Idiots Write About Sports - May 2004 Archives

May 2004

Bad Luck Charm (19:36) - So I leave the Bay Area for two weeks, and what happens? The Giants bob up above .500 and go...

Marco! Scuta... Scoota.. Ah, The Hell With It (16:42) - We're getting the Cleveland field for tonight's A's-Indians game, which means I get to play my favorite game of the...

Avenge Our National Pride, Canadian-Born Lightning Players! (17:46) - It is clearly a very big deal up in Canada that the Calgary Flames are the first Canadian team to...

The Two Zitos (16:17) - Just so that my wife's comment in the preceding post doesn't cause any unnecessary confusion, perhaps it's time to point...

The Reflexes of A Cat... A Fat, Slow-Witted Cat (12:07) - Between 2001 and 2003, I had a 20-game season ticket package for bleacher seats at the Oakland Colisuem. That means...
Arrivederci, Frankie (09:33) - I don't have quite the same problem with Frank Menechino that most A's fans seem to have. Frankie's name has...

Joe Morgan's 'Down With Oakland' Campaign Continues Apace (21:31) - One of these days, before sitting down to watch the Sunday night baseball game on ESPN, I'm going to have...

Horror Story (Pirates 4, Giants 2) (21:50) - Tonight's Giants game has been a horror show on so many levels that I half expect to see Vincent Price...
Take Me Out To... Error! Error! Kill All The Hu-mans! (10:02) - I forgot the wackiest part of yesterday's Giants-Phillies game: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" was sung by -- get...

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Keep It Close, Lose With Dignity (16:18) - Another day at the ballpark, this time courtesy of my generous employer, and Barry's total stats in games I've attended...

The Mighty Golden Bear... (15:51) - I am tired of talking about the Giants. The terrible, terrible Giants -- made even more terrible by their steadfast...
Phil's Kobe Beef (15:30) - I wouldn't watch an NBA game if the Spurs and Lakers showed up at my front door and asked if...

All Right, We Get It, He's Fat (15:57) - So the mighty Jim Caple Hack-o-Meter has been idling in power-saving standby mode. The writer we take a perverse delight...
When Taking A Stand Really Isn't (10:34) - I began my Tuesday morning the way I usually do -- by reading Tim Keown's always hilarious List column over...

Are You Ready for Some Football (Non-American Version)? (17:18) - Sure, Jason may be facing the prospect of two Giants-free weeks of travel. But he'll be arriving on the other...
The Realm of Rikkert (11:33) - I've got less than a week until my big international trip, the first time I've been away from North America's...

New Giants Offensive Strategy (21:04) - Great event tonight. Eighth inning, man on second. Neifi Perez is up, with Kirk Rueter to follow. What does Felipe...

Black is White, Night is Day (23:16) - Curious happenings in Oakland tonight: the A's starting pitcher, Rich Harden, left the game with two on and two out...

Ken Singleton: Simpleton (20:42) - The MLB Extra Innings curse continues, as, for the fifth consecutive Oakland-New York game in a row, we're getting the...
The Can of Worms Remains Unopened (19:49) - So Derek Jeter's got a stomach virus, keeping him out of tonight's Oakland meltdown. Enrique Wilson is making the start...
Pots and Kettles (13:00) - I admit that I am often a skeptic, but I am a little surprised by the incredible vitriol in response...

Ken Macha: Outwitted by Chimps (22:10) - Ken, Ken, Ken, Ken. You are down 9-8 against New York. Theoretically, you can still tie the game up with...
YES? No! (21:16) - I'm watching the A's-Yankees game on MLB Extra Innings tonight, which is coming to me courtesy of YES, the Greatest...

Fenway, Frankly (18:41) - Yes, I went to the Red Sox-Devil Rays game on Thursday, April 29. It was my first visit to...
J.T. Snow, Speed Demon (Giants 6, Marlins 3) (17:39) - My wife and daughter joined me Saturday for our first Giants game of the season as a family. Another sunny,...
An Out's As Good As a Hit? (15:46) - There's been a lot of blather about "productive outs" lately, thanks, in large part, to an article by ESPN's Buster...