2011 season

I thought I wasn't going to be excited for baseball this year, but now that it's finally here, I kind of am. It's not like the Pirates are going to do anything this year. The April schedule looks somewhat daunting; I'd be very surprised if we have a winning record any time after April 11. Prediction: an 80-82 finish. What Major League Baseball should do is take teams that always suck like the Pirates, Nationals, Royals, and Orioles and just have them play each other repeatedly, to avoid watering down the rest of the league. Maybe we can invite the winners of the Pacific Coast League and International League, and the Blue Jays and Astros too.

In all honesty, I hope the Pirates do well. I hope we don't trade away McCutcheon, Walker, Tabata, and Alvarez by mid-season, in a move that GM Neil Huntington calls "best for the organization".

Q'APLA

It's about that time of year

This is probably how the Rangers and Yankees feel after the Phillies signed Cliff Lee.

We're Not Dead (?)

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4394074

Jonathan Papelbon is a fucking idiot

Remember this from the All Star game last year?

Now, this happens. How can you be so fucking stupid? Who gave you the right?

He can die in a fire with teammate Dustin Pedroia.

ESPN is fucking stupid

Apparently for over 1/2 an hour last night, ESPN.com was reporting that Manny Ramirez and the Dodgers had agreed to terms, while ESPNews reported that this news had yet to be confirmed.

Ed. note: ESPN.com is now reporting this again, only this time it's confirmed by the Dodgers' official website.