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I remember after he got traded to Cincy, he was talking about how excited he was to be there and how he was really looking forward to it and all... I bet it Cincy would've gotten to the postseason, he would be enjoying it more. If I were him, I'd wanna stay in the NL. In the NL, he's a certifiable #1 or #2 starter. In the AL, he's nothing more than a decent #4 guy...with his 72-mph frisbees and all.

So, I wake up this morning to see that Kim Jong Il is saying that any US sanctions will be considered an "act of war" and I hear we have a press conference set for 11 AM. Oh boy....It seems like only yesterday we were going to war with Iraq...and the day before that with Afghanistan...

I can only remember things that happened in my 3rd grade year. I'm an idiot savant.

"CheesalaIsGood mocking the departure of JustPassinBy is like my momma got so mad she blew her top." This one time in 3rd grade, we got split up into groups to think up examples of similes and metaphors, and I swear, this one dude wouldn't shut up until we used "My momma got so mad she blew her top.", although that is neither simile nor metaphor.

But if we get rid of all the gimmick posters...everybody's just gonna start picking on me, and I am much too meek to protect myself. I wish Duke the Dog was here for to keep me company.

Who did invent the term "emo"? Was it....dude from Minor Threat? Was it Andy Greenwald? Was it the quizzical Emo Phillips? Or...could it have been our own Czech Republic? I like Sunny Day Real Estate...and Jawbreaker...and Mineral.

JustPassinBy told me that most Americans hate emo. ...or maybe he said most Americans hate gays. ...I dunno, I wasn't paying attention.

Hey, I gotta work my Latin American authors in somehow...even when the thread is about a gay Republican seducing 16-year old pages.

I need this as my sig. Did someone just respond to his own gimmick to sell the joke, but forget to switch off the gimmick account? That's like something out of Borges...a trompe l'oeil.... I'm the only one that knows what I'm talking about.

I voted Sanchez! Without him (and the Cubs), the Pirates would've finished last in the division.

I second that. TV on the Radio is the best thing going in music today. They're so fuckin' great that they have David Bowie...singing backup. I was listening to Young Liars today and I think my new favorite TVOTR line is "Fuckin' for fear of not wanting to fear again". "Young Liars" is a revelation among awesomeness. And they put on good concerts.

Has anybody seen or heard those uh...."orchestrated string tributes" to bands like Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance? I find those terribly funny...like there's some 70 year old cellist wearing an engineer's cap and really tight, rolled up jeans with slip-on checkered Converse and dramatically slanty bangs totally rocking out. Yeah... And I really like the new Grizzly Bear CD. They're going on tour with TV on the Radio. I wish they were coming to Houston.

The Sporting News announced their award winners today...Ryan Howard got Player of the Year and Jim Leyland and Joe Girardi got MOY in their respective leagues. Nothing too wacky. As an Astros' fan, I like how the players made a special concession to include Berkman as an outfielder, when he only played about 3 games in the OF. As a Pujols fan, I can't see how they left him off their All-Star team, but I guess since they gave Howard the Player of the Year, they had to put him on there. And I also disagree that Chris Carpenter was Pitcher of the Year in the NL.

Edit: The naiwfster beat me to it. I add nothing.

If saying that it's weird that 10-year Japanese veterans winning a Rookie of the Year award is the most ridiculous thing I say today, I'll be doing well. I wasn't discounting that they deserve to be in the running for the award or even winning the award (I certainly agree that Matsui should've won it instead of Berroa), I was just saying that the idea of a 36-year old rookie seems odd to me. Oh well.

The award itself is named after its first winner, Jackie Robinson. Given that at least three established stars of the negro leagues won the award, I have no problem voting for the Japanese players. Good point, Lord Alfred. But it would still be bizzarre for a 36-year old who has been playing pro ball for a decade or more to win ROY.

I don't know if I would feel comfortable voting for guys like Johjima or Saito for ROY, considering all the time they put in the Japanese Leagues. Granted, they're technically rookies, but Saito's like...36.

Biggio starting at 2nd wouldn't be an issue if the Astros had more production at SS or Catcher. He definently shouldn't be a leadoff or 2nd hitter anymore, but you can't really bat him 6th because then you have Everett, Ausmus, and the pitcher following him. Hopefully, he'll come out like gangbusters and get 3,000 by late May or early June and fade into a backup role.

See? That's why I have to border on Astros' fanaticism. There's nobody else on here to share the workload with. It's just me and Conspiracy Victim and he hardly ever posts...and they got that guy in Missouri that's an Astros' fan, but I've only seen him post like twice. It's not that I'm fanatical or anything...I just have to pick up the slack.

Oh, no...I don't want A-Rod to come to Houston, or believe that he would. I'm certainly of the mind that the Astros should look into Carlos Lee (who seems to be the closest "sure-thing" the Astros have to getting a proven slugger. I doubt Soriano would come to Houston). and maybe enter the A-Ram discussion. As far as pitching, I imagine the only starter the Astros are going to acquire is Woody. I think Schmidt is pretty dead-set on Seattle and Zito's a Boras guy. Trading Berkman or Oswalt for A-Rod would make no sense at all, and there's no way the Yankees would take a package of, as I've heard some people suggest, Ensberg/Nieve/Lidge/Everett. Yeah, so I was just throwing shit out there. I personally think the bad outweighs the good in getting A-Rod, especially in terms of my favored team. Edit: Where'd you hear the 'Stros are pushing for Soriano? That would be...not as good as going for Carlos Lee, I don't think. There's the Biggio situation...and there's no way he's going anywhere unless Drayton wants attendence to be in the Marlins' neighborhood for the next 10 years. And after Biggio, Burke's the heir apparent for 2nd, and I'd hate to see them give up on him. And Lee just seems like he'd fit better in the clubhouse than Soriano.

I'm not trying to be a homer, but I could see A-Rod coming to Houston. There's an obvious need for a big bat in the order besides Berkman. There's also an extreme lack of production coming from both 3rd base and SS. And there's alot of money coming off the books for the 'Stros. And there's a general outcry that some major deal needs to go down, as it's been a good while since the FO pulled off something major (Randy Johnson in 99, Pettitte/Clemens in 04). While the Astros don't have the depth in the minors that other clubs do (the Angels, Dodgers, etc.), they do have some upper tier pitching prospects and could throw Ensberg and Lidge in there somewhere for whatever reason. And A-Rod has played in Texas before and he owns a bunch of used luxury car dealerships in Houston (As an aside, last year when he got the MVP, his billboards called his dealership "The MVP of Used Car Dealerships"; I'm not sure if they're going to change it this year to "The Used Car Dealership That Strikes Out Alot in the Clutch and Only Hits Homeruns When It Doesn't Matter".) Yeah, probably grasping at straws and pulling shit outta air, but I could see A-Rod coming to Houston.

I've been wrong about every postseason series this year, so, hoping that the trend continues, I'll say Cards in 6. Not that I think that either the Cardinals or the Mets have any chance of beating either the A's or the Tigers in the WS, I just think that the Mets would put up a better fight. That said, I'd really like to see So Taguchi get a World Series ring. I like me some 'Guch.

I heard today on the radio that Sen. Colby, the only openly gay member of Congress has come out and said that he knew about Foley's inappropriate conversations with underage pages SIX YEARS AGO. And still, Republicans are worried about how this whole thing is going to affect them in the upcoming elections, as opposed to being concerned that a 57 year old man in a position of power was trying to seduce teenage boys.

My feelings are hurt. Is it wrong to be passionate? I'm Greek! I always imagined you as half-Scottish, half-Portuguese. Paolo MacDougal. My name is Jesse Katzopalous. It used to be Jesse Cochrane, but I changed it to accentuate my Greekness. And my sister's beard is nowhere near as impressive as mine. She wishes she could some killer chops like I have. And no, Slayer, I won't make you dinner, but I will re-record an old Beach Boys song and make a video for it, because that's what Greeks do. ...I'm totally taking this far past the limits of amusing.

My feelings are hurt. Is it wrong to be passionate? I'm Greek!