Tag Archives: 'baseball'
NL
Just now, via work IM… reyonthehill: Holliday was traded. reyonthehill: St. Louis for three players reyonthehill: National Leaguers co-worker: saw that this AM. It was in the works since opening day, as far as i’m concerned reyonthehill: I didn’t realize the NL was still in business. co-worker: yes, still in business co-worker: apparently, letting pitchers [...]
3000 Is Not Important
Baseball is funny. It elevates its statistics and creates thresholds that are so unrealistic, however sporadically attained, it precludes many of the greatest ballplayers from being considered elite. Unless you discount the numbers altogether, and without numbers, you do not have baseball. The most oft-mentioned statistic as categorically “unfair” is the 300 wins for starting [...]
White Elephants
Live, right now, on NBC in the bay area: SF Giants vs. Oakland A’s, played in Oakland. By rule, er, by law, all games of the bay series should be played in San Francisco and their beautiful waterside ballpark, AT&T Park (formerly and still locally known as Pac Bell Park), not simply for the sake [...]
First Come, First Served
The A’s have tried almost everything. They offer $2 tickets on Wednesdays (along with $1 hot dogs, although they are not regular-sized hot dogs; I also believe there is a limit of 10 per person per transaction). They have an all-you-can-eat section (a true-blue value of $35). But still their seats remain empty, thousands of [...]
Gonzo Reilly
Rick Reilly is not that funny of a guy, but he tries to be in his ESPN column, and I respect that. In his latest column however, Reilly abandons logic when he suggests that the 2001 MVP award should have gone to Luis Gonzales, as well as the home run record, because the actual winner [...]
A Baseball Junto
My baseball project is taking shape — but it is not ready yet. I’m not entirely sure if anything will come of this.
Bisons
After a fourteen-year run as the affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, my hometown Buffalo Bisons will be a farm club for the New York Mets. Accordingly, the team is ushering in new colors and a new logo… Image: MiLB It’s not that bad; I like the colors, but maybe there is too much emphasis on [...]
Dot-Me
Inspired by a heated discussion at work today — on the topic of Jason Kendall, no less, the worst player in Oakland A’s history; I think I won that debate — I am thinking of starting a baseball-themed website. Unfortunately, every domain known to man has been squatted, so I was left with either thenineteenthbestbaseballwebsite-dot-com [...]
Still No Respect
Despite winning a long-deserved World Series championship, the Phillies only managed to garner 491 votes nationally in the presidential election, far below the respectable 19,000 votes Ron Paul received… Image: CNN.com Oh, maybe the votes were cast for this guy, and not the baseball team. The voters were probably confused though, especially those fickle undecideds.
Rooting Against The Phillies
Although the fans in Los Angeles are anything but great, or even deserving of a team in the World Series, I cannot root for the Philadelphia Phillies for the following two reasons… (1) Philadelphia fans. They are despicable; they are not human; and most of them deserve to be shot. Philly fans treat their teams [...]
For Love of the Game
I rented this based on a reader recommendation which led to me listing the best baseball films of all-time. It should be noted however — for the record — that the reader recommendation was sorely off, and that my list still stands. (Returned 09/08/08.) Rent with Netflix.
Pathetic Boston Fans
If I could list the top areas in the U.S. that I would choose to live, Boston would be right up there. The major flaw for Boston is its sports fans however. Boston fans kill themselves over close games — even if they are the defending world champs — and I’ve discussed the subject during [...]
Rays Redux
The chaos continues… is the apocalypse near? As of today, August 18, 2008, the Tampa Bay Rays are leading the American League East division (although they no longer hold the best record in baseball).
Take Me Out
Long-time listeners of the A’s Superfan Network are well-aware of my disdain for the ubiquitous seventh-inning stretch number that is played in every stadium, truly the bane of the game, Take Me Out to the Ballgame. A recent investigation by ESPN reveals that we can thank the Cubs for the horrific sideshow. I say, bring [...]
Rays
Filed in the “believe it, it’s true” category of useless information… as of the fourth of July, the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays will have the best record in all of baseball. Dear readers, fear not, I will continue to monitor this disturbing trend.
Like Having A Dog
“He’s like having a dog – you have him for 10 years, he does strange things, you always end up forgiving him, he always comes through when you least expect it, and then when it’s over, you remember him fondly.” — Bill Simmons, discussing Manny Ramirez and his 500th career home run.
Payroll Parity
Baseball junkies need to start tracking this. As of today, the top two teams in baseball are the Tampa Bay Rays and the Florida Marlins, the two teams with the lowest payrolls. How long will this last? (The Marlins’ payroll — the lowest in baseball — is one-tenth of the New York Yankees’ payroll, a [...]
Thomas Returns, No Money Down
In baseball news, my Oakland Athletics landed a shadow of a slugger in Frank Thomas today. Thomas had been with the club a couple years ago. I would say that Thomas is now the most overpaid player in team history (after Jason Kendall, that is), but the A’s will only pay the designated hitter $337k. [...]
Currently Reading
I’ve finished The Fourth Bear, a truly interesting book. My wife picked it up and read a couple pages while waiting for me, and she continues to give me strange looks as a result. It is purely fantastical, which was welcome during this heated election season, but it was more of a children’s book than [...]
Historical Results Should Comfort Clinton (*)
Many Clinton fans are upset — and rightfully discouraged — following the third-place finish in Iowa, however not-so-distant history should comfort them, well, at least somewhat. In 1992, the year of Bill Clinton’s rise, the Iowa caucus results were as follows…Tom Harkin (76%)“Uncommitted” (12%)Paul Tsongas (4%)Bill Clinton (3%)Bob Kerrey (2%)Jerry Brown (2%) Well-read readers will [...]
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