Song of the Week XXXIII

This week, our song comes from Gavin Rossdale. The song is called This Is Happiness. The song is at a fairly fast-tempo to keep a good and strong rhythm. It possesses an aura of strength throughout, which in turn makes the message deeper. Throughout, it is mentioned what is positive to the singer, and ties into the title and theme of happiness. That's all for this week, and we'll run this again next week.

Fantasy Baseball All-Stars week 19

Another week of closing in on the playoffs. Here's the top players:

Catcher: A.J. Pierzynski, 1 run, 11 hits, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 0 SB, .611 average, .600 on base
First Base: Ryan Howard, 6 runs, 8 hits, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 0 SB, .400 average, .478 on base
Second Base: Dan Uggla, 6 runs, 10 hits, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB, .435 average, .483 on base
Third Base: Edwin Encarnacion, 4 runs, 9 hits, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB, .450 average, .560 on base
Shortstop: J.J. Hardy, 6 runs, 10 hits, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 0 SB, .323 average, .323 on base
Outfield1: Jay Bruce, 9 runs, 11 hits, 5 HR, 15 RBI, 0 SB, .440 average, .481 on base
Outfield2: Justin Upton, 8 runs, 13 hits, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2 SB, .481 average, .517 on base
Outfield3: Curtis Granderson, 7 runs, 6 hits, 5 HR, 8 RBI, 0 SB, .300 average, .364 on base
Outfield4: Matt Kemp, 7 runs, 10 hits, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 SB, .385 average, .407 on base
Starter: Cliff Lee, 8 IP, 1 win, 10 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.75 WHIP
Reliever: Sergio Santos, 2.1 IP, 3 saves, 6 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP

Song of the week XXXI and XXXII

Week 31: We have another hit from the band with likely the best timing, Augustana. This week, they bring in their song Feel Fine, an up-tempo but relaxing song. It comes from their first album, around the middle of the track listing. The theme is to relax and enjoy a good time. It is decent lyrically and an all-around good song.

Week 32: Classic rock band Queen provides the hit for this week. The song featured is One Vision. This song is in the same vein as a handful of other 80s World Peace themed songs. The idea in this tune is to have everyone come together and see eye to eye about the world. The song's intro has a warped kind of sound to it, but it evens out to a catchy guitar rift throughout the song, and a consistent rhythm.

Also, as a plug I'd like to make here, there is a game called Audiosurf that you can get online, and it is an absolutely fabulous game. The graphics are very crisp, but not high energy so it can function on older computers as well as new. The game's soundtrack is the music you own (DRM-free files only), which makes it fully customizable. There is a variety of different ways to play, depending on which character you choose, and three general difficulty levels. I've had it for two days and it's already been very addicting. Check it out.

Sandwich Showdown 29 and 30

Week 29: Subway Club on Wheat vs. Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki on Italian. The Club had a very good variety of tastes throughout the sandwich. It utilized the Subway and KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce combination. The SOCT was also a strong taste, albeit minus sweet onion sauce. Peco's and the Subway BBQ sauces neutralized the sweet/spicy reading very handily. The SOCT edged out a narrow win.

Week 30: Spicy Italian on Garlic vs. Oven Roasted Chicken on Herbs and Cheese. The Spicy Italian came out well, holding on with just KC Masterpiece in the sauce. The bread was very good and complimented the sandwich well. At the ballpark, the Chicken didn't appear to have much of a chance. It featured Subway BBQ alone, and was a victim of a long gap from acquisition and consumption. Easy win for the Spicy Italian.

Fantasy Baseball All-Stars week 18

I'd take a guess that some of the best teams in an average league are clinching their playoff spots. For the rest of us in the battle still, here's who looked good last week.

Catcher: Alex Avila, 5 runs, 8 hits, 3 HR, 6 RBI, 0 SB, .471 average, .526 on base
First Base: Prince Fielder, 9 runs, 10 hits, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 0 SB, .455 average, .552 on base
Second Base: Jason Kipnis, 7 runs, 9 hits, 4 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB, .321 average, .406 on base
Third Base: Casey McGehee, 6 runs, 8 hits, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 0 SB, .348 average, .375 on base
Shortstop: Starlin Castro, 10 runs, 17 hits, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB, .515 average, .543 on base
Outfield: Matt Holliday, 8 runs, 10 hits, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 1 SB, .400 average, .545 on base
Utility: Dan Uggla, 7 runs, 11 hits, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 0 SB, .423 average, .423 on base
Starter1: Ricky Romero, 16 IP, 2 wins, 12 K, 1.69 ERA, 0.56 WHIP
Starter2: Ervin Santana, 17.1 IP, 2 wins, 14 K, 1.04 ERA, 1.04 WHIP
Reliever: Carlos Marmol, 4 IP, 4 saves, 5 K, 0 holds, 0.00 ERA, 0.25 WHIP

Fantasy Baseball All-Stars Week 17

The playoff races are heating up in both fantasy and real baseball, and the Major League non-waiver trade deadline has passed. Here's the players who had a good week.

Catcher: Mike Napoli, 7 runs, 11 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB, .524 average, .545 on base
First Base: Billy Butler, 6 runs, 13 hits, 5 HR, 12 RBI, 0 SB, .406 average, .412 on base
Second Base: Ben Zobrist, 5 runs, 12 hits, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 1 SB, .429 average, .500 on base
Third Base: NULL, replace with First Base: Joey Votto, 7 runs, 10 hits, 4 HR, 9 RBI, 0 SB, .385 average, .467 on base
Shortstop: Troy Tulowitzki, 4 runs, 11 hits, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 SB, .458 average, .519 on base
Outfield: Justin Upton, 6 runs, 8 hits, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 1 SB, .348 average, .429 on base
Utility: Dustin Pedroia, 7 runs, 12 hits, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 1 SB, .433 average, .457 on base
Starter: Derek Holland, 15 IP, 2 wins, 9 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.67 WHIP
Reliever: John Axford, 4 IP, 4 saves, 5 K, 0 holds, 0.00 ERA, 0.25 WHIP

Song of the Week XXX

This week, we debut a new theme, going down alphabetically as sorted by the computer. First up is the quotation marked song "From Now On We Are Enemies" by Fall Out Boy. The song is about a boy who is born into royalty, and is resented for the easy life. Many people do not know the boy, but despise him anyway. The child has a crown on his head before the age of 10, sparking even more outrage from the people. However, the kid knows that he is just one in a royal line, and repeats throughout the song that he will be forgotten eventually. This leaves a twist of pity in the song, but not enough to pity the royalty. This feature will run again next week.