SB Nation User Blog: yeswecan

Wednesday Rally Thread

yeswecan — Thu, 21 May 2009 04:06:22 -0000

LET'S GO HALOS!

I'll be in NYC to see the Halos

yeswecan — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:39:05 -0000

I will be in the new stadium representing Halos Heaven on Sunday when our Angels take on the Yankers. My girlfriend is afraid I'm going to get us mugged, but the last time I saw the Angels in the Bronx in '96 I only got a few "Hey whydoncha go baaack to Anaheeeeiiim!" catcalls because of my Disney-winged Halos visor.

I think I'll leave my "If Yous A Yank, Yous A Skank" poster at home, but if anyone has any suggestions for good ways to use my time in NYC, I'd appreciate any advice from this blog (cough, cough).

Poll

YWC will return from the Bronx bleacher seats with:

a black eye

6 votes

hurt feelings

12 votes

a hangover

19 votes

an Angels victory!

57 votes

94 votes | Poll has closed

Saturday Meltdown Thread, cont.

yeswecan — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:16:03 -0000

Let's see if the Angels can score enough runs to outrace another bully massacre.

2/162 9th Inning Rally Thread

yeswecan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:09:00 -0000

LET'S GO HALOS

Is it a true "World" Series?

yeswecan — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:45:51 -0000

During the 2002 soccer World Cup, I had a debate with a British neighbor about the validity of the term "World Series" to crown the best team in the world. My limey friend passionately argued that the WS isn't true to its name, since teams from Japan and elsewhere don't participate. I argued that the best players in the world come to MLB, and thus the WS is the championship for the teams with the best players in the world.

No matter who wins this year's World Baseball Classic, the event does bring to the forefront the fact that national teams are competitive. It's debatable whether the structure of the WBC is fair enough to determine the truly better teams, but given the competitiveness of the event in 2009 I think it's worth asking the question, "Should the World Series be renamed?"

Poll

Should the World Series be renamed?

Yes

16 votes

No

70 votes

86 votes | Poll has closed

Ken Burns' "Baseball"

yeswecan — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:36:02 -0000

I had never seen this series before, so I decided it might be a good way to get fired up for the season. Right now, I'm watching Inning 8.

My take: great history (especially the early years); boring self-centered recollections from (now REALLY) aging east-coast writers, actors (hi Billy Crystal) and historians; great insight into the peripheral leagues and their impact; and some fun, colorful anecdotes that have helped make baseball the crazy and profound game it is.

In this round of the great "Cool Or Lame?" game (founded by our own cupie), I ask YOU to tell me what you think of this series.

Poll

Ken Burns' "Baseball": Cool or Lame?

Cool

51 votes

Lame

10 votes

61 votes | Poll has closed

Fantasy Baseball Tool

yeswecan — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:06:45 -0000

Fantasy Baseball Tool

A buddy of mine runs this pretty interesting fantasy baseball tools site. Players are scored on their fantasy value only, and it's pretty exhaustive. Have a look.

B. Pitt to Play Beane in "Moneyball" Movie

yeswecan — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:50:58 -0000

B. Pitt to Play Beane in "Moneyball" Movie

hahahahahahaaahahaaa

Stop the Presses: Glaus injured

yeswecan — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:19:50 -0000

Stop the Presses: Glaus injured

Yeah, I know. Shocker.

State Justice says Angels are cursed

yeswecan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:04:45 -0000

State Justice says Angels are cursed

State appellate court justice David Sills stretched far and wide to show his sour grapes because he was the lone dissenter in the ruling that affirmed the Angels' name change. He reasons that because neither the California Angels nor the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have won a World Series, a new "curse of the Bambino" is upon the Angels for changing their name. God help the poor souls who rely on this man for rational judgment -- oh wait, that's ALL OF US in California. Shit.