So, there have been no new posts here in a while, and none by myself in almost a month. What gives? Where have I been? Don't I have anything to say? Well, actually, at the moment I don't. The last 2 to 3 weeks have found me holed up in my room for the most part, trying to figure out if Felix Hernandez is going to be the real deal this season or not. I've been crunching ZiPS, PECOTA and the MARCELS. I've been balls deep in VORP and "tiering strategies." I've been taking an interest in the Baltimore Orioles' new pitching coach and the success that he brings to his staff. I've read four books in the last two weeks, none of which could be considered important to the literary community. I've been neglecting work, instead doing post-draft team rankings that take me the better part of a work day to calculate.
In short, I've been in nerd land.
So, lots of research done, some money spent (right around $45.00-The fantasy sports collective do a very good job at not showing you good information unless you pay for it. Another boat I missed out on... the massive industry of "expert" fantasy advice.), personal time invested, and what have I gotten out of it? Not a whole lot. I guess the thing about predicting what baseball players are going to do in an upcoming season is that it is a prediction, and nothing more. I guess I now know the pitching rotations and depth charts of most major league teams. I had a draft last Saturday and believe I did pretty well. Who knows though. My second baseman could be just as likely to hit the hash-pipe and knock a chick up while at the same time blowing his knee apart, thus ruining all of the stolen bases and triples I am hoping he will get me than he is to actually hit all the numbers he is projected to.
My yahoo! fantasy home page reads like a grocery list- A football league from last season, hockey, basketball, golf, two baseball leagues and two NCAA brackets. I spent around one hour today just going through all of my various lineups, playoff possiblities and golf strategies. Fantasy football is pretty cool, and it's easy to follow because everyone just plays on sundays, and hockey has been fun this year, although it would be even better if the whole league didn't have all-star teams, but baseball always seems to be my favorite. I am a two-time fantasy football champion (I really like saying that), but I have never won a fantasy baseball league, maybe that's the reason for the extra effort this year. It's just that all of this baseball stuff is so damn interesting. No other sport lends itself to numbers like baseball. Stuff like this, and this, and this, there is so much of it, everywhere, that after a long time of reading it you forget what you are actually reading about (baseball), like when you go to a movie and they play 20 minutes worth of credits and you forget what movie you went to watch in the first place.
Well, I'll cut it short for now, I have some more shit to read. Hopefully I'll start contributing to this wonderful piece of internet a little more, and I'm sure I'll keep you posted on my progress this season, whether you want me to or not.
In short, I've been in nerd land.
So, lots of research done, some money spent (right around $45.00-The fantasy sports collective do a very good job at not showing you good information unless you pay for it. Another boat I missed out on... the massive industry of "expert" fantasy advice.), personal time invested, and what have I gotten out of it? Not a whole lot. I guess the thing about predicting what baseball players are going to do in an upcoming season is that it is a prediction, and nothing more. I guess I now know the pitching rotations and depth charts of most major league teams. I had a draft last Saturday and believe I did pretty well. Who knows though. My second baseman could be just as likely to hit the hash-pipe and knock a chick up while at the same time blowing his knee apart, thus ruining all of the stolen bases and triples I am hoping he will get me than he is to actually hit all the numbers he is projected to.
My yahoo! fantasy home page reads like a grocery list- A football league from last season, hockey, basketball, golf, two baseball leagues and two NCAA brackets. I spent around one hour today just going through all of my various lineups, playoff possiblities and golf strategies. Fantasy football is pretty cool, and it's easy to follow because everyone just plays on sundays, and hockey has been fun this year, although it would be even better if the whole league didn't have all-star teams, but baseball always seems to be my favorite. I am a two-time fantasy football champion (I really like saying that), but I have never won a fantasy baseball league, maybe that's the reason for the extra effort this year. It's just that all of this baseball stuff is so damn interesting. No other sport lends itself to numbers like baseball. Stuff like this, and this, and this, there is so much of it, everywhere, that after a long time of reading it you forget what you are actually reading about (baseball), like when you go to a movie and they play 20 minutes worth of credits and you forget what movie you went to watch in the first place.
Well, I'll cut it short for now, I have some more shit to read. Hopefully I'll start contributing to this wonderful piece of internet a little more, and I'm sure I'll keep you posted on my progress this season, whether you want me to or not.
posted by f theb at 11:43 AM
4 Comments:
Was that an offer?!?
I like how you had to specify the woman part... you couldn't just say "Someone needs to have sex!" You had to say "with a woman" to remove the mystery/doubt/innuendo/ambiguity/whatever else. Thanks for the confidence.
What is the current balance of the "rock a chick" account? At some point - doesn't it make more sense to split the winnings with a prostitute? They are like $70 in Mexico - for cute ones - and even less in Thailand.....
I want to take a drive thru Nerd land
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