tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post8194685200799681495..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Brief Thoughts About Baseball (08/03/2009 - 08/09/2009)Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-46122883944141330362009-08-11T12:03:46.529-05:002009-08-11T12:03:46.529-05:003. Seriously, what is up with Liriano? They were s...3. Seriously, what is up with Liriano? They were saying before one of the games this weekend, it isn't even like he's trying to get back to where he was before surgery; he's still trying to get back to where he was last season. <br /><br />4. That Redmond one made me chuckle. I listened to the Ron Gardenhire show Sunday morning and Gardy explained it away as Redmond not meaning it the way it sounded, but apparently Gardy did sit Redmond down the next day (after Gardy got ejected during the game) and talked to him about not saying things that can be misconstrued like that. His explanation sounded fishy to me, but either way, Gardy wasn't too pleased with Redmond. <br /><br />5. I love when crap like that happens. Another funny one I heard: the first Cleveland game after Victor Martinez was traded to the Red Sox was Victor Martinez bobblehead day. <br /><br />7. I can't even get into my complete and utter rage at the rash of bad calls being made lately, and the fact that no one inside the sport seems to care in the least about getting them right. Maybe I need to put it into a post of its own...<br /><br />8. They were different times man! They didn't know that bad stuff could come in pill form, they just took what they were given. Back off, they were just organic baseball playing machines, and had to do whatever their trainers or agents told them to do without thinking for themselves. <br /><br />Seriously, it irks me to no end that only after sainted David Ortiz is outed does the Players Union decide to start attacking the test and list as a whole. Cuz we couldn't possibly afford to have the Red Sox precious titles besmirched in any way. Christ...<br /><br />9. Ha! I'm pretty sure Ozzie's got that title wrapped up. Him, or maybe Pinella. I could see Lou snapping someday and just calmly shivving Milton Bradley or something. <br /><br />10. You're right, but I do still take a certain schadenfreude in seeing Mr. Jesus God Boy, the media's Golden Child, who continues to usurp attention away from Morneau and his Home Run Derby victory last year, knocked down a peg or two. <br /><br />11. It's a good thing I wasn't drinking when I read this or there'd be Mt. Dew on my keyboard. It's funny cuz it's true.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.com