Frost Brewed Draught Afternooncap

Yea, and like John Travolta before me, I’m back, but as an angel. Anthony lied in his post a few days ago out of humility. We do have a brand slapping new headquarters for Frost Brewed Baseball, but it is not in Broomfield, CO. Actually it is in a highly advanced top secret underground lair/fortress, hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. With all the crazy, ridiculous computers that you could not possibly fathom without your brain imploding, we did not, in fact, install internet until yesterday. Also, my recent absence is due to the rigor of building said headquarters with only a screwdriver and a garbage bag full of recycled Coors cans. Neverthenonetheless, furthermore, and oddly enough, I shan’t be so infrequent in my posting again.

Anyways: post.

So the MLB draft was over the last few days. They showed it on TV to probably the highest ratings in the history of television—Bud Selig has charisma. Mel Kiper Jr. made a 50-round mock draft for every team in the major leagues. Miraculously, he got every pick right. The Rockies waited hopefully at the 25-spot for someone good to drop to them. Lo and behold, a highly touted southpaw did. Christian Friedrich was considered the second best lefty in the draft. If you look at the scouting reports, he doesn’t sound all that great. Though, many have compared him to the Right Honourable Jeff Francis. He apparently has a decent curve and a low 90s fastball. I’m hoping Henry Rowengartner’s mom will teach him the floater when he’s in A-ball.

In the second round, they picked up a pitcher turned outfielder named Charles Blackmon. Dan O’Dowds mental ruminations on baseball are a bigger mystery than why they actually spent millions of dollars to make You Don’t Mess With the Zohan. But come on Dan. The guy played one year as an outfielder. Sure, he did pretty well at it, but seriously that’s one year. Hell, even Morgan Ensberg had one good year and he’s unemployed.

O’Dowd also had the brazen effrontery to draft a DH all but in name. They picked up “catcher” Kiel Roling at pick 197. The guy apparently make Garrett “fankles (fat ankles)” Atkins look athletic. He can’t catch, throw or do anything in field whether it be behind the plate or at first. He sure as shit can hit though. Last year he OPSed 1114 at ASU (the bastards that stole Jack “Lil’ John” Elway away from CU).

Obviously, you can’t really judge the draft for at least a couple years. But, just for the frick of it, I’m going to give it check minus. O’Dowd though gets an E for effort and a B for balls, because he drafted some hit or miss prospects—could be good, or John VanBenschoten. We shall see Mr. O’Dowd. We shall see.

Kind of a lazy post, but I have to run off to Tulo bobblehead night at Coors Field to pretend that Tulo is playing shortstop. I’ll be back on my game next time.