There's No Crying In Baseball

But don't tell that to the Anaheim Angels of Los Angeles.

After posting the best record in the major leagues for the 2008 campaign, the Angels were dispatched in the ALDS by the Red Sox in four games. Which was actually an improvement for the Angels, having been swept out of the first round in their previous two matchups with the Sox. This fact offered little solace to the Angels.

"I want to throw somebody through a wall", said head Angel crybaby John Lackey after being outpitched by Boston starter Jon Lester for the second time in the series. Between sessions of pouting and throwing things, Lackey offered further analysis. "They score on a broken-bat ground ball and a fly ball anywhere else in America [except in Fenway Park]. And [Pedroia's] fist-pumping on second like he did something great." When reminded that his opponent pitched in the same ballpark and didn't allow any runs Lackey threw himself on the ground and began to kick and scream that it wasn't fair.

Veteran crybaby Garrett Anderson had little to say after the game, but replays clearly show that he did not take a called strike throughout the entire series that was legitimate. Several NBA players were quoted as saying they were taking notes from Anderson on how to react to fouls called against them for the upcoming season.

Later, Lackey volunteered more opinions. "We are way better than they are. We lost to a team not as good as us." Actual statistical analysis of the two teams' 2008 seasons paints a different picture. As does the result of the series. Despite this, last reports had John Lackey's mom calling commissioner Bud Selig and demanding a "do-over".

We'll keep you posted.

$2500 worth of equipment

So the bailout passed. My share of the bill is $2500. I plan on visiting a local branch of one of the Wall Street firms and collecting $2500 worth of equipment. It's only fair as I paid for it. Please join me in visiting a branch yourself and collecting what you have paid for and what is rightfully yours.

Actually, the more that I think about it, I may get $1250 from a Wall Street firm and $1250 from Lamar Smith, as he voted for the bailout despite the over-whelming objections of his constituents.