No wonder Carlos Guillen hasn’t stolen any bases lately
He’s feeling quite uncomfortable. And I’m not talking about his spotty defense.
Note: I’m filing this under “quick laughs,” but I’m not actually laughing. More like cringing.
He’s feeling quite uncomfortable. And I’m not talking about his spotty defense.
Note: I’m filing this under “quick laughs,” but I’m not actually laughing. More like cringing.
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November 8, 2009 - 12:25 pm
Here we go again. Time for another edition of our semi-annual “What They Need” series, where we play GM for all 30 teams. As usual, we’ll be suggesting subtle tweaks for some squads, and major overhalls for others. There’s already movement going on in the Hot Stove front, so there’s no time to waste!
Here’s a [...]
September 3, 2009 - 11:20 am
The 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers had one of the greatest pitching staffs the game of baseball has ever known. At the height of the steroids era, in a season when 104 players would test positive for performance enhancing drugs, the Dodgers hurlers posted a 3.16 ERA, good enough for an insane 128 team ERA+, and [...]
August 31, 2009 - 11:19 am
Okay, so at a time when most people are debating whether or not the Washington Nationals can even break .500 next season, this is going to sound more than a little crazy, but I think the Nats have an outside chance at contending next season.
I’m not saying it’s going to happen, but I am saying [...]
June 29, 2009 - 9:30 pm
We here at Umpbump have done quite a few all-time teams. We’ve also cataloged quite a series of Hot Baseball Wives. In this post, I will attempt the acrobatic feat of bridging the twain. Yes, reader: The All-Hot Team.
For reasons of attention span, or specifically, the lack of it, I am focusing on current major [...]

May 29th, 2008 at 12:14 am
“Who wrote this ‘hilarious’ one, anal fissures?”
“That’s a real thing.”
“Yeah, well no one here has it.”
“…Someone has it.”
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May 30th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
my quote steal from The Office is the one comment on this story??? jeeeeez Deadspin is all over this by now…
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June 1st, 2008 at 1:08 am
this makes me particularly glad that I don’t work in a profession in which the causes of my sick days are broadcast across the country.
“Yeah, she’s PMSing pretty bad…she’s gonna be day-to-day until her flow lightens up.”
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June 1st, 2008 at 9:33 am
The worst part of that story was the part where they said the hemorrhoids “probably need to be lanced.”
Ugh. Ugh, ugh, ugh.
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