According to TMZ the Oakland A’s Coco Crisp had a sure fire story to get him off the hook for a DUI arrest but like Austin Kearns (who said something to the effect that I’m a Pro Ball Player (a celebrity) get me outta here) it just didn’t work… Damn. Did the Police hear that one a million times? I don’t know. I’ve never used it.. just try acting really really sorry and respectful (which is genuine.. not sorry for doing whatever minor thing of course but just really sorry for myself that I would have [click to contimue reading...]
There’s a Mercury News Editorial that makes the case for Barry Bonds becoming a leader for cleaning up baseball. .. ? So Bonds who supposedly used the juice, and used it successfully I might add, to become this super hitter. .. Who would really be loving the stuff to this day I would guess if he didn’t get charged with using it. .. Should be the guy telling our young ball players “just say no, do as I say not as I did” type of thing? And really, the question of course isn’t “hey it’s [click to contimue reading...]
Mar 032011
Coco Crisp what are you doing?… Apparently having too many drinks and then getting behind the wheel. Lucky for him he got pulled over and arrested. And by the way, Crisp is added to the group of Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers and of course Austin Kearns who tried the “I’m a celebrity get me out of here” defense to no avail (a link to yesterday’s post is below). So you have this idyllic lifestyle and you either A. Get Lucky and get arrested or B. Kill or injure someone while drunk.. (and of course [click to contimue reading...]
Austin Kearns was arrested last month for DWI after having a few Bourbons and Cokes. Although he was reportedly driving in stealth fashion no to draw any attention to himself he was spotted and stopped by on off-duty officer. The officer reported that Kearns was weaving and flashing the lights of his Caddie Escalade. … The weaving I sort of get.. hey if you’ve had too many Bourbons & Cokes.. but flashing lights. .. Driving that was so outrageous that a cop off duty, probably sick of his job and wanting nothing to do with another [click to contimue reading...]
Matt Anderson looked to have an amazing career ahead of him in 1997 when he was drafted first overall. And he had the arm to back it up & 100 mph fastballs to prove it. Things were looking great in 2001 when he saved 22 games for a, shall we say, not the best Detroit Team that year. .. Then like sometimes it happens to all of us. Not even doing something stupid, he was warming up, OK maybe warming up a little faster than he should have… but maybe not. In either case during that [click to contimue reading...]
As you probably know there has been this little war or words going on between Bobby Jenks of the Boston Red Sox & his former manager Ozzie Guillen of the Chicago White Sox. Apparently no one gave these guys the memo that once you’re grown up you end come off looking like a knucklehead if you start calling other people names through the media. .. If you do this personally who cares. No one, including myself, will ever stop doing that even through we ALL got that memo. .. What the heck, it relieves stress. [click to contimue reading...]
David Wilder formally of the Chi White Sox was formally charged with taking kickbacks from young prospects. If you don’t know the story then here’s the deal: David was the Senior Director of Player Personnel for the White Sox who apparently according to the Chicago Tribune “The indictment alleged that Wilder and two former Sox scouts, Jorge Oquendo Rivera and Victor Mateo, fraudulently inflated the signing bonuses of Latin American prospects and then had the players kick back the extra money to them over the more than three-year scheme. In all, they pocketed about [click to contimue reading...]
Aug 052010
A-Rod has become the youngest person ever to reach the 600 home run mark. And there’s those who love the guy (note the following AP butt kissing Video) and those who sort of hate the guy … check out the hard to misinterpret headline “Rodriguez a fraud among baseball gods“ … ok then.. Apparently you either hate or love this guy. Well it’s better than some who people don’t care if you win the lottery or get hit by a bus. .. Trust me on that one.
If I were a major league player the following would definitely apply to me given my luck. First off, I’d be a major leaguer by the seat of my pants. I’d have one foot into Triple A Ball at all times and just by sheer luck there would be no one better around to kick me down there. Second, given the reason I just gave for being in the majors my team would not be any good (and therefore I could make the team). However, this would also mean that the All-Star Game would have to pick [click to contimue reading...]
Yankee Owner George Steinbrenner turns 80 years old today and there’s a big shin-dig at Yankee Stadium in his honor. His health these days not the best and his kids are running the show’s daily operations (how’s that for winning the lottery). As far as accomplishments go under Steinbrenner this team has taken home 11 pennants and 7 World Series Championships. And this my friends is where championships in pro sports are won: First at the front office then on the field. Here’s an owner with granted deep pockets and a wildly successful franchise but he [click to contimue reading...]
