As you all know, today is my high holy day, opening day ( Read more... )

Watch a ball girl completely show up the left fielder at a AA baseball game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SqJz0NgnnE

Regrets to the Indians, a young, exciting, and likable team. I would have been rooting for them against any other AL team, and probably any NL team except my beloved Cubbies ( Read more... )

For those who missed it, the Red Sox clinched the division title tonight!!

The Yankees, who have been suffering a rash of injuries in their pitching staff, fired their strength and conditioning coach. They announced today that they have signed Richard Simmons to bolster the rotation. The 58 year old right-hander is expected to make approx. $4.5 Million a month to make hitters Sweat to the Oldies ( Read more... )

In the third inning tonight, the Sox had back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs. This was the first time in Red Sox history! The Dodgers did it last year, but the last time it was done in the AL was 1964 (when I was a less than a year old ( Read more... )

A gaming tieing home run for Manny Ramirez. As good a time to mention that he is still my favorite current player! Oh, and I love day games

Last you heard, I had 8 keepers lined up. [for some of the basic league rules, see hereI traded Burnett for the #3 pitcher's pick, which I think may have been a mistake in retrospect. Josh Johnson got hurt, and will be out until late May, so I didn't keep him. I was unable to swing the trade for Weeks, although I tried. I received a number of ( Read more... )

Last year, I had great hopes for my main fantasy baseball team, the Worcester Brown Stockings ( see here for details).

How did that work out for me? Abysmally. [yes, I realize that at most, 2 of you might be interested. Maybe]

( anaylsis of last year )

I might be getting sick. I felt too groggy to go out birding on the wonderful day that was Thursday, but my biggest symptom was a general lack of appetite and an incredible capacity for sleep. I slept 15 hours between 8am Wed. when I went to bed and 8am Thursday morning, when I tried to get up. I've been Airborne-ing to try to be prepared for ( Read more... )