A Few More Words on MLB Trades and Idiocy

Does this man to the left look crazy? I never used to think he was. While I didn't think he was a great GM, I always kind of respected Kenny Williams of the ChiSox because he said what he was thinking and was a colorful guy. He wasn't boring, he wasn't one of those GMs who never said anything of substance. He was a cool dude, in my opinion. And hey, he won a World Series in 2005 so he'll have credibility for life in baseball circles.

Which is the only reason his comments yesterday could possibly have been accepted.

Kenny Williams denies it, but he basically traded for Griffey because he's always wanted him and he's running the White Sox like some of my idiot friends play fantasy baseball. That is, by operating under the principle of Big Name = Great Player. People, and sadly Ken Williams is included in this, tend to be star-struck by iconic names... and Ken Griffey, Jr. is an iconic name.

This is one of the best players in the history of the game. At his peak, I think you can make the argument that he was the best we've ever seen (by "we" I mean us new-age blogger types). His numbers were astounding, his defense was jaw-dropping and he apparently did it alal "clean."

And Kenny Williams sure hopes he still can. Because he's planning to play Griff in center field.

This is dumb on a lot of levels. South Side Sox feels it will destroy the season. Yikes.

But getting back to Williams' comments, here's what he said:

"Center field is actually the easiest of the outfield positions to play from a health perspective. I know that doesn't sound right because you've got to go a lot of left and right, but trust me, it's a little easier to play center field."

Um, no. No, sir. No, Kenny, you're wrong. Or maybe you're a genius and every single other baseball person ever is wrong.

See, CF requires more dexterity, more speed, more ability to track down balls thn the other two spots. That's why Barry Bonds played left and not center. And that's why guys like Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle would have been wasted in a corner spot. It's not easier. That's why Griffey stopped playing there in 2006.

Last year was the first year he didn't miss significant time due to injury, after having done so in each of the six previous years. Usually leg injuries. Which, you know, happen when you run a lot. Like when you're playing center field. Just saying.

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Out in L.A., where the Dodgers completely won out by getting Manny Ramirez for very little -- and not having to pay him -- more idiocy popped up:

In addition to monitoring Ramirez's personality, Torre must find a way to best utilize what is an already crowded outfield. Ramirez will be the Dodgers' everyday left fielder and could bat third, fourth or fifth, Torre said. "We certainly didn't plan in advance how to move the pieces around," Torre said. "That makes you yearn for the DH."

Why, Joe? Because you don't want to take at-bats away from Andruw Jones, the guy hitting .163 with 2 homers and 13 RBIs on the season? Seriously? Jones is a joke and is having the most embarrassing season imaginable.

The other "veteran outfielder" you keep hearing mentioned as having to have playing time found for him is Juan Pierre. Juan Pierre, who has 74 singles, 9 doubles, 1 triple, zero home runs and 24 scoreboard-smashing RBIs. Juan Pierre, whose OPS+ is 69. 69! That's terrible. (Well, Andruw Jones' OPS+ is 33 -- chew on that.)

No, there's no "crowded outfield." Pierre and Jones are stealing money from the Dodgers. Why sacrifice the season just to make them earn their pay? There's no way they can earn it -- they've proven that -- and to continue playing them is to flush your season down the toilet.

Why am I talking about the White Sox and Dodgers so much? Because stupidity makes me mad and there are obvious answers to all these silly questions. And this isn't 1996, so acquiring Ken Griffey isn't the coup Ken Williams thinks it is. And the Dodgers deserve to lose for handing out zillions of dollars to undeserving schlubs like Andruw Jones and Juan Pierre, but since I like Joe Torre I am kind of happy they got Manny and hope they make the playoffs. I secretly am hoping for a Dodgers-Yankees World Series so Joe comes back to the Bronx.

That's enough for now -- you stopped reading a while ago anyway. Here are some pics of Vida Guerra's goodies to reward you for reading this far. Oh, and here's a guy apparently getting to bathe Vida. See? I knew you weren't paying attention.

Veteran's Day Sideboobies

It's that time again. Time for leaves to fall, cold to set in... and obnoxious effing television and radio commericals about Christmas. I hate you, Madison Avenue, for ruining Christmas for me. I used to love that holiday but now I look forward to the end of the holiday season because it means I don't have to hear 24/7 Christmas jingles or see that, hey, Vince Vaughn mailed in a craptastic movie about being Santa's brother. I'm rambling now... where was I?

Oh, yes, that time of year.... and NO, I didn't mean THAT time of year. I meant it's Veteran's Day this weekend and if you have a chance to thank a veteran for their service to this country, please do so. Just walk up, shake their hand, and say, "Hey, sir, thanks for doing what you did." Because it doesn't matter if you agree with the war they were associated with or the President who made decisions during their time. All that matters is that these guys served their country in the most incredibly dedicated way possible and a handshake and pat on the back is the least we can do.

My father was among about a dozen guys honored at a cermony last week in New Jersey for veterans who were in the military during U.S. wartime (my father was in the Air Force during Vietnam) and to hear some of the things these guys did and were subjected to... well, it was overwhelming just to hear about it. So I wanted to take this time to mention that and to remember that we live in a country so awesome, I can spend twenty minutes every Friday splashing pictures of sexy women up on the Internet and we can all enjoy them without any repurcussions (well, unless our wives see what we're gaping at). Amen to that and god bless.

On to the goodness.

We got a request from reader and longtime friend Paul to share pictures of Vida Guerra. Well, all I can say is... good gracious! Best suggestion of the year, Paul. I mean, if I had a golden suggestion box to give as an award, you'd get it. Vida clearly knows the right pose for Sideboob Friday.

Continuing with our Veteran's Day theme, here's Vida decked out in her camoflauge bikini. It's a good thing she's on a white background, otherwise she woulda blended right in and I couldn't have seen her. At ease, Vida, at ease.

Here's Vida rocking what is probably a Lakers hat in some alternate color scheme with black in it. However, I'll choose to believe it's black and gold and she's actually a Boilermaker fan. I'll also pretend she went to the school and I knew her in college. And dated her.

To wrap things up this week, I present the doublemint.... triplets. Or sextuplets? There's definitely six of something here. This pic was found by eagle-eyed co-editor Tim and I must say... I...Am...An American!

Have a great weekend, all, and God Bless America.

Sideboob Friday is a production of Boiled Sports and runs every Friday in this space. J Money is not a veteran of foreign wars but he does have admiration for all veterans and he loves American flags. Especially those shown above. To contact us, fire one off at BoiledSports@gmail.com.