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FB4: Week 33

A pretty good week, though led by some potential technical errors.  The week got off to a tremendous start with over 18,000 steps on Sunday, but I think the overnight flight from Chicago to Dublin caused the previous Saturday’s steps to be counted twice, since it skipped over the midnight hour due to the time change.  Even without those 5100 steps, I still would be near 13,000, thanks to a trip to Castle Ward in Northern Ireland to look at Game of Thrones filming locations.  Monday fell about 500 steps short of goal, despite walking to the office and then home from dinner.  Tuesday made up for it, coming in at nearly 700 steps over goal.  Wednesday finished with just over 7400 steps.  Thursday’s dinner was a little further away, so it came in just under 8500 steps.  Friday used a post-work trip to the local ice arena for exciting Irish hockey to finish just over 8000 steps.  Saturday used a trip to the Ulster American Folk Park and the wonderful town of Muff, Ireland to fall a mere 18 steps short of goal.

Total steps: 63,089

Daily average: 9012.7

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FB4: Week 32

A decent week, with 6 days above goal but no single outstanding day.  Labor Day weekend had Sunday and Monday coming in at nearly identical totals, coming in just 12 steps apart at just over 7100 steps each.  Tuesday was Day 1 of PI Planning, so walks to North enabled me to come in over 7500 steps.  Wednesday’s day 2 of PI Planning had me over 8600 steps.  Thursday combined work and some initial packing to come in at nearly 7400 steps.  A post-work trip to Guaranteed Rate Field for my final regular season game of the year helped Friday to finish over 8300 steps.  A good portion of Saturday was spent on a plane, so the pre-flight walking through O’Hare attributed for the 5100 steps I finished with.

Total steps: 51,202

Daily average: 7314.6

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FB4: Week 31

A disappointing week, with only 3 days coming in over my daily goal of 7000 steps.  The week got off to a disappointing start, with less than 2900 steps on Sunday.  Monday was a bit of an improvement, coming in just over 7500 steps.  Tuesday was the high point of the week, with over 8700 steps.  Wednesday fell well short of goal, coming in at just over 5700 steps.  Thursday fell a mere 9 steps shy of 6200 steps.  Friday was back up over my daily goal, coming in at more than 7100 steps.  Despite a trip to Guaranteed Rate Field to see the White Sox battle the Red Sox, Saturday finished under 4900 steps.

Total steps: 43,059

Daily average: 6151.3

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FB4: Week 30

A good week, despite a poor start and finish.  Things started poorly with just shy of 3500 steps on Sunday.  Monday was a nice bounce back, coming in right below 12,500 steps as we moved back to our fancy new digs in South Plaza.  Tuesday improved on Monday’s total by 43 steps, thanks to a post-work excursion down to Guaranteed Rate Field to take in the rain-shortened debut of Michael Kopech.  Wednesday was my third straight day over 10,000 steps, before falling off to just shy of 5800 on Thursday.  Friday was a nice bounce back day, coming in over 9100 steps.  Saturday was a complete failure, with just over 3100 steps.

Total steps: 57,451

Daily average: 8207.3

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Looking Ahead To 2019

Major League Baseball released their tentative 2019 schedule last week.  While the local squads have differing goals in mind as 2018 winds down, with the Cubs looking for their 4th straight trip to post-season and the White Sox playing out the string in year two of their rebuild, it’s time to turn our attention to next summer for both teams.

For the second year in a row, the White Sox open their season on the road in Kansas City against the Royals.  The home opener comes a week later, on April 4, against the Mariners.

The interleague schedule pits the White Sox against the NL East, with trips to Washington, Philadelphia, and Atlanta and home series against the Nationals, Marlins, and the Mets.  The rivalry with their north side foes continues with a 2 game series at Wrigley Field in June and then moving back to the south side in July.

The season ends with a 6 game homestand against the Indians and the Tigers.  Hopefully by this time, the White Sox losing ways will be well behind them.

On the north side, the Cubs open their season in interleague play, facing the Rangers in Texas on March 28.  They kick off the home portion of their schedule on April 8, against the Pirates.

The interleague schedule pits the Cubs against the AL West, with trips to Texas, Seattle, and Houston and home series against the Angels, A’s, and the Mariners.

The Cubs end the year with a 16 game stretch against the NL Central, with 13 of those coming against the Pirates and the Cardinals, who are likely to  challenge them for the NL Central crown.

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FB4: Week 29

A good week, despite a slow start on Sunday with a disappointing 3400 steps. Things bounced back on Monday, as I fell just shy of 8500 steps.  Tuesday managed to surpass my daily goal by a mere 71 steps.  Wednesday was better, with over 9700 steps.  Thursday came in at over 11,100 steps, as I bounced back and forth between Willow and South, preparing for the move back.  Friday was 2 steps shy of 10,100 steps, thanks to a post-work trip to Guaranteed Rate Field to watch the White Sox battle the Royals.  Saturday was the big day of the week, coming in just short of 11,900 steps thanks to an aborted attempt to get a Tim Anderson bobblehead before the Pearl Jam concert at Wrigley Field.

Total steps: 61,782

Daily average: 8826

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Single Game Pitching Leaders Revisited Revisited

MLB: Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles DodgersIt’s been 3 years (to the day) and 121 games since we last looked at the single game leaders in pitching categories for all the games I have attended in person.  There are some new names of the list that weren’t there when we first looked in 2012 and again in 2015.  Keep in mind that, for pitchers, leading a category can be a bad thing in some cases.

Innings Pitched

Name Total Date
55 tied with 9 Most recently on 7/12/2015

Hits

Name Total Date
Homer Bailey 15 7/26/2008
Jose Lima 13 5/2/2000
Glendon Rusch 13 5/12/2003
Carlos Silva 13 4/23/2006
Mark Buehrle 13 7/2/2006
Carlos Zambrano 13 8/14/2007
Tommy Hanson 13 6/22/2010
Gavin Floyd 13 9/9/2010
Edwin Jackson 13 9/11/2010
Roy Oswalt 13 7/3/2012

Runs

Name Total Date
Mark Buehrle 11 7/2/2006
Jeff Suppan 11 4/30/2008
Roy Oswalt 11 7/3/2012
Jose Lima 10 5/2/2000
Clay Hensley 10 4/16/2007

Earned Runs

Name Total Date
Mark Buehrle 10 7/2/2006
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FB4: Week 28

Another good week, with 6 of the 7 days finishing above goal.  The week got off to a good start on Sunday, coming in just 7 steps shy of 7500 steps.  Monday continued my trips between Willow and South to come in just over 9800 steps.  Tuesday was another good day, at 9125 steps.  Wednesday was the big day of the week, finishing at over 10,600 steps.  Thursday came in a whopping 2 steps over 9000.  Friday came in just shy of 9900 steps.  Saturday was the disappointing day of the week, with a mere 6400 steps.

Total steps: 62,355

Daily average: 8907.9