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OK, first "Adult" kickball and now "Fantasy" baseball....this is getting pretty risque!
So, I've been playing fantasy baseball this year and this has been my very first time playing. It has both opened my eyes, as well as ruined my life. I have never been so knowledgeable of all of the many other baseball players in the MLB, and I find myself rooting for different teams simply because I have one of the players on my fantasy team. Also, if I have players on opposing teams who are playing each other, I'll watch the game and come up with situations that need to happen to best suit my fantasy team (ex: well, so-and-so can get a base-hit and steal a base, but then I need the pitcher to get out of the inning without any runs, and then once they take my pitcher out, I need so-and-so to come in to hit a homerun and get a bunch of RBIs, but not too many runs, because I need my closer to come in and get a save). Crazy! So, in addition to watching all of the Yankees games this year, I now watch all of these other games to see how my players are doing. Also, with a tool called Stattracker, you can see current stats on all of your fantasy players as well as your opponents stats to get up-to-the-minute updates. Needless to say, if I'm ever by a computer, Stattracker is always on and I am always looking at it! Anyways, it has been a lot of fun, but between monitoring all my players and deciding whom I should keep and whom I should trade away and whom I should pick up, fantasy baseball has ruined my life...well, life as I know it...
p.s.-The Yankees just lost 6-19 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays today, but they shut them out yesterday 6-0. What does that mean? It means that Johnson is a piece of $%#^ and Wang is my hero. Heh heh...Johnson and Wang...
Duckhat Brewing Company is proud to announce that we have begun two new batches of beer to be ready by late September / early October. For those of you who didn't know, Josh and I have been brewing our own homebrew beers for almost two years now. We have been slowly perfecting our technique and style and have, to date, put out 10 different beers so far. We were on a little hiatus as Josh was doing research in DC, but now that he is more or less back in NYC, we've started up again! We are also changing our technique and adding another element: we are going all-grain! (If you don't know the difference, don't worry about it, but basically the old method included the use of Malt extract (which is a thick syrupy substance), and now we're using malt grains which entails larger equipment and different procedures...) The result should be a more refreshing and clean-tasting beer. We'll just have to wait and see! Anyways, I'll update you on the two new beers later, but in the meantime, I'll give you a gander at the labels of our past 10 beers:
Unfortunately, whenever we make a batch of beers, we are limited to only 50-60 beers of each style. Also, once they have been bottled, there is a limited time in which they are drinkable and they can and will go bad after a certain amount of time. For these reasons, unfortunately, we do not have any more of these past beers in stock. However, like I said, there are two more being made right now and we plan on starting another batch in late August (to be ready in November).
You can click on the photos for a larger view.
Fish have a memory of three seconds.
A jiffy is an actual unit of time equal to 1/100th of a second.
It took 302,400 seconds for me to write my second blog post.
Fish have a memory of three seconds.
So, do you remember the good ol' days when you would go out to the playground with a whole bunch of kids and play a version of baseball, except instead of hitting a small white ball with a bat, you kicked a big red ball and tried to peg your opponents out? Well, what's more pathetic than feeling nostalgic and warm inside at the mention of the phrase, "No Headhunting"? Perhaps being almost 30 years old and still arguing that point with an adult kickball league umpire?
That's right, this summer I was talked into joining an adult kickball league through an organization called WAKA (World Adult Kickball Association - www.kickball.com). Myself, ten other Trevor teachers, and a few of our friends and acquaintances have joined together to form a summer kickball team! The rules are your typical playground kickball rules (except that there are extended rules to incorporate a strike zone and various other "baseball" type scenarios). In fact, there is an official 10 page rule book with extensive rules and regulations. For example, I'm sure everyone can relate to Rule 16.01 which states, "Ghost men are not allowed". How many times have we all been burned by that rule!
So far, our team is not doing very well. We play every Monday night and our record is currently 1-4. Apparently, it is much harder to kick a kickball than I remembered! Also, with 11 players on a defensive field, it is very difficult to kick the ball where there isn't somebody there ready to catch it! In fact, the best strategic offensive maneuver is to bunt and run like hell!
Web-gem moment: Sliding head-first into second base, scraping up your entire right arm, and still being out by a mile.
All in all, it's a really fun experience and totally worth all the "how old are you?" comments that I get when people learn about my childish activity. Besides, I couldn't find an open softball league to join this summer and it's a much cheaper "early mid-life crisis" than the sportscar! Did I mention the flip-cup and beer pong games that take place afterwards at the sponsor bar? How old am I?
You too?
Yes, me too. Everyone seems to be blogging these days and I thought that I would join in the party! For a long time, I've been watching Jill, Risa and Jordan blog it out and it's been great following what goes on in their super creative minds! If you haven't been to their blogs, I highly suggest that you get your tushies over there! However, I will have to say that I've been reading blogs well before "blog" was even a word! My cousin Kevin created a webpage four years ago that was basically a weblog. You definitely need to read it if you're into poopy discussions and very entertaining thoughts!
U2?
No, not U2, but RHCP. Although I desperately tried to think of a blog title that was based on U2 (my favorite band), I failed. But, rather I thought that it might be witty to title the blog "Under the Bridge". It is a reference to the Red Hot Chili Peppers song (one of my favorite, might I add) of the same name, but also a reference to where I live. That's right, Shannon and I live in the Heights (Washington Heights), just south of the George Washington Bridge in New York City. In fact, if you step outside to the front of our apartment, you have a beautiful view of the bridge. It's best when it's all lit up at night. So, for all of you out there who think that Washington Heights is too far, I implore you to not be afraid of The Heights and come visit us!
You two?
Yes, us two. I promise to discuss many other topics and many other things that cross my mind, but many of my future blogs may drift towards the new addition to our family. No matter how much I really don't want to become one of those new parents who seem incapable of talking about anything besides their baby and how their baby just did this and how their baby is the cutest and how their baby's puke smells like flowers and how their baby is blah blah blah, I fully succumb to the fact that this new development is going to change our lives. So, there may be many blogs that touch upon new developments or new pictures, etc. I've come to terms with it. So should you.
Ewe too?
No. There will be no discussion of ewes or any other kind of livestock. Actually....I'm not sure I can make the promise of livestock, but I'm pretty sure that there will not be any discussions of ewes....except for this one....damn it! OK, no MORE discussions of ewes.
You Dunn?
No, I'm Tam.
You done?
Yes, I'm done. Thank you for reading and come back often. I'll see how frequently I can post messages. Since I'm off for the summer right now, I will most likely be posting often, but once baby is born, I can't guarantee anything. Also, then school will start in September and then all bets are off. But, I promise that I'll try to post as often as I can! Also, please expect posts that are much more stream-of-consciousness in the future. Please feel free to tell anyone whom you think would be interested in this.
1 more 2 u
Happy Birthday Jon-boy!
So, I've been playing fantasy baseball this year and this has been my very first time playing. It has both opened my eyes, as well as ruined my life. I have never been so knowledgeable of all of the many other baseball players in the MLB, and I find myself rooting for different teams simply because I have one of the players on my fantasy team. Also, if I have players on opposing teams who are playing each other, I'll watch the game and come up with situations that need to happen to best suit my fantasy team (ex: well, so-and-so can get a base-hit and steal a base, but then I need the pitcher to get out of the inning without any runs, and then once they take my pitcher out, I need so-and-so to come in to hit a homerun and get a bunch of RBIs, but not too many runs, because I need my closer to come in and get a save). Crazy! So, in addition to watching all of the Yankees games this year, I now watch all of these other games to see how my players are doing. Also, with a tool called Stattracker, you can see current stats on all of your fantasy players as well as your opponents stats to get up-to-the-minute updates. Needless to say, if I'm ever by a computer, Stattracker is always on and I am always looking at it! Anyways, it has been a lot of fun, but between monitoring all my players and deciding whom I should keep and whom I should trade away and whom I should pick up, fantasy baseball has ruined my life...well, life as I know it...
