AAA Ball

You know it. 

January 31st is approaching at breakneck speed.  “I think you mean March 31st, you f***ing idiot.”  Hahaha, yeah I guess so.

50 years, dog. The Giants have been in San Francisco since 1958.  Candlestick was pretty awesome, though. Remember the AstroTurf? And that weird open area behind the left field fence?  There were some spectacular spazz-out home run ball chases by the folks in the left field seats.  I mean to tell you — those were good. What about the chain link fence for the home run boundary?  What about your face?  Why are you so ugly?

Check this out, though:  The Giants lost to their AAA club in Fresno last night.   That just means that we have the best farm system in the major leagues.  Actually, I don’t follow it that close. Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum are decent pitchers out of Fresno. 

Zito got tagged for 8 hits and 3 earned runs in 6 and two thirds innings. 

 Here, check this out again:  Zito came from the Oakland A’s farm system.  Oakland has a very interesting philosophy on scouting and whatnot.  They study percentages and practice ancient rituals of animal sacrifice to obscure idols.  No, they don’t perform sacrifices; the only sacrifice is a pop fly or a bunt. Hahaha.  Seriously, they think slugging percentage and on-base percentage is more important than RBIs and home runs.  I think it’s calledMoneyball.  Whatever. Buy the book.  But do you know where Oakland plays thier AAA ball?  Sacramento, dog.  That’s right — the River Cats at Raley Field, baby.  THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE!

So yeah, that’s where I’m going to be, dude.  Listen to this, once again:  The Las Vegas 51’s ( as in Area 51) , Albuquerque Isotopes (as in Sandia Labs),  The Salt Lake Bees  ( as in I went to a game there when I was working on a dam in the Uinta Mts. back in 1995. Nice ballpark. Good time) , The Nashville Sounds ( as in that sweet pedal steel sound)  The Portland Beavers (as in sweet beavers)   etc…..

TRIPLE-A  BALL!