The Mets recently walked away with $40 million in loans as Bud Selig smiled and waved, then went back to mowing his lawn with an old-timey non electric mower while whistling. (more…)

Bryce and his affinity for exclamation points are apparently headed to the minors to engage in “Beast Mode,” which I assume has to do with a full moon and waking up in the equipment shed covered in cow’s blood.  Somebody should really put an end to that, but whatever, I assume Nationals management has control over the situation.

As usual.

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It amazes me when professional people maintain their composure, even in the face of unwarranted hostility.  If faced with someone like me, I would not hesitate to break a folding chair over my spine.  It just seems like the only way out of some situations.  And when Fredi Gonzalez was forcibly detached from the Florida Marlins last year due in part to he and Hanley Ramirez’s differing opinions on the speed at which a baseball should be pursued, he had every reason to slowly reach for the nearest folding chair.

As the second winningest manager in Marlins history (third if you count Cookie Rojas’ gem of a 1-0 record) and a guy known to really care about his players, it did not seem entirely logical on the part of Marlins ownership.  But Fredi went without a tantrum–though we’ve heard now that he did call new manager Edwin Rodriguez every morning for a few weeks, just in case he needed some help.  Which is I guess is a healthier way of dealing with things.

"It's Fredi again. He says only HE knows the code to the snack-vault. I have no idea what that is."

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