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This game is too depressing to watch. Thankfully, the old fashioneds are tasting mighty tasty...mmmmm, whiskey.

I was listening to the radio today, and it got me to thinking. I really hate radio commercials. Here are my top five most annoying radio commercials, in order from kind of annoying to fingernails on a chalkboard annoying... 5. The funeral home commercial on AM 920. Kind of obscure, but still annoying. 4. Verizon Wireless, the one where the girl asks the guy in the end, "True story?" 3. Old Style. How many time do they need to say the word "Krausened" in one commercial? 2. Kessler's Diamonds. Any one. They're all annoying. 1. PC Pro Schools. "Hey, this is Justin..." Who cares?

Suck it, Ravech.

Let's see if JJ can make all three outs this inning.

Get rid of him. Sit Gamel down and tell him, "You are my everyday 3rd basemen." Leave Casey at 2nd. He's doing pretty well over there. Put Counsell back in his 2 games a week role. Call up Hernan as an emergency backup/pinch runner/6th outfielder, and call it a day. I know that won't actually happen because of Hall's contract, but I think it should at least be discussed. Hall has been bad for a while now, and I don't see him getting better any time soon.

Put me in the "Swap Parra and Dillard" boat. I wouldn't want to take McClung out of the bullpen. He's been too valuable, and I'd hate to see the change mess him up, since he's pitching so well right now.

I used to work there, too. My fellow 3rd shift security co-workers would tell me stories. I worked a few 3rd shifts, but I never heard any noises. Of course, them 3rd shifters are kind of a goofy bunch. I think it's because they never see daylight.

If I remember correctly, it was room 1732 at the Hilton that's haunted. I think an elderly woman passed away in her sleep in that room, and every once in a while, you would hear strange noises coming from the room when nobody was staying there.

Good question. Plain. I don't know if salsa on lime tostitos would help all that much, at least for me. I'll have to try those jalapeno scoops. I've really enjoyed jalapeno Krunchers the few times I've had them. Wash them down with a cold beer, and you've really got something.

Actually, I have. Dill Krunchers. Those weren't so bad. They definitely were different, though.

Lime flavored tostitos are quite possibly the worst thing I've ever tasted.

I just cooked a potato in the microwave. It was delicious.

I didn't understand the timing of the switch. Why wait until the last game of spring training to make the switch? Baseball players are creatures of habit. It seemed that it was working well before the switch. If it isn't broke...

I also took several hundred pictures on my trip to Spring Training, and I thought I'd share a few with everyone... http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/74315e489fdaab1c25de94c3f3abae5f78e7b1b.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/1b715b4595d0ab1e9d46b43ef913592303659a5.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/0821574892d1a0123298d0f5a2866ee166834d3.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/6ab350754ff09e35dbf4a00a134439897d3b56c.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/ed3353d5403e978cda55a72c1df68a774c85e9a.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/3e515b4b9bd2a219ee33a706393c98f12e03163.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/e5925ea47f94dd28ac8148d688a4255620b37f8.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/19e251f4a2954d2fa251a79e4493458d3476b5f.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/b551584896dead1fe1f355e56a72b2174656549.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/173259744097ade3a241b1aef327b64f84da778.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/4991554c9bd8a5114e032c37c8a5e92e2a6fd2e.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/ee025bd49e96adaaa731e7e1b79114ed29f23b3.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/bda1554b90d1a01a8c180bdf595187d228be8f1.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/cd515f4193d2ac1c6d4ea308af5ceec8d0e9455.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/6513588345699a8cd996ab481228777fa7325e2.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/df325f5471987d12a081a6e6f7e1d3877ab2ef3.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/31515a439ad7a717580c27858a56fdac88dcfd9.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/587355844b27903ed2a0afdd1aeccf01256a821.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/fd81544395d0a019e7cccdd1532414150f58c10.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/1401554c96d7af193afc7d19487bc5b29d79b5b.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/8c2352164b9a9b58dbffad6f1f1dbc96745ea57.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/89b15f4392d9a110b380525a7be05b752bae4c9.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/a5a3571a46939025df73abdc1984b4614f353ca.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/80c352c7466c9409db35aa0814492784fe2655a.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/a6e15b4f94dda81d7da33c3542a9418ff16949b.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/b2d351dc4f7392f7d478ac9e1a0602fac1a9d16.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/f303586d45fa95a2d25aaa5412c0a8c87773743.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/64e1554697dba51e7f81fa6acf1daf2effeefc1.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/3263511a42939ccbd42aafd7124d134af15302f.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/34435531498e9084d254a98718dbf0543ed81cb.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/52625ae4f3953d38a671cbf1853a40f729f4435.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/6d525fe4a8903da6a24149518cc19b56bb8a401.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/6b335fe440c693ddd836a9ba1bbf43defcd8750.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/e2b358f349c39bc5dd06aeee1f7ec2fa7a42e40.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/8a035f30486c995fd122a7ae12843e1a0345d24.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/434356744a9c902ed7b1a05a1cb6571eccbdc0e.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/27e15e4299d9a11fdd709afb4e3eb9aa802b022.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/4d1359b240c69178d768a9ce1e72aeb034b5e32.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/023358fa42529fe1d5d0a1351e52bd0d60c658c.pjpg

I also took several hundred pictures on my trip to Spring Training, and I thought I'd share a few with everyone... http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/74315e489fdaab1c25de94c3f3abae5f78e7b1b.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/1b715b4595d0ab1e9d46b43ef913592303659a5.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/0821574892d1a0123298d0f5a2866ee166834d3.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/6ab350754ff09e35dbf4a00a134439897d3b56c.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/ed3353d5403e978cda55a72c1df68a774c85e9a.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/3e515b4b9bd2a219ee33a706393c98f12e03163.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/e5925ea47f94dd28ac8148d688a4255620b37f8.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/19e251f4a2954d2fa251a79e4493458d3476b5f.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/b551584896dead1fe1f355e56a72b2174656549.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/173259744097ade3a241b1aef327b64f84da778.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/4991554c9bd8a5114e032c37c8a5e92e2a6fd2e.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/ee025bd49e96adaaa731e7e1b79114ed29f23b3.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/bda1554b90d1a01a8c180bdf595187d228be8f1.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/cd515f4193d2ac1c6d4ea308af5ceec8d0e9455.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/6513588345699a8cd996ab481228777fa7325e2.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/df325f5471987d12a081a6e6f7e1d3877ab2ef3.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/31515a439ad7a717580c27858a56fdac88dcfd9.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/587355844b27903ed2a0afdd1aeccf01256a821.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/fd81544395d0a019e7cccdd1532414150f58c10.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/1401554c96d7af193afc7d19487bc5b29d79b5b.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/8c2352164b9a9b58dbffad6f1f1dbc96745ea57.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/89b15f4392d9a110b380525a7be05b752bae4c9.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/a5a3571a46939025df73abdc1984b4614f353ca.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/80c352c7466c9409db35aa0814492784fe2655a.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/a6e15b4f94dda81d7da33c3542a9418ff16949b.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/b2d351dc4f7392f7d478ac9e1a0602fac1a9d16.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/f303586d45fa95a2d25aaa5412c0a8c87773743.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/64e1554697dba51e7f81fa6acf1daf2effeefc1.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/3263511a42939ccbd42aafd7124d134af15302f.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/34435531498e9084d254a98718dbf0543ed81cb.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/52625ae4f3953d38a671cbf1853a40f729f4435.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/6d525fe4a8903da6a24149518cc19b56bb8a401.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/6b335fe440c693ddd836a9ba1bbf43defcd8750.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/e2b358f349c39bc5dd06aeee1f7ec2fa7a42e40.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/8a035f30486c995fd122a7ae12843e1a0345d24.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/434356744a9c902ed7b1a05a1cb6571eccbdc0e.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/27e15e4299d9a11fdd709afb4e3eb9aa802b022.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/4d1359b240c69178d768a9ce1e72aeb034b5e32.pjpg http://images.yuku.com/image/pjpeg/023358fa42529fe1d5d0a1351e52bd0d60c658c.pjpg

I just got back from Spring Training, and from watching Tony Gwynn try and hit, he looks totally lost in the batter's box. He did not even come close to putting a ball in play. All of his swings were either foul balls, check swing strikes, or whiffs. I don't know what he did on Friday, but I was at the Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday games. Other things I noticed: Hardy looked locked in at the plate. He is going to have a big year, I think. He did however have 2 or 3 pretty boneheaded baserunning mistakes. Hart also looked good. McGehee was crushing the ball at the plate, but he had a few misplays in the field. I think trying to play multiple positions is confusing him. Weeks has been having quality at bats. Bill Hall looks like the Bill Hall of last year. Still swinging at pitches low and away. Duffy looks good on defense. He made a nice running catch in left field in the Giants game yesterday. Prince does look a little thinner, and he absolutely crushed a home run completely out of the ballpark at Maryvale. The wind was blowing out of right, but it was still pretty impressive. The other prospects didn't get much playing time, so I don't really know what to say about Nelson and Escobar. Escobar made a few nice plays in the field, but he didn't have many chances. Pitching was pretty bad on Wednesday and Thursday. Parra threw a ton of pitches early, and Looper got rocked. Saturday and Sunday were much better. Suppan pitched into the 7th inning, I believe, and DiFelice looked like he belongs in the starting rotation with the way he pitched yesterday.

My guess is that Duffy would start in place of Cameron if he misses any regular season time.

Not to pick on you jjgott, but "ATM machine" bothers me. ATM is all you need to say. "PIN number"is another one I hear all the time. It's PIN.

It seems like not many people in this discussion have much confidence in Escobar's bat playing at the big league level. For argument's sake, let's say he is an average offensive SS, which, without looking at his stats and just going by gut feeling, I believe he can be. With his gold glove potential defense, would he be worth more or less wins than JJ, an above average defensive SS and a really, really good offensive SS? This is one difficult decision to make. Sometimes I'm glad I'm not a GM. This is one of those sometimes.

Buster Olney mentioned Bill Hall's name as a possible trade. Gammons said that Arod may be out until June 1st. (Edited to add ESPN link - hawing)

Whoever invented the self-checkout lane at the supermarket should be given some type of award.

This is pretty convenient timing considering that AROD recently signed a ten year contract extension. How much less money would he have received had this info been leaked a couple years ago? This type of thing really grinds my gears. Basically, pro athletes are telling children, "If you take steroids, you'll make more money than if you don't." He should volunteer to give back some or all of the money he just got paid. Or give it to charity. Then I'll be willing to forgive him. Otherwise, this is an empty apology.

So does A-Rod get into the Hall of Fame now?

So I guess this is the silver lining to the Brewers not having to save $$$ to pay for the 1st round draft picks that we would have gotten for Sheets and Sabathia.

Valkyrie was pretty good. I won't say what happens, but it definitely makes you think how different things could have been.