Category Archives: Baseball

A Look Back at My “Amazing” Predictions

Posted on October 16, 2016 by paulier55

So I’m going to do something fun here. I’m going to take a look at the preseason predictions I made in April, and see which ones made me look like a genius, and which ones made me look drunker and … Continue reading →

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A Giants Fan’s Immediate, Drunken Reaction to a Horrific Playoff Loss

Posted on October 11, 2016 by paulier55

  Bruce Bochy has been more or less flawless in the postseason since becoming the Giants manager in 2007. In 2010, 2012, and 2014, every button he pushed just seemed to be the correct one. Every reliever matchup went his … Continue reading →

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Paul’s Amazing and Sure-To-Be-Perfect 2016 MLB Predictions

Posted on April 9, 2016 by paulier55

The amount of research that went into these predictions would be laughably insufficient if it even existed. This would be back-of-napkin, but I don’t have a napkin around and I’m too lazy to get up to get one. This is … Continue reading →

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Giants Holiday Spending Spree, Part 3: Denard Span

Posted on April 7, 2016 by paulier55

          During the 2014-2015 offseason, the Giants had a hole in left field. Mike Morse was not returning, Travis Ishikawa was no one’s idea of a long-term solution, and the team didn’t trust Gregor Blanco to … Continue reading →

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Giants Holiday Spending Spree, Part 2: Johnny Cueto

Posted on March 30, 2016 by paulier55

Johnny Cueto is the closest thing the modern baseball world has to Luis Tiant (you know, this guy!). Cueto is just fun. He can go through an entire at-bat without repeating the same windup twice. He’ll corkscrew himself around and … Continue reading →

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