All’s Quiet on the Western Front.

There isn't much more than speculation from ANY team, but hey I'mma come at you with speculation like shit through a tin horn. (I wish I could take credit for that phrase but that has to go to the grandfather-in-law.)

The Pirates have made their catcher Ryan Doumit available. This may seem like nothing but worthless baseball fodder out of Steel Town, but this guy is one year removed from hitting .318 and slugging .501. Yes I realize that it has been publicized that Victor is the starter, but if the Red Sox can't land the bopper at 1B it is a distinct possibility that they get a decent catcher (Doumit would qualify) and move Victor to 1^st. By limiting the number of innings he spends in his squat the more productive he'll be in October.

The Tigers are trying to shed payroll like Paris Hilton does thongs, and their latest victim is Curtis Granderson. I know what you're thinking. "F'n right doggy, Curtis Granderson." Well maybe you weren't thinking so much like Steve Stiffler, but you need to simmer down on the Granderson situation. He is by all accounts a great teammate, community influence, and defensive mastermind. But, his struggles against left-handed pitchers are worse than Jason Varitek's total package decline. A .183 avg against the likes of Sabathia, Pettite, Romero, and Price and that's just in the AL East, that's not going to cut it. Also, his OBP was 30 points lower than Jacoby Ellsbury's, and we ALL KNOW about the guff you were giving him for getting on base.

That's about it on the front burner but, how about a few Apropos of Nothing:

• Is there any logical reason for Jim Thome, Ken Griffey Jr., or Omar Vizquel to play baseball anymore?
  
• If the Red Sox were to sign John Lackey does that spell the end of Clay Buchholz or Daisuke Matsuzaka?
  
• Jason Varitek owes an Andre the Giant sized dope slap to Scott Boras for not taking arbitration in 2009.
  
• Maybe the Hall of Fame is out of reach but I realize why Pete rose is smiling.
  
• I'm not sure if Jeter winning the Gold Glove or Erick Aybar/Elvis Andrus getting robbed of one is the bigger travesty.
  
• How the hell does Luis Castillo have any value doing his odd Reginald VelJohnson body double contest?
  
• Baseball's my thing through and through, but anyone that isn't going to watch Brady vs. Manning is a monumental schmuck.
  
• It's Friday the 13^th, the third Friday the 13^th of the year, what does that mean? Beer, Rum, Food, More rum, music, Beiruit, and more rum.
  

Stay Tuned

Ryan