Sports related
I bought a skateboard. It’s a Girl Mike Carroll. It’s 8.375″, and I got Indy trucks for it. I wanted to try skating around again except I find it very unstable.
Perhaps I need a wider deck? Or less hard wheels? Maybe I need a cruiser?
I stopped reading books when I started reading blogs, yet I pick them up now and then. Since I started obsessing about baseball I thought I should read some stories about the game. It’s a way of easing back into reading and learning more about the game. I’ve finished four so far. Here’s a little summary of them.
First up is Money Ball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis. It’s an attempt to understand how certain teams are still winning in this age of high-priced free agency. They do it all through looking for players who are cheap and who can get on base most of the time. To be on base means to not be out, and the outs are highly valuable for winning teams. The fewer at bats that results in an out the better for the team. If you can find young cheap players that could contribute a better on base percentage then you have a chance to compete.
This is similar to Earl Weaver’s philosophy.
For Super Bowl Sunday, today, I have one thing to have you think about. It’s better to watch from further west than it is in the east. Let me explain.
Lately, the games have started at 6:30 on the East Coast, and they usually run until 9:30/10 PM. That starts being a bit late to keep a Super Bowl party running. By half-time, you want to just go to bed, like the old man, you are. Yet the further west with the time difference the earlier it is at night. I guess Hawaiian time is the perfect time as you have the evening to look forward to.
Anyhow, that’s something to think about…
After last year’s division winning 101 win team, that 91 wins is disappointing. They should’ve also had this division, but they played lackluster ball since the All Star break, especially, the last two months of August and September. Never quite could do well and get hot. Their bats gone cold. Their pitching not up to snuff.
They danced all season with the hated Yankees and let them get ahead in the end. I wished it could’ve been another division win, but that’s how it goes.
There is the post season hosting a wild card series. Maybe this year will be different and they’ll play much, much better in October.
Maybe we won’t be disappointed with the end.
Go O’s!
We are the AL East Champions.
By “we,” I mean the Baltimore Orioles.
I haven’t gone to a game this year. And I haven’t watched nearly enough. But this team is just crazy and weirdly good.
I can’t wait to see them in the World Series.
Wasn’t just a few posts ago where I reminisced about “Thanks Brooks Day” and my favorite Orioles? It’s with sadness I post about the passing of Brooks Robinson, my favorite Oriole. Like I said, we’re connected just because of “Thanks Brooks Day” back in 1977 which we attended, and it was like my birthday present. It’s just this little bit of connection upon which he became my favorite player. And I had not really seen him play considering he retired just as I became cognizant of sports.
RIP Brooksie. Let’s go, O’s!
Well here we go. Orioles bouncing back Saturday night and throttle the Tampa Bay Rays to creep into first place in the AL East. Then today. Today they come back and win in extra innings extending said lead in the AL East. They are a fun bunch.
I have yet to watch a game all year.
My nephew says he’s getting tickets to the post season. With these wins, the Orioles made it to the post season. If they can eek out the pennant, it will be something amazing. We’ve got about two weeks left of the season to find out.
Let’s go, O’s!
Link of the Day [9.16.23]
Adam Jones was my favorite Oriole maybe even of all time. But really it was Brooks Robinson. You see, Robinson retired in 1977 and we went to his appreciation day on September 17. Right around my birthday. Still he’s a favorite, and Adam Jones, too.
Jonesy was there for the last good Orioles team. He was definitely the heart and soul of the team. He represented Baltimore really well. He’s the best at that. Definitely, the best.
#StayHungry
https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/adam-jones-officially-retires-as-a-baltimore-oriole
The crack of the bat. The roar of the crowd. Baseball is back!
Opening day at Orioles Park at Camden Yards is today!
Orioles are .500 — they’ve won 3 lost 3. Hopefully, today they’ll win their fourth. Today’s is all about last week’s opening day.
Let’s get excited! Go O’s!
https://www.mlb.com/orioles/news/featured/birdland-insider-in-focus-opening-day-2023
Because the first post of September didn’t follow the rules for News Radio Quote Month, then the first post of the next month, which should’ve been the last post of last month, will be last News Radio quote you’ll get until next year! It’s my blog so these are my rules which I don’t follow.
Anyhow, let’s enjoy idols going to watch baseball games. Here’s Hazuki and Yuna-chan watching a Chiba Lottte Marines game versus Seibu Lions from Saitama. I will enjoy it a lot.
