2009 49ers versus Seahawks

Wallen and I got a late start on the morning. We had a quick breakfast at Hi-Lo's 15th Street Cafe in Bremerton. From there, we caught the ferry to Seattle and headed to Qwest Field. We saw the San Francisco 49ers play the Seattle Seahawks.

Fearing what the weather might be like in December in Seattle, I bought a pair of club level tickets (section 209, row c, seats 16 and 17). These tickets gave us access to nice set of bars, restaurants and lounges behind the lower level of boxes. I figured that if it was snowing or miserably cold then we retreat into the lounges. Although it was cold, we actually saw some blue sky and the sun during the game.

I was very impressed with the seats and the stadium.


The 49ers made a number of mistakes including a botched reverse on a punt that resulted in a Seahawks touchdown. The 49ers lost the game by the score of 17 to 14 on a field goal as time expired.

Wallen and I wandered back to the ferry building after the game and continued trying to solve all the world's problems. We eventually caught the ferry back to Bremerton. The only tactical error that we made was failing to bring a cribbage board and deck of cards with us.

Jill met at us in downtown Bremerton. We finished the night with dinner at Anthony's.

It was a very nice day. I enjoy Wallen's company a great deal.

Seahawks versus 49ers

Seahawks versus 49ers, originally uploaded by heringermr.

To Bremerton

When Southwest ran a cheap fares promotion in October, I decided to grab a ticket to come up and see the Wallens. Up early, I caught an empty 7 a.m. flight from Sacramento to Seattle-Tacoma. I rented a car and after a brief period of wrestling with the GPS (it wanted to take me into to downtown Seattle to catch the ferry to Bremerton) I drove to Wallen's beautiful place on Phinney Bay.

John, Jill and I had a long leisurely lunch at the Boatshed in Bremerton. There was a grey whale swimming back and forth between the Manette Bridge and the Turner Joy. It was an amazing sight.



In the early evening, the three of us headed to a Christmas party thrown by the CEO of Harrison Medical Center. John is currently serving as the Chairman of the Board. I met the CEO and his wife before at Jill's 50th birthday party. I had a nice evening tagging along with John and Jill as they mingled in a crowd of more than 100 people.

Joyce Heringer

My Mother passed away yesterday. She was 77 years old. She is on the far end of the table.

This picture was taken at Thanksgiving, probably in 1963 or 1964. My dad is on the near end of the table; he passed away in 1986. My mother's parents are on either side of near end of the table. Her younger brother and his wife are on the left side, while her older brother's wife is on the right side. Her older brother is taking the picture.

IS Leadership Team Dinner and Team Building

Ahead of an all day planning meeting on Friday, our Information Systems Leadership team had dinner at Scott's on the River. Afterwards as a team building exercise, we went bowling at Strikes in Elk Grove. I started off terrible, but improved slightly over the course of three games. I bowled an 82, 107 and 127 for a combined three game score of 316.

 

Fall 2009 Outlaws Tournament Game Log

11-22-2009 - Bay Valley Bombers 4, Outlaws 1 - [Box Score]
11-21-2009 - Reno Blue Devils 4, Outlaws 3 - [Box Score]
11-21-2009 - Outlaws 12, Nevada Outlaws 2 - [Box Score]
11-01-2009 - Nevada Dust Devils 5, Outlaws 4 - [Box Score]
10-30-2009 - Nevada Dust Devils 3, Outlaws 2 - [Box Score]
10-30-2009 - Outlaws 9, Bay Valley Bombers 6 - [Box Score]
10-19-2009 - Bay Valley Bombers 4, Outlaws 1 - [Box Score]
10-18-2009 - All Out Acorns 8, Outlaws 2 - [Box Score]
10-18-2009 - Outlaws 14, Warriors 4 - [Box Score]
10-18-2009 - Club All Star Blue 7, Outlaws 4 - [Box Score]
10-04-2009 - Monterey Bay 6, Outlaws 4 - [Box Score]
10-03-2009 - Hard 90 6, Outlaws 4 - [Box Score]
10-03-2009 - Outlaws 7, Monterey Bay 2 [Box Score]
09-20-2009 - Hard 90 12, Outlaws 3 [Box Score]
09-20-2009 - Outlaws 9, Warriors 2 [Box Score]
09-19-2009 - Outlaws 10, Bulldogs 6 [Box Score]
09-19-2009 - Hard 90 11, Outlaws 3 [Box Score]
09-06-2009 - Blue Devils 9, Outlaws 0 [Box Score]
09-05-2009 - Amigos 10, Outlaws 4 [Box Score]
09-05-2009 - Outlaws 14, River Bandits 2 [Box Score]
09-05-2009 - Outlaws 15, Demons 3 [Box Score]

The Elk Grove Outlaws played 6 tournaments in the fall of 2009.  They had 8 wins and 13 losses.

The Outlaws had 4 wins and 4 losses in the first two tournaments in September.  The average differential in the 4 losses was 8.0 runs.

The Outlaws had 2 wins and 5 losses in the second two tournaments in October.  The average differential in the 5 losses was 3.2 runs.

The Outlaws had 2 wins and 4 losses in the last two tournaments.  The average differential in the 4 losses was 1.5 runs.

California Historical Landmark #2

Portolá Journey's End
California State Historical Landmark #2
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This landmark is located at the intersection of East Creek Drive and Alma Street, Menlo Park, California. There are 33 other California State Historical Landmarks in San Mateo County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 37° 26.869 W 122° 10.253.

You can log your site to this site at waymarking.com!


In 1769 the Portolá expedition of 63 men and 200 horses and mules camped near El Palo Alto, the tall tree. They had traveled from San Diego in search of Monterey but discovered instead the Bay of San Francisco. Finding the bay too large to go around, and deciding that Monterey had been bypassed, they ended the search and returned to San Diego.

Kings Tyreke Evans named Western Conference Rookie of the Month

KINGS TYREKE EVANS NAMED WESTERN CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER

Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played from the start of the season (Oct. 27) through November. Evans is averaging 18.8 points (44.6 FG%, 32.3 3pt%, 79.0 FT%), 5.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.33 steals, and 36.1 minutes per game in starting all 15 games he has played in this season. He leads the Kings in assists and is second in scoring. Evans becomes only the third Kings player to be named Rookie of the Month, joining Brian Grant (January 1995) and Lionel Simmons (December 1990 and February 1991).

Star Trek

Saturday night, we watched Star Trek, the 2009 film that essentially reboots the series, in HD on the AppleTV. We enjoyed the movie.

Nevertheless, I have a huge problem with the use of time travel as a plot point. Both the old television series and the movies have used time travel on a number of occasions. I understand why they did it; they wanted to cast Leonard Nimoy in the movie as the old Spook. As used in this film, it would seem that a number of things that we knew from the series and the other films have been changed substantially. During the movie, I kept thinking how the hell does that work? It makes my head hurt.

Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - Andrea Bocelli - Silent Night

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New Promo Shots for the Andrew Heringer Band

The pictures that Drew has been using for posters and other promotional literature for his band are pretty dated. Most of the pictures have one or two guys that are not currently playing in the band. He recently worked with photographer to get a new set of promo shots. Two of the resulting pictures are shown below. You can find a full set of twenty-five pictures here.

NBA Power Rankings 2009-2010 Week 5

After going to last Thursday's Kings game, Jack and I have watched parts of Friday's game against the Nets and Sunday's game against the Hornets. Obviously they have faced some weaker opponets, but this is a very fun team to watch.

The Kings ranked 16th in Marc Stein's weekly power rankings of NBA teams, up from 19th last week!

NBA Basketball Power Rankings

The Kings take a .500 record into December. We repeat: Sacramento is a .500 team despite losing Kev Martin to a wrist injury. With apologies to anyone else worth nominating, this is your Surprise Team of November.

Christmas Tree 2009

Facing a very busy next nine days, we decided to get a Christmas Tree early this year. Five of the last six years (2008, 2007, 2005, 2004 and 2003), we have gotten a flocked Christmas tree in the Cal Expo parking lot. Driving down to Cal Expo after Outlaws batting practice, we got a rude awakening; the Cal Expo Christmas Tree lot is not there this year.

After debating what to do, we headed towards Elk Grove. Heading down Highway 99, I noticed a lot north of Sheldon on West Stockton advertising flocked trees. It turns out that it is the same company that has been at Cal Expo the last few years, Lamb's Christmas Trees. They indicated that they have been at this site for fifteen years and that they did not have a second lot at the Cal Expo lot this year because the rent was too high.

Although the selection of flocked trees was not as large as some previous years, we picked out a nice tree. The flocking was still wet. I am going to pick it up on my way home after work on Monday.

Drew's 25th Birthday

Sharon, Jack and I took Drew an ice cream cake and some pumpkin pie to celebrate his 25th birthday! After having some cake and visiting with Drew, Marlana and Kellen, Drew and Jack spent some time on the drums.

Laura, Liz, Mary and Sharon again

For the second year in a row, Sharon got together with Laura, Liz and Mary on the day after Thanksgiving [picture from 2008]. This year they met at Rudy's Hideaway. Laura, Mary and Sharon went to grammar school and high school together, while Liz went to high school with them.

World Traveler - The Andrew Heringer Band - Live at the Woodland Opera House

California Historical Landmark #955

Trail of the John C. Frémont 1844 Expedition
California State Historical Landmark #955
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This landmark is located at the northwest corner of junction of Highway 88 and Calaveras River. There are 24 other California State Historical Landmarks in San Joaquin County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 38° 03.130 W 121° 11.290.

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Frémont's historic second overland expedition of 1843-44 was the first in which he reached California. He and his companions entered California in the dead of winter, camped across the snowbound Sierra, spent a month at Sutter's Fort in the Sacramento Valley, and then continued south through the San Joaquin Valley. Frémont's report added to the growing American interest in the Far West and California, making this 1844 expedition one of the most influential events in American westward expansion. Frémont camped at this site on March 26, 1844.

Thanksgiving 2009

After the Run to Feed the Hungry, we got cleaned up and headed to Jim Dunn's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Jim is an old friend of Sharon's family. The group this year included Sharon's brother Tom, his wife Becky, his youngest son Kevin, Sister's brother Tim, his wife Kathy, their oldest daughter Erin, Drew, Jack, Sharon and I. We were missing Sharon's nephew Kevin and niece Eileen.

We had a nice dinner. Drew got out the guitar and played a couple of songs after the meal.

2009 Run To Feed The Hungry

For the fifth time in the last six years [2009, 2008, 2006, 2005 and 2004], Sharon, Jack and I ran the Run to Feed the Hungry. We entered in 2007, but I was feeling under the weather and we decided not to run before heading to San Francisco for Thanksgiving.

Jack and I ran the course in 1:04:39 for an average pace of 10:26. For the first time, they split the start for the 5k and the 10k. The 5k started 20 minutes after the 10k. As a result, it took us less than a minute to get to the starting line. Although it did not impact our pace, it seemed like there was a lot more people running the 10k this year. In previous years, the number of people around us dropped about the 3rd mile. This year, we were running with lots of people the whole distance. Sharon ran a 1:24:01 for an average of 13:33.

Drew is living in River Park. He rode his bike over and met his at the finish line.

At the Run to Feed The Hungry

At the Run to Feed The Hungry, originally uploaded by heringermr.

2009 Kings versus Knicks

Jack and I went to the Sacramento Kings versus New York Knicks NBA Basketball game. Somewhat unexpectedly, I am enjoying watching this Kings team a lot. It is built of a group of very young players who play with passion and have some athleticism.

The Kings pulled away in the second half to win by a score of 111 to 97. The Kings led by 20 points after three quarters. Last year, the Kings had 2 wins and 7 losses in games that I saw in person. This year I have already seen them win twice!

Led by Donte Green with 24 point (6 for 7 from three), 5 assists and 6 blocks, seven Kings scored in double figures. Evans had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

At 5' 9", Nate Robinson was a force of nature. He had 25 points (4 for 8 from three). I swear that I saw him almost outrebound Jason Thompson in traffic near the rim; I looked like he was flying rather than jumping.

The Knicks are a bad team. I thought that Coach Mike D'Antoni's head was going to explode on the sidelines as the Knicks made bonehead play after bonehead play.

Yankee's pitcher CC Sabathia was at the game sitting in the front row to our right. He played high school sports in Vallejo.

From Giving thanks with a mailbag by Bill Simmons

Giving thanks with a mailbag

Q: What is the "30 for 30" documentary you wish was made that wasn't? -- Tyler, Seattle

S[ports] G[uy]: Andre the Giant. Hands down. It never got past the discussion stage because the WWE owns the key footage and would have wanted to produce it; we would have wanted an elite filmmaker. So that was a nonstarter. But other than Muhammad Ali, no other athlete from the past 40 years was more memorable, beloved or distinct. I have never met anyone who knew Andre who didn't immediately turn to mush when you asked them about him. Every person who ever befriended him has 10 Andre stories, and everyone who ever crossed paths with him even briefly has three. We could have gone two hours on Andre, easy. So that's No. 1 for me. My runners-up: Tim Richmond, the Clippers, the Artest melee and how Rocky Balboa ended the Cold War.

California Historical Landmark #765

Temple Israel Cemetery
California State Historical Landmark #765
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This landmark is located On East Acacia Street between North Pilgrim and North Union Streets, Stockton, California. There are 24 other California State Historical Landmarks in San Joaquin County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 37° 57.890 W 121° 16.720.

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Donated by Captain Charles M. Weber in 1851 for use as a cemetery by the Jewish community of Stockton, this is the oldest Jewish cemetery in continuous use in California and west of the Rocky Mountains.

Broadway - The Andrew Heringer Band - Woodland Opera House

Broadway - The Andrew Heringer Band from heringermr on Vimeo.

Outlaws 11U Fall 2009 Pitching Statistics Summary Sorted by ERA

As of November 23, 2009

.                       IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP   PC-ST   ERA
 2 - Matt      Total     1     1    0    0    0    0    0    12-7    0.00
33 - Jack      Total    1/3    1    0    0    0    1    0    11-6    0.00
55 - Jeremy    Total    15    12   17    5   15   19    3   320-174  2.00
 7 - Pat       Total    10     6   11    7   10    8    0   185-98   4.20
 4 - AD        Total     7     5    5    5    6    3    0   125-71   4.29
 1 - James     Total    12    12   13    9   16   12    3   255-131  4.50
10 - Jordan    Total   6 1/3  11    7    5    3    4    1   130-75   4.74
 3 - Josh      Total  17 2/3  20   22   16   16   18    0   321-174  5.43
 6 - Keaton    Total  15 2/3  14   22   15   12   13    2   273-162  5.74 
 9 - Niko      Total   5 1/3   9   10    9    8    2    0   116-58  10.13
23 - Breyton   Total     5    15   14   12    8    5    1   150-76  14.40

    Team       Total  95 1/3 106  121   83   94   85   10            5.22

Outlaws 11U Fall 2009 Pitching Statistics

As of November 23, 2009

1-James                 IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  Blue Devils  31-Oct   1/3   0    1    0    2    1    0    18-6
  Bay V Bomber 31-Oct   1/3   1    2    2    2    1    1   29-12
  All Star Blu 17-Oct   2     3    4    3    4    2    0   42-21
  Monterey Bay 3-Oct    3     1    0    0    3    2    0   42-22
  Warriors     20-Sep   3     2    0    0    0    4    0   48-31
  Hard 90      19-Sep   1/3   1    0    0    1    0    0    16-7
  Blue Devils  6-Sep    2     2    4    3    3    1    2   33-20
  Demons       5-Sep    1     2    2    1    1    1    0   27-12
1-James        Total  12     12   13    9   16   12    3  255-131  4.50

2-Matt                  IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  Warriors     20-Sep   1     1    0    0    0    0    0    12-7
2-Matt         Total    1     1    0    0    0    0    0    12-7   0.00

3-Josh                  IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  Bay V Bomber 22-Nov   5     2    1    1    2    7    0   80-41
  R. Blue Devi 21-Nov   1     0    0    0    2    2    0   20-11
  Blue Devils  31-Oct   1/3   0    0    0    1    0    0    6-2
  Bay V Bomber 31-Oct 2 2/3   0    3    3    4    3    0   51-25
  Bombers      18-Oct   2     1    0    0    1    0    0   18-13
  All Star Blu 17-Oct   2/3   1    1    1    0    2    0    13-9
  Monterey Bay 4-Oct    2     3    3    1    0    2    0   36-24
  Hard 90      20-Sep 1 1/3   6    5    5    2    0    0   34-19
  Amigos       5-Sep  1 2/3   7    8    4    1    1    0   37-20
  River Bandit 5-Sep    1     0    1    1    3    1    0   26-10
3-Josh         Total  17 2/3 20   22   16   16   18    0  321-174  5.43

4 - AD                  IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  Dust Devils  1-Nov    1     0    0    0    1    1    0   19-11
  Acorns       17-Oct   2     2    2    2    2    1    0   35-19
  Warriors     20-Sep   2     1    2    2    2    1    0   34-18
  River Bandit 5-Sep    2     2    1    1    1    0    0   37-23
4 - AD         Total    7     5    5    5    6    3    0   125-71  4.29

6 - Keaton              IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
Bay V Bombers  22-Nov   1     0    3    0    2    2    0   32-18
  Dust Devils  1-Nov    3     6    5    5    1    2    1   49-29
  Dust Devils  31-Oct 1 2/3   1    1    0    1    2    1   25-13
  Bombers      17-Oct   2     3    4    1    0    1    0   33-22
  Monterey Bay 3-Oct    3     0    2    2    3    5    0   57-32
  Hard 90      20-Sep   3     4    7    7    5    0    0   61-34
  Demons       5-Sep    2     0    0    0    0    1    0   16-14
6 - Keaton     Total  15 2/3 14   22   15   12   13    2  273-162  5.74

7 - Pat                 IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  R. Blue Devi 21-Nov   2     1    3    3    4    3    0   55-25
  Bombers      18-Oct   2     1    0    0    1    1    0   23-15
  Warriors     17-Oct   2     2    3    0    1    2    0   38-21
  Bulldogs     19-Sep   2     0    3    3    3    2    0   39-19
  Hard 90      19-Sep   1     2    2    1    1    0    0   19-12
  River Bandit 5-Sep    1     0    0    0    0    0    0   11-6
7 - Pat        Total    10    6   11    7   10    8    0  185-98   4.20

9 - Niko                IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  All Star Blu 16-Oct 2 1/3   2    2    2    3    1    0   41-18
  Hard 90      3-Oct    3     5    3    3    3    1    0   51-29
  Blue Devils  6-Sep    0     2    5    4    2    0    0   24-11
9 - Niko       Total  5 1/3   9   10    9    8    2    0  116-58  10.13

10 - Jordan             IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  Warriors     17-Oct   2     2    1    1    2    0    0   40-18
  Monterey Bay 4-Oct  2 1/3   4    4    2    1    1    1   42-26
  Amigos       5-Sep    2     5    2    2    0    3    0   48-31
10 - Jordan    Total  6 1/3  11    7    5    3    4    1  130-75  4.74

23 - Breyton            IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  R. Blue Devi 21-Nov   2     3    1    1    3    1    0   55-25
  Nev Outlaws  21-Nov   1     1    1    1    0    2    0   17-12
  Monterey Bay 4-Oct    2/3   4    3    3    3    0    0   32-15
  Hard 90      19-Sep 1 1/3   7    9    7    2    2    1   46-24
23 - Breyton   Total    5    15   14   12    8    5    1  150-76 14.40

33 - Jack               IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  Amigos       5-Sep    1/3   1    0    0    0    1    0   11-6
33 - Jack      Total    1/3   1    0    0    0    1    0   11-6   0.00

55 - Jeremy             IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  Nev Outlaws  21-Nov   3     3    2    2    2    6    0   59-38
  Blue Devils  31-Oct 1 2/3   1    1    0    3    4    1   46-24
  Bay V Bomber 31-Oct   1     0    1    0    1    1    0   19-10
  Acorns       17-Oct 2 1/3   2    6    0    4    0    2   51-19
  Hard 90      3-Oct    2     3    3    0    2    1    0   43-25
  Bulldogs     19-Sep   2     3    3    2    1    4    0   56-33
  Blue Devils  6-Sep    2     0    0    0    0    1    0   23-13
  Demons       5-Sep    1     0    1    1    2    2    0   23-12
55 - Jeremy    Total   15    12   17    5   15   19    3  320-174 2.00

    Team       Total  95 1/3 106  121  83   94   85   10          5.22

Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - James Yuill - This Sweet Love

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Outlaws 11U Fall 2009 Batting Statistics sorting by BA

As of November 23, 2009

.    NAME   GP  AB   R  H RBI  BB SO SF HP 2B 3B HR  TB    BA   OBP   SLG
 55 Jeremy  18  38  11 15  12   1  1  2  1  2  2  0  21  0.395 0.405 0.553
 21 DeAndre 19  21   9  8  14  11  6  1  0  1  0  0   9  0.381 0.576 0.429
  7 Pat     13  26   7  7   6   3 10  0  1  1  2  0  12  0.269 0.367 0.462
 22 Trevor  17  24   7  6   2   0  5  0  1  0  0  0   6  0.250 0.280 0.250
 33 Jack    18  21   8  5   6  16  8  2  1  0  0  0   5  0.238 0.550 0.238
  1 James   17  13   7  3   4  11  4  0  0  1  1  0   6  0.231 0.583 0.462
  4 AD      17  30  15  6   9  13  4  0  0  2  0  0   8  0.200 0.442 0.267
  2 Matt    20  26   7  5   5   9  8  1  0  0  0  0   5  0.192 0.389 0.192
  3 Josh    21  33  10  6   7  13  6  2  0  0  0  0   6  0.182 0.396 0.182
  6 Keaton  21  42  10  7  11   9  8  1  0  1  0  0   8  0.167 0.308 0.190
  5 Cooper  15  27  14  4   7  13  9  0  0  1  1  0   7  0.148 0.425 0.259
 10 Jordan  16  21   5  2   2   2  3  0  1  2  0  0   4  0.095 0.208 0.190
 23 Breyton 16  23   7  2   2   2  9  0  0  0  0  0   2  0.087 0.160 0.087
  8 Niko    17  22   9  1   1  10  8  1  2  0  0  0   1  0.045 0.371 0.045
  9 RJ       1   1   0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0.000 0.000 0.000

               368 126 77  88 113 89 10  7 11  6  0 100  0.209 0.396 0.272

Outlaws 11U Fall 2009 Batting Statistics sorting by OBP

As of November 23, 2009

.     NAME  GP  AB   R  H RBI  BB SO SF HP 2B 3B HR  TB   BA   OBP   SLG
  1 James   17  13   7  3   4  11  4  0  0  1  1  0   6  0.231 0.583 0.462
 21 DeAndre 19  21   9  8  14  11  6  1  0  1  0  0   9  0.381 0.576 0.429
 33 Jack    18  21   8  5   6  16  8  2  1  0  0  0   5  0.238 0.550 0.238
  4 AD      17  30  15  6   9  13  4  0  0  2  0  0   8  0.200 0.442 0.267
  5 Cooper  15  27  14  4   7  13  9  0  0  1  1  0   7  0.148 0.425 0.259
 55 Jeremy  18  38  11 15  12   1  1  2  1  2  2  0  21  0.395 0.405 0.553
  3 Josh    21  33  10  6   7  13  6  2  0  0  0  0   6  0.182 0.396 0.182
  2 Matt    20  26   7  5   5   9  8  1  0  0  0  0   5  0.192 0.389 0.192
  8 Niko    17  22   9  1   1  10  8  1  2  0  0  0   1  0.045 0.371 0.045
  7 Pat     13  26   7  7   6   3 10  0  1  1  2  0  12  0.269 0.367 0.462
  6 Keaton  21  42  10  7  11   9  8  1  0  1  0  0   8  0.167 0.308 0.190
 22 Trevor  17  24   7  6   2   0  5  0  1  0  0  0   6  0.250 0.280 0.250
 10 Jordan  16  21   5  2   2   2  3  0  1  2  0  0   4  0.095 0.208 0.190
 23 Breyton 16  23   7  2   2   2  9  0  0  0  0  0   2  0.087 0.160 0.087
  9 RJ       1   1   0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0.000 0.000 0.000

               368 126 77  88 113 89 10  7 11  6  0 100  0.209 0.396 0.272

Outlaws 11U Fall 2009 Batting Statistics

As of November 23, 2009

.    NAME   GP AB   R  H RBI  BB SO SF HP 2B 3B HR  TB   BA   OBP   SLG
 1  James   17 13   7  3   4  11  4  0  0  1  1  0   6  0.231 0.583 0.462
 2  Matt    20 26   7  5   5   9  8  1  0  0  0  0   5  0.192 0.389 0.192
 3  Josh    21 33  10  6   7  13  6  2  0  0  0  0   6  0.182 0.396 0.182
 4  AD      17 30  15  6   9  13  4  0  0  2  0  0   8  0.200 0.442 0.267
 5  Cooper  15 27  14  4   7  13  9  0  0  1  1  0   7  0.148 0.425 0.259
 6  Keaton  21 42  10  7  11   9  8  1  0  1  0  0   8  0.167 0.308 0.190
 7  Pat     13 26   7  7   6   3 10  0  1  1  2  0  12  0.269 0.367 0.462
 8  Niko    17 22   9  1   1  10  8  1  2  0  0  0   1  0.045 0.371 0.045
 9  RJ       1  1   0  0   0   0  0  0  0  0  0  0   0  0.000 0.000 0.000
 10 Jordan  16 21   5  2   2   2  3  0  1  2  0  0   4  0.095 0.208 0.190
 21 DeAndre 19 21   9  8  14  11  6  1  0  1  0  0   9  0.381 0.576 0.429
 22 Trevor  17 24   7  6   2   0  5  0  1  0  0  0   6  0.250 0.280 0.250
 23 Breyton 16 23   7  2   2   2  9  0  0  0  0  0   2  0.087 0.160 0.087
 33 Jack    18 21   8  5   6  16  8  2  1  0  0  0   5  0.238 0.550 0.238
 55 Jeremy  18 38  11 15  12   1  1  2  1  2  2  0  21  0.395 0.405 0.553

              368 126 77  88 113 89 10  7 11  6  0 100  0.209 0.396 0.272

NBA Power Rankings 2009-2010 Week 4

The Kings remained 19th in Marc Stein's weekly power rankings of NBA teams, ahead of the Pacers, Warriors, Pistons, Clippers, Wizards, Bobcats, Grizzlies, 76ers, Knicks, Timberwolves and Nets!

NBA Basketball Power Rankings

No Kevin Martin or Tyreke Evans in Houston, and still Sacramento hangs in all the way to the final minute on the back end of a back-to-back. One more example of why we refer this scrappy group of kids as Rockets Lite.

2009 Outlaws Baseball Tournament #6 Day 2

Jack and I headed back to Tracy for the second day of the tournament. The Outlaws were seeded second in their pool and played the Bay Valley Bombers. The Outlaws lost to the Bombers by the score of 4 to 1 and beat them by the score of 9 to 6 in two different tournament in October.

At the plate, Jack was 0 for 2. In his first at-bat, he popped a 1 and 1 pitch straight up. I don't think I have actually ever seen one hit that high. Jack got confused about where the ball was as the catcher made the catch a step in front of first base. In his second plate appearance, Jack struck out on three pitches.

In the field, Jack played five innings at third base. In the fifth inning, he made a nice stop on a one hopper hit at his shoe tops and threw the runner out at first. It was the only ball he handled.

With the score tied 1 to 1 in the top of the sixth, the Outlaws made two errors sandwiched around a walk to load the bases with no outs. With the infield in, they got two successive grounders to the right side of the infield, but were unable to make the plays at the plate. By the time they got out of the inning, the Outlaws had given up three unearned runs. They lost the game by the score of 4 to 1.

This is the last of the six tournaments that the Outlaws were scheduled to play this fall. I will post the box scores for the last three games and final batting and pitching statistics for the fall tournament season up in the next two days. I am also going to put together a game log.

It has been an interesting three months. With only a couple of exceptions, the Outlaws have not hit the ball in any tournament; the team batting average is below .200. Just a few more timely hits would have made it a very different fall.

Outlaws 11U versus Bay Valley Bombers 11U

November 22, 2009 - Outlaws versus Bay Valley Bombers

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                  1    2    3    4    5    6    R    H    E
     Bombers      0    1    0    0    0    3    4    2    0
     Outlaws      0    1    0    0    0    0    1    3    4


  #  Hitter      POS  AB    R    H   RBI  BB   SO    #P    AVG    OBP
  5  Cooper       8    3    0    0    0    0    1    11   0.148  0.425
  4  AD           6    2    0    1    0    0    0     5   0.200  0.442
  6  Keaton      3/1   2    0    0    0    0    1     8   0.167  0.308
 55  Jeremy      2/5   2    1    1    0    0    0     8   0.395  0.405
  7  Pat          7    2    0    0    0    0    1     4   0.269  0.367
  3  Josh        1/3   2    0    1    1    0    1     8   0.182  0.396
 33  Jack         5    2    0    0    0    0    1     6   0.238  0.550
 22     Trevor    2    0    0    0    0    0    0     0   0.250  0.280
 21  DeAndre     10    2    0    0    0    0    1    10   0.381  0.576
  2  Matthew      4    1    0    0    0    0    0     2   0.192  0.389
 10     Jordan    4    1    0    0    0    0    0     2   0.095  0.208
  8  Niko         9    1    0    0    0    0    1     7   0.045  0.371
 23     Breyton   9    0    0    0    0    0    0     0   0.087  0.160
  1     James     9    1    0    0    0    1    0     6   0.231  0.583

                      21    1    3    1    1    7    77


     Pitcher     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO   HBP  PC-ST   ERA
  3  Josh         5    2    1    1    2    7    0   80-41
  6  Keaton       1    0    3    0    2    2    0   32-18

                  6    2    4    1    4    9    0  112-59