www.mccoveychronicles.com

Great Trip to Japan

 http://www.theonion.com/content/from_print/david_ortiz_plays_games_in

 and here are a couple more onion links to kick off the season:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/canseco_hey_guys_who_wants_to_come

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/toronto_columnist_writes

not baseball related, but worth clicking:

http://www.theonion.com/content/opinion/these_tropical_colored_braces

 and finally, a good site to check as the season goes on…

http://www.firejoemorgan.com/

Draft Day 2008!

Ok, how about…5 best and worst teams in terms of fantasy player potential

Worst Fantasy Potential: Worst.)Pitt – Bay and Capps are decent but after that…ugh…um…I’m thinking…Sanchez?2.) KC – Only some distant prospect potential. Teahan, Butler, Grienke, Gordon3.) A’s – Street, C.Gonzalez, Barton…maybe Harden? After that it’s a fantasy dead zone.4.) Wash – Zimmerman a must. After that maybe only N.Johnson, Dukes and Milledge? Pretty weak.5.)Rangers - Young, Blalock and Kinsler are middle to late round guys. After that…maybe Hamilton. Best Fantasy Potential: Best.) Detroit –  Granderson, Maggs, Cabrera, Sheffield, Renteria, Polanco, Guillen, Pudge, Verlander…heck, even Pudge.2.)Mets – Top Tier: Reyes, Wright, Beltran, Johan…all 1-3 round picks. Second Tier: Wagner, Pedro, Maine, Delgado.3.)Phillies –  Gotta put them here based entirely on Rollins, Utley and Howard. That’s a heck of a trio. Also, Hamels, Myers, Victorino, and maybe Lidge.4.) Yankees – A.Rod is still the best fantasy player. Closely following are Jeter, Cano, Abreu, Rivera, Joba. Next tier would be: Wang and Posada (sounds like a 70′s soft rock duo)5.)Red Sox –  Top tier: Ortiz, Ramirez, Beckett, Papelbon. Second tier: Dice-K, Ellsbury…and Buchholz is a good prospect.

Not only does He Eat Peters…

Dumbest Post Ever

I just finished a huge work project and now I’m bored with 2 hours left in the day. So….If you took every baseball mascot and pitted them against each other in a giant cage match, here’s my pick for how they would fare in order. I haven’t even smoked any weed today. 1.Rockies  (Nothing can beat a mountain range) 2.Angels (Super-natural entities are also hard to beat) 3.Giants (Assuming they are huuuuge giants not just large people) 4.Tigers (Big cats are scary) 5.Diamond Backs (Could move up the list if they got you with their fangs) 6.Pirates (Definitely some scary dudes) 7.Royals (They have lots of minions, and shiny scepters too) 8.Rangers (They got guns and dislike illegal immigrants) 9.Braves (I rank them above the Yankees because of Custer’s last stand) 10.Yankees (Assuming we’re talking about union soldiers) 11.Indians (Kinda like braves but this group includes women and children too) 12.Astros (Astronauts all have military training) 13.Athletics (Those hours in the gym must count for something) 14.Twins (2 times the fury. The Brewers just thought they were seeing double) 15.Mariners (like pirates-lite) 16.Marlins (They’d be top 10 if the cage match took place in the sea) 17.Rays (I assume they are still “Devil Rays”…just ask the Crocodile Hunter how tough they are) 18.Dodgers (I believe they are the “Trolly Dodgers” so they must at least be agile) 19.Phillies (People from Philly are mean SOBs) 20.Mets (Not quite as mean as Phillies, but New Yorkers will whoop some ass too) 21.Cubs (Let’s say they haven’t eaten for a week) 22.Brewers (Too drunk to pose a real threat unless they’re angry drunks)  23.Nationals (What is this like a diplomat? They are at least people with arms for punchin’) 24.Padres (Monks are peaceful people, but still better than little birds) 25.Cardinals (Of the 3 birds, probably the fiercest) 26.Orioles (Peckin’ your eyes out and shit) 27.Blue Jays (Weakest of the 3 birds because…um…they’re Canadian. Tee hee!) 28.Red Sox (I’m going with actual socks on this one) 29.White Sox (Like the Red Sox but minus the pigment) 30.Reds (Don’t know what they’re referring to, but at least it’s the color of anger)  

Allow me to introduce myself…

My name Dan of the Dapper Dans. I’m just posting to see if I can figure out how to post. Seems to be working so far. Anyway, San Francisco Giants rule! (Even though they’re actually pretty bad.)

Multiple Choice Quiz!!

Legendary 2nd-sacker Spook Jacobs wants to know, “The winner of the Sucka Fool League in 2008 shall…

A) Be named Dan

B) Be a Fan of the New York Mets

C) Not be Doug

D) All of the Above

Mind the Gap pitching staff set to get even better in 08

According to the Seattle Times, Mind the Gap pitcher Eric Bedard is in Seattle today for a physical. A move to the Mariners and pitcher-friendly Safeco Field stands to benefit Bedard in 2008.
It’s highly debatable whether or not the move will be enough to turn last year’s over-achieving M’s into a playoff team, but it should help 2nd place finisher Mind the Gap’s shot at a Sucka Fool title run in 08.

Watch out Yo La Tengo…watch out.

The worst of the worst

Krappah’s picks for the worst teams in 2008

AL West – Texas
AL Central – KC
AL East – Baltimore

NL West – SF
NL East – Pittsburgh
NL West – Washington

Dietz’s picks
AL West – Oakland
AL Central – KC
AL East – Baltimore

NL West – SF
NL Central – Pittsburgh
NL East – Florida