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Was This Man The Worst Draft Pick In The History Of Sports? [Mlb]
pitcher matt bush severely tested san diego’s strict “throw a lacrosse instrumentalist, go to jail” management on wednesday, and as a result, the padres have cut ties with their former no. 1 overall draft pick.
It’s the story you’ve heard so often before: Talented shortstop is chosen No. 1 in the draft; never rises above Single-A level; is released after getting drunk at a high school lacrosse match, assaulting several players and yelling “Fuck East County!” as he speeds off in his Mercedes.
Even Ryan Leaf is calling that unwise.
From the San Diego Union Tribune:
A witness, who requested his name not be used because of the ongoing police investigation, said Bush was drunk, threw a golf club into the dirt, picked up and threw a freshman lacrosse player and hit another one. Bush also yelled “I’m Matt download action movie (expletive) Bush,” and “(expletive) East County,” before driving over a curb in his Mercedes when leaving the Granite Hills High campus, according to the witness.
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Bush couldn’t be reached for comment. The Padres have 10 days to arrange a trade for him before he goes on release waivers.
In case you’re not familiar, Bush was a hot shortstop prospect out of San Diego’s Mission High when he was drafted by the Padres in 2004. Things haven’t exactly worked out. From the Washington Post:
To sum up his Padres career: It included three off-field altercations (including one that occurred just days after he was drafted), one failed position switch (he was drafted as a shortstop, but was switched to pitcher) and zero major league service time (he has yet to play above Class A).
At the time of the draft, the Padres were thought to prefer shortstop Stephen Drew and pitcher Jered Weaver but were worried about the high signing bonuses they were seeking (both were represented by Scott Boras), and ultimately went the cheaper route by selecting Bush, who also happened to be a local San Diego kid.
Bush has been called by some the worst draft pick in the history of baseball; with one writer, the Post’s Dave Sheinin, contending that he may be the worst pick in the history of American sports, period. That’s a bold claim, considering the existence of Steve Chilcott and Kwame Brown. But Sheinin makes a compelling case. Pitchers and catchers report one week from today, and it will be interesting to see if Bush hooks on somewhere to try and turn this thing drama movies around (put down that phone, Brian Sabean).
I’m actually in San Diego as I write this, but I don’t expect to see Bush collecting shopping carts at Von’s. He did get a $3.1 million signing bonus after all. The San Diego Padres: Doing their part to stimulate the nation’s economy since 1969.
The Worst Draft Pick In History [Washington Post] Padres Cut Ties With Matt Bush [San Diego Union Tribune]
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Britney Spears, You Got Served
-Oh jeez. Now Sam Lutfi is suing Britney Spears and her ‘rents for slander. He’s just never going to go away, is he? -Good news: Bobby Brown is expecting his fifth child. Even better news: it’s not with Whitney.-Lisa Loeb looked beautiful on her wedding day. That’s one way to ensure the groom will “stay.” (groan!)-Is it sick that I’m obsessively following Demi and Ashton’s Tweets? Don’t sugar-coat it — give it to me straight. It is, isn’t it? Cripes.-I am even more scared of Pamela Anderson than usual. -Someone close to Dakota Fanning had better warn her about the Twi-hards before she admits her ignorance of Twilight again. Seriously. I once misspelled Robert Pattinson’s name and now I fear for my family’s safety…-Speaking of Rob, Zac Efron isn’t the only actor who’s envious of him. Now it seems that Justin Timberlake has jumped on the jealousy train.-I’m not really as surprised by Christian Bale’s nutso outburst as I am by everyone’s reactions to it. At the end of almost every article about it, there’s always a bunch of readers jumping to his defense, claiming that he deserved to get angry ’cause the guy broke his concentration. Um, what? It’s not like he was interrupted just as he was about to defuse a bomb or find the cure for cancer. Dude was acting! In a Terminator film, no less! Does that really justify yelling like that for four solid minutes? -In other ’showbiz people need to climb out of their own butts’ news, I went to see a screening of Atom Egoyan’s new film Adoration last night, where he told the audience that it’s received middling reviews because movie critics are scared of losing their jobs and therefore just say what their editors want to hear. No, really, he actually said that out loud.-I guess we can move Gossip Girl’s Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr out of the “rumoured to be dating” watch and into the “so totally dating” file. -Oh Hilary Duff, you did not just slam Faye Dunaway! Someone needs a time-out…-At least Drew Barrymore and Justin Long seem to have gotten over that awkward breakup phase.(Please visit the site to view this media)
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Andrew Sargus Klein: Put a Libertarian on the New York Times’ Op-Ed Page
For this to-the-hilt liberal, “Libertarianism in the Age of Obama” seemed like a shady name for the talk Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch, the top brass over at Reason Magazine, were slated to give via The Modernist Society (think hipsters, alcohol and more hipsters). But as a now devout reader of the publication—and with a decent sense of the kind of dialogue Welch and Gillespie offer—I figured why not: The special was a four-dollar glass of decent bourbon and I was pretty strung out from the day before.
What seemed like a very tiny showing turned into a boisterous crowd by 10 or so. There were ties and jeans and argyle and rectangular frames and a terrible bartender; the mood seemed joyous, and I thought to myself, “Libertarians are hipper than liberals? I dare say.”
When the talk finally got started, Gillespie had the room gaffed on his style of wit: asked about Reason’s relationship with the Libertarian Party, Gillespie replied, “We bring the party”; they “hate black presidents for all the same reasons they hate white presidents”; “crony capitalism is better than crony socialism”; “The Price is Right is a libertarian TV show, because the price is always right”; etc.
As the questions started rolling in from the audience—though not a single one came from one of the bedecked scenesters—Gillespie and Welch switched off answering, and it became abundantly clear to me that both men understand the issues inside and out. They discussed 19th (or was it 18th?) century political theory, civil liberties, economics and everything else thrown their way.
While no expert on libertarian ideology, I left Bourbon that night slightly drunk and with a greater understanding of what it means to view government and policy through a lens other than politics—in other words, the line “free minds and free markets” isn’t just “stay off my lawn and let me do whatever drugs I want.” It’s reminiscent of Ayn Rand’s patented moral objectivism, where one’s morality corresponds with one’s politics. A free, unadulterated market needs to be protected as fiercely as the freedom of speech.
I in no way wish to draw any real comparison between Rand and libertarianism (indeed, when asked in a 1971 interview what she thought of the Libertarian Party, Rand responded, “I’d rather vote for Bob Hope, the Marx Brothers, or Jerry Lewis.”). Look at this small example: A great many liberals believe this country’s drug laws aren’t working; now, there are myriad suggestions as to how to fix this, but in dozens of conversations I’ve had over the years, few of those in favor of decriminalizing marijuana are in favor of decriminalizing crystal meth. One reddens your eyes, the other kills you. I haven’t met many liberals in favor of getting rid of seatbelt or helmet laws, either.
Where’s the tipping point between civil liberties and, to put it glibly, the government looking out for you? This question was running through my head for the length of the discussion, and I saw in the libertarianism espoused by Welch and Gillespie an ideology at ease with itself. I haven’t turned in my liberal card, but conservatives and liberals alike could use a few voices as clear as Gillespie and Welch’s.
And it is with confidence that I nominate both men as possible candidates to replace Bill Kristol as The New York Times’ new op-ed columnist. Kristol, who cold not find it in himself to utter anything of worth for an entire year, left a legacy of boilerplate drivel and a hard-to-conceal erection for Sarah Palin. Good riddance.
As for his open position, we see a parallel in the tough choices governors must make in the appointing of a senator to fill a vacant seat. There are a lot of factors to consider, and chief among the Times’ situation is the notion—gasp—of balance: “How do we present a diversity of opinion and thought that reflects the whole spectrum?” Surely we’re not all Dowds and Kristols.
And while most of us are not libertarians, Gillespie and Welch have the presence of mind to keep the debate fresh and lively. It’d be hard to pick one, but my gut is leaning toward Gillespie, mostly because he rocks a great leather jacket.
The New York Times needs a dynamic voice on its page; its columnists, with the occasional exceptions of Paul Krugman, Frank Rich and David Brooks, are stale and overplayed. A Gillespie or a Welch is exactly what that paper needs—and what public debate needs.
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(CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers baseball manager Joe Torre’s new book about his old club has been burning up best-seller lists even before it hits stores.
Joe Torre speaks candidly with CNN’s Larry King about his controversial new book, “The Yankee Years.”
In "The Yankee Years," Torre candidly details his life as the former skipper of the team he led to four World Series titles. In the book, Torre slams some of his old players such as Alex Rodriguez and longtime Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
In his first TV interview, Torre talked with CNN’s Larry King about the controversial tell-all book. The following is an edited version of the interview.
Larry King: Did you ever think you would become, at this stage of your life and career, controversial?
Joe Torre: No. And I’m a little surprised, you know, not really, you know because it came out of New York and it involved the Yankees, obviously. You’re always in the storm’s eye, so to speak, when you’re with the Yankees.
To me, the book is much more than controversial. I think it’s very informative. I’m very proud of, you know, coupling with Tom Verducci and how he wrote this book.
King: Did you realize that some people might get upset at this?
Torre: You know I think there’s always going to be something that someone is going to resent.
That’s what I’d like to think that my reputation is — being honest. I don’t really think, it certainly wasn’t my intention to shock anybody with stuff in this book. I just wanted to, you know, maybe put a heartbeat on some of these players that people think are robotic and basically tell the story — and tell people my feelings — of course, you know, the good years.
We won the World Series. We were in the World Series — to explain my feelings and my thoughts and my decisions. And, of course, you have to talk about the years you didn’t win, too.
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King: How about those who say you violated the code? That, like Vegas, what happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse? Boomer Wells, a pitcher who certainly has his own problems and wrote a book himself, calls you a punk for breaking that code.
Torre: Well, Boomer and I have always had this type of relationship. We’ve had problems. But, really, I think we’ve always respected each other professionally.
King: All right, here’s some of what you say in the book about Alex (Rodriguez) "When Alex came over, it became strained in the clubhouse. When it comes to a key situation, he can’t get himself to concern himself with getting the job done instead of how it looks. Alex monopolized all the attention.
When Alex came over, he certainly changed just the feel of the club. And he needs all those statistics he needs every record imaginable."
Now, what’s your overall view here?
TORRE: I can’t disagree with any of that. I mean Alex is a special player. I don’t think there’s any player that’s more talented than Alex Rodriguez. He cares very deeply about doing well. Baseball is his life. He puts a lot of pressure on himself.
And when he first came over, I mean you can’t put an Alex Rodriguez into a clubhouse and not think it’s going to change, just based on, you know, who he is, his ability and what he’s done in the past.
King: But the "A fraud" (comment) was…
Torre: The A fraud thing was more of a joking-type thing. I know Larry Bowa used to take him out to hit ground balls after he had maybe a bad night or had made an error, and he says, ‘Who is it today, is it A-Rod or A-Fraud?’
It was right there in front of him. It wasn’t like anything was said behind his back.
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“Drood” by Dan Simmons (Reviewed by Liviu C. Suciu)
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Mickey Rourke bows out of WrestleMania! Smart move
mickey rourke hit the mat before his “wrestlemania 25″ match notwithstanding started.
At the SAG Awards on Sunday, the Academy Award nominee (he played Randy “the Ram” Robinson in “The Wrestler”) made a big to-do to reporters about how he was planning to be in the upcoming wrestling event. 
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But now the match, set for April 5 in Houston, will not happen, according to E!
Why? Well, it sounds to me as if someone talked some sense into Mr. Rourke.
“Mickey was very honored to be asked, as he has the greatest respect for WWE. However, he will not be participating in WrestleMania,” says the actor’s official Comprar levitra rep, Paula Woods, in a released statement. “He is focusing entirely on his acting career.”
Let’s reinforce that: FOCUS ON YOUR ACTING CAREER!
You need to save your strength, Mickey. You already have the biggest match of your life coming up.
For your career’s sake, you need to KO your Oscar opponent, Sean Penn.
C’mon, take him down!
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