Valadius

I was surprised when I went to do today's crossword by a Tank McNamara comic strip that humorously summed up what I was trying to say before:

Is Oliver Perez on the postseason roster?

Let me clear something up. I do care about it. It upsets me. But I'm sick of hearing about it. We all know it happened. But I've had enough of the scandals. Let's focus on the game of baseball rather than a witch hunt.

As much as I'd love to implicate Clemens... STOP IT!!! Enough is fucking enough already with these goddamn steroid/HGH accusations. I really honestly don't care anymore. Look, when some minor, crappy player goes down, he's going to try and drag down all the big names he can. I don't buy any of this shit. None. Zip, zero, nada, nil. We're gonna let crap accusations by chronic attention-seekers envelop these players, tarnish their reputations and keep the deserving out of the Hall of Fame? This is STUPID. I'm completely sick of it. I don't give a rat's ass that Palmeiro tested positive once. I don't give a crap that McGwire waffled on the spot. I could care less about everybody Canseco, Grimsley, etc. implicated. Whoever deserves it based on their numbers should be in. End of story. The fact is that this is simply what happened in baseball for a few years. You can't prove anything now, but I'm sure anybody looking to sell a book and make a buck will point a finger at anybody and everybody. You can't keep a whole generation of baseball players out of the Hall of Fame. It would be a disgrace to do that.

Time for some REVENGE!!! 1988 shall be avenged!!!

Have Glavine and Maddux faced each other since they went their separate ways?

Well we actually have to decide on a new third team, if at all.

One day they'll implicate Derek Jeter, and I'll be laughing for a month.

Padres. Two words: Mike Piazza.

WHOA! I just noticed that Castro's back!!!

It's called rookie hazing. Not that it's the right thing to do, but sheesh. This happens all the time.

We'll get Pedro back midway through next year. Oliver Perez has a LOT of work to do this offseason.

Hey Edgy, what channel will the game be on here in DC?

Beltran Perez. Holy CRAP is that a good name... we have to get him next year.

The following are in in my book: Dick Allen (Overlooked 60's slugger) Gil Hodges (Duh) Jim Kaat (283 Ws) Lefty O'Doul (Lifetime .349 BA, 4th all-time) Al Oliver (2,743 hits) Ron Santo (Duh) Luis Tiant (How did he never make it in?) Leaning towards them: Bobby Bonds (.268 BA all that scares me) Ken Boyer (Great hitter, great fielder, and a Met too!) Rocky Colavito (Again, only the .266 BA scares me) Mickey Lolich (1971. Damn what a year) Minnie Minoso (Come on. Come on!) Tony Oliva (He needed to play a couple of more years, but a great player) Mickey Vernon (Good hitter, great fielder) Maury Wills (Who can match him and Rickey's single season totals now?)

On the same note: Right Field G PO A E DP .981 1.72 -----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- RCedeno 127 213 8 3 1 .987 1.74 BAgbayani 45 66 1 1 0 .985 1.49 BBonilla 23 36 2 1 0 .974 1.65 JAllenswort 15 23 1 0 0 1.000 1.60 MKinkade 8 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.62 MMora 8 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.12 SDunston 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.40 MFranco 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 SHalter 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 RReed 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 163 348 12 5 1 .986 2.22 Rick Reed in right field??

I was searching Baseball-Reference.com, and I came across the following entry for the '99 Mets: Left Field G PO A E DP .977 1.48 -----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- RHenderson 116 167 0 2 0 .988 1.44 BAgbayani 47 49 1 1 0 .980 1.06 MMora 28 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.36 MFranco 15 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.73 RCedeno 13 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.62 MKinkade 12 9 1 0 0 1.000 0.83 JAllenswort 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 SDunston 9 9 0 1 0 .900 1.00 JPayton 5 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.40 BBonilla 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 CMcElroy 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 TPratt 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 -----------+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 163 277 2 4 0 .986 1.72 What the hell was Chuck McElroy doing in left field??

It's about time he felt better! Man that was scary.

Hack Wilson had 191 RBI.

The Braves have officially been eliminated!!!!

The Happy Recap Wright - 3 Reyes - 2 Milledge - 1.5 Lo Duca - 1.5 Chavez - .25 Woodward - .25 Franco - .25 Green - .25 Maine - 1

Thank you.

Now Billy, I know you've got a big lead, but please close out the game already!

How awesome is this game? Let's keep this up!!!

MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!