Tag: Sports

I’m looking to buy some official dodgeballs used in the National Amateur Dodgeball Association (from: http://www.dodgeballusa.com/gear.html) Does anyone want to get one too? They cost $20.00 each with $3.50 to ship an individual ball. But the shipping is only $7.70…

Now Johnny Damon has really grown his hair out.

Some of the most exciting races in baseball right now are the wild card races. However, almost every single major sports site puts the wild card standings on another page separate from the regular division standings. Ugh. I don’t want…

The Cubs are 5.5 games out of the wild card with 19 games left. The White Sox lost their 4th in a row leaving a 5.5 game lead ahead of the Indians. Wouldn’t it be funny if the Cubs made…

Underscorebleach.net makes an interesting observation: Today is August 19, 2005, quite far into the 2005 MLB season. I think it’s rather remarkable that every single team in the National League East has a better record than every single team in…

The Chicago Cubs play 55 home games during the day in the 2005 season. The rest of baseball has an average of about 27 day home games. It’s really rather special that the Chicago Cubs play a majority of their…

On July 8, 2005 just three days before Major League Baseball hosted its Home Run Derby with 12 players from 12 different nations, the Olympic Committe voted to eliminate baseball and softball from the 2012 Olympics. Among the reasons cited,…

Want the inside scoop on baseball’s scoreboard challenge? I’ve taken all the box scores from every All-star game, compiled the data, entered them into a spreadsheet and database. There’s even seven graphs illustrating how to pick the right score. Click…

Looking for a fun unusual sport to play or watch in Chicago? I’m not talking about the typical basketball, volleyball or football. How about archery, croquet, bocce and more? Here’s a list of links to calendars for less popular sports…

Baltimore Orioles’ Rafael Palmeiro, left, and Sammy Sosa, right, pose with Cincinnati Reds’ Ken Griffey Jr. prior to the game Saturday, June 11, 2005, in Cincinnati. All three players have more than 500 home runs. (AP Photo/Al Behrman) This photo…

There have been 15 Cubs since 1990 who hit 20 or more homeruns in one season. There have been 9 Cubs since 1990 who hit 30+ HR There have been 2 Cubs since 2000 who hit 40+ HR Position Name…

Catch a ball and your opponent who threw the ball is out. In a game with returnies, someone from your team also gets to come back in. Here’s a couple tips on catching a dodgeball. I like to catch balls…

0 of 4 people rated my review of Sammy Sosa’s boombox as helpful. What?! Don’t people want to know what boombox Sammy Sosa owned? It’s the Panasonic SC-AK33 Compact Stereo System. Here is the review from March 10, 2003: This…

Taking your opponents attention away from the game is a great way to strike when they aren’t looking. Here’s a couple ways to do that. Have someone on your team do a cartwheel, and then totally peg ’em. Do a…

Pure attacking isn’t the only name to game of Dodgeball. How you control your balls is a key element to the game. Although some advocate throwing the ball right away from the start, you have to be careful not to…

The game of Dodgeball is great for devising creative ways to attack. Here’s a few ideas. Aim for the best throwers first. You want to get them out, so they don’t eliminate any of your players. Point at a certain…

How to strike your opponent more consistently. The lookaway: Don’t look at the person you are throwing at. Either do the lookaway off to the side or ceiling. Or look at another player while throwing. Looking off court, might not…

What stuff should you be bringing with you to your dodgeball match? Wear shoes with good treads, you don’t want to slip, that would be deadly. Wearing team uniforms does actually intimidate your opponents. If your team shows any signs…

Here is a in-depth series of dodgeball strategies to improve your game and destroy the competition: 1) Pre-Game 2) Equipment 3) Throwing Techniques 4) Attack Strategies during the Game 5) Ball Control 6) Distractions 7) Catching (click any of these…

The Olympic countdown is on! A shirt that says “292 more days” would be cool. Whenever you wear it, you could look up what would happen 292 days from now. Update April 9, 2022 — 6,193 days later: I like…

The Olympic countdown is on! Here’s a stickie note cartoon based on an IM conversation with MrBilly. I will be posting more stickie note cartoons on this blog. They are just quick fun things that might develop into a comic…

The goal of Beat the Streak is to put together a hitting streak while making a run at baseball’s legendary hitting records. Choose one player every day who you think will get at least one base hit. If your player…

Here’s what I bring to every ballgame: Sunglasses Camera (with extra film/memory card) Pencils: for scorecard Sharpie pen: just in case for autographs Blank posterboard sign: just in case you get inspiration to write a message on it Thick marker:…

As Len Kasper and Bob Brenly are the new Chicago Cubs announcers this year, they still don’t always refer to the Cubs as “us” or “we.” It’s always “The Chicago Cubs lineup…” “The Chicago Cubs batters did great yesterday. C’mon…

I’m looking for stats on umpires tossing out players and manangers, but I can’t seem to find any. Surely they keep track of this, but where?

I was looking for a new team name for my fantasy league team. Maulers was both my croquet alias and my baseball team name. And that’s just brand confusion. I like how “Maulers” started with “Ma” just like my first…

Every year I get MLB’s Gameday Audio, but I heard that XM Radio offers all the broadcasts as well. Which is the better plan? Here’s a comparison: mlb.com XM radio subscription cost $14.95/season($2.49/month) $12.95/month($77.70/season) hardware cost none $99: non-portable radio$299:…

A friend of mine, Andy Matznick, had a contest at his work to build a scene using Peeps as the focus. His Peeply Field scene won.

Don’t get me wrong, I love argyle. But it’s a sad fact that when Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig wears argyle, it can no longer be cool. Selig is the antithesis of all things cool. If he was cool,…

A color question someone asked me recently: What color are tennis balls? I replied “yellow green.” But some people reply “green yellow.” The debate is… when you describe a color using two words, where do you put the major color?…

Some observations about how the tickets sold. These is based solely on the Chicago Cubs website when they state “Tickets to the following games are no longer available or have scattered single seats.” To make this simple, I’m merely calling…