Archive for April, 2008

iPhone score tracker MyMobileScores launches

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Are you looking for a fast, easy way to track baseball scores on your phone? So was I. So I created one. It’s called MyMobileScores and it launched Wednesday. I’m blogging about it’s development, new features and general other stuff at my professional blog over at http://www.k3ndall.com.

It’s not full-featured yet and there is work to [...]

The Seahawks cut Alexander unconditionally. Perhaps worth a look for the Bears?

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Shaun Alexander wore out his welcome here in Seattle and was cut by the Seahawks Tuesday in a move that surprised no one. He was just 2 years into an 8 year contract worth $62 million. Because he’s a football player that money is not guaranteed so Alexander out a hefty chunk of change. But [...]

Watching Felix Pie was fun?

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Last night Felix Pie came up in the 8th inning with 2 men on, and I whole-heartedly expected him to strike out. It’s what he’s been best at in his major league career.
I know that he has been working with Lou Piniella (and most recently with minor league hitting coordinator Dave Keller) trying to straighten [...]

The Bronx might be burning again * Update *

Monday, April 21st, 2008

So Hank Steinbrenner tells the New York Times that he thinks that Joba Chamberlain should be in the starting rotation.
The Yankees GM Brian Cashman says Chamberlain will stay in the bullpen.
I just have to wonder what the guy who is actually responsible for making those decisions, manager Joe Girardi thinks about all this. He hasn’t [...]

Carlos Silva is proving to be a better addition to the Mariners than Erik Bedard

Friday, April 18th, 2008

And we only had to part with $48 million. Not the top prospect in the farm system who is already batting .260 at the Major League level. Not to mention delivering late in games. Something it seems like the Mariners might be able to use. I have no qualms with the Mariners pitching staff. It’s [...]

Mike Morse needs to get out of right field

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Mike Morse, the Mariners right fielder Sunday, has played all over the diamond in his 4 years with the M’s. Yesterday, he proved that right field is not his home on a major league field. He misjudged or misplayed 3 fly balls in right that led to 7 runs. On the last play he hurt [...]

Playoffs: Comparing the East and the West

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

When one takes a look at the Eastern and Western playoff picture, it is easy to see that there are a host of differences between them.  The end of this season will contain a wide array of games between powerhouses in the East as well as a more level playing field in the West.
 
West:
The West is wide open. The top 6 seeds’ records [...]

What does ‘Rock Chalk Jayhawk’ mean?

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

All this hoopla about the Kansas football team last fall, and now KU’s incredible comeback victory in the NCAA tournament, the phrase ‘Rock Chalk Jayhawk’ has been thrown around a ton.
In an effort to educate myself, I visited Wikipedia (where else would I go for that type of information?) and found that there is a [...]

Third Annual Vigilante Sports NCAA Bracket Challenge Results

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

There is some good news and some bad news.
Good news first:

If Memphis could hit free throws, I would have locked up my second consecutive Vigilante Sports contests

Now for the Bad news:

Memphis cannot in fact hit free throws when it counts
Mario Chalmers can drain a prayer of 3 pointer to tie the game

All that to say [...]

Mariners opening day at Safeco

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

We battled the rain, the snow, and Erik Bedard’s 5 walks, but we stuck it out for the whole game. The Mariners open the season with a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers.
Bright spots

Adrian Beltre – He looked comfortable hitting and if he’s hitting, the M’s have some stability in the middle of their lineup.
JJ [...]