Thursday, May 28, 2009
New Fence
Snapped a few pictures of my fence that I spent the last week building. Worth the work. My backyard's a great place to hang out, now.
Labels: home improvements
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Coolest. Thing. Ever.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Bookmarking it for later
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The Highest Number
Friday, April 10, 2009
Need a little help
Thanks to everyone who participated. We got excellent data and are looking forward to providing live streaming services to the University of Illinois.
Labels: tech
Monday, April 06, 2009
In other news
Life can be cruel
My ancient magnolia blooms right around April 1st each year. Last year, or the year before, a terrific storm blew through right after it bloomed and all the blossoms were torn off, which was quite a waste. This year, it snowed early in the morning on April 6th.
Here's hoping the blossoms hang tough and I can take a decent picture when the sun comes back out. If you look closely, you can see the plastic improvised greenhouses on the daffodils, tulips, and other assorted bulb plants. The snow will probably help my yard, though. I used my new drop spreader to put down some crabgrass preventer/fertilizer on Saturday and we've had mist and this light snow since then, so it should be well into the root system by Wednesday.
Here's hoping the blossoms hang tough and I can take a decent picture when the sun comes back out. If you look closely, you can see the plastic improvised greenhouses on the daffodils, tulips, and other assorted bulb plants. The snow will probably help my yard, though. I used my new drop spreader to put down some crabgrass preventer/fertilizer on Saturday and we've had mist and this light snow since then, so it should be well into the root system by Wednesday.
Labels: home improvements, personal nonsense
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Opening Day Lineup
TLR decided to amuse himself by releasing his opening day lineup today. And there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth:
I expect to see, at some point, Skip PH in the pitcher's spot followed by Freese hitting for Ryan, with Skip taking over at secondif the Cardinals hold a sizable lead.
I expect to see Razzle get his first MLB plate appearance. First hit would bring some beauty to an ugly day.
Of course, I expect to see the Cardinals win their home opener.
1. Brendan Ryan, 2BThat Schumaker isn't starting comes as no surprise, he's no more effective against LHP's than the man he's replacing. That Freese is out in favor of Barden will cause many to question whether Tony Really Does Hate Rookies. I'll try my best to divine Tony's strategy here. I think he's expecting a low-scoring affair in the cold. I think he's concerned that Freese's achilles tendon might give him problems out in the field in said cold. I think he wants to have his core batters piled up 2-7, with good defense in the infield for all the ground balls. I think he'll want to use his bench pretty aggressively once one of the starting pitchers gets knocked out.
2. Rick Ankiel, CF
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Khalil Greene, SS
5. Ryan Ludwick, RF
6. Yadier Molina, C
7. Chris Duncan, LF
8. Brian Barden, 3B
9. Adam Wainwright, P
I expect to see, at some point, Skip PH in the pitcher's spot followed by Freese hitting for Ryan, with Skip taking over at second
I expect to see Razzle get his first MLB plate appearance. First hit would bring some beauty to an ugly day.
Of course, I expect to see the Cardinals win their home opener.
Labels: schumaker, unsolicited advice
Mo was Right
The Giants designated Luis Perdomo for assignment, which means that he'll pass through waivers then return to the Cardinals' farm system with all his option years intact. From Chris Haft's article:North West with them, and Perdomo, fortunately for the Cardinals, will not be among them.
Perdomo's selection in the Rule 5 had caused some amount of consternation with well-informed Cardinals fans. We traded Anthony Reyes, our top pitching prospect from a few years ago, for Luis Perdomo. That Mo left him unprotected last December—with open spots on the 40-man and Matt Scherer was added after having a slightly less impressive season, albeit at a higher level—was a move worth questioning. Mostly, I think, the Perdomo drama had to do with latent frustration over Anthony Reyes' loss of fastball velocity and lack of a secondary pitch to use against right-handed batters.
In any case, Mo was right. His gamble preserved an option year for Perdomo, who will certainly be added to the 40-man next winter if he isn't traded away from the distinct depth the Cardinals farm has in its advanced RHRP corps, especially now that Jess Todd (WWDUA) has joined it. I suppose there's a chance that another team claims Perdomo, but I find it hard to imagine a team finalizing their opening day rosters and then changing their minds and stiffing one of their own prospects for the chance that this guy can make it all year.
Perdomo, 24, owned a 3.48 ERA through 10 Cactus League appearances. But his lack of command in his final three outings unnerved the Giants. In that stretch, he yielded five earned runs, allowed nine hits and walked three in 1 2/3 innings. He finished with a 6.75 ERA to go with 17 hits allowed and eight walks in 12 innings. Perdomo's likely to return to the St. Louis Cardinals, who lost him to the Giants in last December's Rule 5.I thought it unlikely that Perdomo would stick with the Giants after they overpaid for a few veteran RHRPs in the offseason, and even less likely when they announced that they'd use an 11-man pitching staff. The Giants eventually chose to take 12 pitchers
Perdomo's selection in the Rule 5 had caused some amount of consternation with well-informed Cardinals fans. We traded Anthony Reyes, our top pitching prospect from a few years ago, for Luis Perdomo. That Mo left him unprotected last December—with open spots on the 40-man and Matt Scherer was added after having a slightly less impressive season, albeit at a higher level—was a move worth questioning. Mostly, I think, the Perdomo drama had to do with latent frustration over Anthony Reyes' loss of fastball velocity and lack of a secondary pitch to use against right-handed batters.
In any case, Mo was right. His gamble preserved an option year for Perdomo, who will certainly be added to the 40-man next winter if he isn't traded away from the distinct depth the Cardinals farm has in its advanced RHRP corps, especially now that Jess Todd (WWDUA) has joined it. I suppose there's a chance that another team claims Perdomo, but I find it hard to imagine a team finalizing their opening day rosters and then changing their minds and stiffing one of their own prospects for the chance that this guy can make it all year.
Labels: roster moves
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Roster's Set
Matthew Leach has the rundown.
I think that I guessed pretty well. I nailed the pitching staff, except for my failure to guess that the FO would pick up Dennys Reyes as a second lefty specialist.
Everybody I guessed would be in the infield for the opening day roster was correct, except the Cards are carrying Joe Thurston as a lefty utility guy. I thought that Mather and Barton would make the team for a good one-two punch of power and on-base/running skills. I still think Barton will help the team more than, say Brendan Ryan. I think I agree that Ryan's chances of clearing waivers will be improved by a month on the major league roster and Barton will benefit from a month of everyday work at AAA. So I can sort of see the reasoning at work if I squint right.
Here's hoping my breakout candidate breaks out indeed. I'm debating whether to announce a minor-league sleeper to watch after the last one got cut, much to my surprise, while I was down in Jupiter.
I think that I guessed pretty well. I nailed the pitching staff, except for my failure to guess that the FO would pick up Dennys Reyes as a second lefty specialist.
Everybody I guessed would be in the infield for the opening day roster was correct, except the Cards are carrying Joe Thurston as a lefty utility guy. I thought that Mather and Barton would make the team for a good one-two punch of power and on-base/running skills. I still think Barton will help the team more than, say Brendan Ryan. I think I agree that Ryan's chances of clearing waivers will be improved by a month on the major league roster and Barton will benefit from a month of everyday work at AAA. So I can sort of see the reasoning at work if I squint right.
Here's hoping my breakout candidate breaks out indeed. I'm debating whether to announce a minor-league sleeper to watch after the last one got cut, much to my surprise, while I was down in Jupiter.
Labels: roster moves
Gameday Links 2009 (Week VI)
This gets us into up to the regular season, eh. I added the minor league teams that are playing big league teams this week to the script on my 'puter, but not the version I uploaded in the last installment.
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Washington at Baltimore
Cincinnati at Carolina
Boston at NY Mets
Chicago Cubs at NY Yankees
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Toronto at Florida
Detroit at Atlanta
Kansas City at Texas
Cleveland at Houston
St. Louis at Memphis
Chicago Sox at Arizona
Colorado at Seattle
LA Angels at San Diego
Milwaukee at LA Dodgers
Oakland at San Francisco
Toronto at Florida
Pittsburgh at Minnesota
Chicago Cubs at NY Yankees
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Detroit at Atlanta
Boston at NY Mets
Kansas City at Texas
Cleveland at Houston
St. Louis at Memphis
Seattle at Colorado
San Francisco at Oakland
Chicago Sox at Arizona
Baltimore at Washington
San Diego at LA Angels
Milwaukee at LA Dodgers
LA Dodgers at San Francisco
Friday, April 3, 2009
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Washington at Baltimore
Cincinnati at Carolina
Boston at NY Mets
Chicago Cubs at NY Yankees
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Toronto at Florida
Detroit at Atlanta
Kansas City at Texas
Cleveland at Houston
St. Louis at Memphis
Chicago Sox at Arizona
Colorado at Seattle
LA Angels at San Diego
Milwaukee at LA Dodgers
Oakland at San Francisco
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Toronto at Florida
Pittsburgh at Minnesota
Chicago Cubs at NY Yankees
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Detroit at Atlanta
Boston at NY Mets
Kansas City at Texas
Cleveland at Houston
St. Louis at Memphis
Seattle at Colorado
San Francisco at Oakland
Chicago Sox at Arizona
Baltimore at Washington
San Diego at LA Angels
Milwaukee at LA Dodgers
Sunday, April 5, 2009
LA Dodgers at San Francisco
Labels: gameday
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Two Links
Nick Vatterott on taking the office betting pool too seriously and relying on the microwave clock.
Labels: comedy
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Back
I'm back from my adventures—will have pictures and prose up shortly after I dig myself out from under more than a week away from the office.
Labels: personal nonsense
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Gameday Links 2009 (Weeks IV & V)
For those interested, the python script I've used to generate these for the past coupla years is here. The Python interpreter is free, open-source, and ridiculously useful software, available here.
NY Yankees at Houston
Toronto at Philadelphia
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Baltimore at St. Louis
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay
Atlanta at NY Mets
LA Angels at Chicago Sox
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs
Texas at San Diego
Milwaukee at Arizona
Florida at Washington
Seattle at Kansas City
Baltimore at Washington
Philadelphia at Florida
St. Louis at Tampa Bay
Houston at NY Mets
Cleveland at Milwaukee
Oakland at Texas
Colorado at LA Dodgers
Chicago Sox at San Francisco
Chicago Cubs at Seattle
Detroit at Atlanta
Boston at Cincinnati
Toronto at NY Yankees
San Diego at Seattle
NY Mets at Baltimore
Pittsburgh at Boston
Washington at Detroit
NY Yankees at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Toronto
Florida at Atlanta
Cincinnati at Houston
Philadelphia at St. Louis
Arizona at LA Angels
San Francisco at Chicago Sox
Oakland at Cleveland
Milwaukee at Seattle
San Diego at Chicago Cubs
Texas at Colorado
LA Dodgers at Kansas City
Tampa Bay at Baltimore
Houston at Toronto
NY Mets at Atlanta
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
St. Louis at Washington
Minnesota at Philadelphia
Boston at Florida
Detroit at NY Yankees
Milwaukee at LA Angels
Chicago Cubs at Chicago Sox
LA Dodgers at Cleveland
San Francisco at Oakland
Oakland at Seattle
Colorado at Texas
Kansas City at Arizona
San Diego at San Francisco
Philadelphia at Boston
Florida at Detroit
Toronto at Minnesota
Washington at Houston
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Baltimore at St. Louis
NY Yankees at Tampa Bay
Atlanta at NY Mets
LA Angels at Kansas City
San Francisco at Milwaukee
Chicago Sox at Oakland
Seattle at Chicago Cubs
Texas at LA Dodgers
Arizona at San Diego
Cleveland at Colorado
Detroit at Boston
Baltimore at Minnesota
Toronto at Cincinnati
Florida at Houston
NY Yankees at Philadelphia
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh
Washington at St. Louis
LA Dodgers at LA Angels
Chicago Cubs at Oakland
Kansas City at San Diego
Seattle at San Francisco
Milwaukee at Colorado
Washington at Baltimore
Philadelphia at Toronto
NY Mets at Houston
Minnesota at Florida
San Diego at LA Angels
Chicago Sox at Cleveland
Texas at Seattle
Colorado at Chicago Cubs
San Francisco at Arizona
Pittsburgh at Atlanta
Boston at NY Yankees
Oakland at Kansas City
Seattle at LA Dodgers
Boston at Cincinnati
Houston at St. Louis
Detroit at NY Mets
Colorado at LA Angels
Oakland at Chicago Sox
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee
Cleveland at San Diego
Atlanta at Washington
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay
Arizona at Texas
Florida at Baltimore
Toronto at Atlanta
NY Yankees at Philadelphia
NY Mets at St. Louis
Arizona at Chicago Sox
LA Angels at Cleveland
Texas at Milwaukee
Kansas City at Seattle
LA Dodgers at Colorado
Tampa Bay at Detroit
Minnesota at Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco
St. Louis at Boston
Tampa Bay at Minnesota
Detroit at Atlanta
Philadelphia at Houston
Baltimore at Florida
Colorado at Seattle
Chicago Sox at Chicago Cubs
Kansas City at LA Dodgers
Cleveland at San Francisco
LA Angels at Arizona
Toronto at Pittsburgh
Washington at NY Mets
Cincinnati at NY Yankees
Milwaukee at Texas
San Diego at Oakland
Minnesota at Boston
Detroit at Toronto
NY Yankees at Atlanta
Houston at Washington
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
Baltimore at St. Louis
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay
Florida at NY Mets
Seattle at LA Angels
LA Dodgers at Chicago Sox
Texas at Kansas City
Oakland at Milwaukee
San Francisco at San Diego
Cleveland at Arizona
Chicago Cubs at Colorado
NY Mets at Baltimore
Atlanta at Detroit
St. Louis at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Cincinnati
Toronto at Houston
Boston at Philadelphia
Washington at Florida
Pittsburgh at NY Yankees
Colorado at Oakland
Kansas City at Seattle
LA Angels at Texas
Cleveland at Chicago Cubs
San Diego at LA Dodgers
Milwaukee at San Francisco
Chicago Sox at Arizona
Tampa Bay at Minnesota
NY Yankees at Toronto
Boston at Atlanta
Detroit at Washington
Houston at Philadelphia
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Florida at St. Louis
Chicago Sox at LA Angels
Chicago Cubs at Kansas City
Seattle at Milwaukee
Oakland at LA Dodgers
Texas at San Francisco
Arizona at Colorado
San Diego at Cleveland
Baltimore at NY Mets
St. Louis at Baltimore
Tampa Bay at Boston
Washington at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Minnesota
NY Yankees at Cincinnati
Colorado at Chicago Sox
Seattle at Cleveland
Kansas City at Oakland
San Francisco at Texas
LA Angels at Chicago Cubs
LA Dodgers at Arizona
Atlanta at Houston
Toronto at Philadelphia
NY Mets at Florida
Milwaukee at San Diego
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
NY Yankees at Houston
Toronto at Philadelphia
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Baltimore at St. Louis
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay
Atlanta at NY Mets
LA Angels at Chicago Sox
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs
Texas at San Diego
Milwaukee at Arizona
Florida at Washington
Seattle at Kansas City
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Baltimore at Washington
Philadelphia at Florida
St. Louis at Tampa Bay
Houston at NY Mets
Cleveland at Milwaukee
Oakland at Texas
Colorado at LA Dodgers
Chicago Sox at San Francisco
Chicago Cubs at Seattle
Detroit at Atlanta
Boston at Cincinnati
Toronto at NY Yankees
San Diego at Seattle
Friday, March 20, 2009
NY Mets at Baltimore
Pittsburgh at Boston
Washington at Detroit
NY Yankees at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Toronto
Florida at Atlanta
Cincinnati at Houston
Philadelphia at St. Louis
Arizona at LA Angels
San Francisco at Chicago Sox
Oakland at Cleveland
Milwaukee at Seattle
San Diego at Chicago Cubs
Texas at Colorado
LA Dodgers at Kansas City
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Tampa Bay at Baltimore
Houston at Toronto
NY Mets at Atlanta
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
St. Louis at Washington
Minnesota at Philadelphia
Boston at Florida
Detroit at NY Yankees
Milwaukee at LA Angels
Chicago Cubs at Chicago Sox
LA Dodgers at Cleveland
San Francisco at Oakland
Oakland at Seattle
Colorado at Texas
Kansas City at Arizona
San Diego at San Francisco
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Philadelphia at Boston
Florida at Detroit
Toronto at Minnesota
Washington at Houston
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Baltimore at St. Louis
NY Yankees at Tampa Bay
Atlanta at NY Mets
LA Angels at Kansas City
San Francisco at Milwaukee
Chicago Sox at Oakland
Seattle at Chicago Cubs
Texas at LA Dodgers
Arizona at San Diego
Cleveland at Colorado
Monday, March 23, 2009
Detroit at Boston
Baltimore at Minnesota
Toronto at Cincinnati
Florida at Houston
NY Yankees at Philadelphia
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh
Washington at St. Louis
LA Dodgers at LA Angels
Chicago Cubs at Oakland
Kansas City at San Diego
Seattle at San Francisco
Milwaukee at Colorado
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Washington at Baltimore
Philadelphia at Toronto
NY Mets at Houston
Minnesota at Florida
San Diego at LA Angels
Chicago Sox at Cleveland
Texas at Seattle
Colorado at Chicago Cubs
San Francisco at Arizona
Pittsburgh at Atlanta
Boston at NY Yankees
Oakland at Kansas City
Seattle at LA Dodgers
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Boston at Cincinnati
Houston at St. Louis
Detroit at NY Mets
Colorado at LA Angels
Oakland at Chicago Sox
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee
Cleveland at San Diego
Atlanta at Washington
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay
Arizona at Texas
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Florida at Baltimore
Toronto at Atlanta
NY Yankees at Philadelphia
NY Mets at St. Louis
Arizona at Chicago Sox
LA Angels at Cleveland
Texas at Milwaukee
Kansas City at Seattle
LA Dodgers at Colorado
Tampa Bay at Detroit
Minnesota at Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco
Friday, March 27, 2009
St. Louis at Boston
Tampa Bay at Minnesota
Detroit at Atlanta
Philadelphia at Houston
Baltimore at Florida
Colorado at Seattle
Chicago Sox at Chicago Cubs
Kansas City at LA Dodgers
Cleveland at San Francisco
LA Angels at Arizona
Toronto at Pittsburgh
Washington at NY Mets
Cincinnati at NY Yankees
Milwaukee at Texas
San Diego at Oakland
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Minnesota at Boston
Detroit at Toronto
NY Yankees at Atlanta
Houston at Washington
Philadelphia at Pittsburgh
Baltimore at St. Louis
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay
Florida at NY Mets
Seattle at LA Angels
LA Dodgers at Chicago Sox
Texas at Kansas City
Oakland at Milwaukee
San Francisco at San Diego
Cleveland at Arizona
Chicago Cubs at Colorado
Sunday, March 29, 2009
NY Mets at Baltimore
Atlanta at Detroit
St. Louis at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Cincinnati
Toronto at Houston
Boston at Philadelphia
Washington at Florida
Pittsburgh at NY Yankees
Colorado at Oakland
Kansas City at Seattle
LA Angels at Texas
Cleveland at Chicago Cubs
San Diego at LA Dodgers
Milwaukee at San Francisco
Chicago Sox at Arizona
Monday, March 30, 2009
Tampa Bay at Minnesota
NY Yankees at Toronto
Boston at Atlanta
Detroit at Washington
Houston at Philadelphia
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Florida at St. Louis
Chicago Sox at LA Angels
Chicago Cubs at Kansas City
Seattle at Milwaukee
Oakland at LA Dodgers
Texas at San Francisco
Arizona at Colorado
San Diego at Cleveland
Baltimore at NY Mets
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
St. Louis at Baltimore
Tampa Bay at Boston
Washington at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Minnesota
NY Yankees at Cincinnati
Colorado at Chicago Sox
Seattle at Cleveland
Kansas City at Oakland
San Francisco at Texas
LA Angels at Chicago Cubs
LA Dodgers at Arizona
Atlanta at Houston
Toronto at Philadelphia
NY Mets at Florida
Milwaukee at San Diego
Labels: gameday
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Gameday Links 2009 (Week III)
Sorry these are coming in at the wire. Been kind of a busy morning. Again, anything with a question mark next to it won't work because I don't have a code for one of the teams.
[Note: ubeddie at VeB pointed out that Friday the 13th's early game was missing... it's added below. Don't blame the script, though, it's not listed on ESPN's schedule. Once again, I embarrass myself for trusting ESPN information...]
Washington at Atlanta
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Boston at St. Louis
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay
Colorado at LA Angels
Chicago Sox at Kansas City
San Diego at Milwaukee
Arizona at Oakland
Texas at Seattle
Japan at Chicago Cubs
Korea at LA Dodgers
Florida at NY Mets
St. Louis at Baltimore (Early game)
NY Mets at Detroit
Tampa Bay at Toronto
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Atlanta at Florida
Chicago Cubs at LA Angels
Oakland at Cleveland
Texas at Kansas City
Kansas City at Milwaukee
Seattle at Chicago Cubs
Texas at LA Dodgers
Chicago Sox at San Diego
Seattle at Arizona
San Francisco at Colorado
Baltimore at St. Louis (Late game)
NY Yankees at Boston
Cincinnati at Minnesota
Washington at Houston
Boston at Baltimore
Toronto at Detroit
Florida at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Cincinnati
Philadelphia at Houston
NY Yankees at Pittsburgh
Atlanta at St. Louis
Washington at NY Mets
Houston at NY Yankees
Texas at Chicago Sox
Arizona at Kansas City
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee
San Francisco at Oakland
LA Angels at Chicago Cubs
Cleveland at San Diego
San Diego at San Francisco
Seattle at Colorado
Baltimore at Boston
Cincinnati at Toronto
Houston at Atlanta
Detroit at Washington
St. Louis at Philadelphia
NY Mets at Florida
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay
Minnesota at NY Yankees
Oakland at LA Angels
Milwaukee at Cleveland
Chicago Sox at Seattle
San Diego at Texas
Colorado at LA Dodgers
Kansas City at San Francisco
Chicago Cubs at Arizona
St. Louis at Detroit
Baltimore at Minnesota
Boston at Toronto
Washington at Florida
Philadelphia at NY Yankees
Kansas City at Chicago Sox
Seattle at Cleveland
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee
LA Dodgers at Oakland
LA Dodgers at Seattle
LA Angels at San Francisco
Colorado at Arizona
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh
Minnesota at Boston
Houston at Detroit
NY Mets at Atlanta
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Arizona at Oakland
Cleveland at Texas
Chicago Cubs at LA Dodgers
LA Angels at San Diego
Milwaukee at San Francisco
Chicago Sox at Arizona
Kansas City at Colorado
Pittsburgh at NY Yankees
Baltimore at St. Louis
NY Yankees at Houston
Toronto at Philadelphia
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay
Atlanta at NY Mets
LA Angels at Chicago Sox
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs
Texas at San Diego
Milwaukee at Arizona
Florida at Washington
Seattle at Kansas City
[Note: ubeddie at VeB pointed out that Friday the 13th's early game was missing... it's added below. Don't blame the script, though, it's not listed on ESPN's schedule. Once again, I embarrass myself for trusting ESPN information...]
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Washington at Atlanta
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Boston at St. Louis
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay
Colorado at LA Angels
Chicago Sox at Kansas City
San Diego at Milwaukee
Arizona at Oakland
Texas at Seattle
Japan at Chicago Cubs
Korea at LA Dodgers
Florida at NY Mets
Friday, March 13, 2009
St. Louis at Baltimore (Early game)
NY Mets at Detroit
Tampa Bay at Toronto
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia
Atlanta at Florida
Chicago Cubs at LA Angels
Oakland at Cleveland
Texas at Kansas City
Kansas City at Milwaukee
Seattle at Chicago Cubs
Texas at LA Dodgers
Chicago Sox at San Diego
Seattle at Arizona
San Francisco at Colorado
Baltimore at St. Louis (Late game)
NY Yankees at Boston
Cincinnati at Minnesota
Washington at Houston
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Boston at Baltimore
Toronto at Detroit
Florida at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Cincinnati
Philadelphia at Houston
NY Yankees at Pittsburgh
Atlanta at St. Louis
Washington at NY Mets
Houston at NY Yankees
Texas at Chicago Sox
Arizona at Kansas City
LA Dodgers at Milwaukee
San Francisco at Oakland
LA Angels at Chicago Cubs
Cleveland at San Diego
San Diego at San Francisco
Seattle at Colorado
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Baltimore at Boston
Cincinnati at Toronto
Houston at Atlanta
Detroit at Washington
St. Louis at Philadelphia
NY Mets at Florida
Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay
Minnesota at NY Yankees
Oakland at LA Angels
Milwaukee at Cleveland
Chicago Sox at Seattle
San Diego at Texas
Colorado at LA Dodgers
Kansas City at San Francisco
Chicago Cubs at Arizona
Monday, March 16, 2009
St. Louis at Detroit
Baltimore at Minnesota
Boston at Toronto
Washington at Florida
Philadelphia at NY Yankees
Kansas City at Chicago Sox
Seattle at Cleveland
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee
LA Dodgers at Oakland
LA Dodgers at Seattle
LA Angels at San Francisco
Colorado at Arizona
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Minnesota at Boston
Houston at Detroit
NY Mets at Atlanta
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Arizona at Oakland
Cleveland at Texas
Chicago Cubs at LA Dodgers
LA Angels at San Diego
Milwaukee at San Francisco
Chicago Sox at Arizona
Kansas City at Colorado
Pittsburgh at NY Yankees
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Baltimore at St. Louis
NY Yankees at Houston
Toronto at Philadelphia
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Cincinnati at Tampa Bay
Atlanta at NY Mets
LA Angels at Chicago Sox
San Francisco at Chicago Cubs
Texas at San Diego
Milwaukee at Arizona
Florida at Washington
Seattle at Kansas City
Labels: gameday
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Finally
It only took them a little under three years to take my advice, but the Cardinals today got around to signing Dennys Reyes.
Reyes is a stud against left-handers, but has some trouble against righties. Hopefully he'll be protected a little better than Ron Villone was last season.
Reyes is a stud against left-handers, but has some trouble against righties. Hopefully he'll be protected a little better than Ron Villone was last season.
Labels: roster moves
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Gameday Links 2009 (Week II)
The Cardinals have an off-day, so I'll go ahead and post these now. As before, WBC teams are handled by the script, but not college teams (the college teams' websites will probably have nice gamecast things that are fully functional anyways.)
Links with a question mark before them won't work for that reason.
Puerto Rico at Boston
United States at Philadelphia
Florida at Baltimore
Washington at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
Panama at Houston
Canada at NY Yankees
Netherlands at Minnesota
Venezuela at Atlanta
Italy at NY Mets
Dominican Republic at St. Louis
Australia at Milwaukee
South Africa at Oakland
LA Angels at Seattle
San Diego at Texas
Chicago Sox at LA Dodgers
Oakland at San Francisco
Mexico at Colorado
Chicago Sox at Chicago Cubs
Washington at Baltimore
Florida at Boston
Cincinnati at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh
NY Mets at St. Louis
San Francisco at LA Angels
Australia at Chicago Sox
Milwaukee at Cleveland
Texas at Kansas City
Seattle at Oakland
LA Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
Colorado at San Diego
Arizona at Mexico
Philadelphia at Toronto
Houston at Atlanta
Detroit at NY Yankees
Pittsburgh at Minnesota
Cincinnati at Toronto
St. Louis at Houston
Detroit at Philadelphia
Baltimore at Florida
Boston at Tampa Bay
Washington at NY Mets
Atlanta at NY Yankees
Kansas City at Cleveland
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee
Chicago Sox at Texas
Seattle at LA Dodgers
Oakland at San Diego
Colorado at San Francisco
LA Angels at Arizona
?Michigan at NY Mets
Minnesota at Baltimore
Tampa Bay at Boston
NY Yankees at Detroit
Philadelphia at Atlanta
Toronto at Cincinnati
NY Mets at Washington
Houston at Pittsburgh
Florida at St. Louis
San Francisco at LA Angels
LA Dodgers at Chicago Sox
Milwaukee at Kansas City
Cleveland at Oakland
Arizona at Seattle
Texas at Chicago Cubs
Oakland at San Francisco
San Diego at Colorado
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Boston at Pittsburgh
Minnesota at Tampa Bay
Baltimore at NY Mets
Toronto at NY Yankees
Cleveland at Chicago Sox
LA Angels at Oakland
LA Dodgers at Texas
Kansas City at Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee at San Francisco
San Diego at Arizona
Houston at Washington
Detroit at Florida
Baltimore at Boston
Atlanta at Houston
NY Mets at Washington
Detroit at St. Louis
Toronto at Tampa Bay
Cleveland at LA Angels
Chicago Cubs at Seattle
San Francisco at Texas
Arizona at LA Dodgers
Oakland at Colorado
Cincinnati at NY Yankees
Minnesota at Baltimore
NY Yankees at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Toronto
Houston at Cincinnati
Atlanta at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Florida
Milwaukee at Chicago Sox
Colorado at Cleveland
Seattle at Kansas City
Links with a question mark before them won't work for that reason.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Puerto Rico at Boston
United States at Philadelphia
Florida at Baltimore
Washington at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati
Panama at Houston
Canada at NY Yankees
Netherlands at Minnesota
Venezuela at Atlanta
Italy at NY Mets
Dominican Republic at St. Louis
Australia at Milwaukee
South Africa at Oakland
LA Angels at Seattle
San Diego at Texas
Chicago Sox at LA Dodgers
Oakland at San Francisco
Mexico at Colorado
Chicago Sox at Chicago Cubs
Friday, March 6, 2009
Washington at Baltimore
Florida at Boston
Cincinnati at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh
NY Mets at St. Louis
San Francisco at LA Angels
Australia at Chicago Sox
Milwaukee at Cleveland
Texas at Kansas City
Seattle at Oakland
LA Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
Colorado at San Diego
Arizona at Mexico
Philadelphia at Toronto
Houston at Atlanta
Detroit at NY Yankees
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Pittsburgh at Minnesota
Cincinnati at Toronto
St. Louis at Houston
Detroit at Philadelphia
Baltimore at Florida
Boston at Tampa Bay
Washington at NY Mets
Atlanta at NY Yankees
Kansas City at Cleveland
Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee
Chicago Sox at Texas
Seattle at LA Dodgers
Oakland at San Diego
Colorado at San Francisco
LA Angels at Arizona
Sunday, March 8, 2009
?Michigan at NY Mets
Minnesota at Baltimore
Tampa Bay at Boston
NY Yankees at Detroit
Philadelphia at Atlanta
Toronto at Cincinnati
NY Mets at Washington
Houston at Pittsburgh
Florida at St. Louis
San Francisco at LA Angels
LA Dodgers at Chicago Sox
Milwaukee at Kansas City
Cleveland at Oakland
Arizona at Seattle
Texas at Chicago Cubs
Oakland at San Francisco
San Diego at Colorado
Monday, March 9, 2009
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
Boston at Pittsburgh
Minnesota at Tampa Bay
Baltimore at NY Mets
Toronto at NY Yankees
Cleveland at Chicago Sox
LA Angels at Oakland
LA Dodgers at Texas
Kansas City at Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee at San Francisco
San Diego at Arizona
Houston at Washington
Detroit at Florida
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Baltimore at Boston
Atlanta at Houston
NY Mets at Washington
Detroit at St. Louis
Toronto at Tampa Bay
Cleveland at LA Angels
Chicago Cubs at Seattle
San Francisco at Texas
Arizona at LA Dodgers
Oakland at Colorado
Cincinnati at NY Yankees
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Minnesota at Baltimore
NY Yankees at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Toronto
Houston at Cincinnati
Atlanta at Philadelphia
St. Louis at Florida
Milwaukee at Chicago Sox
Colorado at Cleveland
Seattle at Kansas City
Labels: gameday
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Sunday Dinner
Here's what I cooked up for the first Sunday dinner in Lent:
I used the A.B. turkey roasting method, using quarter-batch of the brine and then skipped the high-roast stage, roasting it at 350 until the boob meat hit 165. Unbelievably juicy, especially the leg meat.
The brussels sprouts were sauteed in a covered skillet with about a quarter stick of butter, say a tablespoon and a half of olive oil, the juice from two lemons, half a slivered onion, two cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, and parsley. I cut their stumps off so they'd stand up, caramelized the onions, and put the sprouts in for a minute or so on high heat before dropping it to a simmer and leaving it alone for ten minutes. They were perfect.
My first time cooking both cornish hens and brussels sprouts. (Tiny chickens and tiny cabbages. Cute, eh?) Pretty pleased with how they turned out.
I used the A.B. turkey roasting method, using quarter-batch of the brine and then skipped the high-roast stage, roasting it at 350 until the boob meat hit 165. Unbelievably juicy, especially the leg meat.
The brussels sprouts were sauteed in a covered skillet with about a quarter stick of butter, say a tablespoon and a half of olive oil, the juice from two lemons, half a slivered onion, two cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, and parsley. I cut their stumps off so they'd stand up, caramelized the onions, and put the sprouts in for a minute or so on high heat before dropping it to a simmer and leaving it alone for ten minutes. They were perfect.
My first time cooking both cornish hens and brussels sprouts. (Tiny chickens and tiny cabbages. Cute, eh?) Pretty pleased with how they turned out.
Labels: cooking
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Gameday Links 2009 (Week I)
Dusted off the handy python script I wrote last Spring (or the one before)...
The links forthe WBC and college teams won't work, but I'll fix them once I find out the team code gameday uses for them.
[2/27: Found the WBC team codes from the 2006 gamedays during lunch break and fixed the script. Nothing I can really do for the college games.]
St. Louis at Baltimore
Pittsburgh at Boston
Houston at Atlanta
Minnesota at Cincinnati
Detroit at Washington
Toronto at Philadelphia
Florida at NY Mets
Tampa Bay at NY Yankees
Oakland at LA Angels
Arizona at Cleveland
Texas at Kansas City
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs
Seattle at San Diego
LA Dodgers at San Francisco
Chicago Sox at Colorado
NY Yankees at Minnesota
Detroit at Toronto
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
Houston at Washington
Atlanta at Pittsburgh
Baltimore at Florida
Boston at Tampa Bay
St. Louis at NY Mets
Colorado at LA Angels
San Diego at Cleveland
Milwaukee at Oakland
LA Dodgers at Seattle
Chicago Cubs at Texas
Kansas City at San Francisco
Chicago Sox at Arizona
Florida at Baltimore
NY Mets at Detroit
Atlanta at Toronto
Pittsburgh at Houston
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Washington at St. Louis
?Northeastern at Boston
Minnesota at NY Yankees
San Diego at Kansas City
LA Angels at Milwaukee
Cleveland at Oakland
San Francisco at Seattle
Chicago Sox at Chicago Cubs
Texas at Arizona
LA Dodgers at Colorado
Cincinnati at Boston
Cincinnati at Boston
Boston at Minnesota
Philadelphia at Atlanta
NY Yankees at Cincinnati
Baltimore at Washington
Detroit at Pittsburgh
St. Louis at Florida
Toronto at Tampa Bay
Houston at NY Mets
Kansas City at LA Angels
Colorado at Cleveland
Seattle at Texas
Chicago Sox at LA Dodgers
Chicago Cubs at San Diego
Milwaukee at San Francisco
Oakland at Arizona
Boston at Baltimore
?Fla. Southern at Detroit
Philadelphia at Toronto
NY Yankees at Houston
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay at St. Louis
Seattle at Chicago Sox
Texas at Cleveland
San Francisco at Kansas City
Arizona at Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee at San Diego
LA Angels at Colorado
Cincinnati at Boston
Venezuela at Detroit
Puerto Rico at Minnesota
Canada at Toronto
Panama at Atlanta
Italy at Washington
Netherlands at Pittsburgh
Dominican Republic at Florida
Houston at Tampa Bay
St. Louis at NY Mets
United States at NY Yankees
Cleveland at Kansas City
Colorado at Milwaukee
Oakland at Chicago Cubs
LA Dodgers at San Diego
Arizona at San Francisco
Dominican Republic at Baltimore
Panama at Detroit
United States at Toronto
NY Yankees at Atlanta
Venezuela at Houston
NY Mets at Washington
Canada at Philadelphia
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Italy at Florida
South Africa at LA Angels
Chicago Cubs at Cleveland
Chicago Sox at Oakland
Kansas City at Texas
San Francisco at LA Dodgers
Netherlands at Cincinnati
Mexico at Arizona
Puerto Rico at Tampa Bay
Australia at Seattle
Chicago Cubs at Chicago Sox
Chicago Sox at Chicago Cubs
The links for
[2/27: Found the WBC team codes from the 2006 gamedays during lunch break and fixed the script. Nothing I can really do for the college games.]
Thursday, February 26, 2009
St. Louis at Baltimore
Pittsburgh at Boston
Houston at Atlanta
Minnesota at Cincinnati
Detroit at Washington
Toronto at Philadelphia
Florida at NY Mets
Tampa Bay at NY Yankees
Oakland at LA Angels
Arizona at Cleveland
Texas at Kansas City
Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs
Seattle at San Diego
LA Dodgers at San Francisco
Chicago Sox at Colorado
Friday, February 27, 2009
NY Yankees at Minnesota
Detroit at Toronto
Philadelphia at Cincinnati
Houston at Washington
Atlanta at Pittsburgh
Baltimore at Florida
Boston at Tampa Bay
St. Louis at NY Mets
Colorado at LA Angels
San Diego at Cleveland
Milwaukee at Oakland
LA Dodgers at Seattle
Chicago Cubs at Texas
Kansas City at San Francisco
Chicago Sox at Arizona
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Florida at Baltimore
NY Mets at Detroit
Atlanta at Toronto
Pittsburgh at Houston
Tampa Bay at Philadelphia
Washington at St. Louis
?Northeastern at Boston
Minnesota at NY Yankees
San Diego at Kansas City
LA Angels at Milwaukee
Cleveland at Oakland
San Francisco at Seattle
Chicago Sox at Chicago Cubs
Texas at Arizona
LA Dodgers at Colorado
Cincinnati at Boston
Cincinnati at Boston
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Boston at Minnesota
Philadelphia at Atlanta
NY Yankees at Cincinnati
Baltimore at Washington
Detroit at Pittsburgh
St. Louis at Florida
Toronto at Tampa Bay
Houston at NY Mets
Kansas City at LA Angels
Colorado at Cleveland
Seattle at Texas
Chicago Sox at LA Dodgers
Chicago Cubs at San Diego
Milwaukee at San Francisco
Oakland at Arizona
Monday, March 2, 2009
Boston at Baltimore
?Fla. Southern at Detroit
Philadelphia at Toronto
NY Yankees at Houston
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay at St. Louis
Seattle at Chicago Sox
Texas at Cleveland
San Francisco at Kansas City
Arizona at Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee at San Diego
LA Angels at Colorado
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Cincinnati at Boston
Venezuela at Detroit
Puerto Rico at Minnesota
Canada at Toronto
Panama at Atlanta
Italy at Washington
Netherlands at Pittsburgh
Dominican Republic at Florida
Houston at Tampa Bay
St. Louis at NY Mets
United States at NY Yankees
Cleveland at Kansas City
Colorado at Milwaukee
Oakland at Chicago Cubs
LA Dodgers at San Diego
Arizona at San Francisco
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Dominican Republic at Baltimore
Panama at Detroit
United States at Toronto
NY Yankees at Atlanta
Venezuela at Houston
NY Mets at Washington
Canada at Philadelphia
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Italy at Florida
South Africa at LA Angels
Chicago Cubs at Cleveland
Chicago Sox at Oakland
Kansas City at Texas
San Francisco at LA Dodgers
Netherlands at Cincinnati
Mexico at Arizona
Puerto Rico at Tampa Bay
Australia at Seattle
Chicago Cubs at Chicago Sox
Chicago Sox at Chicago Cubs
Labels: gameday
Friday, February 20, 2009
2009 Roster Prognostication
Being that prematurely guessing how the roster situation will play out is one of my favorite things to BS about (see this bit of bad advice for evidence), I'll stake out an early claim on how the opening day roster will shake out.
Starting Rotation
These guys are all set it stone, barring injury or continued panty-bunching.
Bullpen
Surprising prediction, is it not? I don't think the Cards would want to cut Wonderbrad, and that'll squeeze out one of Motte or Perez from the five-man group of RHRPs, unless they decide to keep stretching out K-Mac as a starter in Memphis, which I would think to be a poor use of resources. I think they'll like what they see in Perez, but that his tendency to walk batters will keep him from stepping up and seizing the closer's ring. They'll send him to Memphis to work on throwing his breaking stuff for strikes and bring him up by the end of April. The staff goes with Motte because of his combination of velocity and accuracy—and also because he gives you a legitimate third option at catcher, allowing Tony to PH his bench left-handed batting OFs for his catchers with confidence. The ninth inning will be handled by working the matchups.
Trever Miller should have a great camp and is guaranteed the primary LHRP spot, barring the usual caveats, and Ian Ostlund narrowly wins a tight race for #2 LHRP on the strength of his refusal to walk batters.
(Non-Pitching) Infielders
I'm still skeptical about Skip moving to 2nd, but recognize that he's always a fantastic Spring hitter and that he and the organization are dedicated to making it happen, so find it a little hard to believe that Joe Thurston will beat him out for the opening day gig. I think eventually Joe will get the call-up to take over as the lefty in the 2B platoon, but he's on a minor-league contract, so the team will see how quickly Skip learns on the job. Both Brian Barden and Brendan Ryan are out of options, versatile in the field, and complementary in their offensive skillsets, so expect them both to make the team.
Outfield
Leaving Colby Rasmus off this roster was a tough call, but it just makes so much business sense to wait until May to add him—and you get the benefit of another RH bat in either Barton or Mather. Ideally, Rasmus rakes the first few weeks at AAA and makes it easy to give him his debut—perhaps as early as the second homestand of the 2009 season.
In the meantime, your lineups could look like this:
Vs Left-handed Starter
Vs. Right-handed Starter
Starting Rotation
- Adam "Wagonmaker" Wainwright
- Chris "Carp" Carpenter
- Kyle "No Nickname" Lohse
- Todd "Colonel/Throw Them 'bows" Wellemeyer
- Joel "Sole Survivor of the Planet Krypton" Piñeiro
These guys are all set it stone, barring injury or continued panty-bunching.
Bullpen
- Josh Kinney: RHRP
- Kyle McClellan:RHRP
- Ryan Franklin: RHRP
- Jason Motte: RHRP
- Brad Thompson: RHRP
- Trever Miller: LHRP
- Ian Ostlund: LHRP
Surprising prediction, is it not? I don't think the Cards would want to cut Wonderbrad, and that'll squeeze out one of Motte or Perez from the five-man group of RHRPs, unless they decide to keep stretching out K-Mac as a starter in Memphis, which I would think to be a poor use of resources. I think they'll like what they see in Perez, but that his tendency to walk batters will keep him from stepping up and seizing the closer's ring. They'll send him to Memphis to work on throwing his breaking stuff for strikes and bring him up by the end of April. The staff goes with Motte because of his combination of velocity and accuracy—and also because he gives you a legitimate third option at catcher, allowing Tony to PH his bench left-handed batting OFs for his catchers with confidence. The ninth inning will be handled by working the matchups.
Trever Miller should have a great camp and is guaranteed the primary LHRP spot, barring the usual caveats, and Ian Ostlund narrowly wins a tight race for #2 LHRP on the strength of his refusal to walk batters.
(Non-Pitching) Infielders
- Yadier Molina: C
- Jason LaRue: C
- Albert Pujols: 1B
- Brendan Ryan: 2B
- Skip Schumaker: 2B (OF)
- Khalil Greene: SS
- David Freese: 3B
- Brian Barden: UT
I'm still skeptical about Skip moving to 2nd, but recognize that he's always a fantastic Spring hitter and that he and the organization are dedicated to making it happen, so find it a little hard to believe that Joe Thurston will beat him out for the opening day gig. I think eventually Joe will get the call-up to take over as the lefty in the 2B platoon, but he's on a minor-league contract, so the team will see how quickly Skip learns on the job. Both Brian Barden and Brendan Ryan are out of options, versatile in the field, and complementary in their offensive skillsets, so expect them both to make the team.
Outfield
- Rick Ankiel
- Ryan Ludwick
- Chris Duncan
- Joe Mather
- Brian Barton
Leaving Colby Rasmus off this roster was a tough call, but it just makes so much business sense to wait until May to add him—and you get the benefit of another RH bat in either Barton or Mather. Ideally, Rasmus rakes the first few weeks at AAA and makes it easy to give him his debut—perhaps as early as the second homestand of the 2009 season.
In the meantime, your lineups could look like this:
Vs Left-handed Starter
Barton-Freese-Pujols-Ludwick-Ankiel-Molina-Greene-PITCHER-Ryan
Vs. Right-handed Starter
Schumaker-Duncan-Pujols-Ludwick-Ankiel-Freese-Greene-PITCHER-Molina
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