I have never felt like a hitter was absolutely, positively going to get a hit against a pitcher as much as I did today when Milton Bradley came up against Ryan Bukvich in the seventh. Man, Milton hits everything. I think he hit a line drive in every one of his at bats today whether they were fair or foul. Josh Hamilton is going to get the MVP votes but my gut tells me Milton Bradley is the hitter I should really fear in that lineup.
Other than Bukvich, the stupid July Fourth hats, and the four innings of light drizzle, it was an awesome day at the ballpark.

Seriously, they just can’t keep garbage like that on the team. Too many arms in the pipeline to allow it.

I mean, I know ML clubs will look at almost anybody, OK? The nature of this sport—in which pitching is traditionally (if fancifully) valued as “two-thirds of the game” and the vulnerability to injury of those who do it is very high—pretty much dictates that the search for pitching talent is like university fundraising: the same campaign goes on 24/7/365, but the names change seasonally to keep up consumer interest.

But when I looked up Bukvich’s stats yesterday, I nearly blew lunch. Who could look at this mess and keep oatmeal down? http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bukviry01.shtml

So, what I can’t figure out is, Who in the FO (so to speak) said “Hey you guys, we’ve got a chance to sign Ryan Bukvich!” ? And then who on God’s green earth looked at the Bukvich statistical dog’s breakfast and said “Say, I like those numbers! Sign ‘im up!”?

i can’t imagine him thinking too much!

but here she is….