Category Archives: Baseball

Worst. Trade. Ever.

Posted on July 31, 2004 by Solonor

It’s official. I hate the Red Sox. Go Cubs. Continue reading →

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All Your Base Are Belong To Spidey

Posted on May 6, 2004 by Solonor

Fay Vincent thinks it’s “inevitable but sad.” Ralph Nader says we have to revolt. Gary Ruskin of Commercial Alert wants us to boycott Sony “for the children.” And Sgt. Grump says, “ARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!” But is it really all that bad? Have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Forgive me my faithlessness

Posted on May 5, 2004 by Solonor

Hail Yastrzemski full of grace, the Monstah is with you. Blessed are you among Sox fans and blessed is the fruit of your triple crown. Holy Yaz, father of Sox, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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They don’t call it the Cy Young Award for nothing

Posted on May 5, 2004 by Solonor

Today is the 100th anniversary of Denton True “Cy” Young pitching the first Perfect Game in American League history. Young pitched 8 hitless innings in 2 games prior to this and 6 more in the next game… a total of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Death Star Rebuilt In Record Time

Posted on May 5, 2004 by Solonor

Oakland has failed us. Gah. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to stare at the RED ALERT VADER until June. It’s going to be a long summer. Continue reading →

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Fun with Baseball

Posted on May 4, 2004 by Solonor

While I’m busy shepherding the SGCBL through its third playoff season, here are a couple of baseball links to keep you busy. The Oracle of Baseball lets you type in any two player names, and it will tell you how … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Derek Jeter: Dreamy Spy

Posted on April 27, 2004 by Solonor

Crap! Now, the enemy is using nocturnal infiltration techniques to try to get inside the heads of our anti-Yankee resistance. Good thing they didn’t find anything in there… um, I mean… Continue reading →

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Sweep. Swept. Swuppt.

Posted on April 26, 2004 by Solonor

Yes, I know it’s only April. We’ve blown up the Death Star, but we still have to face that whole Empire Strikes Back thing before we get to dance with the Ewoks in October. Still, this weekend’s events have me … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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This is Red Sox 5, I’m going in!

Posted on April 23, 2004 by Solonor

OK, I was gonna play nice. I was gonna just be cool. I wasn’t gonna throw rocks in the glass house (since we’re both behind fricking Baltimore at this point). But war is declared and battle come down. I think … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I don’t need your hype

Posted on April 16, 2004 by Solonor

Is it just me, or did we not need Fox to tell us how much the Sox and Yankees are supposed to hate each other? Kinda feels like they’re trying to horn in on something special. Or something like that. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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