March 29, 2005
Fantasy Baseball Update
Well my team drafted and i'm not too crazy about it. i'm weak in two key areas compared to my competition: pitching and offense.
Batters
C V. MartÃÂnez (Cle - C)
1B P. Konerko (CWS - 1B)
2B B. Boone (Sea - 2B)
3B A. Béltre (Sea - 3B)
SS B. Crosby (Oak - SS)
OF J. Pierre (Fla - OF)
OF J. Edmonds (StL - OF)
OF S. Podsednik (CWS - OF)
Util M. Lowell (Fla - 3B)
BN T. Iguchi (CWS - 2B)
BN A. Boone (Cle - 3B)
BN M. Lawton (Pit - OF)
BN ÃÂ. Sánchez (TB - OF)
BN Mi. Sweeney (KC - 1B)
Pitchers
SP B. Zito (Oak - SP)
SP M. Clement (Bos - SP)
SP Od. Pérez (LAD - SP)
RP E. Gagne (LAD - RP)
P T. Hoffman (SD - RP)
P S. Takatsu (CWS - RP)
P A. Leiter (Fla - SP)
With Pierre and Podsednik, i'm probably good on stolen bases, i think. But i need starting pitchers who can get wins.
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I got most of the pitchers I wanted. I'm happy.
Posted by: Victor at March 30, 2005 05:04 AM (L3qPK)
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Can you pick up Nick Swisher? You heard it here first.
Posted by: Jason O. at March 30, 2005 10:26 AM (2CAKL)
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i'm weak in two key areas compared to my competition: pitching and offense.
Well, that doesn't leave much...
;>)
I know, nobody likes a smart-ass!
Posted by: Paul in AZ at March 30, 2005 03:17 PM (qGVyO)
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Zito and Clement should be good for at least 25 wins together. Two frontline pitchers on two good offensive teams.
Posted by: Trevor at April 01, 2005 07:30 AM (RwZxT)
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Get Dan Haren, the A's pitcher - almost everyone is saying he's going to have a breakout season and notch 15 wins with a sub 4 ERA.
Posted by: GIdeon at April 02, 2005 05:24 PM (rT83g)
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March 28, 2005
NCAA Update
i am now dead last in Six Meat Buffet's Basketball Challenge Pool.
Dead fucking last.
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Hey, there's still a chance - three games to go! A positive attitude will bring you back to the top! C'mon! Chin up, camper!
Posted by: Preston Taylor Holmes at March 28, 2005 09:09 AM (WsZ4F)
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I'm happy. Since West Virginia took down Bobby Knight, the rest of 2005 should be good to go.
Posted by: JD at March 28, 2005 09:39 AM (PJ4Iq)
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Told you two weeks ago, hon -- Carolina all the way.
Posted by: Hugo Schwyzer at March 28, 2005 09:48 AM (Qst0d)
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It's all that fake hollandaise you've been eating. Rots everything.
Posted by: Victor at March 28, 2005 09:50 AM (L3qPK)
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don't you mean "
Rats everything," Rat-boy?
Posted by: annika at March 28, 2005 10:45 AM (zAOEU)
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No, "rots" was the correct term.
Posted by: Victor at March 28, 2005 10:49 AM (L3qPK)
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Cmon Annie, face the music.
White guys can't jump and girls can't pick. The color of their uniforms just doesn't matter.
You are a great sport and love to compete, but in the end, you just come up short.
Go back to the books and do well in Law School, because you are gonna need to make a lot of bread to buy seats to watch the Kobe-destroyed Lakers or the pitiful Clippers in person.
Just learn the mantra that all guys learn early -
"Wait 'till next year".
Posted by: shelly at March 28, 2005 05:25 PM (6mUkl)
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March 24, 2005
NCAA Update 2.0
In
Six Meat Buffet's "Basketball Challenge," i'm now tied for last place with Vandelay Industries. (No, not George Costanza, but Chad Evans from
In The Bullpen.)
In the Bear Flag League's "Blogger March Madness Poo" (not a typo), i'm right in the middle, tied at fifth with Justene and Nick Queen.
However, you might remember that two days ago, i predicted the following:
1. Washington would lose to Louisville
2. Arizona would beat OK State
3. Texas Tech would lose to West Virginia
So why does my bracket suck?
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So why does my bracket suck?
Because it isn't married?
Posted by: shelly at March 25, 2005 03:09 AM (+7VNs)
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Don't be sad. I'll find a way to make it to the cellar of the contest before it's all said and done. Then you can jump up and down on my carcass.
Posted by: Preston Taylor Holmes at March 25, 2005 07:30 AM (WsZ4F)
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Let's Go, Mountaineers!
Posted by: JD at March 25, 2005 08:55 AM (PJ4Iq)
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Looks like everyone is too chickenshit to say it, but I'll say it. Your bracket sucks because you, a woman, made the picks. I mean really, when it gets down to the Sweet 16, all the uniforms are fairly indistinguishable in that they all look pretty good.
Posted by: Wayne at March 25, 2005 09:49 AM (DXzYo)
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You're being unfair, Wayne. i'll have you know i picked the yellowjackets to get to the final four, and their gold road uniforms are positively puke-worthy.
Posted by: annika at March 25, 2005 03:59 PM (LTXwl)
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Annika
Enough Basketball.
Go look at these robots.
http://www-2.expo2005.or.jp/en/robot/index.html
real player movie of life-like robot that is for sale
http://www.kokoro-dreams.co.jp/realmovie/actroid/actroid_hi.rm
Posted by: Jake at March 25, 2005 04:10 PM (r/5D/)
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March 22, 2005
Useless NCAA Predictions
Not that i have any credibility left after the devastation my bracket suffered this last weekend. But i will offer you some predictions for the rest of the tournament.
Two Pac-10 teams are in the Sweet Sixteen. Arizona and Washington. Kiss 'em goodbye. No way Washington is going to beat Louisville, who polled at number four pre-tournament. And it's never a good idea to bet on Arizona. They almost always disappoint. The Wildcats may make it past OK State, but they won't beat Illinois, who are the closest thing to an NBA team in the tournament this year.
Arch rivals North Carolina and Duke have played each other 219 times, but never in the NCAA Tournament. Isn't that an incredible stat? i want to see it happen this year, and therefore i am predicting it to happen.
And Bobby Knight must not win. Must... not... win.
Okay so this post is more about wishful thinking than actual predictions based on evidence. Or actual basketball knowledge.
Plus i like Duke's uniform, so they will win the championship.
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Picking based on uniforms, such a woman thing to do.
Posted by: Wayne at March 22, 2005 04:15 PM (DXzYo)
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An expert on Robots and basketball. Is there anything you can't do, dream girl?
Posted by: Jake at March 22, 2005 05:25 PM (r/5D/)
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What? Not a Bobby Knight fan? I've loved him for years. Here's my haiku for him
Rage now, Red Raider
Prolong winter's game to spring
Glory overcomes bile.
Posted by: Hugo at March 22, 2005 06:00 PM (uKeb2)
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Wayne: you should see how i pick the horsies.
Jake: no
Hugo: that's a nice one, despite its 5-7-6-ness.
Posted by: annie at March 22, 2005 06:31 PM (+zyTA)
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Oh? Can you write your name in the snow?
I'm not talkin' about with your finger or a stick, now.
You know what I mean.
Posted by: Victor at March 23, 2005 04:49 AM (L3qPK)
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You're rooting for Duke? I KNEW that there was a reason I liked your site :->
Posted by: physics geek at March 23, 2005 08:18 AM (Xvrs7)
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I was writing in a hurry, Annie. I tried to pretend "overcomes" was two syllables. Can I make a late substitution of "conquers" for "overcomes"?
Posted by: Hugo at March 23, 2005 08:21 AM (Qst0d)
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how about o'ercomes?
it's more Shakespearean.
Posted by: annie at March 23, 2005 09:52 AM (zAOEU)
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Oooh, Annika, that's good. I may even put it up on my site, with joint credit.
Posted by: Hugo at March 23, 2005 10:20 AM (Qst0d)
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March 20, 2005
NCAA Update
My bracket is fucked.
That is all.
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Hey Annie!
You should have consulted the so called "Expert" Jim Rome for some advice.
Posted by: Daniel at March 20, 2005 12:21 PM (VtMFo)
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I cant wait to meet the guy who wins this year.
"Yeah I had vermont over syracuse, and texas tech over gonzaga in the 2nd round"
Posted by: Collins at March 20, 2005 11:13 PM (YkSuu)
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Draft Day Is Coming
Just a reminder to you participants in the MLBloggers fantasy baseball league. Draft day is next Sunday, so get your pre-rankings done and saved before then. i will switch the league settings to "ready to draft" at the end of the day, say close to midnight, so you can make last minute changes to your list in between egg painting or whatever else you're doing that day.
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Mmmmmmmm, furry boots and a kilt... HELLooooo Ladies!
Posted by: Casca at March 20, 2005 12:45 PM (cdv3B)
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Your little icon DOES have decent drumsticks..
Posted by: JD at March 21, 2005 03:42 PM (J+Gcr)
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I'm not a blogger, but I saw a below that you were still looking for people to join. I'd like to join if possible. Thanks,
John N.
Fairfax VA
nrq61-at-yahoo.com
Posted by: John N. at March 26, 2005 09:47 AM (dAVuJ)
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March 13, 2005
Bracket
Keep in mind that i know nothing about college hoops.
My final four picks are as follows:
Illinois (1)
Georgia Tech (5)
UConn (2) Kansas (3)
Duke (1)
UConn will beat cinderella Georgia Tech again for the National Championship by a score of 83 to 71.
Update: Okay okay. People think i'm crazy. i get it. Thankfully, i can change my mind all the way up 'til Thursday.
i still think the Albuquerque bracket is weak enough for Ga Tech to sneak through. They did split the two games against Wake Forest this year.
But on UConn, i just read that their freshman backup point guard got suspended for "an unspecified violation of team rules." He wasn't valuable to the team, with only 3 points and 3 assists off the bench. But these things have a way of fucking with team chemistry, and the competition in the Syracuse bracket looks to be the toughest of the tournament.
So my new scenario has UConn losing to Kansas, who then beats dark horse Florida to advance to the final four. Duke then beats Kansas in a squeaker to avenge their 2003 loss and advance to an all ACC final. Duke then beats Ga Tech by a score of 80 to 65, to win their fourth National Championship.
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It's like a time warp. This is the same result as last year's tournament.
Posted by: physics geek at March 14, 2005 05:45 AM (Xvrs7)
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I don't think Georgia Tech makes the Sweet 16. And I sure as hell hope Duke loses in round one.
Posted by: Rodger Schultz at March 14, 2005 09:39 AM (byDDp)
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UCLA!!! What about them????
Posted by: Roger at March 14, 2005 03:22 PM (Dm9kz)
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Roger, if UCLA beats Bobby Knight, I will be floored. They have the talent to do it, of course -- more than TT -- but I just don't see it happening.
Annika, I love that you have Carly Simon on your epigram. That song makes me happy, even if my second wife once claimed it always seemed like it was my theme song. (Wasn't it written for Warren Beatty?)
I'm going with North Carolina. It's Roy Williams time.
Posted by: Hugo at March 14, 2005 05:06 PM (Qst0d)
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i heard it was written for Mick Jagger?!
Posted by: annika at March 14, 2005 06:25 PM (GxkJz)
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Oh,
hell yes.
Go Blue Devils!
Posted by: zombyboy at March 14, 2005 10:48 PM (RV8ae)
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Actually now that i think of it, Hugo, i think it was written about Warren Beatty, but Mick sings backup on the song.
Posted by: annika at March 15, 2005 09:32 AM (zAOEU)
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"Duke then beats Ga Tech by a score of 80 to 65, to win their fourth National Championship"
From your keyboard to God's eyes...
Why yes, I AM a Blue Devil fan. How did you know?
Posted by: physics geek at March 15, 2005 01:12 PM (Xvrs7)
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Boring...
Is there anyone who can suck the fun out of NCAA basketball than Greg Gumble? Sheesh dude, it's March Madness, not a funeral. Mix in a smile.
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I have no need for Greg Gumble. I'm at a library doing work on a seminar paper. That's more than enough to suck out the fun out of anything no matter what month of the year.
By the way, that 11th seed to UCLA is BS.
Posted by: Wayne at March 13, 2005 03:55 PM (lXOo9)
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exCUSE me, but I believe that it's "gumball", or at least SHOULD be. Sheesh, why didn't THEIR mother believe in abortion?
Posted by: Casca at March 14, 2005 10:01 PM (cdv3B)
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March 07, 2005
Lefty Comes Out?
Say it ain't so Phil?!
Please tell me that was photoshopped...
p.s. i know there's a "skins" joke in there somewhere...
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that's very funny... made me giggle this morning... heee...
Posted by: maizzy at March 08, 2005 04:54 AM (zBvQB)
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Like the blog and just wanted to say it makes for especially good reading out here in Baghdad!
Posted by: Danjel at March 09, 2005 08:49 AM (7a+SK)
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Glad u like it Danjel! Come back anytime.
Posted by: annika at March 09, 2005 11:46 AM (x2PHC)
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March 06, 2005
Major League Bloggers
i've started a fantasy baseball league for bloggers on Yahoo! The League is called MLBloggers (Major League Bloggers, get it?).
It's a rotisserie league with a non-live draft. Rotisserie is cool because it's less time consuming than head-to-head leagues. You can tinker with your line-up as much or as little as you want.
So far ten bloggers have signed up:
Dawn Summers' of Clareified has the East Coco Beach Metropolitans;
Victor the Rat-Boy of Publius and Company has the Rats of Chaos;
Ted of Rocket Jones has the Rockets;
Paul of Sanity's Edge has the Sanity's Edge... ers;
Matt of Irreverent Probity has the Biloxi Turds (eeew);
Greg of The End Zone has Hank's Homey's, and explains the name thusly;
Zombyboy of Resurrection Song has the Zombyesque Zombies;
The Maximum Leader of Nakedvillainy has the Bashers;
Physics Geek of Physics Geek has the Physics Geeks;
And then there's my own annika's A's.
There's room for two more bloggers in the league. If you wanna join Major League Bloggers just shoot me an email and i'll send you the password. You have to have a Yahoo! id to sign up.
Fantasy baseball is a grat way to follow the season, and it's fun to get interested in different players that you wouldn't normally care about if they're not on your hometown team.
Oh, and as an added inducement, i'll award a championship stein from cafepress to the winner at the end of the season. As if bragging rights weren't enough!
On a related note, don't forget this Wednesday is the annie's journal blogversary poker party. Details will be posted later on.
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Football starts in August. ;-)
Posted by: JD at March 07, 2005 05:20 AM (pQrtL)
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All I'm sayin' is that the Zombyesque Zombies are poised to be the best darned fantasy baseball team
ever. Just ask any of the baseball pundits and they'll tell you.
No. Really.
Posted by: zombyboy at March 07, 2005 11:55 AM (1yNBe)
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Do we use wooden bats? If we use wooden bats, a few of them might end up with chew marks on them.
OTOH, they
are easier to cork.
Posted by: Victor and his seventeen pet rats at March 09, 2005 07:45 AM (L3qPK)
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March 03, 2005
Welcome To The Jungle, Randy!
Okay Randy Moss is a punk, but
he's a silver and black punk now, so that makes him okay in my book. And he's an awesome receiver, the real deal. Hopefully Davis won't decide to bench him like he did with some other stars i can name: Allen, Brown, Rice.
There are always guys who have that certain something that makes you know they will end up as Raiders someday. Kevin Greene had the hair. Sapp and Romo had the 'tude. Rice had the Bay Area love. And Moss has the bad-ass. When he faked dropping trou at Green Bay last year i said to myself, that guy belongs in Oakland.
Welcome Randy. The black hole is gonna love you!
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And Alzado had the steroids.
Say what you will about them, the Raiders are the only team today that even tries to have a distinctive personality. If someone decided one morning to send the Baltimore Ravens back to Cleveland and send the "new" Cleveland Browns to Baltimore in exchange, I doubt that anyone would be able to tell the difference.
Posted by: Ontario Emperor at March 03, 2005 12:11 PM (v9NCH)
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Now all they need is Maurice Claret to round things out.
Posted by: Casca at March 03, 2005 03:50 PM (cdv3B)
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Casca,
ROFL
did you catch his 40 times at the combine.
first pass was a blistering 4.86.
he followed that with a 4.72.
not bad for a d-tackle.
the 6'-6" stork of a q-back from arkansas posted a 4.4.
geez.
Posted by: louielouie at March 03, 2005 05:10 PM (i7mWl)
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He's a lazy stupid cocksucker, or perhaps you hadn't noticed. Better than his pathetic performance was his excuse. You see, he had overtrained, and was too muscular. Can you tell that Jim Brown is his mentor?
I predict that Mo rees goes undrafted, and doesn't make it as a free agent through ANYBODY'S camp. He'll be bagging groceries at Ruly's by September. Stupid fuck.
Posted by: Casca at March 03, 2005 10:17 PM (cdv3B)
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Why the fuck is Moss wearing #18??
This Vikings fan is afraid that we got rid of him just as he was about to mature.
Posted by: Todd at March 04, 2005 08:51 PM (rywVr)
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