Ted Lilly Post-DL Start #1: Case Of The TedsDays

Clearly, with Ted Lilly on the DL since the end of July, these past few weeks have been a struggle for us around the TLFC HQ. We sought answers and refuge in a variety of places:

First, we were unfortunately inspired by Nic Cage and spent a forgettable weekend in Las Vegas getting boozed up with Elizabeth Shue in an attempt to forget about Ted's stint on the DL (editor's note: truthfully, we weren't with Elizabeth Shue but we were able to hang out with her brother Andrew of "Melrose Place" fame--make no mistake--we're near 100% certain that he has a weird, Greek tragedy-esque thing for his sister)

Next, we tried to get pumped up over the fact that we were playing the Pittsburgh Pirates this past weekend. Sure, it's always fun to get a few easy wins over a Triple-A team but can you really get excited over beating Charlie Morton and Zach Duke--two pitchers who are free agents in around 95% of fantasy baseball leagues??? Plus, we are still a few games out of both the NL Central and Wild-Card Race...Of course, could be worse, we could be Andrew Shue (see above)

Then, we decided to vent our anger by attending our local representatives Health Care Town Hall to protest that lack of adequate health care for TL - let's be honest Tedheads, if we can put someone on the moon, we should be able to create miniature machines to enter Ted's body and fix what troubles him in a maximum 48 hrs. Turns out a lot of people agree with us.

Finally, in a moment of weakness, we took down the framed Footsteps poem that we keep in an air-tight, vacuum-sealed, security protected chamber (think Ocean's 11 vault without the ensemble casting, techno theme music and witty banter - but with Casey Affleck who we kidnaped months ago to help us test the TLFCCM) and realized that this was our answer.

Quick verse from the Book of Ted, chapter 8, verse 17:
"And, thou yea shall tremble and falter in thee journey to the ivy-covered paradise, take comfort TedHead in knowing that, during this period of turmoil and ebony-filled dawns, one only needs to see the effortless flight of a Ted Lilly orb to understand the true comfort and power of a Ted Lilly start."

And, today, TedHeads, we can fully understand that comfort that was spoken about a millenia ago as Ted Lilly gets the ball today against the Padres in his first start since July 20th.

Our prediction? 6 IP, 6 Ks, 2 BB, 1 ER and a pleasant always-70-degrees-and-sunny experience in San Diego (aka Whale's Vagina).