The Game

It was exciting and agonizing and really cold and I hate Buchholz and Punto, though Punto made it better at the end and it was tiring and aggravating and thrilling and and and and... I want to go again. A longer write-up...whenever. I'm too tired now to do it right. This'll do for now. -D-

The Vernacular of Sports

In advance, I would like to apologize for the amount of profanity that you're about to encounter. It was unavoidable. When watching baseball, especially when watching a Red Sox game, it becomes clear that a certain language is adopted that one might otherwise not use in a social situation. Certain words become commonplace and are … Continue reading The Vernacular of Sports →

The First Pitch

Baseball season starts in two days and I'm pretty excited. I've watched some Spring Training games. I've watched a few games from last year. I've watched (basically) a highlight reel from the 2004 World Series. I've read baseball books, baseball articles, baseball magazines. I've watched press clippings from Valentine and interviews with the players. I've … Continue reading The First Pitch →

The Obsession

I've started to mentally break up The Baseball Project into segments. The first segment is, obviously, Spring Training. For the last few weeks, I've read, watched, absorbed and analyzed nothing but baseball. I've watched Ken Burns Baseball. I've read baseball books about the various players. I've read articles about the up-coming season. I've even started … Continue reading The Obsession →

The Numbers

.406 56 714 1.82 511 61 73 I knew there were numbers in Baseball. That's kind of Baseball's thing. It even has its own math associated with it. But, holy moley, I'm starting to get a little overwhelmed. For the pitcher alone there are dozens of stats that you can follow. There's the pitcher's ERA … Continue reading The Numbers →