Now that we are at about the quarter mark of the 2007 Major League Baseball Season, 50 observations:
(1) For all the talk about A-Rod’s April, Yankee fans will still want him dealt by the trade deadline.
(2) The Brewers are for real, but still won’t win their division
(3) The Braves are for real, but still won’t win their division.
(4) J.J Hardy, for all his phenomenal play this year, has not been one of the two best NL Shortshops this year.
(5) Hanley Ramirez and Jose Reyes are the class of that position
(6) Speaking of Hanley Ramirez, the Red Sox will really regret trading him away, even though Josh Beckett has been stellar this year
(7) Alex Gonzalez, he of the 9 home runs last year with the Red Sox, has hit more home runs that Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols. I smell the rebirth of Brady Anderson....either that or Chris Shelton.
(8) Jorge Posada and his nose lead the American League in batting…I bet you .15% of the people knew that unless they (a) look at the America League batting statistics in the paper within the last 3 days or (b) are a fan of the Devil’s team
(9) Brad Penny, his last start notwithstanding, is filthy…
(10) But Jake Peavy is better
(11) Anybody think the Royals were rushing Alex Gordon now? Guy looks like the real life version of Pedro Cerono...playing wise of course.
(12) Josh Hamilton has been a “great story”… but if he were an accountant, I highly doubt his recreational drug use past would permit him this many chances. Sports are great.
(13) Kevin Youkilis: An All-Star if he didn’t play a position that people associate with power…and has the best beehive beard going in the league right now.
(14) We do not appreciate how good Vlad Guerrero is…
(15) Derek Lee is on the short list of players that can actually hit .400…but he won’t
(16) Prince Fielder could hit 50 home runs this year…but he won’t
(17) Jose Reyes could steal 100 bases this year…but he won’t
(18) Jose Reyes could win the NL MVP…and he will (which means he’ll get hurt soon)
(19) Todd Helton will be on an American League Contender by mid-July, and then hit .250.
(20) Derek Jeter has been caught stealing more times (5) than he has stolen bases (4). But he’s still the only player in pinstripes I would welcome with open arms to a BoSox uniform (although it would ruin all those ‘Yankees Suck, Jeter Swallows” T-shirts).
(21) I will bet my entire life savings that nobody outside of
(22) There is not a human being that predicted Sammy Sosa would be ¼ as effective as he has been. Must be a new batch of HGH.
(23) B.J Upton is on pace to absolutely shatter the single season strikeout record – he is on pace, with 525 ABs, to strike out over 200 times…he is like the 180 lb version of Rob Deer, except with talent.
(24) Fans will only begin to appreciate Dice-K when the media stops incessantly covering his every start…which won’t happen.
(25) Barry Bonds may be a self-absorbed, ignorant, cheating asshole…but he still has one of the sweetest swings of our generation. Even with all his illegal supplements, HGH and/or ‘roids, all those don’t make you swing the way he does. Sorry, I forgot how much I hate that guy for a second. Back to reality.
(26) Grady Sizemore….still just good.
(27) Hideki Okajima…Best…under-the-radar…signing….ever. Whoops, sorry God, don’t jinx him. Please?
(28) Gil Meche…Great way to give a proverbial “F-you” to everyone for doubting you. Too bad you are playing for the Royals the next 5 years.
(29) The Devil Rays = the Arizona Cardinals of Major League Baseball, i.e. everyone keeps waiting for this to be the year, and every year they end up winning 40% of their games, although waiting for Elijah Dukes and Delmon Young to snap in the second half of the season will be exciting.
(30) Oliver Perez…making low risk, high reward gambles seem like great ideas, although once he remembers that he doesn’t know how to throw strikes, he’ll go back to being a bust.
(31) Fausto Carmona…nasty and a really cool name
(32) Yup, that Willy Mo Pena for Bronson Arroyo trade looks real good now. Excuse me while I hit myself over the head with a frying pan.
(33) Who installed Jack Morris’s skill into Jason Marquis in the offseason?
(34) Carlos Zambrano…will never be a consistent ace if he keeps walking half the lineup…and as long as he is fat.
(35) Tom Gorzelanny…the new Ted Lilly?
(36) Ted Lilly…still Ted Lilly.
(37) Umpire Joe West has a double chin that you could write the Declaration of Independence on.
(38) John Smoltz = Hall of Famer
(39) Greg Maddux = what everyone young kid should strive for
(40) Roger Clemens = who gives a flying f#$%? You heard it here first – 5-7, with a 4.50+ ERA.
(41) Kyle Fansworth – don’t blame Clemens…blame your Devil organization for allowing him to get away with it. Also, you should probably be more concerned about your 1:1 strikeout to walk ratio.
(42) Somebody start giving Mike Lowell credit for a phenomenal start.
(43) Tim Lincecum…holy shit! This kid looks like he is 12 years old, yet brings the goods like Billy Wagner as a starter. He will be awesome.
(44) Everyone will look up at the end of the year and appreciate just how Friggin consistent Manny Ramirez and Ichiro Susuki really are...I don't care about Manny's start...
(45) Jonathan Papelbon – best closer in the bigs right now…but all that "handling him with kid gloves" nonsense really gives me the runs.
(46) Mariano Rivera…not the same pitcher…but will still get 35 saves by year end, and blow at least one more save against the good guys.
(47) The Cubs are not done…yet
(48) The BoSox don’t have the division wrapped up (it’s freaking May!), but they are without question the most complete team in the majors through the first quarter of the season. Biases aside, they will be tough to beat this season.
(49) The Devil’s Team is not done…yet…but once their buried, I will be happy to writing multiple posts about how the Yankees Suck and Jeter Swallows.
(50) Calm the f@#$ down people! Its only May…comparing how many games back the Yanks are from the Sox, or how the Tigers and Indians are neck and neck is absurd at this point in this season. There is plenty of season left for your team to make a run.
