SB Nation User Blog: malikot

DLD 5/22/07- How Soon Is Now?

malikot — Tue, 22 May 2007 16:52:52 -0000

Not too much going on today, but we can't live without the DLD. And no, that's not an attempt to mooch $10.

We lost last night, but our beloved A's will be looking to rebound at 5:11 (5:11? Where did they come up with that one?) tonight. Colby Lewis will be making his debut against John Danks.

There was talk about Giambi the last few days, and while MLB discussed it, they're not going to meet with him yet.

In other Giambi news, guess which hated division rival is interested in picking him up? The circle would be complete, and I think everyone would have to hate him then.

There have been stories of former hostages writing letters to their captors, battered spouses who stay with their violent significant others, and now loving the gorilla that bit you. The lady in the article sounds pretty obsessed. It's kinda scary.

The game should end in time tonight for us west coasters to turn on American Idol. Months from now, when we're all being tortured by a full album from the beat boxing frosty haired hack of a "singer," remember, myspace generation, it's all your fault!

Oh, and today is Morrissey's birthday. I always liked the Smiths better than his solo stuff.

That's about it from here. Dump away!

DLD 4/26/07 My First DLD!

malikot — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:05:05 -0000

I'm a fan of the DLD, and I always wanted to make one. I guess I could have made one all along, but I never felt like I had enough to say. Well, here goes.

Happy Birthday to:

Jet Li,
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins of TLC,
Jordana Brewster,
Channing Tatum,
. . . and malikot!

Please excuse the cheesiness of the photo. That's a pre-game shot of me advertising my favorite in game snack while giving my best Filipino smile.

Today the A's host the Mariners at 12:35. Joe Kennedy takes the mound in an attempt to notch his first win of the season against Miguel Batista. I'll be spending the first half of my 30th birthday attending the game. Wifey is kicking me out of the apartment for half the day while she sets the place up. I'm hoping to break a trend. The A's are 0-2 this season in games that I have attended. Then again, they are 2-0 in games that I have attended by myself, so maybe I want a trend to continue. Whatever.

Hopefully they can find the offense today. Dan Johnson went 0-3 in his return from the DL, which also sent Adam Melhuse to the minors. Joe Blanton only made 2 mistakes in last night's loss, 2 solo homeruns, but Washburn threw a 3 hit shutout. I'm not sure the game even lasted 2 hours. Chavez was clearly safe at first on the final call of the game. It would be nice to see the team get angry and light up Batista.

Wifey managed to wrestle the remote away from me since the game flew by. I was forced to sit through an hour of American Idol, which included an appearance by Tom from myspace and a terrible lip sync rendition of "Staying Alive" that managed to cast a bunch of actors that we've forgotten in recent years. Commercial breaks? No, that's when she flipped it to the finale of that Pussycat Dolls show. Ugh. All that torture and nobody got kicked off.

The Sharks are in Detroit to open their playoff matchup against the Red Wings. The game is at 4:30 on the Versus network. This combination always brings up memories of high school and watching Arturs Irbe take on Chris Osgood. This is gonna be a great series.

I know this was last weekend, but I didn't see anything posted. My hero Eddie Van Halen is out of rehab and was an honorary race official at the (I hate Jared) Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Phoenix. He cut his hair, and looks a lot like he did when they recorded Balance. He also promoted his new guitar (which was sporting a $30,000 price tag last time I saw), but unfortunately there was no news about the tour which was put on hiatus earlier this year.

How dangerous is drinking and riding a horse? No, not the dance (that's Ride That Pony, which I allegedly did once in Safeway when I had too much to drink). I really do mean riding a horse. A German man couldn't find a designated driver, so he did the next best thing.

That's about it from here. I'm off to a day of baseball, and most likely a night of drinking which may or may not result in drunken karaoke. Friday should see an healthy intake of fast food and Pocari Sweat, then I oughta be back to normal by Saturday. I don't know where I'll be sitting today since I'm buying my ticket at the game, but if you see/recognize me, feel free to stop by and say hi. I don't really know any of the local ANers, and it would be nice to put a face with the name. Dump away, ladies and gentlemen. . .

Frequently Used Terms

malikot — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 17:10:03 -0000

I'm sorry if I am simply repeating something that has already been posted. Is there any way someone can post a key to all the frequently used statistical terms here on AN? I guess I'm a bit of an "old school" fan when it comes to stats. While I get the gist of a player's VORP, I probably wouldn't know the difference between a WHIP and a LOOGY if they both pulled up a barstool and bought me a shot. Perhaps there is a link to another site that has these explained. But if not, can someone please post the terms, what they stand for, and how they're calculated?