Wednesday, April 23, 2003

 

Some baseball quick hits:

* I didn't see much of Jesse Foppert's first major league start last night, but from all accounts, he spent the first inning nibbling instead of going after hitters. Even so, the Pirates didn't get many solid hits off of him. And it was freaking cold in Pittsburgh. I'm not worried at all about Foppert. Sucks to be only 15-4 after starting 15-2, though. (How quickly we get spoiled!)

* Jason Schmidt's mother passed away yesterday after a long illness. Giants GM Brian Sabean's father passed away as well, two or three days ago. Finally, Bobby Bonds underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. My condolences and best wishes go out to all of them. It's got to be hard for any of them to concentrate on a game at the moment.

* It's a red-letter day in Tampa--after beating the Blue Jays yesterday, the D-Rays have climbed out of last place.

* Then again, with everyone staring in stunned disbelief at how bad the Detroit Tigers are, maybe no one is paying attention to Tampa Bay anymore.

* If you're Miguel Tejada, are you happy you won the game with a homer, going 1-6 with an error? Or would you rather have gone 0-5 without the error, and thus had the A's win in regulation?

* The Expos are still in first place, but here comes Atlanta.

* If the Cubs win the NL Central, will Dusty Baker be a shoo-in for another Manager of the Year award?

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And now, stepping away from baseball for a sec--one of my other passions is miniatures wargaming. My project for the last 18 months is painting up armies from the Lord of the Rings. After I finish the four elves on my tabletop, I'll post some pictures of what I've got done so far.

Saturday night Evyn MacDude and Gypsycomet are supposed to meet me for a couple rounds of Battlefleet Gothic. I'll post an after-action report with pics if we do. (Note to self: must assemble the Necron Tombship I bought last Saturday...)

Jefferson 12:26 PM

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