Perez demoted

Via the Bucs Dugout, Oliver Perez has been demoted to Indianapolis. All I can say about this is "ABOUT DAMN TIME!" For three days now I've been terrified that we were going to put Ollie on the Ryan Vogelsong career path. That is, move a failed starter to the pen and make him mop-up man, a role that is very difficult to break out of. The only way he's snapping out of this is by pitching, and the only way that will happen is in Indy. Good move by DL for once (gulp!).

Also, via Deadspin, this video of two guys and their experience with the new mascot is hilarious. It's also 100% true. I have no idea what's wrong with that thing, maybe the patch causes a loss of depth perception or something, but it couldn't get a t-shirt into crowd if its life depended on it. The language isn't really safe for work, women, or children but I don't really know how many women and children read this thing anyways. Enjoy.