Running 2011 Baseball Thread, Vol. I: Dedicated to spnited

He made fun of Joe Buck through the whole interview (once again showing Buck's utter lack of a sense of humor), so he's OK by me.

"what's your favorite ballpark food, Justin?"
"Just beer. Beer is perfect. Beer has never gotten mad at me because I didn't call beer back! You're doing a great job, Joe!"

 

As he showed during the Artie Lange fiasco, Buck cannot think on his feet. He's totally lost when things go off script.

 

OK, I'll be the bastard. We couldn't have done the cancer thing pregame?

 

Sarah Silverman wonders what the fuss is about.

 

Make me watch Money Ball.

 

To me, the problem with Moneyball is that there's no obvious dramatic climax. In "The Blind Side" at least you could end with Oher getting drafted in the first round.

But how do you end the Moneyball movie? When they sign Eric Chavez to his big contract? A dramatic September win over Anaheim? When they trade Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder in a span of three days in December 2004?

 

Fuck no.

You change it. Oakland A's, your 2003 World Series Champions.

 

Deadspin needs to keep a running total of Fox's errors next. They just ran a graphic that said the last time the NL won TWO straight all-star games was 1994-96.

Nice math, dickheads.

 

Maybe with the retirement of Jeremy Brown.

 

Or the firings of Paul DePodesta by the Dodgers and J.P. Ricciardi by the Blue Jays.

 

Miguel Cabrera left the game with a "strained side." Ah shit ...

 

I'm guessing it will be the capper to the 20-game winning streak, a horribly played but wildly entertaining 12-11 game featuring the A's blowing an 11-0 lead. It ended with 55,000-plus fans (yours truly being one of them) erupting when Saint Moneyball, Scott Hatteberg Himself, hit a walk-off home run and a fan atop Mt. Davis -- yes, they sold enough seats to put fans up there -- unfurled the huge "20" banner.