I don’t actually have a profile at Casting Frontier, but even if I did, I have a hard time believing I’m a “3 star match” for this role. If anyone from CF is reading this: it would appear the ol’ algorithm needs a tweak, fellows.
Jennifer and I both had a lot of work to do this weekend, so naturally we elected to spend an absurdly long time designing cover art for our cat’s imaginary folk album.
“The SABRwocky” (as aired on ep. 42 of Baltimorons)
‘Twas xFIP, and the LOOGY toves
Did WHIP and wOBA in the wabe:
All BABIP were the borogroves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.Beware the replacement level pitcher, son!
The WAR that dips, the K/9 to match!
Beware the high SIERA, shun
The skewed park factor trap!He took his VORPal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome ISO he sought—
And placing “P” twixt “O” and “S,”
Did draw his laces taut.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
Did PECOTA, with its measures tame
Sink the hopes of he and all
In Pythagoras’s name!One, two! One, two! Nine innings through
The VORPal blade did wave and hack!
His UZR was weak, it’s true;
His OBP did lack.Yet hast thou eclipsed PECOTA, son?
Come to my arms, my WARPish boy!
O TrueAvjous day! FR! AA!
He chortled in his joy.‘Twas xFIP, and the LOOGY toves
Did WHIP and wOBA in the wabe;
All BABIP were the borogroves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.With apologies to Lewis Carroll.
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We got a Tumblr up and running for Baltimorons! Dig on it if you enjoy nonsense in the vein of the above nonsense.
Good game, The World! Well played.
This American Life vs Car Talk looks to be a wild one, but you gotta figure The Moth walks all over AirTalk. I like Snap as an underdog against ATC, and you love to see a pair of veterans like Prairie and Fresh Air lock horns—America’s ears win either way as far as that one is concerned.
How…is this being decided exactly? Vote here!
A thoroughly groovy time on Baltimorons this week as Alan and I are joined by Dodger fan and fellow podcaster Jeremy Dorn, co-host of the “3 Up 3 Down” podcast. We also:
- Gamely endeavor to resolve the Orioles’ fifth starter puzzle
- Gamely endeavor to figure out if baseball has a Lebron James
- Present an original poem entitled “The SABRwocky”
- Answer YOUR emails and phone calls
- Apologize for our customarily glaring crop of errors from last week’s show
Thanks for listening! Check out Jeremy on Twitter @jamblinman, and tune in to “3 Up 3 Down.”
In which I peeve a Soprano and ruin the song Mary’s Place in one fell swoop. An excerpt from The Taxi Tapes live show, as performed at the First Person Arts Festival.
Ack and gadzooks! I ended up winning the aforementioned Moth GrandSLAM, and it was an absolutely unforgettable night.
My fellow tellers put some unbelievably brave and powerful stories out there-those Moth folks have created something really special and I am so grateful to have been a part of it.
Must get back to work now-so far today I have accomplished zero things, on account of I can’t stop grinnin’ and tappin’ my toes. ACK! GADZOOKS!
I am Triple McThrilled to be performing in the Moth GrandSLAM tonight! The theme is “The Tipping Point,” so I will be quoting Roots lyrics exclusively for my story.
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DINGMANTICS #29: A Slow Dance
This is the story of how I found and then lost my first wife.
Ben may be one of the most insufferable Yankee-lovers I know, but he’s not above a little gallows humor, and I appreciate that.
