dustbury.com: Things I learned today (9)

2 October 2006

Things I learned today (9)

Inevitably, it being still fairly early in the day, this list will include some things I actually learned yesterday, and possibly the day before that. (As George Carlin says, the day after tomorrow is the third day of the rest of your life.)

Not one major-league pitcher won 20 games this season.
You can't trust just anyone to do a proper Brazilian.
I suppose I've never played TI Invaders.
Apparently I. F. Stone was not getting paid off by the Soviets after all.
Jesus Camp: not about Jesus, not about camp.
The Hornets have sold over 12,000 season tickets for their second season in Oklahoma City.
You've seen those Civil War reenactments? How about a reenactment of Brief Encounter?
The Prophet Mohammed: now available in bobblehead.
That drug that's supposed to be "undetectable"? Not.
And that fish mounted so proudly on the clubhouse wall? Probably fiberglass.

More when I feel like I need to post but don't actually have any material.

Posted at 9:04 AM to Blogorrhea

You can't trust just anyone to do a proper Brazilian.

So, ask 'em how many they've done, and if they answer, "Brazilians!"...

Posted by: McGehee at 10:44 AM on 2 October 2006

Re the Mohammed bobblehead: have you seen the Buddy Christ action figure?

Posted by: Terry at 1:50 PM on 2 October 2006

Haven't seen that one yet. Is it dashboard-mountable?

Posted by: CGHill at 7:24 PM on 2 October 2006

On the lack of 20 game winners: The argument Bill James and others make (well, the "others" are yours truly) is that it doesn't make sense for pitchers to both pitch fewer innings per start and start less frequently than they used to. There's no reason to think these changes have cut down on pitchers' injuries, for one thing.

What's resulted is a proliferation of lousy relief pitchers, as teams carry more pitchers (teams are stuck with the now-archaic 25 man roster) to compensate for the fact that starters go less deep into games. This accumulation of rotten relievers may be the biggest reason for the increase in hitting in the last few years.

Posted by: John Salmon at 9:59 PM on 2 October 2006

Don't know about the dashboard, but I have seen one stuck on a pulpit after hours with 2 sided carpet tape.

Posted by: Terry at 2:12 PM on 3 October 2006