Of course the the way the Mets are playing it doesn’t matter but that makes my trade look even better.
Archive for August, 2009
Jose Reyes is out for the year
Posted: August 28, 2009 by datechguy in baseball, Sable BaseballTags: sports
Off to North Bridge and Mighty Subs…
Posted: August 28, 2009 by datechguy in personalTags: family, food, fyi, mighty subs
…for the last full day that My kids and my wife have before they all head back to school or start college.
We try to picnic at North Bridge in Concord at least once a year. It is a wonderful and historic spot for picnicking and I recommend it highly to everyone.
Therefore blogging will abruptly stop for the day in an hour or two. I don’t do remote blogging often. I don’t have enough of a life to begin with (:c).
Oh and speaking of Mighty Subs and their 20″ subs if you don’t take my word about how awesome it is check out this blog. These guys decided to do the ENTIRE mighty subs menu and blog and review it each item.
The Chicken Cutlet is wonderful, only Linguine’s chicken cutlet in Marlborough can compare to it.
Of course if I can’t get you to go peacefully…
Oh goody another book on conservartism by a liberal
Posted: August 28, 2009 by datechguy in internet/free speech, opinion/newsTags: culture of corruption, double standards, just deserts, morning joe, nyt best seller list, reality
Sam Tanenhaus the Senior editor of the New York Times Book Review has his own book on Conservatism coming out next Tuesday. The Death of Conservatism. He promoted it on Morning Joe today.
As of this moment it ranks #17,330 in Books on Amazon.com which means before release it has edged out Joe Scarborough’s The last best hope currently ranked #19,057 in Books
He must have been very busy working on this book, it must be taking time away from his duties from the New York Times Book Review since he hasn’t had time to review Culture of Corruption the #1 book on the best seller list for the last 4 weeks. (ranked #7 in Books on Amazon)
Or Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny (ranked #25 in Books on Amazon) 3rd on NYT best seller list.
Or Beck’s Common Sense (ranked #4 in Books on Amazon)
Or Dick Morris’ Catastrophe (ranked #43 in Books) 5th on the best seller list.
Maybe once he’s done with his book tour he can get around to having someone reviewing them.
You know it’s as if the Media chooses to ignore certain facts they don’t like or something.
Update: I guess PJ. O’Rourke will read it.
Update 2: Stacy links to another reader Rick Moran. Not sure if he has read or reviewed any of the above books either.
Intoxicated by the heady drug of victory…
Posted: August 28, 2009 by datechguy in baseball, gaming, hobbies, Sable BaseballTags: dynasty baseball, fantasy baseball, sports, table top baseball
…I find myself unready to make the last two trades that I should in the Sable Baseball league that I’m playing in.
I made a big trade at the all star break with the team in first, Picking up 5 players: Tori Hunter, Armando Galarraga, Adam Lind, Kevin Millwood and Orlando Cabrera for Jose Reyes who had an incredible card last year but will be a “fringe player” (unusable in our league) next year. (Dynasty Baseball generates cards based on the previous years performance). I also added from wavers veteran Omar Vizquel as extra defense and hit and run ability off the bench.
Since then I’ve gone 9-6 including series wins against three different playoff teams. Ironically I’ve gone 8-5 since Losing my starting first baseman and right fielder to injury (yes your players can get injured and suspended in this game). Hunter is hitting over 300 and has 5 homers in 15 games. Galarraga is 3-0 with one ND and in his first relief appearance for me came into a bases loaded no outs situation and struck out Pat Burrell and Lance Berkman before coaxing a ground out from Nick Markakis to end the inning. The team was so inspired they managed to score 7 (including a Solo Shot to start the inning and a two run triple from David Wright who won the previous game with a walkoff homer in the 12th) in the 6th to win 11-6. The team has not lost any game that Galarraga has appeared in.
Our trading deadline in in two weeks. Galarraga will not have a valuable card next year and Milton Bradley (.436 OBP last year, best on my team) is unlikely to be kept with Jason Bay in Left. Both have very high trade value. I have three teams I will need to pass in order to make the playoffs. Although next year I will not be managing this team (I’m league treasurer and took over when a player moved to Minnesota) the greatest value I can get for these players is right now…
…but looking at my remaining schedule It’s very possible that I can go 10-5 and perhaps even 12-3. I’ll be playing three of the teams I need to pass and I finish against the best team in the league that will have clinched their playoff spot long before then and resting starters to avoid injury or suspension. This team is clicking I KNOW I have a chance…
…but It is still much more likely I’ll go 8-7 or 7-8 but I just can’t bring myself to give up.
My next series is the last one before the trading deadline. If I manage win 2 of 3 I just HAVE to go for it.
Are you a fantasy baseball player? What do you think?
Oh and if you live in Central Massachusetts and are interested in taking over an up and coming team next year, let me know in comments and I’ll have our league commissioner contact you about our spot in our 22 year old tabletop league.
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