BOWDEN (HICCUP) WRITES AGAIN

The more I read Jim Bowden's columns for the Washington Examiner, the more I'm inclined to say that he is, indeed, hitting the bottle pretty hard when he "writes" his weekly spiel. Or dictates it to someone from the Examiner. Or allows his byline to be attached to something written by the Examiner ...


Jim Bowden's ghost writer.

For those not following Ivy Walls, Jimmy Boy is something of a favorite of mine. I covered his motor mishap in Florida. And I provide a valuable service by occassionally highlighting his bizarre arrangement with the Examiner.

But the latest column shows that Bowden has lost all touch with reality. For example:

But the question remains for all clubs: With the high failure rate of first-round high school pitchers, do you take him anyway? Remember, that’s how the Cubs got Kerry Wood. But for every Kerry Wood there are even more Brien Taylors and Todd Van Poppels.

One could argue that for every Kerry Wood, there is a Kerry Wood. Yes, it's nice to have one of the most dominating arms in the game in your organization. But it's even nicer if he could, you know, pitch every once in a while.

But not content with showing a lack of knowledge about baseball, Bowden then shows he is totally immune to the bounds of fact:

The top college baseball position players have been well publicized. Evan Longoria, the shortstop from Long Beach State, will be long gone before we can even consider him. He is the surest position player likely to reach the big leagues. And yes, he is somehow related to actress Eva Longoria from “Desperate Housewives” which should be enough reason to draft him.

It is important to note that there is nothing in this sentence to suggest that his comment is a joke. Why? Because at least two sources (including the MLB Web site), note that Evan Longoria is not, in fact, related to Eva Longoria. So where in the hell did Bowden even come up with this?


Sadly, not available in the draft.

The Examiner should follow social credo before letting Bowden pick up a pen again:

Friends don't let friends write drunk.