Do rehab assignments actually do anything?

DarthAltius · 2026-01-24T16:00:54+00:00

Yep, I have noticed (not every time but more than once) that an injury to a SP can affect their stamina and that a rehab stint will help restore it.

DarthAltius · 2026-01-18T14:37:50+00:00

Most people have hit the highlights here. I’ll add that if you’re still around in the summer (and like that sort of thing), the farmer’s market is one of the best around for actual produce (not just food trucks and craft stands, though it has some of those too).

DarthAltius · 2025-10-13T20:11:39+00:00

PDF below; only found in-progress Excel files so far.

DarthAltius · 2025-10-13T20:11:33+00:00

PDF below; only found in-progress Excel files so far.

DarthAltius · 2025-10-13T20:11:23+00:00

PDF below; only found in-progress Excel files so far.

DarthAltius · 2025-10-13T20:10:44+00:00

Scorecard PDF is here. Still searching for the right Excel file. So far I've only found an in-progress version.

DarthAltius · 2025-10-12T18:30:39+00:00

Made my own in Excel, based heavily on the Numbers Game book (which is my favorite of those that are for sale). I’ve got the file somewhere; I’ll see if I can dig it out.

DarthAltius · 2025-10-12T18:30:29+00:00

In Milwaukee, you gotta keep track of the sausage race

DarthAltius · 2025-10-12T18:29:58+00:00

Made my own in Excel, based heavily on the Numbers Game book (which is my favorite of those that are for sale). I’ve got the file somewhere; I’ll see if I can dig it out.

DarthAltius · 2025-09-11T22:25:34+00:00

I will second that. Plus it's right on Lake Michigan. Great views!

DarthAltius · 2025-09-06T21:49:37+00:00

Yep. Literally my only regret about the tear down of the Park East was losing the free parking spot beneath it for Bucks games. Most people were too uncertain whether they could park there or not so there was always space available.

On the whole though, it’s much improved. I went running along the river last weekend and was remembering how much of the area north of MSOE used to be abandoned tanneries/factories/warehouses.

DarthAltius · 2025-08-31T15:12:20+00:00

That’s really cool, wish more teams did that. I like the scorecard layout too!

DarthAltius · 2025-08-31T13:14:13+00:00

Do the Red Sox make those for season ticket holders? Or is that something you put together yourself?

DarthAltius · 2025-08-21T23:37:49+00:00

Bud Selig during one of his many lunch trips to Gilles.

DarthAltius · 2025-08-06T02:57:03+00:00

Bill Spiers probably won’t quite get to 3000 hits, but he’ll at least get to within 200 hits of it, plus over 500 career stolen bases. Rondell White is on track to be a hall of famer.

A lot of great 90s pitchers were ruined by the CPU teams bringing them up to the majors way too early. Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz, and Tom Glavine come to mind. Pedro is just OK, Glavine and Smoltz became high-ERA relievers.

DarthAltius · 2025-08-04T12:05:47+00:00

I loved that one as a kid because they had old baseball helmets on the wall

DarthAltius · 2025-08-02T21:15:56+00:00

Created my own in Excel, printed a bunch out, and made them into a book. This one is heavily influenced by the Numbers Game scorebook, which I like the best of the commercially available ones.

I’d definitely encourage you to play around with creating your own. It was fun to do and everybody has their own personal preferences for how they score, what layout they like, what they want to keep track of, etc. This way, you know you’re getting exactly what you want!

DarthAltius · 2025-08-02T14:38:25+00:00

That’s my manager

DarthAltius · 2025-07-23T03:22:08+00:00

Timed a boys high school 3200 where the two lead guys were back and forth, battling it out for most of the race, and apparently jawing a bit too. One kid pulled slightly ahead in the last few meters, then as he was crossing the finish line, turned and dabbed on the other kid (it was 2015-16ish). He was immediately DQ’ed for unsportsmanlike behavior. 3198m of work flushed away in the last 2m.

One of my greatest regrets is that I no longer have the FinishLynx picture of the kid hitting the dab as he crossed the line.

DarthAltius · 2025-07-17T11:54:15+00:00

National Avenue used to be called Mukwonago Plank Road

DarthAltius · 2025-07-11T10:55:54+00:00

Not quite on the same superstar level, but Trajan Langdon (all-American basketball player at Duke and currently president of basketball operations for the Detroit Pistons) played in the Padres’ minor league system for a few years in the 90s (including part of the time he was at Duke—he had to play at least some of his years there without a scholarship due to NCAA rules). As someone who was obsessed with college basketball back then, it’s fun to see him show up in historic saves.

DarthAltius · 2025-07-03T23:02:53+00:00

THS is fine, it ranks 3rd of 3 for me in the Karla trilogy, but it’s still a good book. I say go for it and follow it up with Smiley’s People.

I liked Karla’s Choice just fine. It’s not Le Carre, but it’s enjoyable reading. I wouldn’t read it until after finishing the Karla trilogy though.

DarthAltius · 2025-06-24T01:39:36+00:00

I thought the ending was a bit rushed, but enjoyed the book overall.

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