The Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested three men they say were making bombs as part of a terrorist plot.
One of the suspects is Khurram Syed Sher who tried out for Canadian Idol in 2008, singing Avril Lavigne's "Complicated."
I actually thought he did a pretty job with it. With the dancing I think he really made it his own.
I love the Canadian Randy Jackson. He's exactly the same but he says "eh?" after everything?
And where do they send people on Canadian Idol? What's the Canadian equivalent of Hollywood? Toronto? Regina?
Friday, August 27, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
The Bags are Juiced, The Mets Obviously Aren't
I don’t mean to ignore the severe mismanagement of the Mets which has led to their downward spiral from the precipice of the World Series in 2006 to the disastrous outfit we see before us today. The Mets have an incredibly flawed organizational philosophy which focuses on acquiring expensive overrated veterans while failing to develop cheap, young talent.
All of that is true, but another major factor is causing the Mets to be terrible. It’s impossible to explain so I think many advanced sabremetricians would call it luck. I don’t know what to call it but I think the main reason the Mets are so bad is because of a lack of timely hitting.
Let’s just look at the bases loaded. This year the Mets are 20 for 101 (.198) with the bases loaded. That’s worst in the majors. They have zero grand slams (worst in the majors). And they’ve allowed 9 grand slams (most in the majors), but that’s another issue.
If the Mets were only marginally better, say 2 grand slams hit, 2 fewer allowed they could be 4 games better in the standings and right in the wild card race.
But they’re not – and why?
Maybe they’re trying too hard, in those situations, or not hard enough. Maybe it is just luck. Maybe the Mets aren’t clutch, whatever that means. But the numbers are indisputable.
Here are the Mets OPS numbers with the bases loaded for the last 5 years and the major league rank:
2010: .483 (30th)
2009: .598 (28th)
2008: .637 (27th)
2007: .676 (25th)
2006: .976 (4th)
All of that is true, but another major factor is causing the Mets to be terrible. It’s impossible to explain so I think many advanced sabremetricians would call it luck. I don’t know what to call it but I think the main reason the Mets are so bad is because of a lack of timely hitting.
Let’s just look at the bases loaded. This year the Mets are 20 for 101 (.198) with the bases loaded. That’s worst in the majors. They have zero grand slams (worst in the majors). And they’ve allowed 9 grand slams (most in the majors), but that’s another issue.
If the Mets were only marginally better, say 2 grand slams hit, 2 fewer allowed they could be 4 games better in the standings and right in the wild card race.
But they’re not – and why?
Maybe they’re trying too hard, in those situations, or not hard enough. Maybe it is just luck. Maybe the Mets aren’t clutch, whatever that means. But the numbers are indisputable.
Here are the Mets OPS numbers with the bases loaded for the last 5 years and the major league rank:
2010: .483 (30th)
2009: .598 (28th)
2008: .637 (27th)
2007: .676 (25th)
2006: .976 (4th)
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Toe-Tastic
For some reason my toes have a special ability to find furniture in the dark.
This is an injury from back in 2007.
This one happened earlier this year.
And I've been limping around for the last week because of this.
This is an injury from back in 2007.
This one happened earlier this year.
And I've been limping around for the last week because of this.
Song of the Week
"Just You and I" - Ricky Blaze
In case you recognize the bangin beat its the riddim from "Hold You" by Gyptian.
Note: "Riddim" is Jamaican for rhythm.
In case you recognize the bangin beat its the riddim from "Hold You" by Gyptian.
Note: "Riddim" is Jamaican for rhythm.
Monday, August 23, 2010
I've Become What I Despise
Nearly three years after deriding the Diaper Dude, calling it gay and saying I would rather carry a pink flowery diaper bag than a Diaper Dude, I now carry one.
A very generous friend decided I needed one, and even though I pleaded with her (she gave me advance notice) she ignored my wishes and foisted upon me an insecure man's diaper bag.
I must admit the bag is pretty cool, has some modern conveniences, like a hold for your phone on the strap and carrying it as a backpack is much easier than the shoulder strap. So even though I would never buy one for myself, I guess it is a pretty cool gift. But I still think it makes me gay.
A very generous friend decided I needed one, and even though I pleaded with her (she gave me advance notice) she ignored my wishes and foisted upon me an insecure man's diaper bag.
I must admit the bag is pretty cool, has some modern conveniences, like a hold for your phone on the strap and carrying it as a backpack is much easier than the shoulder strap. So even though I would never buy one for myself, I guess it is a pretty cool gift. But I still think it makes me gay.