Clarity Of Purpose

Quite of bit of the time I find myself wandering in a haze of unincorporated angst and misery.  Meandering without direction, I soon become truly lost and absolutely unable to attain any of the arbitrary goals that I had set for myself along the way.  Every now and again I'll have an epiphany that will facilitate focus over a short term.  I will recommit myself to some ideal or endgame etc.  It now seems to me that I have been treating the symptom rather than the cause.  Regardless of how long I might have been able to persevere, the relative unimportance of these secondary goals inevitably results in only mild success at best.  The issue has been the absence of a singular primary that each and every decision could be made toward the attainment of.  I'm not quite ready to tell what my raison d'etre is, but consistently making choices toward the acquisition of the all-important will lead to more tangible results.

We shall see. ;-j

Pretty Girl 05.16.11 - Claire Danes

The pretties girl that ever stood naked in front of me looked like a cross between Claire Danes and Nikki Taylor.  And I get to see that until the day I die. ;-j

Pretty Girl 05.15.11 - Beau Garrett

Dude's name notwithstanding, she's a fox.

Pretty Girl 05.14.11 - Heather Graham

Hooked up with Heather Graham is the kind of Hangover that I would love to have.

Pretty Girl 05.13.11 - Kelly Macdonald

If it's not Scottish, it's crap!

In-And-Out Burger! Now With More Crack!

I hear this guy got signed for March of the Penguins 2.  Cheers.

Pretty Girl Update! - Kate Upton

Twitpic Fiesta!

Best Returns From the Clip Joint

Right up until first pitch the website told me that Joe Martinez was going to start.  I stuck by my guns and maintained that it would be Jeanmar Gomez.  Lo and behold, ETrain 1, Clippers.com 0.  Nice.

Just like Jeanmar's first start since his recent demotion.  While he was not dominant, Gomez (2.45 ERA) did exactly what he needed to after his teammates spotted him a 6-zip lead, he pitched well enough to win.  After five shutout Gomez did falter in the sixth, loading the bases before Frank Herrmann gave up a slam.  Even so, Jeanmar allowed just five hits and struck out seven in running his AAA record to 3-0.  I think that's a good place for him to stay.

Jason Kipnis and Cord Phelps led the charge at the dish, each socking a two run homer.  Phelps (.318) added a second hit and a third RBI.  Kipnis (.286) also singled and scored.  Lonnie Chisnehall's hit streak ended at nine, but Ezequiel Carrera slashed two singles and is hitting .405 with a .968 OPS over his last 10.  Josh Rodriguez, the player added at the expense of Jordan Brown (.286 since the trade), went 0-for-2 and has just one hit in eleven trips as a Clipper.

Tomorrow is a businessman's special at 11:35a with David Huff starting.  I will be basking in the sunshine along with the team.  Come and join us.

Other Minor Points of Interest --

Kelvin De La Cruz upped his record to 2-3 as the Aeros defeated Erie 4-1.  De La Cruz (2.32) threw five scoreless, allowing two hits and four walks while striking out 7.  Nick Hagadone (1.74) pitched perfectly through the six and seventh before loading the bases on two walks and a hit in the 8th.  Cory Burns (4.85) let the run in on a double play ball, but did not allow a baserunner in picking up his tenth save.  Jared Goedert (.143) was 1-for-3 with an RBI in his second game of rehab.

LeVon Washington's modest hit streak came to an end at four games.  Washington (.200) went 0-for-4 with three K's as the Captains lost to Dayton.

Cheers.

Pretty Girl 05.12.11 - Emmanuelle Vaugier

Why would this chick ever think that she needed plastic surgery?

A Quest Called Tribe

I have heard a lot of chatter that, if the Indians want to contend during the dog days, they will need a "veteran, right-handed set-up man" to pitch in the 8th inning.  Uh-huh.  That sounds suspiciously like Chad Durbin.  This has all been prompted by the fact that Vinnie Pestano has had the gall to post a .176 OBA and a 1.84 ERA.  Sure, Pestano gave up a solo home run to one of the best hitters in baseball last night.  Sure, the proximate cause was the likely Pestano's youthful ignorance on how to pitch one of the best hitters in baseball with a one run 8th inning lead.  But, seriously folks, let's not deplete the farm system to acquire Kyle Farnsworth ;-j.  I doubt anyone would argue with applying the quoted description to Farnsworth and, guess what, he too is fallible.  If Rafael Soriano and Joaquin Benoit haven't proven that over-valuing the set-up position is a huge pitfall, I do not know what can.

I know the Tribe is winning (23-11) and I have been explicit that I am giving Manny Acta the benefit of the doubt.  Still, I'll quibble with him on the use of Justin Germano and I will continue to contend that Grady Sizemore should be hitting elsewhere in the lineup.  Just consider how much easier everyone's breathing would have been last night had Grady's lead-off yank had been a three-run shot.  Also note that Michael Brantley's OBP is 40 points (.375 vs .333) higher than Sizemore's.  And, AND, that Grady's slugging percentage (.641) is nearly 300 points higher than that of Shin-Soo Choo (.348) or Carlos Santana (.389).

Props to Brantley on the true walk-off and Farnsworth on his classy-classic reaction.  That is the best method of defeating the five man infield.

File under things I'm not going to worry about: Josh Tomlin giving up 1-run long balls.  His WHIP is 0.86 and his OBA .185.

Frank Herrmann, recalled yesterday to provide extra insurance in the 'pen before Carlos Carrasco was activated, was sent right back to AAA when the starter's move was made official.  It was the second time this season that Herrmann has been up for a single day and without appearing in the game.

Roll Tribe.

Cheers.