credit is now due to one Derek Sanderson Jeter.  The King of New York.  The King is dead!  Long live the King!  The hit king that is.  You all know by now that New York Yankees shortstop, Derek Jeter, passed Babe Ruth on the all-time hits list with an RBI single in the second inning of a 7-2 win over my beloved Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.  Hooray Derek Jeter!  But did you know that yesterday, while recording the 2,876th hit of his career with a single in the fifth inning in the Yankees’ 2-1 loss to the Red Sox, he tied Mel Ott for the most career hits for any player while playing for a New York team.  O is for Ott of the restless right foot.  When he leaned on the pellet, the pellet stayed put. Huh?  Didja?  Well, like Bell Biv DeVoe, now you know.

Public Spectacle:

Peace out homies.  Six two and Even!

Change my pitch up, smack my bitch up.  Change my pitch up, smack my bitch up.  Change my pitch up, smack my bitch up.  -Prodigy

Public Service Announcement:  Like the man says, “He who laughs last, laughs best.”  Brandon Phillips laughed first.  Brandon Phillips laughed when he said, “I’d play against these guys on one leg.  We have to beat these guys.  All they do is bitch and moan about everything, all of them.  They’re little bitches, all of them.  I really hate the Cardinals.”  Maybe Phillips should have played on both legs.  Then, he could have laughed best.             Read More »

Pistols are pointing at a poor man’s pockets.  Smiling eyes ripping out of his sockets.  Got a devil’s haircut in my mind.  Got a devil’s haircut in my mind.  -Beck

Public Service Announcement: It seems Time Tebow fell prey to rookie hazing.  It seems Lendale White and his teammates gave America’a Sweetheart a haircut.  I dunno.  I kinda like it.  It’s not any worse than these:

Peace out homies.  Six two and even!

I don’t wanna walk around with you.  I don’t wanna walk around with you.  I don’t wanna walk around with you.  So why you wanna walk around with me?  -Ramones

Public Service Announcement:  Ok, here we go!  As you all know by now, Isiah Thomas is back with the New York Knickerbokers.  He will will advise the Knicks in personnel decisions, trades and draft picks.  Hooray Isiah Thomas!  In tribute to Zeke and this momumentous occassion, I bring you Great Knicks Moments In Isiah Thomas History.  There was that time when, er, um.  Oh ya that time when he, well, you know, um.  You know, that time when…..awww forget it.  There you have it folks, Great Knicks Moments In Isiah Thomas History.

Public Spectacle:

Peace out homies.  Six Two and Even!

If I ever catch up with you, I’m gonna love you for the rest of your life.  All I need is a miracle.  All I need is you.  -Mike & the Mechanics

Public Service Announcement:  Don’t look now but, here come the Red Sox!  This is the never say die Red Sox.  The never can say good-bye Red Sox.  This is the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie Red Sox.  That’s amore!  What’s not to amore?  Here is a team decimated by injuries.  A big hot messimated by injuries.  A team in real distressimated by injuries.  Here is a team who stood up.  A team that stood up against the scum, the dogs, the filth, the shit, the Yankees.  Here is a team who stood up.                    Read More »

She dreams in color, she dreams in red.  Can’t find a better man.  Can’t find a better man.  -Pearl Jam

Public Service Announcement: Donald Driver just signed a contract extension that will keep the Packers’ all-time receptions leader with the franchise through 2012.  This is one guy who deserves it.  This is one guy who stood up against the scum, the dogs, the filth, the shit.  Here is a man who stood up.  Stood up for all that is good.  With all the focus on the negatives in the NFL lately,  it’s high time we talk about the positives.  You’ve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative.  Latch on to the affirmative.  Don’t mess with Mister In-Between.  Time to mess with the good guys.  Men who should win the Nobel Prize.  All that and McDonald’s French Fries.  The men in the white hats.  The Dumbledores.  The Indiana Joneses.  The John McClanes.  The guys you’d be proud to have on your team.  Donald Driver is one of those guys.             Read More »