Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Sunday, July 28, 2013

PFBL Standings 7/28/13

Appearances (and ballplayers) can be deceiving...


Saturday, July 27, 2013

A reward from @MarcosPizzacorp...

Today we jogged seven miles as part of our training for the Team World Vision half marathon in September.

As a reward for such diligent training, I treated myself to chicken wings and cheezy bread from Marco's.

I'm not trying to brag, but I think I have this distance running thing down. 

Now, if I only could stand up...

A different kind of stolen base...


Friday, July 26, 2013

Monday, July 22, 2013

Braun is Long Gone.


Gourmet ballpark food?



I'll

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Suing a mascot? Not cool.

Sure, mascots are annoying.  Especially Dinger.  But should a Major League Baseball team really go to the mats in order to get rid of an unofficial mascot--one that never blocks a fan's view of the field?



Honestly, I don't understand what

Friday, July 19, 2013

Bring on the FailBears!


PFBL 2013 First Half Standings

With the 2nd half of the season just getting underway, let's take a look at the PFBL league table as it stands after the first half of the year:



Expanded standings are after the jump.

Royals Baseball, they can taste it!

Or at least, they can taste something.


Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Please, no more Mo.

The Yankees better not make the playoffs.  If they do, I might not be able to watch.  I just don't think I can stomach any more gushing over Mariano Rivera.

Just take a look at a sample of what baseball fans had to endure last night:



There was more.  Much more.  It started early, in the All-Star pregame show, and didn't stop until my late local news took over the airwaves.

Now, I have to say that Rivera is

Starting the All-Star Game is quite an honor...

But will it make people recognize you?  Matt Harvey investigates:



Not gonna lie, I'm pretty sure that I could

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

For those of you keeping score at home...

Does your scorecard look like mine?

Here's mine for the visiting AL:


And the NL:

Time for a Rally Squirrel!!! #ASG


Come on, NL! Don't let Fox get their perfect Mo ending!
   

An All-Star Meal

Sort of...
   

All-Star Apparel


Don't let the Twins branding fool you, I'm also wearing a Rockies hat and rooting for the NL tonight!
   

My 2013 view of the #ASG

Much better than last year, no?
   

Pioneer Skies 1st Half MVP

Without much further ado, my 1st half MVP is...

"THIS TIME IT MATTERS"

Didn't the All-Star game matter back in 1970 when Pete Rose ruined Ray Fosse's career?



The All-Star Game is enough of a gimmick in and of itself.  Here's hoping that when Derrick Hall becomes the next MLB Commissioner, he throws out the asinine gimmick of having the All-Star Game determine home field advantage in the World Series.

Still, I have seen worse slides into home...

Matt Carpenter: Colorado Tumbleweed 1st Half MVP



While the Colorado Tumbleweed have several all-star caliber players, the 1st half MVP of the team is Matt Carpenter. An undrafted free agent acquisition during spring training, Carpenter was originally picked up to provide depth at the second base position to Chase Utley, while being able to cover quite a bit of ground with his multiple-position eligibility. Carpenter quickly worked his way into the lineup as an everyday player, netting 284 points on the season (269 points while in the Tumbleweed lineup).

Carpenter was also named to the National League All-Star team. His point value comes from his ability to get on base, hit for extra bases, score, as well as drive in runs. He is a true all-around player, even flashing the leather on occasion. According to Baseball Reference, at the break Carpenter has posted 3.9 WAR and a 30.6 RE24.

Happy All-Star Tuesday!

Before we look ahead to this year's Midsummer Classic, don't forget to revisit The Commish's incredible All-Star experience from a year ago.  Best OSITF post ever!

This year's American League All-Star team includes one of my all time favorites:



Goats Fred.  Goats bite.  Let's goats Knights!

Where are

Saturday, July 13, 2013

Don't drop the rock!

Maintain the rock!



Um . . . where

Thursday, July 11, 2013

#VotePuig #VotePuig #VotePuig #LegendOfPuig


From 8 a.m.-2 p.m. MT today, any tweet that includes a designated player hashtag will be tabulated as part of the overall vote total used to determine the American League and National League winners for the Final Man Vote. That means, all you need to do is tweet #VotePuig to vote for Yasiel Puig for the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

You can also use other forms of communication such as submitting a vote on the internet at mlb.com/vote or texting the message N5 to 89269 (101010 if texting from Canada). Sorry no messages in a bottle or carrier pigeons accepted. Voting ends at 2 p.m.

The Unfriendly Confines?

This interview ends in a very interesting way:



I just wish that

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Reverse Psychology? #ProtectKershaw



That ad actually makes me

A Tour de Force of Bunting

When done correctly, bunting can be a very effective play.  To wit:



However, when done incorrectly, bunting is hilarious.  To wit:

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

How to Celebrate Being Called up to the Majors

Charlie Blackmon shows us all how it's done:


Good choice, Chuck, but if

POWER.

When this happens:

This is the result:

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Bullseye!

Take a look at where this tater lands:


Thursday, July 4, 2013

The Legend of Puig Reaches New Heights

The Legend of Puig has been ever increasing of late and it reached new heights this week as Yasiel Puig brought his game to the mile high city. Here are some pictures of the game on Tuesday night.

Yasiel Puig Stolen Base Attempt
Puig breaks for second on a stolen base attempt following a single in his first at bat.

My All Star ballot

Read 'em and weep!

Happy Birthday, USA...



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