9.27.2007

this is funny from fire joe morgan:

Paddy (St. Louis, MO): Hi Joe, I've heard 2008 will be Vin Scully's last season in the booth. Do you have any Scully stories, and will you have him as a guest next year?

Joe Morgan: I have stories, but I can't tell them!

KT: One hundred dollars to anyone with an awesome story involving Joe and Vin Scully. Two hundred if it involves cocaine.

and boo dodger management. boo ned.

if you like the dodgers, read this good post from dodgerthoughts.

Today, I read yet another column scapegoating one of the team's most valuable position players, Matt Kemp, for the Dodgers' fall into fourth place - and going on to suggest that he could be traded, maybe should be traded.
The player is being criticized for a bad attitude, even though he is surrounded by veterans with bad attitudes. Different kinds of bad attitudes, perhaps, but bad attitudes nevertheless.
The player is being critcized for speaking out in the press, even though he did so in response to veterans speaking out in the press.
The player is being criticized for on-field mistakes, even though veterans have repeatedly made the same on-field mistakes.
The player is being criticized for perhaps not being willing to learn, even though the veteran that started this whole thing has been one of the most irascible, stubborn people in baseball, whose baserunning in the past two seasons indicates that he hasn't learned nearly as much as he wants us to think.
Headline from inside today's Daily Irony: Sweeney hopes to stay on as a voice of experience
Yes, Mark Sweeney. The veteran who made the single dumbest baserunning mistake of the year.
I have had it with the utter stupidity that has come out of the Dodger clubhouse and local papers this past week.
Bill Plaschke writes that Kemp's "power and speed have been negated by silly at-bats and baserunning mistakes."
Negated?? Are you serious??
The silly at-bats have already been factored into his on-base percentage and slugging percentage, which currently stand at .364 and .509. Yes, those are the numbers of the irresponsible Kemp.
The baserunning mistakes? What have there been, five? Ten? Let's say the latter. Instead of 198 outs in 294 plate appearances, give Kemp 208 outs in 294 plate appearances. Wow, what a change.
Negated???
Is third-base coach Rich Donnelly going to be traded in response to the baserunning mistakes on his watch?
Mustering the resilience to read to the end of Plaschke's column, I found that the nuance of the suggestion is that Kemp be traded for a veteran in his prime that won't be worried about losing his playing time to Kemp and therefore won't be resistant to mentoring him. Brilliant idea - except the guy you're worried about mentoring won't be around anymore.
Here's an idea that apparently isn't good enough for the papers: Why not have the manager and coaches do the damn mentoring? Seriously, what else are they there for? If Grady Little and the coaching staff are too weak to do it, then bring in a drill seargent. Hell, bring in Lou Gossett, Jr. and have him go all Sgt. Foley on Kemp.
Apparently not. Apparently, I'm left to understand that the young brats in the Dodger clubhouse won't heed anyone currently in the Dodger organization, but will pay attention to some 28-year-old, $14 million-earning All-Star to be named later? Apparently, this isn't Plaschke's idea, it's the Dodgers' (though none of Plaschke's sources for it are named).
This is our plan for the future?
Look, I get that every player has his price. There are people out there better than Kemp, and if you can get one of them and keep him, that's great. But that's not what we're talking about here. We're talking about a fundamental misunderstanding of what has happened to the Dodgers this year.
Throw the babies out with the bathwater. That's the operating strategy that has been suggested over the past week. Amazing.

9.26.2007

wow. i know i need to not get so worked up about these things. baseball is just not that important... but i like the team. i like the dodgers and their cool young players. creepy old men were yelling on the radio about young players getting things together and other creepier old men were saying that some of these same young players were going to be traded in the offseason. the news made my heart pound and my palms sweat. frustrated for no real reason, i switched the dial to the adam carolla show. i like adam carolla, but is there really a need for me to listen to him talk about things he likes? i don't really care what he likes and he usually likes things that are kind of stupid, he just expresses his likes in a funny way, which is why guess i should like him. and i do, kind of. but he was stressing me out. i needed soothing, so i plugged in my newly updated bookworm podcast featuring miranda july. her apathetically smooth voice was a nice change of pace, but after a few minutes of self-absorbed meandering of a different kind, i found myself once again standing on the precipice of frustration and whatnot. she was called the voice of her generation by the bookworm guy. the. voice. of. her. generation! miranda july. she. her. boo.

it made me glad to realize that as a card carrying member of generation ex, i can choose whoever i please as my voice. because, like, who cares (shrug)... which is why my voice, for my generation in my mind, is mike love.

9.24.2007

i know i give people a hard time about posting youtube clips, but ive actually been watching them lately. here's an awesome version of cotton fields by the beach boys. the song is good, but mike love is AWEEEESOMMEEEE!

AWESOME UPDATE:

matt kemp, james loney, and adam laroche's myspace pages.

9.23.2007

im watching a dancing show with robyn. the judges are very nice.

yesterday i went fishing with mike s. on the ventura pier. we did not catch any fish.

jack is moving a lot inside of robyn. we watched a movie thing on discovery about babies being born. it looked not fun. um... im tired.

9.18.2007

the top ten most racist commercials here. according to some blog.

9.14.2007

i had a good week. on tuesday i hung out with vern and went for a jog at the beach where bums hang out and lift weights. on wednesday i watched a bunch of the office and did nothing. on thursday i had an LA sandwhich day- eating pastrami at farmer's market and a french dip at philleppeees. then i went to union station to see poppo off to missouri. then i went to cha cha with andy. and tonight i went to a dodger game. tomorrow i'm going to ventura for a fun wedding. sunday i'm eating barbecued foods. and monday im working.

work doesn't stress me out much this year. the amount they pay me does, though. i want more bread man.

9.12.2007

100 days until we have a baby. cool dude. i've the day off tomorrow. i'm watching the office season 2 right now. it's funny, but i still hold to the old one. the jokes seem delivered a little too obvious on this one. the writing's good, but the delivery really is a little forced. it still makes me laugh hard though. real hard.

9.10.2007

i was tired at school today. i got a lot of sleep, so i'm not really sure why. work does it to you, i guess. i just worked out on our machine that helps you work out. i also did some push-ups and have been eating really healthy the last week or so. we have to make all of our meals and not eat out because we are trying to live on one salary until baby time. that includes cocktails and whatnots. oh well.

in other news. brad wants me to do the master plan with him. i might, though robyn thinks it's weird and unhealthy. tell that to beyonce. and billy- you sound like a grumpy old man... .

9.9.2007

robyn's not feeling so hot, so we're going to stay home from church. we got a new couch from my parents yesterday. it's cool.

today is the first day of football fun. i'm actually pretty excited about the season, i guess.

my plan for the day: lesson plan some. write a little. watch football. workout.

9.7.2007

today is my third day of work. funny thing... it's going very well. the kids are well behaved, i'm more organized- more structured, and nobody is shouting and cussing at me. i was even able to play both dark side of the moon and solo monk for them while they were working on group projects. it was weird and it ruled.

the dodgers are winning with the young steeds taking charge.

time to do work.

9.4.2007

tomorrow school will begin. i think my room looks very nice- compared to last year at least. i'm having a couple beers and a steak and fried potatoes and some corn to usher in my belly (which will most likely be turning come tomorrow) for the coming year. all bitching aside, i'm a little excited and looking forward to what's in store.

rumor has it stevie wonder is in town manana. who wants to go? me. okay. sweet.

and people should go see ratatouille. is was super real fun.

9.3.2007

i am watching duce bigalow part one. his girlfriend is missing a leg. HA. = funny. not. syke. i've watched tv for like three hours. it has been fun and enjoyable. i should start doing it more. i guess it's hot outside, but i wouldn't know because i'm sitting inside with air conditioning.

last day of prep tomorrow.

9.2.2007

we're off to cha-cha for some good time fun. tomorrow we're going to see a movie and hang out. maybe we'll bbq, maybe we'll sit inside and chill, maybe we'll workout and eat candy.

today we watched edward scissor hands and a dodger game. i'm very happy andy laroche is back with the team. i like the team we put on the field today. it was almost the team of the future.

9.1.2007

this chad billingsley blog is cool. look at it and be happy. i will start school soon. teaching children does not make me happy. i look forward to when i am not doing it.