Crew 3 - SF 0

If golf can help Wolf's pitching, I wonder what it could do for my bowling.

Al points out Wolf's ERA is 3.88, minus a mercy shellacking in Pittsburgh. Obviously there would be some regression moving from Dodger Stadium to Miller Park, but Wolf has been essentially what he needed to be this year.

If the Crew can somehow find a #2 or another solid #3 to slot in with Gallardo/Wolf, I think getting back to league-average pitching is possible. With the bullpen pretty much set for next year (and decidedly cheaper), there could be some room to spend. Of course, the Prince dilemma will be the talk of the off-season, but the pitching is absolutely critical.

Braunie's Last Two Months

Jim over at Bernie's Crew wonders if we should still worry about Braun going forward.

I go back to Hanson hitting him on the elbow earlier this year. Braun was tearing the cover off the ball all season up to that point. Young players rarely suffer an extended drought without an injury playing a part. I think it was at that point he decided to play through it, developed the attitude that some contact is better than no contact and changed accordingly.

I have no idea how calculated Ryan Braun can be, but is this the year he decided to consciously get the ball in play more, cut down on K's, up his walks & pitch selection, then tie his power game back into it in '11?

And in other news, the sky is blue...

Carlos Gomez

I must say, whatever the braintrust discussed with Gomez seems to have hit home. He's making attempts to utilize his most potent weapon, speed, and not leaving his shoes in the box on every swing like earlier in the season.

Sounds about right from the "global warming" meatheads...

Honestly, I'm not surprised by this... most of these so-called green politicians are so out of touch with the average American family, they couldn't remove their heads from their backsides with a crowbar.

African Genital Washing Study? I'm Not Kidding...

I challenge anyone to tell me how this is in any way job creation, pertinent, or even a semi-valuable use of resources... $800,000 to study post-coital genital washing among African males.

How is that a better spending of "stimulus" dollars, than simply letting hard-working Americans keep their money?

They just keep embarrasing themselves on the Hill and pretending we aren't noticing.

Speaking of lovely ladies, Meghan McCain gets a lot of flak for her weight, but, my goodness, what a gorgeous woman. This Times story makes me think if she wanted to, she could easily carry the flag of fiscally-responsible, progressive-thinking conservatives.

How can a channel have a video awards when they don't show videos?

The only saving grace was the 30 seconds of Ashley Greene.

The 'Skins uniforms are bad-ass in HD. Seems pretty tough to throw to the wrong player wearing pants as bright as the sun.

Newest Man Crush

Not exactly a crisp way to start the season, but the Pack pulled one out.

Thank goodness for Clay Matthews. He certainly has shown why Thompson moved back into the 1st round last year. Absolutely exciting player. Teaming with Woodson & Collins should bring a fair share of big plays.

Today's performance justifies naming my fantasy team "Clay Matthews' State College of Beauty Culture".