VOTE FOR COREY! VOTE FOR COREY!

He said he'd give me like .000009% of his All-Star bonus if I did that. Plus if Corey goes, Rickie and I are gonna go and be cheerleaders for him and Ryan and be annoying and yell stupid things while they're trying to play baseball.

That's all folks!

 Why don't the Brewers give J.J. Hardy a multi-year contract?
-- Jim L., Racine, Wis. 

Simple, Jimmy boy. It's because the Brewers are little bitches. They believe that I'm not worth a Prince Fielder or Ryan Braun. When infact, they'll probably make the worst trade in history, sending me to some down-on-the-food-chain team, and in return getting a pitcher. I will then go on to his a career .400 with 777 homeruns. They'll in the end feel like Major League Idiots, Attanasio will sell the team to Mark Cuban and it'll be moved to Dallas. Of course, they'll over-pay Corey, who will go on to be a bust, which will make this predicament even more miserable for them.

I hope that answers your question! 

J.J. Hardy. Brewers Correspondent.

So I'm back in America. I have been for a while I just never got the chance to tell ya'll that yes, I did cut my trip short. 

So Thanksgiving is Thursday? I'm flying out to Washington and cooking dinner for my family. Which consists of Logan, My mom, and my dad. That'll be fun. They'll get to see my house, which is super awesome.

I've been really lazy since I got back. Nothing new there, but I'm readjusting to timezone differences... all over again.

Needless to say Spain was fun. Interestingly fun. It was an experience. Next off season remind me to stay in the states.

Kay I'm out. Got people to see, things to do.

I punched a wall today. It didn't do anything for me. I don't think it hurt my hand cause I can't feel it. Left a dent in the wall and that's it.

I also slept. All day. I didn't wanna wake up and when I did I went back to sleep. I don't know what day it is. I don't know what time it is. All I know is that I'm half alive and not dead yet. I can't move. I can't breathe. I can't stay awake. I can't eat. I can't feel my left hand. I don't know how I can type.

I'm not coming back from Spain. I'm never going back to America again. I'm taking up soccer and gonna play for the Madrid team. I'm. Not. Ever. Coming back.

Was that the best I'll ever be?

So. Robin Yount is out as our bench coach.

That's not cool I feel like I'm gonna puke.

It's really late here. Almost considered early in the morning.

>:[ This has been the worst 48 hours of my life.

Still in Spain. Will be for a week and a half more. Might stay here never come back and yes I mean that. Not just sayin' it to be sayin' it. But then again I've gotta come back. Play in Milwaukee. Show everyone that J.J. Hardy ain't always perpetually hurt all the time.

Anyways. Yeah Spain is fun. There's a couple with two kids from Wisconsin who's hotel room is right next to me. They recognized me immediately. Pretty cool people. Daughter's real nice.


Anyways so Spain's really nice. It's like 10 here. I just got home a couple minutes ago. Kinda tired. Think I'll go to sleep early or something.

Why'd you go and break what's already broken?
I try to take a breath but I'm already choking
How long til this goes away?

I never knew how much I would need 9th Grade Honors World History until now. Because in 9th grade I was fully intended on staying in the United States forever, just to piss poff my teacher. It worked. Anyways. So I really went around Spain today. (I know you guys are thinking this is crazy, but where ya'll are it's like either noon, or getting ready to be noon, here it's 6:19 in the evening) 

I saw

And look how cool I was! I got to go

This is 

And then...

Alright. That's the end of my recollection of Spain. More to come, since you know I'm here for another... 2+ weeks. 

Now I've gotta enjoy me some Spanish food! If I can ever order. You should see me walking around with my yellow Spanish to English/ English to Spanish Dictionary. It's bad.

Guess who leaves tomorrow?

Yep. Me. I'm on my way to Spain. Gotta be up at like 4 in the morning to be at the airport. Can't believe I'm actually LEAVING, you know? Like to a whole nother country. Gonna be kinda scary. 

I promise to come back home in one piece. 

So anyways. I'll try to update ya'll as much as possible on my trip. If I leave stuff out it's for the best. Haha.

Anyways, I've gotta get some sleep and stuff. Everything's packed.

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learnin' 
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know
I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
And the reason is  you.

I'm in Phoenix. Visiting the Family. And the extended family before I go off to Spain. I'm actually really happy I planned this trip now. Yesterday I was pissed at myself, but now I'm like. This could be a good thing. Anyways. Yeah so Lyle Overbay and Billy Hall are here, so I'm probably gonna hang out with them, cause Brewers of a feather flock together. I've forgiven Billy Hall for being a better shortstop than I am. Hell last time I held a grudge against someone they ended up being my best friend and then getting traded. So. Anyways. My parents think it's cool I'm going to Europe. They think it's some kind of good experience for me.

I heard Madrid is like the city that never sleeps over in Spain. Sounds pretty fun.

Logan says he was in Spain for a while before he went on to Iraq, he said it was pretty cool. We're golfing like every day until I leave. I've also gotta go over to Maryvale and rehab the ankle, which is still rehabbing. Our trainer thinks I'm crazy for going to Europe.

Like half the team lives in Scottsdale. I know Rickie and Jemile live in Scottsdale, cause I raided their fridge like 50 times last winter, and I think Prince lives here too. So I'll probably see all them before I go.

I think it's totally like a kick in the shins that the year that I miss, Billy Hall like BREAKS OUT and gets to go to Japan. Ah well. I'm happy for the dude. He's cool.

Anyways. Got a tee time at 12:30 (Yeah I'm in Mountain time). Peace out.

The walls start breathing
My mind's unweaving
MAYBE IT'S BEST YOU LEAVE ME ALONE
A weight is lifted
On this evening
I give the final blow
When darkness turns to light
It ends tonight,
It ends tonight

Hi. 

So I'm back in Milwaukee now, after being in... Arizona. I have to get some stuff together before I go off to Spain. Dude I can't believe in like... a week from Thursday, I'll be on a 56 hour (exaggeration) flight to Spain. Holy crap. I haven't exactly figured out what it is exactly that I am going to do there, but hell, it's friggen Spain, I'm sure I'll find SOMETHING productive to do. 

I hate pre-vacation shopping. >:[ I don't know why I do it. 

So yeah, my brother's like totally confused on why I'm taking this trip. Yeah join the club. Actually I planned it when I was really bored and injured and hating life, so I thought that running off to Spain would solve my problems. It didn't, but oh well. 

My doggie's coming with me!!!! 

Then when I get back (November 22nd, mark your calendars), I'm going to Washington (where I will retire most of the rest of the offseason), and cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the Hardy family (My mom, dad, and brother). So. Yeah. Me. Cooking. So that's my plans for November.

Give me souvenier lists now, or else I'll forget and not get you anything. HA!

Kay, later dudes,

Hardy ---> OUT