Notes & Quotes: 02.27.08
February 27, 2008 – 10:10 am Posted by bryan in » sports
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a few quick hitters for you while you mourn the parting of ways between ESPN and Sean Salisbury…
+ We are still looking for folks to play in our PFB Fantasy Baseball League. Just a few slots are left, so if you’re interested, send an email to –>prayersforblowoutsATgmailDOTcom.
+ CJ Mahaney writes on his blog regarding Andy Pettitte’s press conference from last week:
As I watched Pettitte, I noted how high-profile Christian athletes miss opportunities to present culture with a compelling alternative: someone who has been genuinely convicted of sin and confesses those specific sins. Instead, the norm for these athletes (who are professing Christians) is to conform to the evasive language so common when someone has been caught…Reading these explicit references to God, I find it difficult to reconcile Pettitte’s statements with Scripture. He is a professing Christian, yet when it comes to his admitted use of HGH, we hear posturing and ambiguous language.
+ Moderately Cerebral Bias calls into question Nike’s unholy approach to marketing LeBron James.
+ An interesting story about a 17-year old Jewish girl who skipped a 3-point contest in order to observe sabbath. The twist: her appendix probably would have burst had she competed in the contest. She ended up breaking her sabbath, not for the competition, but for the emergency appendectomy.
+ about 40 students attended the 10th annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Xtreme Leadership Day in Marion, Ohio. Pastor J. Patrick Street, who organizes the event, has written a devotional book for athletes.
+ Vegas Watch posted some odds from BetUS that caught our attention. They are giving 1000:1 odds on “Jesus to appear as a living man on earth in 2008″. The maximum bet is $25 to win $25,000. The qualifier: “Has to be proven to be the Son of God”. How exactly do you prove that? I mean, Jesus did a slew of miracles and lots of people still wouldn’t believe. Probably not a bet I’ll be placing.
+ Some bets I might place if I was a betting man? How about over/unders on MLB win totals for 2008. I’d take Arizona OVER 86.5, the NY Yankees UNDER 94, the Rays OVER 72, Toronto UNDER 84, and Detroit UNDER 93.5 (sorry Aaron!).
Tags: Andy Pettitte, LeBron James
4 Responses to “Notes & Quotes: 02.27.08”
By matt on Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
Is it really breaking the sabbath to get your appendix out (presuming gentile surgeon and medical staff)? The whole thing is pretty passive from the perspective of the operatee.
By bryan on Feb 27, 2008 | Reply
from the story
“In Orthodox Judaism, secular life ends at sundown Friday and doesn’t resume until nearly an hour after sundown Saturday. For this 25-hour period, members attend synagogue and enjoy a day of rest but do little else. That is why Orzechowitz could not participate in the three-point finals, which Karolina Bazua of Boca Raton High School eventually won.
The exception to the observance is if someone is in medical danger. Orzechowitz had to end the Sabbath prematurely with a trip to the hospital, where she had an emergency appendectomy Sunday morning.”
By Aaron on Feb 28, 2008 | Reply
Ha, I respectfully and adamantly disagree.
They managed 88 last year on a team absolutely crushed by injury (Rogers, Sheffield, Zumaya, Bonderman) and add Cabrera, Renteria, Willis, and Jones. I also believe the division is weaker then the last two years, but will grant you Magglio and Polanco had career years.
I looked for the differential in win shares, but couldn’t find all of it. Even without any pitching tweaks, I don’t see how they can’t win 95 games on offense alone. They are set up to challenge the modern day runs record.
By Dan Gibson on Feb 29, 2008 | Reply
I’d like to think that Arizona will get over 86.5, but playing the Padres, Rockies and Dodgers over and over doesn’t seem to promote that notion. They’ll be good, but nothing good lasts here in Arizona. It’s just the way things work.