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.

Don't Fall in Love with Me


The Yankees went to play pool. I tried to stay awake reading about this.

The Red Sox won the unofficial "who has less shitty press photos" contest. Maybe it's because they have a pretty damn ugly team to start with, so the photographer worked harder on the lighting.




The Jays ones should be up soon. There are pics of the pics being taken, but no actual pics. Behold...the ass of Scott Rolen

Vernon had an MRI today on an undisclosed body part. Now disclosed as his hamstring. Out a month. That trainer is really working out. Or maybe it's cause Vernon's hammie knows it isn't insured.

Links, cause I'm Lazy

What is up with the Yankee pictures? The Tao, via Twitter, thinks they looks like the work of Mark Schoeller. And I agree they are trying for that look, but here is an actual Schoeller of Manny Ramirez.
The Sports Hernia Blog posted most of the press pics for a few teams, including the White Sox, the Brewers and the Cardinals. The players alternatively look sunburned, hungover, recently arrested, violated or maybe mildly retarded. Funniest caption? I think it's a tie between "Danny Haren somehow thinks he's nude and posing for Hairy Boys magazine." and "Scott Schoeneweis showing genuine concern that he's returning this season as Scott Schoeneweis."

Returning to the subject of Manny, Baseball Musings posted a report that he is preparing for the season in Costa Rica, by hanging with "female company" and not "expecting any photos", especially from people in Red Sox shirts.

Former Can Con of the Blue Jays, Matt Stairs is very popular in Fredricton and Philly. How popular? More than Santa, but less than Chase Utley.

5 (kind of depressing) things to know about the Jays.

Ghostrunner posted the hilarious Conan does old timey baseball clip. Some say it's a waste of time. Some say it's a colossal waste of time. That particular phrase applies to so much.

And look who decided to show up...