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Born on the side of a volcano in 1927, soco was considered a savant from the start. Although both parents were killed less than a week later in a freak tiger wrestling accident, soco would go on to lead a relatively normal childhood in the care of his grandparents at the Humdinger Academy of Arts and Sciences, where he excelled not only in classes of judo, theoretical physics and 17th century French literature, but also became the captain of the full-contact chess team.
Upon completion of his education in 1945, soco rejected a post at the Department of Defense, instead dedicating the next few years of his life exploring the hidden glaciers of the Amazon, which were later recounted in his bestselling and Pulitzer Prize winning memoir, "Slow Ice, Warm Hearts." Sometime during this time of exploration and self-evaluation, soco stumbled upon technology the world was not yet ready to face, and was locked in stasis for the next sixty years.
After emerging from the mixolydian plane, as it would be named in soco's groundbreaking and Nobel Prize winning research later in 2006, he spent a year vacationing and meditating with monks high up in Taihang Mountains.
In 2008 soco befriended a semi-smart bear and walked the North American continent, planting banana trees and becoming folk legends. If one listens carefully in any small town in Canada, the US, Mexico, or any of the small pockets in between, the "Ballad of soco and Bear, a Song in 5 Cantos" can be heard. The "Ballad" recounts how the duo successfully fought off a hungry swarm of trilobites newly reanimated by the evil Dr. Dooreleeno, as well as teaching the small town of Cuauhtémoc how to love again, amongst other heroic deeds. The "Ballad of soco and Bear, a Song in 5 Cantos" is due to be made into a Hollywood movie, set to be released summer of 2010.
Though soco's life can't be summed up in a short bio, he's always willing to share stories about fighting hyper intelligent aardvarks or research on the indigenous giant slugs of Madagascar.
Any interest in more details of soco's life can be directed to the Soco Occupational College of Obdurancy, or the Soco Institute. Both are leading educators and researchers of xenoarcheology, cat psychology, awesomeness, and fresh beats.
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Where do the Diamondbacks rank in the 2000's?
by soco on Nov 11, 2009 9:04 PM EST
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With the decade coming to a close, it’s inevitable that fans will attempt to categorize, rank, and analyze the Decade That Was. The behavior isn’t unique to baseball fans, but we perhaps take (and talk) it to a different level. The first and most immediate debate is: “Who is the Team of the Decade?” Since there can be, by definition, only one Team of the Decade, that leaves the other 29 fan-bases to wonder: “now, just where the hell does my team rank?”
So that’s what I’m going to attempt to do. First, I’m focusing only team achievements. Individual awards are nice, but quite frankly don’t mean a hill of beans in this discussion. You can collect all the foil Charzards you want, and it’ll cost you some serious coin, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get beat by pure luck or a better strategy. That’s just how games like this are played.
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Iwamura dealt to Pirates
Thought I'd throw this out there since I know there was at least some minor discussion of the possibility he would be traded to the Diamondbacks.
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YANKEES ETERNAL DOMINANCE THREAD: WHERE ARE YOUR FREE AGENTS
by soco on Nov 2, 2009 8:45 AM EST
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Congrats, New York Yankees on your 27th Championship. Haters gonna hate. Arguably the Team of the Decade.
And if you're all "ah bloo bloo bloo" about the thought of another Yankees championship, then why not get out your anger (within reason) in this thread? Just remember, though: we only hate the Yankees because we wish we could be them.
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Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 2: There never is any end to summer
by soco on Oct 4, 2009 6:33 PM EDT
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Well, it's a win.
Our Arizona Diamondbacks end the season by winning the final game and the series, but the Cubs never really put up much during the afternoon. It wasn't a game that was anything but an expression of pride, with neither team going to the playoffs, and everyone on the field seemed ready to be getting on with things.
It was a display of the Three True Outcomes, with the two squads combining for 22 strike outs and each scoring at least half their runs by the long ball. Some of the calls may have been questionable at the plate, but who can blame the umps for wanting to head home, too? Not that the players argued much; it's the last day before summer vacation, and no one cares what the teacher assigns.
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Is Ryan Roberts the next starting 2B, or the next Byrnes?
by soco on Oct 4, 2009 1:38 PM EDT
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With the season coming to a close, we can start the process of wading through the stats and destruction of 2009 and attempt to find what, if any, solace there might remain for the following season. Some players we don't need to worry about; Mark Reynolds is obviously going to have a place on this team for some time, Justin Upton will roam the outfield, Miguel Montero will be behind the dish, and Dan Haren is still an ace. At the same time, some players continue to disappoint. Eric Byrnes won't likely have a spot on the team next year, Stephen Drew shows flashes of the potential but for the most part remains merely serviceable, Chris Young needs to find out if his September can be sustained over a season.
Ryan Roberts, on the other hand, seems to be largely flying under the radar. Now, none of his numbers are particularly impressive, we won't be mistaking him for Dustin Pedroia anytime soon. I argue that, assuming he doesn't have a huge drop-off in production, this is just fine for him and the team. In fact, his profile in many ways mirrors the previous two starting second basemen the Diamondbacks have employed.
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Starting 9 - Players who've prospered in losing situations
A piece over on ESPN detailing the players that largely get ignore because of their losing teams. Mark Reynolds and Justin Upton are highlighted in the 6th spot.
2 months ago
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The grown-up pressures of a little-boy’s game.
A great article from the New York magazine about baseball. I don't have any kids yet, but if I have any someday that are interested in baseball I'll have to wonder: how much is too much?
Opinions from anyone with children in the Little League or baseball systems?
2 months ago
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Diamondbacks 2, Giant Pandas 5: Alright that's the season
by soco on Sep 24, 2009 2:44 AM EDT
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Record: 66-87. Pace: 70-94. Change on last season: -10
You’d be forgiven if after looked at the box score for tonight’s game you believed it had been a good game, one featuring excellent pitching and timely hitting. Sadly, with Johnathan Sanchez squaring off against Kevin Mulvey, this probably is not be the case.
The two front runners for the NL Cy Young traded empty frames to start the game, but the Diamondbacks were first on base with ChrisYoung and Ryan Roberts drawing early walks. A Justin Upton strikeout, a fielder’s choice from Miguel Montero, starring a slide and roll straight from Slip-n-Slide by Roberts, and a Mark Reynolds strikeout quickly extinguished any threat.
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Soco-Fest 2009: Once Upon A Time In AZSnakepit
by soco on Sep 14, 2009 2:03 PM EDT
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The Esteemed Members of the Soco Society, a Club of Wine and Cheese:
- Kishi and Mrs. Kishi: Iccccccccccccccce Cream!
- Azreous: Snide remarks, pine cones
- DbacksSkins: Minimum height requirement, Energy!
- katers: Phil Slappin'
- Jim McLennan and Mrs. Snakepit: A certain Brownie Dish shall be returned
- luckycc: Lucky Charms?
- BattleMoses: Borscht Pie
- edbigghead: Bad Ass Mother F_ing Crockpot of Gangsta Ass Meatballs
When: September 20th, 2009. The game starts at 1:10 but feel free to show up by 11 at the earliest.
Where: My House, In The Middle Of My Street AKA Please leave me your email address so I can send out the specific info.
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Society of American Baseball Research - ?
by soco on Aug 3, 2009 2:34 AM EDT
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So I was reading through the New York Times tonight, and there was an article about the annual convention for the Society of American Baseball Research, specifically about their World Series of Baseball Trivia. Now, this isn't the first time I've heard of SABR, but it got me thinking again about the organization. The average age, according to the NYT article, in SABR is somewhere in the mid-50's, which is understandable but at the same time a little odd.
We, the people dedicated enough to a team or a sport to not only go the internet to talk about our passion, but to talk about it passionately, are effectively the prime examples of the person who would be willing join. I suppose what I wonder is how many, if any, of us are in SABR?
Another thing I noticed after poking around SABR's website is that there is a local Phoenix chapter, but if it's active in any capacity, then they don't spend any time updating their website.
Now, I'm not trying to get everyone join up, though I'm seriously considering it, but I thought I'd throw out the information in case people are interested in the organization. If anyone is already in SABR, it would be nice to hear from you about what is like.
What: A national organization dedicated to baseball research and history
Cost: $45 Under 30/$65 "Standard"/$45 Senior
Okay so what do I get: Free copy of the two publications of SABR, Baseball Research Journal, The National Pastime; eligible to take part in research committees, SABR lending library, access to SABR online encyclopedia, discount on annual convention, and other fun things!
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