Now batting, Catwoman:
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
What should the MLB do about instant replay?
Thor's Day Thoughts
Rather than creating an "flying pitch man," I would be more impressed if these guys made a cyborg umpire. At least it backed up home plate at 3:40. Also, what's up with the lack of foul territory at 4:23?
Hat tip: Flip Flop Fly Ballin'
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Reboot the umps!
They have already blown two calls. Both went in the Nats favor. If I were in Tracy's shoes I would have already been ejected.
Odin's Day Oddity
Congrats to the 'Cats!
I remember seeing a UofA game at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. That was before they moved their home games to Hi Corbett Field.
I remember seeing a UofA game at Jerry Kindall Field at Frank Sancet Stadium. That was before they moved their home games to Hi Corbett Field.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Rox find pitching coach of the future?
Tuesday Two-seam
The following video features Angels' OF Torii Hunter interviewing astronaut Joe Acaba, about many topics, including: baseball, extra-terrestrials, and how one evacuates in zero gravity.
Hat tip: SB Nation.
Hat tip: SB Nation.
Monday, June 25, 2012
OSITF BREAKING NEWS
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| Photo via BaylorFans.com. |
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Sunday SIERA
Now, I know you might be asking yourself a few questions:
1) Does Bill Murray really own the Charleston RiverDogs of the South Atlantic League?
2) Has Bill Murray really been inducted into the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame?
3) Isn't there another minor league team called the River Cats?
4) Speaking of minor league teams with cat mascots, isn't there also the Fisher Cats, the Rock Cats, the Mudcats, and the ValleyCats?
5) The South Atlantic League, isn't that the league that
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Sox win!
Pray for rain.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Basketball is over!
Apparently, some jerk's team became champion of basketball last night. Unlike many others, I am content with this development, not that I like the team/players that won--which I don't--but instead because this now means basketball is over. Baseball no longer has any significant competition on the landscape of American Sports. Now when I have dinner at the local sports bar, I hopefully won't have to make a special request to put the Rockies game on just one of the fifty TVs they have. Honestly, is anyone here really watching that offseason edition of NFL Live? Without any audio?
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| Can you spot the baseball game? I know it's difficult with that hottie in the picture. |
I know what you're thinking, and yes, I realize that the Rockies aren't any good this year, and that the end of the basketball playoffs doesn't mean that interest in the Rockies is suddenly going skyrocket. Any dedicated reader of this blog already knows that I am well aware of how bad the Rox are. Still, baseball is now at center stage. Maybe the Rockies game won't be prominent at the watering hole, but most likely a different baseball game will be. Baseball is the national pastime, and for a few months it will have it's rightful place as the main focus of dignified sports media.
Enjoy it, America. Just don't order the Carolina Burger. It's description makes it sound great, but the last time I ordered it, it made me sick. Twice.
Go Rockies.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Jim Tracy has gone off the deep end.
This is not going to end well.
Those are the rules for the Little League World Series, right? I guess Tracy is trying to go out with a bang. Insanity.
Rockies going w 4 man rotation. Guthrie in pen. Starters on 75 pitch limit
— Troy Renck, Rockies (@TroyRenck) June19, 2012
Those are the rules for the Little League World Series, right? I guess Tracy is trying to go out with a bang. Insanity.
Tuesday Two-seam
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that the Roger Clemens perjury trial was a bigger waste of public time/resources than the debacle I handled yesterday.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Monday Minutiæ
The next time I find myself in Arlington, TX, with $26 to spare, I will take on The Boomstick.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Happy Father's Day!
Here's to all you dad's out there, and all the sacrifices you have made for your children.
Sunday SIERA
We all know and love this classic baseball photo:
Well, recently Carlos Santana--not this guy, but rather the C/1B for the Cleveland Indians--did his best reenactment of the above scene.
Well, recently Carlos Santana--not this guy, but rather the C/1B for the Cleveland Indians--did his best reenactment of the above scene.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Friday, June 15, 2012
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Tulo on the mend!
A few minutes ago, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox started an early afternoon game against the Reno Aces. Besides the interesting Drew Pomeranz v. Trevor Bauer pitching matchup, this game is notable because SS Troy Tulowitzki will be in the Sky Sox starting lineup as part of a minor league rehab assignment. Sadly, I cannot attend the game due to work obligations. But I've been there before.
I attended the June 17, 2008 Sky Sox game against the Salt Lake Bees. It was another rehab assignment for Tulo and also the first AAA game in his career. He went 2 for 4 with an RBI double as the Sox beat the Bees 4-2. After the game, he stayed for a long time to sign autographs for the fans, including a ball on the sweet spot for me. Troy Tulowitzki is a class act. This season has been rough for Rockies fans, but players like Tulo can keep even the most lousy season interesting and fun for the fans.
Odin's Day Oddity
Bryce Harper is great. Not only did he vaporize a baseball last night in Toronto, but he also had an epic retort to a reporter's question about whether he would celebrate by taking advantage of Canada's lower drinking age. See for yourself:
You can already buy the t-shirt online. He crushes it on the field and keeps it clean off the field. Is Bryce Harper baseball's Tim Tebow?
You can already buy the t-shirt online. He crushes it on the field and keeps it clean off the field. Is Bryce Harper baseball's Tim Tebow?
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Crooked number
Buy me some peanuts and candy apples...
Spotted in the wild
Middle 1st, no score
Tuesday Two-seam
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Don't forget to also follow the PFBL members that are on Twitter:
Follow @jefe_13
Follow @jaycpercell
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Monday Minutiæ
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| Puh-leeeze!!! Photo by The Associated Press |
Hey I need a date for the gala on Saturday night, an sexy single ladies interested.....
— Gio Gonzalez (@GioGonzalez47) June 11, 2012
Gio, however, appears to be rather picky...
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
Old Polls
Be sure to vote in the new poll on the right sidebar ---------------------------------------------------->
If you're interested in the results of the old polls we have had, check out the rest of this post.
If you're interested in the results of the old polls we have had, check out the rest of this post.
*UPDATED* OSITF BREAKING NEWS
Even though the MLB draft was just held this week, the Colorado Rockies have already signed their first round pick...
From 2002, that is.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Tweet of the Year
Courtesy of Chris Pérez, closer for the Cleveland Indians:
Saber metrics are good for some stats, but you will never be able to quantify a players’ heart and balls
— Chris Perez (@ChrisPerez54) June 7, 2012
Thor's Day Thoughts
Of course this means that the Colorado Rockies will win the World Series, right?
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Odin's Day Oddity
"This is a home run. I think so."
My exhaustive internet research tells me that the video features David Luiz, Petr Cech, and Branislav Ivanovic, footballers all.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012
NOW IS THE TIME.
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| Heath Bell #21 of the Miami Marlins pitches during a game against the Houston Astros at Marlins Park on April 14, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) |
2012 has certainly been a volatile season for closers. It is the year
of the blown save. Probably more than any other factor, this has led to
the movement to change the PFBL's roster format. Now some (Jefe) might
argue that this season is just an aberration and therefore we shouldn't
change anything. That logic seems a bit shallow to me. No, this
turbulent year has exposed a rare flaw in the PFBL--the disparity of
closers available on waivers. Rather than ignore the writing on the
wall (not to mention the majority of league sentiment) and plod ahead
using an imperfect system, the PFBL should take this opportunity to
adapt, to better itself. I believe it was William Wallace who said,
"those who do not learn from the History Channel are doomed to repeat
the History Channel."
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Third Time's a Charm
The Colorado Rockies have finally won a game that I have attended! It only took three tries, but I suppose that is to be expected when they have a .434 winning percentage. We actually witnessed a pitcher's duel at Coors Field as the Rox defeated the Los Angeles Doyers 3-2. It was a very hot day, but an umbrella helped us make it to the shaded late innings. Mrs. JT and I met the Parents at the game since we weren't able to celebrate Mother's Day together. It was hot, but fun to see the good guys win.
Sunday SIERA
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| Hall of Famer Tommy McCarthy of the Boston Reds tags out a baserunner. Either that or he just murdered him. Photo by Gray, G.E. -- Photographer, The A. G. Spalding Baseball Collection via the New York Public Library. |
Hat tip: io9.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Once again...
Saturday Shuuto
KO KO LIFE, Y'ALL.
That is former MLB pitcher Chan Ho Park rapping in a commercial for Korea Life Insurance. Catchy isn't it? Certainly not the worst thing I've ever heard.
Friday, June 1, 2012
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