Archive for the 'baseball' Category

R.I.P. Skip

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Skip Caray, the voice of the Atlanta Braves, has passed away at the age of 68.  Skip was one of the good guys and he will be sorely missed, especially by me.
The number of times that I have looked at a television and cried tears of joy can be counted on one hand.  His voice [...]

Mike Hampton

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Mike Hampton is without a doubt the most worthless piece of human excrement ever to sully Major League Baseball and the Braves roster.  All these ailments cannot possibly be real. He is either a lying hypochondriac or the biggest wimp ever.  Perhaps both.  The Braves would be doing themselves a favor just to assign him [...]

Affirmative Action Homers

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

I heard Chris Rock give one of the best replies to the whole “should Barry Bonds’ home run record have an asterisk” question.  He said, sure, if you put one next to Babe Ruth’s name.  He had 714 affirmative action home runs, he never played against black guys.
I think that is brilliant and a perfect [...]