I’m not done yet. Oh no, I haven’t even gotten started. Before we get into that, I’d just like to congratulate Brad Holland and the USD men’s basketball team on a great, great season. Yeah, they got bounced from the NCAA tourney in the first round but this was their first trip to the dance [...]
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Giving Away Phillips
What the heck, I haven’t done a good rant in a while. Okay, there was the Junior Seau riff the other day but when you get down to it, that was just football. So, if you missed it, the Pads acquired Rondell White from the Yankees. Yep, Kevin Towers finally found a taker for Bubba [...]
Spring Training Update for 3/18/03
So the Toreros are the #13 seed in the South and play Stanford this Thursday. The way I look at it, if you’re in, you’ve got a shot. Right? Notes: Eaton shows toughness (padres.com). Adam Eaton worked five solid innings against the Brewers. Alex Pelaez made some nice plays at third filling in for Sean [...]
Spring Training Update for 3/17/03
Hey, how’s it goin’ out there? Happy St. Patty’s Day! I’m sitting here listening to some cool tunes by Flogging Molly as I type, so I’m definitely getting into the spirit. Thanks, Jeff, for the music! Movies to Avoid: "Evolution" Man, this is the worst movie I’ve seen in a long time. The cast is [...]
Spring Training Update for 3/13/03
NCAA Tourney You know I don’t care much for college hoops, but holy smokes, the Toreros are going to the dance! They haven’t been in the tourney since a few months before I got there back in 1987. Way to go, guys! Spring Training Update Say it softly: Vazquez at short (U-T). Ramon Vazquez was [...]
How It Is, How It’s Going to Be
How It Is Do you have the time to listen to me whine?–Green Day, "Basket Case" My new job has me building and editing web sites 8+ hours a day. I’m loving it, but by the time I get off work, my wrists and elbows are shot. The last thing I want to do when [...]
Welcome to March
Hello, and welcome to March. Caught a little of the Florida-Georgia basketball game last night. Then I remembered, hey I don’t care about college hoops. Talk about your buzz kill. Baseball Primer is running a series of team previews for 2003. Check out my contribution when you have a moment or two. While you’re at [...]
Mailbag and Spring Training Update
Fact: If you forget to pay your bill, they’ll shut off the water. Go ahead; it really works! Mailbag I’m too lazy to write, so I’ll let y’all do the job for me. You guys rock! Diggin’ the ballpark pictures. I used one of the first batch for my background at work, now I got [...]
Peavy, Hoffman, and Spring Training Update
I’d forgotten how much work a new job can be. Once again, we’ll keep things real short and sweet today. Jake Peavy No news, really. Just caught a little of Peavy’s August 13 start at Shea Stadium on TV last night. He allowed five hits and collected three of his own. Even the one time [...]
Spring Training Update for 2/24/03
I don’t have much to say today, so I’ll let others do the talking. General Interest The Traveling Man Goes to Portland (Diamond Angle). The end of Satchel Paige’s playing career Ken Burns Interview, Part II (Alex Belth’s Bronx Banter). Alex wraps up his chat with the filmmaker. Spring Training Update Team giddy over Eaton [...]
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