Episode 6 has been up for 5 days and we have a whopping 11 downloads. One of those downloads came via Nick because he's so vain he likes to hear himself talk. 5 of those downloads came from iTunes. I'm assuming, but that means that only 5 downloads came from people who regularly or visit the blog.
So, what's the deal? Have we lost everyone? Do you care? Are the Mariners boring? Are we boring? What can we do to improve The Bush Leagues experience for you all?
This is actually something that Nick and I are trying to turn into a valuable show but we do invest a lot of personal time and effort into it. And although I love being able to play around with cool new technologies I'm also very interested in providing a service that people find useful and entertaining. By no means are we ready to throw in the towel yet, I just want to hear from you, the listeners, what you want to hear. Do we broaden the scope to all Seattle sports? Do we stick with baseball but cover it in a more general sense? Do we sacrifice a lamb during the show?
We're in a transitional stage in our show and we'll pull through, but we want to hear from you what you like!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
The Bush Leagues, now on video!
Hey everyone,
Just as Nick eluded to earlier this morning, we have in fact evolved as a Mariners news source. We are now offering video of our blogcast so all of you can see our interactions with each other and exactly what goes on when we record. Although I must admit, we do exactly what it sounds like we're doing...sitting on a chair clucking like a couple of hens about baseball. Not a bad way to pass the time.
Apologies for the sound at the end but I'm kind of new to video editing and my audio didn't quite sync with the video the way I had hoped. Please be patient as I go through the growing pains of digital video editing.
P.S. Garbs' hat says, "Chicks lay better in the morning."
Just as Nick eluded to earlier this morning, we have in fact evolved as a Mariners news source. We are now offering video of our blogcast so all of you can see our interactions with each other and exactly what goes on when we record. Although I must admit, we do exactly what it sounds like we're doing...sitting on a chair clucking like a couple of hens about baseball. Not a bad way to pass the time.
Apologies for the sound at the end but I'm kind of new to video editing and my audio didn't quite sync with the video the way I had hoped. Please be patient as I go through the growing pains of digital video editing.
P.S. Garbs' hat says, "Chicks lay better in the morning."
The Bush Leagues from Noah Banning on Vimeo.
Stay Tuned...
Noah has been hard at work producing the video blogcast of Episode 6, which we'll have up soon. Its a little trickier then you might think.
In M's news, we just completed a sweep of the D-backs at home this weekend, sit one game over .500, and are 2.5 games out of first place behind Texas and LA. The Mariners are showing a knack for getting a much needed run or two in the late innings, and its gaining us wins as a result.
Starting Tuesday, we face the Padres for 3, then its probably the hardest road trip we'll face this season, as we head off to Chavez Ravine and the Dodgers for three, homerville in the Bronx against the Yankess for three, and finish up in Fenway against the Bo-Sox for three. If we can take 5 out of 4 or better in this road trip, consider the M's a true contender this summer. It won't be easy though.
Garbs
In M's news, we just completed a sweep of the D-backs at home this weekend, sit one game over .500, and are 2.5 games out of first place behind Texas and LA. The Mariners are showing a knack for getting a much needed run or two in the late innings, and its gaining us wins as a result.
Starting Tuesday, we face the Padres for 3, then its probably the hardest road trip we'll face this season, as we head off to Chavez Ravine and the Dodgers for three, homerville in the Bronx against the Yankess for three, and finish up in Fenway against the Bo-Sox for three. If we can take 5 out of 4 or better in this road trip, consider the M's a true contender this summer. It won't be easy though.
Garbs
Saturday, June 20, 2009
The Bush Leagues Blogcast, Episode 6
Hey everybody! Noah and I finally got around to recording episode 6 of TBL. Listen in as we hit on the AL West, player injuries, and Interleague play. Check it out and let us know what you think!
Garbs
Episode 6
Garbs
Episode 6
Friday, June 19, 2009
Harey Caray Agrees with me...
The Ghost of Harey Carey is on my side when it comes to the Predator playing baseball (Podcast #5), only he thinks he could cause some trouble too...
The Ghost of Harey Caray
M's take on the D-Bags, err, I mean backs tonight. Going 4-5 on the road trip didn't help our cause. Bedard is hurt, Lopez is gone due to a death in the family, and the Angels seem to be on fire. Hope this post cheers you up.
TGIF
Garbs
The Ghost of Harey Caray
M's take on the D-Bags, err, I mean backs tonight. Going 4-5 on the road trip didn't help our cause. Bedard is hurt, Lopez is gone due to a death in the family, and the Angels seem to be on fire. Hope this post cheers you up.
TGIF
Garbs
Thursday, June 18, 2009
My Love/Hate Relationship with the 2009 Mariners
This team is great at being mediocre. Not bad, not good, just meh. Need evidence? Take a look at that Colorado Rockies series versus their current San Diego Padres series. Granted the Rockies are riding one of their unbelievable streaks and the Padres are just...well...bad. But this yo-yo winning 6 games then losing 6 games has got to stop.
Please M's, for the sake of my sanity pick one or the other. My vote is for winning, but if you choose the alternative at least I can accept the fact that this year is over and look forward to 2010.
Please M's, for the sake of my sanity pick one or the other. My vote is for winning, but if you choose the alternative at least I can accept the fact that this year is over and look forward to 2010.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The worst trade in Mariner history
News broke today that Erik Bedard has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. The move is retroactive to June 8th but I think you can squash the possibility of trading Bedard by the deadline. You'd be hard pressed to find a general manager in Major League Baseball willing to give up a prospect or two in exchange for a left-handed pitcher with a history of injuries. Regardless whether his ERA and BAA is in the American League's Top-5.
So, let's recap this amazing trade engineered by the mastermind genius Bill Bavasi. (I know it's hard to establish sarcasm in written form but let me point out I was laying it on pretty thick in the last sentence.)
The Mariners receive a left-handed strike-out, ground ball pitcher who goes on to post an 11-6 record working 146.2 innings in a little under a year and a half with a 3.07 ERA. In those 146.2 innings he has struck out 137 batters and walked only 59. Not bad stats but obviously the glaring issue is the 146.2 innings pitched, roughly half of what he should be at.
Let's take a look at what the guys the M's have given up have done. The centerpiece of the deal, Center Fielder Adam Jones has gone on to post a .296/.341/479 with the Orioles. It's nothing earth shattering but if you also remember that 2008 was his first full-year in the majors and that the kid is only 24 years old, it hurts more than a little bit.
The other major league piece of the trade, George Sherrill has only saved 43 games for the Orioles in just under a year and a half. Hmm, I'm sure the M's would have loved that kind of production out of their closer last year and early this season.
Not to mentionTony Butler Chris Tillman instantly became one of the Orioles' best pitching prospects and looks to get called up later this year.
But what's done is done, right? Let's look to the future. As I was telling Garbs, if we didn't have Franklin Gutierrez in Center Field, arguably a better defender than Adam Jones by about 3 runs this would be a harder pill to swallow. The only reason I'm holding my head high is because I emphatically believe Jack Zduriencik is the man who can right the ship after this debacle of a trade and we have already seen how he can turn situations into positives for the M's.
So, let's recap this amazing trade engineered by the mastermind genius Bill Bavasi. (I know it's hard to establish sarcasm in written form but let me point out I was laying it on pretty thick in the last sentence.)
The Mariners receive a left-handed strike-out, ground ball pitcher who goes on to post an 11-6 record working 146.2 innings in a little under a year and a half with a 3.07 ERA. In those 146.2 innings he has struck out 137 batters and walked only 59. Not bad stats but obviously the glaring issue is the 146.2 innings pitched, roughly half of what he should be at.
Let's take a look at what the guys the M's have given up have done. The centerpiece of the deal, Center Fielder Adam Jones has gone on to post a .296/.341/479 with the Orioles. It's nothing earth shattering but if you also remember that 2008 was his first full-year in the majors and that the kid is only 24 years old, it hurts more than a little bit.
The other major league piece of the trade, George Sherrill has only saved 43 games for the Orioles in just under a year and a half. Hmm, I'm sure the M's would have loved that kind of production out of their closer last year and early this season.
Not to mention
But what's done is done, right? Let's look to the future. As I was telling Garbs, if we didn't have Franklin Gutierrez in Center Field, arguably a better defender than Adam Jones by about 3 runs this would be a harder pill to swallow. The only reason I'm holding my head high is because I emphatically believe Jack Zduriencik is the man who can right the ship after this debacle of a trade and we have already seen how he can turn situations into positives for the M's.
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