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(8) Aug 28
Commenter, sometimes-grounds keeper and Major League Jerk founder, Hef gets to sound off once a week in this space. Today, he takes the old-as-dirt, not-gonna-make-the-playoffs, New York Yankees, to task. Schradenfreude for all! The Yankees are dead! Long live the Yankees!
September starts on Monday, and with it comes the final stretch of games to the playoffs. As of right now the Yankees are 10.5 games back in the division and 7 games back of the Red Sox for the Wild Card with a 4.6% shot of making the playoffs (if you give credence to those things). So while they haven’t been mathematically elimanated from contention, they would have to leap frog both the Red Sox and the loser of the AL Central division race (currently the Twins who are 4.5 games ahead of the Yanks). So while I won’t say they’re done, their odds are slim and getting smaller everyday. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug 21
The man likes short stories. What can you say? American creations? We have to put air conditioning in the top five, and wireless internet probably cracks the Top 10. Does Sarah Shahi count?
These past few weeks of Olympics coverage have made me more patriotic than I’ve been in years, so I feel like celebrating the great things that the US has churned out in its (somewhat) brief history. America is a great country that has contributed many wonderful things to the world and I’m a big fan of a lot of them. So since everyone is a big fan of lists, here are my top four favorite American creations (in no particular order): Read the rest of this entry »
Aug 14
Oddly, we’ve never seen Rudy all the way through. We’ll pick it up 30 minutes in on cable and ride it out. Nice flick. But never seen it end-to-end. Commenter Hef , who has strong opinions about movies, despises Rudy with every fabric of his being.
I’ve been re-watching movies I used to love when I was growing up and I’m surprised how well most of them have held up to the test of time. Back to the Future is still the greatest movie ever made, Bull Durham is still the best baseball movie I’ve ever seen, and Terminator II still looks amazing. Two films that have not held up to the test of time, unfortunately, are The Monster Squad and Rudy. Read the rest of this entry »
Aug 07
Help Commenter Hef find a team to root for down the stretch, ok?
After the All-Star break, after all of the storylines have been put into place, it’s become a bit of a tradition of mine to pick a team to follow so I can get a different perspective on the divisional and wild card races. It makes the season more interesting and it’s a way of hedging your bets god forbid your favorite team doesn’t make it to the postseason.
But I won’t just follow any team just because it’s winning. No sir. That, my friends, is called front running and is only acceptable in the desolate wasteland of the Midwest or Plain States. I’m not looking to hop on any bandwagon; I’m just looking for a way to spice up my baseball watching enjoyment by adding a team to my regular viewing. So yes, there is a bit of a criteria involved for making my short list. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 31
No clue where Hef found this photo, but you will soon see its significance. Also, you can shove your VORP up your EQA and kiss my OPS.
I’m getting tired of having the same conversation everyday about baseball stats and what should be used when debating the merits of a particular player over another. Some people use stats like OPS while others rely on RBI and batting average. We see it here at The Big Lead on every baseball post. And I get it; I understand that there are casual baseball fans who would be baffled by such terms like “EQA†and “VORP†so I avoid using those in certain company. But there’s a growing divide among baseball fans that is becoming more and more heated. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 24
They’re back.
This week, Chase Field in Arizona has been overrun by swarms of Cubs fans as the annual series between the two bitter rivals came to the Valley of the Sun. The total distance traveled by these loyal Chicago fans? Less than 20 miles. Yes, this town has been overrun by Cubs fans who have lived outside of Chicago for the last 30 years. Fans who are so loyal that many of them have come to Chase Field wearing D-Backs gear … only to trade it in for Cubbie Blue three games a year. Read the rest of this entry »
Jul 17
It’s the summer. And in the summer, you try new things. A new internship, a new fantasy baseball strategy, a new ice cream flavor, tevas, whatever. Fine, no self-respecting man would ever wear tevas, but you get the point. As an ever-evolving blog, we present to you: The Hef Chronicles. Hef is a commenter, and he’s an interesting fellow with a unique perspective on life (of note: He’s not nearly as negative as we are), and recently started blogging about baseball with friends. Read the rest of this entry »
