I returned from Atlanta in one piece on Saturday having witnessed quite the offensive show from the Braves the night before. I’ll have more on that in my comments, but let’s get to the scores and stats. This Week’s Stats Scores and FanGraphs summaries: 7/13: Braves 9, Pirates 1 7/14: Braves 5, Pirates 4 7/15: Braves […]
Month: July 2007
Friday Notes: July 13, 2007
It’s a scary day around here. This is what’s going on: As I’ve mentioned probably too many times, I’m going to the Braves game tonight against the Pirates. It looks like a great pitching matchup, with Hudson facing Ian Snell, who has been outstanding this year for the Bucs. I’ll be closely monitoring Willie Harris […]
Midseason MLB Predictions and Evaluation
Every year, I make time to predict the final outcome of the baseball season before it begins. I’ve had varying degrees of success (Justin Verlander was a pretty nice ROY pick last year, but I picked the Tigers fourth in the AL Central). This year will probably be no different, but that doesn’t make it […]
On the All-Star Game and Drive-time radio
I’ve mentioned before that I listen to more talk radio than actual music now when I’m driving around town. The idea of having a permanent home now, coupled with the declining variability of my taste in music has made sports talk a more appealing option on my way to and from work. That means I […]
This game should not count
Every year, I find myself getting worked up about the All-Star snubs, wondering how the fans, major league players, and the manager of the team could overlook certain selections. Then, I tell myself that it doesn’t matter because it’s just the All-Star Game. It’s just an exhibition. But after that, I have to remind myself: […]
A winning week out west…must have been my wife's fault
The Braves played the whole week in California against two solid NL West teams: the Dodgers and Padres. I’ll give my wife the credit. Since she was in California this week, her good vibes must have spread south to cover the Braves and lead them to a few tough wins. It certainly wasn’t because I was watching. […]
Friday Notes: July 6, 2007
It’s been a fairly boring week at home. I swiped my baseball card collection from my mom’s house so that I could look through it and have something to do. Still, I guess there are things going on: The Live Earth worldwide concert is tomorrow, and I think it’s being broadcast on NBC/Universal here in […]
Hall makes GSC "Top 10"
It’s been a while since I posted about Harding basketball, so this will have to serve that purpose. Last week, Matt Hall was named to the GSC “Top 10” for his all-around performance as an athlete, in the classroom, and in extracurricular activities. Matt is the Bisons leader and star player, and he will be […]
Month-end Meta: June 2007
Another month is in the books, and this is what happened in this corner of the web. Top searches for June: ESPN/CWS/Win Probability or some combination thereof: 61 “Baseball:” 13 Searches for my name: 11 Random searches for various Braves minor leaguers: about 10 I applaud your persistence if you made it here by searching […]
Braves nearly sweep the week, decide 5-1 is good enough
The Braves know how to finish the week with a bang. Yunel Escobar had an epic at-bat against Kevin Gregg (if you’ll allow me to call a matchup between two virtual unknowns “epic”), eventually singling in the tying and go-ahead runs to put the Braves up 5-4 in the 9th inning yesterday. Then, Bob Wickman […]
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