Video Games: Well let me see, considering I don't buy any new games(that doesn't mean i don't buy games, just used 5 dollar ones because I still have only a PS2): I would like to let you all know that I just won my 3rd major in TW Golf 04 with a 44 under(St. Andrews)
Sports:
Basketball: My buddy is a huge bulls fan/the biggest basketball fan I've ever met, so i am midly excited about the bulls on the verge of sweeping the heat. Of course by the heat, they mean all of the ben gay that is wafting off of their bodies whose collective age minus DWade is 2,341. Somehow the Nets are in the playoffs? Yeah, I think its time to restructure the Conferences. The East is BSHIT
Hockey: Flyers aren't playing so I don't really care. And since no one is allowed to hit in the regular season anymore ZZZZZZZZZZ!!!! Yeah I know, It takes alot of skill and athleticism to play hockey but i like it as much for the violence as i do for the finesse. What can I say, I'm a flyers fan? I had to watch the playoffs last year with a bunch of sabres fans(long story). Worst experince of my life.
Football: Wow, the draft's coming up. I'm real stoked for the season to start so i can either get excited about the eagles and then have McNabb take too hard of a shit and be out of the season by traning camp , or to watch the bears hold another team to 7 points and still lose because Rex Grossman will be 2 for 41 passing with 21 yards. Once the season starts I'm sure it will be awesome but i don't care until late august at the earliest.
Baseball: Can't watch the Phils actually play so the best i get is live boxscore. Has to be the worst way to follow baseball in the world-slugs fuck faster. I miss having cable.
Soccer: Its a good thing we have a growing Latino Population in the US, otherwise no one would watch that shit.
Professional Wrestling: This woman i work with loves the WWE. She goes to wrestle mania and everything. She's a 40 y/o AA woman who is a very nice lady except she smells like rotten pussy 4-5 days a week. So every time i think of Professional Wrestling, i can smell that, and I start to vomit in my mouth a little.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
LOOK WHO'S BRANCHING OUT
It's the "other sports" post! Let's get this party started.
HOCKEY -- Well I know the Rangers are still in it, because I always see Rangers-jersey wearing clowns in the MSG vicinity. Are the Devils still alive and kicking? I typically only root for the non-Ottawa Canadian teams in the playoffs, so go Flames, Oilers, Canucks, Canadiens, and anyone else I might have forgotten. I miss the Jets. Anyway the Flyers were the worst team in the whole darn NHL so I have really nothing to contribute here.
B-BALL -- Zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Would be nice to see Golden State upset the Mavs, just because. I'm also pulling for the Nugs due to the A.I. factor. Beyond that, no interest. I usually pull for the Nets too, and I'll continue to do so, as long as Bruce Ratner stays the fuck out of my hood.
FOOTBALL -- The draft is on this weekend! Totally awesome! Yeah, I don't care about the draft. The Eagles pick is really late -- mid-20's or something right? I don't know who they'll select because I don't follow college football, I mean I know they're targeting secondary help, as they should, but basically I find the whole NFL draft obsession so maddeningly boring I don't even feel like finishing this paragr
WII SPORTS -- Vegas is listing me as doubtful (Wii elbow).
BOXING -- De La Hoya fight should be alright. Almost certainly won't watch it (not even sure when it is, in all honesty).
PRO WRESTLING -- I had a weird dream last night: I was in Jurassic Park, and the water in the glass was doing the ripple thing, and I could hear the dino stampede coming -- but instead of raptors it was a huge gaggle of Luna Vachons!
PHILLIES BASEBALL -- Only game in town, homie. Won their 5th in a row tonight, by the way. They are hitting with runners on base (bound to happen; no team bats .100 with RISP for an entire season), the bullpen has been fine, and Utley is finally waking up; meanwhile Rollins, Burrell and Rowand (!!!) continue to be awesome in '07. My first regular-season Phils game is this Sunday (Moyer v. Dontrelle) and I couldn't be more excited. GO PHILS!
HOCKEY -- Well I know the Rangers are still in it, because I always see Rangers-jersey wearing clowns in the MSG vicinity. Are the Devils still alive and kicking? I typically only root for the non-Ottawa Canadian teams in the playoffs, so go Flames, Oilers, Canucks, Canadiens, and anyone else I might have forgotten. I miss the Jets. Anyway the Flyers were the worst team in the whole darn NHL so I have really nothing to contribute here.
B-BALL -- Zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Would be nice to see Golden State upset the Mavs, just because. I'm also pulling for the Nugs due to the A.I. factor. Beyond that, no interest. I usually pull for the Nets too, and I'll continue to do so, as long as Bruce Ratner stays the fuck out of my hood.
FOOTBALL -- The draft is on this weekend! Totally awesome! Yeah, I don't care about the draft. The Eagles pick is really late -- mid-20's or something right? I don't know who they'll select because I don't follow college football, I mean I know they're targeting secondary help, as they should, but basically I find the whole NFL draft obsession so maddeningly boring I don't even feel like finishing this paragr
WII SPORTS -- Vegas is listing me as doubtful (Wii elbow).
BOXING -- De La Hoya fight should be alright. Almost certainly won't watch it (not even sure when it is, in all honesty).
PRO WRESTLING -- I had a weird dream last night: I was in Jurassic Park, and the water in the glass was doing the ripple thing, and I could hear the dino stampede coming -- but instead of raptors it was a huge gaggle of Luna Vachons!
PHILLIES BASEBALL -- Only game in town, homie. Won their 5th in a row tonight, by the way. They are hitting with runners on base (bound to happen; no team bats .100 with RISP for an entire season), the bullpen has been fine, and Utley is finally waking up; meanwhile Rollins, Burrell and Rowand (!!!) continue to be awesome in '07. My first regular-season Phils game is this Sunday (Moyer v. Dontrelle) and I couldn't be more excited. GO PHILS!
First post in 2 weeks
Well, haven't been on here for a while, tired of all the Phillies posts on a "sports blog"..... which is sad seeing as how I started this blog and should control the content. Controlling the content would be controlling my friends thoughts though, and that's just not cool, and I've quickly learned the only sport my friends care about is Phillies baseball this time of year. Nobody else posting stuff other than Phillies makes me not post anything other than Phillies cause lets face it, the other posters are the only people who check this shit. Why I'd start this blog at this time of year and expect them to write about anything other than only Phillies is just playin' ol' stupid on my part.
(note to self, must make clearer to friends that will be posting that "This is not supposed to be a Phillies blog" in a way that is clearer than telling them "This is DEFINITELY NOT supposed to be just a Phillies blog" if I will be starting a blog with them)
(note to self, must make clearer to friends that will be posting that "This is not supposed to be a Phillies blog" in a way that is clearer than telling them "This is DEFINITELY NOT supposed to be just a Phillies blog" if I will be starting a blog with them)
Friday, April 20, 2007
Put one in the win column for the Phightin Phils
Jamie Moyer was just what the phillies needed yesterday after that horrendous game on wednesday. He threw a 2 hitter through the 8th, and they gave him a change to pitch a cg. It was unfortunate that he ran out of gas and was unable to complete that game. Tom Gordon came in with a runner on second and tried his damnedest to fuck that game up. the only good pitch he threw the entire time was the last one. it was a nice curveball which jammed the batter. It was a nice pitch and all, but the only reason it worked, was that he was only throwing fastballs before that to everyone. Up until i saw him pitch yesterday i was a fan of flash, but now i think he is done. I seriously think he has to get a career ending injury or get a bionic arm.
I like the move of brett myers to the bullpen. He is for sure one of their better starters, but i think they can afford to make him a closer. He does pitch strikes, has good control and has strike out stuff. Mitch Williams even said Myers reminded him of himself. I think more like a Mitch with command of his pitches. I only hope that the Phils don't jerk him around back and forth between starting and relieving. Brett seems like the kind of guy that would take to a setup/closing role well. As far as I can tell, he seems like an aggressive player that wants to be out there every day, he did a good job in wednesday nights games. But that is not enough to sell that move. I need to see him pitch a couple more times.
I do not like the fact that Howard was injured on wednesday and stayed in the game. Charlie Manuel ran out of guys on the bench. He sucks, his management skill are terrible. He should go back to the american league or be a hitting coach somewhere else. I really wouldn't mind it if Girardi got that job. But that will not happen. He got fired from florida because he talked back to the ownership and I doubt the owners of the Phils want someone like that here. I think he would be a good fit though, he would whip this team into shape. Uncle Charlie won't be fired until july at the earliest and that's only if the phils have the same winning percentage they have now. I'm not throwing the towel in on this season yet, but the phillies certainly are not helping me out any.
P.S. I kinda miss Scott Graham, Gary Mathews Sr. is terrible. He makes Larry Anderson tolerable and has ousted Mike Quick as my least favorite Philadelphia broadcaster.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
UNCLE CHOLLY
Y'know, I've defended Uncle Cholly for the past two seasons, basically on the premise that baseball managers don't really matter in the grand scheme of things. But I'm not so sure I can continue defending him after the completely, utterly ridiculous shift of Brett Myers to the bullpen. And after this quote --
"We think Myers will, over the course of the year, get in 65-70 games, probably. As a starter, it would be 35." --
Well, come on. That is idiotic. CHOLLY!!
"We think Myers will, over the course of the year, get in 65-70 games, probably. As a starter, it would be 35." --
Well, come on. That is idiotic. CHOLLY!!
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Dice-K & NHL playoffs
So the Phillies are 0-9 with the bases loaded on the season, and they have them loaded again as I'm writing this post, so no Phillies post except for this update. Wes Helms trying to break the streak.
Dice-K is pitching on channel 35, and the NHL playoffs are on channel 37, so my TV viewing is very easy for the next few hours. We'll start with Dice-K.
He's fucking awesome. (Wes Helms 3-0 with the bases loaded) Dice-K is painting the corners with his filthy breaking balls, and then throwing 94 gas on the corner. (Helms walked, still loaded, still 0-9, now it's time for Rowand to break the streak) I now see what the big fuss is, every pitch he throws is right around the strike zone, and with the crazy breaks and varying breaks, he's getting calls. How can you, as an umpire, be ready for all his different pitches and be able to accurately call a game? I'm not saying his strikes aren't all strikes, but damn they're all close, so he gets more calls than a 14 year old with a MySpace account. (Rowand, 3-2 count) As a batter, how do you protect against all the breaking balls (Rowand walked, still 0-9) and then be ready for the 95 mph heater? Fucking ridic, I wish I could just watch the NHL playoffs, but I'm entranced by Dice-K and this is my first time watching him. (2-2 to Barajas) My Cy Young prediction is in, nobody's going to figure this guy out this year, maybe next year a'la Hideo Nomo, but I don't see it. (Barajas gets hit, still hitless on the year but got a run home by being fat and slow, pitching change for the Mets)
As for the NHL playoffs, as a hockey fan, I haven't watched any games this year. Why? Just not interested. The penalties are called way to tight, the players are diving like soccer players, and the quality of play that I've seen just hasn't kept my attention. That all changed with the drop of the puck in the Sens/Pens game. Hockey playoffs are the best part of the sports year, better than the NFL playoffs where 1 and done just doesn't build up the intensity of a 7 game series, better than baseball where 4 hour 9 inning games are not out of the question, and basketball is only a sport during the NCAA tournament, where 1 and done still doesn't equal a 7 game series. (Phillies now 0-10 with the bags full, Eaton the pitcher struck out, but they got 3 runs home so this one is excused a bit)
The playoffs in the NHL means more hitting, which has been lacking in the games I've caught parts of. I started watching hockey right after we got Lindros on the Flyers, when we had a line full of fighters/hitters (Dan Kordic, Daniel LaCroix, and Scott Daniels.... the Dan line), and our defensemen could barely skate (that's you Therien) but man could they drill guys. Now, the NHL has done away with hitting by over-calling penalties like a soccer match and making people scared to touch each other some games. The result has been players diving like Europeans, and since alot of them are, calling the game like a soccer game of course leads to more diving. It's in their blood apparently. This all changed in the first 3 minutes of the first game of the playoffs, with bodies flying all over the place and no illegit penalties called. Welcome back real hockey.
I'll go more in depth after a few more playoff games and a few more Dice-K appearances that I can watch, but as of now, 2 of my 3 things on TV that I don't want to miss are the hockey playoffs, and Dice-K pitching. It's gonna be a good month on Vs. (Heroes is the 3rd thing on TV, c'mon April 23... c'mon....)
And the m8r jinx is on again, since I've started writing, Dice-K has given up 2 more runs to make it 3 in the first 5 innings. Anybody else who picks Dice-K for the Cy, you've been warned.
Dice-K is pitching on channel 35, and the NHL playoffs are on channel 37, so my TV viewing is very easy for the next few hours. We'll start with Dice-K.
He's fucking awesome. (Wes Helms 3-0 with the bases loaded) Dice-K is painting the corners with his filthy breaking balls, and then throwing 94 gas on the corner. (Helms walked, still loaded, still 0-9, now it's time for Rowand to break the streak) I now see what the big fuss is, every pitch he throws is right around the strike zone, and with the crazy breaks and varying breaks, he's getting calls. How can you, as an umpire, be ready for all his different pitches and be able to accurately call a game? I'm not saying his strikes aren't all strikes, but damn they're all close, so he gets more calls than a 14 year old with a MySpace account. (Rowand, 3-2 count) As a batter, how do you protect against all the breaking balls (Rowand walked, still 0-9) and then be ready for the 95 mph heater? Fucking ridic, I wish I could just watch the NHL playoffs, but I'm entranced by Dice-K and this is my first time watching him. (2-2 to Barajas) My Cy Young prediction is in, nobody's going to figure this guy out this year, maybe next year a'la Hideo Nomo, but I don't see it. (Barajas gets hit, still hitless on the year but got a run home by being fat and slow, pitching change for the Mets)
As for the NHL playoffs, as a hockey fan, I haven't watched any games this year. Why? Just not interested. The penalties are called way to tight, the players are diving like soccer players, and the quality of play that I've seen just hasn't kept my attention. That all changed with the drop of the puck in the Sens/Pens game. Hockey playoffs are the best part of the sports year, better than the NFL playoffs where 1 and done just doesn't build up the intensity of a 7 game series, better than baseball where 4 hour 9 inning games are not out of the question, and basketball is only a sport during the NCAA tournament, where 1 and done still doesn't equal a 7 game series. (Phillies now 0-10 with the bags full, Eaton the pitcher struck out, but they got 3 runs home so this one is excused a bit)
The playoffs in the NHL means more hitting, which has been lacking in the games I've caught parts of. I started watching hockey right after we got Lindros on the Flyers, when we had a line full of fighters/hitters (Dan Kordic, Daniel LaCroix, and Scott Daniels.... the Dan line), and our defensemen could barely skate (that's you Therien) but man could they drill guys. Now, the NHL has done away with hitting by over-calling penalties like a soccer match and making people scared to touch each other some games. The result has been players diving like Europeans, and since alot of them are, calling the game like a soccer game of course leads to more diving. It's in their blood apparently. This all changed in the first 3 minutes of the first game of the playoffs, with bodies flying all over the place and no illegit penalties called. Welcome back real hockey.
I'll go more in depth after a few more playoff games and a few more Dice-K appearances that I can watch, but as of now, 2 of my 3 things on TV that I don't want to miss are the hockey playoffs, and Dice-K pitching. It's gonna be a good month on Vs. (Heroes is the 3rd thing on TV, c'mon April 23... c'mon....)
And the m8r jinx is on again, since I've started writing, Dice-K has given up 2 more runs to make it 3 in the first 5 innings. Anybody else who picks Dice-K for the Cy, you've been warned.
Ombudsman revisited/Phillies day off
So people disagree with me on how I feel the new ombudsman at ESPN handled the Cowherd issue. No problem with that. 2 questions to any of you.
Should she have mentioned the fact that what he did was against the law? It's basically the cyberspace version of inciting a riot IMO. (Technical computer terms.... DoS or DNS attack, I'll stick to riot cause it sounds scarier than DoS, like a command prompt that shuts down your business)
Should she have mentioned that ESPN.com had NO mention on their own website other than her column about coverage of the issue, the same week that they completely over-covered the Imus comment that was said in jest?
I disagree with Imus, but his was joking, he even was laughing as he said it. I still think he should have been suspended like he was, but ESPN over-covers a comedic slur and don't mention at all a comment meant to ruin a business?
As an ombudsman, she addressed the issue, sure. But did she address it completely fairly? I still say no. She would not have any "power" to do anything about it, but mentioning all aspects is what I feel she's there for and open as many eyes as possible. Not just to mention the aspects that show ESPN is covering their ass as much as possible.
Anybody feel that Cowherd should not be suspended? Then the ombudsman did her job.
And I'd like to hear your argument for why he should not be suspended.
Last time I talk about this crap. A non-Phillies non-ombudsman post coming next. This blog needs more that ISN'T the Phillies, or it would be called a Phillies blog.
m8r
Should she have mentioned the fact that what he did was against the law? It's basically the cyberspace version of inciting a riot IMO. (Technical computer terms.... DoS or DNS attack, I'll stick to riot cause it sounds scarier than DoS, like a command prompt that shuts down your business)
Should she have mentioned that ESPN.com had NO mention on their own website other than her column about coverage of the issue, the same week that they completely over-covered the Imus comment that was said in jest?
I disagree with Imus, but his was joking, he even was laughing as he said it. I still think he should have been suspended like he was, but ESPN over-covers a comedic slur and don't mention at all a comment meant to ruin a business?
As an ombudsman, she addressed the issue, sure. But did she address it completely fairly? I still say no. She would not have any "power" to do anything about it, but mentioning all aspects is what I feel she's there for and open as many eyes as possible. Not just to mention the aspects that show ESPN is covering their ass as much as possible.
Anybody feel that Cowherd should not be suspended? Then the ombudsman did her job.
And I'd like to hear your argument for why he should not be suspended.
Last time I talk about this crap. A non-Phillies non-ombudsman post coming next. This blog needs more that ISN'T the Phillies, or it would be called a Phillies blog.
m8r
Monday, April 9, 2007
surprise surprise
i am honestly surprised. pat burrell is doing well so far. i'm glad, it's like he gives a damn. he's making some plays in the field, i liked the diving catch he made the other day. it looks like he's swinging more at that inside pitch. his obp is at .500 he's got the second most rbi's he's one of two hitters hitting over .300. things are looking up for the patmeister. he keeps playing like this and he might actually get some cheers instead of boos.
i'm also glad that jimmy rollins is doing well to start. he's hitting like a maniac. he's leading the team in hr, slugging percentage, rbis, and runs scored. did you see him hit that inside the park homerun against the marlins? that was incredible. he is playing his ass off. really, he kind of has to after his preseason predictions.
i realize it's only six games in. pat the bat was a bit of a question mark and i really hope he keeps it up. if jimmy rollins keeps hitting like this, they may have to move him out of the lead off spot.
you know what i am also surprised about? alfonseca. i was really not sure if he was going to be effective or not. right now he seems like their go to guy. you know who's also pitching his ass off? clay condrey. he really doesn't want to go up to ottowa. can't say i blame him. homer simpson had it right when he called canada "america junior". he almost tied the record for consecutive strikeouts by a phillies reliever. he keeps that up, we may have found our elusive setupman/closer.
it's really a shame that we only have two batters with averages over .300. it's a potent offense on paper, but i'm sure i say that every year. hey look at that, speaking of pitching his ass/arm off. cole the pole just struck out two in the first inning.
i'm also glad that jimmy rollins is doing well to start. he's hitting like a maniac. he's leading the team in hr, slugging percentage, rbis, and runs scored. did you see him hit that inside the park homerun against the marlins? that was incredible. he is playing his ass off. really, he kind of has to after his preseason predictions.
i realize it's only six games in. pat the bat was a bit of a question mark and i really hope he keeps it up. if jimmy rollins keeps hitting like this, they may have to move him out of the lead off spot.
you know what i am also surprised about? alfonseca. i was really not sure if he was going to be effective or not. right now he seems like their go to guy. you know who's also pitching his ass off? clay condrey. he really doesn't want to go up to ottowa. can't say i blame him. homer simpson had it right when he called canada "america junior". he almost tied the record for consecutive strikeouts by a phillies reliever. he keeps that up, we may have found our elusive setupman/closer.
it's really a shame that we only have two batters with averages over .300. it's a potent offense on paper, but i'm sure i say that every year. hey look at that, speaking of pitching his ass/arm off. cole the pole just struck out two in the first inning.
Sunday, April 8, 2007
The new ESPN.com ombudsman is worthless
I don't know who reads this site, or who cares even about sports journalism related stories, but I guess it comes under the banner of "Sports" and it involves ESPN, so I get to talk about it.
Colin Cowherd, an ESPN Radio personality, decided on his airwaves to ask his readers to shutdown www.thebiglead.com just because he could. Here's a link or two to information about Colin vs. thebiglead.com. Sure, thebiglead.com has said unfavorable things about ESPN, but that's what these sports blogs are for, to make fun of shit, and ESPN is so big that there's plenty of stuff/people to make fun of. It's why we make fun of fat people, there's just to much to ignore. ALL sports blogs make fun of ESPN sometimes unless they blog is owned by ESPN, in which case they've sold their souls anyway so who wants to read them.
I was a little upset that one of the websites I check daily was shutdown for 48 hours, but not as upset as I was reading ESPN's first response on espn.com. Their new ombudsman, a woman who's 62 years old and lives in bumblefuck New York (right in touch with the sports journalism world, and her age puts her at the perfect age to.... die, soon hopefully) gave this as a response.
Lets say I own a radio station, and one of my personalities does something to shutdown a business for 48 hours, which is precisely what Schrutebag did (Schrutebag is the nickname the sports blogs of Deadspin, KissingSusyKolber, and Withleather came up with in TheBigLead's absense), then I'd punish said personality in some way. Not ESPN, they just let all their journalists know that this will not be tolerated. I'm sure they said it in a very menacing tone, or an e-mail with caps to let them know they're serious. DO NOT DO THIS THIS IS NOT OK THIS IS IN CAPS SO YOU KNOW WE MEAN IT!!!!!
Basically, they're saying that Schrutebag gets a free pass because there was never an express written rule on the book not to crash a website, even though it is against the law to do so. ESPN Radio should have suspended him immediately, anything other than simply issuing a warning to all personalities that THIS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!!!
The worst part is the ombudsman's response. She was specifically picked as the ombudsman to call out ESPN when shit like this happens and they don't respond appropriately, instead she basically says that all is OK because they issued the strong warning. If you look, they actually used italics to show how serious they were. Her job is a week old, she had her first chance to call out ESPN from the inside, and she screwed it up worse than a Romo hold. She said since there wasn't a rule on the book, and now that there is, ESPN did a fine job in quickly getting that rule on the book. Ummmmmm, shutting down a business is OK? You didn't know it wasn't OK? Well, now that we have the rule, you know. That sounds like logic meant for a 4 year old, they do something wrong, you teach them it was wrong, then punish them if they do it again. She really fagged out of this one.
Call out The Worldwide Leader, say he should be suspended, make people interested in what you have to say for the next 2 years. That would have been speaking for the common man, thinking like someone who does not work for ESPN. Instead she stayed completely in the middle, saying it was wrong, but the response was OK and never mentions any repercussions that could have/should have happened. What the fuck good are you if you don't even call out your company's employees when they are blatantly wrong?
Here's to another 2 years of ESPN going farther down the toilet without anybody from the inside helping to fix it, even the woman hired to do just that.
(The fag out link is not gay porn for those of you not following the story, it's Billy Packer being hilarious)
m8r
Colin Cowherd, an ESPN Radio personality, decided on his airwaves to ask his readers to shutdown www.thebiglead.com just because he could. Here's a link or two to information about Colin vs. thebiglead.com. Sure, thebiglead.com has said unfavorable things about ESPN, but that's what these sports blogs are for, to make fun of shit, and ESPN is so big that there's plenty of stuff/people to make fun of. It's why we make fun of fat people, there's just to much to ignore. ALL sports blogs make fun of ESPN sometimes unless they blog is owned by ESPN, in which case they've sold their souls anyway so who wants to read them.
I was a little upset that one of the websites I check daily was shutdown for 48 hours, but not as upset as I was reading ESPN's first response on espn.com. Their new ombudsman, a woman who's 62 years old and lives in bumblefuck New York (right in touch with the sports journalism world, and her age puts her at the perfect age to.... die, soon hopefully) gave this as a response.
Lets say I own a radio station, and one of my personalities does something to shutdown a business for 48 hours, which is precisely what Schrutebag did (Schrutebag is the nickname the sports blogs of Deadspin, KissingSusyKolber, and Withleather came up with in TheBigLead's absense), then I'd punish said personality in some way. Not ESPN, they just let all their journalists know that this will not be tolerated. I'm sure they said it in a very menacing tone, or an e-mail with caps to let them know they're serious. DO NOT DO THIS THIS IS NOT OK THIS IS IN CAPS SO YOU KNOW WE MEAN IT!!!!!
Basically, they're saying that Schrutebag gets a free pass because there was never an express written rule on the book not to crash a website, even though it is against the law to do so. ESPN Radio should have suspended him immediately, anything other than simply issuing a warning to all personalities that THIS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!!!!
The worst part is the ombudsman's response. She was specifically picked as the ombudsman to call out ESPN when shit like this happens and they don't respond appropriately, instead she basically says that all is OK because they issued the strong warning. If you look, they actually used italics to show how serious they were. Her job is a week old, she had her first chance to call out ESPN from the inside, and she screwed it up worse than a Romo hold. She said since there wasn't a rule on the book, and now that there is, ESPN did a fine job in quickly getting that rule on the book. Ummmmmm, shutting down a business is OK? You didn't know it wasn't OK? Well, now that we have the rule, you know. That sounds like logic meant for a 4 year old, they do something wrong, you teach them it was wrong, then punish them if they do it again. She really fagged out of this one.
Call out The Worldwide Leader, say he should be suspended, make people interested in what you have to say for the next 2 years. That would have been speaking for the common man, thinking like someone who does not work for ESPN. Instead she stayed completely in the middle, saying it was wrong, but the response was OK and never mentions any repercussions that could have/should have happened. What the fuck good are you if you don't even call out your company's employees when they are blatantly wrong?
Here's to another 2 years of ESPN going farther down the toilet without anybody from the inside helping to fix it, even the woman hired to do just that.
(The fag out link is not gay porn for those of you not following the story, it's Billy Packer being hilarious)
m8r
Wanted: David Montgomery
It's time for Monty to go. Its Time. We've had two GM's with the same results: Glaring Bullpen deficencies and an inability to manufacture runs. We've had what, five managers in the time span as well?
The buck has to stop somewhere. And that somewhere has to be the front office. We've let our farm system rot into the ground. Our free agent signings have been questionable at best. Thome was the best signing in the entire time frame, and he had one good season in Phill. This year, we pick up a pitcher whose never had a winning season(or a complete one for that matter), a bunch of filler outfielders , and shoddy bullpen pieces.
It's time to Show Monty the door. Let fucking Giles make the decisions. That way, when the team still sucks, people might actually do what they need to do, which is boycott this team.
Maybe then the whole mantra of spending money to make money will sink in, and we can get the ball rolling. Were in arguably the toughest division in baseball, and make personell decision that rival a last place AL team.
What the Fuck? Thats all i can say. What in the holy god of fuck, are they thinking?
I'm actually happy i live out of market. And that is sad.
The buck has to stop somewhere. And that somewhere has to be the front office. We've let our farm system rot into the ground. Our free agent signings have been questionable at best. Thome was the best signing in the entire time frame, and he had one good season in Phill. This year, we pick up a pitcher whose never had a winning season(or a complete one for that matter), a bunch of filler outfielders , and shoddy bullpen pieces.
It's time to Show Monty the door. Let fucking Giles make the decisions. That way, when the team still sucks, people might actually do what they need to do, which is boycott this team.
Maybe then the whole mantra of spending money to make money will sink in, and we can get the ball rolling. Were in arguably the toughest division in baseball, and make personell decision that rival a last place AL team.
What the Fuck? Thats all i can say. What in the holy god of fuck, are they thinking?
I'm actually happy i live out of market. And that is sad.
Friday, April 6, 2007
Falling back into baseball, part 2
So, basically hockey ruled with action, baseball bored with slowness. Hardcore sex vs. making love. Now that I'm older, I appreciate both again, just like I'm sure I would have appreciated both back then if I got either.
It's tough coming back around to baseball because I've basically missed 10+ years of the sport, and also that means that I'm 10+ years out of touch with the history of the sport. The shenanigans that they pull adjusting, wandering, scratching, nose picking, etc. between pitches adds to how tough it is to get back into the sport on a nightly basis. But then again, foreplay's not always my strong suit either. I like the action. I've come to terms with baseball now for what it is, something to watch on a nightly basis that is a step up from anything else on television that's not named Heroes, Jeopardy, or Wheel of Fortune, and it's right on the same level as Deal or No Deal (unless it's a Schrutebag contestant) and The Black Donnelly's.
The playoffs are another problem with baseball. Instead of being more interesting, they're actually less interesting because you get Joe Buck (hate him) the awful Fox broadcast, and the shenanigans between pitches are even more pronounced (they're allowed a little bit due to cold weather, I understand, but it's ridic.) Throw in the extended commercial breaks, the 14 pitching changes needed from the 5th inning til whenever the game ends, and the games drag on worse than a night at the bar when you realize after you're drunk, it's karaoke night. The playoffs are supposed to suck me in and make me want to watch, not drag out every tiny nuance that makes baseball a 3 hour game instead of a 2 hour game, now creating a 4 hour monster.
So, hockey, took me away from the sport, I aged a little, started coming back around to it, and now it's up to one simple fact if I'm going to be hooked into watching it on a nightly basis.....
Can the Phillies win a game?
It's tough coming back around to baseball because I've basically missed 10+ years of the sport, and also that means that I'm 10+ years out of touch with the history of the sport. The shenanigans that they pull adjusting, wandering, scratching, nose picking, etc. between pitches adds to how tough it is to get back into the sport on a nightly basis. But then again, foreplay's not always my strong suit either. I like the action. I've come to terms with baseball now for what it is, something to watch on a nightly basis that is a step up from anything else on television that's not named Heroes, Jeopardy, or Wheel of Fortune, and it's right on the same level as Deal or No Deal (unless it's a Schrutebag contestant) and The Black Donnelly's.
The playoffs are another problem with baseball. Instead of being more interesting, they're actually less interesting because you get Joe Buck (hate him) the awful Fox broadcast, and the shenanigans between pitches are even more pronounced (they're allowed a little bit due to cold weather, I understand, but it's ridic.) Throw in the extended commercial breaks, the 14 pitching changes needed from the 5th inning til whenever the game ends, and the games drag on worse than a night at the bar when you realize after you're drunk, it's karaoke night. The playoffs are supposed to suck me in and make me want to watch, not drag out every tiny nuance that makes baseball a 3 hour game instead of a 2 hour game, now creating a 4 hour monster.
So, hockey, took me away from the sport, I aged a little, started coming back around to it, and now it's up to one simple fact if I'm going to be hooked into watching it on a nightly basis.....
Can the Phillies win a game?
Youth Sports/Why I'm not so into baseball Part I
I might have finally figured out why I'm not so into baseball anymore...... ice hockey/roller hockey. This is part one, so there's no real point here yet, just background info. Hopefully I wander into something of a thesis in part 2, or part 3 if I can't do it in part 2. We'll see what I vomit onto this screen through my keyboard.
As a kid, baseball was my sport. Sure I played in basketball and soccer leagues, even kept playing in a travel soccer league one year after I stopped playing travel baseball. Remember when playing a sport in a "travel" league made you feel like a big shot? And I sucked at baseball, and I still made the travel team. I couldn't pull the ball at all, but still managed to get on base all the time thanks to good hand eye coordination and poking it to the opposite field. Basically, I bailed out all the time like a bitch but put my bat in the right spot while bailing. Looking back, this makes me feel like less of a man-child and makes me realize that really, I was just a nerd who enjoyed sports. It's like looking back on your family's old house that you remember as being amazing, then just realizing when your mom shows you where you used to live, it was a fucking trailer. And I thought I was an athlete growing up, pussy little m8r bailing out playing baseball. If I was in the stands 11 years ago watching my little self play, I'd be yelling "What're you scared of, the balls coming 43 miles an hour" and "Jesus, don't bail out, they put in the special needs kid to pitch and he's throwing the ball with a claw that's attached to his crutch!"
But I digress
All those sports ceased to matter once I found the amazing sport of roller hockey around my 12th year of existence. It's like realizing you've been playing Civilization your whole life when there's Warcraft 2 out there. Lets make that analogy work somehow. Civilization (Baseball I realized organized basketball sucked at all levels about age 8 and soccer, well, we're in America, nobody cares about it) is a fine game. I've played it a few times and enjoyed it while I was playing it. There's one problem, it's so fucking slow. Turn based gets old, especially if you're playing against someone who has to make the perfect move, every move, even if it's just where to put his first fucking building for optimal movement later in the game. Warcraft 2 however (hockey) was amazing. You mean, I build up my land at the same time the other people are building theirs? The game doesn't take 7 hours? There's action every few minutes? Fuck Civilization, I'm never playing you again, Warcraft 2 forever!!!
Just like baseball vs. hockey.
Playing roller hockey, there were several realizations.
First, it's a sport I could play with just a couple other people, you needed a goalie, and 2 others. Baseball, you need a lot of people otherwise it's just one guy hitting, and a bunch of assholes chasing down his flies. And yes, chasing mine down were easy, cause I even bailed on in batting practice. This is a major selling point when you don't have any transportation other than your own 2 feet or your roller blades/bike after school on a weekday after school. We almost always, every day Monday-Friday had a game of roller hockey somewhere. This is why I'm comparing roller hockey in the street and organized to just organized baseball. The only time you play baseball is organized, hence THE major selling point of roller hockey being able to play it and actually have fun everyday as a kid.
Second, I'm never standing around unless I'm a goalie, and in roller hockey, since we struggled to get enough people/equipment for 2 goalies, the one goalie almost never stood around anyway. Baseball you're always standing around. Batting as a kid, everybody had to hit, so there were 13 or so people in the lineup, not just 9. This means you got 2-5 PA's a game (I had an excellent K/PA ratio as a child) depending on how many automatic outs there were with hitters 6-13 on your team. Those parents of the automatic outs were so cruel, when your kid hasn't gotten on base unless the other team said "Hey, lets let this guy hit off the tee now, sure he's 13, who cares?" or the other team brought in their girl pitcher to face the bottom half of your lineup, wouldn't you realize you're just scarring your kid for life?
And third, physical contact/physical exertion. I know now that I was a pussy for bailing out at the plate, but I figured it out at age 12 that I was a pussy for playing baseball, period. Jesus fucking christ, hockey's a real sport, especially if there's no ref and you're playing on blacktop with no helmets or pads (except the goalie, we weren't stupid). Sure, we wore the pads our parents bought us while we learned to skate, stop, etc. But soon as we could get around out there, the pads were collecting dust more than Liza Minelli's vagina. Roller hockey made you skate, hustle, and hit. Baseball made you stand, swat gnats, and wish you were dead some games. Hockey I sweated when playing, baseball I sweated while standing in the sun. Hockey I came home with bruises and scrapes and blacktop burns, baseball I came home with a shitty tan and bug bites on any exposed part of my body.
There's more to come, this post is long enough already, this is what happens when I get a full day off that's not a weekend, and I wake up at 8:30 am.
As a kid, baseball was my sport. Sure I played in basketball and soccer leagues, even kept playing in a travel soccer league one year after I stopped playing travel baseball. Remember when playing a sport in a "travel" league made you feel like a big shot? And I sucked at baseball, and I still made the travel team. I couldn't pull the ball at all, but still managed to get on base all the time thanks to good hand eye coordination and poking it to the opposite field. Basically, I bailed out all the time like a bitch but put my bat in the right spot while bailing. Looking back, this makes me feel like less of a man-child and makes me realize that really, I was just a nerd who enjoyed sports. It's like looking back on your family's old house that you remember as being amazing, then just realizing when your mom shows you where you used to live, it was a fucking trailer. And I thought I was an athlete growing up, pussy little m8r bailing out playing baseball. If I was in the stands 11 years ago watching my little self play, I'd be yelling "What're you scared of, the balls coming 43 miles an hour" and "Jesus, don't bail out, they put in the special needs kid to pitch and he's throwing the ball with a claw that's attached to his crutch!"
But I digress
All those sports ceased to matter once I found the amazing sport of roller hockey around my 12th year of existence. It's like realizing you've been playing Civilization your whole life when there's Warcraft 2 out there. Lets make that analogy work somehow. Civilization (Baseball I realized organized basketball sucked at all levels about age 8 and soccer, well, we're in America, nobody cares about it) is a fine game. I've played it a few times and enjoyed it while I was playing it. There's one problem, it's so fucking slow. Turn based gets old, especially if you're playing against someone who has to make the perfect move, every move, even if it's just where to put his first fucking building for optimal movement later in the game. Warcraft 2 however (hockey) was amazing. You mean, I build up my land at the same time the other people are building theirs? The game doesn't take 7 hours? There's action every few minutes? Fuck Civilization, I'm never playing you again, Warcraft 2 forever!!!
Just like baseball vs. hockey.
Playing roller hockey, there were several realizations.
First, it's a sport I could play with just a couple other people, you needed a goalie, and 2 others. Baseball, you need a lot of people otherwise it's just one guy hitting, and a bunch of assholes chasing down his flies. And yes, chasing mine down were easy, cause I even bailed on in batting practice. This is a major selling point when you don't have any transportation other than your own 2 feet or your roller blades/bike after school on a weekday after school. We almost always, every day Monday-Friday had a game of roller hockey somewhere. This is why I'm comparing roller hockey in the street and organized to just organized baseball. The only time you play baseball is organized, hence THE major selling point of roller hockey being able to play it and actually have fun everyday as a kid.
Second, I'm never standing around unless I'm a goalie, and in roller hockey, since we struggled to get enough people/equipment for 2 goalies, the one goalie almost never stood around anyway. Baseball you're always standing around. Batting as a kid, everybody had to hit, so there were 13 or so people in the lineup, not just 9. This means you got 2-5 PA's a game (I had an excellent K/PA ratio as a child) depending on how many automatic outs there were with hitters 6-13 on your team. Those parents of the automatic outs were so cruel, when your kid hasn't gotten on base unless the other team said "Hey, lets let this guy hit off the tee now, sure he's 13, who cares?" or the other team brought in their girl pitcher to face the bottom half of your lineup, wouldn't you realize you're just scarring your kid for life?
And third, physical contact/physical exertion. I know now that I was a pussy for bailing out at the plate, but I figured it out at age 12 that I was a pussy for playing baseball, period. Jesus fucking christ, hockey's a real sport, especially if there's no ref and you're playing on blacktop with no helmets or pads (except the goalie, we weren't stupid). Sure, we wore the pads our parents bought us while we learned to skate, stop, etc. But soon as we could get around out there, the pads were collecting dust more than Liza Minelli's vagina. Roller hockey made you skate, hustle, and hit. Baseball made you stand, swat gnats, and wish you were dead some games. Hockey I sweated when playing, baseball I sweated while standing in the sun. Hockey I came home with bruises and scrapes and blacktop burns, baseball I came home with a shitty tan and bug bites on any exposed part of my body.
There's more to come, this post is long enough already, this is what happens when I get a full day off that's not a weekend, and I wake up at 8:30 am.
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Utley Rebut...ley
First off: Awesome! Glad to see the use of numbers in baseball discussions, rather than relying on "gut feelings" (no matter how large those guts might be). The reason baseball is the best sport ever invented is because literally every single action performed on the field of play can be represented by a number. The least we can do as baseball fans is pay attention to those numbers. I didn't know about that Utley/Burrell strikeout rate thing; now I do, and I am a better baseball fan for it.
I will say this, however: Strikeouts really aren't a big deal. I know they make baseball players look silly, and therefore get baseball fans all hot and bothered, but an out is an out is an out, and strikeouts are just another way of making outs. Really, which stat is more significant, K/PA ratio or OBP? Last year Utley OBP'd .379, by the way; Burrell got on base at a .388 clip. I'll concede that this makes Utley more valuable than Burrell by virtue of his position -- a .379 OBP from a 2B is freaking outstanding -- but still. By any objective measure, whether Phillies fans want to hear it or not, Burrell is a valuable asset in a lineup. Ignore dumb stats like BA (or even worse, BA with RISP). A hitter's only job is to get on base, and Burrell does that at a high rate. He's good. He was good in '05; he had virtually the exact same year statistically in '06 (true; you can look it up); and he'll be good this year, despite what 40,000 booing dopes at CBP would have you believe.
Know who isn't good? Adam Eaton. Holy hell, how are the Phils paying this guy $8 mil a year? At least Gil Meche had the decency to win his first start as an overpaid mediocrity. Eaton didn't even bother. Hey Bolger: Remember when the Phillies traded Eaton and two other guys for Andy Ashby? Remember who those other two guys were? No fair asking Jeeves!
I will say this, however: Strikeouts really aren't a big deal. I know they make baseball players look silly, and therefore get baseball fans all hot and bothered, but an out is an out is an out, and strikeouts are just another way of making outs. Really, which stat is more significant, K/PA ratio or OBP? Last year Utley OBP'd .379, by the way; Burrell got on base at a .388 clip. I'll concede that this makes Utley more valuable than Burrell by virtue of his position -- a .379 OBP from a 2B is freaking outstanding -- but still. By any objective measure, whether Phillies fans want to hear it or not, Burrell is a valuable asset in a lineup. Ignore dumb stats like BA (or even worse, BA with RISP). A hitter's only job is to get on base, and Burrell does that at a high rate. He's good. He was good in '05; he had virtually the exact same year statistically in '06 (true; you can look it up); and he'll be good this year, despite what 40,000 booing dopes at CBP would have you believe.
Know who isn't good? Adam Eaton. Holy hell, how are the Phils paying this guy $8 mil a year? At least Gil Meche had the decency to win his first start as an overpaid mediocrity. Eaton didn't even bother. Hey Bolger: Remember when the Phillies traded Eaton and two other guys for Andy Ashby? Remember who those other two guys were? No fair asking Jeeves!
Matsuzaka
Every website recap of his first start will be something along the lines of "He's worth every penny of the 103 million they spent for him after one start" when what they should be saying is "He looked good his first game, lets see how teams start to adjust to him once some film is around and he faces all the teams/players a couple times." Pitchers who switch leagues tend to overachieve at first because the hitters haven't seen them before, kind of like the guy who bangs an amazing girl a few times, then she learns his tricks. Eventually, she catches on that he's not "flush from being hot", the redness is actually a rash, and he's not "whiskey dicked" he's just small dicked. Matsuzaka's not just switching leagues, he's coming all the way across the Pacific. Hitters might catch on that Matsuzaka's whiskey dick is actually just a change in speed on his breaking pitches to slow them down even more, and they'll sit back an extra 1/10 of a second, and his flushness is actually throwing his fastest fastball after 3 consecutive extra slow breaking balls, and they'll be ready for the 96 heater instead of the 93 they've been seeing all game. Major league hitters might eventually catch onto his pitching once they see him and have some tape to study, lets wait to see if he's worth the money until a couple months in the season.
I believe he's the real deal, why? I don't know. Just a feeling. All time great? Who knows, I've never seen him pitch yet, except for his strikeout pitches that they showed on the 6pm SportsCenter that I turned on as his highlights are coming on. Apparently, he does hit 95 in the late innings as well as the early ones, so the stamina's there which is big in the majors (esp. if you have 'pen questions). In this calendar year, the Sox will pay a total of near 70 million to have him on their team, what is actually worth 70 million dollars over the course of 1 year? It's a short list.
*The ability to be invisible for a year
*The ability to stop time
*The ability to have spontaneous cell regeneration
*The ability to paint the future.....
And any other of those superpowers on Heroes, except the becoming a nuclear bomb when you get angry, or that super hearing thing, they just seem annoying. I can't think of anything tangible that over the course of 1 year, I would pay 70 million dollars for, only super powers. Still, for 1 game, people will say Dice-K was worth every penny. And they're the experts.
On a side note, so far this season I've watched parts of 2 Phillies games (missed the first, thought I could watch it at work cause it was on CBS, then got to work and realized "shit, I have to actually watch these kids they're paying me to pay attention to" and boy did that realization suck after I walked in the job after lunch and planned on turning it on). The highlights from what I've seen.
Game 2, turned it on in the bottom of the 8th, Phils up, man on
*Victorino driving someone home with a double for a 2-run lead in the bottom of the 8th
*Victorino thrown out stealing third, which apparently he tried doing on his own accord
*Howard getting thrown out trying to go from first-home on a shot off the wall (2nd and 3rd outs on the basepaths)
*McCann *sp?* game tying 2 run homer in the 9th of Flash (need a real closer from 2007, not 2000)
*The Phillies not threatening from the 9th-11th inning
*Madson giving up a homer in the 11th
Game 3, turned it on after work in the bottom of the 9th, bases loaded, 2 out, 0-0 count
*Ruiz first pitch swinging against a new reliever to fly out and end the game
I turn them on, they start sucking more than white guys playing HORSE. The m8r jinx is in full effect.
m8r
I believe he's the real deal, why? I don't know. Just a feeling. All time great? Who knows, I've never seen him pitch yet, except for his strikeout pitches that they showed on the 6pm SportsCenter that I turned on as his highlights are coming on. Apparently, he does hit 95 in the late innings as well as the early ones, so the stamina's there which is big in the majors (esp. if you have 'pen questions). In this calendar year, the Sox will pay a total of near 70 million to have him on their team, what is actually worth 70 million dollars over the course of 1 year? It's a short list.
*The ability to be invisible for a year
*The ability to stop time
*The ability to have spontaneous cell regeneration
*The ability to paint the future.....
And any other of those superpowers on Heroes, except the becoming a nuclear bomb when you get angry, or that super hearing thing, they just seem annoying. I can't think of anything tangible that over the course of 1 year, I would pay 70 million dollars for, only super powers. Still, for 1 game, people will say Dice-K was worth every penny. And they're the experts.
On a side note, so far this season I've watched parts of 2 Phillies games (missed the first, thought I could watch it at work cause it was on CBS, then got to work and realized "shit, I have to actually watch these kids they're paying me to pay attention to" and boy did that realization suck after I walked in the job after lunch and planned on turning it on). The highlights from what I've seen.
Game 2, turned it on in the bottom of the 8th, Phils up, man on
*Victorino driving someone home with a double for a 2-run lead in the bottom of the 8th
*Victorino thrown out stealing third, which apparently he tried doing on his own accord
*Howard getting thrown out trying to go from first-home on a shot off the wall (2nd and 3rd outs on the basepaths)
*McCann *sp?* game tying 2 run homer in the 9th of Flash (need a real closer from 2007, not 2000)
*The Phillies not threatening from the 9th-11th inning
*Madson giving up a homer in the 11th
Game 3, turned it on after work in the bottom of the 9th, bases loaded, 2 out, 0-0 count
*Ruiz first pitch swinging against a new reliever to fly out and end the game
I turn them on, they start sucking more than white guys playing HORSE. The m8r jinx is in full effect.
m8r
utley = awesome, malphie = not awesome
although now that i look at it, utley is less prone to strike outs than howard or burrell. yes, he did have 132 strikeouts, second on the team. however this was over 658 at bats. this means that he struck out about 20% of the time, or 1 in 5 at bats.
burrell did have one less strike out at 131, but it was over many less at bats, 462 to be exact. that means he strikes out about 28% of the time or 1 in 3.5 at bats. i'd say that's significantly worse.
howard, however, had 181 strike outs, second in the national league, over 581 at bats. that puts him at 31% or i every 3.2 at bats. even worse than burrell.
so the statement that utley is less strikeout prone is completely true and not just in a marginal way. an 8 or 11 percent difference is huge. so matt you can suck it.
also if you want to look at it with plate appearances instead of just at bats here's the breakdown:
utley 132 so in 758 tpa = 17% or 1 in 5.7
burrell 131 so in 567 tpa = 23% or 1 in 4.3
howard 181 so in 704 tpa = 26% or 1 in 3.9
even those numbers speak volumes, and that is just last season.
here's 2005
utley 109 so in 543 ab and 628 tpa = 20% and 17% respectively oddly similar to 2006
burrell(good year for him btw) 160 so(second most in the nl, right behind adam dunn, who also was in front of howard last year) in 562 ab and 669 tpa = 28% and 24% not too dissimilar from 2006
howard 100 so in 312 ab and 348 tpa = 32% and 29% a little worse than 2006 but not by much.
here's a little more info for you:
burrell
year so/ab
2004 29%
2003 27%
2002 26%
2001 30%
2000 34%
there's some consistancy for you.
the evidense is clear, utley is clearly less prone to strikeouts than howard or burrell
burrell did have one less strike out at 131, but it was over many less at bats, 462 to be exact. that means he strikes out about 28% of the time or 1 in 3.5 at bats. i'd say that's significantly worse.
howard, however, had 181 strike outs, second in the national league, over 581 at bats. that puts him at 31% or i every 3.2 at bats. even worse than burrell.
so the statement that utley is less strikeout prone is completely true and not just in a marginal way. an 8 or 11 percent difference is huge. so matt you can suck it.
also if you want to look at it with plate appearances instead of just at bats here's the breakdown:
utley 132 so in 758 tpa = 17% or 1 in 5.7
burrell 131 so in 567 tpa = 23% or 1 in 4.3
howard 181 so in 704 tpa = 26% or 1 in 3.9
even those numbers speak volumes, and that is just last season.
here's 2005
utley 109 so in 543 ab and 628 tpa = 20% and 17% respectively oddly similar to 2006
burrell(good year for him btw) 160 so(second most in the nl, right behind adam dunn, who also was in front of howard last year) in 562 ab and 669 tpa = 28% and 24% not too dissimilar from 2006
howard 100 so in 312 ab and 348 tpa = 32% and 29% a little worse than 2006 but not by much.
here's a little more info for you:
burrell
year so/ab
2004 29%
2003 27%
2002 26%
2001 30%
2000 34%
there's some consistancy for you.
the evidense is clear, utley is clearly less prone to strikeouts than howard or burrell
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Baseball season is upon us, and....
I've written and deleted this post several times already, from several paragraphs that were scratched to just a few words, so now it's gonna be put into a post bullet style, because the thoughts aren't coming out in full sentence/paragraph form correctly (or maybe they have been, and I just don't want to admit it in the full form). So here it goes-
*I've been saying for months since football ended that I'm excited for baseball season to start
*I'm a lifetime Phillies fan
*The Phillies have 161 games left
*The Phillies should be quite good this year
*I'm already sick of Phillies banter on this blog, Malphie's comments explain partly why
*I most likely will not be tuning into watch them unless I am with other Phillies fans or at a bar
*I enjoy baseball
*I enjoy following baseball
*I enjoy following the Phillies
*162 games is a fucking long season
*I will follow the Phillies mostly through internet news and CSN Philly
What does all this mean? Well, that's what I kept writing and deleting, how I'm "not a real fan I guess" if I can't even sit and enjoy a full game by myself. If the Phillies 33rd game was on TV, and the women's NCAA volleyball tournament was on at the same time, I'd watch more of the volleyball, no doubt.
Or maybe I'm just beginning to realize baseball's at a point where playing the game is becoming secondary to the "gamesmanship" of delaying, wandering around the mound, resetting every piece of equipment between each pitch while batting, etc. which is basically just wasting a bunch of time instead of pitching and batting and I'm just tired of it. The game is currently to slow to be enjoyed by itself in my opinion unless you are over analyzing and dissecting and basically trying to solve all of the Phillies problems on a night to night basis from your couch.
Or maybe 162 games is truly just to long a season, and I realize that the only part that matters is August IF IF IF our Phils are still in contention.
Or maybe I'm just a Philadelphia fan and my subconscious is smart enough not to let me watch the games because they'll let me down no matter how certain it is that they win with the only pitching staff in the division (Florida, it hasn't been 5 years yet, you can't be good).
Or maybe my TV and internet are possessed and keep showing any channel or webpage that has bouncing boobies on it to distract me.
This post was started at 9:30 PM, then I went to play tennis, and came home to finish the post at 12:15 AM and lost my train of thought. Then again, as stated, I wrote shit and deleted it several times way back at 9:30 anyway, so maybe I didn't have a train of thought and am just rambling. There's a point to be made somewhere, I'll elaborate more later. I'm as shocked as any to write this post, as my first bullet point was, I've actually been looking forward to these coming months, or so i thought.
To make up for this gigantic waste of time, here's something to waste more time with. Except you won't regret that waste.
m8r
*I've been saying for months since football ended that I'm excited for baseball season to start
*I'm a lifetime Phillies fan
*The Phillies have 161 games left
*The Phillies should be quite good this year
*I'm already sick of Phillies banter on this blog, Malphie's comments explain partly why
*I most likely will not be tuning into watch them unless I am with other Phillies fans or at a bar
*I enjoy baseball
*I enjoy following baseball
*I enjoy following the Phillies
*162 games is a fucking long season
*I will follow the Phillies mostly through internet news and CSN Philly
What does all this mean? Well, that's what I kept writing and deleting, how I'm "not a real fan I guess" if I can't even sit and enjoy a full game by myself. If the Phillies 33rd game was on TV, and the women's NCAA volleyball tournament was on at the same time, I'd watch more of the volleyball, no doubt.
Or maybe I'm just beginning to realize baseball's at a point where playing the game is becoming secondary to the "gamesmanship" of delaying, wandering around the mound, resetting every piece of equipment between each pitch while batting, etc. which is basically just wasting a bunch of time instead of pitching and batting and I'm just tired of it. The game is currently to slow to be enjoyed by itself in my opinion unless you are over analyzing and dissecting and basically trying to solve all of the Phillies problems on a night to night basis from your couch.
Or maybe 162 games is truly just to long a season, and I realize that the only part that matters is August IF IF IF our Phils are still in contention.
Or maybe I'm just a Philadelphia fan and my subconscious is smart enough not to let me watch the games because they'll let me down no matter how certain it is that they win with the only pitching staff in the division (Florida, it hasn't been 5 years yet, you can't be good).
Or maybe my TV and internet are possessed and keep showing any channel or webpage that has bouncing boobies on it to distract me.
This post was started at 9:30 PM, then I went to play tennis, and came home to finish the post at 12:15 AM and lost my train of thought. Then again, as stated, I wrote shit and deleted it several times way back at 9:30 anyway, so maybe I didn't have a train of thought and am just rambling. There's a point to be made somewhere, I'll elaborate more later. I'm as shocked as any to write this post, as my first bullet point was, I've actually been looking forward to these coming months, or so i thought.
To make up for this gigantic waste of time, here's something to waste more time with. Except you won't regret that waste.
m8r
Opening Day
Well, myers looked reall good. 9 k's! Thats pretty exciting.
Whats up with Utley hitting cleanup? Why? Why? Why? No, he hits third, and howard bats fourth. Simply because of the fact that we don't really want Pat having to hit behind Howard when he gets walked....so what. You had a whole offseason to address that problem and the best we could get is Wes Helms.
Once again the phils proved that in 14 years they still can't:
1) Produce Runs. We had 11 hits over the game and only 3 runs. Compare that to the braves today who only had 9 hits and 5 runs...
2) Have a bullpen who can win a game for a guy who goes 7 innings and only gives up 3
In all fairness had we gotten number 1 done, we would have one the game. The bullpen was good. Madson just blew it in the 10th(What a suprise).
Oh well, first game...
Whats up with Utley hitting cleanup? Why? Why? Why? No, he hits third, and howard bats fourth. Simply because of the fact that we don't really want Pat having to hit behind Howard when he gets walked....so what. You had a whole offseason to address that problem and the best we could get is Wes Helms.
Once again the phils proved that in 14 years they still can't:
1) Produce Runs. We had 11 hits over the game and only 3 runs. Compare that to the braves today who only had 9 hits and 5 runs...
2) Have a bullpen who can win a game for a guy who goes 7 innings and only gives up 3
In all fairness had we gotten number 1 done, we would have one the game. The bullpen was good. Madson just blew it in the 10th(What a suprise).
Oh well, first game...
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