Flu
That achy feeling
Greets us when Winter arrives
I prefer Santa
9.30.2009
9.27.2009
Rox Talk
The Week That Was
A 3-3 week against the Padres and Cards. The Roxs currently stand at 88-68. Five games back from division leading Los Angeles in second place and two and half games ahead in the Wild Card Hunt. Currently 48-30 at home and 40-38 on the road, the Roxs have outscored its opponents 771-689 (expected wins is 86 versus historical wins at 74). On pace for 91 wins with 801 runs scored and 716 runs against.
One week to go...six games left...three at home, three on the road. If we can go 3 - 3 we would finish with a 91 - 71 record (a team record!) but will that be enough? The Braves (Giants are done) have seven games to go and would have to finish 6 - 1 to tie the Rox. Impossible(?)...not really with 3 games against Marlins and then 4 games with the worst team in the world (Nats). So in the big scheme of things we have to root for the Marlins and then cross our fingers to sweep the Brewers. Sure would be nice to leave town with 91 wins...
9.23.2009
9.22.2009
TV - Fringe
It has been a while since a TV show actually grabbed hold of me and made me think or at least still made me think about it after the TV has been turned off. Of all of Abrams works this one is the most fun. Alias started this way but then dissolved into silliness. Lost just fell apart for the casual viewer. While this show obviously has ties to the X-Files and what made that great this one takes things a bit further and isn't has murky. Answers are doled out just enough to make you keep watching. The whole alternate universe is fantastic. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
Loved the Twin Towers reference...wish I could travel there...maybe?
9.21.2009
Rox Talk
The Week That Was
A 3-3 week against the Giants and D-Backs. The Roxs currently stand at 85-65. Five games back from division leading Los Angeles in second place and four and half games ahead in the Wild Card Hunt. Currently 45-27 at home and 40-38 on the road, the Roxs have outscored its opponents 744-658 (expected wins is 83 versus historical wins at 71). On pace for 92 wins with 804 runs scored and 711 runs against.
Thank goodness the roadtrips are done (well one more, but just 3 days) because this last one was just plain painful. Two blow outs in San Fran (ugly) and then an almost ugly Giant come from behind smackdown which could have spelled the end of the season. Fortunately Betancourt got the save of his life and the Rox were able to go into Arizona and get two more wins. A 4 - 5 road trip ain't too bad. Talking about roadtrips, here is an updated spreadsheet of Rox road wins. If the Rox can win one more game they assure themselves a .500 road record. Not bad for a team that averages about 32 road wins a year. You know it doesn't take a rocket scientist (I happened to have been one long ago) but the three years the Rox made it to the playoffs just happen to be three of the top 4 winning road percentages.
One other thing...how amazing has this year's starting pitching been? Look at the data. Two more weeks...can they hold it together? Go Rox!
9.17.2009
Haiku Finder
Found this really cool website....haiku finder
the march, you must go.
You did not know where
to look, and so you missed all
that was important
You did not know where
to look, and so you missed all
that was important
and loved him dearly.
And now the signal
has been given to resumethe march, you must go.
If I can open
these doors is there a man who
can start the engines?
these doors is there a man who
can start the engines?
You did not know where
to look, and so you missed all
that was important
You did not know where
to look, and so you missed all
that was important
Toto played all day
long, and Dorothy played with him,and loved him dearly.
You see, I am stuffed,
so I have no brains at all,"
he answered sadly.
so I have no brains at all,"
he answered sadly.
9.16.2009
9.15.2009
Ellen Ruppel Shell - Cheap
An eye opening book, don't agree with it all, but the underlying theory that the need for cheap will eventually affect us all is probably true.
Some interesting quotes from the book...
Page 62 - "...universal phenomenon of loss aversion, the tendency of most people to strongly prefer avoiding losses rather than acquiring gains..." We want to win but our we are more likely to make decisions so that we don't lose. Losing is worse then winning so often we just don't play because the fear of loss is more overwhelming. Why we hang on too long in jobs or stocks...
Because of priming we are more likely to worry about getting killed in a car accident if we just recently witnessed a fatal crash.
Page 73 - "the reflexive, primitive area of the brain responds more powerfully when confronted with what may happen than with what does happen."
Page 110 - "When consumer goods are marked down to a pittance, those of us who can least afford it end up paying the difference in the form of low wages, lost opportunity, and crushing debt."
9.14.2009
Rox Talk
The Week That Was
A 5-2 week against the Reds and Padres. The Roxs currently stand at 82-62. Three games back from division leading Los Angeles in second place and four and half games ahead in the Wild Card Hunt. Currently 45-27 at home and 37-35 on the road, the Roxs have outscored its opponents 717-624 (expected wins is 81 versus historical wins at 68). On pace for 92 wins with 807 runs scored and 702 runs against.
This time of year is just plain hard. Rox just aren't usually in this position and to try and watch when every game seems to be important is just nerve racking. Sometimes I wonder why I am even a fan when I just can't even watch these games! Ughhhhh
Some things I found interesting...
9.11.2009
Remember
Here is to the Towers. NY City still doesn't look right to me. By the way Man on a Wire is a good salute to the great buildings, a salute to those who dare, and a great memory.
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