"Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something." - Thomas A. Edison
"I have found that people who can successfully resist temptation invariably lead depressingly stunted lives." — C.D. Payne
"So don't weep for me now, my friends, because science insists that I have not died.
Energy just always changes state and I refuse to believe that human consciousness is the sole exception to this universal law."
- Mark Millar
"Do only butterflies die in flames? What about those devoured by the flames within them?" - E.M. Cioran

Monday, October 18, 2010

Bored Now

Looking... Looking... Nothing.

James Harrison is all about "hurting," but not "injuring" opposing players.

DeSean Jackson has a severe concussion and accompanying memory loss.  Not his 1st either.

Junior Seau got arrested for domestic assault and then drove his car off of a cliff.

The Phillies smacked around Frisco's 'pen and tied the NLCS at 1.

The BcS rankings have Oklahoma and Orgeon playing for the championship with no regard for Boise or TCU.

Of the top 500 all-time seasons of HR/9, only two occurred outside of the dead ball era.  In 1944 Dodgers righty Rube Melton surrendered just 1 tater in 187.1 innings.  That equals a HR/9 of .048.  Reds righty Ewell Balckwell was even better two years later, tossing 194 innings and giving up just 1 round tripper.  To put that in better context, Josh Johnson led MLB in 2010 with a HR/9 of .343.  That's 7 times Blackwell's number.  The last MLB pitcher to post a qualifying HR/9 of less than 0.1 was Dave Righetti in the strike shortened '81 season.  He gave up one homer in 105 IP, a .085 HR/9.

You're welcome.  Cheers.

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