Mike Leach Fired Today

How much do you want to bet that Texas Tech regrets this decision after their team goes down the tubes and finishes 3-9 three out of the next 4 seasons.

Big Phil/Little Phil Challenge

I correctly picked UCLA to defeat Temple and in the process I moved within a single game of Big Phil. I was extremely disappointed that Miami (FL) did not beat Wisconsin though. That loss really hurt my chances of winning the overall Bowl Pick em championship.

I was able to get my streak for cash up to 7 before losing on another ridiculous soccer match this morning. When will I learn my lesson and stop picking those stinkin games. I am a career .523 picker of soccer games. A quarter could pick those games just as well.

I will try and post a projected 2010 Tabbies lineup along with their 2009 TB/Out ration soon.

Holla at some bowls today! Go Vandals and Wildcats!!!!

Big Phil vs. Little Phil

Big Phil and I both won by virtue of Georgia taking Texas A&M behind the woodshed. Big Phil increased his record to an impressive 8-3 and I moved one game above .500 at 6-5. Even though Big Phil continues to hold a two game lead over me I like my chances. Tomorrow brings an important game as Big Phil picked Temple to defeat UCLA and I picked UCLA to bring the biz. Hopefully I will be within 1 game of Big Effey by the end of tomorrow. As far as confidence points go, Big Phil is up on me by 20 points (142-122). Let's hope for the Bruins to have a little racky tacky fun time tomorrow. Enjoy the foosball my friends. Holla

We have a winner of the celebratory shot. Don't worry though, more shots will be awarded at the 350 and 400 win milestones. Stay tuned.

300 win alert! i did it! 300 wins on streak for cash. holla at history! the first person to tweet or text me wins the celebratory shot

TEXT FROM IAN: oh boy. thats the stat of the century. the colts are 23-0 in their last 23 games. the lions have won 23 games in the last 6 years. haha.

3 wins away... Today may be the day

Yesterday was a very mediocre streak for cash day. I only had one win and even had a 2 game losing streak at one point. But I have an overwhelming feeling that today I am going to get 3 wins and accomplish the unaccomplishable, the 300-win milestone. Victory shots will be flowing for the lucky few who are present for this historic event. On a side note, today is Tiph's 21st birthday party. Possible blog entries to document the debauchery may be posted. Holla.

Dru skisi is the only one who picked Marshall so if they hold on and win that bastard will probably be at the top of the bowl pool.

4 wins away

After a fairly successful Christmas Day Streak for Cash performance, I am now only 4 wins from the prestigious 300 win mark. There is a very small chance that I will achieve that goal today but it will more likely occur tomorrow.

With 3 bowl games today, I am going to attempt to make up ground on Big Phil. He is currently 3 full games ahead of me but if Pitt beats North Carolina I can move back within 2. We both picked Ohio and USC to win the other two games.

C-Squared and I are now off to the Spartan Hall of Fame Cafe to enjoy the first of the three bowl games along with a charlie or two. Holla!!! Go Pitt!

8 wins away...

With ESPN running their special Christmas Streak for Cash I'm closing in the 300 milestone much quicker than expected. There is a small chance I will reach it today for those who are interested in a free celebratory shot from yours truly. Hope you all are enjoying your holiday!

I am now only 10 wins away from 300 total streak for cash wins. Shots for those who are present with me when the milestone occurs.

Streak for Cash and Bowl Pick em update

I am now only 12 wins shy of the unbelievably impressive 300 win milestone after winning 2 picks last night. The bad news bears is I picked another bowl game incorrectly and my overall bowl pick em record fell to 2-4 while Big Phil won again and is now 5-1. Tomorrow I will begin my comback and that is a promise. Merry Christmas to all from your friends at kneesonbows. Holla at a happy holidays!!

I am only 14 wins shy of 300 total correct picks on Streak for Cash. Any person who is with me when I reach this milestone will receive a celebratory shot.

P.S,

Big Phil picked his bowl games with a stinkin' quarter. I'm extremely embarrassed to be losing to him.

Little Phil v. Big Phil Bowl Challenge update

Big Phil won again last night and has now opened up a full 2 game lead on me in the bowl challenge. Very very disappointed with the predictive equation.

Big Phil got his first loss of the challenge and I correctly picked MTSU so we are now both 2-1 but he is still 6 points ahead of me

Bowl Pick em

I will try and blog as much as possible during the bowl season to keep you updated on the status of my new and improved college football equation. I will also be comparing my results to Big Phil's picks. His picks were done by flipping a coin to decide the winner of all of the games and then randomly selecting their point value. Through 2 bowl games Big Phil is 2-0 and my equation is 1-1. Big Phil also has accumulated 10 more points than me. I hope to start my comeback today with the New Orleans Bowl. My equation selected Middle Tennessee State to win for 4 points and Big Phil selected Southern Mississippi for 32 points. Just because it is that time of year and I am in a giving mood, I will give Big Phil $1000 if he picks all 34games correctly. He is the only one left out of 23 to not have incorrectly picked a game.

Enjoy the bowl season!! Holla!!

The craziness has begun. Off to the suite in the palace shortly.

Granderson/Jackson trade comparison

The numbers are in and it looks as if D-squared traded away a superior offensive player in return for a slightly inferior offensive player. In 2009, Grandy had a TB/out ratio of 0.75, which is a pretty strong performance. The centerpiece that the Tabs got in return was Austin Jackson. In 2009, playing the entire season in triple-A, Jackson posted a 0.69. This also is a strong but not spectacular year. The good news is triple-A numbers tend to translate fairly well to the major leagues. The bad news is that it looks as if the Tigers traded away a better offensive player. But the value tells us differently as Granderson was paid $3.5 million for his offensive output while Austin Jackson was almost playing for free in the minors so let's pretend he was a lucky fellow and making the Major League minimum of $400,000. When the numbers are translated out CG produced 0.21 TB/out per $1 million earned and Jackson delivered 1.74 TB/out per $1 million earned. This tells us that the Tabs were able to get the better value out of this trade. A lot more was involved in this trade on top of that but this gives us a little something to think about while judging the transaction.

Mythical National Championship Tournament Final

The championship game is set!! The University of Texas Longhorns will be taking on the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs in an all-Texas battle for the mythical national championship. I'm pulling for the Horned Frogs even though I am supposed to be unbiased.

Very sad news out of the D today as Grandy was traded to the pinstripes. I actually thought it was a move we had to do to remain competitive for the future. I will try and post TB/out totals for CG and Austin Jackson, the dude we got from the Yankees for Curtis.

Other notes of interest:

1) I will be posting my 2009 bowl projection formula online in the next 2 weeks and possibly my actual bowl projections.
2) Live blogging from the Pistons game and bachelor party this Saturday. I expect a full slate of knees on bows and gypsie hips to go down.
3) I also want to take a look at how accurate the Pomeroy Rankings predict NCAA hoops games.

Think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special. - Jim Valvano

We miss you Jimmy V!!! God Bless! 

"Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second." -Paul Bryant

So far so good. Penn State defeated Virginia to give the Big 10 a 1-0 lead in the Big 10/ACC Challenge. Hopefully this will be the year the Big 10 finally wins.

College Football Mythical National Championship Tournament

And then there were 3... TCU flexed it's frog like muscles and defeated Ohio State 35-11. TCU and Oregon will now face off to see who will take on Texas for the national championship.

On a side note, there are a few deluxe college hoops games today: DePaul v. St. Joseph's and Tennessee v. Purdue in Puerto Rico, and Arizona v. Wisconsin in Maui (midnight game for those of you hollerin out at the club).

I will be listening to the Wings game as they attempt to give the predators the business in Nashville. Studying will also be in full force this evening.

Put the baby to bed. Holla!

Rose Bowl

First off congratulations to the Ohio State Buckeyes for earning a BCS bowl bid, most likely to the Rose Bowl. This year's bowl appearance make it 7 BCS bowls in 9 years in the Jim Tressel era. That is absolutely amazing.

On the subject of college football, both Ohio State and TCU advanced this week in the loser's bracket of the 2009 mythical national championship tournament. The two teams face off this week in the only game being played. I may be classified as a "homer" but Go Bucks!

I'm currently working on two projects; Tabbie players' TB/out rates from the past few seasons and my college basketball predictability equation. More updates should follow on both.

For those of you who are upset about the Tabbies putting players on the trading block just remember Dave Dombrowski has done this every year since arriving in Detroit. In order to compete in baseball teams must be flexible with their rosters and this means if the right deal is offered we must take it in order to better the organization.

Go Tabs!!! I'm looking forward to Tigerfest 2010 and then spring training in beautiful Lakeland, Florida. Memorial Bluebird will once again be a hotspot for knees on bows and the turtle to get to business. Holla!



Swag it up.

Great pitchers make brilliant catchers, and poor pitchers make dumb ones.

Titus' stache looks more burley by the night. Great dub Bucks!

Gus Johnson is calling the Ohio State-James Madison game tonight at 7 on BTN. This is amazing news. I'm more excited than ladies at a Vera Bradley sale.

The stolen base is a useful weapon but also an overrated one.

There is no way Joe Mauer should have won a gold glove over G-Money. Terrible.

CFB Tourney

The mythical college football national championship continued this past weekend. Here are the results:

Ohio State def. LSU 26-0
Texas def. Oregon 41-0
TCU def. Boise State 43-10

This weekends games are Ohio State vs. Cincinnati and TCU vs. Penn State. Both are elimination games. Bloop bloop.

Games this week in the CFB mythical national championship tournament are: LSU v. Ohio State, Texas v. Oregon, and TCU v. Boise State

The Buccos receiving Akinori Iwamura from the Rays for Jesse Chavez is good trade for both teams.

The result from the CFB tourney should be posted soon. In the meantime holla at some celebratory drinks for the Wings and Stones.

Great pitchers make brilliant catchers, and poor pitchers make dumb ones. - NEW THINKING FAN'S GUIDE TO BASEBALL

Garrett McCandless is the 2009 Racky Tacky Fantasy Baseball Champion. Congratulations G-Mode!

For those interested in wagering on tonight's UNC @ Virginia Tech game, the 4-component matrix is projecting Va Tech to dominate by almost 3 touchdowns.

2009 College Football Mythical National Championship Tournament

Here are this week's matchups:

Losers Bracket Round 3

LSU v. Virginia Tech
Ohio State v. Florida
Boise State v. Miami (FL)
Oklahoma State v. TCU

Winners Bracket Round 3

Cincinnati v. Oregon
Texas v. Penn State


Enjoy and holla at some gasoline sandwiches.

Working on Spring Training 2010 trip, aka knees on bows in the sunshine state. Take it to the head like a hand full of excedrin.

Barry Bonds 2001

I had mentioned earlier that I didn't think that I could find a TB/out ratio better than Babe Ruth's amazing 1.34. Well, I have found one. Barry Bonds record breaking 2001 season produced an astonishing TB/out of 1.83. I have not seen a TB/out ratio anywhere close to this. The next closest I have seen is the 1.34 TB/out that I previously mentioned Ruth put up. More to come later on other TB/out findings.

I will also try to post this week's matchups in the mythical college football national championship tournament. In the meantime, holla at some late night Red Wings action tonight as they take on the Canucks at 10 pm EST in Vancouver. I will be enjoying a gasoline sandwich while watching the game.

Anyone interested in wagering on the East Carolina @ Memphis game tonight, my 4-component CFB equation has East Carolina as about a 5 point favorite. Enjoy.

The Pistons first game is tomorrow against the Memphis Grizzlies. I'm looking forward to seeing the new and hopefully improved Stones lineup. If anyone has any NBA insights please comment on the blog and bring some biz.

One last item: Eddie and I are trying to put together the 2010 edition of the Rod Allen Drinking Game so if you have any suggestions for new rules pleast post a comment or send me an e-mail to phatsix@hotmail.com. Holla and go Wings tonight! Get the task force and rum dum it.

Points of interest

First off, let me begin by saying I'm veey proud of my McGuyver like skills that I demonstrated early Saturday morning when I broke into my apartment. It was a poor manuever to lose my keys in the first place but I redeemed myself with the clutch break in ability.

The 8 ball and I were back at it Sunday, and we both correctly picked the Yankees to defeat the Angels. I am now 14-10 in predictions and the spherical piece of garbage is 10-14.

The college football mythical national championship continued and here are the results from Saturday:

Oregon 29 Virginia Tech 0
Iowa 10 LSU 21
Cincinnati 31 Florida 10
Ohio State 53 Kansas 0
Miami 0 Penn State 28
Boise State 45 Alabama 3
TCU 31 Texas 34
Oklahoma State 27 USC 6

Teams eliminated: Iowa, Kansas, Alabama, USC


Enjoy your Monday and always remember to fiddle for fun. Holla!

Off to the tailgate with G-Mode. Holla!

Walking A-Rod with 2 outs and nobody on was not very smart by the Angels.

The Iron Horse

I have been searching for a player who may have had a season as offensively efficient as Babe Ruth in 1921 and I came across Lou Gehrig's 1927 season. While it wasn't quite as spectacular as Ruth's 1.34 TB/out in 1921, Gehrig's 1.16 TB/out in the 1927 season is still quite spectacular. Gehrig's 1927 season was slightly better than what Joe Mauer (1.14 TB/out) put up this year in what is quite possibly an MVP season for Mauer. I will continue to search for a season that was more offensively dominant than Ruth's 1921 performance. Holla!

In 1921 Babe Ruth produced 1.34 total bases per out he made-one of the most amazing offensive seasons ever. Not sure if there is better but I'll search.

Both the 8 ball and myself look to get back on track by picking the Sharks to beat the Rangers tonight. I have lost 3 in a row while the 8 ball has lost 4.

Results from saturdays mythical national championship tournament: Cincinnati over Ohio State, Miami over Boise State, and TCU over USC.

Tim McCarver is a moron.

The Phillies are probably wishing they had Polanco still after Utley threw away his second DP in as many days.

National championship tournament

Round 1 results:

Florida beat Kansas by 5
Texas beat Oklahoma State by 19
Virginia Tech beat Iowa by 32
Oregon beat LSU by 14
Penn State beat Alabama by 30


.... More results to come

YES! I have once again put the 8 ball to shame and out picked it. I correctly picked the Avalanche to beat the Maple Leafs and moved 4 games ahead of the loser

I moved to 11-7 by correctly picking the Dolphins to beat the Jets last night. The filthy 8 ball also picked the game right to remain 3 games back. Go Wings!!

The 2009 college football mythical national championship tournament has begun. It is a 16 team, double elimination tournament. More to come in following posts.

Both the 8 ball and I incorrectly picked the Rockies to defeat the Phillies. I continue to dominate the ball with number 8 on it. My lead is 3 games.

Both the 8 ball and I correctly picked Florida to beat LSU and that they did. I stayed 3 games ahead of the annoying 8 ball.

Lets go Red Wings!!!

I'm in absolute awe of Tiger. 4 iron 229 yards to 7 feet. Wow!

I have outsmarted the 8 ball once again and now hold a 3 game lead over that pathetic loser. I correctly picked the Hurricanes to beat the Panthers. Holla!

Finally! I ended my lengthy 2-game losing streal by correctly picking the Angel to defeat the Red Sux and in the process bamboozled the 8 ball.

Get in that mustache!

Flip vs. The Magic 8 Ball

I apologize for not updating the sports prognostication battle between myself and the 8 ball but I was and still am in mourning from my beloved Tigers' season ending loss to the stinky Twinkies. To bring you up to speed the 8 ball correctly picked the Dodgers to defeat the Cardinals last night and has now moved within a game of me in the pick 'em challenge. My armpits are beginning to get a little sweaty. There is no way I can allow myself to lose to a piece of plastic floating in a larger piece of plastic.


Go Wings tonight!!!

I appologize for saying the Tabbies tiebreaker game was on ESPN. The game will be on TBS today at 5 pm EST. Drink 10 everytime Leyland is shown on camera.

Thanks Amy for checking out Kneesonbows. Just wanted to assure you that even Penguin fans are welcome.

Not to brag or anything but I have a two game lead over that piece of sheist 8 ball

I'm in a little bit of a tailspin now having lost my 2nd consecutive game. I picked the Canucks to beat the Blue Jackets. I was way off, so was 8 ball.

Baseball can be summed up in one word: you never know.

Never fully realized the pure joy of whistling the Saved by Bell theme song til today

One rule that was sent to me was: Drink everytime they show the crowd waving those dousche rags. This rule could really give you the biz but I like it.

Given the enormity of tomorrows Tabbies- twinkies tiebreaker game I thought I would take some ideas for RADG rules minus Rod since the game is on ESPN.

8-Ball Gaining Ground

The magic 8 ball correctly picked the Jaguars to defeat the Titans and has now moved within 2 games of me. I must give credit where credit is due, the 8-ball is a lucky chunk of plastic. There, I said my peace and now I have to go and buy a case of Tums for the Tabbies huge tiebreaker game in that sheisthole metrodome.

Holla! One more time! Let's Go Tigers!

Flip vs. The Magic 8 Ball

After dominating the 8 ball yesterday, I look to push my lead to 4 games. I picked the 0-3 Titans to get their first win over the Jaguars and the lousy 8 ball picked the Jaguars to win.

I may be letting the magic 8 ball pick my fantasy hockey lineup one week later this season. The reason I'm doing this is because I have no idea who most of my players are, let alone how to pronounce their names. Ok, I'm not going to beat around the bush, I pretty much only know the Red Wings and that Cindy Crosby fella cuz they speak of his girlish figure so much out here in Pittsburgh. Anyways those are the thoughts on the future of my fantasy hockey squad.

Holla!

One more very important note, I pulled ahead of the 8 ball by picking Sparty to beat the weasels. Make that a 3 game lead for Flip over the 8 (dirt) ball.

A very poor trip to Sweden for the Wings. No points. That hurts.

The big ten network does not have the first down line. What are they broadcasting their games in, 80's technology?

BOOOO matt millen! That's all I have to say.

Another coat tail victory for the 8 ball. But the good news is I improved my record to 6-3 and I am still 2 games up on that bastard 8 ball.

Don't be mad Millsy

Millsy I had to do it. The Blackhawks predicted win percentage was too high not to take them in this afternoon's hockey game against the Panthers. Please forgive me, I'm ashamed and if I win the wager I will purchase you a pumpkin ale. On a better note, the Wings open their season today and I'm super excited like those teenage girls at a Taylor Swift concert.

Go Tigers!!! Beat the sux! Holla!

Flip vs. 8 Ball Update

Both the 8 ball and myself incorrectly picked the Sharks. A bad news bears Thursday, first the Tabs lose then I can't even pick a stinkin hockey game correctly. I'll bring the biz today, I promise. But I also expect the Tabs to as well. Don't forget the Wings begin their season today @ 3 pm EST in Sweden.

Flip (5-3)
8-Ball (3-5)

A little spice

The pick 'em challenge has added a little spice as it takes to the ice this evening with the game of the day. The game we will be predicting is the Sharks/Avalanche hockey match. This is where the excitement ends because the 8 ball once again has managed to get under my skin by selecting the same team (Sharks) as me. So after the Sharks are victorious the 8 ball will have been carried to another correct pick via Flip.

On a separate note, it's rally time for the Tabs! Let's holla at some runs. We're down 8-2 to the dirty twinkies. Go Tigers!!!!!

It's time to do work Butta Lewis. We gotta deliver the biz to Millsy's squad this week. I see ya Ray Finkle and I'm not liking what you're doing. Holla.

What do ya know? The 8 ball got a pick correct but only cause it copied me by picking the Reds to beat the Cardinals. My record now stands at 5-2, 8 ball 3-4.

If anyone is interested, I am running a fantasy hockey league on ESPN.com. As usual the champion will receive a case of Bell's brew. holla @ phatsix@hotmail.com

The stinkin Magic 8 ball is trying to get inside my head by copying me and taking the Reds over the Cardinals tonight.

Rod Allen Drinking Game will be played tonight. Holla at a brotha if you would like to join.

The magic ball's poor predictive skills must be wearing off on me as we both chose the Mets and lost. I remain 2 games ahead of the 8 ball in our sports pick em

I correctly picked the Colts to defeat the Cardinals to pull another game ahead of the ridiculous 8 ball.

FLIP VS. THE MAGIC 8 BALL

REJOICE! I finally pulled ahead of the pesky 8 Ball by correctly picking Rutgers to defeat Maryland. My prediciton record is now 3-1 while the so called "Magic" 8 ball's record drops to 2-2. I'm particularly happy that the 8-ball didn't copy my pick for once.

On another note, my fantasy football squad officially blows. If Butta Lewis drops another game this week, I will totally revamp my squad and no one will be safe, even you, "Tim" Brady.

Holla


p.s. The knees on bows record was set last night at Droste's wedding. If anyone has any pictures from the glorious event please send them to my e-mail: phatsix@hotmail.com

Once again the 8 ball copied my pick-taking the Indians tonight over the Orioles. Jockin my uber knowledge of sports as usual. I may refer to 8 ball as jerkface

By the way both the 8 ball and myself lost by picking Mississippi to beat SC. Our records stand at .500 disrespectfully.

Thosd pesky Cubs kept me from extending my streak to 4 as they knocked off the Giants 3-2. The streakmaster got the best of me this time but I will get revenge.

This is exactly why polls are terrible. There is no way Ole Miss should have been ranked in the top 5. Please get rid of rankings and institute a playoff.

RADG update: 12 drinks whenever Rod says, "I see ya (insert Tiger player's name).

The 8 ball is coat tailing me again. We both picked Mississippi to win at South Carolina. I will pull ahead one of these days and I am not afraid of magic.

Both the 8 ball and myself got off to a fast start as we both correctly picked the Brewers to win last night. Hopefully my dominance begins this evening. Swag.

The 100 VORP Club watch has Albert Pujols just 2.4 VORP away from the milestone.

I just saw a lady smoking and she was driving a car with a livestrong bumpersticker. isnt that ironic

If anyone has any suggestions on what the loser of the sports prediction competition should have to do in shame please send them to phatsix@hotmail.com. Holla.

The 1st matchup is tonights Cubs @ Brewers game. Just because we like to keep things dull here at kneesonbows, both the 8 Ball and myself picked the Brew crew.

A new feature on Kneesonbows will be Flip vs. the Magic 8 Ball in sports predicting. Stay tuned and holla!

I just can't get any magic going on ESPN's Streak for Cash. So far my longest streak is 7- terrible. If anyone has any advice please holla at me on the blog. PH

I'm thoroughly amazed by Brandon Lyon's 23.5 VORP. That is incredible for a relief pitcher. Great pick up by Dave D!

I'm thoroughly amazed by Brandon Lyon's 23.5 VORP. That is incredible for a relief pitcher. Great pick up by Dave D!

What a great night for Ernie! The Tabs won one for greatest dude on the planet. I must admit that I was sobbing like a baby during his speech. Let's go Tigers!

The walk study is showing that teams win 68% of the time when they take more walks than their opponent. This equates to an astonishing 110 wins for the season.

College football is here!

Here are a couple of percentage picks for tonight's games:

Ball State straight up
Utah straight up
Troy straight up
Boise State straight up
South Carolina +5
Troy -7
Oregon +3.5


Enjoy the football! Go Tabs! Holla!

Just holla'd at a vikings quota of Bell's and now I am pulling for the Red Sox and Orioles. Tabbie it up boys!

Tabbies Magic Number

With the pennant race heating up, I hae added the Tabbies Magic Number to the right side of the Knees On Bows main page. Enjoy and Go Tabs!

Draft picks

According to that Red Sux lover Peter Gammons, the Tabs have signed both their top 2 picks, Jacob Turner and Andy Oliver. Holla! Bloop bloop.

I'm trying to put together a piece on the Rod Allen drinking game. If you have photos of playing the game or new rules send them to kneesonbows@blogspot.com.

I'm on a boat heading back to Boston after an unbelievable weekend in Martha's vineyard. Hopefully the Tabs can get a W with J-Dubs on the hill today. Knees on bows New England style if the Tigers get a victory this afternoon. Bumble bee tuna.

It is becoming increasingly obvious that taking walks helps win ballgames. Teams are winning 67% of the time when taking more walks than its opponent in a game.

The walk study now shows that the team with more walks drawn in a game is winning %66 of the time. That win percentage would give a team 107 wins.

The Rod Allen Drinking Game is getting wild tonight! It is quite possibly the greatest RADG I have ever played! Go Tabbies!! Racky Tacky!

Congrats BI!

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Holla at some yablos tomorrow BI!

Just ran the numbers on the walk study and teams are now winning at only a 64% clip when taking more walks than its opponent. This projects to 104 wins.

The Tabbies are in need of offense. I am very happy with the pitching but 3 runs a night offensively will not win you too many games. Any thoughts?

I will post the 1st half study numbers in the next couple of days but for now I just urge everyone to vote for Brandon Inge in MLB's final vote at mlb.com.

I love breakfast at Wimbledon championship edition. Roddick and Federer are putting on a show. It's been almost as fun to watch as a billygoat at the carwash.

Managers receive too much credit for when a team does well and too much criticism when their team does poorly.

What if Tiger fans donated a dollar to a cancer cure foundation for each win the Tabbies got, or whatever your favorite team is? That would be awesome!

In effort to determine how much on-base percentage plays on winning peercentage I came up with a correlation of 0.269. This shows OBP is significant.

As I sit here watching the Cardinals fiddle the Giants, I calculated that teams are scoring in 69% of the innings in which there is an extra base hit. Crazy.

The way Miggy hammers the ball sometimes it is like he is playing slow pitch softball instead of baseball.

Due to lack of funds, Sugardale dogs were eaten yesterday instead of Hebrews. I apologize for not increasing the season total but I will redeem myself. Holla!

I demolished a foot long Hebrew today at the Buccos game bringing the season count to 20. Knees on bows will be performed in honor ofthis milestone.

The MLB walk study now shows that teams win 65% of their games when taking more walks than their opponent. This projects out to 105 wins for the season.

Just to update the walk study, the team which takes more walks in a game is winning 66% of the time. This translates to almost 107 wins in a 162 game season.

I had an awesome time in Detroit this weekend! Thank you Uncle Chris and Aunt Cindy! The crowd was amazing and the Joe was rocking. Picture coming soon.

The Oriole ball girls are struggling with the foul balls. A lot of Charlie Bootskis out there. Go Tabbies!

Hebrew National Update

After I finish off this HN for breakfast the summer total will reach 19 with over 3 months to finish off 81 more and reach the magical goal of 100.

The walk study still has the team that takes more walks winning 62% of the time. This exhibits a clear edge to the team that is more patient and shows why it is so vital to throw strikes yourself.

Go Tabbies and Red Wings tonight! An awesome night of sports in Detroit especially with JV on the hill. Holla Detroit!

Great job Red Wings! I don't want to discount last season's championship but this season's run has picked up a city which was down on its knees. Go Detroit!!!

2 things have occurred in the last 24 hours. The HN count is up to 13 and the win % of the team that takes more walks decreased to 62%. Only 87 more Hebrews!

Yesterday a milestone was achieved in Pitt as I was able to digest my 10th Hebrew National of the summer. This glorious event took place at the FC Golf club.

Holla at 7! The Tabs have dished out the biz 7 straight times. Hopefully AG pounds the strike zone tonight. If he does he will be successful once again.

Through 19 games of the walk study, the team which takes more walks in the ballgame wins 63% of the time. So far this is what I expected, walks are important.

Also, I will posting my new walk study shortly. The study will determine if the team that draws more walks in a game has more success than the team with fewer.

Big night in the D with the Tabbies and the Wings both playing home games. I will be hollerin at both of the games while tossing some charlies back. Yablos!

Great day for the Tabs and Wings, very impressive victories. I really enjoyed the Tigers Broom Time fun at Comerica. Most importantly the Rod Allens finally won

There was a little bad news last night though. The Heeb count stood still at 8 for the season as my stomach could not handle any more food. Bad news bears.

What a great trip to Comerica for Big Phil, Millsy, Droste, and myself! The Tabs gave the A's the biz and we got our first up close look at Ricky P.

No Heebs were consumed last night at the Bucco's game due to my lack of funds. The Maxima's repairs are really starting to hit home and give me the biz.

Just a reminder, defensive efficiency is the rate at which balls put into play are converted into outs by a team's defense. DE=1-((H+ROE-HR)/(PA-BB-SO-HBP-HR))

After watching the Buckeye spring game hightlights it may be time to roll out the Ray Small Touchdown Tour once again. Holla at your travel agent for details.

The Maxima is trying to play me like a 2-bit fiddle. At an oil swap last Thursday and the crazy dude with a Melrose cut told me the engine was about to fall out

These mistake by the lake announcers are terrible. Wish I had Mario and Rod, since I could be playing the RADG. Go Tabs! Lets light the Chrismas tree.

I apologize for the lack of knees on bows the last couple of days but the ol' Maxima's engine is about to fall out. RADG will make all better tonight though.

Lost count of my charlie total but the Tabbies got a big W and the Wings are tied 0-0 halfway through the first. The Del Taco sign is crazy as hell! Go Detroit

Number 6 down the hatch! Rod is getting crazy today. So far so good for the Tabs, as they are playing the Twinkies like a 2-bit fiddle.

4th charlie down the ol' hatch. RADG is now underway. Go Tabbies!

Butta Lewis has landed! 3 dos equis have been given the business. 45 minutes til RADG gets rollin' in this piece. Todays Bonus rule: home run= knees on bows.

Two Dos nasties down the hatch. Once again it has been a decent start to the cinco de mayo festivities. Building up to the Tabs at 7, followed by the Wings.

Cinco de mayo fun begins in 20 minutes. Fiesta holla!

Too early to be up after the crazy Sunday full of debauchery. JV was fiddlin batters like a wild man and I was able to increase the Hebrew count to 8. Holla!

By the way, my horse's effort disgusted me yesterday and I will never bet on this circus of an event again. And also I can never trust my magic 8 ball again.

Just waking up this morning. A little slow though, because of all the charlies down the hatch yesterday. Big day for the Tabbies and Wings. Racky Tacky fun!

I placed a small wager on a horse named Atomic Rain. The magic 8 ball told me to do so. That is all the consultation I need. If I lose the 8 ball will be nixed.

Holla'n from Cornerstone in Aspinwall. No Hebrew Nationals so far; the total is stuck on 6. I'm watching some hockey but really just wasting time til Tabs.

Singles probably won't get the job done

Extra Base Hit Study

0 extra base hits in an inning = 10% of the time at least one run is scored
1 or more extra base hits in an inning = 67% of the time at least one run is scored

Leadoff batter on base Study

Leadoff batter of the inning reaches base = 48% of the time at least one run is scored
First baserunner of the inning is with 1 out = 40% of the time at least one run is scored
First baserunner of the inning is with 2 outs = 18% of the time at least one run is scored


What can we take from these stats? First off, it is extremely important to have guys in the order with extra base power. The difficulty of scoring at least one run without an extra base hit is immense. I think this is why I have noticed more and more teams playing "no doubles" outfield depths early in games. They figure it will take at minimum 3 singles to score one run and sometimes even four. The other thing we learned from the studies is the importance of getting a baserunner with 1 or fewer outs. When the leadoff guy reaches teams are scoring almost 50% of the time. Even with one out the run scoring only drops to 40%. On the flip side, if you're a pitcher it shows the importance of attacking the batters and getting the first 2 outs of the inning as quickly as possible.

Tabbies and Wings games tonight! Unfortunately I may be missing both games because I'm attending the Buccos' game this evening. For those of you who can, holla at Detroit and some crazy rackay tackay! It's time to give the biz in the D!

Keep rowing your boat folks. And when can row no longer, motorboat it!

Bad News Bengals

I must say, last night was a real Deb Downer. The Tabs' pen was terrible after EJ threw 6 outstanding innings of shutout baseball. The difference between the two was that Jackson attacked the strike zone early and often while the bullpen was falling behind in counts and walking batters. The good news is all losses count the same, so let's hope Ricky P fiddles some fools this evening and the Tabbies bounce back after that kick to the nuts.

There should be an update later this week on the 2 studies that I am currently running. Hopefully we also hear from Millsy's crazy week of sobriety. Holla holla holla! Bloop bloop bloop!

Hebrew National Update! I ate exactly one HN at Aunt Cindy's, bringing the season total to 6. Also the RADG was soaked again in a charlie, bad news browns.

Back in action today after playing the wild NFL draft game as Eddie I are playing the RADG. The Royals are wearing hideous light blue uniforms. Go Tabs!!!

I suck at life and draft picking. I'm drunk as the Johnson and Johnson baby powder salesmen when they realized Omar's had an open bar.

This is getting rediculous. I am totaly sheisted and feel like Michael Oher sitting in the green room after the Lions passed on him for a luxury pick. Im not happy for the Lions pick but at least I prolly wont remember it until tommorow.

In Lansing the feeling is mutual. Tony is nodding out every 30 secs like a narcoleptic. These teams know nothing about the draft. They need to hire the 4 of us if they want a good team. P.S. I am tipping over like the guy in the done drinking game played at your local bar or on flips i touch.

Here in Pittsburgh the face is sheist. Damn the NFL Draft drinking game. it is 100% impossible.

I have caught a huge break and was lucky enough to get 2 in a row correct like a damn playa who is drunk as John Daly.

Nine down the hatch. 2 more to catch up and I'm in bad news bears shape. Please help me buhda or maybe even Tom Cruise.

This is getting out of control. Tony is swearing like a sailor due to the 10 shots and I am on my way to an early bedtime. Beanie better go next or I might sign off for the night as well. And I thought the RADG was rough, its nothing compared to this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I apologize if I can not keep blogging but Ialve had to to holla at 8 straight drinks in about a 1 hour period. I'm toast as Moreno was just picked as well.

Good move flip, but im pretty sure that 25 shots of Jack wont feel too good tommorow either. But at least it will ease your bladder.

I give up. I'm switching from brew hahas to Jack "Morris" Daniels.

Ok, so I started with 4 out of the first 6 right. Its been a steep drop off since and me and Tony are starting to feel the effects of our 5 shots each. Im pretty sure I ill be passedout before the Lions pick at 20. Damn you NFL Draft drinking game.

I'm not sure if this was such a great idea. 6 straight wrong picks and six straight chuckles down the hatch. EA is becoming even more amazing

Sheist! We're in trouble. Bad news brats. The only thing keeping me going is the thought of Millsy's porn stache.

Damn you Millsy! Another charles fills up my bladder. Quit using your jedi mind tricks Millsy. And damn the Bengals idiot GM for making me drink

WOW. That is insane. Tony makes a surprise pick and changes the game. Al Davis is a senile old man and drafted another 40 time over the far superior player.

This is a bad news browns situation. IC Light number 3 down the hatch. I'm in serious trouble. Shouldn't have killed those Labatt's right when I woke up.

2nd dead soldier of the afternoon. My draft board is getting destroyed now. Bad news bears.

Drink Up people. Ian pulls into the lead with that masterful display of Draft knowledge.

First charlie down the hatch out here in Pittsburgh. Damn the Chiefs! They played us all like 2-bit fiddles. On a good note, Millsy must now grow that stache.

That pick screwed up my draft enough to wear when I wake up from this draft, I may have grown a bushy peach fuzz stache. Shots for everyone!

I'm suggesting right now if Millsy gets this 3rd pick wrong he should have to grow out his bushy mustache again. Pick Aaron Curry Kansas City!

Enough about Shadyside. Lansing is were its at and we are both 2 for 2. This is were the fun starts. Someone will start the boozing in less than 10 mins.

A cheer busted out through Shadyside as G-Money and big Flip skins both got the 2nd pick right! Holla! I feel some knees on bows coming.

Not to get ahead of ourselves but G-Money and I are perfect after 1 pick. If I were the Lions I would have taken Erin Andrews with the first pick though.

The NFL draft drinking game has begun! Lets have some fun boys. My first charlie is cracked in anticipation. Holla!

Mistake

My retarded self typed the wrong name for of all picks, #20 for the Lions. Its supposed to be Peria Jerry, DT out of Ole Miss. I'll take a shot just for being a DA to start this party right.

Millsy's Mock

1. DET Matt Stafford
2. STL Jason Smith
3. KC Eugene Monroe
4. SEA Aaron Curry
5. CLE Brian Orakpo
6. CIN Andre Smith
7. OAK Michael Crabtree
8. JAX BJ Raji
9. GB Vonte Davis
10. SF Jeremy Maclin
11. BUF Michael Oher
12. DEN Tyson Jackson
13. WAS Mark Sanchez
14. NO Chris "Beanie" Wells
15. HOU Malcolm Jenkins
16. SD Rey Maualuga
17. NYJ Josh Freeman
18. DEN Evrette Brown
19. TB Darius Heyward-Bey
20. DET Peria Jerry
21. PHI Knowshon Mreno
22. MIN Darius Butler
23. NE Brian Cushing
24. ATL Clay Mathews
25. MIA Aaron Maybin
26. BAL Percy Harvin
27. IND James Lauranits
28. BUF Brandon Pettigrew
29. NYG Kenny Britt
30. TEN Ziggy Hood
31. ARZ Donald Brown
32. PIT Alex Mack

Tone Locs Mock Draft

1. DET Matt Stafford
2. STL Jason Smith
3. KC Aaron Curry
4. SEA Mark Sanchez
5. CLE Michael Crabtree
6. CIN Eugene Monroe
7. OAK Darius Heyward-Bey
8. JAX BJ Raji
9. GB Andre Smith
10. SF Brian Orakpo
11. BUF Tyson Jackson
12. DEN Evrette Brown
13. WAS Michael Oher
14. NO Malcolm Jenkins
15. HOU Brian Cusing
16. SD Aaron Maybin
17. NYJ Josh Freeman
18. DEN Rey Maualuga
19. TB Jeremy Maclin
20. DET Ebben Britton
21. PHI Knowshon Moreno
22. MIN Percy Harvin
23. NE Clay Mathews
24. ATL Peria Jerry
25. MIA Vonte Davis
26. BAL Alphonso Smith
27. IND Darius Butler
28. BUF Brandon Pettigrew
29. NYG Hakeem Nicks
30. TEN Kenny Britt
31. ARZ Chris "Beanie" Wells
32. PIT Alex Mack

G-Mode's Mock draft for the NFL Draft drinking game

1. M. Stafford
2. J. Smith
3. A. Curry
4. M. Crabtree
5. B. Raji
6. E. Monroe
7. J. Maclin
8. A. Smith
9. B. Orakpa
10. M. Sanchez
11. M. Oher
12. A. Maybin
13. B. Cushing
14. Beanie Wells
15. M. Jenkins
16. R. Maualuga
17. J. Freeman
18. E. Brown
19. P. Jerry
20. V. Davis
21. K. Moreno
22. J. Heyward-Bey
23. Do. Brown
24. E. Hood
25. R. Ayers
26. K. Brit
27. E. Britton
28. B. Pettogrew
29. H. Nicks
30. Alph. Smith
31. C. Mathews
32. Da. Butler

Flip's mock draft for the NFL draft drinking game

1. M. Stafford
2. J. Smith
3. A. Curry
4. M. Sanchez
5. B.J. Raji
6. E. Monroe
7. J. Maclin
8. M. Crabtree
9. A. Smith
10. M. Oher
11. B. Orakpo
12. T. Jackson
13. A. Maybin
14. M. Jenkins (holla)
15. B. Cushing
16. Beanie Wells (holla)
17. J. Freeman
18. E. Brown
19. P. Harvin
20. P. Jerry
21. K. Moreno
22. D. Heyward-Bey
23. C. Mathews
24. L. English
25. V. Davis
26. K. Britt
27. H. Nicks
28. E. Britton
29. J. Laurinitis (Lil Animal)
30. R. Maualuga
31. Donald Brown
32. Da. Butler

Just over 3 hours until our NFL Draft Drinking game begins. Millsy and Big T are participating from Lansing, MI, while G-Money and I are chugging in Pittsburgh.

beantown bound

Eddie here.

I am moving to suburban Boston in one month so I can make sure I get good position in line for Monster seats for the Red Sux - Tigs game on August 10. I have only been to Fenway one other time so I am not sure what the deal is for the standing room only tickets on the green monster. I have heard you need to get there early, the morning of the game and wait till about an hour or so before game time. Then you can purchase SRO tickets for dirt cheap. Let me know who is in so I can make sure I get enough captain Morgans to mix in our coke bottles as we wait.

Hope the Tigs can get it done tonight against those pansy Royals!


//BEK//

New rule to the RADG: Drink 7 when Rod says, "Hello darling."

just in! Rod is afraid of the earthquakes just as Eddie is afraid of the zombies.

A charlie was spilled all over my RADG Booklet during the craziness of Miggy's infield single. Luckily the booklet has an awesome plastic cover. Thanks Eddie.

Bring out the brooms! What a great W! A charlie is going straight down the hatch for the series sweep over the BJs. Time for the Tabs! Have some fun EJ!

It looks like Ozzie is hurt in net cause these Beatrices keep running in to him. The BJs are definitely playing from the ladies tees. 5-5 after 2. Holla!

The Beard is back! I'm watching the Wings at the cut and currently they are sprinkling the cheese on the BJs as they lead 3-1 after 1. Go Wings! Vods in my face

These 5 am wakeups after 10 pm Tabbies games are crushing my soul. Maybe that's extreme, just as theTabs' comeback victory was last night. Unbelievable!

Another Travisha-MOCK-ary

A couple days ago I gave a slice of what I think will happen in Saturdays 1st round but now i am just going to give you a quick little Detroit Lions only mock. This is more along the lines of what I want to happen which may actually work out. Rumor has it that the Lions have agreed to a steal of a contract with Aaron Curry, paying him less than what Jake Long received last year as the #1 overall pick. Now this could either be a smokescreen and the lions are trying to pressure Stafford to sign a smaller contract than expected or they seriously might make my day. It might have helped when at the unveiling of the new and not very improved uniforms and logo press confrence, the fans were chanting "Curry" and "Don't draft Stafford". So here is my 7 round dream raft for the Lions.

Pick 1, Round 1 - Aaron Curry, MLB - Wake Forest
Pick 20, Round 1 - Malcolm Jenkins, CB/S - Ohio State
Pick 33, Round 2 - Alex Mack, C - California
Pick 65, Round 3 - Travis Beckum, TE - Wiscosin
Pick 82, Round 3 - Sammie Lee Hill, DT - Stillman
Pick 174, Round 6 - Brandon Tate, WR/KR - UNC
Pick 192, Round 6 - Henry Melton, DE - Texas
Pick 255, Round 7 (Comp Pick) - Alex Boone, OT - Ohio State

This would gie us a solid foundation on D and some more weapons to add to our allready decent offense. Mack will improve the interior O-line while Beckum will give us a receiving threat from the TE position for the first time since David Sloan.

Late Night, Early Wake Up

All I want to say about last night's disappointing loss to the Angels is that our pitching and defense once again gave us a great opportunity for a W. The bats just couldn't break through although we didn't hit terribly. I hope the boys bounce back this evening with some Christmas lights for the tree.

I am currently in a daze from staying up until 1 for that depressing finish to the ball game. This week could be a long sleepless week with another 10 pm start tonight and wild events all weekend, including our first ever NFL Draft Happy Hour Game. Hopefully I will be able to blog live from that extraordinary event.

** EXTRA BASE STUDY**

O Extra base hits in inning = run(s) scored 11% of time
1 or more Extra base hits in inning = run(s) scored 64% of time

**Leadoff Batter Study**

When Leadoff Batter of the inning reaches, run(s) are scored 46% of the time.
When first baserunner is with 1 out, run(s) are scored 39% of the time.
When first baserunner is with 2 outs, run(s)are scored 19% of the time.

The "Leadoff Batter" study is starting to shape up how I anticipated but it is still amazing to me how little teams score when not getting an extra base hit.



Another late night of baseball this evening. Go Tigers! JV is on the hill. Hopefully he has the same stuff he had last outing. Holla!


Onions!

Just as I pounded down my 3rd charlie of the evening, the Wings finished off the BJs 4-1. Time to watch the Stones for a bit and then its Tabbie time in SoCal!

These jerkface BJs are too worried about going after us and fighting and we are shoving it down their throat. 3-0 Detroit! Labatt number 2 in the belly.

So far, so good. The Wings are up 2-0 after the 1st period. Labatt number 1 is down the hatch. No Hebrews have been consumed yet but a I did eat a crappy salad.

It's a rainy day here in Pittsburgh, so all there is to do is watch the Tabs, Wings, and Stones dominate this evening! Holla at some young wacky tacky! peace.

Mocking the Draft

Millsy here again with a small taste of what to expect this coming weekend when the Lions try to redeem themselves in the front office and try to put together some peices that will one day make us a contender. This mock is not what I want from the Lions because I see Aaron curry as the only worthy football player to picked number 1 but doubt he will, so this is what i think will happen. Enjoy

1. Detroit Lions: Matt Stafford, QB - Georiga
Many say he Lions need their QB of the future and I dont disagree with that. However i dont see Stafford as that guy. We need to put something together that resembles an NFL team before getting a QB. Culpepper has dropped 30 lbs since the end of the season and is the best shape since 2004 before blowing out his knees. I would rather count on him for a year or two but it looks like Stafford will be the heir to the position, along with his $40 million garunteed.

2. St Louis: Jason Smith, OT - Baylor
I am not sold on Smith either. He is a converted TE but I think he needs to put on another 30lbs to be a legit NFL LT but since the let Pancake Pace go hey need someone to play LT.

3. Kansas City Cheifs: Aaron Curry, LB - Wake Forest
KC needs alot of things so they take the best player available in the draft. CUrry will fit in nicely next to Derrick Johnson on the outside of their new 3-4 D.

4. Seattle: Mark Sanchez, QB - USC
I am not a fan of Sanchez either but it looks as though the Hawks are. Hasselbeck is getting old and injury prone so a replacement for the future makes sense. However, I think Crabtree would be a better pick because their team is getting old and winning now should be their goal. If haselbeck has a wr to throw to and they stay healthy, they could be contenders now.

5. Cleveland Browns: Brian Orakpo, DE/OLB - Texas
Some think they will gor with BJ Raji but getting pressure on the QB is their biggest problem. Orakpo can do that and has the speed to make the move to the 3-4 OLB spot.

6. Cinncinati Bengals: Eugene Monroe, OT - Virginia
Carson palmer needs to stay on his feet if they want him to be succesful. An OT will also help cedric benson or Chris perry or whichever 1st round budst they have in their backfield try to make something of their career.

7. Oakland Raiders: Michael Crabtree, WR - Texas Tech
Al Davis likes athletic freaks. Crabtree is by no means a calvin Johnson type prospect, but if he dosnt give jamarcus russell a couple tools, he will be the next Alex Smith before we know it.

8. Jacksonville Jaguars: Andre Smith, OT, Alabama
Smith was a top 3 prospect before flaking out at the combine and multiple other problems. He falls hee to the Jags who need to move Kahlif Barnes to LG and put a real LT at the end.

9. Green Bay Packers: BJ Raji, NT - Boston College
The Pack are making the switch to the 3-4 D this year and NT isa key position in that system. Raji is by far the best DT/NT prospect in a weak DT class therefore the Pack get their man at 9 to build the d around.

10. San Francisco 49ers: Tyson Jackson, DE - LSU
Jackson is the best 3-4 DE available and the 9ers need pretty much anything to help them against the run and Jackson is stout in that department. This will also help keep lineman off of Willis so he can make plays.

11. Buffaloe Bills: Michael Oher, OT - Mississippi
The Bills just traded Pro Bowl LT Jason peters to the eagles and that left a big hole. Oher is my favorite first round OT prospect physically but he has questions with his desire. The risk is worth the reward and the bills win with Ohe falling.

12. Denver Broncos: Rey Maualuga, MLB - USC
Denver is also making the switch to the 3-4 this year and need some LB help. Other than DJ Williams they have nothing and even he may be a little small to play LB in the 3-4 so rey fills a big hole.

13. Washington Redskins: Everette Brown, DE - Florida State
The skins havent had a pass rusher in quite some time. brown will bring his 14 sacks to Washington and hopefully do what they expected jason taylor to do last year. Brown's job will also be made easier by the signing of Albert haynseworth.

14. New Orleans Saints: Vonte Davis, CB - Illinois
The saints always seem to struggle at the CB position. Mckenzie is getting old and Porter is coming off of a season ending injury. Porter and Davis though can make a great duo for years to come.

15. Houston Texans: Brian Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss
Travis Johnson never really worked out. Okoye had a sophmore slump, but putting Jerry in the middle with newly aquired Antonio Smith will give the Texans one of if not the best D lines in the league.

16. San Diego Chargers: Clay Mathews, LB - USC
The third USC LB taken in the top 20 goes to a team that is in desperate need of LB upgrades. they were hoping tyson jackson would be here but since he isnt they upgrade their ILB.

17. New York Jets: Josh Freeman, QB - Kansas State
Freeman has all the tools and the size to be dominant but he just isnt what i would consider a 1st round QB. However, the Jets dont like Clemmens and the new coach Rex ryan sees alot of Joe Flacco in freeman.

18. Denver Broncos (from chicago, Jay Cutler): Aaron Maybin, OLB - Penn State
The Broncos again upgrade their front seven. Maybin will be a great OLB in their new 3-4 and give them a legit pass rush.

19. Tampa Bay Bucaneers: William Beatty, OT - UCON
Tampa would like a QB here but none are worthy. So they get another young lineman to try and give some life to their offense. They added kellen Winslow and are hoping cadillac stays healthy this year. To utilize those talent, they will need a big boy at LT to keep DE's out of the backfield.

20 Detroit Lions (from dallas, Roy Williams): Malcolm Jenkins, CB - Ohio State
Detroit has holes up and down their roster but especially on D. Jenkins will be the number 2 this year across from Phillip Buchannon and eventually will become a stud and our legit lockdown CB.

21. Philadelphia Eagles: Kowshon Moreno, RB - Georiga
westbrook is getting older and even more fragile so getting a replacement/backup will give Philly a nice 1 2 punch.

22. Minnasota Vikings: Darius Heyward-Bey, Wr - Maryland
Heyward-Bey ran a rediculous 40 at the combine and has great size. Unfortunately, so did troy Williamson. However, the Vikes still have a solid D, they still ahave AP, and now think that Sage Rosenfals will lead them to the promise land. To do that, he needs another target.

23. New England Patriots: James Laurinaitis, ILB - Ohio State
They wanted him last year and he went back to school. this year, they get him and team him up with last years DROY in jerod Mayo and once again the Patriots have a solid LB corp.

24. Atlanta Falcons: Brandon Pettigrew, TE - Oklahoma State
Pettigrew has fallen off a little but he is still a great talent. Atlanta will continue tob uild around matt Ryan and he will have a big play guy and they will finally fill the void left by Alge crumpler.

25. Miami Dolphins: Conner Barwin, OLB/DE - Cinncinati
Parcells loves building his defensive front 7. barwin is explosive and will evetually replace the aging Joey porter.

26. Baltimore Ravens: Darius Butler, CB - UCON
The Ravens are aging on D and especially at CB. Butler is a solid man coverage CB and will upgrade the position instantly.

27. Indianapolis Colts: Evander Hood, DT - Mizzou
The Colts have had a revolving door at DT for a few years and finally decide to draft a youngster to fill the position for a while.

28. Buffalo Bills (from Philly, jason Peters)Robert Ayers, DE - Tennessee
The Bills also need to get some pressure on the opposing QB and Ayers is the sleeper DE of the draft. Great value here by the Bills.

29. New York Giants: Hakeem Nicks, Wr - UNC
Losing Plaxico is tough and unless they trade this pick for either braylon Edwards or Boldin, Nicks has to be the pick. Harvin is the better talent, but he isnt #1 Wr IMO and has some charachter issues dropping him down draft boards.

30. Tennessee Titans: Ron Brace, DT - Boston college
Losing Big Al is a huge loss and they need to fill the hole. They could go a few other places here like Harvin, but keeping their D atop the league is more important IMO.

31. Arizona Cardinals: Beanie Wells, RB - Ohio State
Edge is old and losing a step so getting a fresh face back there will help take some pressure off of Warner.

32. Pittsburgh Steelers: Alphonso Smith, CB - Wake Forest
They need O line help but that can be found later. Replacing McFadden is the first step in continuing their dominance of the AFC.

Bonus:

33. Detroit Lions: Alex Mack, C/OG - California
The Lions need to upgrade the interior of the line moreso than the OT's IMO. Mack will step in at LG and then will replace Raiola in a couple years when his contract is up.

Quick update

For those of you playing the RADG at home, 5 drinks before the game begins for Big Time Charlie (Ramon Santiago) being in the lineup for consecutive games.


Holla and go Tabs!

Hebrew National count update

After pounding down a delicious Hebrew National at the Buccos tailgate today my season total is up to 5. The weather in Pittsburgh was perfect today for the ballgame and for brew drinking, the latter of which caused me to take a 2 hour nap to re-energize for the Tabs game this evening. Eddie and I are once again playing the RADG but hopefully tonight the MLB package actually has the Tigers' feed so I can hear what Rod is saying.

EJ up in the biz, Go Tigers! And put that one in the muffinhouse!

Rod Allen Drinking Game- Champions Edition

To kickoff the festivities for the big game of Rod Allen Drinking that Eddie and I are participating in tonight, I will post a crazy rule from the game. I will try and make this a weekly habit to post a new RADG rule.

5 Drinks when Rod says, "oh no he didn't."

Go Tabbies! And holla at the RADG tonight while watching JV get busy on the hill.

Givin' the biz from North Park Lounge in Pittsburgh

The Tabbies smoked the white sux this afternoon so I'm celebrating with a couple charlies up at north park lounge. Armando was an absolute beast today and once again his slide was as dirty as a crazy crow. I have a lot of house upkeep when I get back to the crib this afternoon so hopefully I'm able to get sheist done. Speaking of sheist, I love how Zins uses this awesome term now. It's such an effective word but it doesn't get the recognition it should. Holla at the sheist more often. Peace!



Oh yeah. Rod Allen Drinking Game Friday night at 10 when the Tabs take on the Seatles. Holla if your game!

Rain Out

Damn those rain outs. I wasn't going to be able watch the Tabs' game anyway but I still want to punch the rainout right in the eyeball. I assume the Tigers will now skip Porcello's spot in the rotation and start Armando tomorrow. If anyone hears differently toss a brotha an e-mail (phatsix@hotmail.com). Peace to all and let's play ball tomorrow. Yoddles!

Buccos game

I holla'd at one foot long Hebrew National which brings the season total to 4 (foot longs count as 2). Buccos looked solid in their home opener with Duke pitching a complete game shutout. Hopefully G-mode blogs about the Red Beards shortly.

I was proud of the way the Tabs scratched and clawed against the white sux. They never gave up and that's all I will mention of that terrible game. Holla at some fun today Ricky P! Go Tigers!!!

Happy Easter

I hope everyone had a great Easter and enjoyed themselves like pinochio did when found out he was no longer wooden. Big Phil and I had a great time at the Tabbies game Saturday, especially with the Tigers picking up an awesome come from behind W. The picture to the right is the view from our seats at Comerica. The Hebrew National count now stands at 2 after a mediocre day of hot dog consumption. But hopefully this afternoon I pick up the pace at PNC Park, where the Pirates open up their home slate.

Real quick update on the two baseball studies:

EXTRA BASE HIT STUDY

0 Extra Base Hits in an inning = 1 or more runs scored 10% of the time
1 or more Extra Base Hits in an inning = 1 or more runs scored 65% of the time

LEADOFF ON BASE STUDY

Leadoff man of inning reaches = 1 or more runs scored 44% of the time
First baserunner reaches with 1 out = 1 or more runs scored 41% of the time
First baserunner reaches with 2 outs = 1 or more runs scored 24% of the time

The only thing I'm surprised by is how little of a difference it makes to get your first baserunner with either 0 or 1 out. More to come on later blogs.


Yesterday afternoon's Tabbie game was unbelieveable. It was looking like a Debbie Downer afternoon until the Tabs put together an awesome eighth inning. BI's hitting for power to all fields this year and I've never seen him with more plate coverage. The at-bats for the Tigers have been very impressive this year as they have been very patient. Because of this the frequency of hard hit balls has increased and the opposing pitchers are laboring more.

MineDogg is on the hill today and it is time to play the White Sux like a two bit fiddle. For Zach to be successful today he must keep the ball on the ground and limit his walks. When we're at the plate the key will be to continue to be patient and take our walks when they give them to us. And then eventually light their pitchers' tats! holla! Go Tabs!

Photos from Opening Day at PNC Park coming soon.

Tabbies Day Game Adventure

Big Phil and I are about to take off for the Tigers' game this afternoon. Hopefully we will roll down there in time to holla at my favorite establishment ever... Ol'Sheighleighleighs. Can't beat a nice tall glass of Guinness before a ball game. JV is on the hill again today and hopefully he brings the same stuff he had in Toronto but not the same results. So far the Tabbies starters have been awesome this year and I think a big reason for that is they have issued very few walks. Its amazing when you throw strikes how many times guys will hit the ball hard and still get out. When you don't throw strikes the batter will get on base 100% of the time.

Hopefully I will be able to get a few photos from the game posted here. Plus today I begin my Hebrew National count. My goal for the 2009 baseball season is 100 Hebrews.

Last thing before Big Phil and I head down to Detroit to give the Rangers the biz, the picture above is Millsy's awesome porno stache from Spring Break 2009. That thing could ignite a season long rally for the Tabs! Holla and Go Tigers!

Crushing Defeat

The 5-4 walk off loss last night for the Tabs stinks but once again lets pull a positive out of what can otherwise be deemed a debacle. Edwin Jackson was phenomenal last night. The main reason for his success was attacking the strike zone. If all the Tigers starters can throw strikes then we will have a successful season. I can handle getting our brains beat in but the 9th inning walk that Lyon allowed ended scoring and winning the game for the Blue Jays. I also felt that with runners at first and third and one out, Leyland should have brought in Rodney or Perry to try for the strike out rather than intentionally walking the bases loaded and going for a double play.

Tonight we will see if we are a different squad from last season. If we can forget about last night's game and come out prepared and play hard, I like our chances. Miner must follow Jackson's lead and attack the strike zone. Go Tabbies! Have some fun tonight in Toronto.

My fantasy baseball team (the Rod Allen Pahdanuhs) is pretty solid in position players and starting pitching but relief pitching is a large area of concern. I have no reliever on my roster who consistently gets outs. I think there will be a lot of sheist spoken in our league especially from a large fella named Millsy. But maybe Millsy will set up a trade with me for Huston Street. The RAP's are coming at ya and they are bringing it like some crazy rattle snakes.

Hopefully the Tigers holla at some racky tacky tonight and give the Blue Jays the biz.

Update

The one positive to take from last night's Tabbies game is our offensive ability. We scored 5 runs off one of the top pitchers in the league. That's the only the I will say about last nights game because the rest makes me sick to my stomach.

The reason for this post was to update everyone on the 2 current sabermetric studies. The extrabase hit study has so far shown that it's imperative to have guys in the lineup who slug. Singles just do not produce runs at a high rate. 58% of the innings in which there is an extrabase hit at least one run is scored. This is compared to just 10% of the innings in which there is no extrabase hit at least one run is scored. This is a huge difference and I'll continue to keep an eye on it throughout the season.

In the other study, 45% of the time when the leadoff batter of an inning reaches base at least one run is scored. 25% of the time when the first baserunner is with 1 out at least one run scores. And only 13% of the time a run is scores when the first baserunner reaches with 2 outs. This shows how important it is to get that first batter of each inning on base.

Holla back to see more updates on these studies. Im hollerin at a Fantasy baseball draft tonight so hopefully I'll be able to post my team roster shortly. Go Tigers! Do 'em derrty EJ!

1 day

A lot of fun and crazy times as Lindsey visited the Pittsburgh scene this weekend. The Hofbrauhaus was once again amazing. But the real reason for this blog is to remind everyone that we are only one day away from the Tabbies give the biz tour (aka opening day). If JV can throw strikes I think we will be able to holla like some damn genius'. I can't wait to get the Rod Allen Drinking Game fired up tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have the rules posted shortly so stay tuned. And if any has any good ideas for modifications, holla at a brotha.

Pineapples for all! Bloop bloop!

4 days...

As I sit here at Panera, all I can think of is Opening Day. It is only 4 days away for the Tabs! Verlander will being facing off against Roy Halladay it what figures to be one of the better matchups of power arms in baseball. I was a little discouraged by JV's last spring outing where he gave up 7 runs on 9 hits over 5 innings. The good news is he only walked one and it was a spring game. In spring training games, pitchers tend to work on specific aspect of their game and not worry so much about the actual results. I hope this was the case for JV. No matter what though, you can count on me holla'n at the Rod Allen Drinking Game Monday night when the Tigers take on the dirty Blue Jays. Eddie is probably printing off the 2009 version of the RADG as I write this. One way or another I hope to have it posted on here in next week or so. And hopefully we can get Millsy to throw some awesome pics up from his trip to the Final Four. I'm super jealous of that crazy ass guy so hopefully he remembers I bring a wicked clothesline.

I gotta roll out of here so I can go give the biz to so big azz margaritas at Mad Mex's happy hour. Peace and Frizzle frazzle.

Top 5 Fantasy Pitchers based on VORP

What a beautiful day (as Millsy would say) here in Pittsburgh! Only 5 days until baseball's Opening Night. Hopefully the weather is like this 10 days from now at Comerica for the Tigers' home opener.

As I promised here are my top 5 pitchers and their VORP totals from last season:
1) Tim Lincecum 72.3
2) Cliff Lee 76.5
3) Johan Santana 73.6
4) Roy Hallsday 70.6. (hopefully the Tabs light his tits on opening day)
5) Jon Lester 59.6

This would be one hell of a rotation and all five are bonafide aces. The reason I have Lincecum ahead of Lee on my list is not cause he plays for the hated Tribe but because his VORP is almost as good as Lee and Santana's despite batters having a .312 BABIP (batting average on balls in play). This means Lincecum was extremely unlucky last season and still posted the third highest VORP in the majors. It is likely he will catch a bunch of breaks this year and thus have an even better year.

A quick update on my leadoff batter study:

In innings where the leadoff batter gets on with nobody out, teams are scoring 80% of the time. In innings where the batter gets on with 1 out, the team scores 29% of the time. And in innings where the first baserunner is with 2 outs, teams score 0% of the time. It's early in the study but it is definitely apparent how important it is to get the leadoff guy on. Holla back to see how this study unfolds throughout the season.

Butta Lewis!

Stafford

I got two words for Stafford's workout... Damn genius!

A Lions Fans' Favorite Time of Year

Thats right folks, the NFL draft is creeping up on us quick and my Lions are quicly trying to forget our record setting year and an awful era in Lions history known as the Millen years. There is a new regime in Detroit (kind of because WCF just hired Millen's right hand man) and we have to hope the losing is done. We started by hiring a competant Head Coach, who then hired competant assistant coaches. I'm not sure but thats further than Millen ever got. To show the lions are a new team they are upgrading their logo for the first time in alot of years. Its not much different but I guess some idiots thought that on the old logo the dot by the arms was an eye and the two front legs were the mouth. I'm not sure which 1st grader thought that but I still dont see it. Anyways, there are rumors of new jersey's to come. Most of these suggestions are absolutely hideous and I will absolutely flip if they trade out the Honolulu Blue for some wannabe Seahawks teel. Others are not much different other than they have the retro 50's logo on the pants which is more likely considering the logo didn't change much.

Aside from the new look in detroit we have a touh decision to make in the #1 overall pick. There is alot of love for Matt Stafford the QB out of Georgia but I am not sold. I think he runs the same work out program as Phil which I like but I am not sold on his ability. He is one hell of a risk to throw $35 million garunteed at this guy. The NFL needs to change its rookie contracts because the first pick has become a burden more than a perk which makes it impossible to trade out of the spot. So since we are stuck draftin at 1 we should just take the best pplayer available, even if he doesn't play a position normally takken at pick 1 in Aaron Curry, LB from Wake Forest. He is an animal and would step in as the imidiate impact MLB that the Lions have been missing since the early/mid 90's. We also hold the 20th pick after raping Dallas owner jerry Jones in the Roy Williams trade. I am hoping with that pick we find a solid NT or CB. My dream is that Malcolm Jenkins falls to 20 due to his slow 40 time but with his cover skills I don't see him makeing it past 12 or so. That would leave CB's like Vonte Davis, DJ Moore, Alphonso Smith, and Darius Butler. If we go DT it will most likely be one of Evander "Ziggy" Hood, Peria Jerry, or Ron Brace. Then we hold pretty much another 1st round selection in pick 33 which will hopefully land us another starter. I wouldlike the other of what we don't get at 20 between CB and DT. Preferably Ron Brace here, the big NT from Boston College. We signed Grady Jackson to play NT but he will give us less snaps than Big Baby did, so a backup/future starter is a huge need. We also traded Corey Redding (although we brough Julian Peterson back home) so the middle of the line looks awfully weak at this point. With the rest of our picks I would like to draft some O-Lineman, especially gaurds, and hopefully a #3 WR and a pass catching TE. Then we can draft our QB next year once we have something that resembles an NFL team and will give a young QB a chance to succeed. So thats my quicky Detoit Lions pre draft analysis, let me know what you think or if you want more info on any prospect in this years draft.

Millsy, signing off!

Top 5 MLB position players based on VORP

1) Albert Pujols 1B 98.6
2) Hanley Ramirez SS 78.6
3) Chipper Jones 3B 75.9
4) Lance Berkman 1B 73.1
5) David Wright 3B 66.1

I would normally say Hanley would be the best choice for the number 1 pick in fantasy baseball because it's hard to find a shortstop with his VORP total but Pujols' VORP is out of this world. He was worth 20 more runs than Ramirez, the second best player. There will be more player rankings later so holla back for a little racky tacky.

Sparty On!

Congratulations to all the Spartans out there! That was an awesome W for Michigan State. The defense and rebounding was outstanding but the key to the game was Michigan State's ability to hold onto the basketball.

The Tabbies had another strong performance from Zach Miner today and I believe, with Bonderman out for the first couple weeks of the season, MineDogg will be used in the rotation. There are two openings in the rotation right now and the other possibilities include Porcello and Nate Robertson (if thumb is healed in time). Polly jacked another home run today as well. He's hollering at the long ball like a juice up ninja turtle.

Tiger is making a charge and is currently one stroke behind the leader thru 7 holes. Call me biased but Tiger is the greatest golfer on the planet. Speaking of golf, I need to start practicing before my swing imitates Charles Barkley's.

I hope that Carolina gives the business to Oklahoma so that I have at least one of my Final Four teams correct. The equation is struggling like Zach Morris on skip day. I had high hopes for it but obviously it needs to be re-worked a little. Eddie is still dominating the NCAA tourney pool so a tip of the cap to him.

I hope to have a decent Fantasy baseball draft list posted by Wednesday.

Time for a brotha to toss back a couple Guinness' and enjoy some golf and hoops! Peace. Onions!

Apology

I apologize to G-money and any other Pitt fan I may have upset in the blog yesterday. The comment was not meant to be a negative towards Pitt but rather a compliment to how efficient their offense had been all year. I was just observing in the first half that they played no where near their offensive capabilities. Panthers you played an awesome 2nd half and congratulations on your thrilling victory. Knees on bows go out to you for advancing to your first ever elite eight.

Sweet 16

Pitt needs to get it's offense going. Right now it looks like they are a biddy basketball squad on the offensive side of the ball. I think they'll get it going. They are one of the top teams in the country in offensive efficiency.

The equation needs UConn, Pittsburgh, and Memphis to holla at W's tonight so I gotta roll back to the television and pull for those squads as I'm experiencing the "best head in town", Lionshead Charlie brewskis.


Peace

12 days....

The Tigers' first game of the year is only 12 days away now and there are still plenty of questions swirling around Lakeland. I feel that the biggest issue is whether or not Bonderman will be able to start the year in the rotation. If he can than we will only need to find one starter but if not it could be bad news bears. Robertson and Porcello are the two best pitchers for that last spot. If Nate Dogg has his slider working and can consistently throw strikes I would take him north and allow Porcello some more time to get seasoning in the minors. But if Bondo can't go that first week of the year both will have to be on the big league club. This should be an interesting final week and a half of spring and big decisions will be made.

My projected rotation:
1) Verlander
2) Galarraga
3) Jackson
4) Bonderman
5) Robertson


Tomorrow evening the madness continues with sweet 16 action. Speaking of the sweet 16, what jerkface decided to copyright the name. This stuff is getting out of control like Sebastian the crab did in little mermaid with his crazy singing voice. Back to the tourney, the biggest game for me Thursday is Memphis vs. Missouri. The equation has Memphis reaching the championship game so I desperately need them to advance, especially since a large number of folks have UConn beating them in the following round. I fully expect a close game between the two Tigers squads. Ken Pomeroy's predictive methods say this game will be around 70 possessions. This seems low to the naked eye but Pomeroy is a damn genius and I'll put my money (I hardly have any) on him. Go Tigers! Memphis that is.

I'm attempting to throw together a Fantasy baseball draft list by the end of next week for anyone who wants to holla at it. Knees on bows all up my grill! 10-4.

The remaining Spring Trip Pics (finally!) notice the man in the orange shirt in the jungle bush

Fiddle faddle

Ok now that the depression from Ohio State's crushing defeat has worn off I'm back. The terrible pounding headache did not help either. Yesterday went pretty well for the equation with 7 of 8 games predicted correctly, but the one loss (UCLA) was huge. The equation had UCLA reaching the elite eight. Still 7 out of 8 is respectable. Today's huge game for the equation is Arizona State vs. Syracuse. It has Arizona State projected to the final eight so it is a must win game. Eddie is still dominating the pool but Big Phil is charging. He was looking like the Lions, comfortably in last place, but he gathered himself like the crazy man we know and currently sits in 4th place. Hell of a job Big Phil!

It's a beautiful day here in Pittburgh! I'm getting all fired up for opening day, just over two weeks away now. Speaking of baseball, tonight Team USA takes on Japan in the semis of the WBC. I'm exited to see the pitching matchup of Roy Oswalt and Daisuke Matsuzaka. There should be a lot of dirty stuff going down in that battle.

Coming soon will be regular updates on my study of the importance of the leadoff batter of the inning reaching base. Also, I promise to have the rest of the pics up from spring break all up in my face 2009. It's just taking a lot longer than anticipated and to make up for I will perform bargains and bargains to anyone who requests during opening day week. Holla and fiddle some fools Team USA!

NCAA tourney Day 2

The equation had a lot more success this afternoon, going 7-1 during the session. Besides that I don't have too much to talk about. I'm going to toss back some charlies tonight while enjoying some college hoops. Go Bucks!

It was good to see Bondo throwing last night in spring training, hopefully this is a step towards being ready to pitch the first week of the season. Holla!

Tough start

The damn equation only won 4 of the first 7 games and 2 of the wins came from 1 seeds. The BYU loss stung the most as they were a healthy favorite over Texas A&M. Eddie brought the biz going 7 for 7 with his picks this afternoon. It may be time for me to break out the knees on bows for good luck so I can make up some ground on him.

Let's put the baby to bed and have a great night of tourney predicting. Holla!

Live from Blawnox

As I sit here in Blawnox on Wednesday evening the antcipation for the NCAA tournament grows. And so does my desire to holla at Dietch's for a charlie. Well, I promised you some more details of the equations tourney picks so I'll hold on that brewski for a brief moment. First off the big surprises: 6 seeds Arizona State and UCLA advancing to the elite eight. 12 seed Wisconsin upseting Florida State and 10 seed USC upsetting Boston College in the first round. Actually other than those the chalk pretty much holds up. This year's tournament is not quite as top loaded as last year but there is still a large gap between the top 8-12 teams and the rest of the field.

G-money is lucky to have tomorrow afternoon off of work so hopefully he will post a blog about his experience watching the madness unfold at some fine Pittsburgh establishment. Please holla at a comment if you have any questions on the NCAA tourney equation or how many books I've read so far today. Jumangi.

NCAA numbers finally crunched

Happy St. Patty's Day! The NCAA tournament statistical analysis is finally finished and I can't even have a green brew to celebrate since I have to be at work until 8 tonight. The good news is that I'm pretty happy with how the numbers turned out. Now we just have to wait and see if the equation will be as predictive as last year. Today I will reveal the final four prediction. And the four teams the equation believes will be playing in Detroit just over 3 weeks from now are...... Louisville, Memphis, Pittsburgh, and North Carolina. I will post more of the predictions later but I'll let these sink in first.

On another note, it is becoming quite clear that the Tabs are in desperate need of a fifth starter. Miner, Robertson, and Willis are all having major issues throwing strikes. We have a couple of options. One is to trade for a starter but it's not a good thing to have to give up prospects. Another option is to acquire through free agency and it's well known Pedro Martinez is out there. The last option is to give Porcello a shot. I think this is a solid option and we can protect him a little the first few weeks of the year because of our scheduled off days. It will be very interesting to which route Leyland and Dombrowski take.

I apologize for not having the photos from spring training up yet. They will be posted as soon as a I can access a computer with a compatible memory card slot. Happy St. Patty's Day and holla at some bargains, bargains, and bargains dances.

Back home for selection Sunday

We have now returned home from our awesome trip where the dream was lived. I'm really looking forward to the Ohio State game today after their big time performance yesterday. Purdue looks to be a tough opponent but if the Bucks limit the turnovers and 2nd chance points they'll have a great chance at the championship. Today is also exciting because it's Selection Sunday and this year we don't have the Buckeye bubble worries. Penn State looks to be in that boat this year but with 6 wins over the top 50 I think they deserve to make the big dance. March madness is the greatest. It makes me want to do the bargains dance.

I just wanted to add that I'm dehydrating like a crazy marathon runner even if Millsy says otherwise. I hope to get pics up from Friday's Tabbie game shortly, including some of Millsy in a jungle bush.

Go Bucks! Holla and wobble

The Home Stretch

Millsy hollarin at te Knee's on Bows one more time.

We spent yesterday at the Tabs game aain watching them fiddle the Mets. EJ pitched pretty solid but the Tabs ended up dropping this one after their starters left the game. We took off a little early to check out Touchdown Eddies for the OSU vs. Wisconson Weasle game. The Bucks backhanded the cornfed folk from Madison and now are looking forward to the big showdown with Sparty today. TD Eddies treated us well with $1 brews but everyone but Big Phil was feeling the effects of a week on vacation and were just drinking water like some damn fish. After the game we finished the road trip to the Tampa area to relax at our beautiful Homestead suites for a night. It was tight quarters especially with Phil's oversized luggage taking up 90% of the floor space. That guy sure knows how to pack. Again, we left the beer drinking to Phil as Me and Eddie caked on the Aloe lotion to try and cool off the wcked suburn we have had mst of the week.

Well its now 5:20 in the AM and I cant function too well. This airport is a pain in the ass but I did make it to my gate before I had to leave which is in about 45 minutes. Priceline is awsome for money but the flight times suck a fat one. So this is it for now, Spring Break 09 is just about over and I have to return to my life of school and work. So long to Florida, and we did Live the Dream.

Tabbies Game

Yesterday was spent in the sunshine at beautiful Joker Marchant Stadium as we watched the Tabs give the Yankees the biz. Sheff hit 2 home runs, both of which landed right near our location on the left field berm. The young outfield prospect, Wilkin Ramirez, showed off his power as well with a mamouth home run to left field. The sun was awesome and it gave Millsy and Eddie some good color. G-Mode received some color also but it was of the more tannish tint. Pics hopefully will be up soon to document the amount of sun received. After the tailgating concluded following the game we headed to Kissimmee to have an unbelievable dinner with Alyson's parents. My belly is still stuffed like a chubby care bear.

Big Day of sun and college hoops watching. We have chicken and burgers to grill and there is a ton of crazy fun to be had. G-Money is all fired up for the Pitt game at 7 tonight. They take on his all time favorite squad, West Virginia. The Big East tourney is always fun to holla with all its wild games. Holla.

wine em dine em

We are about to leave for Lakeland to watch the Tabbies play a little baseball. The Mustache is gone so no more rides but Millsy and Eddie are starting up their own competition. Holla back to check out photos from Joker Marchant Stadium and other cactus growing fun that occurs in Lakeland.


Happiness

mustaches and other unique photos

more photos of crazy hollerin