tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513219332286952805.post2434277909215596689..comments2023-04-10T05:41:08.804-04:00Comments on Soxlosophy: Brain in a BatSoxlosophyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05297442834435511006noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513219332286952805.post-74981829617375037282008-09-15T13:38:00.000-04:002008-09-15T13:38:00.000-04:00thanks, daniella, good to see you 'post.'and congr...thanks, daniella, good to see you 'post.'<BR/><BR/>and congrats on the successful softball game! my season seems to be done, so i'm jealous. <BR/><BR/>and your usage of terms perfectly acceptable in normal contexts but unconventional in baseball descriptions is really funny ('fielding agent' instead of fielder, 'events' instead of plays...). much better than baseball jargon. and nice 'pudge' reference.<BR/><BR/>also, as i get older, i like the word 'delight' more. i was watching the muppet show the other day- not, admiteddly, something one typically thinks of doing as one gets older- and i thought to myself 'how delightful'...Soxlosophyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297442834435511006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513219332286952805.post-67175828373308261862008-09-15T09:08:00.000-04:002008-09-15T09:08:00.000-04:00it worked. congratulations to all of us, i can "p...it worked. congratulations to all of us, i can "post." so, i thought this particular entry was very clever and funny. i have nothing substantive to contribute at this time, in this context.<BR/><BR/>except this: i joined a softball team and am delighted at the results, especially because this is my first softball experience ever. out of 5 at bats, i got 2 singles, a double (probably should have been a single but for an error by some fielding agent), and was called out in two kind of close events at first. i was the catcher, no calling me pudge, and managed to catch a pop up off a bat for an exciting out. it was all rather exhilerating and i felt like an asset, which matters to me because there's a mandatory female participation component in this league which i get but nonetheless read to imply a low expectation of female players and because, i'll admit it, this lawyer gig has made me a bit competitive, even when it doesn't count. anyway, i'm now officially into "team sports!"Daniellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894594819825163757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513219332286952805.post-77992581208272735392008-09-15T08:44:00.000-04:002008-09-15T08:44:00.000-04:00Seeing if this works.Seeing if this works.Daniellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894594819825163757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513219332286952805.post-69940502877474962782008-09-12T16:03:00.000-04:002008-09-12T16:03:00.000-04:00ha.well, in the real 2003, hillenbrand was traded ...ha.<BR/><BR/>well, in the real 2003, hillenbrand was traded for byung-hyun kim, in May, i believe, but i didn't make that trade in the video game. <BR/><BR/>instead, i send down players i don't like into the game's even more alternate reality of the minor leagues; while the high heat series has minor league rosters down even to single A, as there is a "franchise mode" in which one can play successive seasons and develop players, these minor league rosters are stocked with fictional players. <BR/><BR/>but my triple-a squad is filled with real underperformers and veteran free agents, like joe girardi and tim wakefield (because knuckleballs are boring in a video game), along with fictional 22 year olds. actually, i've even sent down david ortiz, who is not living up to his computerized abilities...Soxlosophyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297442834435511006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513219332286952805.post-27225267401279492002008-09-12T15:46:00.000-04:002008-09-12T15:46:00.000-04:00In 2003, would Hillenbrand have been in AAA, or is...In 2003, would Hillenbrand have been in AAA, or is that only in some obscure elctronic reality?<BR/><BR/>I had a similar computer game. I forget the name, but Nomar was on the cover. I always tweaked the roster to try and match the current team too. Often, it would not let me as I was stacking the team too much - but that was just reality (wasn't it?).Roosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791799560386548665noreply@blogger.com