The reason the dog immediately lies down by the side of the elevator is because it hopes if it does nothing, he will ignore it. Dogs are highly social creatures, and yet this one is trying to be ignored. This is heartbreaking.

It's kind of a stretch to say that LaRussa "profited" from the 29 innings he got from Jason Christiansen over two years...or the 25 at-bats he got from Larry Bigbie in 2006...or the 260 mostly crappy innings he got from Kent Mercker across two seasons.

I smell a counter-suit.

"...when Carlos Quentin charged his returned from a broken left clavicle a month later and—as he actually upon his return."

I don't care if it's untrue. The idea of it is good enough for me.

Until Eli ButtFumbles, I don't want to hear any comparisons to the Dirty Sanchez.

Yeah, that last zero left me befuddled.

I'm curious as to why you say Laurenzi "failed to follow protocol," when the statement he released on 2/28/12 seems to indicate otherwise. Part of the statement reads:

This was the point at which Ashley Fox totally knew he was a murderer.