Deep Thoughts

Not a lot of them, because really, what is there to say?

I only watched the condensed game on mlb.com. Full disclosure.

1. That terrible play by Schuemann made me wonder who the fuck was playing short. I hadn't seen the lineup beforehand. It was so bad that for a few seconds I thought Volpe was playing. Little did I know that Cab really hurt his finger and the Player Formerly Known As The Great Volpe was called up, and could well have been playing.

2. Jake Bird. OK, he's not the worst reliever ever, but how long do we continue this experiment? It was the Orioles for fuck's sake.

3. Ditto Cruella Duval. I mean, even Cashman has to see what he's got there, and it ain't good.

4. I see Jazz didn't play. So I checked out the Michael Kay link Carl so thoughtfully provided. Those stats Kay read off were even more depressing than what I've seen in the games I've watched. His defense is still a little hit and miss, too. Anybody need a used infielder? Used to be pretty good, needs work.

5. I'm still scratching the scalp over those two Bmore runs being earned off Warren. The hapless infield plays did not get scored as errors, the official scorer obviously being a home town homer. We expect this to some degree, but Christ on a bike (a Schwinn, of course), those were damn egregious. Do we need an automated system now to challenge the scorer?

6. Beldar--the best Conehead we have in the pen--did fine. I think there's hope for him as a closer. Cashman's flurry of bad trades at last year's deadline may not include him. Which makes Cashman, what, 1 for 4? He should be benched.

7. Volpe is a decided bust, I think we all agree. Which brings us to his girlfriend, at right. Ignore the picture of the tree. Volpe is standing behind it, hiding after he was sent down. He has few reasons to complain about his lot in life.