Archive for August, 2008

your 2008 NL Cy Young Award winner is…

31 August 2008

Tim Lincecum… right?  I mean, with Webb getting pounded again tonight, that should be about it, don’t you think?  BEFORE tonight’s game, Lincecum had 53 more strikeouts, an ERA half-a-run lower, and a lower opponent BA.  After tonight’s game goes final, the ERA and opponent batting average differences will be even MORE significant.  Webb will […]

well done barry

10 August 2008

To sports-writers:
What part of “thunderous ovation” do you not understand?  We miss him.
Good to see you Barry!

opening ceremonies

8 August 2008

I hate the Olympics… always have.  Here’s something to think about:
Cost for tonight’s production? $300 million.
$40 billion spent on the games by China overall. That’s billion, with a ‘b’.
Those are disturbing figures when you consider that the majority of China’s population lives on just dollars a day.
Toss in the stories of crack-downs on press around […]