A few random matters

Lets Open Discussions on a few matters. Since i think the BHH is the only man who reads this along with me then i only expect a few responses if any.

1. So close on my prediction of the hawks beating the celts. I went out on a limb and that limb broke on me. Just happy the hawks made it that far. I mean who else thought a game 7 was gonna happen.

2. I predicted Ryan Howard was a glorified less talented version of Jim Thome in his Prime. My theory was shot down by many.... and well..... Ryan Howard is indeed worse then Jim Thome in his Prime. Any man who k's 200 times and wears a big league uniform is absolute garbage. When he connects, of course it goes out of the ball park, he's fat. 

3.  New Prediction - Nate Mcclouth is NOT the real deal.

4.  Mike Lincoln just walked in a run with 2 outs. My man David Wright. If thats not reason enough to send Mike Lincoln to the minors (you should NEVER walk in a run in the big leagues)....

5. Beltran triples next at bat. Thanks Mike Lincoln.

6. Knicks sign coach Mike D'antoni. You serious? This guy couldn't win with players like Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Shawn Marion, Shaq, and a bevy of other quality role players but he's gonna win with the knicks? 

You can't think winning a championship is possible with him leading this pack of misfits.

Knicks in 2020

Sports Don....OUT

6. 

I think its time......

...for super prospect Phil Hughes to hit the bricks back to AAA or AA. It hurts me to say it, I love the kid. I think he will in the near future be a rock solid anchor in the Yankee rotation, but that time is not now. Phil continued his string of poor outings tonight, giving up 6 runs in 3 and 2/3 innings. This totals his stats to:

      W   L   IP     H     R     ER    BB   K    ERA   WHIP
      0   3   18.1   26    17    16    10   11   7.85  1.96    

To me his biggest problem seems to be that he is scared of challenging batters. He seems to be pitching like a Greg Maddux, just with out the pin point control. When that happens you throw a lot of pitches, walk a lot of guys, and end up in a lot of jams. Add all those things together and it sure as hell ain't looking good. Hughes is supposed to be a power pitcher, a guy who says "I dare to you try and hit this, bitch!!" So whats the problem? One problem seems to be that he has lost about 3 to 5 mph of his fastball. If he realizes he has lost his velocity then he might be scared to throw a strike because he doesn't want a guy to shell him.

So Hughes needs a trip to the minors, and very soon so he can get his career back on track. Down in Scranton he can regain his confidence and his velocity. One extra thought with the velocity. It seems like a lot of previously successful pitchers(Zito, Bret Myers, Hughes, there are more) are not doing so well, and the main culprit is a unexplainable drop in velocity. I certainly hope these unexplainable situations are not so very explainable if adding steroids and HGH to the conversation.

So if the Yankees are going to send Hughes down who do they bring up? I hate to say, I really hate to say it, but I think its time to see Kei Igawa. I don't like him, never did, but I think he could at least give the team 6 innings, if not a win or two.

Ahhh soon I feel I will be cursing Kei Igawa soon too. I hate the Yankees pitching staff, but am still glad I don't see Johan Santana every 5 days.

Sports Don Found Half Dead In South American Rain Forest...... By being half dead He was still more alive then Rocco Baldelli.

BHH saved me from the likes of the evil Bohemian Amazon Furry Snake shortly after asking of my where abouts. I've always been one for adventure and excitement so i decided to take a flight down to south america and roam around a little. On my journey i ran into a badger and a one eyed toad who took me in to help me find inner peace. On the 13th day of that experience after drinking something they referred to as "jungle juice" (very similar to a blend of juice we make with everclear here in the states actually) I got so drunk i wandered in the rain forest. In the rain forest i ran into Luke Conway who introduced me to the giant Evil Furry Snake. It was then i realized the badger and one eyed toad were in on this plot to kill the sports don (myself) for that time I handled the family business and spoke sports trash to the badgers brother. Ike. The first chance i got i was able to write a letter (I always carry supplies for times like this) and i sent a carrier pigeon to bring the letter to the bean head hater. The Bean immediately Got on a boat and came to get me.

Now that i'm back... lets talk some sports.

Can the Hawks Beat the Celtics and Advance in the Playoffs?

Mike Bibby has experience in big games which Rondo doesn't have and isn't 56 years old like Cassell. Enough said. Joe Johnson will be able to score baskets on Allen but will he be able to guard the penetration and dish out? he'll probably have to worry about Paul Pierce also as Josh Smith will have his Hands Full trying to accumulate blocks against The Big Ticket who will surely look to dominate now that he has a legit chance at an nba title.

All in All I don't have much to say other then this will probably be alot closer then most people think. I see the Hawks Matching up fairly well if only because of the athletisism they bring to the table. I say they can and will shock the celtics.

The don can't wait to say he told you so.

don...out!

MIssing person!!

Where has The Sports Don gone? Is he lost in the Congo? Maybe in the Bering sea catching crabs on that show Mike Rowe narrates? Or could he possibly be at the Playboy mansion boning broads with huge mammies all day and night? Naaa can't be, he must be somewhere else.

Where are you Sports Don?

My Cardinal Sins of Baseball

You know when your a professional baseball player you are expected to be able to do certain things. These things are the fundamentals, the things you learn in little league from the fathers who think that their kids are going to be the next major leaguers. Yet every time I watch a game, or see highlights on Sportscenter I see things that should not under an circumstances happen at the major league level.

This list will be revised and updated as I see fit, but for now here are the two cardinal sins of baseball:

1. Thou shall not walk in runs - A professional pitcher should under no circumstances walk in any run in any game in any situation. Ever. This one is seen all the time, some middle relief guy named Dipshit McDouche comes in walks two guys to load the bases and then a third to walk in a run. Just throw a strike man! Seriously lob one in, give the guy a meat ball if he hits it probability says it will most likely be an out.
   
   Those who violate this sin should immediately get shipped to the minors for a game. I don't care if your name is Johan Santana, you walk in a run...TO THE MINORS WITH YOU!!!
   
   
2. Thou shall be able to bunt - Infuriating to see a major league hitter not be able to lay down a bunt when needed. The worst is when your an NL pitcher and you need to sacrifice a guy to second or third and you can't get a bunt down. I think right before Pedro popped his hammy he had trouble laying down a bunt for a sacrifice. Well that hammy injury was the Force punishing him for the inability to bunt. Baseball and the Force are powerful allies.
   
   Or when your Jason Giambi and the whole defense plays you to pull the ball, how about you try and lay one down the third baseline? I mean give it a shot man, then if it works then the stop playing the shift on you and you get more hits through the holes. Hit to the holes the defense gives you.
   
   And when your team is trying to pull off a suicide squeeze, you better get the bat on the ball some how. I don't care if you have to dive, jump, duck, or cartwheel to get wood on the ball, just do it. The Devil Rays, I mean Rays, screwed that up against the Yankees the other day. With Aybar on third, Jason Bartlett missed the bunt completely, and Aybar was caught in no mans land. Cost them a run and maybe a rally that could have won them the game.
   
   Those who violate this sin should be benched immediately, for that game and maybe the next. As for Jason Bartlett who missed the squeeze bunt, TO THE MINORS!!!! There is no excuse for this, you people are professional baseball players.

Finally I said I would give my seasons end standings for the league, so here we go:

NL West

1. Arizona Diamondbacks
2. LA Dodgers
3. Colorado Rockies
4. San Diego Padres
   
5. San Francisco Giants
   

NL Central

1. Cincinnati Reds
2. Chicago Cubs
3. Milwaukee Brewers
4. St. Louis Cardinals
5. Huston Astros
6. Pittsburgh Pirates
   

NL East

1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. New York Mets
   
3. Atlanta Braves
4. Washington Nationals
5. Florida Marlins

AL West

1. Anaheim Angels (to hell with Los Angeles)
2. Seattle Mariners
   
3. Texas Rangers
4. Oakland Athletics

AL Central

1. Cleveland Indians
   
2. Kansas City Royals
3. Detroit Tigers
   
4. Chicago White Sox
5. Minnesota Twins

AL East

1. New York Yankees
2. Boston Red Sox
3. Tampa Bay Rays
4. Toronto Blue Jays
5. Baltimore Orioles
   

The wild cards will be the Red Sox and the Mets.

So there you have it, those WILL BE the season standings at the end of the year, end of story.

Until next time, keep your pimp hand strong!!

Week 1 Round Up

What a glorious week it has been!!! Gotta say once baseball season hits life is always good, because no matter how shitty a day you have just had you know you get to watch your team play and thats super(unless they lose and then your more pissed). Anyways welcome to the best time of year friends.

Lets start it up with the week one round up:

The Royals swept the Tigers - I am sure just about everyone is aware of this by now because it is pretty darn ridiculous. But the Royals didn't just beat the Tigers they pretty much dominated them. Could this be the year the Royals put together a good year? They have not been over .500 since 2003, and before that it was 1994. I think this could be the year they have a solid season, and go above .500. They have a solid lineup with Gordon, Butler, and Guillen knocking in Gruds, Teahen, and DeJesus. I also think maybe this can be the year that they have 3 solid, not great, but solid starters to throw out there. I don't think they can win the division and certainly not the wild card, but an above .500 year is a good start for this franchise.

PS. Butler- 22-109-.310 Gordon-20-115-.290

Fragile Handle with Care Department - Well welcome back to the disabled list Pedro, Mike Hampton, Rocco Baldelli, and Scott Rolen!! I swear they just keep coming back because the food is so good. There are other guys who hit the DL recently to but those guy are not as much fun to harass.

Pedro popped his hammy throwing a pitch, the funny part about this(at least for me is the conversation The Sports Don and I had earlier that night before the fateful pitch:

(2008-04-01 18:47:06) Donbot: i look for pedro to compete for the cy young this year with santana
(2008-04-01 18:51:25) Me: no chance
(2008-04-01 18:51:47) Donbot: u'll see
(2008-04-01 18:52:30) Me: I will see him start 20 games if he is lucky
(2008-04-01 18:52:53) Donbot: fair enough. we agree to disagree
.....
.....
(2008-04-01 20:32:22) Me: DL stint #1 coming up
(2008-04-01 20:32:49) Donbot: jesus christmas
(2008-04-01 20:33:08) Me: wow man
(2008-04-01 20:33:27) Me: I didnt mean to jinx him, but 20 starts it is

Really I didn't mean to jinx him. Now a days you have to know Pedro is going to get hurt he hasn't throw 200 innings since 2005, and is just getting older. I would hate to think that Omar went into this season with his fingers crossed. NO he wouldn't do that, I am sure he has a backup plan better then Claudio Vargas.

Then we have the mandatory Mike Hampton DL stint. Strained left pectoral. So basicly he hurt his left titty. Imagine your wife/girl friend/lover/one night stand said to you "Honey I can't do it tonight, I strained my left titty." You would probably fire her, or at least send her to the bedroom for the night while you do whatever it is you do online. Thats what someone needs to say to Mike Hampton, "YOUR FIRED". I don't know why you sign him to anything less then a minor league deal anyway. Guy has not thrown more then 200 innings since 2001, and has not pitched at all since 2005. So while your on the DL Mike enjoy wraslin' gators in the swamp of Florida.


Toujours blesser Rocco!!!! Rocco has had just about every aliment know to man ACL, Tommy John, pulled hamstrings, but this new one is an interesting one. He now has a "Mitochondrial disorder, a condition that causes extreme fatigue". So in other words he just gets reeallly tired after playing. Maybe that stems from not playing for so long? Probably not, but just asking. At least the Rays have smartened up and declined his option for next year, so someone else will have to deal with this walking catastrophe.

Finally we have Scott Rolen, who when healthy is a solid all around player. But he has missed a lot of games in his career. 50 missed games in 1999, 30 in 2000, 20 in 2004, 105 in 2005, 20 in 2004, and 50 last year. Most of that time was with various shoulder injuries. This year he starts the season on the DL with a broken right finger. The claim is out for 3 to 5 weeks, but I will lay money he gets some other injury some how.

What helmet? - Well Larry Bowa let the MLB know what he thought about this new rule requiring base coaches to wear helmets and the new rule about staying within the coaches box. Gotta say that Bowa id 100% correct, can say I agree with his methods, but the message is right. These rules are nothing more the public relations and CYA legal maneuvering. These new rules were put into place this season because of the death of Mike Coolbaugh last year. Mike was hit in the the neck with a line drive, which killed him. Thats a horrible thing to happen and everyone wishes things like that would never happen, but sometimes they do.

The helmet rule is down right ludicrous. Apparently this helmet :

Is going to protect a base coach from being injured by a line drive. Um how about no ya crazy dutchman. The helmet doe not protect anything more then the top of your head, also the part which needs the least protection because it is so hard. The soft parts of the neck, ears, temples, back of the head are all still very much exposed. So basically baseball has made a rule, which most coaches are very much against, that does nothing but look good to the ingorant sheep known as Americans. I feel like the MLB has magically turned into the Federal Government who only pick solutions that help on the nearest election day.

Ya know MLB most of these guys have been in the league for the better parts of their lives. Let them choose to wear a helmet or not, and any new guys into the league have to wear the helmet. I think its called grandfathering or something like that. NHL did it once, maybe call them up for some advice.
Barry who?Barry still does not have a job. How this is I am not sure. I mean yea he might get put in jail, he might be linked forever to steriods, he might be a huge jerk, but I KNOW he can help some team win games as a DH. End of story.

Yearly Awards - Here I am going to give you my picks for MVP, Cy young, ROY, and such.

NL MVP - Dave Wright (32, 120, .310, 26)
AL MVP - Can you guess? Alex Rodriguez (60, 153, .321, 10)

NL Cy Young - Johan Santana (22-5, 2.10, 234)
AL Cy Young - Scott Kazmir(18-10, 2.65, 216)

NL ROY - Jay Bruce (20, 70, .270)
AL ROY - Joba Chamberlain(10-1, 1.81, 107)

AL SB - Carlo Gomez - 54
NL SB - Jose Reyes - 61

Also the Yankees will win the AL east. Next time I will give you all my division standings for the end of the year. Until then its on like Donkey Kong!!

Charlie and the Great Glass Elev...errr....Baseball Players

Ok once again this will be an opinion piece and contain almost no information of value. This is definitely more of a rant then anything else.

With that said... Why are Baseball players such complete Fairy's?

Almost Immediately after I expressed to the Bean Head Hater that Pedro Martinez was back to stay and was going to compete for a Cy Young with his Friend Johan, he pulls up limp with another injury. This injury caused an immediate uproar in my bedroom followed by a trip into the kitchen for a $1.00 oven pizza to cheer me up. Happy i am not.

You put the left foot in, you pull the left foot out, you put the left foot in and you.... get an injury?
It seriously is starting to seem like no matter what these guys do nowadays they can't stay on the field. Its a crying shame when 98% of the league does not hustle to first base but i am now seeing exactly why. With any type of hustle or pushing of the envelope these men crumble like a delightful block of cheese. Hell most of the time they get hurt doing basic baseball maneuvers.
Yes Yes I understand that these mean put above normal strain on their bodies doing unnatural movements to the max but c'mon.

Its obviously not just Pedro Martinez. He's not even close to the worst.
Scott Rolen, Mark Prior, Rich Harden, Kerry Wood, AJ Burnett, and of course the Biggest Nancy of them all.... Rocco Friggin Baldelli all enjoy just traveling with the team rather then playing with the team.

I don't know where exactly i am going with this other then to say that if you feel the way i do and can't stand seeing your favorite ball players collecting paychecks for doing absolutely nothing then let me know.

I want to open this up for comments on who you think could be the biggest towel boy in baseball and why.

Lets send our best talent to the minors!!

I don't understand the deal with some teams this season, or any season really because this has happened for years. Why do teams with little or no chance to win a division title this season insist on sending the best talent on their teams to triple A? There seems to be a heavy list of guys that should be playing in the big leagues that instead will toil on some small town team with a weird name like Mud Hens, Iron Pigs, Sea Dogs, or Isotopes.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia - This kid can hit and everyone knows it. Its not a secret anymore. Yet Jarrod will spend at least the start of his season as a Red Hawk, rather then a Ranger. Now this is a guy who can catch, play first base, and since they are in the AL he can DH. Well you say there must be good veterans blocking his positions, I guess if you consider Gerald Laird, Ben Broussard, and Jason Botts good veterans. I don't, and you shouldn't either.

Broussard is the only guy with any significant MLB experience, but as Cleveland, and Seattle know he is not a guy you want anchoring first base for your team all season. This is what he did last year:

G   AB  R  H  2B 3B  HR  RBI   BB   K   SB  AVG   OBP   SLG   OPS
99  240 27 66 10  0   7   29   17   50   2  .275  .330  .404  .734

Not all to impressive.

Then we have the two guys who really have almost no real time in the majors, career stats:

        G   AB   R   H  2B  3B  HR  RBI  BB  K    SB   AVG    OBP    SLG    OPS
Laird   120  407  48  91 18  3   9   47   30  103   6   .224   .278   .349   .627
Botts   48   167  19  40  8  1   2   14   19  59    1   .240   .326   .335   .662

Notice the sub .250 batting averages on both these guys, the horrible K/BB ratio, and overall poor numbers.

Finally we have Salty who did the following during his time in Atlanta and Texas last season:

G     AB    R    H    2B   3B    HR   RBI    BB    K     SB    AVG     OBP     SLG     OPS
93    308  39    82   13    1    11    33    19    75    0    .266    .310    .422    .732

Great numbers? No not really, but clearly better then the other 3 guys listed above him. Oh did I mention he is also five years YOUNGER then the youngest(Botts) of Botts, Laird, and Broussard? Its moves like this that make everyone realize why Texas hasn't won a division title since 1999.

Luke Hochevar - Anyone know where the Royals are going to end the season? Oh last place you say? Horrible team you say? Yea thats about 100% right. So what do they do? Oh send the 2006 #1 draft pick down to the Omaha Royals (who could probably beat the real Royals). Granted he is young and only has 12 innings pitched in the majors(with an ERA of 2.13 I might add), but what do the royals have to lose? Instead they are going to run out bums like Brett Tomko(career: 93-92, 4.62, 1.37), and John Bale(career: 3-3, 4.47, 1.44) rather then the guy the spent the first pick in of the 2006 draft on. Granted I can hear some of you now, "But oh great Bean Head Hater aren't you worried he could get hit hard in the bigs and be ruined?!" Um NO I AM NOT!!! Doesn't matter when he comes up, if it is now or in 5 years, if he is a weak minded guy and he gets smoked then he will be ruined. Doesn't matter if it is now or when I have kids(which is a long time away). I see the Royals being in last place, AGAIN.


Evan Longoria - Yea so here we have another very good Tampa Bay prospect who has shown great skills in the minors. Its amazing how much good hitting they have, but I guess 1000 years in last place and top draft picks will do that to you. Mr. Longoria has nothing to prove, at all, in the minors. Since 2006 he has steadily dominated the minor league levels as he moved up, and scouts love him. In 2007 his minor league stats:

       AB   R    H   2B   HR   RBI   BB   K    AVG   OBP   SLG  OPS
AA      381  78  117  21   21    76   51   81  .307  .403  .528 .931
AAA     104  19  28   8     5    19   22   29  .269  .398  .490 .888

The greatest stat on this line is his almost 1 to 1 walk to strike out ratio in triple A. That means he had no problem handling the pitching there, and any drop seen in those stats is mostly due to bad luck. This kid is ready for the big time, but who is stopping him? Oh the super star Willy Aybar(that rhymes). The Rays moved incumbent natural 3B Iwamura to second to make room for Longoria, so I am sure sometime this season we will see him him, but why wait. Willy is not a good option, I don't care how good his stats look.

Cameron Maybin - Who in Luke Skywalkers name is Alejandro De Aza?!? Oh hes the guy standing in center field for the Florida Marlins. the same guy who has a career .229 average, with 0 home runs, 8 RBI, and 2 stolen bases, in 144 AB of work. Wait, go back and read that impressive stat line. Yes this guy is blocking Maybin, a legit 20/20 threat in his rookie season, 30/30 after that. I guess the Marlins are thinking they have a chance(I don't) and De Aza is the better choice(I don't). I really do think Cameron can hit better then .229 in 144 AB, seems inevitable. Either way Cameron will start his season as a Mudcat, not a big fish.

Honorable mentions:

• Homer Baily, Reds - He is probably better off as far away from Dusty Baker as he can get.
• Jay Bruce, Reds - My main man dominated the minors more so then the above listed Evan Longoria, but has a HOF, and a guy who hits 40 HRs in his way. Its a wait to see how long it is until Griffey gets hurt.
• Steve Pearce, Pirates - Can only play the corner OF spots and he isn't moving Jason Bay or Nady anytime soon.
• Josh Fields - He should probably be listed above.
• Chase Headly - Kouzmanoff isn't great by any stretch, but he isn't bad by any stretch either. Chase better learn how to play RF before Brian Giles falls over dead in the 7th inning of some game in June.

I must say thank you to Mr. JP for getting me started with my anger of the stupidity of some of these moves, with out his bantering I might not have decided to write this.

Fairwell Chikezie and Good Job Knicks

Since the BHH hates the program and it's a competition and not exactly a sport i'll keep this short.

Although he impressed me with his rare display of relevance two weeks ago, Chikezie was usually boring. He's off Idol. The world keeps spinning.


In other shocking News, even the Knicks can't lose every game. Tonight the lowly Knicks defeated the Heat in an OT slobber knocker! Inserted into the starting lineup, my hero, David Lee score 15 points and brought in 16 monster boards. Congrats David and i apologize Zeke Thomas refuses to give you the 35 mpg you deserve on a consistent basis.

Oh by the way.... Malik Rose takes those minutes from you.

Which brings me to my question of the night. Who else still gets minutes in the NBA that shouldn't and why? I'm curious to see what any readers may think.

Why Mets Why?

First off i would like to say that the Bean Head Hater was spot on with his opinions on that article.
No human male should be employed (especially for espn) after writing such a contradictory report on on future MLB stars. I won't even touch that article since its already been analyzed and absolutely slayed by my mans and them. In closing .... Mr. Neyer .... you should be fired.

Onward to other matters. Lets discuss more baseball shall we? Yeah we shall.

I'm a Mets fan. A serious one. A good portion of my life goes into watching ballgames on pretty much a nightly basis. We got Johan but yet i still find myself down in the dumps for the upcoming season.

I'll give you two big reasons:

Ryan Church

Brian Schneider

Yeah are you kidding me with these two jokers? We all know the Mets are trying there hardest to spend as much money as the Yankees and Sox so why do we have a .230 hitter behind the dish and a platoon caliber RF (yeah yeah he hits doubles.)

Well in what i see as the *3rd worst deal in mets history (bold statement i know) we traded future superstar Lastings Milledge to the Nats for these no talent assclowns.

I know the mets are in a "win now" situation and these dudes may be able to bring leadership qualities to a team that obviously didn't have that in the final month of last season but why must we give up a future 30/30 stick to accomplish something that we have no guarantee of accomplishing.

"But Sports Don you should be happy you got Santana right?"

Not so much. My love for the tools Carlos Gomez has will never go away. Sure he is Raw, but for you fantasy players out there in deep leagues who have Gomez you can pencil in 50 swipes even if he bats .240 (which could be possible).

In closing i finish with this....

The mets should of kept the future in tact while also slightly strengthening what i thought (probably the only person alive) to be a strong staff with just the return of Pedro. Why not sign Mark Prior in the off season for a Bucket of balls and roll the dice? I mean we didn't blow it last year cause of our pitching.

We blew it because Reyes was more concerned about who's ass he was gonna kick then getting on base and the rest of the team forgot to hit too.

But if you recall the only man with a fire in his eyes pumping up the crowd and making plays was....

Yup Lastings Milledge.

Feel Free to Disagree.


*other deals i consider worse are the mets trading Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi.
and Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano.

Rob Neyer is an ignoramus

Rather then write the code I should be writing right now I am gonna comment on an article on ESPN by Rob Neyer. Here is the link to the article so you all can read it if you want.

I read this and thought through out most of it, "What in the hell is this guy smoking when he is writing?" Lets start first with the list header, "... you're not going to find any "prospects" on this list. Jay Bruce and Colby Rasmus may be great baseball players but they've not played an inning in the majors...". Granted that is very true and I would agree, but then wtf is Evan Longoria doing on this list, at number 20 more less. Above the likes of Nick Markakis(23-112-.300), Jake Peavy(19-240-2.54), Carl Crawford(11-80-50-.315), Adrian Gonzalez(30-100-.282), and a few others. Completely ludicrous. I mean this kid has ZERO at bats in the majors. If your going to include Longoria you have to include Jay Bruce, because Bruce has better minor league numbers, and is younger by about 2 years.

My next big beef with this article is that he has Jose Reyes below Ryan Zimmerman, umm what? Reyes is clearly the better player. First off lets look at Zimmermans stats for 2006 and 2007:

G AB R H HR RBI BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
06 157 614 84 176 20 110 61 120 11 .287 .351 .471 .822
07 162 653 99 174 24 91 61 125 4 .266 .330 .458 .788

He clearly went backwards in 2007, and whats to say he wont continue that trend in 2008? Granted he could get better, but he is not going to be better then Reyes. The argument that Neyer gives is that Reyes is a year or so older and has a OPS(.775) below the league average. He fails to notice that Reyes led the league in steals(78), 7th in runs(119), and 3rd in triples(12). What categories did Zimmerman make the top 10 in? NONE! So it would be nice if some one would explain how Zimmerman is a better player then Reyes, because the numbers say he isn't.

I could go on forever with this horrible list, but won't. I just hope that next time Neyer gives the high school intern an article to write for him I hope he at least proof reads it.

Opening Statement

Ryan here. Later tonight after another day at the office i plan on enlightening you readers with fine literature to enjoy. I like to think that i have a solid opinion.

on a final note. Jim Rome can kiss my ass.

Welcome

Hey readers,

Welcome to the Sports Brothel! This is gonna be the space where a few guys who know more about sports then the toolbags in sports media, and are more opinionated then you could imagine do whatever we want to do. So hold on, and get ready for the ride.

Yours truly,
Me