After reading Schulman’s article, I did not find it offensive at all. Actually, it was pretty refreshing to read a sportswriter’s column that wasn’t sugarcoated. Our writers would never say “scrub” but reading the article if I was a Giant fan was pretty on point imo. He seemed to be venting a little bit since obviously the Giants are his team, but he also said some nice things about the Tigers and you don’t hear about those unless you read the whole article. We all know or should know what he meant when he used the scrub word.

I think the most spot on comment I’ve read so far about the passing of Carlin was, “Why couldn’t it have been Dane Cook instead? Who would miss him?” (I would have added Carlos Mencia, as that’s how I roll)

I think the reason his death struck me so hard is that it was so out of left field. You didn’t see it coming. You thought he’s always be around, taking on sacred cows like religion, free speech, patriotism and politics.Carlin was fearless. Call me old and crotchety, but comedians today are nowhere near as daring and thought provoking as the likes of Carlin, Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison.

As for Schulman, I agree it’s pretty much a tempest in a teapot, much ado about nothing. But it’s a good point in saying bloggers are always accused of taking cheap shots, when the media, who do it just as often, rarely get called out.

Funny that Todd Jones demands that Raburn be referred to as a back-up or a role player….would he be okay with someone referring to Raburn as a benchwarmer? Pretty much the same thing, right?

I laughed out loud when I read the line about how the players have thick skins, because the descriptions of the Tigers’ reactions to this incident shows anything but.

I wonder how they might be reacting to us ripping Fernando Rodney for not being able to find the plate if he were sitting on it?

Seriously, anyone making it to the major leagues is not a scrub, compared to you or me, they have mad skillz and stuff….but as with everything in life, there is a pecking order, and there are stars, and there are everyday players, and then there are the Raburns and Cletes, the guys who can be useful in a pinch, but you don’t really know whether they’ll make it stick, and compared to the guys who pad the second highest payroll in major league baseball….well, you conclude the thought….

Doesn’t mean that as fans, we love ‘em any less….

If Raburn’s starting for your team, youi’re in trouble. Doesn’t mean he’s not good at playing the game of baseball. But compared to the other 749 guys, he’s closer to the bottom than the top. Why was it acceptable for everyone to make fun of Neifi Perez? He was a punch line.

And Densogirl, just because he writes in a town doesn’t mean he cares whether or not the home team wins. While it seems hard to believe, reporters really don’t care, they just want a good story.

My shocker was that the Tigers clubhouse got so upset over it. You’d think it was the very first time someone didn’t write that everything was wine and creamed strawberries.

Ehhh, not that good. Ford is belivable enough as Indy even though he’s 60. The plot is a different story. There were abou three or four instances (they were important, no throwaway points of the story) that left me thinking “Umm… what?” Just some rediculous stuff.

Indiana Jones was pretty cool, my favorite baseball writers are pretty much you, Mike McCleary, and Buster Olney, because I most just ready blogs and stuff on ESPN.com because I don’t get the Free Press or Detroit News. Stand up comedians are Mitch Hedberg and Nick Swarson.

Bill Hicks is my all time favorite comedian. Hicks, like Carlin, is no longer alive, and Hicks died in 1994 at the age of 32. Hicks was way too smart for his own good, did too many mushrooms and too much acid for his own good but he was hilarious. He was edgy. Go ahead, try to track down some of his stuff, a lot of his stuff is out on CD and there are multiple DVDs that span his career.

Hicks was angry but he every time he took the stage he ended with a feeling of peace, love and hope. He recognized that there was a lot wrong with the world and he hated that. However, he saw the good in it all as well.

...but whatever you do, don’t see “The Happening.” Rob Vaux said it best:

“The Happening, another case of elegant filmmaking kneecapped by a thunderingly stupid concept.”

George Carlin was the best, can’t believe I haven’t seen a link to this sketch yet. Genius.

The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as a wall.

or my favorite:

I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.