
Kudos to Ned

Kudos to Ned
Some images from the World Cup opening weekend. Check them out here, here and here.




Also, some info on how to watch the games on a variety of media. Wired has a similar list.
It is nice to see that there is a face behind the Cub’s ownership these days. I wish Mr. Ricketts all the best with his team. After all those years of Tribune ownership, it felt more like a business than a labor of love from the top. Let’s hope that changes for the long term.
Now, if we can just get to playing above .500 ball, I’d be REALLY happy.
A week late, but this is a cool story. First Dallas Braden calls out A-Rod for his rudeness and then he pitches a perfect game within a couple weeks.
And then he did Letterman’s Top Ten.
Gotta like this guy. Even if he’s pitching in the AL.
One of the best arguments for moving the All-Star game next year.
This is what I like about baseball, anything can happen and to anybody.
Yet another call for Bud Selig and Major League Baseball to say something, anything on the Aryzona Gestapo law.
And here’s a sadly appropriate look at the issue:

Yes, those are actual crayons you can buy for your kids. Wish I had some when I was a little one.
Sure, the Cubs lost this game, but they sure they heck look like idiots in this game.
Lesson here? Play the game. Run the bases. Don’t be stupid.
More on how Major League Baseball is getting an earful for it’s silence on the issue.
Granted, the Player’s Association has made it’s disgust known and that’s a good thing. But scumbag Bud Selig is as silent as he is bereft of morals on any other issue.
I don’t expect anything I want to hear from him, but just say something dirtbag!
Apparently some folks think it is legal to create a subclass of humans based solely on race. That’s the Aryzona solution.
Here’s one sportswriter who wants to move the All-Star Game out of Arizona next year. I agree with the sentiment and hope it happens.
Here’s another article on the protest the Diamondbacks are getting as they travel around the country. It is sad that every player is having to get yelled at for this, but the team’s owners are huge GOP backers and presumably for this. So, like all business boycotts, the line workers suffer the anger. In this case, very well paid line workers, but it is still shitty.
We’ve got a lot of states praising treasonous history and thinking about institutionalized racism like Aryzona’s. It’s a damn shame this is how some of our country wants to behave. You would wish us to be better than this.