12.25.08

I didn’t mean to leave you hanging on.
I didn’t mean to leave you all alone.
I didn’t know what to say.
Merry Christmas, baby.
(Happiest of holidays to you and yours. I have three parties to hit when I wake up. Actual writing, a flood of it, will come on Friday and Saturday. If you would like, I [...]

Going Into Week 13, Guns Up

It’s hard to comp this together, especially considering that I won’t be able to watch a whole lot of these games (well, the ones at night anyway) due to outside events putting me in Los Angeles this weekend. But let’s just say that now and next week are where it gets interesting.

Texas Tech – after [...]

Stealing Signals: You Knew It Would Happen Like This

Red Sox 8, Rays 7 – Well, we’re headed back to Tampa, and do you know when I knew that would happen? As soon as David Ortiz’s homer left the yard in the 7th, I could tell that Boston would win the game. The Red Sox feed off of him; he is their center now. [...]

The Shakedown, Week 8

Back after a week off on this.
What’s Left To Make Up The Best:

Texas – If you play in a power conference, beat the current #1, who is also in that conference, and you were high up to begin with, you’re gonna get #1 when everyone else falls apart. I don’t think Texas will be holding [...]

News League Recap, Week 5

We have a new leader this week:
1. APIAS FTW 2.0 4-1-0 .800 433.47 W-3
2. Twisted Fister 3-2-0 .600 486.13 L-2
3. Monday Night Jihadis 3-2-0 .600 477.98 L-1
4. Area Man 3-2-0 .600 471.25 W-2
5. Why So Jerious? 3-2-0 .600 463.52 W-1
6. Pyle of List 2-3-0 .400 475.84 L-1
7. TSW 2-3-0.400 472.70 [...]

Stealing Signals: Z’s The One

Cubs 5, Astros 0 – Carlos Zambrano threw the first Cubs no-no in 36 years in a road game at Miller Park, re-located thanks to Hurricane Ike. The home run that Alfonso Soriano led off the game with turned out to be enough, as Zambrano struck out 10, walked one, and hit another batter.
White Sox [...]

Never Forget

Stealing Signals: Pillage and Plunder

Phillies 20, Cardinals 2 – Todd Wellenmeyer gives up back-to-back-to-back jacks to Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Pat Burrell in the first inning with two outs to open the game and the gates fly open.  Wellenmeyer gave up eight runs in 3.1 innings (the Phillies had a 9-run fourth) and three Cardinals (reliever Russ Springer, [...]

Above The Rim: Why Don’t We Win One On The Road?

The 108-105 final shouldn’t have been nearly as close as it was; it’s a testament to the Jazz that they can fight back like that (and it probably wouldn’t have been that close if the refs didn’t seem like they were trying to equal out fouls each way.) But, Kobe Bryant got 34 (12 in [...]

I Hate Everything About This Stupid So-Called Scandal

I hate Roger Goodell, a sanctimonious prick who decided to get his Little Lord Napoleon act on with the NFL players and is facing some nice little backlash from not being as hard on teams as he is on players with the whole Patriots taping bit, going so far as to destroy the tapes and [...]