Pretty Girl 09.08.10 - Adrianne Palicki

I remember her fondly from when Friday Night Lights was good.

First Class - Hugh Duffy

Sir Hugh holds the record for the highest single season batting average, .440.  Oddly, SABR didn't find his last hit of 1894 until well after he died.  That's why he's pointing out .438 to Ted Williams.  In '94 he won the triple crown w/ 18HR and 145RBI, also piling up 51 2B, 237H, 160R, 16 3B & 48SB.  One of the best ever, and a personal favorite, Duffy is a 1945 HOF inductee.  The tall dude in the portrait is Cy Young.  Cheers.

Pretty Girl 09.07.10 - Yvonne Strahovski

She makes me feel like committing a crime.

Pretty Girl 09.04.10 - Zulay Henao

I'm quite "Taken" with her. ;-j

3 Hits? 3 Lousy Hits?

And 2 of 'em were in the 9th.  The Indians, finding new ways to defile themselves, and what remains of Cleveland's good name, on a daily basis.

Saw the Clippers lose a sloppy, sloppy game against the Hens tonight.  Wed Hodges hit a bomb OVER the left field bleachers.  I hope the kid gets a shot after the playoffs, he's a gamer.  Also, I still have seen no live evidence of Jared Goedert's defensive shortcomings.  He's not a gold glover, but, by my eye, he's not a liability either.  Certainly nothing like Drew Stubbs in left field.  Ouch.

And I didn't have to wait for the spring.  The Rangers signed Mark Prior (above) today.

Cheers.

Mental Assassin

Anyone who did not just see Brian Wilson on Jim Rome is Burning needs to find it on youtube ASAP.

Long story short, he's a reliever because he didn't like picking up BP balls in low A and Inception is based on his life.

Sweet.

Pretty Girl 09.03.10 - Erin Andrews

Ok, you convinced me, she's hot.  But, like, oh my god, she, like, totally, shouldn't be an anchor.

Montario Hardesty Out for the Season

He's torn his left ACL.

Good, now we can keep Chris Jennings and James Davis.

Eff me.

Is It Confusing to Advertise the UFC during a USC game?

Shots from the Shoe.  The Bucks win was dominating and I infer more from the performance than most.  It has been quite some time since OSU has just plain kicked the snot out of a FBS preseason gimme at home.  No repeat of Navy last year or OU the year before.  Outside of one drive in the third quarter (that eventually ended with a takeaway), the defense was overwhelming.  I was particularly impressed with the speed of the linebackers, most notably Andrew Sweat and Tyler Moeller.  I don't know really know what the "star" position is, so I'm gonna call Moeller a linebacker for now. 
Offensively, Ohio State relied on a series of big plays.  In the first half they had 262 yards of total offense, 150 of them on 3 single plays.  Still, it's hard to argue with the results.  Terrelle Pryor looked like Terrelle Pryor.  I saw no evolution in his poor progressions, but the offense seems to have finally adjusted to him.  The pocket moves with him, the safety valves (see Jake Stoneburner) are plentiful and everyone seems aware that he might run at any time. 
The last 8 minutes were awful, like watching JV high school ball, with the exception of Jamaal Berry.  Berry made a strong first impression, even if he didn't seem to have true breakaway speed on his big play.
1 down.  Go Bucks!

Oh, and for those of you who sleep at night, the Tribe won 6-3 in the Emerald City.  Choo with a bases clearing double and a 2-run bomb.  Josh Tomlin wins to even at 3-3.  I still think he belongs in the rotation next year.  Chris Perez saves #17.  He's a keeper.

Lastly, Jhonny Peralta seems to have acquired magical powers in Detroit.  Not only has he equaled his Cleveland season output of longballs in a month with the Kitties, but he played first for like 5 innings tonight.  Ok, ok, Jose Valverde got the win after pitching 3 frickin' innings.  And, true, a team with 3 closers (Rauch, Fuentes, Capps) had to turn to Jesse Crain to blow a save in the 9th.  And then their starter for tomorrow (Nick Blackburn) had to pitch out of the 'pen and gave up the game winning dong to a guy hitting .205.  But still, Jhonny's now a stud.  Ob la di.

Pretty Girl 09.02.10 - Nadine Velaquez

#1 reason not to seal the borders.  (yeah I know, I mean her character.)