Monday, August 21, 2006
Usually, I pay attention to when the Red Sox are playing. If they have a day game during the week, I'll go to espn.com to see how they're doing. I don't think I can stomach it today though. I was sick all weekend (man, it's so nice to spend an entire weekend on the couch when it's 80 and sunny outside), and I watched 3 of the 4 Red Sox games. I, along with most fans I'm sure, have given up on this season.
At least I can still cheer for the Twins to take the wild card spot away from the White Sox.
I can also say I think I did fairly well in my first fantasy football draft this weekend. Last year I actually won a free league I play in with some relatives, but this year I joined a few money leagues for the first time. I know, I know, why don't I jump on the bandwagon a little later. I was a little surprised at how long people waited to pick their QBs (this is a 10-team league). Is this standard practice in fantasy drafts? I picked Tom Brady with my 4th pick, and I picked Drew Bledsoe as my backup when he was still available in the 8th. A couple guys didn't even pick a QB until after I picked Bledsoe. One guy was able to get an excellent starter for that late I thought - Marc Bulger. But the other guy ended up picking Jake Plummer as his starter. I understand why it's important to have good running backs, but I don't understand why the QB position isn't considered that important in fantasy.
At least I can still cheer for the Twins to take the wild card spot away from the White Sox.
I can also say I think I did fairly well in my first fantasy football draft this weekend. Last year I actually won a free league I play in with some relatives, but this year I joined a few money leagues for the first time. I know, I know, why don't I jump on the bandwagon a little later. I was a little surprised at how long people waited to pick their QBs (this is a 10-team league). Is this standard practice in fantasy drafts? I picked Tom Brady with my 4th pick, and I picked Drew Bledsoe as my backup when he was still available in the 8th. A couple guys didn't even pick a QB until after I picked Bledsoe. One guy was able to get an excellent starter for that late I thought - Marc Bulger. But the other guy ended up picking Jake Plummer as his starter. I understand why it's important to have good running backs, but I don't understand why the QB position isn't considered that important in fantasy.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Let's be clear: he is making a personal attack, one that I won't soon forget.
Rob Neyer said something like that a few years ago. He said that he receives more emails from Indians fans than any other group (especially in response to criticism of the team). He added the specific disclaimer that he did not mean that as a criticism -- it was really more of a compliment. Anyone who read between the lines knew that he was annoyed, however.
Rob Neyer said something like that a few years ago. He said that he receives more emails from Indians fans than any other group (especially in response to criticism of the team). He added the specific disclaimer that he did not mean that as a criticism -- it was really more of a compliment. Anyone who read between the lines knew that he was annoyed, however.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
This article about the chances of each team in the AL winning the World Series is pretty good (although I would pick the White Sox as the favorite at this point instead of the Yankees). My favorite section is about the Indians. Joel, don't you like it when they kick you when you're down?
10. Cleveland
Not sure what happened with these guys. The Indians would have made a much better roto team.
(Note: Normally I'd have more to say, but I'm tired of Cleveland readers complaining every time I write something even mildly negative about one of their teams, no matter how accurate that assessment might be. Now I'm thinking that Cleveland fans are like women -- if they ask you how they look, just tell them, "You look fine, you look great" or else you're in for 20 minutes of pure hell. So to recap, the Indians look fine, they look great. Let's move on.)
10. Cleveland
Not sure what happened with these guys. The Indians would have made a much better roto team.
(Note: Normally I'd have more to say, but I'm tired of Cleveland readers complaining every time I write something even mildly negative about one of their teams, no matter how accurate that assessment might be. Now I'm thinking that Cleveland fans are like women -- if they ask you how they look, just tell them, "You look fine, you look great" or else you're in for 20 minutes of pure hell. So to recap, the Indians look fine, they look great. Let's move on.)
Friday, August 04, 2006
Even though I'm sick of the debate going on about whether students should use Wikipedia or not, I think this commentary from Stephen Colbert is hilarious. My favorite caption on the right side of the screen - "The Revolution Will Not Be Verified!" I'm almost tempted to show this clip to instruction sessions I do for incoming students.
