Maroko Might Like This Movie
Seems to tackle the issue intelligently.
Banter-Back May 16th, 2008 Blake Rochkind
Still A Good Trade?
Baseball fans, analysts and executives alike, praised the Detroit Tigers’ organization this past summer for pulling off the blockbuster trade that brought starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis and the young superstar, third basemen Miguel Cabrera, to town. However, the Tigers have struggled to start the year and this slump has many people wondering if this was still the ‘right’ move for the Tigers.
For the Tigers, Miguel Cabrera’s numbers do not look too good either. He is hitting with a .252 BA, 6 HR, and 22 RBI and has not driven in a run in the last nine games. Dontrelle “D-Train” Willis only pitched in one full game before going on the DL with a hyper extended knee, so to judge him now would not be fair.
Before you panic, in order to determine how the trade looks months later, we must at least examine how the former Tigers are doing in the Marlins’ system. The two centerpieces on the Tigers’ end of the deal were Andrew Miller and Cameron Maybin. While they are young, both have had major league experience, be it brief on Maybin’s part.
Starting pitcher Andrew Miller has a W-L record of 3-2 and has posted a 6.52 ERA to this point with the big league club. Considering the National League boasts lineups with way less power than than the American League lineups, this is not an impressive start to Miller’s year. Cameron Maybin has been just as inauspicious. He has put up a lackluster .242 BA, 5 HR, and 11 RBI in 34 games. I didn’t even mention that this was in AA Ball!
While the Tigers’ struggles along with Cabrera’s at the plate and Willis’ on the bench are cause for concern, we must at least allow a little more time before we consider this trade a dud on the Tigers’ part. Every hitter goes through slumps, and Miguel is simply adjusting to a new environment. This isn’t the Space Jam case where someone just suddenly loses their talent. Both Cabrera and Willis will turn it around by year’s end. You’ve got my word on that.
Banter-Back May 12th, 2008 Danny Rodden
Funniest Part of an OK Movie
I was thinking about this scene from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox story today. Movie was just ok, but this scene and the others like it that followed made this movie stick with me.
Banter-Back May 11th, 2008 Blake Rochkind
Kwame Kilpatrick Wore A Dress in a Middle School Play!
Ok, clearly this is not a big deal. What would make this a big deal is if the person who dressed up like a girl back in middle school for a play tried to deny that particular fact and acted like they were embarrassed by it. Think about it, if someone accused you of such a thing there’s really only a certain amount of ways that you could reasonably react:
- You’re damn right I did. It was middle school. Get over it.
- Deny it, but attempt to shield your embarrassment.
How insecure do you have to be with yourself to act like reaction number two? How pompous and paranoid do you have to be to threaten to sue over this type of thing? Just ask the “mayor” of the city of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick.
An article in a Washington newspaper debuted a few weeks ago featuring the picture seen above, identifying Kilpatrick as the girl in the red dress. So when the Detroit Free Press got a hold of the story, the Mayor was sure to find out. Soon after that, we had a statement from Kwame’s people. “The mayor says he did not participate,” mayoral spokeswoman Denise Tolliver said Wednesday.
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Banter-Back May 10th, 2008 Danny Rodden
Kwame Kilpatrick Text Message Play-by-Play
Huel Perkins of FOX2 News in Detroit, highlights some of the classic moments in the Kwame Kilpatrick text message scandal. Here is a video of his hilarious rendition of the famous “sex texts” between Kwame Kilpatrick and his former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty.
1 Banter-Back May 8th, 2008 Danny Rodden
TIME Magazine Declares Obama Winner on Front Page
The * = “Really, we’re pretty sure this time”
Banter-Back May 8th, 2008 Blake Rochkind
Obama’s Media Honeymoon Officially Over
The past year and a few months have been kind to Barack Obama. America stood and watched as a man who was most well known for a speech given in 2004, captivated his audiences with his powerful charisma and preached of his politics of hope. We watched as he turned off others who proclaimed that the politics in this country would never change. A black man under a microscope gained momentum as he campaigned across a country whose willingness to accept this unique possibility was still unknown. Women fawned over his charm and the media curled up in his lap just the same. Through all of this, Senator Barack Obama became the first legitimate African American presidential candidate in the history of this nation (second if you count 24’s David Palmer). While most of the ingredients to this improbable recipe were rather obvious, one subtle component held a large and unexpected role in Obama’s ascent: a free pass by the media.
A presidential candidate in this country has virtually nothing that stays hidden. Journalists dig deep and will usually find anything that could be considered even remotely scandalous. So when the media stayed as far away from Obama as Subway Jared stands from a McDonald’s, it was no surprise at how well this seemingly perfect candidate was doing in the polls. While I am an Obama supporter, even I can admit that this situation was entirely unjust to the rest of the candidates. Little by little this free pass became a more obvious factor in the race, and unsurprisingly, people started to realize its impact. One giant splash by one outlandish Reverend and it was safe to say that this honeymoon was officially off.
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2 Banter-Backs May 7th, 2008 Danny Rodden
Five Dollar Footlongs Here to Stay?
On my break from work today, I made a stop at Subway to get the now notorious 5-Dollar footlong deal. I asked the worker when the deal would end, he said May 11th. I told him I thought that was a poor business decision, to which he responded, “I think we will be replacing the deal with something more permanent soon”.
That’s my scoop.
3 Banter-Backs May 7th, 2008 Blake Rochkind