Carl Yastrzemski once said, “I remember I was a scared rookie, hitting .220 after the first three months of my baseball season, and doubting my ability.”   Here are some guys who don’t have to doubt nothin’.  But before we get to them, I want to get to something else.  I want to get to the greatest rookie of them all.  I want to get to Freddy Lynn.  Rookie, rookie.  Who gets the cookie.  Who’s got the woh oh oh oh, woh oh oh oh, right stuff?  Freddy Lynn had the right stuff.  That marshmallow fluff.  Sho’ nuff.  The Rookie of the Year Award should now and forever more be called the Fred Lynn Award.  The best rookie season evah.  Evah!  Sherman, set the way back machine to 1975.  Fenway Pahk.  Rookie Fred Lynn in center.  Rookie Big Jim Ed Rice in left.  The Gold Dust Twins.  But Jim Ed got hurt, and Freddy turned out to be goldener.  Stay gold, Freddy.  Stay gold.      Read More »

Hey young world, the world is yours.  Hey young world, the world is yours.  Young world, young world, the world is yours.  -Slick Rick

Hey, what’s crack-a-lacking sports fans?  I’ll tell you what’s crack-a-lacking.  The Braves young pitching staff is crack-a-lacking.    You know what the man says.  The man says pitching wins championships.  The man says you’re only as good as your next starter.  Sparky Anderson says, “If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.”  Well, if Sparky’s been watching these Braves lately, he better get out there and buy that ring.  Heck, he should go all Big Love and buy three or four of them.         Read More »

Little boy, in a baseball hat, stands in a field, with his ball and bat.  Says “I am the greatest, player of them all.”  Puts his bat on his shoulder, and tosses up his ball.  -Kenny Rogers

Ok, here we go!  Another opening day has come and gone.  Cool Papa Bell once said, “I remember one game I got five hits and stole five bases, but none of it was written down because they didn’t bring the scorebook to the game that day.”  Well, Cool Papa doesn’t have to worry about that today.  I brought my scorebook.  I’m writing it down.     Read More »

Hey young world, the world is yours.  Hey young world, the world is yours.  Young world, young world, the world is yours.  -Slick Rick

Ok, here we go!  You know what the man says.  The man says pitching wins championships.  The man says you’re only as good as your next starter.  Sparky Anderson says, “If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying him, or at least proposing.”  Well, I found some guys.  Sparky better go buy a ring.  Heck, he should go all Big Love and buy five of them.         Read More »

And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house!  And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful wife!  Same as it ever was…same as it ever was…same as it ever was.  -Talking Heads

Just a quick one today.  Quick as a licorice stick one today.  Quick as a mouse click one today.  Today, the good folks over at Ed The Sports Fan posted a lamentation entitled When Your Favorite Player Gets Traded.  He said stuff like, “There’s nothing worse that can happen to a fan than when that fan’s favorite player…gets traded.”  In light of this, and in light of the recent moves that sent Melo to the Knicks and Deron Williams to the Nets, I got to thinking.  I got to thinking  that so many times in sports, guys have ended up in uniforms they just don’t belong in.  Uniforms they just look wrong in.  Here are a few that I never got used to:           Read More »

I get knocked down, but I get up again.  You’re never going to keep me down!  -Chumbawumba

Public Service Announcement:  No, we’re not talking about tee-shirts.  We’re not like Mr. Hooper.  We’re not talking about treasure boating or day sailing.   No we’re talking about the real wife beaters.  Today we bid adieu to a real wife beater.  Today we bid adieu to Bobby Cox.   I’ve heard people say, “Bobby Cox did it the right way.”  If by the right way you mean getting arrested by police at his home, jailed overnight and being charged with simple battery after punching his wife and pulling her hair, then ya, sure.  Pulling her hair?  C’mon you sissy, knock it off.  After the jump, we’ll look at other members of the All Wife Beating team.          Read More »

You’re the real thing.  Yeah, the real thing.  You’re the real thing.  Even better than the real thing.  -U2

Public Service Announcement:  Rookie rookie, who gets the cookie?   I’m gonna ask you a simple question and I want you to listen to me.  Who’s the big winner here tonight at the casino?  Huh?  Buster, that’s who.  Buster’s the big winner.  Buster wins.  Buster won last night.  Last night, Gerald “Buster” Demp Posey III, the pride of Leesburg Georgia,  opened and closed the scoring  with the game’s only run in the Giants’ 1-0 playoff victory over the Atlanta Braves.  Hooray Giants!  Hooray Gerald “Buster” Demp Posey III!         Read More »

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 »

(ESPN 7PM ET)  It’s make or break time.  Hamburger or steak time.  Time to see if the New York Metropolitans get a title shot outdoors at the ballpark or if they get a one-way ticket to Palooka-ville.  Right now, the Mets are tied for third place.  Right now, the Mets are staring up at a half-dozen Wild Card candidates.  But know this Mets fans:  Your next six games come against the Braves and Phillies.  This is  the most critical stretch of your season to date.  If you can muster more wins than losses this week, you’ll be right back in it.  In it to win it.  In like Flynn it.  Like Freddy Lynn it.  If not, then , well, er, peace out homies.  Get your popcorn ready!

I just saw this sneaker commercial for the Reebok EasyTones:

Pretty good ad, right?  Pretty funny, right? It got me to thinking, what are the best sneaker ads of all time. So, without further ado, here you go:        Read More »