Rounding up Redbird notes from around the net.
I’m finally feeling better. At around 90%. Busy as hell with things to do after being laid out for a week. I did find ways to entertain myself while sick though. You’ll see. . .
I always chuckle when I read things described as pedestrian. In this case, Kary Booher is discussing PJ Walters and his fastball:
Turns out, [Walters] has been stuffing his clothes in suitcases in preparation for an early departure — for big-league camp.
The soft-tossing right-hander who advanced three levels thanks to a squirrely change-up that baffled hitters — and helped to conceal a pedestrian, 85 mph fastball — is one of 11 pitchers who will participate in the St. Louis Cardinals’ camp as a nonroster invitee.
I laugh because I can’t help but see in my head someone trying to walk from the mound to the plate faster than the pitch. Hilarity ensues. Also, Walters might be a genius as well:
“I was happy about it, for sure. But I didn’t know if I would be (invited) or not, with it being only my second full season,” Walters said this past week from his home in south Alabama. “It’s definitely a good surprise to get it, too, right after Christmas, the new year and getting married in December.”
Do you see the high IQ at work in there? It’s toward the end. . . do you see it now? Married in December. One set of presents for anniversary and Christmas. You’ll be much harder pressed to forget the date if it’s located next to a major holiday. Genius.
Brian Walton attempts to quantify, measure and identify a way to define the “Transistion Year”. Going with the continuing theme of ways I entertain myself: whenever I read “Transition Year, it’s followed by the music you hear in movies when something epic and grandiose is on the screen. The music that has the deep bum-bum-bum-bum drums at the end of it and the trumpets. Ya, that one.
I couldn’t have been happier to read this Mozeliak quote unless he had called me personally. That conversation would have went:
Me: Hello.
John: Yello, is this asraavadart.
Me: Yes, but it’s pronounced azruavatar.
John: O well, of course. I can’t believe I didn’t recognize how to pronounce that.
Me: It’s ok. I get it all the time.
John: Well, azruavatar, I just wanted to call and let you know that
Me: Well, I’m glad to hear that. Say can you give Aaron Miles a wet willy for me John.
John: Sure thing, azru. Can I call you azru?
Me: If you give Miles a wet willy, definitely.
John: Thanks.
Me: Take care, John.
We’re on a first name basis. I played golf with his brother last weekend.*
Dear Colby Rasmus,
Please don’t let Jay Bruce show you up. He already has a baseball blog to connect with his fans. Since he plays for the Reds, most of his fans are illiterate** but it’s a nice gesture. We here at Future Redbirds would love for you to start a personal blog. Please name it “The Baseball Raz”.
Thank you,
azruavatar
*I have no idea if he has a brother. I hate golf. I don’t talk on the phone with GM John Mozeliak but if I did I hope he would say “Yello”. I do hope he gives Aaron Miles a wet willy. Nothing is creepier than an adult unexpectedly giving someone a wet willy.
**Please don’t e-mail me about not being an illiterate Reds fan. On second thought, since you can’t read what I wrote I guess I’m not really concerned about getting e-mails.
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Very nice, Az. Nice to hear you’re on the mend.
Erik has his own face for his avatar now; I’m hoping to see the HAL 9000 eye for yours quite soon.
I was more encouraged by that quote when I read it than I can put into words. And I’m not going to try.
I always suspected AZ was an evil, binge drinking robot from the future.
Funny AZ…I’d have more trouble pronouncing JM’s name than azruavatar…ironically I work for a company called Avatar…maybe that’s not ironic, just conincidental?
Cardzfan-
I have to ask; was the “not ironic, just coincidental” phrase meant as a Futurama reference, to go along with the evil, binge drinking robot theme? Please tell me it was.
If anyone deserves a wet willy, it is definately Mo for resigning Aaron Miles
asraavadart, nice Tim
do you think it’s an official “transition year” or not? I thought it was until we resigned miles and then gonzalez.
The Cardinals seem non-committal about the transition but after moving Rolen, Edmonds and letting Eckstein walk, it’s safe to call it a transition, imo.
First, I’ve got two words for you when it comes to beating the flu: TamiFlu.
Second, just to show y’all how intelligent I am, I got married on my birthday. That makes it extremely unlikely that I will forget our anniversary and if I do, it limits how mad my wife can get at me.
Baby, take it easy on me, it’s my birthday.
No Chris, this means that you have to buy prizes for other people on your birthday instead of receiving.
How is this for an intelligence quotient:
My Womans Birthday-Feb 13th
Valentines Day-Feb 14th
Anniversary-Feb 23rd
Anniversary of our First Date (she insist on celebrating it)-Feb 27th
I a’ gangsta…Actually I think I screwed myself in that instead of buying individual small gifts we usually take a large trip somewhere warm. Lots of money invovled.
In reply to Kary Booher
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I laugh because I can’t help but see in my head someone trying to walk from the mound to the plate faster than the pitch. Hilarity ensues. Also, Walters might be a genius as well:
“I was happy about it, for sure. But I didn’t know if I would be (invited) or not, with it being only my second full season,” Walters said this past week from his home in south Alabama. “It’s definitely a good surprise to get it, too, right after Christmas, the new year and getting married in December.”
Do you see the high IQ at work in there? It’s toward the end. . . do you see it now? Married in December. One set of presents for anniversary and Christmas. You’ll be much harder pressed to forget the date if it’s located next to a major holiday. Genius.”
AND NOW MY COMMENT-
Can you walk that fast? Dang you’re good!!
Maby you should grab a bat and see if you can hit off him????? GENIUS!
Anything not indented would be my words not Kary’s.
Also, it’s spelled “maybe”.
Thanks for stopping by.