A Couple Boosts of Confidence

Well, we'll start with the basketball game we decided to attend the other night. It was Turners-Tech. I can't tell ya much about the game other than it was sloppy. I'm pretty sure Turners won by 30, but who cares really? Both teams had significant weaknesses and I wouldn't expect anything out of either of the teams. Sorry to piss in the Corn Flakes of those two squads, but c'mon. They're not good. In other news, Barry Zito just signed a $126 million deal with the San Francisco Giants, the highest contract ever for a pitcher. It makes me think that if you break it down, I could make like $40,000 a year or something playing baseball. Think about it, I'm no major league pitcher, but if you bring down the "talent per dollar" rate, I think I'm at least good for 40k. The market is out of this world. That being said, I think this is absolutely fantastic for Zito. For starters, it's $126 million. If you need help figuring out how that would be beneficial to Mr. Zito, get out of here. Secondly, he's going across the bay from Oakland to San Francisco. The guy presumably doesn't even have to move out of his house. Unless of course he wants to upgrade his digs, because, rememeber, $126 mil? Third, he's moving to the National League. Not only the National League, the National League West. You have 10 seconds to think of a hitter that strikes fear in your heart as a pitcher in the NL West. Ready, go...Thought so. The best hitter in the division when healthy is on Zito's team (Barry Bonds). Other than that, there's some solid hitters, but certainly nothing compared to any of the other divisions in baseball really. Matt Holladay, Garret Atkins, and Adrian Gonzalez will all be studs, but let's face it, they're no Albert Pujols, Aramis Ramirez, or Adam Dunn yet. And finally this is a good idea for Zito because AT&T Park in San Fran is almost as spacious as the old Colleseum in Oakland. Just imagine if he went to Texas. That would have been the worst possible decision. A fly ball pitcher pitching in a tiny ballpark with the way balls fly in the Texas heat? No thank you. Say what you want about Zito's agent Scott Boras. The guy is a total ass, that's what I'll say about him. But the guy does his job very well. So if anyone could get me my $40 grand, I think he could do it.
That's all I got. Seeya kids.
-MC