Remember Sammy Sosa? That Chicago Cub could really his some home runs. Cub games were always on, because what else is WGN going to show, so I saw him a lot, but he would NEVER club a four-banger while I was watching. All of his dingers came during games I didn't see.
Garrett Stutz of WSU is my new Sammy Sosa. I have never seen a game where he's anywhere but the bench, in foul trouble, and yet statistics tell me he plays 25 minutes and gets 13 and 8 per game.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Liveblog Madness 19
Peeled some potatoes and mashed them and ate them. Sweets only from here forward, folks.
VCU is the opposite of Wisconsin; they're so chaotic it's hard to tell who their good players are, or if their coach is a genius or just out of more traditional options. Hopefully Wichita State can hit some threes and get the pace more to their advantage. They are down 9 at halftime.
I picked Kevin Jones for my fantasy team, and picked Cinci to lose in the first round of my bracket. I failed to remember that the reason Cinci always drops out early is because Bob Huggins USED to coach them, and he now coaches West Virginia (and Jones), and I am a big idiot because Gonzaga is beating WV by 18. I could have 3 of my 8 fantasy players gone before the first full day of the tourney is over. Brutal.
Baylor's neon lime uniforms continue to assault the world. It's like my TV is trying to approximate their color and failing. I assume this is what it's like when you are wearing night vision goggles when someone flips the lights on.
VCU is the opposite of Wisconsin; they're so chaotic it's hard to tell who their good players are, or if their coach is a genius or just out of more traditional options. Hopefully Wichita State can hit some threes and get the pace more to their advantage. They are down 9 at halftime.
I picked Kevin Jones for my fantasy team, and picked Cinci to lose in the first round of my bracket. I failed to remember that the reason Cinci always drops out early is because Bob Huggins USED to coach them, and he now coaches West Virginia (and Jones), and I am a big idiot because Gonzaga is beating WV by 18. I could have 3 of my 8 fantasy players gone before the first full day of the tourney is over. Brutal.
Baylor's neon lime uniforms continue to assault the world. It's like my TV is trying to approximate their color and failing. I assume this is what it's like when you are wearing night vision goggles when someone flips the lights on.
Liveblog Madness 18
Long Beach falls short against New Mexico in a good game. Ol' gimpy knee played significant minutes, but hardly scored - you have to wonder what the outcome would have been if he was healthy. NM is solid, though.
Just read the Star/Eagle's "Cover it Live" tweets and whatnot on the KSU game. Read it over and tell me if it gives you ANY INSIGHT AT ALL on what was happening. My posts were more informative, and I take no joy in saying that. How can one man paying attention to mulitple games can be more insightful than 5 journalists covering the game? Pretty sad. I think newspapers might be in trouble, you guys.
Just read the Star/Eagle's "Cover it Live" tweets and whatnot on the KSU game. Read it over and tell me if it gives you ANY INSIGHT AT ALL on what was happening. My posts were more informative, and I take no joy in saying that. How can one man paying attention to mulitple games can be more insightful than 5 journalists covering the game? Pretty sad. I think newspapers might be in trouble, you guys.
Liveblog Madness 17
Long Beach falls behind, switches to a 1-3-1 zone! Everybody's favorite zone, right! LOVE THAT ZONE!!! It's working so far - they've cut the lead to 2 with 10:00 left.
And yes, I drafted Casper Ware from Long Beach so I am really pulling for them.
And yes, I drafted Casper Ware from Long Beach so I am really pulling for them.
Liveblog Madness 16
You ever see the original ending of Dodgeball? If so, you saw the end of the Syracuse/Asheville game.
There were a few questionable calls toward the end, but really the underdog just lost to a more complete team.
Getting toward the end of this session of games. The worst part of working through today would be coming home at 5:30, rushing to turn on the TV and watch some action, and then having to wait 50 minutes for the next game to start.
Streaming on the NCAA site has this cool feature this year where they won't let you switch and watch another game if there a commercial is airing in your browser window. Maybe this is only a feature enabled for those of us who used a free code to avoid the $4 charge, but probably not. Just a very good organization that everyone loves with a very cool logo that we all get to enjoy at every midcourt of every game site.
There were a few questionable calls toward the end, but really the underdog just lost to a more complete team.
Getting toward the end of this session of games. The worst part of working through today would be coming home at 5:30, rushing to turn on the TV and watch some action, and then having to wait 50 minutes for the next game to start.
Streaming on the NCAA site has this cool feature this year where they won't let you switch and watch another game if there a commercial is airing in your browser window. Maybe this is only a feature enabled for those of us who used a free code to avoid the $4 charge, but probably not. Just a very good organization that everyone loves with a very cool logo that we all get to enjoy at every midcourt of every game site.
Liveblog Madness 15
Asheville leads by 1 with 10 minutes left. Syracuse is an abysmal 3-22 from three. And I'm just one man here, high as fuck on steroids and jonesing for more food, but Syracuse's problem might be their stubbornness staying in their zone defense. You lost your shotblocker, and the other team is hot on their jump shots - maybe mix it up a little? Against a team where you're bigger and longer at every position?
Pretty warm in here. I am no longer wearing pants.
Long Beach / New Mexico has settled into a good game, even though it feels like there's been 10 traveling calls. Tied with 2 minutes before halftime. NM is drawing a lot of fouls, and could be in good shape to pull away next half. That's just the way it iiiis. God, Bruce Hornsby! "Your dad is the guy who wrote the piano part that Tupac sampled for that one song that my much older brother loved?" --Keith Hornsby's teammates.
5:41 left, Syracuse up 4.
Pretty warm in here. I am no longer wearing pants.
Long Beach / New Mexico has settled into a good game, even though it feels like there's been 10 traveling calls. Tied with 2 minutes before halftime. NM is drawing a lot of fouls, and could be in good shape to pull away next half. That's just the way it iiiis. God, Bruce Hornsby! "Your dad is the guy who wrote the piano part that Tupac sampled for that one song that my much older brother loved?" --Keith Hornsby's teammates.
5:41 left, Syracuse up 4.
Liveblog Madness 14
Asheville is leading Syracuse at the half, and I'm told it's the 6th time a 16 has ever led a 1 seed at halftime. I should be excited but I have to assume it won't last. It's almost like I feel bad, because they have so much hope now, but they'll probably lose anyway?
I'm also not very excited about that summer sausage. I've tried a few brands and still haven't found a great one. Oh well. At least I've consumed 200% of my daily sodium requirement by 3:30.
Keith Hornsby plays for Asheville, and his famous dad Bruce is watching in the stands. No sign of The Range. I'm pretty sure Keith has more tattoos than Bruce.
Long Beach vs New Mexico is starting. Larry Anderson, a key Long Beach player, is going to start despite a bum knee. The coach was interviewed and said it's because if he didn't try to play, he'd regret it. Translation: Larry Anderson will probably have his leg amputated before the night is over. Lobos have to be huge favorites now.
I'm also not very excited about that summer sausage. I've tried a few brands and still haven't found a great one. Oh well. At least I've consumed 200% of my daily sodium requirement by 3:30.
Keith Hornsby plays for Asheville, and his famous dad Bruce is watching in the stands. No sign of The Range. I'm pretty sure Keith has more tattoos than Bruce.
Long Beach vs New Mexico is starting. Larry Anderson, a key Long Beach player, is going to start despite a bum knee. The coach was interviewed and said it's because if he didn't try to play, he'd regret it. Translation: Larry Anderson will probably have his leg amputated before the night is over. Lobos have to be huge favorites now.
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