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[catslash]

How in everloving fuck did I not notice that Alan Embree is with the A's? Seriously. I have approximately thirty-four A's on my fantasy team for some ungodly reason, so I keep an eye on them. You would think I would NOTICE a familiar name on the ROSTER. Nuh-uh. I thought he was still with the Padres.

BUT EVEN BETTER. I was just recently observing to maggiesox that Embree does, in fact, still suck. Did I think I had magically flipped over to a Padres game while I wasn't paying attention or what?!

Guys, seriously, don't get ADD, because you will regularly have moments when your severe FAILURE in the powers of observation department leads to you being so confused that you spend the next hour unable to trust anything your brain tells you.

. . . damn, it only took two pitches for Huston Street to blow THAT save. I'm impressed. (This is still better than watching the Tigers struggle to catch up to the Royals. The ROYALS, you ASSHOLES. Ugh.)

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[akatonbo.livejournal.com]

They're in the lead NOW, at least. Not that I've been watching, since I've been reading crackfic, but.

I am losing track of who plays for who like whoa lately, especially ex-Sox relief pitchers, and other guys who I can't believe are still being paid to pitch.

(pitchcount is me, btw. I don't go near my regular journal at work, but I read that flist since it's all baseball stuff.)

[akatonbo.livejournal.com]

Also: comedy. Are you watching Baseball Tonight?

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Sadly, no. No cable.

[akatonbo.livejournal.com]

On account of the heavily-hyped boxing match, they did this thing where they were talking about 'baseball's best "boxers"', i.e. an excuse to show brawl footage. Buster Olney says his pick is Farnsworth -- cue footage of the man I am least likely to ever take seriously again thanks to the Dugout demonstrating that his favorite technique in a brawl is to wrap his arms around the other guy's thighs, pick him up, and topple him over, landing on him optional. The other guy (Vina?) then says that HIS pick is Alex Rodriguez. As I begin to laugh my ass off and wonder they'll even mention Varitek, lo, ALL THE FOOTAGE is of Tek shoving his glove in A-Rod's face and otherwise generally winning.

Unfortunately, they also closed the show by alluding to injury to Zumaya (in the bullpen!) and they're not coughing up the good until midnight, but it doesn't sound good. :(

[akatonbo.livejournal.com]

(SportsCenter -- also in the last minute of the show, what is with you people? -- says dislocated finger. Ow.)