Enough Already

I was going to write about another topic, but then I puked all over myself and my laptop. I was checking out ESPN's poll about who you (the reader) thinks the ultimate outfield would be comprised of. I bit...I thought it might be fun to play in the land of make believe. I went for a defensive outfield that could do it all. Throw, run, hit, cause havoc all over the place, and actually possess skill. Silly me for taking it seriously.

Thank you for voting. See below for the results from across SportsNation. Your responses in bold text.


1) Who is your ideal left fielder?

61.1% Carl Crawford
27.7% Manny Ramirez
4.7% Nick Swisher
2.1% Jason Bay
1.4% Pat Burrell
1.4% Raul Ibanez
1.1% Carlos Lee
0.5% Adam Dunn

2) Who is your ideal center fielder?

55.4% Johnny Damon
32.1% Carlos Beltran
4.4% Andruw Jones
2.2% Vernon Wells
1.8% Alfonso Soriano
1.5% Torii Hunter
1.3% Grady Sizemore
1.3% Juan Pierre

3) Who is your ideal right fielder?

55.4% Bobby Abreu
29.8% Vladimir Guerrero
6.3% Ichiro Suzuki
3.8% Jermaine Dye
2.6% Michael Cuddyer
1.0% Jeff Francouer
0.9% J.D. Drew
0.2% Magglio Ordonez

Total Votes: 326,628

Anyone want to bet Melky Cabrera or Hideki Matsui would have garnered 55.4% of the vote as well if they were a choice for leftfield? I know this has no bearing on anything of any importance, but if 160,000+ people voted for Johnny Damon over Vernon Wells, Grady Sizemore, Andrew Jones, Alfonso Soriano, and Carlos Beltran, I do not have much faith in the future of humanity.

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I feel bad for the guy. I want him to succeed and live up to 75% of the expectations laid on him, but that ship has sailed.

Twelve feet of snow...TWELVE FUCKING FEET!

In case you missed it, John Sickels has an interesting prospect smackdown....

You cannot make this stuff up.

An animal lover was mauled to death by cheetahs after entering their cage at a zoo in northern Belgium, authorities and zoo officials said Monday.

Karen Aerts, 37, of Antwerp, was found dead in the cage, Olmense Zoo spokesman Jan Libot said. Police said they ruled out any foul play.

Authorities believe Aerts, a regular visitor to the zoo, hid in the park late Sunday until it closed and managed to find the keys to the cheetah cage.

"Karen loved animals. Unfortunately the cheetahs betrayed her trust," Libot said.

One of the cats that killed Aerts was named Bongo, whom the woman had adopted under a special program. She paid for Bongo's food, Libot said.