tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8618422487610414011.post4966964745983347870..comments2024-02-28T00:52:41.354-05:00Comments on Five Tool Tool - The Sports Blog That Loves You Back: Five MLB TidbitsDMtShooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17773877707208485532noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8618422487610414011.post-14004635999976919412009-06-22T02:02:42.851-04:002009-06-22T02:02:42.851-04:00Interesting stuff today, Shooter.
1. You think h...Interesting stuff today, Shooter.<br /><br />1. You think his roid/HGH dealer got run down? That's my guess.<br /><br />2. Despite it all, I think they outrun the Rays (barely) for the Wildcard behind the Sox, who I still think are the team to beat in the AL. The Rays are hurting too (whither Scott Kazmir, and Iwamura's done for the year) and they need to figure out their closer situation at some point (JP Howell's the hot hand right now but I don't think he's their guy: his control issues are like the man's personal herpes and he's due for an outbreak).<br /><br />3. Dodgers GM Ned Colletti is an old school GM who values the vets over the kids to a fault, which makes you wonder when Matt Kemp's ever going to be considered a vet, and which explains why they paid Juan Pierre $40 million to ride their bench. And of course, Joe Torre fits Colletti's mold of old school baseball perfectly. The only way Kemp moves up is if half the lineup drops dead tomorrow.<br /><br />3b. Rafael Furcal missing time with a buttocks injury is the funniest thing this side of Kaz Matsui's anal fissure.<br /><br />4. The M's blogsphere is worried about a surge from the A's, but uh... yeah, Billy hasn't exactly assembled a mountain of talent with your ballclub. Brett Anderson and Dallas Braden are top end starters? Really? Beane's been hiding behind his reputation longer than Yuniesky Betancourt (and don't get me started on THAT guy).<br /><br />5. Yeah, that Mets team was hollow on paper before this season and before Sheffield reconnected with HIS dealer (maybe Jimmy Rollins ought to ask for a phone number). I pegged them as 3rd behind the Phillies and Braves before the year, though obviously the Braves are letting me down so far. I'd still expect a 2nd half tear from the Braves and Phillies to leave the NY media calling for heads a little earlier than usual, maybe by the end of August.Steven Gomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02020991909875747531noreply@blogger.com