Category: baseball

Baseball rules!

Vardibidian March 3, 2023 Comments Off

In Which Your Humble Blogger doesn't mind most of the rule changes, but is still angry about the ghost runners.

In Which Your Humble Blogger predicted, ten years ago, that Matt Cain would be the best pitcher ever to drop off the Hall of Fame ballot after one year. Probably not, but he might be the greatest pitcher ever to get zero HoF votes.

Vin Scully was the greatest

Vardibidian August 3, 2022 Comments Off

In Which Your Humble Blogger would absolutely eat an extra-long Farmer John hot dog (called D*dgerdogs at the park) in memory.

Wheeler and Kaat

Vardibidian December 6, 2021 Comments Off

In Which Your Humble Blogger ruminates about the changes in the game.

Playoff Baseball

Vardibidian October 8, 2021 2 Comments

In Which the National League Division Series doesn't actually decide who wins the Division.

Baseball firsts!

Vardibidian July 21, 2020 Comments Off

In Which Your Humble Blogger still feels that it is entirely inappropriate to be endangering the well-being of Jon Miller by playing baseball, but at least he's not traveling with the team.

USA! USA! USA!

Vardibidian June 4, 2019 2 Comments

In Which Your Humble Blogger also thinks it's a little odd that baseball teams don't all have their own team songs.

Radio Broadcast Report: Test Match Special

Vardibidian May 25, 2018 Comments Off

In Which Your Humble Blogger can actually do a pretty good impression of Geoff Boycott, if it comes to that.

October Baseball again

Vardibidian October 5, 2016 Comments Off

In Which Your Humble Blogger sticks to his crackpot notions, because what’s the point in being a crackpot, really, if you’re going to let experience change your mind?

Giants Baseball, from May to August (and then some)

Vardibidian September 20, 2016 Comments Off

In Which Your Humble Blogger never thought they were quite that good, but thinks they probably really are this bad.