Tuesday, April 29, 2008

BLOW THE WHISTLE!

So much for DeShawn Stevenson's trash-talking. Now, even Jay-Z wrote a song on that bum.

I wonder how DeShawn Stevenson's feeling?



GO CAVS!!!!!

Monday, April 28, 2008

My theory on C.C.

First things first...I know C.C. Sabathia is a stud. Now that that's out of the way, here's some possible trades that would make sense for Cleveland. Look, we all know C.C. is going to get a contract worth probably $150 million. And Cleveland can't afford that. I'd love for him to stay, but assuming he won't (which there's a 99% chance he won't), we might as well get something for him, rather than nothing, right?

Alright....here we go.

Trade 1: C.C., Chuck Lofgren and Ben Francisco to the Diamondbacks for Micah Owings and Justin Upton.
Could you imagine? Haren/Webb/Sabathia? Holy crap. The D-Backs would never lose. Here's my reasoning...Owings is a good, young pitcher. He's got good stuff. And Justin Upton? Arizona will never let him go, but he's exactly what we need out in left field.

Trade 2: C.C. and Jhonny Peralta to Florida for Scott Olsen and Hanley Ramirez.
Alright, I know this is a stretch, but Hanley is my favorite player in baseball, and he'd be awesome in Cleveland. Plus, Scott Olsen has tremendous upside. Scott Olsen is young, and he has some pretty nasty stuff, when he's on. And Hanley? He's the best player in baseball not named Alex Rodriguez.

Trade 3: C.C. and Franklin Gutierrez to Milwaukee for Ben Sheets and Ryan Braun.
Only reason for this one--we need a left fielder bad. I don't care how bad he is on defense, we need some power from left field. And if Sheets would ever be healthy, he'd be a stud in the AL.

Look, I know none of them are even possible, but hey, a man can dream, right?

Friday, April 25, 2008

This is a PSA...

***PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT***

Cliff Lee is the man.

What, you haven't noticed?
  • 4-0.
  • ERA of 0.28.
  • 29 K's.
  • Only 2 walks.
  • 31.2 Innings Pitched.
  • ONE Earned Run.
That is all.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

The proverbial "shit" has hit the fan.

It's official. The Indians are a joke.

How did this happen? They were supposed to be one of--if not the--best team in baseball. Now they're 5-10, tied for 2nd worst in the league?

Let's take a quick look at the roster, shall we?

Starting Pitchers:
C.C. Sabathia-Overweight, twinkie-eating piece of crap. 0-3 with an ERA above 11? Really, C.C.? Good thing you passed on the 18 million a year we offered you....because you won't get half that if you keep pitching like this.
Fausto Carmona-Ace of the staff. Walking far too many guys, but still a tank.
Cliff Lee-Pitching like the guy who won 18 games two years ago. No problems here.
Jake Westbrook-Also pitching like the guy who won 15 games two years ago. Studly so far.
Paul Byrd-HGH usin', old ass pile of dung. Paul Byrd pitches batting practice.

Overall, 3 out of 5 are decent, but Westbrook and Lee are still real sketchy.

Bullpen:
Rafael Betancourt-New closer. Was lights out all last year, struggled a bit so far this year, but appears to be turning the corner.
Craig Breslow-Who is this guy? I've only seen him pitch a few games, but I'm not impressed.
Jorge Julio-Waste of money. Old ass who couldn't cut it in BALTIMORE. Why is he here?
Masa Kobayaski-Go back to Japan. Every outing he gives up at least two runs. He's garbage.
Jensen Lewis-Always liked the guy. Crazy delivery, but it seems to work.
Rafael Perez-Another stud reliever, like Betancourt, but has struggled a little bit this year. Not worried, he'll get it turned around.
Joe Borowski-Biggest piece of crap on the team. One of MLB's worst closers. I couldn't be more thrilled that he's on the DL. Hopefully he'll NEVER close a game again.

Overall, 3 out of 7 are decent. Two are studs. (Both Rafey's.) The rest? Send them to Buffalo.

Starting Lineup:
Grady Sizemore-Strikes out way too much, but other than that, one of the best leadoff hitters in the game. Can't complain about a guy who's a five-tool stud.
Asdrubal Cabrera-Sophomore slump anyone? Hitting under .200. Hopefully he can turn it around, otherwise, I'd rather see Josh Barfield.
Travis Hafner-Looks to be coming around, but still isn't hitting the ball too good. Hitting under .270 isn't good for Pronk.
Victor Martinez-Best catcher in baseball. Sees the ball better than almost anyone in the game. Beast.
Jhonny Peralta-He can hit for power, but can't hit for average. He'll be a career .260 hitter. Not good.
Ryan Garko-Turning into a decent first baseman. Always seems to be hitting above .300. No problems with the Gark-sauce.
Franklin Gutierrez-Supposed to be another five-tool talent, but I haven't seen it. Hitting below .200 on the year, and strikes out almost every at bat.
David Dellucci-Can't really hit. But neither can the guy who plays behind him...we're stuck with crap in left field.
Casey Blake-We really gave this bum over $6 million this year? He's absolute garbage. Probably the worst third baseman in the game right now.

Overall, 3 out of the 9 are good players. Sizemore, Hafner and Victor. The rest haven't shown me enough yet to be excited. But Garko is getting there.

Bench players:
Jamey Carroll-He's only played like two games, but has shown amazing range on defense, and seems to find a knack for getting on base. I can't complain about him--yet.
Kelly Shoppach-He can be Mr. Clutch every once in a while, but he's not the greatest catcher, and can't really hit.
Andy Marte-Hasn't proven himself for two years now...is he ever going to be decent?
Jason Michaels-He's hitting UNDER .100 this year! That's pathetic. I could do that.

Overall, one of the 4 is decent--and that's a stretch.

Total it all up, and what do we have? So far, we have 4 real good players, 4 fairly decent to good players, and 17 bums. I don't know how we didn't see this coming in the off-season.

Oh well...all we can do now is hope and pray they all start pitching, and hitting, and fielding, and just playing decent baseball. Otherwise, it's going to be a long season.

Monday, April 7, 2008

It's been awhile...

Damn, it's been almost a month since I was on here complaining about something. Well, I have plenty to complain about, so don't worry.

First up, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Man, this team is a J-O-K-E. If we have to play the Wizards in the first round, not only will we lose, but we'll probably get swept. This team is pathetic. Ever since that "big trade" went down, this team has been nothing short of terrible. LeBron looks like he's just going through the motions now, just waiting for the season to be over. Wally Szczerbiak is a damn clown, Ben Wallace is a bum, Joe Smith never plays, Damon Jones never gets playing time, Daniel Gibson sucks all of a sudden, Sasha Pavlovic is still garbage, Anderson Varejao is too busy flopping all over the place instead of actually playing, and Dwayne Jones shouldn't even be in the NBA. What's that leave us with? Delonte West, LeBron, and Big Z. Everyone else is crap. I find it very hard to believe that even with LeBron, this team will make it out of the first round.

Next up, the Cleveland Indians. Hey, C.C. Maybe you should have taken that big contract we offered you in the off-season. Not sure if you've noticed, but YOU SUCK. Two games pitched in, two games of getting ROCKED. And that non-existent offense? What the hell is that about?

Victor, please get healthy and come back ASAP. I can't take much more of Shoppach catching everyday. I know it's early, but we are better than a 3-3 baseball team so far.

Well, we can always count on Fausto, at least.

And Detroit? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. 0-6? What happened to "the best offense Baseball has seen in almost 100 years"? I love it. Detroit still sucks.