Other Famous Fifteens:
-Shawn Green
-Matt Harpring
-Minutes of Ken Jennings' celebrity
-One-time size of Quebecois post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor
-Year (A.D.) when Valerius Gratus is appointed Prefect of Iudaea
-Cardinal number between 14 and 16
-Age at which Hispanic girls celebrate their transition from childhood to womanhood
-First and only teenage soap opera that aired on Nickelodeon, going by "Hillside" in Canada
-Duration, in years, of Greater East Asia War, fought in both mainland China and the Pacific Ocean
-Completed, numbered symphonies and string quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich
-Restaurant in London, built by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver
-Number of solutions to Znám's problem of length 7
-Steps between the Ezrat Nashim and the Courtyard of the Temple in Jerusalem, on which the Levites stood and sang during the offering of sacrifices
-Patrick Rafter's ranking in the ATP Champions Race in January 2001
As for other famous sixteens, we'll just have to wait until September 25th before such a list may be appropriate. But don't worry, time flies when you're having fun, so the next and final Oakland series should be upon us in the blink of an eye. And I, for one, can't wait.
Biggest Contribution: Raul Ibanez, +2.8%
Biggest Suckfest: Gil Meche, -18.6%
Most Important At Bat: Ballgame strikeout, -7.5%
Most Important Pitch: Ellis homer, -25.3%
Total Contribution by Pitcher(s): -16.0%
Total Contribution by Position Players: -39.7%
(Clicking this link won't make the Mariners any better)
There are a couple things I want to talk about, but I think I'll be better equipped to tackle them in the morning before I leave on my trip, when I won't be as flustered, sleepy, and irritable. So that's exactly what I'm going to do. MLB.tv not loading and the whole SportsBlogs network having server problems aren't exactly brightening my mood.
Yet Oakland has had a longer winning streak against one opponent, getting 16 straight victories against the New York Yankees from Sept. 9, 1989, through May 1, 1991. (Yahoo!)
This is really happening. This is our reality. Thank goodness we don't all live in Anaheim, because then life just wouldn't be worth living.
Back in the morning at some point for a quick post, then it's all Deanna through Monday. Be good.