Angelic Schadenfreude
If you know any poor schlock from Frisco, Jr. who was rooting for the A-Holes, be sure to send them a sympathy card. I recommend this one.
View ArticleBaseball Inflobleg
OK, I’m officially an idiot now. Can someone please explain why the New York Yankees winning 95 games and losing 67, while the Bosox won 95 games and lost 67, translates into the Yanks winning the...
View ArticleDamned Yankees
Q: New York Yankees, you’ve just lost the American League Division Series to the Los Angeles … er … I mean, California … um … make that Anaheim … er, I mean Los Angeles of Anaheim Angels! What are you...
View ArticleBaseball’s Head-to-Head Rule
Recently, I argued that the post-wildcard baseball rule giving division championships to teams with tied overall records but barely-untied head to head records was silly. My point was that when...
View ArticleOf Judges and Umpires
During his confirmation hearings, John Roberts likened the role of the courts to that of baseball umpires, noting that umpires play a limited role to ensure that everyone else plays by the rules,...
View ArticleI Just Saw a Good Team Die, I’m Going to Disneyland
It could have been worse. It could have been raining. Oh, crap, I almost forgot; it was raining. Never mind. Anyway, as of tomorrow morning my Angels are on vacation now and so am I. See all y’all next...
View ArticleWhite Hot
Dean must be stoked. At this point, I’m rooting for the Sox to win tomorrow night, too. That way, my Angels will get at least some sort of bragging rights consolation prize for being the only team to...
View ArticleThinking About Baseball
I’m having a hard time getting a hold of the reason why, but somehow I can’t see this: without being reminded of this: Any theories? UPDATE: Apparently I’m not the first to notice the eerie similarity...
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