The Eastside saw a number of folks be evacuated due to rising creeks, etc. I am on the Westside and fortunately haven't faced the same threat of flooding, though it rained steadily all day and my yard was under about an inch of standing water.
Shortly after talking with my brother last evening I got an email from him. He was making dinner on a camp stove by lantern light because their power went out. He’s up in the Sierra foothills.
Which reminds me, Mrs Slug's mom lost power in Citrus Heights yesterday afternoon. Not sure when it came back on, but I would imagine it was sometime yesterday. She's in SMUD territory.
We lost power very briefly in Berkeley. Just long enough to force us to reset the microwave clock.
Apparently people are disappointed as they are discovering that it’s difficult to watch pr0n on the new Apple goggles, seems like the sort of thing you’d find out before dropping that kind of money on them.
Also the videos that are starting to appear of jackasses using Tesla self “driving” mode while using their Apple goggles were probably predictable but I still think should be cause for those folks to be sent straight to jail.
Went to the Riviera Theater before the rains came and saw The Promised Land, an epic from Denmark set in the 1750’s starring Mads Mikkelsen as a retired military captain that seeks to establish a settlement for the King on the desolate heath.
Someone wake up Farhan and remind him he has once again failed to put a Major League-caliber product on the field.
The highlights of the Giants offseason:
1. Their overmatched accountant of a GM admitting that he stinks at his job by cutting ties with 3 of the biggest signings of his 5-year tenure (Haniger, DeSclafani, Stripling) in exchange for 13-starts worth of Robbie Ray coming back from TJ and a mid-tier prospect from the A’s.
2. Drastically overpaying for an average RP with high velocity and a history of arm/control problems who you plan to use in the rotation despite him failing in that role once already in his career.
3. Signing an OF with no elite traits and only a handful of AB’s v. Major League pitching out of the KBO who is rehabbing a major ankle injury.
Does he also overpay for Matt Chapman despite the fact that JD Davis had a better year at 1/3rd of the cost…or maybe 31 year-old Blake Snell, who has been an average, SP3 in 6 of his 8 big league seasons….we shall see.
The dwindling number of fans that still stump for this dork astounds me, Venerable Slug. I have no doubt that Farhan is constrained to some extent by ownership's frugality, and the sheer number of partners in the Giant's ownership group is an issue, as all are needed to sign off on transactions while also receiving a healthy profit check. That's why despite being the 5th most valuable franchise in the game, they continue to spend like a small market team.
But it's quite clear that this clown has zero feel for the game of baseball and that his career in the business should have topped out at running the Analytics Dept. for a ballclub and not baseball operations. Haniger, Disco and Stripling were literally the highlights of his acquisitions and were unmitigated disasters.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Cal and current Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen starred Sunday in the flag football event at the 2024 Pro Bowl Games with three touchdown receptions while throwing for a fourth score to lead the AFC to a 50-34 victory over the NFC at Camping World Stadium. However, the performance was not quite enough to make up for the AFC's 30-9 disadvantage in the other events at the Pro Bowl Games to give the NFC a 64-59 overall victory.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Freshman JuJu Watkins scored 29 points to lead No. 15 Southern California to a 79-69 victory over California on Sunday. The Golden Bears got out by as much as 13 points in the second quarter and took a three-point lead into the fourth, but were unable to hold on for the win.
Watkins made 12 of 27 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Trojans (16-4, 6-4 Pac-12 Conference). She added five assists, four rebounds, four steals and blocked two shots.
STANFORD – The No. 2 California women's water polo team improved to 5-0 for the third time in the last four years with Saturday morning's 12-5 win over No. 16 Pacific, but had its undefeated start ended in a rainy, late-evening matchup against the Stanford Invitational host No. 6 Cardinal.
STANFORD – In a thrilling Saturday afternoon matchup at Burnham Pavilion, the California and Stanford men's gymnastics teams took their third meeting of the season down to the wire and finished with their closest point differential of the season. The Golden Bears were leading the Cardinal 329.200-329.050 heading into the last rotation, but Stanford ultimately prevailed after a strong horizontal bar showing to finish one point ahead of Cal, 392.850-391.850.
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – The California women's golf team saved its best for last on Sunday at Guadalajara Country Club, moving up two spots in the final round of the Collegiate Invitational to finish in seventh place as a team.
The Golden Bears (301-306-297) had a final score of 40-over par 904.
LOS ANGELES – California rugby claimed a road win over UCLA on Saturday afternoon with the Golden Bears routing the Bruins 66-12 at Wallis Annenberg Stadium in Los Angeles. The Bears now improve to 6-0 on the season.
Cal struck first in the contest when senior Pat Deely pick-and-jammed his way past the goal line to give the Bears an advantage they would never relinquish. Junior Kealan O'Connell added the extras, his first successful conversion en route to a perfect day of kicking.
BERKELEY - Timofey Stepanov and Alex Chang each won a pair of singles matches to lead the California men's tennis team to a doubleheader sweep of UC Davis on Saturday at Hellman Tennis Complex. Stepanov clinched the 5-2 victory in the second dual match, while John Kim clinched the 5-0 win over the Aggies in the opening match.
The Golden Bears improved to 14-0 in the all-time series with the Aggies, while their season record improved to 2-3. UC Davis is also 2-3.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Fardaws Aimaq scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Jaylon Tyson also recorded a double-double and the California men's basketball team put together a dominating road win over Arizona State, beating the Sun Devils 81-66 on Saturday.
LOS ANGELES - Isabelle Stadden and Leah Polonsky won two individual events apiece and The No. 5 California women's swimming & diving team took the top two spots in four different events as the Golden Bears got by UCLA 155-144 at Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday.
Stadden won both backstroke events and Polonsky captured the 200-yard butterfly and 200 individual medley. Cal had seven different swimmers win races.
As the first one here this morning I'd like to welcome you all to the DBD. Please remember, no flash photography. Tours start every twenty minutes outside the main entrance. For your connivance the cafeteria is already open (try the catfish!). The DBD museum is on the mezzanine level. Enjoy your visit!
Elsewhere in college sports
Atmospheric river
I’m traveling to furd for a meeting tomorrow and there was a chance it would be canceled because the power was out for quite awhile.
Santa Barbara got hammered.
When I checked The Weather Channel before going to bed last night they had a reporter there standing out in the rain.
The Eastside saw a number of folks be evacuated due to rising creeks, etc. I am on the Westside and fortunately haven't faced the same threat of flooding, though it rained steadily all day and my yard was under about an inch of standing water.
We had some rain in Berkeley. Not nearly as much in other places, I understand. Also, we had wind. Lots and lots of wind. Still ongoing this morning.
Yeah the wind has been no joke!
Indeed. I have heard from friends in Sonoma County that nearby trees have come down. Soggy soil and sustained high winds will do that, I suppose.
Shortly after talking with my brother last evening I got an email from him. He was making dinner on a camp stove by lantern light because their power went out. He’s up in the Sierra foothills.
Dodge RIdge Ski Resort by the Lair closed yesterday afternoon due to conditions and lack of visibility.
Which reminds me, Mrs Slug's mom lost power in Citrus Heights yesterday afternoon. Not sure when it came back on, but I would imagine it was sometime yesterday. She's in SMUD territory.
We lost power very briefly in Berkeley. Just long enough to force us to reset the microwave clock.
Apple
Apparently people are disappointed as they are discovering that it’s difficult to watch pr0n on the new Apple goggles, seems like the sort of thing you’d find out before dropping that kind of money on them.
Also the videos that are starting to appear of jackasses using Tesla self “driving” mode while using their Apple goggles were probably predictable but I still think should be cause for those folks to be sent straight to jail.
And not just any jail...a big one, like Quentin, Soledad, Pelican Bay...
What's your favorite kind? I'll go with the all-purpose Fugj.
Opal
Ambrosia. My spouse prefers Cosmic Crisp.
pretty much any except red delicious, because they are not.
Sugarbee with Honeycrisp a close 2nd.
DBD AV Club
Went to the Riviera Theater before the rains came and saw The Promised Land, an epic from Denmark set in the 1750’s starring Mads Mikkelsen as a retired military captain that seeks to establish a settlement for the King on the desolate heath.
Good film…looked cold.
Our crumbling, bumbling, stumbling democracy
Pros
All-Star games we don't care about
NFC beat the AFC 64-59. Keenan Allen has a big day
NHL: Team Matthews beat Team McDavid 7-4 in the finals.
Spring Training - Pitchers and Catchers about to report!
Someone wake up Farhan and remind him he has once again failed to put a Major League-caliber product on the field.
The highlights of the Giants offseason:
1. Their overmatched accountant of a GM admitting that he stinks at his job by cutting ties with 3 of the biggest signings of his 5-year tenure (Haniger, DeSclafani, Stripling) in exchange for 13-starts worth of Robbie Ray coming back from TJ and a mid-tier prospect from the A’s.
2. Drastically overpaying for an average RP with high velocity and a history of arm/control problems who you plan to use in the rotation despite him failing in that role once already in his career.
3. Signing an OF with no elite traits and only a handful of AB’s v. Major League pitching out of the KBO who is rehabbing a major ankle injury.
Does he also overpay for Matt Chapman despite the fact that JD Davis had a better year at 1/3rd of the cost…or maybe 31 year-old Blake Snell, who has been an average, SP3 in 6 of his 8 big league seasons….we shall see.
Jimmy, I'm all on the #FireFarhan bandwagon. But Giants fans are going to look bitter in the near future...and for some time because of it.
#FireFarhan
The dwindling number of fans that still stump for this dork astounds me, Venerable Slug. I have no doubt that Farhan is constrained to some extent by ownership's frugality, and the sheer number of partners in the Giant's ownership group is an issue, as all are needed to sign off on transactions while also receiving a healthy profit check. That's why despite being the 5th most valuable franchise in the game, they continue to spend like a small market team.
But it's quite clear that this clown has zero feel for the game of baseball and that his career in the business should have topped out at running the Analytics Dept. for a ballclub and not baseball operations. Haniger, Disco and Stripling were literally the highlights of his acquisitions and were unmitigated disasters.
For any A's fans, what would it take you to visit the Coliseum this summer?
Dodgers and Padres report early due to playing a 2 game series in South Korea. Dodgers on Feb 8 and Pads on Feb 11.
Giants will be 2 games back before they even take the field on Opening Day.
Ugh.
Cal
Go Bears!
[FB] Keenan Allen Has Big Day At Pro Bowl Games
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/4/football-keenan-allen-has-big-day-at-pro-bowl-games.aspx
ORLANDO, Fla. – Former Cal and current Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen starred Sunday in the flag football event at the 2024 Pro Bowl Games with three touchdown receptions while throwing for a fourth score to lead the AFC to a 50-34 victory over the NFC at Camping World Stadium. However, the performance was not quite enough to make up for the AFC's 30-9 disadvantage in the other events at the Pro Bowl Games to give the NFC a 64-59 overall victory.
[WBB] Bears Fall Short To No. 15 USC
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/4/freshman-watkins-scores-29-rallies-no-15-usc-women-past-cal-79-69.aspx
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Freshman JuJu Watkins scored 29 points to lead No. 15 Southern California to a 79-69 victory over California on Sunday. The Golden Bears got out by as much as 13 points in the second quarter and took a three-point lead into the fourth, but were unable to hold on for the win.
Watkins made 12 of 27 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers for the Trojans (16-4, 6-4 Pac-12 Conference). She added five assists, four rebounds, four steals and blocked two shots.
[WPOLO] Bears Split Games At Stanford Invitational
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/3/womens-water-polo-bears-split-games-at-stanford-invitational.aspx
STANFORD – The No. 2 California women's water polo team improved to 5-0 for the third time in the last four years with Saturday morning's 12-5 win over No. 16 Pacific, but had its undefeated start ended in a rainy, late-evening matchup against the Stanford Invitational host No. 6 Cardinal.
[MGYM] Bears Win Two Events, Earn Multiple Program Top 10s
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/3/mens-gymnastics-bears-win-two-events-earn-multiple-program-top-10s.aspx
STANFORD – In a thrilling Saturday afternoon matchup at Burnham Pavilion, the California and Stanford men's gymnastics teams took their third meeting of the season down to the wire and finished with their closest point differential of the season. The Golden Bears were leading the Cardinal 329.200-329.050 heading into the last rotation, but Stanford ultimately prevailed after a strong horizontal bar showing to finish one point ahead of Cal, 392.850-391.850.
[WGOLF] Bears Jump Two Spots In Final Round
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/3/womens-golf-bears-jump-two-spots-in-final-round.aspx
GUADALAJARA, Mexico – The California women's golf team saved its best for last on Sunday at Guadalajara Country Club, moving up two spots in the final round of the Collegiate Invitational to finish in seventh place as a team.
The Golden Bears (301-306-297) had a final score of 40-over par 904.
[RUGBY] Bears Topple Bruins In Westwood
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/3/rugby-bears-topple-bruins-in-westwood.aspx
LOS ANGELES – California rugby claimed a road win over UCLA on Saturday afternoon with the Golden Bears routing the Bruins 66-12 at Wallis Annenberg Stadium in Los Angeles. The Bears now improve to 6-0 on the season.
Cal struck first in the contest when senior Pat Deely pick-and-jammed his way past the goal line to give the Bears an advantage they would never relinquish. Junior Kealan O'Connell added the extras, his first successful conversion en route to a perfect day of kicking.
Bears Register Two Wins Over UC Davis
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/3/mens-tennis-bears-register-two-wins-over-uc-davis.aspx
BERKELEY - Timofey Stepanov and Alex Chang each won a pair of singles matches to lead the California men's tennis team to a doubleheader sweep of UC Davis on Saturday at Hellman Tennis Complex. Stepanov clinched the 5-2 victory in the second dual match, while John Kim clinched the 5-0 win over the Aggies in the opening match.
The Golden Bears improved to 14-0 in the all-time series with the Aggies, while their season record improved to 2-3. UC Davis is also 2-3.
[MBB] Bears Roll Past Arizona State On Road
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/3/mens-basketball-bears-roll-past-arizona-state-on-road.aspx
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Fardaws Aimaq scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Jaylon Tyson also recorded a double-double and the California men's basketball team put together a dominating road win over Arizona State, beating the Sun Devils 81-66 on Saturday.
[WSWIM] No. 5 Bears Get By UCLA
https://calbears.com/news/2024/2/3/womens-swimming-diving-no-5-bears-get-by-ucla.aspx
LOS ANGELES - Isabelle Stadden and Leah Polonsky won two individual events apiece and The No. 5 California women's swimming & diving team took the top two spots in four different events as the Golden Bears got by UCLA 155-144 at Spieker Aquatics Center on Saturday.
Stadden won both backstroke events and Polonsky captured the 200-yard butterfly and 200 individual medley. Cal had seven different swimmers win races.
As the first one here this morning I'd like to welcome you all to the DBD. Please remember, no flash photography. Tours start every twenty minutes outside the main entrance. For your connivance the cafeteria is already open (try the catfish!). The DBD museum is on the mezzanine level. Enjoy your visit!