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[ayrdaomei]

~ Have discovered a new (to me!) writer that I like! This happens so infrequently as to be quite noteworthy. It's Patricia Briggs, a fantasy writer out of the NorthWest. I've never been a big fan of urban fantasy, but she's great with descriptions and character voices. And the best part is, she has a handful of three or four book series already

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[littlestclouds]

We're gonna be in the sun all day this time, and I'm fasting, so that could get interesting.

Stay safe!

~ Does anyone on ye olde f-list keep score at baseball games? I have some technique questions.

I do, even though I think I do it wrong.

[ayrdaomei]

Do you do anything special to indicate when a player gets a single because the pitcher/catcher let the ball roll and it rolled fair? Or when a batter k's swinging, but the catcher drops the ball and has to tag him out?

[littlestclouds]

Hm. I don't think I've ever scored games where either of those happened, but I would probably just record them as a single and a K.

[ayrdaomei]

See, that's what I do right now, but I think I want to figure out a way to indicate those kinds of things, just cause. Of course, the boxes are so small, there's really only so much information you can put in there. But I know some people record pitch location and pitch speed and the pitches per at bat, and I figure if people can do all that in those little boxes, I should be able to figure out a way to indicate the occasional dropped third strike or infield hit.

[rickenbacker]

I'm 100% sure he was talking to you, dork. It's not even one of those times where I'm not sure where he was looking.

[ayrdaomei]

lol, okay, okay. Just, it's a shirt, James. Not a jersey.

[soupypictures]

(Huston also reacted to my A's tee in Pittsburgh last year. It's an endearing quality about former Athletics not named Barry Zito.)

Or Bobby Crosby. And I know it wasn't just me, because there was a guy in a NOT homemade A's shirt who didn't even get a glance. I think Bobby's bitter. I would be.

[ayrdaomei]

Aw, yeah, I can see that. How's he doing in AZ anyway? I haven't seen heads or tails of him with the D-Backs. Of course, I barely paid them attention when Danny was with the team.

[soupypictures]

I have NO idea what he's been doing in AZ. I only knew so much about him as a Pirate because I managed to see him start twice in Houston.

[harleymae]

Hey, was it you who likes Justified?

[ayrdaomei]

Yeah; it could be better but it features Timothy Olyphant as an officer of the law, so yes, I like it :P

[harleymae]

I've only watched 2 episodes so far but I'm enjoying it! It has a vaguely Coen Brothers feel to it.