I got a bad case of baseball fever. My temperature is rising above the Mendoza line.
December 4, 2007
Winter Meetings 2007
Here are a couple of good resources for info on the 2007 winter meetings.
ESPN’s Winter Meetings Blog.
September 5, 2007
Good reading
Posted by Dietz
There’s a great non-prospect diary entry over at Baseball America. Thanks to Dave at www.ussmariner.com for posting a link to it.
July 20, 2007
My dream job after I retire
I’m gonna run the old-fashioned scoreboard at Coors Field.
July 16, 2007
Week 14 and 15: All-Star Edition
Posted by Doug
Nothing exciting to post. It’s late and I’m tired, but want to get the current stats posted for record keeping purposes.
Sucka Fool standings after Week 14:
1. !yo la tengo! 105.5
2. Mind the Gap 94.5
3. the open stance 89.5
4. Al Cavallo Biou! 87.5
5. The White Shoes 86
6. los marauders 78
7. The Hella Rad Guys 75
Standings after Week 15:
1. !yo la tengo! 107
2. Mind the Gap 96
3. the open stance 93.5
4. The White Shoes 85
5. Al Cavallo Biou! 84.5
6. los marauders 75.5
7. The Hella Rad Guys 74.5
July 3, 2007
Week 13: The Half Way Point
Final statistics after Week 13 of the Sucka Fool League v. 6.0
1. !yo la tengo! 106.5
2. Mind the Gap 99
3t. Al Cavallo Biou! 88.5
3t. the open stance 88.5
5. The White Shoes 84.5
6. los marauders 76
7. The Hella Rad Guys 73
Perhaps A-Rod’s stripper girlfriend was sitting behind her??
June 25, 2007
Week 12: An Award Winning Week
Standings after 12 weeks of the Sucka Fool League v. 6.0
1. !yo la tengo! 104
2. Mind the Gap 96
3. Al Cavallo Biou! 93.5
4. the open stance 89.5
5. The White Shoes 84.5
6. los marauders 78
7. The Hella Rad Guys 70.5
A new weekly feature on the Sucka Fool League official blog: Peter Eater of the Week
This week’s Peter Eater of the Week is the award’s name sake, Derek “Peter Eater” Jeter. Jeter was traded from The Hella Rad Guys to this week’s winner of the Petercito Award, !yo la tengo!.
You too can experience a “winning blend of chilled grapefruit, oakmoss, and spice.”
June 18, 2007
Week 11
Posted by Doug
Sucka Fool League standings after Week 11 of SFL season 6:
1. !yo la tengo! 101
2. Mind the Gap 96
3. Al Cavallo Biuo! 92.5
4. The White Shoes 88
5. the open stance 87.5
6. los marauders 81.5
7. The Hella Rad Guys 69.5
Who’s hot in the Sucka Fool League:
-!yo la tengo! outfielder Adam Dunn rode the !yo la tengo! pine this weekend while going 7 for 11 with 4 home runs, 6 RBIs, 5 runs, a double, and only 2 Ks. According to !yo la tengo! manager Dan, “Adam Dunn is worthless to me until he hits triples.”
-!yo la tengo! relief pitcher Jonathan Broxton, pitched 4 innings of perfect baseball this past week, striking out 9 in addition to eating Reggie Willits.
-Mind the Gap CF, Ichiro Suzuki, gave Seattle Mariner hitters plenty of opportunities to strand base runners this week. Ichiro went 16 for 31 (.516 AVG) this week with 2 BB, yet managed to cross the plate a mere 3 times.
-The White Shoes surged into 4th place riding the strong ample back of third baseman Alex Rodriguez. A-rod hit .429 for the week with 3 home runs, 10 RBIs and 9 runs.
- Carlos Zambrano of the open stance is suddenly pitching lights out after beating up his catcher. In his last two starts, Zambrano has gone 17 innings, allowing only one earned run (a solo home run to Russell Branyon in a 1-0 loss) on 5 hits, 6 walks, and 14 Ks.
-The open stance team member Mark Teahen, who has 16 career triples, hit three triples this week. All three triples came in romps against cross state rival St. Louis.
- los marauders pitching has been insane the last week. los marauders collected 8 wins last week, with 4 starters going 8 or more innings in their starts, (including Justin Verlander’s no-hit gem against Milwaukee.)
Who’s NOT hot:
-Several Sucka fool hitters had a hard time making contact with the baseball this week. Andruw Jones hit .083 with 10 ks to 0 BB; Carl Crawford hit .185 with 10 ks and 1 BB; and the AL pitchers figured out Houston OF Hunter Pence, who K’d 10 times last week to 0 walks (though did hit 2 triples in the pinball game that is Minute Maid Park.)
-In crappy pitching performances of the week, White Shoes starter Rich Hill led the way. In his shortest outing of his career, Hill threw 52 pitches in 3 innings, giving up 5 earned runs on 5 hits, including three San Diego home runs. The open stance starters, Josh Beckett and Barry Zito, also both shit the bed this week.
June 17, 2007
Oooh, that Snell…
Posted by Doug Quast
Pittsburgh Pirates and The White Shoes starting pitcher, Ian Snell, will not make his scheduled start Monday night against the Seattle Mariners. According to an article in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Snell burned his thumb and index finger while making a chicken caesar salad in his kitchen this weekend.
“I’m all right, but the salad wasn’t too good,” said an irritated Snell.
Snell, 6-4 on the year, has given up three earned runs in his last 24 innings pitched.
June 12, 2007
The life of a backup catcher
Weekend America has a great piece on Mariner backup catcher Jamie Burke who, at 35, made his first opening day roster this year.
You can find it here.
