So, yeah, I think I've essentially closed down shop on this journal for awhile. It's just not the same as last year, the new people are fun, but last year's crew seemed more prone to journaling (Tuck, Walker, Grip, JT and wife, etc.) and it seemed like, also, there was a lot more to talk about. It's also not the same when I only see Brett we only ( Read more... )

WHAT A DISASTER. LOWRY, YOU SUCK. GOOD GOD. NOT FUCKING COOL.

Ok. Ok. Gonna try to be sanguine about it. Goddamn it though.

Brett and Julia are pregnant! Didn't know when it was OK to spill the beans, but since it's published on mlb.com now I think I can :) So congrats to them, and to me because I think I'm going to be seeing a lot of this kid too ... just a guess. And I've been thinking a lot about Brett's mom too. Glad she seems to be recovering. What a month it's ( Read more... )

Tonight's the big night, kids. I'm pretty nervous -- not about Houston (they can't beat the Rockies now?) or Oswalt, but about whether the old back is going to hold up. It's way different, mentally, being in the Big Show than pitching any number of games in Fresno or, dare I say it, San Jose. I've promised Stan up and down I won't push it, but when ( Read more... )

Just a quick update amid all the games and doctor's visits and practices to say that I'll be at Macy's in Union Square Santa Clara (Valley Fair Mall) today between 6 and 8, signing autographs for that Perry Ellis thing. I'm a model, you know what I mean, and I do my little turn on the catwalk (except not with a strained oblique). Et cetera... ( Read more... )

Well, so by now you all know I'm on the 15-day DL to start out with. What a pain in the ass, almost literally. What happened (for those who care) is that I evidently moved funny delivering a pitch, and it strained my lower oblique muscle on the right side. So it's been called a back injury, and a side injury, but I guess technically it's more on ( Read more... )

Strained lower back muscle. Yeah, I don't feel so hot right now so this is gonna be quick. I don't know any more than anyone else. Elly said when he saw me grab my side like that he thought I was having an appendicitis attack. At least it's not that ... Going to rest now, coming back to the doc tomorrow to see what things look like. Mostly I feel ( Read more... )

If you guys are tired of hearing about THE BOOK from the national media, imagine what it's like to be on the same team as THE BOOK. Let's just say it's a little tiring, still. Nobody can say what they think, whether it's good or bad ... not from any external censors (that I know about) but just because none of us a) want to rock the boat or b) have ( Read more... )

Guys, it's been forever since I've updated. I don't really have a whole lot to say. I'm trying to get adjusted to the new season, without certain faces, we'll leave it at that. There's only so much that IM can subsitute for. Anyway, spring training is rolling along and it's good to be out there. I'm slated to start the first exhibition game of the ( Read more... )

New Year's Eve was a few days ago now, wasn't it? Yeah, I think it was. I saw 2005 change to 2006 watching fireworks on the beach from Brett's porch in San Diego. After that we did champagne shots (kind of fizzy, but fun, especially in tandem) and then ended up raiding the liquor cabinet and the next thing I know it's January 3rd and I'm lying by ( Read more... )