Shiver Barajas' Timbers!

So the Barajas gang saw Pirates 3 last night (or if you prefer, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End), and guess what — we liked it! Most reviewers thought the film made no sense, but we thought it made perfect sense. After a season under Charlie Manuel, nothing is loopy to us any more! Brett Myers in the bullpen? Sure! Rod Barajas playing merely every other day? Why not? The loopiness of Jack Sparrow doesn't even begin to compare with that of an organization that trades Bobby Abreu to the frickin' Yankees for pennies on the dollar, or signs Antonia Alfonseca to pitch to real-live major league batters. And we're still only 3.5 games out of first. So on that note... Utz, man the lookout! Howard, rig the jib! Alright boys, bring me that horizon!

Jack Sparrow's Barajas number is 4. He was co-captain of the Black Pearl with Captain Barbossa, who is a distant cousin of Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa (the spelling was changed at the turn of the century in a freak transcription accident). Leandro Barbosa is teammates with two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash, who was on the Under-17 Canadian National baseball team with Barajas before turning his attention to hoops. Threw a nasty curve, that Nash.