I’m down with a sick son who got a fever and rash from his second MMR vaccine getting ready for school this fall. It’s mild but aggravating enough for him to be uncomfortable and not wanting to sleep. Nothing like putting up a 10′ x 10′ tent in the den and watching Sponge Bob all night!
Anyway, nothing much is going on other than a few bloggers or media types wanting opinions on the Bucs early start. I think 16 years of suckatude has taught us all to tread with caution.. and we are. And we should be. Still, it’s nice to see some of the ridiculous optimistic media reports abound right now.. heck, one even has us challenging for the division. Oh my. I think it’s even funnier that many are calling the Padres series a ‘serious look’ at where we are really at. Puh-lease.
I do think we’ve learned a big lesson in Pittsburgh though – buying out arb years might appear good business but it begets laziness and indifference on bad clubs. Look at the production we’re all of a sudden realizing from guys in contract years. It’s a mockery. But you know, I don’t blame the players one bit – the Pirates have been cheapskates on player payroll for decades and nothing Huntington and Coonelly do is going to change that mindset deep within the game.
And yes, I saw the Forbes report on the Bucs. They state we have a 35% debt ratio but that’s a joke. This year’s figures are so far off the wall it’s not even worth talking about.
Youngin’s up again so I’m out of here. I have some stat work I wanted to post tonight but it can wait until Friday sometime.
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Well the Marlins got Davidson off waivers from the Buccos. He will report to AAA Nawlins.