EVIL~! alkeiper

Vanden Hurk is essentially pitching at home.

I leave to take an important shit and this happens.

I was going to challenge Czech to a duel, but I can't find an appropriate jpg of Homer holding a glove to alleviate the tension.

That was the last thing we saw.

Watching Aroldes Chapman today was interesting. He really strikes me as the Cuban version of Lefty Grove. A few similarities. -Both are left handed pitchers. -Both are tall and lanky, with outstanding fastballs. -Both struggled with control early in their careers. -Both flashed immaturity on the mound. The Cubans are the highlight of this tournament. Great talent that we don't see on a daily basis.

Don't you have some psycho bitches to lobby reinstatement for? Piss off.

Let's try something new and a little different. Once a month, a new vintage match to discuss. To kick things off, Buddy Rogers meets Killer Kowalski in a 2/3 falls affair. Interesting stuff here. Rogers was a wonderful heel on the mic. Kowalski had psychology down, working the leg of Rogers and possibly preventing the figure four. Rudimentary high spots bring finishes. The fans were tremendously into the action. I'd love to hear some other thoughts.

Wrestlemania X I fondly remember because in addition to the two great matches, Bret Hart won the world championship back from Yokozuna to top the show. Even if the match wasn't great, that was a feel good moment. There's some junk on the card but it's kept short.

Gagne's a good pick. The shame is that he's remembered as the balding company owner 30 years into his professional career. In the 1950s he was a legitimately great junior heavyweight with a championship background in amateur wrestling. I could see that look getting over today.

And man, say what you will about Fidel Castro. But the idea that one of the World's longest reigning dictators was a former pitcher and a better baseball analyst than the guys on American tv is awesome.

One of the interesting sidenotes going on is that Magglio Ordonez is getting booed viciously by his own crowd. Ordonez appeared on Venezuelan tv in an advertisement supporting Hugo Chavez and the elimination of term limits.

So it's USA/Dutch at 7:30 tomorrow.

Hold up EHME. We're running Mondays-Fridays, no Saturday picks.

Niiiiiice pick.

Tough choice here. How much stock do I put in the scouting reports of negro league players? In the end, I just can't pass up 548 career home runs combined with ten gold gloves. Plus, third base is a historically thin position. 3B Mike Schmidt

What amuses me is that at the same time, Julio Lugo may have a torn meniscus from a Spring Training game.

Are we missing anyone besides Beast's pick? Still time to join in, anyone is welcome to pick a slot and a first rounder up til tomorrow (Sunday) evening.

17,000 is better than I'd have expected for a game like that, to be honest. It's better than the Marlins get, and their games have TWO teams of Major leaguers.

We're just missing a pick from Beast. I'll update the first post tonight and we'll pick up round 2 on Monday.

You're in. Make a pick.

Tell teams to quit fixing the books and asking for corporate welfare. Pretty simple.

Here's the weekend schedule. Times Eastern. SATURDAY Netherlands vs. Venezuela 1pm, MLBN United States vs. Puerto Rico 8pm, MLBN SUNDAY Japan vs. Cuba 4pm, ESPN2 Saturday's Losers Matchup 7:30pm, ESPN2 Mexico vs. Korea 11pm, ESPN2 Japan vs. Cuba is a heck of a matchup. Cuba is the one nation that puts their best foot forward when it comes to international play, and they have steamrolled a few teams in this tournament. I can't really complain about the 11pm start time for Mexico/Korea, it is more convenient for fans of those nations. MONDAY Saturday's Winners Matchup 8pm, ESPN Sunday's Losers Matchup 11pm, ESPN2

Tyler Black is the first pick I've never heard of. Butch Reed is a great pick.

11:30pm? You're in. And I generally intend to make my picks the following morning unless I'm up late. You can make your pick tonight, though Youth n Asia has the right to claim a player before that. Fantastic to see no missed picks thus far. I'll update the first post with results at the conclusion of each round.

I double checked first to see which players were in the Yahoo players list. Strasburg I doubt would be, thus ineligible yet.