Is Giambi friends with Charlie Utter?

July 3, 2008 · Filed Under MLB, RED SOX · 3 Comments 

Yankee whores!by the goat... While watching the Sox pound the Yankees tonight, I had a great feeling. Not because Jon Lester hurled a complete game shutout. Sure J.D. Drew has been a fantastic pickup on my fantasy team since Papi went down (see poll at left) and don’t get me wrong it is great to see Coco back and contributing. But…

That said, what really warmed my heart was some nostalgia provided to me by, of all people, Jason Giambi. I know there has been a lot of talk about his porn stache, but ’70’s porn is not where it took my mind. During every Giambi at bat I could not figure out the nostalgic feeling I was getting.

Then it hit me.

He looks like Swearengen! I don’t have HBO, but I did rent every season of Deadwood one cold winter weekend. I lived in Deadwood for three days, lights off, surround sound on. For weeks after I couldn’t go into a bar and order a whiskey without muttering “and a whore” under my breath.

How did this show get canceled? I decided to make a list to make sure I am not crazy. This list includes all the facets of Deadwood that made it such a wonderfully entertaining program. So here it is, proof that Deadwood was the best show ever. A list of awesomeness in television if you will.

  • Drinkin’
  • Smokin’
  • Swearin’
  • Fightin’
  • Whorin’
  • Shootin’
  • Opium
  • Good vs. Evil
  • Double Crossin’
  • Redemption

Deadwood had everything on this list. Here’s what I did, and you should as well, I printed this list and had it laminated, now every time I watch a show I can run a checklist to see how it stacks up against Deadwood. As the show progresses I write down each element as it appears in the program. At the end I cross reference the list to see what is left. Try it and you’ll realize that most shows pale in comparison.

Deadwood, bring it back you HBO bastards.

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Hit and Run

July 3, 2008 · Filed Under MLB, RED SOX · 4 Comments 

jason varitekby the goat… We all love Jason Varitek (see photo) but the truth is that he’s swinging a 400 pound bat right now. “I’ve just absolutely stunk, there’s no two ways around it” says the Captain himself. You’d be hard pressed to find anyone who is going to argue when Tek has 12 hits in his last 98 at bats.

So what is the solution?

Well it seems that according to Terry Francona, it is to put a hit and run on every time he gets up with a runner on base. This theory of Tito’s even holds true when it is the bottom of the ninth in a one run game with one out.

The result?

Varitek whiffs and Mike Lowell gets thrown out by seventeen miles at second. Two outs now. Varitek srikes out looking at a curveball like it had just given him a wet willy. Game over. Nice.

I don’t understand the logic, aren’t you supposed to hit and run with guys who are making contact? I am guessing that Francona is coddling Tek because he is slumping and he wants to protect him from hitting into a double play. Well this has to stop, I understand Jason is royalty in Red Sox nation but a .216 average does not scream “hit and run” to me. That said, this is also no way to boost a guys confidence. Now he just feels even worse, you basically shone a spotlight on a struggling hitter in crunch time and amplified his failures by ten.

Wake up Tito, what Tek has done in the past or how great of a guy he is should have no bearing on the way you manage a game. The Sox would have had a better chance to win if you pinch hit yourself in his place.

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