GorT’s recent post elicited some interesting responses. First BG writes in regarding flopping and various sports: So basketball and football are better than soccer because the NBA and the NFL are taking steps to deal with the curse of “flopping,” … Continue reading →
ScottO, whom you would recognize immediately as the awesome and intrepid @gscottoliver on Twitter if you were one of the 800 few followers of us on Twitter, strolled over to our table at the Leaping Peacock, carefully stepping over the … Continue reading →
The Czar has always had a less-than-scientific interest in the Chicago Cubs, and has watched their ups and downs over the decades. You know, there was a time when the Cubs were basically the Yankees—you just knew they would make … Continue reading →
Cubs fans are a weirdly persistent lot; they would follow their team to the ends of the Earth. So much so that many teams like to play the Cubs at home because their usually empty stadiums are filled with concessions-buying … Continue reading →
Does anyone recall last year when the Czar wrote about the Цесаревич’s spectacular and politically (un)popular baseball adventure, in which his plucky band of die-hard teammates took on the well-funded and well-organized baseball team of a Very Wealthy Suburb called … Continue reading →
The boys’ baseball games were rained out today here in Muscovy, so this is what we are spending our day watching: Parry Gripp is a genius. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь … Continue reading →
The Lil Med Student had his first baseball game (if that’s what you want to call it) this weekend. He was 2 for 2 at the plate (without using the tee), with 2 runs and an RBI. Defensively, he scooped up … Continue reading →
Cubs legend Ron Santo was put into the Hall of Fame this week, and the Veterans Committee is composed of jackasses for doing it. You heard me. Ron Santo was totally deserving of a Hall of Fame berth, and he … Continue reading →
The family spent a good deal of the weekend watching the Little League World Series, which is really one of the best ways to watch baseball—kids from around the world playing their hearts out, as if every routine pop fly … Continue reading →
The Czar apologizes for the length of what is, ultimately, a fairly personal post. Muscovy, as many of you tourists know, is a quiet, sleepy suburb to the west of Chicago. Here, your Czar rules as a ferocious tyrant, even … Continue reading →
So the Czar found himself coaching a tee-ball game today. Due to a variety of scheduling conflicts, only a single assistant coach showed up. So the Czar, dropping off the Царевич (who won the game ball for some outstanding defensive … Continue reading →
Well, if we’re doing obits to the great Don Meredith, then we’re sure as hell doing an obit for Ron Santo. Ron was a guy that not only symbolized Chicago, but also the Cubs: no matter how bad things got, … Continue reading →
So the Texas Rangers have defeated the New York Yankees. Let us imagine how this could be written up. From CNN: Just when ya think you’ve seen everything! It is October, and baseball is always filled with surprises. The Texas … Continue reading →
As a minor follow up on the soccer vs. baseball thread, I will point out that the GorT spawn first experienced a “fairness” rule in baseball. This was after they had a number of years of experience with soccer, lacrosse … Continue reading →
Sure, GorT is a fan of soccer (and no, I don’t call it Football or International Football. It’s soccer). Yes, the constant buzzing is freaking annoying – however, it doesn’t bug me as I’ve installed a dual Nyquist-Shannon filter to … Continue reading →
As you know, the Gormogons have many, many secret and special projects under way at any given moment. Some are so important, that we trust them not even to our favorite underlings. The Volgi, for example, returned from the 8th … Continue reading →
If we needed any extra proof as to why baseball is boring, let me point to three pieces of recent empirical evidence: 1. During their eighth straight loss (all at home), the Seattle Mariners’ Ken Griffey Jr. fell asleep in … Continue reading →
Interviewers usually don’t ask the good questions. One never said it was unremarkable. Just not impossible to call in advance. One sees it in little ways with a good color commentator as well. He will often call entire plays well … Continue reading →
Why did the guy who called it start laughing uncontrollably at how ridiculous the situation was? Why did anyone even notice? Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. 3.14.242.153
Continue reading →Volgi, There is an extremely high probability that the manager and coaching staff were discussing their expectations before the game, which is not uncommon when a new player joins the team. In theory, they should discuss the stats of each … Continue reading →
The Czar wrote “The Czar wishes not to micturate in your Volgi’s cornflakes, but the amazing ability to predict a homerun on a 3-1 count for a particular batter to a particular spot is not always impossible if you have … Continue reading →
The Czar wishes not to micturate in your Volgi’s cornflakes, but the amazing ability to predict a homerun on a 3-1 count for a particular batter to a particular spot is not always impossible if you have good stats on … Continue reading →
At the risk of being vaporized by GorT on his way to lacrossoccer practice, the Œc. Vol. will post this jaw-dropping baseball clip. Confucius says: It’s so good, I’m even leaving the MSNBC package around it: Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask … Continue reading →
CHICAGO – Chicago White Sox front office spokesman Scott Reifert announced today that fans attending a July 11 twin bill versus the Minnesota Twins at US Cellular Field will receive a free commemorative mini-bat, unlimited ten cent Budweiser, and up … Continue reading →
Ah yes, baseball is back, and so are steroid abuse allegations. In baseball’s worst-kept secret, Sammy “Say It Ain’t” Sosa (thanks to the Chicago Sun-Times for that gem of a pun) has been named as a player who tested positive … Continue reading →
In this Caps-dominated Antient Society, the Czar offers the following to your Volgi. Khabi!!!And of course, you are doubtless wondering about the Czar’s reaction to the Manny Ramirez 50-game suspension for testing postive for an illegal substance. Well, fact is, … Continue reading →
‘Puter didn’t realize that The Gormogons had become a sports blog. Since we’re now opining on sport generally, ‘Puter’s weighing in. ‘Puter’s favorite sports to watch are, in descending order: (1) ice hockey; (2) college basketball in conference games and … Continue reading →
Allow the Czar to make a slight rebuttal to GorTechie’s otherwise brilliant post. This rebuttal is only to clarify some potentially disparaging remarks made about baseball, a “past time” near and dear to the Czar’s heart. We played it as … Continue reading →
So at the Dorje Drak Lamaist monastery this week, a monk meditates in serene peace when he becomes aware of another monk approaching him from the wind-swept hillside. They nod, and the newcomer says “Didja hear about A-Rod?” “Dude,” says … Continue reading →
Baseball and softball are the first two sports dropped from the Olympics since, like, 1936, and they’re keeping trampoline?! Could it be anti-Americanism? Sí. Ja. Oui. Speaking of anti-Americanism, the Gormogons would like to thank the iconoclastic Britons at America … Continue reading →
