A little bit of Pac-10 fun...
It's been a pretty busy weekend overall here - between work, a birthday party for my roommate and seventeen episodes of Oofuri in less than twenty-four hours, I've been a bit occupied.
That last bit is true - I did watch that many episodes of Oofuri within the span of twenty-four hours. Actually, I technically only watched sixteen, as I had already seen episode two subbed earlier this week, but it's still a bit ridiculous, isn't it? I'm eagerly awaiting episode eighteen as I type this - it ought to be out soon, right? (I need my Tajima fix, damnit!)
I should probably note that Tajima is easily the shortest one on the team and he claims he can hit anything. Does that remind you of anyone?
Speaking of that someone, I was doing some research for Project Pac-10, and I came across this article from 2004, which announced the all-conference team and the players of the year. Here's what you need to know. On the all-conference team, I put the names I recognized in bold text. Obviously, we know who Jed Lowrie and Tim Lincecum are, don't we?
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jed Lowrie, STANFORD
PITCHER AND FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Tim Lincecum, WASHINGTON
COACH OF THE YEAR
Gary Adams, UCLA
ALL-PAC-10 TEAM
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown
Jonny Ash STAN INF Sr. 5-9 180 Oakland, Calif.
Travis Buck ASU OF So. 6-3 210 Richland, Wash.
Zach Clem WASH OF So. 6-1 200 Burlington, Wash.
Jeff Clement (2) USC C So. 6-1 205 Marshalltown, Iowa
Trevor Crowe ARIZ INF So. 6-0 190 Portland, Ore.
Jacoby Ellsbury OSU OF So. 6-1 180 Madras, Ore.
Brian Hall STAN OF Sr. 6-0 185 Carlsbad, N.M.
Casey Janssen UCLA RHP Sr. 6-4 210 Huntington Beach, Calif.
Ian Kennedy USC RHP Fr. 6-0 180 Huntington Beach, Calif.
Kyle Larsen WASH 1B Jr. 6-5 245 Redmond, Wash.
Brent Lillibridge (2) WASH OF So. 5-9 170 Everett, Wash.
Donny Lucy STAN C Jr. 6-3 210 Fallbrook, Calif.
Ryan McCarthy UCLA INF Jr. 6-3 200 Thosand Oaks, Calif.
Aaron Mathews OSU OF Jr. 5-10 195 John Day, Ore.
John Mayberry STAN 1B Jr. 6-5 225 Kansas City, Mo.
David O'Hagan STAN RP Sr. 6-1 195 Wayzata, Minn.
Dustin Pedroia (3) ASU INF Jr. 5-8 180 Woodland, Calif.
Jake Postlewait (2) OSU LHP Sr. 6-0 190 Corvallis, Ore.
Danny Putnam (2) STAN OF Jr. 5-10 200 Escondido, Calif.
Mark Romanczuk (2) STAN LHP So. 6-1 195 Newark, Del.
Jason Urquidez ASU RHP Jr. 6-1 165 Simi Valley, Calif.
(2) - Two-time All-Conference selection.
(3) - Three-time All-Conference selection.
Honorable mentions include Arizona Fall League stars Sam Fuld and Jeff Larish, amongst others. (I only know Urquidez from an earlier article I found in which he struck out twelve in a game but couldn't get Jacoby out. He's currently in the Diamondbacks farm system.)
I would also like to point out that Yankees pitcher Ian Kennedy is a Trojan. It'll be fun to see him play against Dustin, Jacoby and Jed, won't it? I can almost hear them discussing the idea in my head - Dustin would make some sort of condom joke, and then Jed would crack up and Jacoby would give them a look that said something along the lines of, "You guys are sick!" but he'd put up with it for the time being.
I love this same-conference stuff way too much. It's almost a fandom in its own right now.
That last bit is true - I did watch that many episodes of Oofuri within the span of twenty-four hours. Actually, I technically only watched sixteen, as I had already seen episode two subbed earlier this week, but it's still a bit ridiculous, isn't it? I'm eagerly awaiting episode eighteen as I type this - it ought to be out soon, right? (I need my Tajima fix, damnit!)
I should probably note that Tajima is easily the shortest one on the team and he claims he can hit anything. Does that remind you of anyone?
Speaking of that someone, I was doing some research for Project Pac-10, and I came across this article from 2004, which announced the all-conference team and the players of the year. Here's what you need to know. On the all-conference team, I put the names I recognized in bold text. Obviously, we know who Jed Lowrie and Tim Lincecum are, don't we?
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jed Lowrie, STANFORD
PITCHER AND FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Tim Lincecum, WASHINGTON
COACH OF THE YEAR
Gary Adams, UCLA
ALL-PAC-10 TEAM
Name School Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown
Jonny Ash STAN INF Sr. 5-9 180 Oakland, Calif.
Travis Buck ASU OF So. 6-3 210 Richland, Wash.
Zach Clem WASH OF So. 6-1 200 Burlington, Wash.
Jeff Clement (2) USC C So. 6-1 205 Marshalltown, Iowa
Trevor Crowe ARIZ INF So. 6-0 190 Portland, Ore.
Jacoby Ellsbury OSU OF So. 6-1 180 Madras, Ore.
Brian Hall STAN OF Sr. 6-0 185 Carlsbad, N.M.
Casey Janssen UCLA RHP Sr. 6-4 210 Huntington Beach, Calif.
Ian Kennedy USC RHP Fr. 6-0 180 Huntington Beach, Calif.
Kyle Larsen WASH 1B Jr. 6-5 245 Redmond, Wash.
Brent Lillibridge (2) WASH OF So. 5-9 170 Everett, Wash.
Donny Lucy STAN C Jr. 6-3 210 Fallbrook, Calif.
Ryan McCarthy UCLA INF Jr. 6-3 200 Thosand Oaks, Calif.
Aaron Mathews OSU OF Jr. 5-10 195 John Day, Ore.
John Mayberry STAN 1B Jr. 6-5 225 Kansas City, Mo.
David O'Hagan STAN RP Sr. 6-1 195 Wayzata, Minn.
Dustin Pedroia (3) ASU INF Jr. 5-8 180 Woodland, Calif.
Jake Postlewait (2) OSU LHP Sr. 6-0 190 Corvallis, Ore.
Danny Putnam (2) STAN OF Jr. 5-10 200 Escondido, Calif.
Mark Romanczuk (2) STAN LHP So. 6-1 195 Newark, Del.
Jason Urquidez ASU RHP Jr. 6-1 165 Simi Valley, Calif.
(2) - Two-time All-Conference selection.
(3) - Three-time All-Conference selection.
Honorable mentions include Arizona Fall League stars Sam Fuld and Jeff Larish, amongst others. (I only know Urquidez from an earlier article I found in which he struck out twelve in a game but couldn't get Jacoby out. He's currently in the Diamondbacks farm system.)
I would also like to point out that Yankees pitcher Ian Kennedy is a Trojan. It'll be fun to see him play against Dustin, Jacoby and Jed, won't it? I can almost hear them discussing the idea in my head - Dustin would make some sort of condom joke, and then Jed would crack up and Jacoby would give them a look that said something along the lines of, "You guys are sick!" but he'd put up with it for the time being.
I love this same-conference stuff way too much. It's almost a fandom in its own right now.