I know we’ve come so far, but we’ve got so far to go.  I know the road seems long, but it won’t be long ’till it’s time to go.  So, most days we’ll take it fast, and some nights lets we’ll take it slow.  I know we’ve come so far, but baby, baby, we’ve got so far to go.  -Hairspray

I know what you’re thinking.  You’re thinking it’s too early for this.  Like Sean Penn and Chaz Palmenteri, too Hurly Burly for this.  Don’t call me Shirley for this.  That’s what you’re thinking.  It’s not what I’m thinking.  I’m thinking what Yogi Berra is thinking.  I’m thinking, “It gets late awfully early around here.”  Heck, we’re already 36 games into the season.  That’s 2/9 of all games.  That’s 22%.  22% mental.  The other half physical.  Let’s get physical, physical.  I wanna get physical.  Let’s get physical and see what’s what.  Like Stan the Man Musial always says:  “I never realized that batting a little ball around could cause so much commotion.”  These cats are causing a commotion.  A loco-motion.  My little baby sister can do it with ease.  It’s easier than learning your a b c’s.  So come on, come on, do the loco-motion with me.  Come on with me and let’s take a peak at the All So Far Team, shall we?  Sure we shall!           Read More »

I love it when you hit those switches.  A curve ball’s what my pitch is.  So here we here we come like dum ditty dum.  I keep all five boroughs in stitches.  -Beastie Boys

Public Service Announcement:  Ok, here we go!  What a season this Lance Berkman character is having.  We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun.  But the wine and the song, like the seasons, all have gone.  Read More »

Josh Q. Public:  Big time.  I’m on my way, I’m making it.  Big time.  I’ve got to make it show, yeah.  Big time.  So much larger than life.  -Peter Gabriel

Public Service Announcements:  Ok, here we go!  Eighty-one games in the books.  Time to do this.  Like we always knew this.  I do the Smurf, the Popeye, and the Jerry Lewis.  I also hand out awards.  Midseason awards.  If you pleasin’ awards.  Grade A guaranteesin’ awards:     Read More »

 I’ve got the D double O, D double O style.  -Beastie Boys

Public Service Announcement:  OK, here we go!  No dilly dallying.  Right to the notes:

1. Lance Berkman in SI talking about all the home runs lately, says, words to the effect, “No one mentions pitchers being off steroids playing a role.” Very interesting. My mind immediately goes to Clemens. Fat and out of shape with the Sox, miraculously has a comeback. Sick numbers. Now he’s taking some time off “weighing his options.” Is this code for getting off the juice, ala Bonds last year? Inquiring minds want to know! Not to mention, of all the players being caught lately, most are pitchers.       Read More »