ItsTheBlog™

So lately I've been reading up on some of Tim Brown's blogs. This guy went to USC and studied Journalism. He's been writing for over 20 years for notable sources such as the LA Times and the LA Daily news, but he baffles me. The more I read, the more I think to myself,"Wow, this guy gets paid (probably a lot of money) to write for a living, and I'm doing it for free here. And he's not very bloody good."

Please, allow Tim to explain himself:

"Sosa bonked his former Chicago Cubs with No. 600, and they him with his former No. 21. After hitting all but 55 of those home runs with the Cubs, Sosa reached his career milestone against Jason Marquis, a free agent who was assigned Sosa's old uniform number. Guess that settles that."

After I read the first sentence, I had to stare at it for about 30 seconds to decipher it. Then, after I was still befuddled, I read the rest of the paragraph, just hoping maybe he would throw me a life line or something. Sure enough, he did.

"...and they him with his former No. 21."

Hm. What? Oh ok, I get it now... I think. Hold on Tim, let me see if I'm on the right track here-- Sosa bashed big fly #600 against the Cubbies, and somehow, you felt the need to connect the fact that he hit it off Jason Marquis (Jason Scott Marquis from Manhasset, NY) who happens to wear #21. Oh, Slammin' Sammy used to wear that number. Yup. This is far too ironic for me. I can't go on any futher. I'll just stop my thought mid blurb:

"Guess that settles that"

Ok, I guess so. Keep the in depth analysis coming, Tim.

Oh and I think that guys getting paid over $4 million a year get to pick their own number. But you're right, he was probably assigned #21 to stick to Sammy. Everything is coming full circle now...