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Now leading off

Based upon the turnout for the first semi-official practice of 2010, Beck is going to be leading off and playing the outfield. Not just 0ne spot. The whole outfield.

Yeah, I know. It was short notice, so everybody is forgiven. We’ll try to do better next week.

As a bonus, here’s an interesting video. Rich Eisen, formerly of ESPN but now working for the NFL Network, is shown running a 40-yard dash in just over six seconds. Now, watching him, he doesn’t really look that slow … but toward the end, they superimpose some other players at the combine against his run. You’ll see just how fast the prime athletes in the country are, and sadly, how the rest of us compare.

Chile earthquake may have shortened days

According to scientists, the Chile earthquake was strong enough to shorten our day by more than a millisecond. Oh, and it also shifted our axis by 3 inches.

Based on that, I think House should not be allowed to run the bases anymore.

I guess it’s March

Reckon it’s about time to kick this thing into gear again, don’t you think?

I’m pretty sure this is true

I don’t know any New Orleans Saints fans. If I see you wearing Saints apparel, you are a frontrunning, carpetbagging SOB, and probably a damn Yankee cracker to boot. That is all.

I totally knew it was gonna be Phil

“Deadliest Catch” captain suffers stroke

Hike the ball!

I had a college friend who loved basketball as much as I — at the time anyway — loved baseball. We were both happy to rip each other’s sport at any opportunity. I would suggest they just shorten each basketball game to 2 minutes, because the first 46 minutes of an NBA game were meaningless except to assign a random number of fouls to each player.

He would yell, “Pitch the ball! Pitch it now!” at the TV screen while the batter stepped out of the box and the pitcher peered in for the signs from the catcher.

But, as it turns out, football has the same problem: A recent study showed that the entirety of action during an average NFL game actually lasts only about 11 minutes. The rest of the time is spent dawdling and milling about. And, oh yes, commercials.

Thanks a lot, meth heads

For making it impossible to buy any decent cold medicine at the store anymore. Even al-Qaida didn’t go that far. Bastards.

Early 2010 update

We might have an early spring. I am in the middle (OK, early middle) of a series of updates to the website and other O-fer-related things. Posts are always sporadic in the winter because I’m on my mental vacation, but look for some changes to come in the weeks ahead.

Merry Christmas, ya pukes!

You all rock.

Our webmaster is a moron

Somebody posted a relevant comment on the Tiger Woods item, and somehow it “got deleted” through some arcane process that I don’t completely understand. So if you read this, and you know who you are, try posting again. I will do my best not to erase it the next time.

In Memoriam

#33 Jerry Sullivan
The Prima-Donna Pitcher

 

 

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Fall League Schedule

  • Sept. 1 — vs. Crushers, 6:15 p.m. (Ramsey 3)
  • Sept. 3 — vs. Moon Time, 6:15 p.m. (Ramsey 3)
  • Sept. 8 — vs. El Patio, 8:30 p.m. (Ramsey 2)
  • Sept. 10 — vs. Barton A to Z, 6:15 p.m. (Ramsey 2)
  • Sept. 15 — vs. The Big Sticks, 7:20 p.m. (Ramsey 3)
  • Sept. 17 — vs. Strata, 7:20 p.m. (Ramsey 3)
  • Sept. 22 — vs. Appleway Chiropractic, 6:15 p.m. (Ramsey 2)
  • Sept. 24 — vs. Joe's Lawn, 8:30 p.m. (Ramsey 2)
  • Sept. 29 — vs. Lake City Longshots, 8:30 p.m. (Ramsey 2)
  • Oct. 1 — To Be Determined

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