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2015 World Series Recap

Posted on November 3, 2015 by paulier55

“Why make sense when the world around refuses?” That’s a lyric from the latest album of this British band called Hot Chip, who I’ve been sorta obsessed with for going on a couple months (an obsession that has led to … Continue reading →

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Five World Series Predictions

Posted on October 25, 2015 by paulier55

Here’s the thing about the 2015 World Series and its two participants, the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets: I like both of these teams. I’ve liked the Mets franchise, really, since I was a kid. Darryl Strawberry … Continue reading →

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Odd Year Blues: A Ballad

Posted on September 30, 2015 by paulier55

Instead of writing a long-winded essay about what went wrong with the Giants’ 2015 season, from the injuries to the rampant crappy pitching, I decided to simply eulogize the 2015 Giants with song. This is a song I call “Odd … Continue reading →

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Idiocy Upon Idiocy

Posted on September 28, 2015 by paulier55

The Washington Nationals have been a complete disaster this season. Not a disaster in the 100-loss eyesore sense like the Phillies or Braves, but a disaster in that they were picked by most baseball pundits in the preseason to be the … Continue reading →

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Ryan Vogelsong Has Been Huge for the Giants This Year

Posted on August 29, 2015 by paulier55

  Ryan Vogelsong enters this afternoon’s start against the Cardinals with a 9-9 record, a 4.05 ERA (91 ERA+), 96 strikeouts, 53 walks, and 16 homers given up in 120 innings. Those innings have come spread across 20 starts and … Continue reading →

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