Boo Clint Hurdle

Hurdle, going against conventional wisdom, rational thought, TINWA voters and most of all - VOLQUEZ POWER! - selected Ben Sheets as the NL's starting pitcher for Tuesday night's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium.

Boo!!! Clint Hurdle!

Volquez Power!

Cueto Power

I actually delayed this post (and cropped him out of my previous post's picture) in fear that my Cueto admiration would prompt certain teams in my fantasy baseball league that possessed a better waiver position than me to put a claim on the young flame thrower. How the 'hoo! didn't have him in the league initially is beyond me, yet it is an issue that Brett Blah Blah is presumably tired of me rehashing. So anyway, my subterfuge was successful and Johnny Cueto is now not only my main man, but a member of the Mr. 3000 squad. Yay! Too bad his entrance into the 'hoo! league wasn't in time for his dominant debut performance Thursday v. Arizona. Check out the Cueto line:

7 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 H, 10 K, 0 BB (Win)

That is called putting them up and setting them down, friends. Cueto Power!!

Volquez was also in effect today (as I predicted) against les Sillies. Good ol' Edison held the Phils in check before yielding to the bullpen with a respectable line of:

5.1 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 8 K, 2 BB (Win)

Nice. Volquez Power!

Volquez Power

Hey, Josh Hamilton is sure getting off to a good start in Texas. J.J. Putz - ha! Like Walla Walla, Keokuk, Cucamonga and Seattle, J.J. Putz always makes me laugh.

...Seattle.

Much anticipation regarding the scheduled Sunday lift-off of Edison Volquez. Vs. les Sillies? Haha - can't wait. Might have to go out and procure a #36 Volquez Reds jersey to display a la honeymoon!

Nice try, Penn State - Harrisburg. Go Jays!

The AFA released its 2008 football schedule yesterday. Primo match-ups include:

Sept. 20 v. Utah
Nov. 8 v. Colorado State
Nov. 15 v. BYU

Note: All times are Mountain time zone.

Tough sledding with tbd Penn State and K-State games on the TINWA docket. Mr. H wants to hit a PSU (v. Oregon State? IU? MSU?) game this fall. I would certainly be open to another trip to Colorado Springs.

The B-1!! >>>>> Joe Paterno