MLB draft started today. It's hard to get excited about this because, unlike football and basketball, high school and college baseball get little to no media exposure. Most of us have never heard of these kids. In addition, baseball players never go directly from draft to big leagues--they don't have that immediate impact draftees from football, basketball, and hockey often do. It can take two to five years to see if these players even make it to the show. Anyways, the Cubs picked Andrew Cashner (RHP-TCU) with the 19th overall pick this year. This closer has a fastball that touches 97 and a wicked slider. Hope to see him in blue pinstripes soon.
Blackhawks: After the Sabres-Penguins successful outdoor match this past winter, speculation as to the location of the next outdoor hockey game circulated around the major market cities. Most notably, Chicago's Wrigley Field and New York's Yankee Stadium were tossed around as possible venues to host the game. I had heard that Yankee Stadium won the bid, but Mumby sent me a text saying that Wrigley won the bid. Not only that, but it'll be a Hawks-Red Wings match-up. The Sun Times reported that an announcement will be made soon. The same article also states that once the Wolves win the Calder Cup, the announcement will be made of Pat Foley's return to calling Hawks' games.
Oh yeah. Fuck you , Detroit. I hope you choke on Lord Stanley.
Maddux: My hope for the Cubs-Padres game last night was that the Cubs would win and Maddux wouldn't figure into the decision. Mad Dog didn't factor into the decision and the Cubs lost. In the appropriate words of Ron Burgundy, "Go fuck yourself, San Diego." Way to blow a fantastic performance by the Professor and still beat the Cubs.
Chicago has to go after Maddux before the trade deadline. They need another pitcher that has World Series experience (the only Cubs' pitcher who can claim that honor is Jason Marquis, and he was left off the Cards' `06 post-season roster), and the Cubs can finally provide the run support Maddux needs. Marquis and Lilly are both at .500 (winning percentage) and have ERA's over 5. Check out the Professor's line from his no decision last night. 69 pitches in 7 innings. That's efficiency.
And Hartigan just informed me that today is Bob Probert's birthday.
Happy birthday, you scrappy bastard. Even though you played for the Red Wings, you were a Blackhawk and a tough son of a bitch.
4 comments:
F.Y.I.: I read this. Every word.
Holy shit. Even I thought this post was boring.
I don't care how boring or Cubs-centric a post is if it ends with a good hockey fight.
Probert. Hawks. Bears. Don't stop believing.
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