Ozzie Guillen Gets Nailed in Eye, White Sox Lose, Ozzie Rants - In That Order

Last night was not a good night for Ozzie Guillen. The Chicago White Sox were leading the 40-57 Kansas City Royals 1-0 in the bottom of the 8th inning. Then the Royals tied it 1-1. Then one batter later Ozzie Guillen got nailed in the right eye with a foul ball.

Then in the bottom of the 11th the White Sox lost on a wild pitch. All of those factors added up to another classic Ozzie Guillen post-game rant. Try to keep track of all of Ozzie's F-bombs in this one. Ready. Set. Go!

After the game he tweeted a phrase that translated to "going to the red wine" but apparently it was a reference to the Venezuelan soccer game. He obviously went home after this game and got hammered so I'm going to stick with believing it's the wine translation.

Gruesome Video of Stephen Drew Sliding Into Home & Breaking His Ankle

Last night in the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Milwaukee Brewers game, Diamondbacks short stop Stephen Drew tried to score from second on a single by Chris Young. Drew slid into home and suffered a gruesome broken ankle that will require season ending surgery. It was a freak accident and the video is brutal yet I can't stop watching it over and over. Now if only this would happen to JD Drew soon.

Marlins Pitcher Falls Asleep During Game

Florida Marlins relief pitcher Edward Mujica was caught on camera napping during the 2nd inning of the Cubs game on Saturday. The Marlins were up 3-0 at that point and went on to win 13-3 and Mujica didn't even have to pitch.

CHICAGO - Mujica said napping during the early innings is one of his rituals. He said that when he was with the Padres, he napped from the first inning through the third in a room next to the bullpen.

“In Miami I can’t do that because there’s no place to sleep,” he said.

Mujica said the sun and heat on Saturday made him sleepy, and he nodded off into dreamland.

The Cubs announcer, Bob Brenly, was pissed off that a relief pitcher would take a nap during the 2nd inning and went on a little rant.

"Boy, that's embarrassing. I don't even know who that is. That's embarrassing. Can you imagine any other job in the world where you show up and sit down at your desk or your workplace and, oh, take a little nap for the first hour or so of work here. Come on! Sleep at night."

Embarrassing? Really Bob Brenly? Dozing off in 90 degree heat during a Marlins Cubs game is embarrassing? Does Bob Brenly actually realize this was a game between the Florida Marlins and Chicago Cubs? The Marlins have the worst attendance in baseball and recently stopped selling upper deck tickets and watching the Cubs is like watching a high school softball team. Now that the Marlins have an 80-year-old manager I'm surprised napping during games isn't mandatory. Along with carrying around hard candies and watching re-runs of Matlock in the clubhouse to get pumped up before every game.

Fan Almost Falls at Home Run Derby

Major League Baseball was almost hit with another tragic event, this time at the Home Run Derby on Monday night. A fan tried to catch a home run hit by Prince Fielder and lost his balance but was pulled up by his brother and a few others. Last Thursday tragedy struck MLB when Shannon Stone died after a fall at the Texas Rangers game. This time a major accident was averted.

ESPN - Again highlighting the dangers of trying to catch a ball at a big league ballpark, a fan standing on a table above the pool deck, Keith Carmickle of suburban Kingman, fell over trying to catch a Prince Fielder homer. The fan was grabbed by his brother before going all the way over, where he could have fallen about 20 feet. Carmickle was dangling when he was pulled back up.

"I stepped up on the table, I missed the ball by 2 or 3 feet and went over," he said. "We caught three balls and I told the guys I was going to go for the cycle. Dude, they were really holding onto me."

Last week, a 39-year-old fan, Shannon Stone, died while trying to catch a ball thrown into the stands at a Rangers game in Arlington, Texas.

"He wasn't going down, I was holding on," Nelson said.

Carmickle said he wasn't worried while he was dangling.

"I bench-press 500 pounds, and I wasn't going down," he said.

This guy is a fucking idiot. The Shannon Stone incident was a complete and utter tragedy and gives me chills whenever I think about what happened but this is completely different. This idiot was likely Anne Tanked and standing on a table that was basically at the same height as the railing. Oh yeah, he was also barefoot. Just a genius idea. Plus he had already caught 3 home run balls already! That's cute, I remember when I caught my first baseball.

P.S. "Dude" what the shit is a "cycle" for catching baseballs in the stands?

Kate Upton Hotness at the 2011 Celebrity All-Star Softball Game

I wanted to find a reason to not post these pictures of Kate Upton at the 2011 Celebrity All-Star Game because she was wearing a Yankees hat. After looking at them for about 13 seconds I realized I couldn't find another reason not to post pictures of a 19-year-old Victoria's Secret Model in short shorts. Victoria's Secret 19-year-old trumps awfulness of Yankees hat. Then I saw Erin Andrews wore a Red Sox hat to the game, redeeming everything and everyone, and I had no problem posting these.

Kid Makes Diving Catch at 2011 Home Run Derby

Robinson Cano was just putting on a laser show in the Home Run Derby but flew out to center for his last out. Then a kid in the OF got his Sam Fuld on. Is this the best Home Run Derby catch of all-time?

I'm going with yes. #1 Web Gem on Baseball Tonight tonight. Gotta respect a kid laying out at the Home Run Derby. Then he celebrated like he just made the game winning catch with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th in Game 7 of the World Series. Compared to all the other kids in the OF who get hit in the face with routine pop-ups this catch was basically that.

2011 Home Run Derby Picks & Drinking Game

The 2011 MLB Home Run Derby is tonight at 8pm EST in Phoenix, Arizona. Besides the individual competition, this year the AL will compete against the NL for a charity of their choice. A captain from each league was selected who then picked 3 players for his team. The top 4 totals from the 1st round will advance to the 2nd round. The 2 players with the highest cumulative totals after the first 2 rounds will advance to the finals. 1st and 2nd round totals do not carry over to the finals. Now that the rules are clear here are my picks with the drinking game below:

1st Round:
American League
David Ortiz (Red Sox)
Jose Bautista (Blue Jays)
Robinson Cano (Yankees)
Adrian Gonzalez (Red Sox)

National League
Prince Fielder (Brewers)
Matt Holliday (Cardinals)
Matt Kemp (Dodgers)
Rickie Weeks (Brewers)

Advance to 2nd round:
David Ortiz (Red Sox)
Jose Bautista (Blue Jays)
Prince Fielder (Brewers)
Matt Kemp (Dodgers)

Advance to finals:
Jose Bautista (Blue Jays)
Prince Fielder (Brewers)

Winner:
Jose Bautista (Blue Jays) & the American League


Drink Whenever:
A home run is hit
A kid in the OF drops or catches a fly ball
There's a foul ball
You want to punch Boomer in the face
An All-Star is shown filming
Boomer says "back"

Chug Whenever:
A player swings and misses
Pedro Gomez is shown because seeing him makes chugging necessary
A homer is over 500-feet

Here's to being Patrick Schwasted by the end of the 1st round!

CNN Reports Derek Jeter Hit His 3,000th Homer

No, that is not a typo. Derek Jeter got his 3,000th HIT earlier today and it happened to be a home run but CNN delivered a video report with a caption that Jeter hit his 3,000th HOMER.

Oh yeah, and then there was ESPN saying Derek Jeter got his 1st career hit when he was 10-years-old and has been playing for 25 years. Even in a 25 season career 3,000 homers is pretty impressive. Dude averaged 120 dingers per year!

Fan Dies After 20-Foot Fall at Rangers Game

During the 2nd inning of the Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers game tonight Conor Jackson hit a foul ball down the left field line. Josh Hamilton retrieved the ball and a fan asked him to toss it to him. Hamilton did and when the man reached to catch the ball he fell over the railing and later died. Witnesses said the man was conscious and talking after being placed on a stretcher.

ARLINGTON, Texas - A male fan has died after falling over the outfield railing and landing on the concrete behind the out-of-town scoreboard at the Rangers Ballpark during the second inning of Thursday's game between the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics.

"We are deeply saddened to learn that the man who fell has passed away as a result of this tragic accident," Rangers president/CEO Nolan Ryan said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."

The fan, wearing a blue Rangers cap and white Rangers shirt, was seated in the front row with his young son. According to others seated near him, the man was yelling at Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton for a foul ball that was hit by Conor Jackson and ricocheted into left field in the second inning. Hamilton flipped the ball toward the fan and the fan leaned over, caught it and toppled over in the gap between the railing and the back of the scoreboard on the left-field fence.

A fellow fan said he was chatting with the man earlier in the game and that he was a firefighter from Brownwood, but didn't know his name.

"I tried to grab him, but I couldn't," said Hargis, a 50-year-old from Hawley, Texas, who was sitting beside the falling fan. "I tried to slow him down a little bit. He went straight down."

Several fans, including Safawna Dunn, said paramedics quickly got to the fan and took him off in a stretcher.

"He was conscious," Dunn said.

"They had him on a stretcher. He said, 'Please check on my son. My son was up there by himself.' The people who carried him out reassured him. 'Sir, we'll get your son, we'll make sure he's OK,'" Ziegler said. "He had his arms swinging. He talked and was conscious. We assumed he was OK. But when you find out he's not, it's just tough."

I like how they can show this on TV but they absolutely cannot show someone running on the field. And don't even give me that "they turn the cameras away from the field to prevent the people from running on the field" bullshit. Yeah, I get it, people run on the field for attention. But 1) The people who run on the field care about the attention that the people in the park give them and 2) The video is going to end up on YouTube anyways. At this point people know that the ballpark camera won't be on them but they continue to do it anyways.

Who feels worse right now - the announcers that were laughing at the situation or Josh Hamilton? It's a lock Hamilton went home and hit the bottle hard after the game. This incident comes one year and a day after a fan fell 30-feet at a Texas Rangers game but survived. That man also happened to be a firefighter.

This post brings up the question of "can you hit the 'like' button on this type of post?". You're thinking "I want to hit it for his great writing, factual reporting and ability to blend humor and tragedy while remaining serious and respectful...but on the other hand I'm 'liking' a post about a dude falling 20 feet to his death". Your decision doesn't leave me with Sheenis envy.

Albert Pujols Returns From Injury, Is a Machine

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols returned to the starting lineup tonight just 17 days after he broke his wrist. That's absolutely unheard of. What's even more ridiculous are the things he has been doing since breaking his wrist.

ST. LOUIS – The day after Albert Pujols broke a bone in his left wrist, he asked his hitting coach, Mark McGwire, to do something that seemed utterly wrong.

“Mark,” Pujols said, “check my hand.”

Pujols extended it. He wanted McGwire to shake it. McGwire obliged, and to his surprise, Pujols’ grip was firm and strong. McGwire had come to expect certain things from Pujols. Not this.

“He’s a remarkable person,” McGwire said. “That’s all I can say.”

McGwire leaned on the back of the batting cage Tuesday afternoon. The heat was choking Busch Stadium. McGwire paid it no mind. Five feet in front of him, through a web of netting, Pujols was taking live batting practice for the first time since suffering the injury that was supposed to keep him out at least four weeks, probably more. That was 17 days ago.

Pujols lined a home run over the center-field wall, and then another deep into the left-field bleachers, and another down the left-field line, and another to the opposite field. McGwire chewed his gum.

I double dog dare you to name me someone who is more awesome than Albert Pujols. I texted a friend of mine an excerpt I saw from a Ken Rosenthal post (warning: all paragraphs are in one sentence form) yesterday about how Albert Pujols was machine-like and awesome a day after breaking his wrist. My friend's response was legen...wait for it...


...dary! Legendary. Text messages don't get any better than that. Pure perfection.

Sir Mix-a-Lot Throws First Pitch at Mariners Game

Sir Mix-a-Lot threw out the 1st pitch at the Seattle Mariners vs. San Diego Padres game on Friday. Wait, what?!?!?

This guy is still alive? When I first saw this I thought it had to be a joke. I haven't heard Sir Mix-a-Lot mentioned since like 1997. What's funny about this is that Friday's game was "80s night". "Baby Got Back", aka "the only thing Sir Mix-a-Lot is famous for", was released in 1992.

At least his first pitch was better than John Wall's but that's not saying much. I must say that second pitch was pretty doll-hairs though. What was the most surprising part of all of this? A) Sir Mix-a-Lot had the stamina to throw two pitches B) Sir Mix-a-Lot was selected to throw out the first pitch C) He threw a strike on the 2nd pitch

P.S. Nice jorts.

P.S P.S. This might be the only time I'll have an easy segue to this so...

Sunday Night Baseball Drinking Game - Dodgers vs. Angels Edition

Bobby Valentine is quickly climbing his way up the "most annoying announcer list" so here is our Sunday Night Baseball Drinking Game to get you through the night. The "drink" rules will stay the same each week but the "chug" rule will change depending on who's playing.

Drink every time:

ESPN uses the behind the plate camera view
They use K-Zone during an at-bat (one drink per batter)
Bobby Valentine says something that makes you want to mute the TV
The ump and K-Zone disagree (2 drinks)

Chug:

Whenever the announcers talk about the Dodgers ownership problems/bankruptcy/mess.

Fausto Carmona Takes Hilarious Fall While Running to 1st

The Cleveland Indians were playing the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday when Indians starting pitcher Fausto Carmona dropped down a sacrifice bunt with a man on 1st in the top of the 3rd. The Reds went to 2nd and didn't get the out but that wasn't the hilarious part of the story. While Carmona was running to 1st he tripped over the chalk on the base path and fell right over the 1st base bag.

More national league baseball, please! I haven't laughed this hard since Obama passed healthcare and I realized I didn't have to get a job for the next 7 years.

If this isn't an argument for why the entire MLB should use the DH then I don't know what is. Besides the fact that Carmona might have to take a trip on the DL or the laughing aspect of this do we really want to see pitchers bat? How is that in any way fun or exciting?

In the bottom of the 5th inning of the Yankees vs. Mets game, SP Dillon Gee came to the plate with the bases loaded and 1 out of the Mets in a 0-0 game. He quickly grounded into an inning ending double play then gave up 4 runs in the top of the 6th. You can't tell me that's fun.

Jon Rauch Ejected From Jays/Phillies Game in Epic Fashion

Let me set the scenario for this one. Top of the 9th. Philadelphia Phillies at-bat up 4-3. Jon Rauch comes on to pitch for the Toronto Blue Jays. Chase Utley was on 1st with 2 outs when Ryan Howard came to the plate. With a 2-2 count Jon Rauch threw two pitches that could have been called strikes to draw a walk. The next batter, Shane Victorino, single in Utley to give the Phillies a 5-3 lead and then Rauch went ape-shit on the ump about the 2 pitches he called balls which would have ended the inning without that run. Keep in mind Jon Rauch is 6'11" and weighs 251.

It was like trying to hold back The Hulk and Superman combined. When his manager, John Farrell, came out to restrain him and ripped his jersey off it instantly became my favorite part of the 2011 first half. What is it with July and tantrums? MLB should scrap the home run derby next week and instead have a 12 round bout between Jon Rauch and Brian Wilson. I'd take Rauch in a 3rd round knockout.

The last two pitches looked good but luckily for us there's a website called Brooks Baseball that tracks every single pitch in baseball and shows it's exact location. Ball 3 (pitch #5) was close but the ump was calling that a strike all game. Ball 4 (pitch #6) well, even this kid knew it was a strike. I'm going to hell but I love technology so hopefully they have that there!

Brian Wilson Throws a Tantrum, Aubrey Huff Cries

The San Fracisco Giants were up 4-1 heading into the bottom of the 9th tonight at Detroit. Brian Wilson came on for the save and then this happened:

- V. Martinez singled to center
- J. Peralta singled to shallow right, V. Martinez to second
- R. Raburn grounded into fielder's choice, V. Martinez to third, J. Peralta out at second
- A. Avila walked, R. Raburn to second
- B. Inge singled to shallow left, V. Martinez scored, R. Raburn to third, A. Avila to second
- J. Affeldt relieved B. Wilson
- A. Dirks safe at first on second baseman E. Burriss' fielding error, R. Raburn scored, A. Avila to third, B. Inge to second
- B. Boesch lined into double play, B. Inge out at third

Luckily the Giants got Boesch to line into a game ending bases loaded double play but after Wilson was yanked from the game he threw a temper tantrum in the dugout.

Was the best part of this tantrum that "Eye of the Tiger" was playing on the ball park speaker system during the whole thing? Rhetorical! I imagine the conversation between Brian Wilson and the bat/Gatorade cooler/beard went something like this:

Hey partner c'mon you gotta relax! Don't force it, you're gonna injury something.

Who.does.Brian.Wilson's beard.work.for? Who.does.Brian.Wilson's beard.work.for?

That's right buddy, you show that Gatorade cooler who's boss! Hey, just grab a hold of the bat, bite your lip and give it hell. C'mon, we're gonna get through this. You tell that Gatorade cooler who's boss!

After the game Aubrey Huff started crying in the handshake line. Someone should remind him that it's July 1st and that this was game #83 of 162 for the Giants. When I find the video I'll post it but for now you'll just have to laugh at this picture of it.

Jesus, what a game for the Giants. Did they all visit Manny Ramirez's physician last week?

Crazy Girl Wrote Colby Rasmus a Song

This is hands down the best video I have ever seen. Better than Charlie bit my finger. Better than Antoine Dodson. Better than David after the dentist. Better than black people and leprechauns. Let's just pretend this girl is 18. First, how did she get all that off the field footage of Colby Rasmus? Second, you know this girl is crazy in the sack. She's a bona fide nut-job that would make Michele Bachmann seem normal. Girls that insane are freaks. Sort of like girls that are really into saving the planet.

This girl definitely fails the "Hot-Crazy Scale" but if I'm Colby Rasmus I'm sending this girl a message and hitting it, but not after I get a vasectomy and set up some proxy server because her #1 goal is definitely to find out where Colby lives and her #2 goal is to have his babies. At the worst you'll end up chained to a bed and locked in her basement but at the best you'll have an awesome story to tell.

Colby should definitely use this as his pre-at-bat song. Or he should sneak into Larussa's office and set it as his ring tone. Triple, double single. That smooooth home run!

P.S. All girls need to wear white shorts. They are awesome. The end.

Video: Detroit Tigers Manager Jim Leyland Ejected

The Detroit Tigers were playing the Toronto Blue Jays Monday night when the Tigers' Andy Dirks bunted. 1B umpire Ed Rapuano hesitated then said the first baseman came off the bag but then the home plate ump came out and likely said, "Sir, you're an idiot. He was clearly out". Rapuano then reversed the call and Tigers manager Jim Leyland immediately came out to argue.

Is Ed Rapuano the worst umpire in major league baseball? See, that's a hard question. That's harder than making this call. There are so many bad umps that it would almost be an accomplishment to be called the worst ump in MLB. Dirks was clearly out. This wasn't even as close as the Armando Galarraga play. I know what you're thinking, "Helen Keller could have made that call!". Well it's time for your history lesson of the day. Do you know what other blind/sight impaired people could have also made that call? Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Claude Monet, Galileo Galilei, John Milton, Andrea Bocelli, FDR, Harriet Tubman and Louis Braille. You're welcome.

Let's continue with the real sports - And then the ump panics and just goes with a "foot came off the base" call? Infantile. Bush league. Rapuano was probably thinking about the 'Gossip Girl' marathon he had DVR-ing tonight and how awesome it would be instead of watching this play. At least make up your mind and stick with the call. Thankfully the home play ump saw what happened.

I'm getting away from the point I wanted to make though. Jim Leyland is a badass. The man is 66-years-old and went on a tirade that would make MTV, VH1 or Bravo proud. It was the 7th - Leyland probably ran out of Marlboro Menthol Lights, saw the score was tied, thought about how the game might go into extras and decided that he needed to get out of there any way possible. It's just math.

Don Mattingly Looks High on 'Lopez Tonight'

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was on 'Lopez Tonight' tonight? Last night? I don't know when you're reading this post. "Tonight tonight" doesn't sound right so it can't be that.

Is Don Mattingly high here? I almost feel stupid asking that question. He's 50 with a soul patch. He might as well be at a 7/11 at 3am buying microwaveable snacks and chex mix. During this interview they show a highlight from his playing days and it's of him stealing popcorn from a 4-year-old. I mean, really? Mark Cuban really needs to buy the Dodgers now.

Ichiro Has 30-Homer Power?

That is the current headline photo/article on the Yahoo MLB page. Before we get into the laughable aspects of this topic let's go over why Les Carpenter from Yahoo! wrote this article. Wait a minute, his name is "Les"? Oh man, he's making it really hard for me to focus. Ichrio Suzuki was a .311 career hitter in his first 10 seasons in MLB. Ichiro then went into a ridiculous slump where his batting average from May 19-June 9 was .149. A lot of that is because his game was built on his speed and beating out infield hits and he's 37 now. Let's get back to the main point though - Les wrote this article because Ichiro can hit homers during batting practice and wants to know why he doesn't change his game to become a power hitter now that he has lost his speed. Enjoy.

Yahoo - Many are beginning to wonder if his speed is finally leaving him. And if it has, why doesn’t he use the one weapon he has consistently refused to employ? His power.

Anyone who arrives at the ballpark early is dazzled by the amazing sight of the tiny, slender Japanese left-handed hitter in the batting cage, swirling with that awkward but beautiful swing and smashing baseballs deep into the right-field bleachers. It’s a display as awesome as any of the great sluggers who made batting practice a show, like Mark McGwire, Darryl Strawberry and Albert Pujols(notes). But these are giants, men whose arms ripple with muscle. Their games were built around home runs.

As soon as batting practice is over, Ichiro returns to trying to outrace the throw from shortstop.

Ichiro’s power is not a secret. He hit more than 12 home runs in each of his seven full seasons in Japan before coming to the United States in 2001. Once he hit 25. And Japan’s seasons are some 30 games shorter than those here. Several times baseball people have pushed him to join the home run contest at the All-Star game, certain he would win. But he refuses. His great power remains a batting practice sensation.

I can barely finish this post because I'm laughing so hard but I'll do my best.

Stop the presses, Ichiro hit more than 12 homers in 7 straight seasons in Japan! Well that definitely translates to 30+ homers in MLB. You know what else happened in that Japanese league? Hideki Matsui hit 50 bombs there one season. When he came to the MLB he never hit more than 31. Kosuke Fukudome hit 34 dingers one season. In the MLB he has yet to surpass 13. Should we even talk about Dice-K?

Do we really need to discuss the issue of Les saying "why doesn’t he use the one weapon he has consistently refused to employ"? You're right Les, Ichiro knows he can hit 30 home runs every season. He probably sits down by himself in a dark corner of a room and has a heart to heart where he says, "You know what Ichiro, I think it'd be better for the team if you hit singles instead of homers".

That brings us to Ichiro's Ruthian display of power during batting practice. First of all, it's batting practice. Second of all, it's batting practice. Third of all, it's batting practice. Fourth of all, it's batting practice. Fifth of all, it's batting practice. Sixth of all, I don't think I'm using "of all" correctly anymore but I don't care. Seventh of all, it's fucking batting practice.

Finally, in 10.5 seasons in MLB Ichiro has 90 TOTAL home runs and has never hit more than 15 in a single season and has only hit double digit homers 3 times. But yes, Les, you're right, Ichiro can hit 30 homers every season but figuring out why he doesn't will be one of the great unsolved questions of the universe. Like "What happened to Tupac?". Or "Do black holes exist?". Or "What caused the great depression?". Or "Who hired Joe Buck to call World Series games?".

If it was so easy every asshole would be doing it.

Mark Cuban Wants to Buy Dodgers

Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, sat down with TMZ yesterday and talked about a variety of topics including the Mavericks and the Dodgers. He was asked if he would be interested in buying the Los Angeles Dodgers if the opportunity presented itself.

"I have an interest in Major League Baseball for the right deal," Cuban told TMZ.com. "But it's just such a mess, right? I can't imagine that it's not going to be such a mess that it's (not) going to make it hard to turn around."

"But if it's just so screwed up, that the pieces are so messed up, that it takes 20 years to fix. ... I mean, there's literally franchises out there that are just in such disarray and such a mess, in multiple leagues, that no one can fix them."

"If the deal is right and they're fixable, then I'm very interested."

Right now the Dodgers are in a complete and total mess but there's nothing a little (or big) cash infusion can't fix. Hello, Mark Cuban and you're $2.5 billion net worth! Frank McCourt owns the team right now but MLB could step in and take control of the team any day because the McCourt doesn't have enough money to meet the payroll. If you don't know much about the situation or just want to read a really good article about it go here.

Mark Cuban should, nay, needs to buy the Dodgers. A baseball team can be fixed and turned into a winner with a little patience, time and a lot of cash. Mark Cuban has all of that. He has enough money to build up the farm system, whether it's signing foreign players, signing top draftees, or both, while also making big splashes in free agency. He's also the type of polarizing figure that would thrive in Los Angeles. He would be able to generate buzz and excitement for the Dodgers that hasn't been there in a while.

Here is the part of his sit-down with TMZ yesterday where he talks about the Dodgers: