Thursday, July 21, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves
Dodgers 10, Phillies 2
Good Dodger hitting or lousy Phillies pitching? I'm inclined to the latter view, but it's games like this one that screw up your Pythagorean numbers. It was fun while it lasted, anyway.OT: Google Moon
To celebrate the anniversary of man first walking on the moon, Google has provided a map of the astronauts' landing locations. Don't zoom in too far or you might discover something very startling about the moon...Update: I sent a note to them objecting to the unfortunate omission of world-reknowned astronauts Wallace and Gromit, whose lunar adventures are well documented. Google's response:
Thank you for your note about Google Moon. We hope you enjoyed today's tribute, and we appreciate your taking the time to contact us.This is an autoresponse to let you know that we've received your email, and we'll read it soon. If you notified us of a problem, we'll investigate right away and follow up with you if we can provide assistance.
If you sent praise, we're happy to hear that you enjoyed surfing the lunar landscape and hope to provide you with more extensive Moon-oriented local information just 64 years from now. We'll also keep constructive feedback and suggestions - we know, you'd like to see Mars, too - in mind for the future.
If you're wondering what type of cheese the moon is made of, we wish we could tell you. Conventional 20th century belief suggested that it was made of green cheese, but recent data has disproved this theory. Diligent research by the world's most preeminent scientists suggests that it's either havarti or gouda. We recognize that a sniff-off among our talented Google users would likely resolve these scientific disputes, so we're working on patented scratch-and-sniff technology. You didn't hear it from us, but if you get close enough to your monitor, you may be able to discern the cheese by smell.
Thank you for taking the time to write.
Regards,
The Google Team
Not Getting It Dep't
When your problem is having pitchers who aren't as good as your principle rivals, the answer isn't to get yet another third or fourth rotation guy:The club's first priority appears to be adding a starter to replace inconsistent rookie Ervin Santana, at least until Kelvim Escobar is healthy again. The Pittsburgh Pirates' Kip Wells and the San Francisco Giants' Brett Tomko are among their top targets. If the Cleveland Indians drift away from contention in the next week, the Angels might also take a run at acquiring Kevin Millwood.This is exactly the kind of thinking that got the Angels in trouble to start with. But Bill Stoneman's done a 180 on his thinking about the farm these days:
"Young players are at a premium right now. They have tremendous value," Stoneman said. "Nobody is off-limits. I don't hang the phone up when somebody brings up any particular player."Ooh. Well, I suppose that means teams needing a first baseman can rest assured Casey Kotchman and his Amazing Display of Non-Strikeoutness will be available. But what is Bill thinking about picking up besides rotation filler?
The Boston Red Sox designated left-handed reliever Alan Embree for assignment Tuesday and it's believed they would be willing to pay a good chunk of Embree's $3 million salary to a team that traded for him. Stoneman declined comment about Embree, citing tampering rules.Oh. God.
Mindshare
Here's a Pasadena Star-News article about mind share between the Dodgers and Angels these days, including a couple quotes from Jon:"It wasn't even a contest back then,' says Jon Weisman, the brains behind the Dodger Thoughts Web site (dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com ). "The Angels might as well have been an out-of-town team.'Especially when the Dodgers are fielding a AAA team thanks to injuries....
"I don't think [the Dodgers] are going to be abandoned. What we're going to have is a choice,' Weisman said. "But right now, you're right. You probably would choose the Angels.'
Update: Congratulations, Jon, on three years of thinking Dodger Thoughts. Long may she wave.
: 7/21/2005 10:42:00 AM
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