2007 August 29 « Mike Scioscia's tragic illness

Random Stupid Quotes And Stupid People: Joe Morgan

August 29, 2007 at 4:30 am | Posted in jackass, retard | 6 Comments

Kids, this is your brain:

This is your brain on drugs:

Two days late, I know, but here are some gems from that Emmy Award winning broadcaster, Joe Morgan, during Sunday’s Dodgers vs. Mets game. I will just let the quotes speak for themselves. Take it away, Joe!
On Willie Randolph letting his players learn how to play the game:

“One thing that I really admire in Willie Randolph is he lets these guys learn how to play the game.”

Then after talking about Lastings Miledge, then at the plate, he finishes off the sentence with:

“So, I think he’s [Randolph] showed me is that he’s out there to teach these guys how to play as well.”

And then within 1 minute after that, the pendulum swings yet again:

“So Willie gives these guys a chance to learn to play and that’s why I like what he does as a manager.”

Then within another minute, after David Wells throws a curve ball to David Wright…

“Say I think that curve ball is more effective against a hitter, guys that play every day, because they’re looking fastball and trying to make a pitch.”

Huh? So you’d have more success throwing a curve ball to Albert Pujols than, say, the fearsome hitting pitchers like Derek Lowe at the plate because Pujols is an every day hitter who works on making a pitch, while the pitchers are… wait a minute, WHAT THE HELL?!

“Rick Peterson couldn’t teach me how to pitch.”

Well, there goes your chance of getting pitchers to throw you curve balls to smack around!
After Lastings Milledge gets on, he slides into first. Now Morgan actually makes a good point how it’s best not to slide head first at first base, until (and I paraphrase)…

“I don’t recall ever watching Carl Lewis dive to the finish line.”

Shedding insight into the finer details of the game:

“Milledge may not take off, but with two strikes, he may take off.”

The worst part? Four of the seven quotes were in the third inning alone.
I think I’ll end this article now… but at this hour maybe not. However, the moral of the story?

- Vin

In Other News, Pres. Bush Is CHOOSING Not To Run Again

August 29, 2007 at 4:04 am | Posted in delusion, L.A. Times | 3 Comments

Uh… wow.

The 39-year-old Gonzalez hasn’t started in five of the Dodgers’ last eight games, but he isn’t becoming accustomed to sitting. And he has no intention of doing so, meaning his time with the Dodgers could be up when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Asked whether he saw himself coming back to play under similar circumstances, Gonzalez replied, “No, no, not here. . . . Anything can happen in the last month, but they’ve got a good nucleus of young kids here and that’s their future. I don’t know where I’ll end up next year. I’ll go with an open mind into the off-season and see what happens.”
So it’s unlikely that he’ll be back?
“I don’t want to go on a limb and say that,” he said.

Hey, maybe this was just me but.. was there any chance in hell Gonzalez was going to be invited back? This blog wasn’t online when he was signed, but if it was, you’d have seen me supporting the signing, which I believe made me one of the few Dodger fans to do so. While we all wanted to see Ethier and Kemp step up and claim the corner jobs, think about the outfield situation other than Pierre at the outset of the season. Ethier was no sure thing after his nosedive to end 2006, and Kemp looked like he’d need some more time in AAA to learn to stop chasing breaking balls.
And you know what? Credit where credit is due. Gonzo was one of the Dodgers’ best hitters in the first half. .294/.384/.471 with 10 HR? Crappy defense aside, that’s a pretty good line. Except that post-break, it’s been .239/.285/.327. Yikes. Meanwhile, Kemp and Ethier are each ahead in OPS by at least 40 points.. with a reasonable expectation of continued improvement (vs. a continued downtrend for Gonzo).. and much better defense. Even with Kemp’s occasional outfield adventures, because of his great speed and arm strength.
Basically, Luis – you did precisely what was needed of you. You held down the fort for a few months while we gave the two younger guys some time to show if they had what it takes or not. And you performed that job pretty admirably. You even showed the courtesy to completely lose it while they excelled, just so there was no question at all. Look, if you’re a veteran on a Grady Little-led team and even he’s playing the kids ahead of you, that’s a pretty good sign of where your career is right now. But hey, if it helps you sleep at night to say that you’re choosing not to return, that’s fine with me too. You know the saying, though – you don’t have to go home.. but you can’t stay here.

- Mike Scioscia’s tragic illness