I'm Back and So are the Cubs

After being out of town all last week and unable to watch any baseball, the Cubs suffered their first three game losing streak of the season (as well as the first time that they've been swept) but I returned in time for the Cubs to rebound by sweeping the in city rival White Sox. Awesome.

Despite their first three game losing streak (and first time being swept) the Cubs still have the best record in baseball.

The opposite of best is of course worst, and FOX Saturday baseball is apparently hoping to challenge the horrendous Jon Miller/Joe Morgan team with some ridiculous commentary from Thom Brennamen/Tim McCarver.

Thanks to astute reader Daddy Cleaver for this quote and analysis (Fire Joe Morgan style of course) from Saturday's Red Sox/Cardinal game.

Brennamen: Jason Larue is the closest thing to a cowboy in the major leagues today. I'm not talking about cowboy up. He is from West Texas.

McCarver: No Country For Old Men in West Texas.

Brennamen: Indeed.

What the hell? That's all it takes to be a cowboy? Buddy Holly was from west Texas. I doubt he was ever called a cowboy. Anyway, what does No Country For Old Men have to do with it? What does that even mean? Is Jason Larue a cold blooded killer? A sheriff weighed down by his responsibility in these modern times? A gunned-down drug dealer left to the lobos?

Outstanding stuff. Thank you Daddy Cleaver. I would add that perhaps Larue is a man so consumed by greed that he endangers his life and the lives of his loved ones in order to better his financial status.

As the season continues and the ridiculous quotes continue to pile up, we will have a contest to try and decide what the dumbest thing said while broadcasting a professional baseball game was all season. Won't that be fun?

Not to be outdone by McCarver, of course, Joe Morgan during last nights Cubs/White Sox game did say in the first inning that Ozzie probably told Vazquez (the South Side's pitcher) not to just lay one up there for D Lee because you didn't want to go down 4-0 so early. The interesting thing about that? There were only two men on in a scoreless game. I mean, I know that D Lee's awesome and all, but not even he can hit a grand slam with only two men on. Although how B A (and I don't mean Brad Ausmus there, but being a family friendly site, I shortened what I meant to only the initials) would it be if he could.

Anyway, keep watching (baseball in general, but McCarver and Morgan if you can stomach them) and keep track of more INTERESTING COMMENTARY!!!

And Go Cubs!