Buck.

The name evokes cash money; large, horned animals; refusals to adhere to bright lines of authority and, occasionally, nicknames for guys named “William Nathaniel.”

What Blog of Team is saying is that Buck clearly is MAN’s MAN.

Now, does Juan Samuel want to be around for said manliness? Maybe not. Does rest of coach staff deserve to stay? Most unquestionably NOT.

Is Adam Jones gonna buck Buck? Maybe. Is Weet and Nick gonna toe line? Hell yes.

Is Major Mike gonna have strong ‘11 season? Yes.

Do Rick Dempsey or Eric Wedge have O in name? NOSIR.

Does Buck Sh_walter???

NO

Not until winning season.

BLOG WOKE UP IN COLD SWEAT LAST NIGHT!!!

PRETTY SURE IT WASN’T FISH TACOS EITHER.

NO MAN CAN STAND THIS MUCH LOSING!

SOMETHING’S GOT TO GIVE!!!!!!

Aspring Novelist: That was one of the most entertaining clips I’ve seen in awhile
Blog of Team of Baltzmo: Wigpocalypse

Images via MASN

Aspring Novelist: But I’ve got to say, for a team that is just terrible, there seems to be an undeserved sense of arrogance throughout the entire organization, right up to the broadcasters, who chose to focus on whether the call was right or wrong, rather than the hissy fit

That’s why you guys keep losing. there’s no winning attitude

Now, maybe that umpire has been unfair throughout the entire series, and there’s something going on behind the scenes that we don’t know about. That’s fair
But if not, I’d say there’s a little overreaction going on, wouldn’t you?
Blog of Team of Baltzmo: Try for the last 15 years
Yanks, Sox great treated like royalty, get “vicinity” calls and two inches off black either way while have nots get nakedly jobbed
Why? Hey why not? Umps are lazy louts and they’re probably on Yankee payroll too

Aspring Novelist: I’d imagine there’s a lot of resentment for that
Blog of Team of Baltzmo: Your pitchers would basically be our pitchers without all the friendly strike calls
But it’s cool. [Team will] get “good” one day

Team already lost today??? Oh well WIN LAST NIGHT WAS AWS. Also many things are happening in baseball such as BOCHY BOCHY TIME, Flat Breezy meltdown du jour and related shenagigans as Blog of Team’s new favorite team SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS heats up for PLAYOFFS PUSH.

But Blog of Team did not come here for lecture time. Blog came here today to IMMORTALIZE Carl Crawford nutshot groin injury from last night.

Images via MASN

Nor was Mr. Carl Crawford back in lineup for today’s 5-4 loss but at least without speedy outfielder Team managed to keep games two and three of series close.

Which brings Blog to final point of day. Baseball analyst Tim McCarver came a little unhinged Saturday while blasting off on newly departed George Schteinmeister:

You remember some of those despotic leaders in World War II, primarily in Russia and Germany, where they used to take those pictures that they had … taken of former generals who were no longer alive, they had shot ‘em. They would airbrush the pictures, and airbrushed the generals out of the pictures. In a sense, that’s what the Yankees have done with Joe Torre. They have airbrushed his legacy. I mean, there’s no sign of Joe Torre at the stadium.

All Blog knows is Blog can FINALLY publish long-shelved essay comparing Game 7 of 2001 World Serious to BATTLE of MONTE CASSINO.

Welcome to 2nd annual All-Star Superpalooka Poetry Slampocalypse … sorry no pre-game version this year. Wayward O was busy this evening eating chilled cherries and pickled herring — no lie! Anyway, who wants to live blog Fox-sponsored pre-game show in any sport? Fox stinks. But All-Star Game rules and must be watched.

8:54 p.m.
David Price mows down the side
The NL’s on a 13-year Schneid

 8:58 p.m.
Good in the empty parks of the West
Ubaldo must prove he’s really da Best

9:07 p.m.
Robbie Cano may need a new mitt
Somehow his error was ruled a base hit

9:14 p.m. 
McCarver causes my brain to seize
With ‘analysis’ of Jimenez’s cheese

9:23 p.m.
Joe and Tim make a “Hall” case for Andy
They have forgotten: He ate steroids like candy

9:40 p.m.
Adrian Gonzalez is in at first base
MacPhail are you watching? He’s a guy Team should chase

9:42 p.m.
A nice, diving effort by Ryan Q. Braun
He lunged for the ball and fell on the laun

9:58 p.m.
Wright gets a hit and a second-base poach
But he’s stopped in his tracks by his third-base coach

10:07 p.m.
Hong-Chih Kuo’s errant throw
Sets up a sac by Robbie Cano

10:09 p.m.
The NL may well miss that run
This duel could really be one-and-done

10:28 p.m.
Wayward’s attention has thoroughly lapsed
He went to the fridge and pulled out a Pabst

10:57 p.m.
Brian McCann with a three-run double
Now it’s the AL that’s in deep trouble

11:13 p.m.
Matt Holliday flubs one for all to see
He keeps fucking up on national TV

11:48 p.m.
Forced from right field is a slimmed down Ortiz
Papi can’t move up on that one? Jeez

11:49 p.m.
Not long after, the ballgame is over
With zero earned funs, the NL’s in clover