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Re: The Dugout: Dynasty Tips and Tricks
THIS POST ORIGINATED WITH METSGUY234 IN THE SPORTS TALK FORUM
metsguy234;1407921]Nice article by Jason Fry
http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-m...he-game-story/
Also they make reference to a really interesting sounding program called Stats Monkey near the end of the article, which you can read more on (including a sample article produced by Stats Monkey) here:
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.co...h-theyre-here/
"Whate'er should be our Zodiac's star
We all are born to make or mar.
To each is gi'en a bag of tools
Some mentors, and a set of rules:
And each must carve, ere life has flown,
A stumbling block, or a stepping-stone"
(Author unknown)
Generation 35.
"Spikes" The cleats on baseball boots
"Spikes" On which newspaper editors impale copy for future reference, or ultimate destruction.
Patron Saint of Pitchers
Re: The Dugout: Dynasty Tips and Tricks
Anyone seen this movie, yet?...seems tailor made for this forum.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/...904159997/1023
"Whate'er should be our Zodiac's star
We all are born to make or mar.
To each is gi'en a bag of tools
Some mentors, and a set of rules:
And each must carve, ere life has flown,
A stumbling block, or a stepping-stone"
(Author unknown)
Generation 35.
"Spikes" The cleats on baseball boots
"Spikes" On which newspaper editors impale copy for future reference, or ultimate destruction.
Patron Saint of Pitchers
The language of baseball
Thought that this might interest guys, especially those who commentate on games
http://grammar.about.com/od/words/a/baseballjargon.htm
Last edited by Rongar; 03-06-2011 at 08:24 AM.
"Whate'er should be our Zodiac's star
We all are born to make or mar.
To each is gi'en a bag of tools
Some mentors, and a set of rules:
And each must carve, ere life has flown,
A stumbling block, or a stepping-stone"
(Author unknown)
Generation 35.
"Spikes" The cleats on baseball boots
"Spikes" On which newspaper editors impale copy for future reference, or ultimate destruction.
Patron Saint of Pitchers
I've just posted an article from the online N.Y. Times on one of my Canadian players, in the Canajun Ehs thread
.in fact, such a practice - that of googling for bios of one's players, and posting them in one's dynasty thread (especially those dynasties that operate in modern times) - might serve to perk up the dynasties of other Members in this forum
"Whate'er should be our Zodiac's star
We all are born to make or mar.
To each is gi'en a bag of tools
Some mentors, and a set of rules:
And each must carve, ere life has flown,
A stumbling block, or a stepping-stone"
(Author unknown)
Generation 35.
"Spikes" The cleats on baseball boots
"Spikes" On which newspaper editors impale copy for future reference, or ultimate destruction.
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I've seen this on a few different dynasties, but for those that have them, I would suggest removing the opening post that lists year by year spoilers. While it's true that, as Nabokov writes in the opening section of Laughter in the Dark, "This is the whole of the story and we might have left it at that had there not been profit and pleasure in the telling", the antecedent paragraph (the first in the novel, incidentally), still invokes a sense of mystery. The spoiler post, in my opinion, removes all mystery from the equation, or, at the very least, diminishes it so greatly that I personally lose all interest in reading.
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Jestor: It took me...almost 2 1/2 years to see this, but if you ever see my reply: Excellent advice.
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To Rule in Kansas City Part I and Part II (Kansas City Royals 1969-73, Hall of Fame)
Cardinal Sins (St. Louis Cardinals 1976-78) and it's sequel:
Diverting Destiny (Montreal Expos 1994)
Script for my Requiem (New Orleans Blues (fictional) 1954)
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