Sports Illustrated Wild-Card Standings

Posted on September 20, 2012 | Leave a comment

How good are Atlanta’s chances?


MLB’s new expanded wild-card format ushers in complexities in roster decisions, scheduling, and tiebreaker rules. If your team is the current wild-card leader in its league, there’s also the issue of figuring out how far ahead you are in the playoffs race. The wild-card standings on the Sport Illustrated web site (see screen capture above for the National League) don’t always make it simple.
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A Long Game

Posted on September 19, 2012 | 1 comment

Win or lose, a dedicated baseball fan always stays at the stadium until the final out is recorded. However, if you live in Bremerton and depend on a ferry ride to get home, it isn’t always easy to be dedicated. During last night’s Mariners game against the Orioles (a 4-2 Baltimore win in 18 innings), I took the easy way out.
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Hurry Up and Paint the Fog Lines

Posted on September 10, 2012 | 2 comments

Smooth and too quiet


Last week’s paving job (see photo) makes Rocky Point Road a joy to drive on. Until the fog lines are painted, however, the road is a bit dangerous for cyclists. I hope Kitsap County Public Works realizes that and makes the painting job a top priority.
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My Knees Held Up

Posted on September 8, 2012 | 3 comments

Marmot Pass from the east


The photo and this post’s tags relate to what people might be interested in—a day hike to Marmot Pass in the Olympic National Forest. However, what’s important to me is that my knees made the 10.6-mile roundtrip with its 3500-foot gain (and loss) in elevation without complaining. A couple of days later the rest of me is still sore. But my knees are fine.
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Buoy ID

Posted on August 29, 2012 | 1 comment

Next time add an email address.


The latest addition to my buoy collection has almost enough information for me to commit identify theft. About the only things missing are a social security number and a date of birth. In the photo above it’s the one covered with black Magic Marker writing.
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Cleaning Out the Basement

Posted on August 28, 2012 | 1 comment

Securing a heavy load


If you list a free item on Craig’s List that people want, keep a close eye on your email inbox. Within 30 minutes of posting an ad yesterday morning to give away a 1955 Chevrolet engine and transmission (see photo), a half-dozen people responded. One man offered to pick it up right away. At that point I deleted the ad.
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About Those Missing SR 16 Miles

Posted on August 22, 2012 | 2 comments

SR 16, the busy Washington state highway that connects I-5 in Tacoma and SR 3 in Gorst, is missing a couple of miles. I don’t mean that it’s not all there, just that there isn’t as much of it as you might think if you go by the official state mile posts alone.
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Golfing in Manette

Posted on August 20, 2012 | 2 comments

Concentrating like a pro


There’s no place to play golf in Manette. But depending on your range of thinking, there’s a place to practice. At least there is for the man in the photo.
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Cooling Off on Paper

Posted on August 17, 2012 | 2 comments

I would rather be in Bellingham.


I’m sure it’s hot where you are too, so if you want to dismiss this as just another post by a heat wimp, go ahead. You’ll have even less sympathy when I admit that the extended forecast is for cooling temperatures and a chance of drizzle (see weather graphics above from the Seattle Times). However, it will be HOT today in Bremerton. Stick around if you want to cool off—at least on paper.
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Delayed But Perfect

Posted on August 16, 2012 | 1 comment

Seattle’s Felix Hernandez retired all 27 batters in yesterday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, won by the Mariners 1-0. A perfect game! Although I caught the last few innings of the contest on the radio, I’m not sure whether to count it as my first perfect game.
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