The only winner in the Soriano bidding free-for-all is the new fan favorite, the Presidents- a.k.a. The Rushmores. From today's discussion with Barry Svrluga:
Eureka: I've got it! the Dead Presidents (the Rushmores?) can replace Screech.
Barry Svrluga: The Rushmores are really, really great. Worth a trip to the park just to see them. (FYI: I have Jefferson in the pressbox pool for the rest of the year. I have one win to this point. Abe has two. He seems to have some spry legs, that Abe.) _______________________
College Park, Md.: they should put in an infamous President, say Nixon, in the mix. he could always lose or be disqualified, much as the role of the Really Rottens on that Saturday morning fave, the Laff-a-Lympics.
Barry Svrluga: My idea: Have a 10-foot tall John Wilkes Booth in the stands ready to take Lincoln out one evening. Didn't really go over well with team officials. _______________________
Rushmores: Did Jefferson win last night? And was TR's win on Sunday disqualified in Lincoln's favor? I thought GW, Abe and TR won the first three; I didn't see last night.
Barry Svrluga: Yes, Roosevelt was DQ'ed on Sunday for using a golf cart. Come on, Teddy. Everybody knows the rules here. T-Jeff got the win that day, I believe. Abe posted his second win last night. TR is the only one without a victory yet. Stay tuned. _______________________
Arlington, Va.: If rebuilding the team is the key, and the Big Presidents are so amusing (which they are) and so popular with the fans, why not just sign them and use them as the starting infield? That way, Bowden would have even more trade bait to get a batch of unproven prospects.
Barry Svrluga: Jefferson doesn't go to his right well enough to be a starting second baseman.
I still think they're creepy-looking, but I love the races. That John Wilkes Booth idea is a great one- what better way to teach kids about American history?
Apparently Bonds is now bringing his crack security staff with him to all the stadiums. How else could this action be explained?
The land of the free?: Barry- Not sure if you could see it from the press box, but last night security went around taking away any anti-Barry Bonds posters. Not just the obscene ones (or the offensive ones), all anti-Barry posters. Posters supporting Barry were ok, though. I couldn't tell if we were in the capital of the free world, San Francisco, or Cuba.
Barry Svrluga: Interesting point. I did not see that (had my head down writing most of the time), but I know that there have been so many incidents involving Bonds in other parks -- people throwing stuff or, in one case in Philly, I believe, people dressed as a syringe -- that security is very, very tight around him.
Love this place name. I swear Bonds is paying the security dudes off on the side for taking the signs away. Seriously, WTF?
No, Mr. Bonds, I expect you to bunt: So the question remains, were the muscle taking away anti-Bonds posters working for the Nats, or for Barry, personally?
Barry Svrluga: They would be stadium security, I believe.
Will find out tonight at the game if this is actually the case; at any rate, I'm going to boo my heart out every time Bonds even thinks about stepping onto the field. Can't wait, even if it means missing the apparent clothing-optional sports blog happy hour.
3 comments:
Oh, I totally dubbed them the Dead Presidents when telling people about them.
I like the Rushmores, too. I love them. They are not creepy. Ok, maybe a little bit, but in a funny way. And I love the idea of having Nixon in there and always getting thrown out. The Wilkes Booth thing is funny as well.
I've been cheering for Teddy all along. I loved the golf cart moment! At the same time, people in costumes still scare me. I'm convinced Screetch is a sex-addict/pedophile.
Mox - with a drinking problem at that!
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