Most Ridiculous Hook Ever

So I've been busy lately. I missed a few updates on the Reds. I went back and read the write-up on Reds.com after the Reds' victory over the Cubs on Tuesday and I found this gem, which makes the somewhat-valid point that Aaron Harang is underrated.

CHICAGO -- Aaron Harang could nail a performance as "Hamlet," and the nation's critics would likely rave first about Shakespeare's writing or how great the costumes or lighting were.

Actually, I think that if Aaron Harang nailed a performance as "Hamlet", the nation's critics would likely write headlines like "Daring Director Casts Gigantic Hamlet" or "Enormous Hamlet Dwarfs Role". If Shakespeare envisioned Aaron Harang playing Hamlet, the script would've only been one act long and Hamlet would've beat the shit out of Claudius right away. I doubt any production of "Hamlet" has ever had a 6-7 275lb star.

Also, I don't know why Mr. Sheldon put "Hamlet" in quotes. Is he envisioning Harang doing a one-man rendition of the entire play? Because that would be downright ridiculous! I'm sure Aaron has a lot of acting talent, but I don't know if he could handle both Hamlet and Ophelia!

The point of the article is somewhat valid; Harang has been a top-10 pitcher in the NL two straight years. You hear more about blowhards like Zambrano, who will not win the Cy Young because he hasn't even been the best pitcher on his team, and has been a great deal worse than Tom Gorzelanny. Good, Mark. Valid point. But your article's hook is either whimsical or stupid, based on your literary affections.

Who's that guy....Gordonlenny?

I'm almost positive this was Karl Ravech that said this on Baseball Tonight (quote is not exact, but close).

Right now Freddy Sanchez the only Pirate on the roster, but Tom Gorzelanny, the reliever, could get voted in as well.

Reliever.

Guess how many relief appearances Tom Gorzelanny has this year.

I mean, I really should give these guys a break. They aren't paid to know stuff about the Pirates, they're just the number one baseball show on the number one sports network in America.

Anyone else think the show should be renamed to "YankeesMetsRedSoxCubsCardinals Tonight"? Or how about "Jose Reyes" tonight? Because in 3 months time, the show has promoted him from "Most interesting player in baseball" to "Most exciting player in baseball" to "Better than Derek Jeter" to "Only player in baseball worth ever talking about.....except for whats-his-name in San Francisco that nobody likes but is chasing some sort of milestone".