The High Heat

http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/8042871/chicago-cubs-fire-rudy-jaramillo Cubs fire Rudy Jaramillo. Not sure what difference it'll make. The ghost of Charley Lau couldn't work a miracle with these hitters.

Vlady is not coming back as a Blue Jays player, seems as if they've had a falling-out. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120612&content_id=33164898&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120611&content_id=33134136&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb Cubs sign 20 year old Cuban prospect Jorge Soler for 9 years, $30MM.

Win-win for Bill, especially the first part.

So it turns out that Wisconsin is not the new Egypt, but more like the new Bloody Kansas?

But some of them actually use Sprint products...while driving Volkswagens...full of gas from Wilco travel stations... What exactly is the travesty? The commercial itself? The commercialization? The phone? Sprint? The flash mob idea?

And the 30 second ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctMKP0B7DGA&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuRUXR03CEg

There was a bit of a hub-bub about an umpire missing a fair ball call and Johan Santana may be pushed back a day or two for his next start because Terry Collins has deep concerns about letting Santana throw the highest pitch count of his career after enduring three shoulder surgeries, but lost in the aftermath is that Mike Baxter was badly injured on his hit-saving catch in the seventh inning. Baxter will be out until after the All Star break with a displaced collarbone near his sternum. Ouch! I hope Johan is doing more than buying him dinner for that. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd

http://www.nonohitters.com/?page_id=3&wpmp_switcher=desktop Former Mets who threw at least one no-hitter after leaving Queens.

Bravo indeed! I hope his repaired arm responds ok to those 134 pitches.

Volunteer work doesn't quite pay the bills, does it?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2012/05/rockies-designate-jamie-moyer-for-assignment.html Jamie Moyer's time with the Rockies is over. Now about his career?

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/todd-frazier-interesting-rookie-year-continues-saves-man-choking-pittsburgh-retaurant-heimlich-article-1.1086388 Not only can Todd Frazier hit a home run by throwing his bat at the ball, he also saves lives at local restaurants.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120529&content_id=32434348&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb Rangers sign Roy Oswalt.

Is the mono box cd box set worth buying? If it is, Popmarket has it for $70 until noon tomorrow.

Oh...I was anticipating the random crazed and blood-covered lunatic stepping out in the path of my car!

Maybe he's a trysexual. He'll try anything sexually.

Driving home tonight in the dark during a violent thunderstorm gave Bull Black Nova the proper feel of the song, especially during bursts of the electric lightning!

Mikael should definitely do more interviews. He is a man of tremendous wit.

Current list of MLB players on the DL: Batters: Brandon Allen, TB 1B Carmen Angelini, NYY SS Jason Bartlett, SD SS Jason Bay, NYM OF Lance Berkman, StL 1B, OF Yuniesky Betancourt, KC SS, 2B Kyle Blanks, SD OF Geoff Blum, Ari 3B Emilio Bonifacio, Mia SS, 3B, OF Lorenzo Cain, KC OF Matt Carpenter, StL 3B, 1B Welington Castillo, ChC C Yoenis Cespedes, Oak OF Endy Chavez, Bal OF Robinson Chirinos, TB C Steve Clevenger, ChC C Allen Craig, StL OF Carl Crawford, Bos OF James Darnell, SD 3B Mark DeRosa, Wsh 3B Stephen Drew, Ari SS Mark Ellis, LAD 2B Jacoby Ellsbury, Bos OF Logan Forsythe, SD 3B, 2

My parents have been divorced for 40 years. I sure hope they're not planning a reunion, even if it finally produced a brother for me.

Dylan is going acoustic!

This thread is 50 days retroactive.

Bravo!