And it wasn't a governess that Kate recommended. It was a reading tutor - because my daughter reads so well. Yes, you're reading that correctly.

Alas, no such luck this year.

If you feel at all apprehensive about what Colletti might do this offseason, I think you'd have double the anxiety as a fan of the Angels.

You could add that to your wikipedia article. "The highlight of Mr. Weisman's Variety career remains..."

I've also missed 42 degrees and overcast, which was more common.

I think the probability is higher that the Rockies get swept, but hey, a Rox sweep would be awesome!

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The 2008 season will easily be the most captivating one I've experienced in the last few years.

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I came up with this idea this morning:

Maybe Angel Stadium can flash shots of Sarah Silverman when opposing teams come to bat.

RALLY KILLER!!

I suppose I could ask the Air Force to borrow a supersonic jet.

The rest is history.

Juan Pierre has the smallest hat size among active players at 5 1/4.

6 1/4 I could believe.

My 10-year old nephew is already at 7 1/2 I believe. He's inherited the family's "gigantic head" trait. He also has the family's "enormous feet" gene.

Pierre of Very Little Brain?

Juanny The Pooh?

Bravo Jon. That's just perfect in how you explain how I feel.....

"Heed! Pants! Now!"

Me too! Wow, D4P and I have something in common.

I can get away with 7 1/2 too.

Turned out to be a logistical nightmare.

My peaches come in late June/early July and are always completely done in 4-5 weeks.

Far as forcing out NedCo, that sounds good now, but what happens when we get a good GM and Plaschke tries to drive him out too.

back to Stoneman...

I have a hard time believing Plaschke could have that kind of influence on the Angels anyway.

I mean what nerve. Seriously. It's one of those comments that are so inexplicably rude that you can't even respond.

It's like, "you've got yellow teeth, take them out!"

One of George Costanza's unpublicized blunders.

"You look just like Michael Moore. You must get that all the time!"

She compared the guy standing next to me to Lynn Swann.

I still remember that Fitted Caps Seinfeld Episode. The writing staff must not have been paying attention.

How do you do "fitted cap night?" Easy, just provide supplies of every possible hat size at the gate and just ask the person as they come in, "Hey what's your hat size?"

I've always wanted to say that!

"Move into the country, gonna eat a lot of Peaches..."

Is that one of the worst song ever or what?

Great, now that song is in my head.

"Peaches come in a can. They were put there by a man [pause for effect] in a factory downtown"

I own exactly two hats today: a sweat-stained Nike swoosh hat for when I go bike riding, and a blue Brooklyn Dodger cap that I wear only to day baseball games, or on the rare occurrence that I'm out in public before my morning shower.

Kemp's nickname is "The Bison."4 During the second major league game of Kemp's career, on May 29, 2006, Kemp stole second base in the fourth inning, after which an Atlanta Braves television announcer Don Sutton said he looked "like a big buffalo running around the bases." The observation was appropriate due to Kemp's imposing size and surprisingly fast footspeed. The nickname was modified to "The Bison," the more proper term for the North American mammal to which the moniker refers.

Which one of you guys did that?

I have no idea how Arizona wins games. None at all. They one good starter, a most-of-the-time leadoff hitter with a .295 on-base percentage, and Orlando Hudson and Conor Jackson hitting three-four in the lineup. You couldn't win 90 games with this team in Strat-o-Matic if you were playing in a league where the other managers didn't know the basic rules. Then again, Grady Little is in their division.

1. Sign Torii Hunter to 7-year/$105 million deal. ($10 million in 2008, so it's basically Wolf and Hendrickson's salary for Hunter's.)

2. Trade Pierre to Orioles for a minor league pitcher (d-rated prospect) and kick in $5 million per year towards Pierre's salary. (Believe it or not, Pierre is an upgrade for them in center.)

3. Trade Kent to A's for Mark Kotsay. (That is, if Kent does not want to retire.) The A's get their annual aging veteran with some pop left, and the Dodgers get a fourth outfielder whose body is more suited to limited duty.

4. Sign Miguel Cairo to split time with Abreu at second. He's a team guy who doesn't hurt and is willing to come off the bench. Cairo can also put in time at third, first, and left.

5. Re-sign Sweeney, Saito, Beimel.

C Martin/Lieberthal
1b Loney/Sweeney
2b Abreu/Cairo
SS Furcal
3b Nomar/Laroche (until mid-season, at which time Laroche takes over)
Lf Ethier
Cf Hunter/Kotsay (he can play all three positions and will get 50-60 starts)
Rf Kemp

Miguel Cairo?
Miguel Cairo?

Um, Miguel Cairo?

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What's that one at the top? A PBS cap?

That Ned is a genius for letting Drew, Lugo, and Gagne go.

Or, if YouTube wasn't around... etc.

I suppose they could put Swisher in CF and Cust in right again to make room for Kent at DH, but that horrible, horrible defensive alignment was a big reason the A's finished under .500.

But really, you could probably have Kotsay for nothing. He's coming off back surgery, he's lost a lot of range, he has little power anymore, and costs $7-8 million. The only benefit is even after all that, he's still probably better than Juan Pierre.

When he was installed as the starting 1B, the team had 86 games left in the season, Loney started 78 of those games. And this doesn't mean a thing but prior to his getting the starting nod, while he was on the team, in games he did not start, the Dodgers were 7-3, in the games he started, 1-4.

I don't think you can blame Grady for not playing Loney if Loney isn't here.

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Nothing personal but I found nothing in your plan that I would endorse.

Inform him that the youth movement will be accelerated, that LaRoche will be given as much of an opportunity to establish himself as the Padres gave Kouzmanoff, that Kemp will get 140 starts and that McDonald and Kershaw will be called up in the summer, if warranted.

Then I would satisfy Kent's desire to play for a contending club and deal him to the one that he approves. One of the AL powers might give up something good for him.

I would then give the 2B job to Abreu.

You really think Tony Abreu's solid defense and his 280/300/350 offensive line is enough to replace Kent's offense?

Heck, we could sign Joel Cairo for all I care!
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Good point. Wasn't the outfield situation something like this, though? I seem to recall Ethier/Kemp getting shunted in favor of more Juan Pierre/Luis Gonzalez.

What about something a little more tasty...maybe a six pack of Deschutes Black Butte Porter or Mirror Pond?

Some more tid bits on A-Rod & the Yanks.