Sunday, June 5, 2011

Top 10 First Basemen of All Time

Lou Gehrig #1. The rest are not in any order...

Albert Pujols

Lou Gehrig

Hank Greenberg

Jimmie Foxx

Harmon Killebrew

Willie McCovey

Johnny Mize

Eddie Murray

Bill Terry

George Sisler

Friday, June 3, 2011

Top 10 Catchers of All Time

Here are my Top 10 Catchers of All Time. Johnny Bench is #1 (obviously)!  The rest are in no particular order.

Johnny Bench

Yogi Berra

Gary Carter

Ivan Rodriguez

Mike Piazza

Mickey Cochrane

Carlton Fisk

Bill Dickey

Roy Campanella

Ernie Lombardi

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Quotes of the Month: May 2011

Quote of the Month:
“That ticks me off, I am my own woman, I have not been quote ‘bred’ to look the other way.”

-Maria Shriver 2003 rebroadcast over and over after her separation

Dumb Quote of the Month:
“He doesn’t understand how enhanced interrogation works. I mean, you break somebody, and after they’re broken, they become cooperative.”

-Rick Santorum on John McCain (note: McCain was tortured in Vietnam)

Dumb Quote of the Month part 2:
“Like this right-wing slut, what's her name, Laura Ingraham? Yeah, she's a talk slut.”

-Ed Schultz
and the rest:

“USA! USA!”

-Crowds across the nation after the news of Bin Laden’s death
“Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida, and a terrorist who's responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.”

-Barack Obama
“Justice has been done.”

-Barack Obama
“Osama always loved Snooki’s hair poof. He called it nature’s turban.”

-Jimmy Kimmel
"We want to make sure that he's really retired first."

- Packers on waiting to retire Bret Favre's #4.

“I had a bad day.”

-Jorge Posada after taking himself out of the lineup b/c he was batting 9th

“With allies like that, who needs the left?”

-Paul Ryan on Newt Gingrich
"The Rays demand profanity-free performances from all of our concert performers and we are extremely disappointed by the language used in last night's show. It is not consistent with the family-friendly atmosphere that Tropicana Field is known for."

-Tampa Rays Spokesman Rick Vaughn on Avril Lavigne’s profanity laced family concert
 

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Sci Fi History: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde investigates the dichotomy of good and evil. It also tackles the ideas of modernity, science, and civilization on one hand and barbarism and uncontrolled passion on the other. Jekyll used a potion to create Hyde which provided a Frankenstein-esque warning about unfettered science. At the time, the world witnessed several major technological advances ranging from the telephone to the light bulb. Frankenstein was a reaction to Enlightenment thinking. Dr. Jekyll provided a reaction to Thomas Edison and other major inventors. Eventually, the Hyde personality begins to take over and Jekyll seems willing to submit. Mr. Hyde provided Dr. Jekyll an escape. This last point is an attempt by Jekyll to escape the crushing Victorian ethos against anything sexual.


The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde proved extremely influential. The work led to several movies which helped advance special effects technology as well as provide an archetype for several movie villains. Additionally, the work clearly inspired comic book characters such as The Incredible Hulk and Two-Face.

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Top 10 Right Fielders of All Time

Not in any order...other than Ruth is #1. Ichiro is probably the most glaring omission.

Babe Ruth

Hank Aaron

Al Kaline

Roberto Clemente

Sam Crawford

Mel Ott

Reggie Jackson

Frank Robinson

Paul Waner

Dave Winfield

Friday, May 20, 2011

Top 10 Designated Hitters of All Time

The greatest DH is David Ortiz. I know many claim Edgar Martinez, but look at Papi's postseason and that sets him apart. A lot of these other guys played multiple positions. If Frank Thomas had played his entire career at DH, then he'd be #1 with his numbers.

In no particular order:

Paul Molitor


Don Baylor

David Ortiz

Edgar Martinez

Frank Thomas

Harold Baines

Chili Davis

Brian Downing

Hal McRae

Andre Thornton

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Top 10 Centerfielders of All Time

In no particular order...cause I am lazy I guess...

Ty Cobb

Tris Speaker

Duke Snider

Willie Mays

Mickey Mantle

Joe DiMaggio

Ken Griffey Jr.

Earl Averill

Edd Rousch

Kirby Puckett