So I was a bit bored, and hungery. I'll be trying to hit this place some time this week. Lets see if I can complete this mission to the Puffy Taco
15693 Leffingwell Rd
Whittier, CA 90604
(562) 947-2250
Monday, October 30, 2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
One week...
...is all the cheese has left at miscellaneous advertising agency. With momma_cheese' impending return to her much higher paying job, the cheese is forced to stay at home with the princess.
The cheese isn't big on the whole "gender roles" thing; i.e. that certain things are intrinsically male or female. Honestly, anything that can be done by a man can probably be done by a woman, and vice versa.
But the thought of staying at home with the kid, while simultaneously a nice one for the extra princess time the cheese will get, also has quite a sting. Putting the whole financial burden for the family on momma_cheese' shoulders is not something the cheese is real hip to.
The job search has already begun. Hopefully the cheese can find something more lucrative than what he's currently doing, and hopefully he can find it quickly...
The cheese isn't big on the whole "gender roles" thing; i.e. that certain things are intrinsically male or female. Honestly, anything that can be done by a man can probably be done by a woman, and vice versa.
But the thought of staying at home with the kid, while simultaneously a nice one for the extra princess time the cheese will get, also has quite a sting. Putting the whole financial burden for the family on momma_cheese' shoulders is not something the cheese is real hip to.
The job search has already begun. Hopefully the cheese can find something more lucrative than what he's currently doing, and hopefully he can find it quickly...
Friday, October 06, 2006
What the F@#%
Talk about engaging journalism...this story would make one sweet ass, and disturbing movie....hmmm, maybe the cheese should write it....
Thanks to Alan at the Poor Mojo Newswire for the tip. As always, well done PMJ, the cheese is humbled by your voracious web surfing....
Thanks to Alan at the Poor Mojo Newswire for the tip. As always, well done PMJ, the cheese is humbled by your voracious web surfing....
It's gone south very quickly...
Well, game two has come and gone, and thanks to a few small, yet timely, mistakes by the Dodgers they find themselves down 2-0 in a best of five series. Suffice it to say, they have their backs against the wall.
There are a few reasons, though, to be hopeful. First and foremost, it isn't out of the realm of possibility that the Dodgers can win the next two at Chavez Ravine. The Dodgers had the second most home wins in the NL this year (49, just one behind, wouldn't you know it, the Mets). Also, Greg Maddux has been spectacular at home and he starts on Saturday. Secondly, coming back from a 2-0 deficit in the first round isn't that uncommon, just ask the numerous A's teams that have blown such a lead over the last decade. Lastly, the Dodgers have played much better when under pressure. After opening the second half 1-12 and seemingly at the brink of falling out of contention, they went on to win 19 of the next 21. Over the last two months of the season, when they could ill afford even three losses in a row, they had a MLB leading 41-19 record.
Nomar's hurt, the bullpen's in disarray (damn Joe Beimel!), and even fielding bunts seem to give the Dodgers trouble, but now is the time for the boys in blue to turn it up. Maybe it's just a die-hard fan's misplaced faith, but the cheese fully believes the Dodgers can pull this out...
There are a few reasons, though, to be hopeful. First and foremost, it isn't out of the realm of possibility that the Dodgers can win the next two at Chavez Ravine. The Dodgers had the second most home wins in the NL this year (49, just one behind, wouldn't you know it, the Mets). Also, Greg Maddux has been spectacular at home and he starts on Saturday. Secondly, coming back from a 2-0 deficit in the first round isn't that uncommon, just ask the numerous A's teams that have blown such a lead over the last decade. Lastly, the Dodgers have played much better when under pressure. After opening the second half 1-12 and seemingly at the brink of falling out of contention, they went on to win 19 of the next 21. Over the last two months of the season, when they could ill afford even three losses in a row, they had a MLB leading 41-19 record.
Nomar's hurt, the bullpen's in disarray (damn Joe Beimel!), and even fielding bunts seem to give the Dodgers trouble, but now is the time for the boys in blue to turn it up. Maybe it's just a die-hard fan's misplaced faith, but the cheese fully believes the Dodgers can pull this out...
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Round One: Mets
Game 1 of the NLDS, bi-coastal edition, has come and gone and the boys in blue find themselves down a game. The Dodgers tallied more hits than the Mets (and more strikeouts), but not a whole lot of timely hitting. It was an odd game, though, with one play recording two outs at home, and Brad Penny coming in on relief and losing the game.
First off, let's look at that play in the 2nd. As far as the cheese can tell, and he had to watch the replay about 20 gagillion times because the Yankee-Tigers game was cancelled, there were four specific mistakes made:
1. Jeff Kent thought about tagging up. As soon as Martin hit that ball, it seemed apparent to the cheese that Shawn Green weren't catchin' it. Kent, for whatever reason, looked unsure and did not immediately leave second base, thus costing him a few seconds on his way to home.
2. Donnelly, the third base coach, either didn't see Drew right behind Kent, or didn't adequately signal the second runner. This seems to have led Drew to believe he should head home on the heels of Kent.
3. Drew had his head down while rounding third. Even if he did misread the sign as he rounded second, Drew could see how close he was to Kent, it might have occurred to him that maybe the go ahead sign was for the guy IN FRONT OF HIM, and maybe he should have looked up at the third base coach once he got there, but he didn't.
4. Kent attempted to slide into home. After rounding third Kent clearly looked up and saw Valentine fielding the cut-off and turning to throw home. It was evident he wouldn't beat the throw. Now Lo Duca's no pushover, but Kent's got like 5 inches and 50 pounds on him. One would think that Kent might try and take Lo Duca out, maybe knocking the ball loose in the process. Instead, he tries to finesse slide around the tag. What the fuck is that? He's not Juan Pierre for christ's sake, he's a 39 year old, slow, not very agile white guy. Run into the catcher already. Plus, if he had taken down Lo Duca, then very likely Drew would have scored anyway.
Now, about the whole "Brad Penny in relief thing." The cheese response to seeing Penny come out of the bullpen went something along the lines of "What the fuck is Grady Little thinking?" On the one hand, the cheese understands the rationale. Penny might not be able to pitch is a start situation, but he's possibly good for an inning or two so you throw him out there and hope he hits his spots. He does, after all, know what it takes to pitch, and win, in the playoffs. He was throwing hard, but got beat up a bit and took the loss.
Honestly, it was a pretty well played game. The Mets scored some runs on the longball, the Dodgers on the single and double. Tomorrow may go better, Kuo dominated this team just a few weeks back. And if the Dodgers can split the games in NY then the series is definitely still up for grabs.
First off, let's look at that play in the 2nd. As far as the cheese can tell, and he had to watch the replay about 20 gagillion times because the Yankee-Tigers game was cancelled, there were four specific mistakes made:
1. Jeff Kent thought about tagging up. As soon as Martin hit that ball, it seemed apparent to the cheese that Shawn Green weren't catchin' it. Kent, for whatever reason, looked unsure and did not immediately leave second base, thus costing him a few seconds on his way to home.
2. Donnelly, the third base coach, either didn't see Drew right behind Kent, or didn't adequately signal the second runner. This seems to have led Drew to believe he should head home on the heels of Kent.
3. Drew had his head down while rounding third. Even if he did misread the sign as he rounded second, Drew could see how close he was to Kent, it might have occurred to him that maybe the go ahead sign was for the guy IN FRONT OF HIM, and maybe he should have looked up at the third base coach once he got there, but he didn't.
4. Kent attempted to slide into home. After rounding third Kent clearly looked up and saw Valentine fielding the cut-off and turning to throw home. It was evident he wouldn't beat the throw. Now Lo Duca's no pushover, but Kent's got like 5 inches and 50 pounds on him. One would think that Kent might try and take Lo Duca out, maybe knocking the ball loose in the process. Instead, he tries to finesse slide around the tag. What the fuck is that? He's not Juan Pierre for christ's sake, he's a 39 year old, slow, not very agile white guy. Run into the catcher already. Plus, if he had taken down Lo Duca, then very likely Drew would have scored anyway.
Now, about the whole "Brad Penny in relief thing." The cheese response to seeing Penny come out of the bullpen went something along the lines of "What the fuck is Grady Little thinking?" On the one hand, the cheese understands the rationale. Penny might not be able to pitch is a start situation, but he's possibly good for an inning or two so you throw him out there and hope he hits his spots. He does, after all, know what it takes to pitch, and win, in the playoffs. He was throwing hard, but got beat up a bit and took the loss.
Honestly, it was a pretty well played game. The Mets scored some runs on the longball, the Dodgers on the single and double. Tomorrow may go better, Kuo dominated this team just a few weeks back. And if the Dodgers can split the games in NY then the series is definitely still up for grabs.
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
IT'S PLAYOFF TIME!!!!!
Thanks to a strong 9-1 finish over the last ten games the Dodgers ended the regular season with a solid 88-74 record. This gave the a tie with the Padres for the second best NL record, but thanks to continual beat downs at the hands of the Padres, the Dodgers had to console themselves with a wild-card berth as opposed to the NL West title. And while it may seem like splitting hairs, it really isn't.
Instead of playing the near dead Cardinals at home, the Dodgers are forced to travel to NY to face the Mets and their 97 regular season wins. The Mets, though, have been going through a bit of a psychological struggle. The loss of Pedro has certainly got to sting, and their remaining starters (this includes you, Tom Glavine!) haven't looked real great recently. They do have a very good bullpen, but Wagner has a career 7+ ERA in the post-season...
On the Dodgers side, Derek Lowe lives his life to pitch high pressure games, and he's been nearly unhittable over the last month so the timing is right for him to dominate again this October. Greg Maddux may be 40, but he's been pretty damn consistent for the Dodgers since coming over, Grady Little just has to keep a tight reign on his pitch count. Hong-Chi Kuo hasn't had a lot of starts, but NY is susceptible to lefties, and so far Kuo's delivered. That leaves Brad Penny and his aching back. Penny's had a +6 ERA since starting the All-Star Game, but he also has a world series ring that he got by beating the Yankees twice in the span of a week and a half...
Offensively, the Mets would seem to have the upperhand, what with the all the homeruns they hit (and they play in a pitcher's park) and bases they steal. But the Dodgers lead the senior circuit in OBP and team batting average. Plus, Furcal, Lofton, Lugo and Repko give the Dodgers sufficient speed. So while the boys in blue put up runs by whittling you away, the Mets just slug teams into submission...
All in all, it seems a bit of a draw, though the records are different. The cheese predicts (fingers crossed) the Dodgers win in 5...
Instead of playing the near dead Cardinals at home, the Dodgers are forced to travel to NY to face the Mets and their 97 regular season wins. The Mets, though, have been going through a bit of a psychological struggle. The loss of Pedro has certainly got to sting, and their remaining starters (this includes you, Tom Glavine!) haven't looked real great recently. They do have a very good bullpen, but Wagner has a career 7+ ERA in the post-season...
On the Dodgers side, Derek Lowe lives his life to pitch high pressure games, and he's been nearly unhittable over the last month so the timing is right for him to dominate again this October. Greg Maddux may be 40, but he's been pretty damn consistent for the Dodgers since coming over, Grady Little just has to keep a tight reign on his pitch count. Hong-Chi Kuo hasn't had a lot of starts, but NY is susceptible to lefties, and so far Kuo's delivered. That leaves Brad Penny and his aching back. Penny's had a +6 ERA since starting the All-Star Game, but he also has a world series ring that he got by beating the Yankees twice in the span of a week and a half...
Offensively, the Mets would seem to have the upperhand, what with the all the homeruns they hit (and they play in a pitcher's park) and bases they steal. But the Dodgers lead the senior circuit in OBP and team batting average. Plus, Furcal, Lofton, Lugo and Repko give the Dodgers sufficient speed. So while the boys in blue put up runs by whittling you away, the Mets just slug teams into submission...
All in all, it seems a bit of a draw, though the records are different. The cheese predicts (fingers crossed) the Dodgers win in 5...
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