nudes and goats

If you know whom this is a picture of, you're a loser.

Ryan Howard is an excellent baseball player, and more specifically, he's an excellent hitter.

What happened to Cliff Lee? Has there ever been a starting pitcher that went from average to brilliant the way Mr. Lee has? Pitchers have had fluke years like Esteban Loaiza, but Lee's success last year clearly wasn't a fluke. He is officially one of the best pitchers in baseball, and that's not changing. Guys have figured things out later than most like Jamie Moyer, but Jamie Moyer never dominated the way Lee is dominating. Maybe he's an alien.

I wonder how many people were as jazzed up as I was about the Aaron Crow/Yonder Alonso confrontation I just followed on Gameday. I'm guessing not that many people.

Grant Desme just went yard for the 9th time in 46 A.F.L. abs. What does this mean? I can't figure out these stats. Could I hit home runs in the desert off an above-average Double-A pitcher? I feel like I'd succeed in the California League, and I couldn't hit a curveball off of a Manhattan Jew in high school.

Aaron Crow has just retired Heisey, Alonso, and Freeman in order. He's throwing strikes. Watch out world!