March 3rd, 2010 by jzak
Perhaps it is cabin fever or just needing to get excited about something this spring, but have you checked out Atlanta Braves rookie outfielder Jason Heyward?
The dude is 6-foot-4, 220 pounds and can mutilate a baseball better than OreIda can mash a potato.
Not impressed? Check this out:
October 30th, 2009 by jzak
I was about to walk out the front door of The Daily Item office building the other day when I noticed the Incredible Hulk’s little brother perched on the step.
Everything about the guy was huge: Huge biceps, huge tattoos on his biceps, huge bulging wall-like structure where his neck should have been. He wore a [...]
September 19th, 2009 by jzak
They say the first step in making a recovery from addiction is to admit you have a problem.
Well, I am a trade-aholic. I get a rush every time a trade is accepted by both parties. I’ve completed all kinds of trades in the past, with mixed results. I have learned a lot of life lessons [...]
July 18th, 2009 by jzak
Once while on a family vacation to Pigeon Forge, Tenn., I saw the sign and had to investigate.
A large painting of a giant chicken with fangs poking out of its beak accompanied some text. In big, blocky bold letters, it read: COME SEE THE MAN-EATING CHICKEN!!
Not being in an oppositional defiant mood that day, I [...]
April 22nd, 2009 by BC
Kryptonite, the players you love to hate, but can’t stay away from. We all have that player, the one that will have a breakout year or the diamond in the rough only you can spot. Let’s face it: no one person can really predict the outcome of a single season, if we could, we would [...]
April 19th, 2009 by ep
Having “Lost My Words” (copyright Jay-Mo, 2009) for what seems like weeks, today seemed like as good a time as any to try to get some back.
Contrary to my complete lack of lineup diligence, there’s baseball being played and fantasy baseball games being decided every day.
It’s early in the season and, as Jzak pointed out [...]