Can you feel it? Can you feel the excitement? People are talking about BULLPEN IDOL everywhere. Truly this has been our most exciting year yet. And we're just three weeks away from crowning a winner.
Who will it be? Aaron Fultz? Fultz is 2-2 with a 3.77 ERA, and lefthanded batters are hitting just .170 against him. Other than a shaky appearance last Sunday against Philadelphia, the lefty has been FULL(tz) of fantasticness, emerging as BULLPEN IDOL oddsmakers' dark horse favorite.
Joe Roa? The Roa Constrictor has suffocated the life out of opposing batters and then swallowed them whole. With the lowest E.R.L. (Earned Run per Letter) in baseball, Roa's quietly provided solid innings for the Twins. Will tonight's good performance help him stay in BULLPEN IDOL or will he have to hit the Roa-d? Will voters say No-a, or Yes-a!
Boo Berry Rincon? Boo Berry has been scarily delicious for most of the last month, making the Mets cry harder than the L.A. Lakers did after getting their highly-prized bums handed to them by the Pistons last night. And that's really hard. After a shaky start of the season, Boo has found his form--and hey, his form is freakin' awesome! Who knew? If he wins BULLPEN IDOL, Boo Berry could be the feel good story of the year.
Joe Nathan? The early favorite to win BULLPEN IDOL, Nathan has continued to deliver solid and steady performances, and sales of Joe-mama-tors have gone through the roof. But the Twins' erratic performance of late means Joe hasn't had many chances to save the day lately. Will the Nathanator get Nathanated?
Remember, you're voting for the pitcher you want to stay in BULLPEN IDOL. The pitcher with the lowest number of votes will be VOTED OUT OF THE BULLPEN. Voting will close Friday night.
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED.
I can't pull the voting lever on any of our remaining relievers so here's a write-in vote for....BILLY KOCH FOR BULLPEN IDLE!
Posted by: RonDavis at June 17, 2004 08:00 AMI waited 1 week and still can't get in a vote for Nathan, who clearly should be the winner. When the list comes up on my screen, there is always a dot for Roa; what goas on here? The truth is out there? Right?Al
Posted by: al at June 17, 2004 12:39 PMDear Al,
I do not know what the trouble is, but I just placed a vote for Nathan for you.
Sincerely,
Batgirl
Beloved Boo Berry has more wins than Roy freakin-Halladay, Tom freakin-Glavine, and Pedro freakin-Martinez.
I'm aghast. And hello--SO lovin' it!!
Posted by: She-Ra, P.O.P at June 17, 2004 12:56 PMAl, the dot moves if you click a different circle on the ballot.
I hope that helps.
Posted by: frightwig at June 17, 2004 03:24 PMfrightwig, this I knew, but expected a dotless field prior to self-dotting.I hope this aids you in some way.
Posted by: al at June 17, 2004 04:12 PM
What the heck is wrong with having a box filled in on the ballot from the start? Did it all the time back in the 20th Century.
Mr. Daley, now I understand how Batgirl's husband came to be known as "JEB."
Al, you confound me at every turn. I better just stay out of your way from now on.
Posted by: frightwig at June 17, 2004 07:41 PMVote for Boo Berry! Rincon is the only contestant left who's a product of the Twins farm system. (Hey, you can vote and then hit the back button and vote again, and again, and again... neat!)
Posted by: Mr. Cassandra at June 17, 2004 08:27 PMI'd like to see the Bear in the rugged Hemi rig be included in the Bullpen idol series :)
Posted by: Mimiru at June 18, 2004 01:27 AMOK, who stuffed the ballot box for Fultz? Sad. He was a distant 3rd yesterday.
Posted by: Matt at June 18, 2004 09:44 AMSHENANIGANS!
Posted by: She-Ra, P.O.P at June 18, 2004 03:55 PMDear readers,
Well, She-Ra has declared Shenanigans, and I must agree. Or else Aaron Flutz's mom is voting. (Hi, Mrs. Fultz!) I think this round of voting is still valid, as it seems the person who will probably get booted is the one who was most likely to be booted, as we say. But I think, since this competition is so important, for the final two rounds I shall limit the voting to one person per day.
Thoughtfully,
Batgirl
frightwig, no, no, no,confounding is inimical to my makeup, you may feel free to accost me verbally at your whim, as long as it is constructive accostiveness, and you are given to whimsey.
Posted by: al at June 18, 2004 07:07 PM