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Taking a quick break from studying Criminal Procedure and came across this article:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2052364
Looks like steroids in baseball date back to the 60's. So much for all of those people claiming that this a new phenomenon that is destroying important records. Of course, that's a bunch of baloney anyway, since all records/stats should be looked at in the context of the era they were obtained in anyway. |
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I HATE LIVEJOURNAL!
I write a long post and it is eaten by the livejournal gods.... not sure what I did to offend them this time....
Anyway - in lieu of a post, read this article - it is serious and sad:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/04/26/AR2005042601144.html |
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Today is beautiful out, Trial Ad is canceled this week, and I'm kicking back watching baseball and relaxing... here are some random thoughts:
1) I'm glad someone else agrees with me on this point (from a cnnsi article at http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/chris_ballard/04/04/overlap.day/index.html):
"• On the topic of entertainment intruding upon sports, the movie Fever Pitch should be boycotted by any self-respecting sports fan. I say this not because I hate the Red Sox (I don't), dislike the Farrelly brothers (Kingpin was close to genius) or am upset that it's based on a book about UK soccer that already was made into a movie (though I can see how that would annoy Nick Hornby fans), or even because I think Jimmy Fallon is inherently unbelievable as a Bostoner (which he is).
No, the movie should be boycotted because of what Fox and MLB allowed Fallon and Drew Barrymore to do last fall (a stunt that Fox, coincidentally the studio behind the movie, had the gall to show on the air): run onto the field during the post-game celebration to film a scene in which the two make out. I know sports are commercial, and that they long ago got into bed with the entertainment industry and have been enjoying a never-ending threesome with the ad companies ever since, but this was shocking. Baseball fans wait nearly a century to see a Red Sox title -- as close to sacrosanct an achievement as we'll see in the sport - and they have to watch Jimmy Freaking Fallon run on the field during the celebration (Maybe Fallon could inherit the middle name that belongs to Bucky Dent)?
I'm sure many Red Sox fans have bitched about this on various message boards that I do not read, and if that is so I salute them. It's not just Fox and MLB that are at fault, either; if the Farrelly brothers want to make a movie about a team they love, and market it to fans of the game they love, then they should, nay must, respect that game and that team. Using 'their' team -- for the Farrellys claim to be Sox fans -- and its one shining moment for personal gain is repulsive. Imagine a medal ceremony in the Olympics and an athlete taking the stand to receive his gold medal. Now imagine Ashton Kutcher running up to the podium and making out with a random actress while, somewhere, cameras rolled."
I agree completely! Unfortunately, I doubt I am the target audience of this movie - so I'm not sure how much good my boycott will do.
2) Watching the Mets-Reds game on TV... Pedro looks damn good. Rough start (3 run homer in 1st) but then 12 K's and no hits through the 5th inning. I bet the Sox would have done much better with him on the mound than Wells yesterday. Wells... man he looked bad. I haven't seen a balk since Ramiro Mendoza! Maybe it is an "embedded Yankee" thing.
3) By the way, why are Orioles games on local TV here in Williamsburg, but Nationals games aren't?! From personal experience, I can tell you that Washington is closer than Baltimore. Damn - Peter Angelos is a *@!$
4) In case you are curious, the Lab Trial seemed to go well. My examinations weren't great, but I felt my closing argument was good - if long. More importantly, the technology worked and the two courts agreed on an order (simulated order though it may be). Maybe this will set a model for more international cooperation on international custody battles? Either way - it was very cool to be a part of it. |
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Do y'all remember the Saga of the DC Red Light Camera Ticket from last fall?
Well... today, what do I find in my mailbox? Is that a letter from DC's collection agency demanding I pay a ticket that was THROWN OUT IN COURT or they would take action against my credit rating?!
Yup it is!
And it isn't a joke!
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE!?!?!?!
In case anyone in the DC Camera Ticket Office is reading this, a quick recap:
a) the car in the picture is not mine
b) my car was not on the street in question EVER, let alone that day
c) you never sent me an initial notice
d) you told me you would delete the ticket without a hearing b/c the picture is that bad
e) a JUDGE DISMISSED THE TICKET. HE LAUGHED YOU OUT OF COURT!!!
WHY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH CAN YOU NOT GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULLS THAT I DO NOT OWE YOU MONEY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
I *hate* camera tickets. If an actual officer had to give you a ticket, this would couldn't happen, since he would have given it to THE ACTUAL PERSON WHO RAN THE RED LIGHT!!!
And even if camera tickets aren't just creepy on general principle, DC shouldn't be able to use them because the DC government is completely incompetent. Let me put it this way - I don't think the Camera Ticket Office could pick its nose successfully. If they tried to do so, I think their finger would end up somewhere so disastrous, that I'm not going to finish this thought OR shake hands with anyone in that office.
I really can't believe I'm still dealing with these people.
In other news - I have been exceptionally busy this week - perhaps more later. |
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1467&item=5566185727&rd=1
I could bid for a chance to sit down and have lunch with Congressman "Credit Card" Jim Moron... I mean Moran.
Some of you may recall "Credit Card" Jim as the anti-semitic Congressman who has been purchased outright by the MBNA credit card company. He has been the subject of several of my rants AND was my congressman when I lived in Arlington.
Man - I would LOVE to give Mr. Moran a piece of my mind about the hypocrisy of his "bankruptcy reform" bill given his own ridiculously poor credit history. Then again, since I'm Jewish, maybe he will treat me to a lecture about how Jews caused President Bush to invade Iraq. If I'm really lucky, maybe he will try to assault me just like he used his boxing skills to go after one of his earlier political opponents.
If the bidding wasn't already out of my price range.... Jim Moran is the perfect example of everything that is wrong with politics. |
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I haven't added anything new in a while, so I figured I'd put something up. For those of you looking for a good excuse to miss class - how about marauding baboons?
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=136&art_id=qw1110985201853B225
Mar. 16th, 2005 @ 10:17 pm
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Welcome to StalinWorld! In the words of its founder, "It combines the charms of a Disneyland with the worst of the Soviet gulag prison camp.”
http://www.balticsww.com/stalin_world.htm
Jan. 17th, 2005 @ 08:21 pm
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| » I'm on Vacation! |
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So the semester is over and now I am at the half-way point of my law school education... Yikes!
Anyway - while I feel the semester went well, I'm not sure it went as well as my historic Spring '04 semester. Since I'm still a little stressed about the grades, I'm not going to rehash the finals and all of that here... if you really care, ask and I'm sure I'd be happy to go on and on for a while...
By the way, if you are a legal employer and are reading this, I'd be more than happy to work for you! :-) As of now, it looks like a good part of this "vacation" will be spent summer job hunting...
On an exciting note, I just won my second SimBaseball world series! Here's the roster for my Champion team, "Waiting for Vacation"
Starting Lineup:
CF: 1977 Al Bumbry
LF: 1986 Phil Bradley
RF: 1988 Kirk Gibson
3B: 1964 Brooks Robinson
1B: 1995 Mo Vaughn
2B: 1980 Bobby Grich
SS: 2002 Jose Hernandez
C: 2004 Jason Varitek
The bench was made up of 6 of my minor leaguers and 1970 Dave Nelson.
Starting Rotation:
SP: 1944 Tex Hughson
SP: 1966 Gary Peters
SP: 1907 Jack Pfiester
SP: 1943 Johnny Niggeling
Bullpen:
RP: 1998 Randy Johnson (the Houston half of his season)
RP: 1982 Eric Show
RP: 1958 Barry Latman
RP: 2004 Mike Gonzalez
and 2 minor leaguers.
My home field was Wrigley again. I am 2 for 2 when using Wrigley as my home field. Maybe I should give the Cubs a call.
I'm going to see if I can post the boxscore and play-by-play of my game 7 as it involved an exciting come-back by my team... let's see if this works:
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Four Dawgs Playin' Poker |
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Waiting for Vacation |
0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | x |
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Top 1: Four Dawgs Playin' Poker
Jack Pfiester '07 takes the mound. Roy Thomas gets walked. [1] Wade Boggs hits a groundball single to LF. [13] Nap Lajoie hits a groundball single to RF. Boggs is thrown out at third. [1] Lajoie steals second. [2] Bill Terry hits a groundball single to RF. Lajoie scores from second. [1] Hughie Jennings gets walked. [12] Ichiro Suzuki hits a line drive single to CF. Terry scores from second. [13] Kirby Puckett hits into a fielders choice. Suzuki is forced at second, but Kirby Puckett beats the throw to first. Jennings scores. [1] A.J. Pierzynski grounds out to 2B. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 4 | 4 | 0 | | Waiting for Vacation | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bottom 1: Waiting for Vacation
Toad Ramsey '85 takes the mound. Al Bumbry lays a bunt down and is safe. [1] Phil Bradley strikes out. Kirk Gibson hits into a fielders choice. [1] Brooks Robinson lines out to 3B. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 4 | 4 | 0 | | Waiting for Vacation | 0 | 1 | 0 | Top 2: Four Dawgs Playin' Poker
Toad Ramsey pops out. Roy Thomas lines out. Wade Boggs flies out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 4 | 4 | 0 | | Waiting for Vacation | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bottom 2: Waiting for Vacation
Mo Vaughn grounds out. Bobby Grich strikes out. Jose Hernandez strikes out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 4 | 4 | 0 | | Waiting for Vacation | 0 | 1 | 0 | Top 3: Four Dawgs Playin' Poker
Nap Lajoie grounds out. Bill Terry lines out. Hughie Jennings hits a single. [1] Jennings steals second. [2] Ichiro Suzuki hits a flyball single to RF. Jennings scores from second. [1] Kirby Puckett flies out to shallow CF. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 5 | 6 | 0 | | Waiting for Vacation | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bottom 3: Waiting for Vacation
Jason Varitek strikes out. Jack Pfiester flies out. Al Bumbry strikes out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 5 | 6 | 0 | | Waiting for Vacation | 0 | 1 | 0 | Top 4: Four Dawgs Playin' Poker
A.J. Pierzynski flies out. Toad Ramsey grounds out. Roy Thomas hits a single. [1] Wade Boggs flies out to shallow LF. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 5 | 7 | 0 | | Waiting for Vacation | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bottom 4: Waiting for Vacation
Phil Bradley hits a single. [1] Kirk Gibson lines out to 1B. Brooks Robinson hits a groundball single to LF. [13] Mo Vaughn hits a line drive double to left center. [23] Pitching change: Toad Ramsey '85 is replaced by J.R. Richard '80. Bobby Grich gets walked. [123] Jose Hernandez is hit by a pitch. Robinson scores from third. [123] Jason Varitek gets walked. Vaughn scores from third. [123] Jack Pfiester strikes out. Al Bumbry hits a flyball single to CF. Hernandez scores from second. [13] Phil Bradley strikes out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 5 | 7 | 0 | | Waiting for Vacation | 5 | 5 | 0 | Top 5: Four Dawgs Playin' Poker
Nap Lajoie grounds out. Bill Terry grounds out. Hughie Jennings flies out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 5 | 7 | 0 | | Waiting for Vacation | 5 | 5 | 0 | Bottom 5: Waiting for Vacation
Kirk Gibson grounds out. Brooks Robinson strikes out. Mo Vaughn hits a double. [2] Bobby Grich hits a groundball to SS which is fielded cleanly, but Hughie Jennings's throw is in the dirt. Official scorer: E-6. [13] Jose Hernandez strikes out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 5 | 7 | 1 | | Waiting for Vacation | 5 | 6 | 0 | Top 6: Four Dawgs Playin' Poker
Randy Johnson '98 is the new pitcher. Ichiro Suzuki flies out. Kirby Puckett grounds out. A.J. Pierzynski grounds out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 5 | 7 | 1 | | Waiting for Vacation | 5 | 6 | 0 | Bottom 6: Waiting for Vacation
Jason Varitek flies out. Randy Johnson gets walked. [1] Al Bumbry hits a groundball single to 3B. [12] Pitching change: J.R. Richard '80 is replaced by Rob Murphy '86. Phil Bradley hits a groundball single to 2B. [123] Kirk Gibson strikes out. Brooks Robinson hits a home run. Mo Vaughn flies out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 5 | 7 | 1 | | Waiting for Vacation | 9 | 9 | 0 | Top 7: Four Dawgs Playin' Poker
Rob Murphy flies out. Roy Thomas hits a single. [1] Wade Boggs hits a groundball to 3B which is fielded cleanly, but Brooks Robinson's throw is in the dirt. Official scorer: E-5. [12] Nap Lajoie flies out to shallow CF. Bill Terry hits a flyball single to LF. [123] Hughie Jennings grounds out to SS. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 5 | 9 | 1 | | Waiting for Vacation | 9 | 9 | 1 | Bottom 7: Waiting for Vacation
Bobby Grich grounds out. Jose Hernandez strikes out. Jason Varitek pops out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 5 | 9 | 1 | | Waiting for Vacation | 9 | 9 | 1 | Top 8: Four Dawgs Playin' Poker
Ichiro Suzuki pops out. Kirby Puckett hits a single. [1] A.J. Pierzynski gets walked. [12] Pitching change: Randy Johnson '98 is replaced by Barry Latman '58. Rob Murphy lines out to 2B. Roy Thomas gets walked. [123] Wade Boggs hits a line drive single to LF. Pierzynski scores from second. [13] Nap Lajoie hits a flyball single to LF. [12] Bill Terry strikes out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 8 | 12 | 1 | | Waiting for Vacation | 9 | 9 | 1 | Bottom 8: Waiting for Vacation
Barry Latman is being pinch hit for by Jeffrey Brant. Jeffrey Brant hits a single. [1] Al Bumbry hits into a 4-6-3 double-play. Phil Bradley grounds out. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 8 | 12 | 1 | | Waiting for Vacation | 9 | 10 | 1 | Top 9: Four Dawgs Playin' Poker
Mike Gonzalez '04 is the new pitcher. Hughie Jennings lines out. Ichiro Suzuki flies out. Kirby Puckett hits a single. [1] A.J. Pierzynski flies out to deep RF. | | Four Dawgs Playin' Poker | 8 | 13 | 1 | | Waiting for Vacation | 9 | 10 | 1 |
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| PLAYER |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
BA |
| Roy Thomas | lf | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | Wade Boggs | 3b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | | Nap Lajoie | 2b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | Bill Terry | 1b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | | Hughie Jennings | ss | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 | | Ichiro Suzuki | rf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | Kirby Puckett | cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | | A.J. Pierzynski | c | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | | Toad Ramsey | p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | J.R. Richard | p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | Rob Murphy | p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
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40 |
8 |
13 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
9 |
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BASERUNNING
SB: N. Lajoie 1/1, H. Jennings 1/1
FIELDING
E: H. Jennings
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| PITCHER |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
PC |
ERA |
| Toad Ramsey | 3.33 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | ---- | | J.R. Richard (L) | 2.00 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 55 | ---- | | Rob Murphy | 2.67 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | ---- |
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10 |
9 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
1 |
131 |
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| Waiting for Vacation |
| PLAYER |
POS |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
LOB |
BA |
| Al Bumbry | cf | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | | Phil Bradley | lf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 | | Kirk Gibson | rf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | | Brooks Robinson | 3b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | | Mo Vaughn | 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | Bobby Grich | 2b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | | Jose Hernandez | ss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .000 | | Jason Varitek | c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | | Jack Pfiester | p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | | Randy Johnson | p | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | Barry Latman | p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | Jeffrey Brant | ph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | Mike Gonzalez | p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| TOTALS |
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34 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
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BATTING
2B: M. Vaughn 2
HR: B. Robinson
HBP: J. Hernandez
BASERUNNING
DP: A. Bumbry
FIELDING
E: B. Robinson
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| PITCHER |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
HR |
PC |
ERA |
| Jack Pfiester | 5.00 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | ---- | | Randy Johnson (W) | 2.33 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | ---- | | Barry Latman | 0.67 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | ---- | | Mike Gonzalez (S) | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ---- |
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13 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
146 |
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Brooks Robinson
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+ defense turns hit into an out. |
++ defense holds batter to lesser hit. |
- defense turns out into a hit. |
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Dec. 20th, 2004 @ 03:24 pm
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| » Depressing |
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Will post more after my finals are over, but for now:
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2004/12/13/mets_reportedly_sweeten_offer_to_pedro/
Looks like Pedro is leaving the Sox... very bad news...
Dec. 13th, 2004 @ 07:37 pm
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| » Back in Williamsburg |
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But it is a good thing that I flew out of Baltimore rather than Norfolk to visit my parents.
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=78522&ran=82161
How does an entire airport run out of fuel??
I may post more later, but it is time to go to sleep right now...
Nov. 28th, 2004 @ 01:34 am
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| » Resigning Pedro |
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While the Red Sox are thinking about resigning Pedro - I thought this article put his control of the strike zone into a "striking" context:
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/strike-zone-dominance-in-context-dazzy-and-pedro/
Here was one of the more interesting parts of the article.
Quote:
So, factoring in the context of fluctuating league-wide strikeout and walk rates over the years, what pitcher has dominated the strike zone best of all? For single season performance among pitchers with at least 200 innings, we need look no further than the Fenway Park of recent years: Pedro Martinez had the two greatest years of all time, with a KBB+ of 531 in 2000, and 504 in 1999.
Here's the rest of the single season KBB+ top ten list:
3. Walter Johnson 1913 499
4. Curt Schilling 2002 494
5. Christy Mathewson 1908 475
6. Greg Maddux 1997 446
7. Cy Young 1901 434
8. Jim Whitney 1884 420
9. Ben Sheets 2004 414
10. Cy Young 1905 412
Nov. 19th, 2004 @ 04:18 pm
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| » Why do baseball writers... |
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overvalue the win statistic for pitchers:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1919168
Roger Clemens is apparently the NL Cy Young this year.
Of course, there was another pitcher in the NL who was quite good this past season:
"Arizona's 41-year-old Randy Johnson, second to Clemens with five Cy Youngs, finished second with eight first-place votes and 97 points. The Big Unit went 16-14 with a 2.60 ERA and a major league-leading 290 strikeouts -- Arizona scored two runs or fewer in 17 of his 35 starts."
In otherwords, the Big Unit had more K's, a better ERA, more innings, fewer walks, a better K/9 rate, a better opponent's batting average against, and a better opponent's onbase percentage against. Yet Clemens is a better pitcher because he gets more run support???
Please sports writers, if you had to start a pitching staff from scratch, you would pick Randy Johnson over Roger Clemens and you know it.
Now I'm not saying Clemens isn't any good, I'm just saying RJ should be the Cy Young winner and Clemens should be 2nd place.
Nov. 9th, 2004 @ 03:24 pm
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| » They're not just electable, they're collectable |
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http://www.toypresidents.com/
But even cooler - they have TEDDY ROOSEVELT!!!!!!!!!
http://www.toypresidents.com/view_product_noflash.asp?pid=5
AND IT TALKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In other news - 1st week in fantasy basketball went well as my Ainge Makes Bad Trades defeated Matt's New Mexico Hippies 5 categories to 4. I won FGM, PTS, REB, AST, STL. So :-P to all of my team's naysayers.
Nov. 8th, 2004 @ 10:13 pm
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| » Fantasy Basketball |
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Before I talk about my Fantasy Basketball draft - I just want to point out that the Red Sox are still the 2004 World Champions!!!!
On to the Basketball draft.
So this is a league run by my friend Matt. He wanted a big league - so there were 12 people (including me). We needed 1 each of a PG, SG, G, SF, PF, F, and C. 2 utility guys and 3 bench guys rounded out the team. Suffice it to say, the players drafted at the end are in no danger of making the all-star team.
Anyway, James from UVA (though now Gtown) kept stealing the guys I wanted to draft just before I could take them. 3 or 4 times! Very frustrating. The kicker though was Manoj stealing Marcus Banks at the end just before I could take him. He was well aware of the fact that my secret plan for fantasy basketball domination was to steal Banks and then rename my team "The Marcus Banks Gravy Train." Ah well - I'll have to make due with these clowns for my team "Ainge Makes Bad Trades":
PG: LeBron James (ugh - I hate that he was the best on the board when I had my 2nd pick)
SG: Michael Redd (probably the only American in the NBA who can actually shoot)
G : Larry Hughes (got nothing - was a decent mid round pick, I hope?)
SF: Antoine Walker (thankfully FG% is not a category - volume shooting, here I come!)
PF: Elton Brand (one of the worst first round picks I've ever made??)
F : Al Harrington (great - I have two of Atlanta's starting 5)
C : Erick Dampier (it was either gamble on his knees or the CLE C with a long name's feet)
Util: Dwight Howard (hey - he was the 1st round pick in the lottery! that always works out...)
Util: Jamaal Tinsley (he should get more playing time this year?)
Bench: Jiri Welsch, Mark Blount, Delonte West (on the plus side, I have 3 Celtics! on the negative side, they are hardly Bird, McHale, and Parrish)
Guess I'll see how these folks do, but I never seem to do that well at fantasy basketball.
Oct. 31st, 2004 @ 09:46 pm
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| » UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!! |
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Right now I'm just enjoying the fact that the Red Sox are the
2004 WORLD CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
More later after I collect my thoughts.
Oct. 28th, 2004 @ 12:22 am
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| » OK, OK, I take it back! |
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Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sox win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
World Series, here we come!!
Oct. 21st, 2004 @ 12:33 am
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| » Fire Francona |
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Bringing in Pedro....
Stupidest move since last year when Pedro was left in too long.
See previous post re: Derek Lowe and add in the fact he had a 1-hitter going.
MORON.
Oct. 20th, 2004 @ 11:08 pm
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| » Red Sox link of the day |
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Here is someone else's blog with a good take on being a Red Sox fan.
http://www.frolicanddetour.com/
This should be this guy's October 20th entry.
Oct. 20th, 2004 @ 12:18 pm
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| » Why does Terry Francona hate Derek Lowe? |
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I'm watching the Red Sox - Yankees game on TV right now. Francona just pulled Lowe for Timlin who promptly let in the tying run.
Does Francona hate Lowe?
Is there any reason to pull him out just because Matsui, the Yankee's hottest hitter, got a lucky triple?
Mike Timlin for 3 innings?? Why is this better than letting Lowe finish the inning and perhaps pitch the 7th??
Please, if someone out there has an explanation for Francona's complete misuse of Derek Lowe throughout the ALCS - please explain it to me!
PS: before I can even post this - Timlin has blown the game and the Yankees have the lead.
Oct. 17th, 2004 @ 10:33 pm
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| » Snakeheads on the Move! |
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&ncid=757&e=10&u=/nm/20041015/od_uk_nm/oukoe_environment_snakehead
The Snakeheads are coming.
Why hasn't this been made into a natural disaster movie yet? I'm sure it would be funnier than Anaconda.**
**no, I have not seen Anaconda, before you ask.
Oct. 15th, 2004 @ 06:18 pm
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