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While you were sleeping. Well, assuming you go to sleep at like 7PM:
- Hong-Chih Kuo has the yips.
- Rick Ankiel was sent down. Oh wait, that was in 2001. In other news, at this time in 2001 I was young, childless and had some money, and was on a nice vacation in Europe with my wife, flying here and there with no security hassles and thinking that the biggest issue of the day was the AOL-Time Warner merger.
- Scott Podsednik was released. Which was easy for the Jays because of his non-guaranteed contract. Which was different from the guaranteed one he passed up from the Dodgers over the winter for reasons that to this day remain unclear.
- Ryan Klesko pitched BP for the Braves. After last night’s game people are wondering if he’s willing to join the bullpen.
- Is it time for Edinson Volquez to visit lovely Louisville? I’m visiting Louisville in June. Maybe we can meet up for a hot brown!
- Stephen Strasburg is going to throw from a mound.
- Maybe Strasburg’s comeback would be accelerated if he had stem cells injected into him like Bartolo Colon did.
- Robinson Cano got doinked on the head.
- Grady Sizemore’s knee is OK.
- Not so, Kendrys Morales’ ankle.
- Are Phillies fans going soft?
- Bryan Stow may be moved closer to home.
I wish “HBT Huevos Rancheros” made sense as a wrapup title. I like those way better.
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- Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward - May 12, 2011 at 9:52 AM
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This post makes me hungry and these pretzels are making me thirsty.
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- heyblueyoustink - May 12, 2011 at 10:11 AM
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Whiner….boooooo
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- yankeesfanlen - May 12, 2011 at 10:18 AM
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Evidently not Seinfeld knowledegable?
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- heyblueyoustink - May 12, 2011 at 10:40 AM
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nah, just felt the need to boo someone
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- Utley's Hair - May 12, 2011 at 11:35 AM
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Blue’s just an old softy.
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- Jonny 5 - May 12, 2011 at 10:49 AM
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I’ll be shocked if someone in the NL east doesn’t pick up Podsednik just to play against Philly. Halladay doesn’t enjoy facing this guy.
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- Utley's Hair - May 12, 2011 at 12:01 PM
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Maybe this year’s Phightins veteran scrap heap pickup?
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- Jonny 5 - May 12, 2011 at 1:05 PM
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I would like him on our bench. Dude’s got serious wheels. Plus he’s killed the Phills.
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- Wizard - May 12, 2011 at 4:01 PM
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Jonny 5,
Normally wouldn’t bother to post, but now you’ve mentioned this in two comment strings, so…
re: Podsednik’s “killed the Phills [sic?]” – he has a lifetime OPS of 701 vs Philadelphia. Don’t think that qualifies as killing them. Or, as in your earlier post, he “absolutely killed the Phillies when he was with the Dodgers.” No, 667 OPS vs Phillies in his six games against them as a Dodger. Also, from earlier post, Podsednik “is like just under .500 against Halladay.” Again, no, .313 BA (750 OPS) versus Halladay, which is great against Halladay, but really isn’t anywhere near .500.
Memory is a tricky thing. And it only takes a moment or two to check before you post (thanks, Baseball Reference!}.
