Monday, January 24, 2011

Husband sez now whatchu doin

You need to know the right release point and it's best to pitch from the windup.And you can't just throw the ball down the middle and expect to get that strike.Cuz you leave a mess on the corners.So after 4 or 5 innings, I realize that I've forgotten the swiss replica watches most basic of pitching rules paint the corners.So since you have 2 chances to get that strike, I decided to get half-strikes.First time, get the inside corner and the next get the remaining pins on the outside.Also, finess definitely beats sheer velocity stuff ain't a thang without proper location.

Husband sez now whatchu doin, baby, you caint get a strike you throw the ball to the sides like that! Well, I say, I got the outs even if it ain't as pretty I'm a small Crafty Lefty, remember?! It's what we do.INow, it's the bottom of the 9th, I'm up, Husband suddenly notices that I'm ahead and sez Baby whatchu dooin you holdin the ball all wrong? replica brand watches Whatchu mean, wrong, boy I'm holdin it and throwin it and the balls are goin down, right? Well baby, you gotta hold it with these fingers here and put those fingers on either side, like that, then you got some control over the ball, see.

Boy, I got all the control I need, I'm gettin the outs, right? So I try to hold the ball the Right Way and of course, I can't control it worth %! and I only get a few outs.I think I see someone smirking as he grabs the lead.Lesson1 do NOT let someone screw with your mechanics if what you're doing is working.Lesson 2 do NOT let the opposition mess your replica watch gift mind.Lesson 3 do NOT throw the curve unless you need to get that pin on the inside cornerBy the way, bowling's a doozy has 10 innings don't let Husband get away with pitching your half of the 10th, too.Bowling has doubleheaders.

Today should've been Game 7 of Redsox vs Astros

Richard Justice doesn't bother to hide his disgust, says letting Hunsicker go is Bad News.Been thinking this over.I think this has to do with the question of re-signing Carlos.It was a SERIOUS public relations disaster when the last owner let Nolan Ryan, Local Hero, go because he was “too old.” It will be an even MORE serious disaster if the fans replica IWC 5001-07 watch think that we are not every effort to get Carlos.I'm suspicious that Hunsicker didn't want to go along with the pretending and just decided this.Keeping Biggio and Kent is just plain silly, but I guess it will cost less than Carlos.In the short term.Don't buy now, pay later.

Today should've been Game 7 of Redsox vs Astros with Roger at Fenway, ready to kick Sox butt.Butt nOO.They get the victory parade and we didn't even make the show.Do I sound as if I'm going thru severe baseball withdrawal?As John Lennon would have written,My eyes are wide openCan't get to sleepWhenever I shut them,I see replica IWC 5240-07 watch Edmonds take Miceli deep96 hoursrolling in painCrying to someoneBring back baseball againI'm re-watching the tape of Game 4 Marquis on the mound.1 Son looks carefully “Dat Roger?” no, honey, not Roger.“Where's Roger? I WANT ROGER!” Me, too, boy.

Me, too.Husband knows better than to ask me why the sudden interest in Arizona, but he figures distraction is the ticket.So we drop kids off with Nana.Husband and I go bowling with my brother and his girlfriend and a few other guys from work.I replica IWC 5442-01 watch start perking up a little balls, no sticks.Halfway there.But the object of the game is to throw strikes I can dig it.Bowling is a lot like pitching.You get in a groove.

I am worried that this means that Gerry

Well, he WAS going to the HOF before this, but I hope this last award will make him want to return instead of going out on top.One of these days, Roy is FINALLY gonna win wait and see.And yes, he is my favorite player, and yes, I know replica IWC 3714-02 watch this wasn't his year.I have already compared Roger and Roy's stats as well as Randy Johnson's comparable stats .The results of the MVN voting for the NL Most Valuable Rookie are available.Click here to read.(Sorry, link no longer works and I no longer remember who won…)The Astros have only had one ROY Jeff Bagwell in 1991.Since the ROY was first awarded in 1947:Dodgers have 16Cincy has 7ATL and St.

Louis have 6 eachGiants have 5Cubs and Mets have 4 eachPhillies have 3Montreal and Padres have 2 eachHou, Colorado and Fla have 1 eachGerry Hunsicker has suddenly resigned as Astros GM.He will be kept on staff as a “special advisor.” Tim Purpura, asst GM in charge of player development has been named as new GM.Gerry has done an replica IWC 3714-01 watch excellent job over the past 9 years, and I am absolutely stunned that he is leaving.This was, to put it mildly, sudden and unexpected.I am very worried about what this means with respect to signing Carlos.I am worried that this means that we won't sign our core young players to good deals.

I am worried that this means that Gerry and Drayton had a strong falling out and the “special advisor” thing is hush money.So I have decided that it is wiser to not hope for the best next year and get used to the idea that we will have to re-build without Carlos.(I just hope we don't resign Kent so we will at least have some of our own players to cheer for.) The local media aren't gonna say anything except the party line, so we'll have to guess replica IWC 5444-02 watch what went down by seeing who Purpura does or does not sign.As a side note, I will say that both Gerry and Purpura are well thought of by the stat community.UPDATE 11 2 I was wrong about the local columnists toeing the party line.

So we have NO major league OF waiting in A

but he sure is doing well in 208 AB, he has a 1055 OPS and a 401 OBP.I don't have any information about their fielding, but Todd Self and Luke Scott look like they might could be something.They probably won't get much of a chance because of the age discrimination problems it's incredibly hard to get promoted to the majors if you're over like replica IWC 3714-38 watch.Why they prefer some guy who is already there who sucks instead of taking a chance on someone “too old” who doesn't, I don't know… And I wish I knew exactly why a certain player gets “the next big thing” label when other guys look better…But this is it.IT.

So we have NO major league OF waiting in A and who knows if the AA guys could make it.This means either we have to sign some FA to be a 1 year guy while waiting for Lance to be ready, or go with some guy from AA, and if we do, just replica IWC 5442-02 watch forget resigning Carlos.Not that anyone except Peter Gammons thinks we have any chance of doing it…..Oh, forget Alfaro he just signed with the Blue Jays.They can DH him and his bad glove won't matter….

Roger Clemens won his 7th Cy Young award today with 23 of 34 first place votes.Although Randy Johnson had better stats in every category except wins, he came in second because BBWAA demand a lot of wins with few losses, preferably on a winning or pennant contending team.Roger was 18-4 and Randy was 14-12.Roy Oswalt replica IWC 5444-01 watch was third he was the only 20 game winner in the NL this year, but his ERA was 3.49 and Roger's was 2.98.Roger has now won a Cy Young in both leagues and is the oldest player to win one.

Monday, January 17, 2011

historic college football polls is in the process of retrospectively

College football fans get ready because one of the nation’s most historic college football polls is in the process of retrospectively electing national champions from the years 1993 2008.All the debate and?controversy from those college football? TechnoMarine Apnea Sport AQ01Watch seasons is about to return, and the College Football Researchers Association?is going to settle the score once and for all.The reason?for this project is .The College Football Researchers Association poll was originally founded in 1982 and was in existence until 1992.

They not only?published a?current poll during that time period but also retrospectively elected national champions from the years of 1869 1981.However, after the 1992 season, the association ceased operations and did not re emerge until last fall.As a result, there?are?a series of years (1993 2008)?for which?the organization?never elected a champion.Now, the CFRA is in the process of?voting on national champions?from each of these TechnoMarine Apnea Sport AQ01 seasons.Each champ will be announced on?the organization’s?website ( cfrapoll ) starting on December 26th.From then until the title game, a different?national champion?will be?crowned?each day.For those of you who are not familiar with the CFRA, let me provide you with a brief history: The College Football Researchers Association was originally founded by the late Anthony Cusher of Reeder, North Dakota in 1982.

It was an organization modeled after the Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) consisting of college football fans and writers dedicated to researching and analyzing the history of the game.They published their results in a monthly bulletin Apnea Sport AQ01 Watch produced by Robert Kirlin of Spokane, Washington until after the ’92 season when the association ceased operations and several successor organizations, operating under different names, were created.