To help alleviate some of the mind-numbing tedium created by this unprecedented and certainly unconstitutional lack of baseball, Batling Kurtis has created a most excellent game Nicky Punto: Utility Infielder.
Alternate between that and Clear the Bases.
Posted by Batgirl at April 24, 2005 01:42 PMSuper fun!
Be honest, how many of you intentionally missed the ball just to run away?
And the jaunty music!
Way to go, Kurtis.
What happens if you miss the ball? I was trying to get Punto to eat the ball, but it always went into his glove. Fun game though :)
Posted by: Tim Minnesota at April 24, 2005 02:18 PMDear Mr. Tim,
If you miss the ball, well, Little Nicky I'm afraid gets eaten.
Sincerely,
BG
Twins aren't playing and Chicago is winning again. They're starting to get on my nerves. Maybe we can take up a collection and get that Tonya Harding ex-boyfriend to go whack a few kneecaps for us. You look at that Sox lineup and there's not much there to inspire fear, but they seem to be getting it done.
Let's hope Morneau doesn't slip on the ice in Detroit and break something. I still think he's suffering under a curse.
Posted by: gopher38 at April 24, 2005 02:30 PMKurtis,
Fun game. I had to let Nicky get eaten once, just to see what would happen. Reminded me of the "Little Shop of Horrors" plant. ;-D
Goph,
They're playing the Royals.
Need I say more?
bubblemint
Oh Nicky what a pity
You don't understand
You take me by the heart
When you take me by the hand...
Jaunty music, indeed!
Posted by: Sooz at April 24, 2005 02:45 PMWOW. That is awesome. Bravo.
I wondered how long I could make Nicky avoid the hungry baseball, and I discovered that if you run around and evade him long enough, he goes away, you continue playing, and it doesn't count under "eaten."
If only I had computer programming skills to put to such good use.
Posted by: Andre at April 24, 2005 02:54 PMJolly good show Kurtis.
Posted by: JHK at April 24, 2005 04:05 PMKurtis, you must work for Nintendo! The game is great and the music is HYSTERICAL!
Posted by: Goober at April 24, 2005 05:08 PMKurtis, Outstanding. That just took care of one hour of work that i was trying to kill off. I only got eaten once, thanks to the fact that the ball takes angles at you like a Bitch Sox outfielder takes angles at fly balls...
Man that was fun.
Posted by: Tinger at April 24, 2005 05:29 PMAnother thing to keep everyone busy today is Michael Lewis's article in the New York Times Magazine:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/24/magazine/24BASEBALL.html
Posted by: fliphed at April 24, 2005 05:57 PMToo fabulous. Oh, Nicky, what a pity you don't understand...
BTW, BatGirl, I bow before your Pioneer-Press recognized excellence. And it is simply *too* wonderful that Gardy reads your stuff. I am tingling vicariously.
Posted by: CarrieIC at April 24, 2005 06:16 PMThanks for the props, people. It's amazing what a guy can do when he's avoiding work.
Look for a Torii game in the coming weeks. I hear he loves video games, so I've gotsta make him one. Him and Lew Ford.
Posted by: Kurtis at April 24, 2005 07:23 PMThe joy of hating the BitchSox is that they tend to self-kneecap. Subcontracting out would be hasty impatience.
I might have the high score for Most Times Eaten. I just love to see Angry Ball come from all the different angles.
Posted by: kw at April 25, 2005 04:48 PM