Thursday, January 22, 2009

Carlos Silva Trims Down


So word out of the M's luncheon today is that Carlos Silva has lost some weight. More than 20 lbs, according to trainer Rick Griffin - who himself probably weighs about 97 lbs., so you can understand why he thinks that's significant.

Looking at that pic - that only leaves about another 100 lbs. to get him down to playing weight.

I'll believe it when I see it, fat boy.

Friday, January 16, 2009

M's hire Woody Woodward

No, that's not a mistake. The very same Woody Woodward that set the organization back to the post-Pilot era with all the moves I don't care to re-hash here. They've hired him to scout - concentrating on the southeast.

My hope is they're actually talking about southeast Asia, unbeknownst to Woody, and they station him in freaking Laos where he can assemble the most bad-ass Laotian minor league squad and drive the team bus between Thailand and Myannmar looking for raw talent.

Oh, and I hope he gets a nasty case of the runs and gonorrhea while he's there. Yeah, that's for Lowe and Varitek, Woody. You're welcome.