55 thoughts on “July 6, 2011: Phoenix”

    1. Phoenix is tonight. And, yes, I'm dreading them. Fresno's worst day in a while was yesterday, at about 105 and muggy, but Phoenix has been much, much worse.

  2. Not that I expect there to be a NBA season in 11-12 but if there were, here are the current odds on Rookie of the Year:

    401 Brandon Knight +800
    402 Derrick Williams +350
    403 Enes Kanter +500
    404 Jan Vesely +1200
    405 Jimmer Fredette +500
    406 Kawhi Leonard +2000
    407 Kemba Walker +800
    408 Klay Thompson +1200
    409 Kyrie Irving +500
    410 Marcus Morris +1500
    411 Markieff Morris +1500
    412 Norris Cole +1500
    413 Ricky Rubio +800
    414 Tobias Harris +1500

    Two notes: First off, Derek Williams is the current favorite to win ROY, wow. Secondly, it is totally worth it to take a flyer on Rubio, right?

      1. in the first one, it looks like you tried to post the video as an image. no need. all you have to do is paste the straight URL link, like you did above, but manually add a "v" after the "http".

        by the way, did you want to save this vid for your week?

        1. Thanks and no, it was in response to spooky. So I'll try again so you don't have to follow the link.

          httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUg5p3BncuQ

    2. Passan is also advocating the players in the Homerun Derby using aluminum bats. He seems to be throwing as much crap at the wall has he can in the hope something sticks.

        1. I like the "completeness" phrase, rather than "fairness". I just heard him spouting it on sports talk radio on my way to work today, I'm not sure I'm up to reading the rest of his suggestions if they are all that high-caliber.

          1. Several of them are decent to good, such as eliminating winning home field advantage, making the game start earlier at a reasonable time, and moving the Futures Games so more people can watch it.

            1. I like the Futures game idea, and the earlier start would be nice. Wily Mo in the HRD would be fun, but there's a ton of non-All Stars (Thome!) who I'd like to see in the Derby.
              I'm torn on the home field thing, I want the game to count for something but it puts the managers and players in a really strange place where they are trying to compete and not overdo it at the same time. It's hard for that to work out well.

              1. I want the game to count for something
                Player bonuses! Better yet, prize money to the charity of their choice. Because how is the ASG much different than Celebrity Jeopardy!?

              2. I want the game to count for something

                if you've ever played a game of pickup basketball, you know how intense competition can be when absolutely nothing is on the line.

      2. My brain nearly melted from his logic in that one. I somehow read advocating for Aluminum bats while also reading how boring Abreu was with 24 home runs and my head nearly exploded like that dude in Scanners.

    3. If there's one thing I learned about sports journalism, it's that its primary goal is to entertain, not provide facts. Unfortunately, this largely goes for non-sports journalism as well.

  5. It has been hilarious to listen to ESPN radio this morning and hear a parade of media people complain about how Derek Jeter isn't get enough love from the public as he goes for 3000 hits.

    1. Right, and they should sit him tonight so he can get his 3000th at home. He's still four hits away! I hope he doesn't get there before the All-Star break.

        2. I still like the idea of him reaching on an error and then the official scorer changes it to a hit at two in the morning

          1. I like the idea of him beating out an infield single with some sloppy play and then having it changed to an error at two in the morning.

      3. I can't wait to not watch the hour-long ESPN special (actually under production).

  6. Mauer to the bench today against righthander Wade Davis. Rivera catching. Otherwise, same lineup. I hope this means Mauer will be catching the final four games against the White Sox before the AS break.

      1. He's going to make the infielders mighty lazy, with his vacuuming up balls at first.

  7. I am home sick today. I was in the office for about an hour before a routine physical. I ended up passing out when they drew my blood samples, so I called it a day and came home. Now time for juice and cookies, and a nap.

    2. I got dehydrated on Monday (too much time in the sun and Sheenie had a bike injury, so I was taking care of her after a bike ride rather than drinking any water). Then I thought my body had healed but a walk around Lake Harriet yesterday evening pretty much did it again. Today I'm just chugging water at work. Dehydration sucks: I felt completely hungover yet I hadn't touched any alcohol.

      Oh, and Magoo I ALWAYS pass out when they draw blood samples but that might be because I'm almost as much of a wuss as Joe Mauer.

      1. Pretty sure hangovers are essentially the same thing as deydration. Major difference, you don't get to enjoy the buzz.

        1. Hangovers can be dehydration and/or withdrawal, though dehydration is what most of us probably experience.

          1. I've experienced the other, on a dry Sunday night after a week-long bender in college. There were things in my room that were not really in my room that night. I became a much more moderate and responsible drinker after that experience.

        1. When I had knee surgery 2 years ago, they told me they were going to put a "block" that completely numbs my leg for 12 hours. I had medical procedures, especially hearing them described, so I basically was nodding and told them no problem, just do it and I'll just look the other way. Then the doctor said, "OK, I'll just be giving you this shot in your groin..." and I was basically a trainwreck for about 20 minutes.

          1. Before I had my septoplasty the ENT doc described the procedure, wherein they insert a chisel into the nose and tap it with a hammer to break it. She told me I'd likely be able to hear this part of the procedure despite the twilight anesthetic.

            Sure enough, I heard it.

            1. insert a chisel into the nose and tap it with a hammer to break it

              Sometimes it's best if the doctor doesn't tell you exactly what they are going to do. This sounds like a accident while laying tile instead of a medical procedure.

    3. I passed out on my last blood draw, too. Wasn't feeling too well in the first place, probably a bit dehydrated as well. I also passed out at my last eye exam. I hate how out of it I feel right after passing out. Not good times.

      1. I've passed out three times (first two during a bad tooth abscess that had half my face swollen up), and I agree -- it can take most of a day to get to feeling like normal again.

  9. Major experiment going on in Chez bS today: I have tasked The Boy with smoking a rack of ribs*. I leave the office with no little degree of trepidation. Will there be smokey, porky goodness waiting form me when I get home, or bones encased in Carbonite?

    *by "ribs," I mean a whole, trimmed rack, plus the rib tips and apron meat, all of which I prepped and rubbed this morning before work.

    1. Qualified success. The ribs were excellent, but the Boy had the brilliant idea to drain the wood chips in the kitchen sink. And not tell anyone. So, after dinner, we are spending our time fishing wood out of the disposal. School for the friggin' gifted.

        1. oh I misspoke -- the "we" in the latter was for me and the Mrs. But now that you mention it, yea, he should have been the one.

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