Random Thoughts, And Damn Matt Kemp and Our Bullpen (and More Dodger Musings)
Wow. It’s been a week since I last blogged?!?
Whoops!
I’ve got lots to talk about, but I’ll split it over two or more blog entries.
Random thoughts (aka an extended version of “Quick-hitters”):
- Speaking of not blogging lately, apparently one week of not blogging has absolutely killed my blog traffic statistics. I got about one-third of the normal hits over the past few days.
- This is a very cool Eddie Izzard fan site, which I found via Google Analytics shortly after I posted my Stripped mini-review.
Check it out!
- How great is it that Diva Favre is no longer the top sports news story out there?
Thank you, Michael Phelps (more on him another time).
(And do we really have to hear about how his arm was fatigued after a practice? What’s next? Will we get an article about him being constipated before a preseason game?)
- In succession, I just viewed the following annoying-as-hell commercials: a McDonald’s commercial advertising their apparently still “New” Southern Chicken sandwich, a Wal-Mart commercial (Do you know what I like about Wal-Mart?), and a really obnoxious Target commerical (You…say…goodbye…and I…say…hello…).
I need a TiVo.
- Current rebate-o-meter: $1,100. I received a couple hundred bucks in rebate checks and gift cards in the last week, and, naturally, I added about $200 in unfiled rebates over the weekend.
- Hey Dodger fans, do you realize that your team could easily be on an eleven game winning streak?
Stupid bullpen. Damn you, Broxton, Kuo, and Park.
And what the hell was Matt Kemp thinking in the Dodgers’ most recent loss, a 4-3 decision against Milwaukee on Saturday? For those of you that didn’t see the game, Kemp was at first, and Andre Ethier hit a towering drive to center. Brewers’ CF Mike Cameron missed the ball as it bounced off the base, but Kemp was only able to get to second?!? Apparently, he went back to first, thinking Cameron caught the ball. What the hell? If Kemp were standing at or near second, like he should have been, he ends up at third at the absolute worst, and a Kent sac fly (he lined out to center eventually) ties the game!
Dumb base running, a terrible bullpen, games choked away…I’ve seen this script before. Oh yeah, I saw it last year.
Other Dodger thoughts:
- Two more bombs by Ethier, including a game winner. Shouldn’t that all but cement Andruw Jones’ status as a $36 million cheerleader, and seriously shorten Juan Pierre’s playing time?
- I know Manny has only played a few games as a Dodger, but is it too crazy to consider him a possibility as the NL MVP?
(Call me a homer. Go ahead!)
Isn’t it amazing what happens when this guy tries? Six HRs, an NL-leading 21 RBI in August, and look what he’s done for Jeff Kent and Andre Ethier! Ken’t BA has gone up 20 points or so, and Ethier’s raking! Now, if Manny can rub off on Loney and Martin, look out!
What scares me about the Dodgers is that, despite their very nice run of late, they’re only tied with the D’Backs, and we know that the D’Backs won’t run into too many prolonged losing streaks (not with Webb and Haren on the mound).
Until next time!