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SWOON! IT’S JUNE!! — parrilla de futbol 168

Jun

1

2014

after 4 years of agonizing wait, are you ready for the WC, the heady rush that is the 3- (sometimes 4-) games-a-day marathon of the first two weeks, the seemingly interminable day off before the knockout round, and the tapering schedule thereafter conversely heightening the importance of each and every single moment till the final? ...

CSI Oakland 148

Jul

17

2013

It was not a pretty sight. The Oakland Athletics, or at least parts of them, were scattered all over the Coliseum. They were unrecognizable. As I always say, it’s hard to argue with forensics. That’s where you come in. As a Cryptic Scene Investigator, you have the grim task of piecing together all the available ...

Chris Saenz 58

Jan

10

2013

You have probably never heard of Chris Saenz, but he is a member of a very exclusive club of Major League Baseball players. The only member. Saenz was never much of a prospect. Although born and raised in Tuscon, Arizona he never managed to get into University of Arizona or Arizona State University, the hotbeds ...

Guess that player 49

Nov

24

2012

This time the guessing is not based on stats, but visual evidence. The place is SrediÅ¡Ä‡e, Zagreb, my first baseball field. The year is 1989. Everybody but one person in this picture are neighborhood kids, members of OBK SrediÅ¡Ä‡e, later BK Zagreb Wild Boars. The guy pitching is not. Guess that player

Of Ravines and Bandwagons: A Week’s Worth of FAIL 11

Jun

18

2012

This is for both the Dodgers and the Giants series. Two FAILs for the price of one! Probable Pitchers Scoring tool Sign up This FAIL is worth up to 60 points. 1a. Which of the Kemp-less Dodgers or the class-less Giants has more wins against the A’s in their series? (tie is acceptable) (2 points) ...

Falling off the FAILwagon 16

Jun

8

2012

Well, we haven’t done one of these in a while, but I signed up for it back when, so I’m posting one anyway. Maybe we’ll get this restarted. This series features the A’s (26-32) visiting the Valley Fever-blasted wastelands of the Diamondbacks (27-30).Â The Diamondbacks have been frequent trade partners of the A’s in recent years. ...

FAIL 16: Their Empire will crumble into dust 29

May

25

2012

It would be too depressing to actually look up the Aâ€™s record versus the Yankees over the past three or five or 14 years. Itâ€™s bad, OK? Bad. On the other hand, in 1950 the state of New York had 45 seats in Congress, to Californiaâ€™s 23. Starting next year itâ€™ll be CA 53, NY ...

Fail 15? When all else fails… 36

May

21

2012

I’m posting this because I don’t see a FAIL up, or anybody listed to put one up for the upcoming Angels’ series, so I’m just going to put one up here last minute for all those FAIL addicts, just in case another one doesn’t go up. If a more official FAIL does go up, feel ...

FAIL 14 – wherein the A’s pitchers FlAIL their bats across the Bay. 25

May

18

2012

Fangraphs pages: Aâ€™s, Giants.Â Probable Pitchers, FAIL scoring tool.Â Sign up to write a FAIL, please.Â No one has signed up for a series after this one. Work and home life are a bit insane right now, so I’m going with quick and easy this time around. This one is worth up to 45 points. ...

FAIL 13: A’s vs the Tex Angeles Rangels of Arlingheim 35

May

13

2012

Following PDX’s suggestion, we are combining the next two series – A’s/Angels and A’s/Rangers – into a single FAIL. Here are the obligatory links: Probable Pitchers Fangraphs pages: A’s, Angels, Rangers FAIL scoring tool Sign up to write a FAIL, FKers This FAIL is worth 44 points. Enjoy! Game outcomes – predict the winning team ...