i gotta admit, though, that i’m more excited about the iShould app they’re developing… i already have the scathing review in my head

so rob predicted way back when (6/23/10) that the padres would clinch a greater-than-.500 record on 9/9/10 against the giants

it woulda happened too… if it wasn’t for the padres’ 10-game skid… tho even after a 10-game losing streak, the padres held onto first place — can’t say we didn’t give the giants a chance…

it’s been a while since i’ve been a stats nerd, so here we go…

stolen bases

1. mets (122)
2. padres (112)
3. nats (101)
4. rox (87)
5. stros (87)

runs allowed per game (team pitching)

1. padres (3.53)
2. atl (3.81)
3. gigantes (3.85)
4. cards (3.89)
5. mets (4.04)

era (team pitching)

1. padres (3.35)
2. cards (3.51)
3. atl (3.54)
4. gigantes (3.60)
5. phills (3.80)

saves

1. gigantes (49)
2. padres (40)
3. redlegs (38)
4. stros (37)
5. atl (35)

strikeouts

1. gigantes (1133)
2. padres (1117)
3. cubbies (1094)
4. doyers (1079)
5. beers (1065)

shutouts

1. mets (18)
2. phills (17)
3. padres (17)
4. doyers (15)
5. fish (14)

on game 138:

2010: 79-59
2009: 61-77

2010: 593 runs scored, 484 runs allowed
2009: 538 runs scored, 676 runs allowed

the stealing has kinda slowed down, but 2nd place (4th in league) in the nl in steals ain’t bad…

as of 6/23

stolen bases:

1. tampa bay (79)
2. ny mets (72)
3. chi sox (68)
4. san diego (64)
5. seattle (59)

overall era:

1. san diego (3.04)
2. st. louis (3.20)
3. san fran (3.28)
4. tampa bay (3.55)
5. colorado (3.61)

bullpen batting avg against:

1. san fran (.230)
2. san diego (.233)
3. texas (.240)
4. tampa bay (.242)
5. ny yankees (.243)

shutouts:

1. san diego (9)
2. ny mets (9)
3. colorado (9)
4. oakland (7)
5. san fran (6)

strikeouts

1. san diego (551)
2. los angeles (548)
3. san fran (540)
4. toronto (538)
5. milwaukee (538)

so this has been a really long email chain, but we’re stuck on the last few…

instead of giving you the answers off the bat, let’s see if you can get some — i have a guess that tim will be really good at this…

click for larger image

props to crazy4cult and galleries one nine eight eight

islands frosty mugs ftw!

store: islands
type: hefeweizen
abv: 5.10%

gettin’ close to magical 5-0… should i try to go for 100 by the end of the year? that’s probably a bad idea…

so i wanted to try something different at islands… a lot of people, like rob, like drinking hef’s… not me — strange cuz i like witbier‘s too (i just hate germans i guess)

anyway, this had the same type of flavor as other hefs… that fruitish, vanilla, clove, etc. this particular one tasted like crazy banana though — blech

the beer wouldn’t go away fast enough — even after drinking, later in the afternoon, i was burping up bananas (insert joke here)… not a fan of this one

beeradvocate: B-
me: C

always a good decision...

store: vons
type: light lager
abv: 4.00%

there’s a lot of light beers out there — but i think this is one of the best ones…

rob actually got me into this beer a while ago — props for that!

sam adams boston lager is a bit too harsh imho. the light variety is a lot easier to drink… it goes down smoother

can’t wait for the summer ale to come out — it’s the bizzle (best)

beeradvocate: B-
me: A

not sharing this one...

store: albertsons
type: belgian strong pale ale
abv: 8.50%

i think i like any beers that come from belgium — this one is no exception.

it wasn’t a crazy hoppy beer — but tasted much like a wit — i got one of the big bottles from the store, thinking i was gonna share with rob (since it was his birthday and all), but paired with some pita chips and pepper jack cheese, i pretty much cleared this bottle (okay, he had a glass of it)

dang, i didn’t realize it was 8.50% abv — no wonder i was pretty much dozed off on the couch and had a bumpin’ headache…

i don’t care — this had a great bright taste — like sunshine after a light rain (lame)… i highly recommend it!

beeradvocate: A
me: A+

why in the hell am i talkin’ about sisqo? well it’s rob’s birthday today and sarmad’s makin’ him a “rob” playlist (enough links already) — you can check it out here

another thing sarmad did was introduce me to today’s big thing

holy crap this is an awesome site, check these out:

gotta love our new president — he’s so cocky

this one reminds me of the fpsa podcast (which reminds me, i gotta post all of ‘em up here… for posterity’s sake

[vimeo 3855156]

this is just so awesomely racist:

there are so many on there — i just wasted my whole morning on that site… smoke you! (ugh, i can’t believe i just linked to ytmnd)

this one was made in 1999 for a senior english project… it was me, chris, dave, and that other dood is mike… i don’t remember his last name, but i know it sounded dirty, like mike hunt or something… oh yes… it was mike long

/snickers

i digress…

you don’t really need to know what the project was about — this little part was really the best part… HUGE props to rob for the editing work, getting the light saber sounds (and door sounds) to sync up well with the video (btw, the fart sound was well executed by sarmad)

and the gratuitous muscle shot… oh man… that’s why he was the lead singer of brodie… alright, joe, how about we move away from the gay comments…

you can tell what was hip at the time — wwf (not wwe, mind you) and star wars (episode 1 was JUST released)

enjoy!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPeb_8vuDOA

damn we were nerds