This is hysterical. Phillip Wellman, a minor league manager in the Braves organization, throws a major league tantrum after being ejected Friday night. I don't know what he was smoking but this is classic!
Monday, June 04, 2007
Saturday, June 02, 2007
What's the Point?
So I'm keeping an eye on the Cubs game today, and I happen to switch over when Angel Pagan is trying to steal third base on a semi-wild pitch. He gets thrown out, by a very close margin, and Lou Piniella goes nuts. He gets ejected and actually kicks dirt on the umpire's feet. (First time I'd ever actually seen that!)
The argument goes on for a while and other umpires step in to control Lou as he kicks his own hat around in front of the dugout.
What I don't understand is the fans. They proceeded to throw all kinds of crap down onto the field. Was this in support of Lou? In protest for what they thought was a bad call?
Either way, it appears that "the best fans in baseball" support their team by trashing the field? So I ask, what's the point?
The argument goes on for a while and other umpires step in to control Lou as he kicks his own hat around in front of the dugout.
What I don't understand is the fans. They proceeded to throw all kinds of crap down onto the field. Was this in support of Lou? In protest for what they thought was a bad call?
Either way, it appears that "the best fans in baseball" support their team by trashing the field? So I ask, what's the point?
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Brewers Look Sloppy in Soap Debut
As I'm sure most of you know, four of our Brewers made their acting debut today on CBS' "The Young and the Restless." FSN tagged along, and word from the set is that our boys were very prepared, and delivered their lines very well. They didn't look very good, though, in my opinion.
Tonight's episode of "Brewers Live" gave us an inside look at the guys' morning on the set. The soap regulars were very impressed with how prepared all the guys were, and Peter Bergman even singled out Bill Hall for extra praise. The guys got all the perks of being soap stars, including makeup. It seems, however, that they didn't get the benefit of a wardrobe consultant.
All four guys were dressed almost identically: dress pants, and button down shirts, not tucked in. Now I know that this is the style for guys these days, and when the shirt is paired with jeans, I quite like the look. Jeans are typically snug, and the looser fit of the button down looks quite nice with them. However, dress pants are worn much looser and baggier, and the shirt not tucked in just looks messy and sloppy. I think they would have looked much better had they tucked in their shirts. Any other opinions?
The Brewers episode of "Young and the Restless" airs on June 20.
Tonight's episode of "Brewers Live" gave us an inside look at the guys' morning on the set. The soap regulars were very impressed with how prepared all the guys were, and Peter Bergman even singled out Bill Hall for extra praise. The guys got all the perks of being soap stars, including makeup. It seems, however, that they didn't get the benefit of a wardrobe consultant.
All four guys were dressed almost identically: dress pants, and button down shirts, not tucked in. Now I know that this is the style for guys these days, and when the shirt is paired with jeans, I quite like the look. Jeans are typically snug, and the looser fit of the button down looks quite nice with them. However, dress pants are worn much looser and baggier, and the shirt not tucked in just looks messy and sloppy. I think they would have looked much better had they tucked in their shirts. Any other opinions?
The Brewers episode of "Young and the Restless" airs on June 20.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Ann Carroll Botches Another One
I know I've written about this before, but it's really getting under my skin. As I've mentioned, Ann Carroll can't get through one broadcast without screwing something up, but today was especially funny, at least for me.
The first mistake I caught was when she was talking about JJ Hardy on the pre-game show. She said his 11 homers leads the Majors. I bet A-Rod was pretty pissed off to find out that 11 beats 15. JJ leads the National League, Ann, not the majors.
The best one yet, though, was during the post-game show. She was talking about the Brewers going to Philadelphia, and how they were lucky that Ryan Howard is on the DL. According to Ann, he strained his "foreham." Enough said. Seriously, how bad does she have to screw up before they yank her off the air?
Incidentally, she was just as bad when she worked for FSN Minnesota. Check out this gem! (Be sure to listen closely as they cut to commercial!)
The first mistake I caught was when she was talking about JJ Hardy on the pre-game show. She said his 11 homers leads the Majors. I bet A-Rod was pretty pissed off to find out that 11 beats 15. JJ leads the National League, Ann, not the majors.
The best one yet, though, was during the post-game show. She was talking about the Brewers going to Philadelphia, and how they were lucky that Ryan Howard is on the DL. According to Ann, he strained his "foreham." Enough said. Seriously, how bad does she have to screw up before they yank her off the air?
Incidentally, she was just as bad when she worked for FSN Minnesota. Check out this gem! (Be sure to listen closely as they cut to commercial!)
Winning is Cool
Everyone knows this, right? While the increased media scrutiny may have put some added pressure on our Brewers, I have to admit, it's pretty cool. I was just on MLB.com, and there were four photos of the Brewers on the front page. One was of Bill and Vergie Hall, one was titled "Baseball's Best," and was a split photo of JJ Hardy and Kevin Youkilis, one was JJ Hardy in a photo gallery, and the other was a preview of today's game against the Mets.
The same thing goes for ESPN.com. There were several photos of the Brewers on that front page a few days ago, and the main photo on MLB on Yahoo Sports recently was of JJ Hardy.
I think it's fantastic that our 'small market' team is getting all this attention from the big time media. Even Sportscenter is starting to notice the Brewers. I just hope they keep winning! Go Brewers!
The same thing goes for ESPN.com. There were several photos of the Brewers on that front page a few days ago, and the main photo on MLB on Yahoo Sports recently was of JJ Hardy.
I think it's fantastic that our 'small market' team is getting all this attention from the big time media. Even Sportscenter is starting to notice the Brewers. I just hope they keep winning! Go Brewers!
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