Angels are bright still, though the brightest fell.

SI's Tom Verducci wrote a rather nice article on Carlos Delgado, calling him the "lost slugger of the Steroid Era". King Carlos talks frankly about guys who used saying,"For the guys who did it, I'm not going to say, 'It's bull---.' It is what it is. It's not up to me to say that about somebody else. You do whatever you think is right." (btw, Carlos said, "BULLSHIT". Sports Illustrated may censor, but I think that's BULLSHIT.) The article made me nostalgic for the guy, his pretty smile and his protective bat. A bat the Jays have never quite replaced. "I didn't get full credit because I was playing in Toronto." Yeah...

I was a little disgusted to read about how Yankee fans are being supportive of ARod during this "difficult time", as though it wasn't completely self-induced. Although I second Stoeten's hope that "Jays fans in Dunedin don't shit on him any harder for steroids than the do simply for his being a vain, fruity, douche." Add in the fact that Show Pony is so insecure that he not only shot 'roids, but felt the need to resort to bush-league moves to beat the likes of Bronson Arroyo and Howie Clark.

Obilgatory Blair Ass Kiss

Jeff Blair, not only kicking ass on Twitter, but also has a new, random thoughts blog called The Unwritten Rules
which featured this little gem:

There are three words that tell you how much time a player has spent in Arizona or California: 'In-N-Out,' as in 'In-N-Out' Burgers which are, simply put, the single greatest fast food product known to mankind. (Ask for the double-double 'animal style.') Want to start a conversation? Mention In-N-Out.

That's what happened Tuesday, when Travis Snider started talking about pizza to Adam Lind and somehow Lyle Overbay jumped in and then Brian Wolfe uttered the magic words: "I have an In-N-Out Burger near my home," he said.

Silence. "Down the block. And a friend of mine's the owner." Eyes moistened. Voices stop in mid-sentence. Cue Rod Barajas, heavy sigh.

I'm going to try to work in the phrase "Cue Rod Barajas, heavy sigh" into as much of my commentary as possible this season.