December 2010
19 posts
Enjoy a Bracing Shot of Nightmare Fuel for New... →
WARgraphs are sweeping the internet away today. Hopefully they function as the starting point, not the finishing stroke to many Hall of Fame debates. The most strident nerds among us will use these…
In Praise of the Tangible
Like most self-styled modern geeks, I read Patton Oswalt’s recent Wired piece with a certain level of excitement. Reading it made me realize I am, in fact, not a geek at all.
Like most of the people referenced/demonized in Oswalt’s piece, I can remain somewhat in tune to records, movies, TV shows, and other pop culture artifacts because of the internet. Friends turn me on to...
Grant this One Wish, Agios Vassilis →
Note: In honour of Bleacher Report receiving six trillion dollars in venture capital, I think I’ll write something completely batshit crazy optimistic. Unless, of course, there is a chance it…
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The Island is Real!
For some reason, my basic cable provider loves to show The Island. I guess I understand, it “looks good” on TV; inasmuch as the pictures are very pretty and the pretty people run around in slow motion.
Despite this movie seeming to air on a weekly basis, I am yet to through it from start to finish even once. Why? Because it is one of the more aggressively terrible things...
Contrast & Compare →
.nobr br { display: none }After tackling the great WAR divide for positional players, it is only logical we examine the way value is determined for pitchers. Not nearly as uniform or tidy as batter…
...And Far Away →
Watching the internet grab hold of an idea, shaking it until death, really is a sight to behold. A current meme among Blue Jays fans which continuously irks is the “Move Aaron Hill to Third Base”…
Heart Pumps Kool-Aid →
Moving your Opening Day starter and nominal ace takes a certain amount of guts. Doing it in consecutive years while remaining steadfast in building is damn near impossible. Alex Anthopoulos clearly…
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Men Among Boys →
I like the National League, I really do. Sure, watching pitchers hit is good for a laugh but I bear no ill will towards the Senior Circuit. The Giants are, by and large, deserving winners of the 2010…
