From: Dashiell J. Batbaby
To: Riley Grace Nathan
Re: Our love
(Please have your dad put on some Barry White for background music. He can get it from Juan Rincon.)
Baby,
I heard about you being born and all and I knew the time was right to tell you how I feel. You and I've got something very special and I know it's meant to be.
We got a lot in common, girl. Your daddy's pretty twitchy and my mom's a nervous wreck. Your dad likes to sit down the bitches and my mom just wants to sit down. So why don't you flash that toothless smile my way, yeah baby.

I know you, girl. You got stars in your eyes and meconium in your diapers. I know you weren't born yesterday. You were born the day before yesterday. You've been around the block. You know the score. You know it's meant to be. You and me, we were born be together. Don't fight it, baby.
I got something for you, girl. Papa was going to buy me a mocking bird but the damn thing didn’t sing so he got me something else I think you'll like. So why don't you come on over to my crib, and I'll fix us a bottle of something nice. I got some nice cool Desitin and plastic keys to jingle and I'll teach you how to land your fist in your mouth. Try it, girl, I think you'll like it.
Awww, don’t cry, baby. I got a box full of pacifiers, a bouncie chair that vibrates, and nowhere to be. That's all I got to say, girl. You know where you can find me. I'll be waiting here by the fire. I might fall asleep a little bit but I should be up in three hours precisely. I'll be here for you, girl.
Yours Hungrily,
DJB
Priceless.
Posted by: Eric at April 5, 2007 11:12 PMNice BD, Verry nice.
And speaking of nice, I found this to be... Nice. Guillen, for the moment I love you... for the moment.
"You look at the way the piranhas attack, they go little by little and all of a sudden you are dead. That's the way they play. They pitch and make the plays, they move the guy over, boom, 2-0. Then, [Joe] Nathan is in the game and the game is over. That's the way I see it. I love the way those guys play." -said Guillen
"The Twins have a bunch of good ballplayers. They don't have any name people. This kid wins the MVP [Justin Morneau] and nobody even talks about him. They talk about the same people all the time -- Manny [Ramirez], Big Papi and Barry [Bonds]. All those big boys. They never say anything about [Joe] Mauer or Morneau. That's a shame those people don't get credit they should get."
Thank you.
http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070405&content_id=1880908&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws
That's one smoove baby boy you got there, BG-
no, not smooth...
smoooooove.
Yeah.
Posted by: angryscott at April 6, 2007 12:07 AM*falls on the floor rolling... again*
so.. um.. did Dash learn his moves from Jeb or is there some sort of genetic recessive trait coming out here?
Posted by: CapitalBabs at April 6, 2007 12:14 AMOh, yes. Young Dash IS a playa sans doubt. ;)
Posted by: Piranhtachew at April 6, 2007 12:39 AMUm, Dash, I know you're young and in love, but you might want to be careful about that fire behind you. You're teetering awfully precariously there.
Posted by: Will at April 6, 2007 01:24 AMOh my. Quite the Casanova you got there, BG.
As always... niiiiiiiice. I woke up half the house with my laughing. It was a nice break from snorting my morning coffee. :-)
Posted by: Shelley at April 6, 2007 01:58 AM*snorts*
That is exactly what I needed to read before going to work. :) It's going to be a good day.
Posted by: Lynnie at April 6, 2007 02:53 AMDear Lord... it took me a while to understand the picture, because when I first saw it, I thought the baby was sticking his head in some sort of kiln... NO BABY DASH, DON'T DO IT!
Posted by: Idris Arslanian at April 6, 2007 07:14 AM*snork*
Posted by: CarrieICL at April 6, 2007 07:22 AMThat's one suave baby. Suave in a kind of creepy manner. Kinda like that one Christopher Walken character on Saturday Night Live that always asked the woman if she wanted any "cham-pag-na."
Posted by: FH at April 6, 2007 08:04 AMIt's good to see that sleep deprivation hasn't robbed you of your sass and creativity.
Posted by: Attyfan at April 6, 2007 08:50 AMOK that one goes in to the BG Hall of Fame... or Infamy, I'm not sure. Flat out hilarious. Well done.
Now... can you let me know where I can get one of those bouncy chairs that vibrates? I'm thinking that's a line I could use with a lady or two, myself, and have a bit of luck with it.
Posted by: JimCrikket at April 6, 2007 08:57 AM
Well, I don't know how she's going to be able to resist THAT.
Dashie, you DAWG.
Posted by: TwinsGoddess at April 6, 2007 09:00 AMRiley Nathan was born two days ago. Dash Batbaby was SUPPOSED to be born about two days ago. It's destiny.
Posted by: Roscoe at April 6, 2007 09:24 AMHoo boy, Dash, y'all got that fire started all by your lonesome, dintcha? With all that heat you be puttin' off, it's a miracle the roof (or the Boof, if you prefer) ain't on fire. Riley is gonna be Playdoh in your hands, boy - just be gentle and respectful. None of that gangsta trash, yo?
Brilliant stuff, BG. Good to see the writing prowess didn't get tossed out with the placenta.
And good luck finding that bouncy chair, JC; even if it doesn't work with the ladies, it's a fine spot for a nap. (Especially if you get one with the little thingie that makes the nature sounds, wind and surf and rain or whatever.) So you win either way.
Posted by: adidasman at April 6, 2007 09:29 AMDash . . . . that made ME blush. I bet Riley is all twitterpated (sp?). Side note: My sister-in-law got confused and thought they were using the word fornicated instead of twitterpated (sp?) in Bambi!! What kind of Disney movies was she watching?!?!
Posted by: Bring Back Reboulet at April 6, 2007 09:35 AMThe best part is picturing Baby Dash talking, with the voice of Barry White!
Posted by: hossengopper at April 6, 2007 09:41 AMadidasman, you suppose I could get it with nonstop looping of Herb calling the '65, '87 and '91 World Series instead of the nature sounds?
In any event, I agree... I'm sure that, even if I got such a chair, it would be used much more for napping than anything else. Alas, I suspect that's something Dash and I have in common.
Posted by: JimCrikket at April 6, 2007 09:54 AMThat kid has more moves than Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly combined.
Posted by: twayn at April 6, 2007 10:14 AMCuute. That Dashiell has a way with words. Riley won't be able to resist that little cutie.
Posted by: TwinsPrincess at April 6, 2007 10:44 AMRico Sauve for sure =)
Oh they are telling me the game this evening has been cancelled due to cold -it's 37 in Chicago - that's not cold!!
Put on your cold weather gear and play - cold - humph!!!
the FOX promo for the game on Saturday - AL MVP Justin Morneau and the Twins take on rivals Jim Thome and the Sox - nice a little national love for the Canadian kid.
Much love
Wonder Woman
Cold - hmmm grumble - grumble - the Twins played in the snow in Detroit a couple years ago
Posted by: Wonder Woman at April 6, 2007 11:12 AMI think it's God's way of reminding Gardy to go with his instinct and skip either Silva or Ponson the first time through the rotation.
Posted by: JimCrikket at April 6, 2007 11:18 AMFurther proof of just how dashing Dash already is. ;-)
Posted by: bubblemint at April 6, 2007 11:47 AMI am in Chicago and I can assure you all it's not that cold! It's 32 degrees right now! I don't understand.
I do know that Dashiell J Batbaby is quite dashing, however.
Posted by: Cathy at April 6, 2007 12:30 PMTooooooo funny.
Boy... if those two hook up and multiply, I think you might have the Kwisatz Haderach of baseball on your hands...
Like Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi's kid in Tennis...
- Freez
Posted by: Freez at April 6, 2007 12:38 PMI'm very ticked at the postponement of tonight's game...no Twins baseball yesterday and none today. I am NOT a happy person right now. What the heck? It's not like people from Illinois and Minnesota aren't USED to this kind of weather in April. Stupid weather...ruining my day...:(
Posted by: TwinsPrincess at April 6, 2007 01:19 PMI second TwinsPrincess... I am not happy about this. Living in Chicago, I treasure the days when I actually get to see the Twins, either live or on TV. At least I have tickets for the next Twins/Sox series in Chicago.
And besides, I was just outside in a sweater and jean jacket... it's hardly that cold here right now.
Posted by: Chad at April 6, 2007 02:00 PMAt least there's no Twins Hottest Chick going on right now, right?
And I also don't get the "extreme cold" reason.
Posted by: Dr. Trivicon at April 6, 2007 02:21 PMI have been making plans for this weekend since January--thankfully I didn't have tickets to tonight's game because of church committments, but if they call off tomorrow afternoon heads are gonna roll.
A couple funny points about it as well: the Cubs/Brewers game in Milwaukee is still on for tonight, and yes, they have a retractable roof, but anyone who's been there in April knows it's still ass cold with the roof on.
And, Chicagoans go out and cheer on their Bears in the middle of January when it is actually cold here. What gives you pansies???
Game off, eh?
I guess, for the second night in a row, the only player we'll be watching closely is BabyDash. He's still got the box of pacifiers, the bouncie chair that vibrates and nowhere to be.
Turn up the fire, swap out Barry for some Rev. Green on the stereo and "ooo...baby...let's...let's stay together."
Posted by: Franorama at April 6, 2007 02:40 PMDoes anyone else harbor the suspicion that the postponement of tonight's game has less to do with the cold and more to do with Mr. Guillen's overworked bullpen?
Posted by: Fred at April 6, 2007 04:30 PMBest.Entry.Ever.
Posted by: Stacy at April 6, 2007 04:43 PMBut Fred, is that even the White Sox call to make? I can't imagine the Twins would come into town and then just find out "Oh by the way the White Sox don't want to play because it's cold."
That would be more like a forfeit than a cancellation.
Posted by: Torhu at April 6, 2007 05:10 PMFrom MLB Official Rules:
3.10
(a) The manager of the home team shall be the sole judge as to whether a game shall be started because of unsuitable weather conditions or the unfit condition of the playing field, except for the second game of a doubleheader.
Fred,
That is rather suspicious. I was looking forward to a decent ChiSox shelling today. I guess it'll just have to wait until tomorrow. :D
Posted by: TwinsPrincess at April 6, 2007 09:41 PMBasically it was called due to Ozzie wanting to rest his bullpen. It is majorly suspicious when the game was called so early that they did not even bother to wait to see what the temperature would be at game time. Bad job of hiding the fact that the game was called due to 'bullpen-itis' lol
Posted by: Nora at April 6, 2007 10:41 PMOz fears frozen fish. ;)
Posted by: Piranhtachew at April 7, 2007 01:29 AMI did read Chicago was set to have 25-30 mph winds friday night, which would have been INSANE. And the Indians with their snow got cancelled after playing and being delayed twice. How about the weather just get nice. :P
Posted by: Megan at April 7, 2007 01:38 AMI have to second the comments from Megan. Watch the clips from Cleveland, and it makes more sense. Call the game early, so all the fans don't come out; just to be disappointed. Anyway, gave the Twins time for a workout, to aclimatize for the weekend.
Sure, Ozzie's bullpen is tired, but despite the rules, I am sure it wasn't his decision alone.
Anyway, comparisons to a roof-closed Miller Park or a Bears game don't really count. After all, football is meant to be played in the winter; and they get to 'huddle up for warmth' every 15 seconds. Do you think Torii (or Rondell) wants to stand out there all alone for 10 minutes an inning? Consider the likelihood of injuries on a team we all love, but recognise lacks depth; and this was not a bad decision for the Twins.
Now, I just wish I could join the party tomorrow!
::: Imagining a game in the Comiskey Memorial Bandbox with 30 mph NW winds - blowing OUT, in other words. Especially if Carlohse showed up :::
Y'know, I thinkI'm fine with the PPD. Wouldn't want anyone's arm to get shredded, after all. Or their ERA. ;-)
Posted by: tgd at April 7, 2007 08:35 AMPirahntachew,
That is the best thing I've heard all day.
Still laughing,
TwinsPrincess
Anyone else see the picture of JBart in this morning's Strib with a Twins ski cap over his head? Cuuute.
Posted by: TwinsPrincess at April 7, 2007 09:25 AMDash is kind of robbing the cradle, isn't he?
Posted by: Kurtis at April 7, 2007 10:16 AMWell, let's see how mr. Silva does. Game time it's almost here. I LOVE BASEBALL!!!
twin-X
"I know you weren't born yesterday. You were born the day before yesterday."
Milk-out-the-nose funny.
Posted by: BAT bandwagoner at April 7, 2007 12:01 PMI'm sitting in the St. Louis (MO) Hampton Inn business center ROFLing over yesterday's entry. I'm envious of Baby Dash's lovely fireplace because it's cold even down here, so I can just imagine what it would be like in Bitch Sox country. Good luck on the pursuit, BabyDash. I love a good matchmaking.
Posted by: PatGLex at April 7, 2007 01:00 PMWell, it hade to happen some day. At least Silva was ok.
Posted by: twin-X at April 7, 2007 06:27 PMThe two off days may have killed the season started fire a bit.
Posted by: Megan at April 7, 2007 07:03 PMA new day,
time to put away the ase-bats.
My cartoon bubble had Dash saying this in the "Lady Love" voice...just what I needed, Dash. Thanks, you da man!
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Posted by: oh at April 8, 2007 05:44 PM