1. PECOTA and Baseball Prospectus
We’ll never see that kind of hardcore analysis on TV newsmedia, but it’s nice to see some really solid numbers cast out into the echo chamber of the blogosphere.
And, since there’s still the swine flu thing, let’s follow the advice of David Letterman: “Be sure to sterilize your pans!”
Some deep thoughts from our old buddy Joe:
Think about those words: “Wildest dreams.” Most of us, I suspect, have some pretty wild dreams. I don’t expect any of my wildest dreams to come true but if I win a billion dollars tomorrow or get asked to play second base for the Cleveland Indians or win the Pulitzer Prize or have Jenna Fischer just call … to say … she loves me or have Morgan Freeman call to say he’s turning Soul of Baseball into a movie, well, I won’t be able to lie and say I never dreamed them.
So, what would be beyond my wildest dreams? I don’t know. If I could come up with something, by definition, it would not be beyond my wildest dreams.
But I have to say this … I suspect what has happened to the Snuggie is beyond these people’s wildest dreams. I mean …
And, unrelatedly except for “huh?”, check this out. Has anybody actually seen this commercial on TV? It’s allegedly a real product, at tiddybearcomfortstrap.com.
… for failing a drug test (twice?), although he says that it’s due to a sexual performance drug that was okayed and prescribed by a non-team-sanctioned doctor.
You can read a lot about this all over the place, and Bill Simmons’ take is worth a read, but I wanted to share K’s reaction to the news, for which I am rather proud.
Me: So, the big news of today is that Manny got suspended 50 games …
K: For having horrible hair?
She calls them “poop-dreads” and she’s not wrong.
