Thursday, August 15, 2013

Sunday, August 11, 2013

They've trained him so well!



"She told me about the letters."

"Letters, what letters?"

"The letters, she told me about them. I know all about the letters. How do you think I know? She told me. That's how I found out."

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Nothing beats this

After a grand slam at Wrigley last week, not many things can make me laugh harder than this:


mmm boo ya photo tumblr_mnohmcQvmv1rt6sqoo1_400_zpsbb493ce8.gif

I cannot wait

For the new Washed Out album on August 13th:


Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Darwin's Gold Glove



Darwin Barney was presented with his Gold Glove yesterday for his amazing defensive season at second base last year that saw him rank 7th among all MLB players in UZR (15) and 6th overall in UZR/150 (17.2).  These pictures are straight from Bleacher Nation, I thought this great:


Monday, April 8, 2013

Ranking the hitters



I'm doing a weekly series on ranking the top 150 batters for fantasy baseball over at Vigilante Baseball.  Check out week one.

Friday, April 5, 2013

Cooper's dream

In light of Carlos Marmol's struggles in his first two appearances of the year, which have seen him give up four hits, three earned runs, two walks, and one hit batsmen in just an inning and a third of work, I felt it necessary to post this text message from my brother Cooper:


Luckily somehow Marmol has not caused the Cubs to lose a game yet, and he did miraculously get the save yesterday.  I may need to change the name of this blog soon, however.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Looking for a shortstop on the waiver wire?



Jean Segura, the Milwaukee Brewers rookie starting shortstop, was just dropped in my keeper league and I could not contain my excitement.  At the end of our annual auction draft I had drafted too many offensive players and ESPN would not allow me to draft any more, so I had to watch as Segura went for $1 as one of the last players taken.  On my way driving to work today I couldn't wait to see if I had won him on waivers, although I held the last wavier priority in the league.  The last time I was driving to work hoping I had won a waiver was just a few weeks ago as I was trying to add Matt Carpenter in the same league, having not been able to draft him for the same reason as Segura.  In that instance, the league commish won the waiver and brought me down from my post-draft high, so I was fully expecting for him to have beaten me to Segura, especially after seeing that I had traded away Rickie Weeks last night.  Much to my delight, Segura is now mine, and if he is sitting out on your waiver wire, what are you waiting for?  Make him yours.

Despite the tangent on Jean Segura, this Vigilante Baseball article actually focuses on Everth Cabrera, with some scouting reports from Baseball America on Andrelton Simmons, Josh Rutledge, and my boy Jean Segura.

Everth Cabrera and middle infield sleepers

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Vigilante Baseball: Hating on Pujols

                                Pujols can smell his decline, 

It’s hard to move on from Albert Pujols.  The man known as The Machine was the best player in baseball from 2001-2010, an unprecedented eruption of offense that saw him hit .300+ with 30+ HR and 100+ RBI for ten consecutive seasons.  The streak finally came to an end in 2011, but with 99 RBI and a .299 batting average to go along with 37 HR it was easy to expect Pujols to bounce back to his old self in 2012.  Instead, the deterioration continued.  Pujols’ decline has now become a pronounced trend as he has regressed each year since 2008.  Overvalued: Albert Pujols

Monday, March 11, 2013

Vigilante Baseball: Don't pay for catchers




Instead, draft my boy Weli Castillo or one of the many solid backstops that will be available late in the draft. Just don't pay for catchers.

Monday, March 4, 2013

Vigilante Baseball: Loving Alex Rios



The reasons for not trusting Alex Rios are plain to see.  He is one of the most inconsistent performers in fantasy baseball, tantalizing players with his 30/30 potential one year and putting up a .267 wOBA the next.  After his standout performance last year which saw him put up career highs in home runs (25), batting average (.304) and wRC+ (125), it is easy to say that he will regress this year and downright lazy for some to say that he’ll just follow his trend of alternating good seasons with poor seasons in the same way that Prince Fielder puts up a great power season every other year.  While Rios will most likely not repeat his fantastic 2012 season, he has a long way to fall before reaching his ADP of 75.  
Vigilante Baseball: Loving Alex Rios

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Vigilante Baseball: Hating on Jay Bruce



I'm starting to write again for Vigilante Baseball after briefly writing an article and doing rankings last year.  The site is revamped and there's a lot of content so check it out.  Here is why I think Jay Bruce is going way too early in drafts this year: Overvalued: Jay Bruce


Monday, January 14, 2013

Animal Collective announce tour with Dan Deacon



There are not many tour combos I would rather see than Animal Collective touring with Dan Deacon.  Recently I had the chance to see Dan Deacon at Lincoln Hall in Chicago and it was a live experience unlike any other.  Pure jubilation mixed with and moments of epic weirdness is the best way to describe this show.  Animal Collective live is an electronic explosion of their recorded music, on a level they can't quite reach in a studio.



This spring, Animal Collective will be touring with support from Dan Deacon. A pre-sale will begin on 
Wednesday January 16th at 10 AM local venue time. Go to http://bit.ly/animaltix to access the pre-sale.
Animal Collective Tour Dates
THUR
1/17/13
Sydney NSW
AU
Enmore Theatre
FRI
1/18/13
Sydney NSW
AU
Big Day Out^
SUN
1/20/13
Gold Coast
AU
Big Day Out Gold Coast
WED
1/23/13
Melbourne VIC
AU
Palace Theate^
FRI
1/25/13
Adelaide SA
AU
Big Day Out
Sat
1/26/13
Melbourne VIC
AU
Big Day Out
MON
1/28/13
Victoria Park Perth
AU
Big Day Out Perth
THU
3/7/13
Boston
MA
House of Blues*
FRI
3/8/13
Montreal
QC
Metropolis*
SAT
3/9/13
Toronto
ON
Danforth Music Hall*
MON
3/11/13
Cleveland
OH
House of Blues*
TUE
3/12/13
Covington
KY
The Madison Theater*
WED
3/13/13
Nashville
TN
Marathon Music Works*
FRI
3/15/13
Royal Oak
MI
Royal Oak Music Hall*
SAT
3/16/13
Chicago
IL
Riviera Theatre*
SUN
3/17/13
Madison
WI
Orpheum Theatre*
MON
3/18/13
Minneapolis
MN
First Avenue*
WED
3/20/13
St. Louis
MO
The Pageant*
THU
3/21/13
Kansas City
MO
Midland Theater*
FRI
3/22/13
Denver
CO
Ogden Theatre*
SAT
3/23/13
Salt Lake City
UT
Depot*
SUN
3/24/13
Boise
ID
Treefort Festival*

6/29/13 -7/7/13RoskildeDKRoskilde Festival
TUES7/2/13HelsinkiFIThe Circus
^w/ Africa Hitech 
*= w/ Dan Deacon