I'm Back, still dont know Yoga...

Anyways, I realize that I started this blog up and left it idle for quite some time. Now I could make up some bullshit lie (read: excuse), but why bother. Truth is I have been busy doing more important shit in my life to worry about it. Now with more time on my hands I have come back to writing this, not like anyone is reading this blog currently (remind myself to fix that soon), so here we go.

Has anyone seen this today:

"Inoa becomes a sign of the times"

Oakland – low-revenue Oakland, immortalized in the book “Moneyball,” about winning with a scrimp-and-save payroll – signed a 16-year-old named Michel Inoa on Wednesday. Along with his $4.25 million bonus, Inoa got an Anglicized name, Michael, and a ticket to the Dominican Summer League, where he can add weight to his lithe 6-foot-7 frame, throw his 94-mph fastball, unleash his polished breaking ball and work on his changeup.

“Most 16-year-olds are in 10th grade,” said Chris Buckley, the Cincinnati Reds’ scouting director. “This guy compares very favorably to the top high school pitchers in this year’s draft. No. He’s probably more impressive.”

Is there something wrong with this. Great, the kid can throw a hell of a fastball. Great the kid had no money (read: dirt poor). Great the kid is 16, wait, 16, SIX-FUCKIN-TEEN. What in the hell is a major sports team doing signing a 16 year old KID. Don't get me wrong, if he becomes a MLB great pitcher for years to come, then all the more power to him. What I have a hard time understanding is a couple things.

1) What happened to a draft? Every major sport has a draft. It evens the playing field for teams that are starving for good players to draft out front of teams that have been successful. Now Im not saying Oakland doesn't need a kid that can throw a 94mph fast ball, because frankly, while I don't watch much baseball admittedly, Oakland from what I know is not a real strong team. So know a team is allowed to go find potential superstar athletes in a foreign country, and sign them to million dollar contracts, thereby foregoing the draft process. Smart management, yes, bullshit move, yes.

2) Where do scouts get information from such as this:
Bob>>> Hey Dave
Dave>>> Hey man, whats up
Bob>>> Well I was out on vacation in the Dominican Republic, and happened across a slum village, whilst looking for a cheap hooker last night
Dave>>> Great, so why do I need to know?
Bob>>> Well in the village a bunch of kids were playing a sport that resembled baseball. They were using dried donkey shit, and a broom handle mind you, but the kid on the mound could really fling that shit.
Dave>>> Oh yea?
Bob>>> Yea, I rustled up a radar gun at the local policia station 25 miles away and the kid was hitting 94 with his shitballs.
Dave>>> Great lets get this kid signed to a million dollar deal. He'll be able to buy the town, and everyone will live happily ever after
Bob>>> Your an asshole Dave. You know damn well that this kid would rather buy a lowrider, 15 gold chains, and shave his name into his head with that money.
Dave>>> Oh well, get him up here.


Now while I exaggerated a little bit, the premise of it intrigues me. Where the fuck do you happen upon a 16 year old kid, in a country like that, throwing 94mph fastballs?


Now don't get me wrong about all this. I'm happy the kid was discovered and all that jazz, I just find it disturbing that our wonderful country's pasttime has resorted to A) Outsourcing B) Giving a 16 year old kid that kind of money.

Ya know what though, I actually dont like baseball, at all. And I really need to go work on my yoga practice some more, or should I say work on the girl practicing yoga. To each their own......

Personally If I was a MLB GM, my team would consist of these kinds of signings:





-King