After sweeping series against the Blue Jays and Red Sox, purchase the Rays have won 6 in a row, there and — this is quite a statistic — are in first place in the AL East later in the season than ever before. (Tied for first, but still…)
Author: Jim Ellwanger
Oh, I see what your problem is
As I mentioned in the last entry, I’m at work today, instead of watching Opening Day baseball. The closest I can come is watching baseball-related videos on YouTube, such as this one (which I don’t think I’ve linked
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Predictions for 2008
Yes, this blog is still in business. It’s time for our annual look at the Sports Illustrated baseball predictions, all the better to laugh about later when the Cubs do not win the National League pennant. (Yes, that’s what SI has predicted — a Tigers-Cubs World Series, in fact, with the Tigers victorious.) As usual, they are accompanied by a set of predictions made using a quick-and-easy formula found in a Bill James Baseball Abstract from the ’80s (double last season’s win total, add the win total from two years ago, divide by 3).
| Sports Illustrated | Bill James formula |
| AL East | |
| 1. N.Y. Yankees (94-68) | 1. N.Y. Yankees (95-67) |
| 2. Boston Red Sox (92-70) | 2. Boston Red Sox (95-67) |
| 3. Toronto Blue Jays (87-75) | 3. Toronto Blue Jays (84-78) |
| 4. Tampa Bay Rays (80-82) | 4. Baltimore Orioles (69-93) |
| 5. Baltimore Orioles (64-98) | 5. Tampa Bay Rays (64-98) |
| AL Central | |
| 1. Detroit Tigers (90-72) | 1. Cleveland Indians (90-72) |
| 2. Cleveland Indians (89-73) | 2. Detroit Tigers (90-72) |
| 3. Chicago White Sox (77-85) | 3. Minnesota Twins (85-77) |
| 4. Kansas City Royals (73-89) | 4. Chicago White Sox (78-84) |
| 5. Minnesota Twins (72-90) | 5. Kansas City Royals (67-95) |
| AL West | |
| 1. L.A. Angels (87-75) | 1. L.A. Angels (92-70) |
| 2. Seattle Mariners (82-80) | 2. Seattle Mariners (85-77) |
| 3. Oakland Athletics (75-87) | 3. Oakland Athletics (82-80) |
| 4. Texas Rangers (72-90) | 4. Texas Rangers (77-89) |
| NL East | |
| 1. N.Y. Mets (91-71) | 1. N.Y. Mets (91-71) |
| 2. Philadelphia Phillies (86-76) | 2. Philadelphia Phillies (88-74) |
| 3. Atlanta Braves (85-77) | 3. Atlanta Braves (82-80) |
| 4. Washington Nationals (73-89) | 4. Florida Marlins (73-89) |
| 5. Florida Marlins (72-90) | 5. Washington Nationals (72-90) |
| NL Central | |
| 1. Chicago Cubs (91-71) | 1. Milwaukee Brewers (80-82) |
| 2. Cincinnati Reds (87-75) | 2.St. Louis Cardinals (80-82) |
| 3. Milwaukee Brewers (85-77) | 3. Chicago Cubs (79-83) |
| 4. Houston Astros (74-88) | 4. Houston Astros (76-86) |
| 5. St. Louis Cardinals (73-89) | 5. Cincinnati Reds (75-87) |
| 6. Pittsburgh Pirates (70-92) | 6. Pittsburgh Pirates (68-94) |
| NL West | |
| 1. Colorado Rockies (89-73) | 1. San Diego Padres (89-73) |
| 2. Arizona Diamondbacks (88-74) | 2. Colorado Rockies (85-77) |
| 3. L.A. Dodgers (85-77) | 3. Arizona Diamondbacks (85-77) |
| 4. San Diego Padres (79-83) | 4. L.A. Dodgers (84-78) |
| 5. San Francisco Giants (68-94) | 5. San Francisco Giants (73-89) |
In other news, although I have upgraded my TV watching to high-definition since last year, I have also had a schedule change at my job. I now work a normal Monday-through-Friday week, which means I will not be at home to watch the Opening Day games, as I did in 2007 and 2006 and 2005. Sorry about that. Perhaps by 2009, I will be independently wealthy, or I’ll use a day of vacation time.
Again with the "Jeopardy!"
On tonight’s “Jeopardy!”, one of the contestants had taken a baseball road trip with his father in which they saw 9 baseball games in 9 cities in 8 days. If I ever get on the show, it’s going to look like I’m copying with my “11 baseball games in 11 cities in 10 days” story. Maybe I’ll just talk about my cat.
Hooray for the ’70s
As seen on Uni Watch, for sale this particular item is apparently a Yankee Stadium food vendor shirt from the 1970s. Quite a difference from what was being worn on the field.
Edited later to add: Further evidence turned up that these are actually from the late 1960s.
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force" is a very bizarre television program
Left to right: Neko Case as “Chrysanthemum” (with salt shaker), John Kruk as himself (with his skin peeled off), Kelly Hogan as “BJ Queen” (with harpoon)
Why so obsessed about this cartoon that makes no sense and airs at 11:45 on Sunday nights? Because it’s not even time for pitchers and catchers to report yet. Also, I’m a fan of all three of these people, and I think Levi is, too. I’ve even met Kelly Hogan, who was fortunately not trying to harpoon me at the time.
Levi and I are both invited to a wedding in Charlotte, North Carolina, the first weekend of April. I’m pretty sure I’ll be going; the last
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I talked to him, Levi was kind of iffy due to various work responsibilities. If we do end up attending, though, there may not be any baseball-related program activities. The Charlotte Knights will be out of town that weekend, and the only other team I’m all that interested in driving to see — the Durham Bulls — will also be out of town. The nearest major league team is of course the Braves, who will be in town, but Atlanta is about a 4-hour drive from Charlotte, and that’s not particularly exciting me at this point. I can’t decide if it’s because I’m getting older, or if it’s because gas is over 3 bucks a gallon.
In conclusion, now that “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” is being produced in high definition, and DirecTV is carrying the HD version of Cartoon Network, I guess it’s time for me to upgrade my TV. I wasn’t all that impressed the first time I saw baseball on an actual living-room HDTV, four or five years ago, but it looks pretty good in HD in a window on my computer monitor (courtesy of the TV tuner device I’ve had for about a year).
John Kruk-date
Apparently, the “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” episode guest-starring John Kruk actually airs on January 27th, which is not this Sunday. But the good news is that, if you follow the above link, you will see a picture of the animated version of John Kruk.
(For whatever reason, Cartoon Network isn’t very good at doing whatever they have to do to get Adult Swim episode titles into my TiVo in advance of their airing, which is why I didn’t spot this myself.)
For you John Kruk fans
John Kruk will apparently be appearing on this Sunday’s episode of “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” the first of a new season. That info comes via Pitchfork, which, being Pitchfork, is more interested in the fact that Neko Case and Kelly Hogan are also appearing. But they’re not baseball players!
Another baseball jingle
From back when NBC was a class operation (1968), here’s the jingle they used on their weekend “Monitor” radio block when it was time to give the baseball
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Merry Christmas, ladies
“I walk around with my shirt off. If I had anything to hide, I wouldn’t do that.” — Johnny Damon