Night Owl Cards

I have noticed certain inequities in the bipping game these last couple of weeks. Namely, some good folks are getting bipped more than is their fair share. Meanwhile, others are escaping without so much as a single bip . I call injustice. I don't have the cards to go cardboard vigilante and distribute bippings to all who need them, but I do plan to Rectify The Situation in my own little way very soon. Meanwhile, I will entertain you with my second, yes, SECOND bipping . Otherwise known as " bippage ." These came from the appropriately named Wicked One down south. He cheers for a team wearing turquoise. Yeah, he's got his own problems, so he's taking it out on others: Oh, Dontrelle . See what you've done? If you hadn't gone wonky, people would still want your card. They wouldn't be discarding it in a common variety bipping . What? That's not all? Wonderful. Nine more of your friends. I don't have food for all of these guys, you know. An...

As I wait for Dodger James McDonald to make his major league debut as a starter tonight, I can't help but think of another African-American pitcher, who was a sensation five years ago. I've kind of lost track of Dontrelle Willis since he went over to the American League. I know he had a lousy season for the Tigers last year. That's about it. But what little I have heard about Willis this year concerns me. He has been placed on the disabled list with an anxiety disorder. That turned my head, because I know a few people who have had experiences with anxiety disorders. And if that's what Willis is going through, then he has my utmost sympathy. But I've also read that this was just a ploy by the Tigers to get Willis off the field because he can't find the plate anymore. It was either disable him or eat his contract and release him. And then there is Willis, who seems to deny that there's anything amiss mentally. I know that if you do have an issue with anxiety,...