The people above me are playing Rock Band again, so what follows is likely to be less than sane. It’s hard to keep it together with that hollow, constant, inescapable a-rhythmic thudding going on. Also, I got a new keyboard ($1 from woot!) that is very tiny, which I guess means I’m obligated as a …
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Apr 03
Just so you know
I won’t be posting much this month. It’s unfortunate because April is so awesome — it’s the month I spend all offseason pining for. Now that it’s here, I have zero free time. None. Tonight is the first Omaha Royals home game, one of 16 this month. I’m working all but one of those (taking …
Mar 31
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Royals win! Royals win! Wooooooooo! I didn’t get to watch all of the game, around one regular class and one test*, but I saw enough to completely disagree with the TV crew’s assessment that Pena is the player of the game. I give that honor to Leo Nunez, definitely. He was indescribably impressive with his …
Mar 31
IT’S HERE! IT’S HERE!
The coolest thing in the world is definitely Opening Day. It’s unlike any other widely anticipated day, because it never disappoints. I can spend months looking forward to a particular movie, only to be let down when it isn’t as good as the hype. Or really look forward to wearing some cute shoes I saved …
Mar 30
Final thoughts before the real O-Day
I can’t tell any of you to do anything; I’m just a kid with a computer. But if I could call something “required reading,” the 2008 baseball edition from the KC Star might be it. It’s pretty much a full evening’s worth of reading to finish getting us all primed for the Best Day of …
Mar 28
An interview and a dilemma
Interview: Due to some crazy homework happenings, I have not been able to get to my Royals projections Part II. That should come this weekend, but I can’t make any promises. In the meantime, Ray at Royals on Radio, Etc. was kind enough to interview me. Dilemma: This could also be labeled a “travesty,” and …
Mar 26
Briefly: Technology isn’t my friend
My computer inexplicably crashed in the middle of a paper I’ve been avoiding writing (but cannot avoid much longer), and lost some of my work. (Thank you, MS Word, for not recovering that last hour’s worth of work.) Then, even more bizarrely, all of my hundred or so Firefox bookmarks had disappeared. For a while, …
Mar 21
By popular demand: 2008 predictions Part I
Warning: tons of unbridled optimism and possibly irrational enthusiasm follows. By “popular demand,” I mean one person — reader Matt asked to see some predictions, and he also called me the Royals’ number one female blogger, so here I am. At times, I feel like I just want to be a regular fan and watch …
Mar 19
Tables about the Royals, inspired by Bill James
My big problem with Bill James books is that I can’t read more than half a page without stopping and scribbling some random ideas, inspired by what I see in the book. Here are some Royals-related numbers, inspired by stuff I found in the Bill James Gold Mine. Here’s the Royals’ 2007 record based on …
Mar 15
Breaking news: water is wet…
…and Gil Meche will start for the Royals on Opening Day. In a word, DUH. Labels: baseball, news, quickies, Royals