roster musings

This may sound crass, but most of my day has spent in listening to people pester for me for money...in the most annoying ways possible.  Not that I was particularly inclined to give in the first place, but...let us just say that now I am really NOT interested.  So there we are.

You know, I wouldn't say it is hot, but for the first time in a few nights, there is that summer stillness...a few days ago -- I have the windows open -- I needed the blanket, and now...nada.  I guess it is nice to have summer, even if the kids are back in school.

I was amused to note that on the same day the Tribe put Raburn on the DL, Atchison got an extension.  On the one hand, it is the same concept; give a guy -- and not a young one -- having a career year an extension...and then wait to see if it implodes colossally.  On the other hand, no one seemed to worked about it.  Maybe Atchison is a reliever who has had some success in his career; maybe it is because he is 38 and has really kicked around; and maybe it is because it's not even a million bucks, where Raburn is more (for less).  I myself wasn't that worked up about it, but I did my usual double take...

I think Zach Walters is a good player, or can be...but man, he needs to take some pitches; Jesus, I hated Cabrera for that, and Aviles kills me (not in the Francona bunt way) with his free-swinging at times, but Walters takes the cake.  He does have some raw power, but I think he could make more use of it if someone told him how to corral his eyesight up there.