Posts by samerochocinco:
- ERA under 4.00
- At least 15 wins (although with the Giants offense, that might be hard)
- 200 IP
If You Counted The Giants Out Last Week…
August 31st, 2009
Credit: ESPN.
All the stupid fans on Twitter and all the commentators on Baseball Tonight said it was the beginning of the end for the San Francisco Giants after Ryan Spilborghs hit a walk-off in extra innings. Read the rest of this entry “
Sabermetrics + Me = Samermetrics
August 25th, 2009
A physical representation of Samermetrics.
Uh, introducing Samermetrics?
Since baseball stats these days are bullshit, (What the fuck’s UZR? Ultimate Z-Job Rating? Please.) I decided to make my own. And because my name, Samer, is one consonant away from being the word “Saber” (a fuckin’ sweet sword), I’ll just plug my name in there for catchy trademark purposes. Get ready for your stupid lame-ass statistics to be fucked in the ear.
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Shaq Vs.: Episode One Recap
August 19th, 2009
Putting Ben's face on Hakeem's body didn't work in Paint. Deal with it.
I was really curious about “Shaq Vs.” when I first heard about it. Shaq’s a really good guy, albeit not the greatest athlete currently, due to his age, but in his prime he was unstoppable. He’s open-minded enough to try and challenge professional stars at their respective sports. The first episode, which I watched tonight, had Shaq taking on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in a QB showdown. I “live” “blogged” it as I watched, and now you can read it and watch it on your DVR if you want, then laugh at everything I saw at the appropriate times. (I understand if you don’t, DVRs are for lazy people.)
Enjoy.
A Night of Fights, Baseball, and Ice Cream Helmets
August 13th, 2009
Me and Girl. Yes, that actually is me and her. No, really. (That Lacoste polo is fake, by the way. I'm not rich.)
Driving on the highway from my minuscule town in New Hampshire listening to Andrew W.K. announce the proper way to party, I shoved a handful of Reese’s Pieces in my mouth and washed it down with some Vitamin Water. It was about 1 in the afternoon, and that was the first edible thing I had put into my stomach that day. With this rough start, I didn’t feel like this was a good choice of a day to see the Red Sox play the Tigers at Fenway Park.
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Quest for Competence: Tony Pena Jr.
July 27th, 2009
At least he's done this before.
If you suck at hitting, do you try to focus and practice more with your hitting coach?
Not if you’re Tony Pena Jr., apparently. Read the rest of this entry “
Julio Lugo Is Done In Boston
July 18th, 2009
You don't stand a chance, A-Rod.
Tragedy struck me yesterday when I heard the news that the Boston Red Sox had designated Julio Lugo for assignment, making the team need to trade him or release him in the next 10 days. I get misty-eyed reminiscing about all the highlights of his career in Boston. Come on this journey with me as we explore Julio Lugo’s time with the Red Sox.
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Why I Root: Samer and the San Francisco Giants
July 16th, 2009Why I Root is an occasional feature at The Rookies in which we discuss our allegiances, or, in Samer’s case, excuse that Barry Zito article from a while back.
The only two Barry Zito fans. They couldn't find two more people to finish his name.
Whenever I wear my San Francisco Giants hat out in public in the New England area, I get really weird looks. It’s hard to explain why I started liking them.
A Five-Pack of Midseason Fantasy Baseball Tips
July 13th, 2009
Newwwwww suits!
Has this first half of fantasy baseball not gone your way? Were you the unlucky guy that drafted Justin Duchscherer and Brandon Webb? Well stop crying and choose some of these fucking awesome players that I’ve chosen for you. If your league is full with a bunch of couch-humping idiots, you can find these players on the waiver wire.
If you have a group of competent, competitive team managers, I’m sorry, you must be playing for money.
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Barry Zito (And the Rest of the NL West) Doesn’t Completely Suck Anymore!
June 30th, 2009
A story of money, Hilary Duff, and redemption.
Known as the $126 Million Disaster, Barry Zito was the butt of many jokes in the San Francisco area. His start with the Giants was less than auspicious, and he eventually became the pitcher who would make the fans groan in anguish when he came out to the mound. He went 11-13 in 2007 with a 4.53 ERA, and after becoming the first pitcher to 10 losses in the league in 2008 by June 13, Zito was basically ignored by Giants fans, seen as an automatic loss in his starts.
This season, however, Barry Zito seems to be back on track to become a consistent pitcher. He’s inching back towards the Cy Young winner he used to be, and people should take notice.
This year so far, Zito is 4-7 with a 4.55 ERA with 66 strikeouts. He has pitched one complete game, and had six innings of no-hit ball against the Texas Rangers. The reason to blame for some of Zito’s losses is the lack of offense in San Francisco, whose “big bats” include Bengie Molina (no, really) and Pablo Sandoval (who?). Zito is still a 4th or 5th man in the pitcher’s rotation, considering the Giants have Tim Lincecum, Randy Johnson, and Matt Cain as their first three. San Francisco’s pitching has been lauded this year, and the only reason for some of the losses on their pitching staff’s records is due to lack of RBIs or HRs by the batting order.
The Giants are surprising the NL, leading in the race for the wild-card spot with a record of 41-34. Their record is better than every team in the NL East. And it’s not just the Giants: the NL West is going from a joke to a possible threat with the Dodgers owning the best record in baseball and the Rockies turning their team above .500 after the firing of coach Clint Hurdle and promoting of Jim Tracy. (The Padres, uh, still have Jake Peavy.)
It is predicted by a lot of big analysts, like Peter Gammons and Buster Olney, that the Giants will make a trade for a big bat before the trade deadline emerges. With more offense, the Giants could possibly knock off the Dodgers at the top of their division standings. The Manny Ramirez drama hasn’t affected Los Angeles that much, as they are still dominant without him, but it isn’t helping. I’m very excited to see what happens with San Francisco and if they can get a playoff spot behind their dominant pitching. A man can dream, can’t he?
Stupid plug: here’s Barry Zito’s Twitter, in case you’re interested. He’s been known throughout his years in the league for being a bit eccentric, and his Twitter helps reiterate that fact. Reading his tweets helps to show that even though he might suck while playing, he’s still a human being, and it’s not like he doesn’t feel like crap when he doesn’t last 4 innings.
To prove you have turned it around and actually become worth your ludicrous contract, you need at least one of these goals achieved by the end of the year:
I’m rooting for you, Barry Zito.
The Most You Will Probably Ever Read About Unicycle Basketball
June 9th, 2009The most interesting kinds of sports are ones that take a “Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup”-approach in their creation. Frolf, for example, is an extremely addictive mix of frisbee and golf that is simple and interesting to play. Unicycle basketball, a combination of exactly what the name implies, places all the players on one wheel and tells them to shoot some hoops.
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