these changes ain't changin' me...
Hello again, it's been a while!
I just now changed my LJ title (phantom_hpuff, phantom_hpuff) from the final call of the '80 World Series, to help do my part in lobbying for the 2008 All-Star game. Don't listen to the talking heads, my peeps; Hanley Ramirez is the most exciting player in baseball. Unfortunately, he doesn't play in New York, so he's not allowed to be called as such. I mean, go to his player page and look at his highlights. Watch a Marlins game if you have the means. Even though it's not true that he's the "only" reason that the Marlins are doing so well, I do think it's true that I would not find myself as interested in watching the Marlins if he wasn't on the team.
For some reason also unknown, Matt Kemp is not on the ballot. Matt Kemp should be an All-Star, plain and simple. I was (unfortunately) witness to this last week when the Dodgers swept the Fishes, but he's been like that all year. He seems a little K-happy but I suppose that's forgiveable, since he is not on my team and I do not have to deal with it. Right now I'm voting in Burrell, Kemp and Corey Hart for NL All-Star outfielders. X-man Nady is also a good choice, but I think X will make the team based on the "one guy from each team" rule (although Hart possibly might as well). HE GON GIVE IT TO YA! ♥
HANLEY/KEMP '08!
I keep thinking about the Phillies. How, right now I'm so worried about them. But then I'm like. Eric Bruntlett is their starting shortstop and they're in first. Bzuh? It's like last year, where, throughtout the season, they were always missing at least one key player, either due to injury or slumpage. And yet. And yet. I'm almost scared to think how they'd be doing if they had J-Roll there, and Howard firing on all cylinders.
Aight, in other news. Which I wasn't going to post but guys, I'm kind of bursting at the seams over it. WITH LOLZ.
Okay, so, the Padres are in the ATL and yeah yeah, MadduxGlavine&Smoltz reunited. So I'm like yeah, probably same old tired stories, with golf references
BUT! THEN!
There was an article on Braves.com about their reuniting. With golf references, of course, as I'd predicted.
Many of the good times they've shared together have been spent on the golf course. When Glavine departed for the Mets after the 2002 season and Maddux left the Braves after 2003, Smoltz has had trouble filling out his regular foursomes.
Still he's never forgotten many of the exploits he's had with Maddux, whose mischievous behavior can be hidden by the innocence he provides in the public eye, and with Glavine on the golf course. This activity provided them mental therapy away from the baseball field.
"There's PG, there's R and then there's X-rated [memories]," Smoltz said with a smile.
O RLY?
Then he goes on to tell some anecdotes about Maddux freaking out over a snake, and pushing Maddux out of the golf cart. The PG stories, I would assume (although Smoltz is a goody-two-shoes so I don't quite know what would constitute these "ratings" in his book)
Like, I know Maddux has a crude sense of humor, but I mean. X-rated usually means one thing and I'm guessing Smoltz missed that memo. OR DID HE? I don't hear any stories about Glav! INTERESTING! xD
I'M GOING TO BE RANDOMLY BREAKING OUT INTO LAUGHTER ALL WEEK, I TELL YOU. Srsly. I freaking swear, the only reason I really slash them (Smoltz/Glav) is because of ALL THIS DUMB SHIT THAT SMOLTZ SAYS. I never would have gotten all OTP for them if I didn't find all these insanely stupid remarks from him. I can't believe how easy they make it for me to LAUGH AT THEM. :')
Also, tomorrow I'm going to the RPhils, watching them take on the BMets. W00tz! My dad got vouchers from his work for RPhils tix, so, may as well use them!
Also also, uh, welcome to my flist, ciarrai84! *waves!*
ETA: This girl ftw
I just now changed my LJ title (phantom_hpuff, phantom_hpuff) from the final call of the '80 World Series, to help do my part in lobbying for the 2008 All-Star game. Don't listen to the talking heads, my peeps; Hanley Ramirez is the most exciting player in baseball. Unfortunately, he doesn't play in New York, so he's not allowed to be called as such. I mean, go to his player page and look at his highlights. Watch a Marlins game if you have the means. Even though it's not true that he's the "only" reason that the Marlins are doing so well, I do think it's true that I would not find myself as interested in watching the Marlins if he wasn't on the team.
For some reason also unknown, Matt Kemp is not on the ballot. Matt Kemp should be an All-Star, plain and simple. I was (unfortunately) witness to this last week when the Dodgers swept the Fishes, but he's been like that all year. He seems a little K-happy but I suppose that's forgiveable, since he is not on my team and I do not have to deal with it. Right now I'm voting in Burrell, Kemp and Corey Hart for NL All-Star outfielders. X-man Nady is also a good choice, but I think X will make the team based on the "one guy from each team" rule (although Hart possibly might as well). HE GON GIVE IT TO YA! ♥
HANLEY/KEMP '08!
I keep thinking about the Phillies. How, right now I'm so worried about them. But then I'm like. Eric Bruntlett is their starting shortstop and they're in first. Bzuh? It's like last year, where, throughtout the season, they were always missing at least one key player, either due to injury or slumpage. And yet. And yet. I'm almost scared to think how they'd be doing if they had J-Roll there, and Howard firing on all cylinders.
Aight, in other news. Which I wasn't going to post but guys, I'm kind of bursting at the seams over it. WITH LOLZ.
Okay, so, the Padres are in the ATL and yeah yeah, MadduxGlavine&Smoltz reunited. So I'm like yeah, probably same old tired stories, with golf references
BUT! THEN!
There was an article on Braves.com about their reuniting. With golf references, of course, as I'd predicted.
Many of the good times they've shared together have been spent on the golf course. When Glavine departed for the Mets after the 2002 season and Maddux left the Braves after 2003, Smoltz has had trouble filling out his regular foursomes.
Still he's never forgotten many of the exploits he's had with Maddux, whose mischievous behavior can be hidden by the innocence he provides in the public eye, and with Glavine on the golf course. This activity provided them mental therapy away from the baseball field.
"There's PG, there's R and then there's X-rated [memories]," Smoltz said with a smile.
O RLY?
Then he goes on to tell some anecdotes about Maddux freaking out over a snake, and pushing Maddux out of the golf cart. The PG stories, I would assume (although Smoltz is a goody-two-shoes so I don't quite know what would constitute these "ratings" in his book)
Like, I know Maddux has a crude sense of humor, but I mean. X-rated usually means one thing and I'm guessing Smoltz missed that memo. OR DID HE? I don't hear any stories about Glav! INTERESTING! xD
I'M GOING TO BE RANDOMLY BREAKING OUT INTO LAUGHTER ALL WEEK, I TELL YOU. Srsly. I freaking swear, the only reason I really slash them (Smoltz/Glav) is because of ALL THIS DUMB SHIT THAT SMOLTZ SAYS. I never would have gotten all OTP for them if I didn't find all these insanely stupid remarks from him. I can't believe how easy they make it for me to LAUGH AT THEM. :')
Also, tomorrow I'm going to the RPhils, watching them take on the BMets. W00tz! My dad got vouchers from his work for RPhils tix, so, may as well use them!
Also also, uh, welcome to my flist, ciarrai84! *waves!*
ETA: This girl ftw