Idiots Write About Sports - June 2004 Archives

June 2004

Idiot Questions Answered by Other Idiots (20:21) - Yes, Jason, Phil saw the play of which you speak, and yes, it irritated him greatly, though not as much...
Fielder's Brain Lock (18:49) - In last night's Giants-A's tilt, there was a particularly awful A's play in the first inning. I'm sure Phil was...
If A Trade Happens Outside of the Bronx, Does It Make a Sound? (14:25) - One last thought about this whole Carlos Beltran today for the one or two Idiot Sports Weblog readers I haven't...

Keep Away! (15:19) - I can't really add anything to the discussion over how Oakland fared in the Carlos Beltran deal that you won't...

Drama (21:32) - All told, it was a pretty good day to go see a game. The game itself, an oddball 4 pm...
How Great Thou Art Not (20:54) - "If you haven't seen this yet," trusty reader Vic writes after last week's angry rantings about Arthur Rhodes, "I suggest...
Giant Hubbub (12:20) - Three in a row against the Dodgers. A game and a half lead in the I-got-it-you-take-it NL west. Who are...

This Bites (01:22) - Here's yet another fun-filled Sign That God Hates the San Diego Padres (number 3,427 of a series): The Padres had...

Gagne With a Spoon (20:45) - When the ninth inning began last night with Guillermo Mota on the mound rather than Eric Gagne, I began to...

At Least We're Still Six Games Out In Front of the Arizona Dicks (23:05) - I'm pretty sure I'd never watched a complete Toronto Blue Jays game before tonight. We don't see or hear much...

Arthur, Too, On the Rocks (16:22) - Got home from work last night, just in time to watch Arthur Rhodes -- proof positive that just because you've...

In Memoriam: Ralph Wiley (12:54) - Sad news to report: Ralph Wiley passed away this weekend. You may know him best from his most recent gig...

23 Innings: TiVo Tips (11:03) - When you're watching a double-extra-inning doubleheader, use 21st-century technology as a viewing aid. Record both games. Don't start watching the...

Detroit, City of Short Fuses (16:11) - Since the National Basketball Association and its unwatchable playoffs only exist in a theoretical world to me, the first I...

Linda, Your Hair is So Highly Defined! (23:17) - (Cross-posted from TeeVee, one of the many places you can find high-quality Jason Snell content these days.) I'm sorry I...
Puka Shells (23:13) - Lou Piniella tried to shake Jerome Williams by getting him to remove his puka shell necklace during today's game. Nice...
We Heard It There First (21:39) - Me and The Other Guy who posts stuff here spent Sunday afternoon at Sabermetrics Day at the A's, a joint...
Lurie to Naimoli to Shinn to Shorenstein to McGowan (17:49) - The Giants are playing in Tampa (okay, St. Petersburg -- should they change the name to Leningrad just to be...

Zzzzzzzzzzzzz (00:22) - I haven't written about the Giants a lot lately. One reason is that I was gone for two weeks; another...

Anger Management (19:09) - Of course, there was more to Tuesday night's Dodger game than random celebrity spottings. Because Tuesday's game will also go...
Celebrities Walk Among Us (14:18) - Among the CDs in my pitifully small collection is an album called The Main Event, a Frank Sinatra-in-concert album in...
Fox Loves You, Fans of [team]! (13:48) - Derek Zumsteg of Baseball Prospectus (and USS Mariner) is a really good writer. His pieces about the Cubs' morally indefensible...

The Gang That Couldn't Save Straight (11:21) - I'm glad that Jason was able to return from across the pond to find the Giants inexplicably winning. Because if...

On The Other Hand, I Could Probably Use It To Smuggle In A Six Pack (10:38) - This Christmas, for the first time ever, I became the owner of an official Major League Baseball fitted cap. Ive...