tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post7068676496632137147..comments2024-02-29T23:31:03.341-05:00Comments on Out Of Left Field: Zen Dayley: Insert picture of upside-down Canadian flag in 3, 2, 1...sagerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-79725854817315520142008-07-16T14:59:00.000-04:002008-07-16T14:59:00.000-04:00Oh, and of course, there were only two homers hit,...Oh, and of course, there were only two homers hit, which anyone who's watching would have expected, since power numbers are way down across both leagues this season.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-76682162676053291432008-07-16T14:58:00.000-04:002008-07-16T14:58:00.000-04:00I'll put the whole bullet point in the comments ra...I'll put the whole bullet point in the comments rather than edit a post I wrote 12 hours ago... sorry, it was late and I was getting tired.<BR/><BR/>Pointing out most of Torontoist's stable of writers are a bit myopic is like pointing out that David Eckstein isn't very tall.<BR/><BR/>Case in point: Christopher Bird, whose <A HREF="http://torontoist.com/staff.php#toronto_christopherb" REL="nofollow">bio</A> says he has "worked in no particular order as a filmmaker, waiter, administrative assistant, script doctor, freelance writer, freelance character assassin, web monkey, teaching assistant and hobo who dances for quarters (and) is now a student at Osgoode Hall Law School" (in English, that's a rich kid whose parents threatened to cut him off), <A HREF="http://torontoist.com/2008/07/televisualist_flashpoint_marxes_and.php" REL="nofollow">committed</A> betrayed 20-something hipsters' tendency to be overopinionated and undereducated when it comes to something as important as sports. <BR/><BR/><I>"Alternately, you could watch this year's Major League Baseball All-Star Game! A lot of home runs will be hit. The only Blue Jay who made the roster this year is Roy Halladay; fans were too busy voting for Derek Jeter to start on the team to get any more Jays on it, despite the fact that Jeter is having one of the most mediocre years he's ever had. This goes to prove a longstanding theory of mine: namely, that baseball fans use statistics to hide the fact that they are stupid.</I><BR/><BR/>For anyone who's been paying attention, the all-star balloting is not indicative of fans' intellegence, since MLB not only allows but <A HREF="http://with-malice.com/2008/07/14/actively-stupid/" REL="nofollow">encourages</A> ballot-box stuffing, which means players in big markets such as Boston, Chicago and New York benefit disproportionately. A 47-48 team that doesn't have a hitter in the top 40 in the AL in OPS (Overbay is 42nd) doesn't deserve to have anyone other than Roy Halladay in the all-star game.<BR/><BR/>But, hey, that's just a baseball fan using statistics because he's stupid. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I should point out that today T'ist has a very nice <A HREF="http://torontoist.com/2008/07/savouring_the_summer_game.php" REL="nofollow">post</A> up about going to watch an Inter-County Baseball League game at Christie Pits between the Maple Leafs and the Guelph Royals team whom Layson covers.sagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757652892056684490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-90588743475537928652008-07-16T14:28:00.000-04:002008-07-16T14:28:00.000-04:00A penny for your thoughts on the Torontoist articl...A penny for your thoughts on the Torontoist article?<BR/><BR/>Don't leave us hanging!Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16538424.post-56629553245671300272008-07-16T08:21:00.000-04:002008-07-16T08:21:00.000-04:00I agree completely, but I do have a small correcti...I agree completely, but I do have a small correction.<BR/><BR/>You note that Matt Holliday of the Colorado Rockies wasn't selected for this game, when in fact not only did he play, he scored the first run for the NL in the fifth.Amrit Ahluwaliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852930186481517099noreply@blogger.com