First day of official spring training, so it's time for the SnakePit writing team to brush the dust off their old thesauruses (thesaurii? thesauratti?) and get ready for the 162-game season to come. I'm looking to put together a schedule for, most importantly, game recaps, so need input from everyone on nights they can manage - both in terms of frequency and position. Suggestions for other regular features people want to see e.g. anyone want to do a daily minor-league recap? would also be welcome, and any other thoughts on how to make the SnakePit an even more kick-ass place in 2011.
There will need to be some re-arrangement for 2011, due to my new work schedule, which has me working in the evenings from Wednesday through Saturday. This basically leaves me unable to recap there: or, more accurately, unable to recap from an informed perspective, as I won't be able to watch any games on those evenings. I can still be used as an emergency pinch-recapper, off the box-score and highlight-reel. But it's best if I stick to recapping Mondays and Tuesdays.
We've got seven masthead authors to cover the five days, so it shouldn't hopefully be too much of an issue - no-one else should need to do more than one recap in a week, and we can probably do teams-ups, so some people only have to do every other week. But let's start with preferences for nights and volume of recaps you feel comfortable doing; once we've got that, we can then look at a first-cut schedule.
On the plus side, since I don't have to be at work until 11am, my schedule would mean I could take over morning SnakeBytes, if kishi no longer wished to do 'em. Or I could even do the minor league report noted in the opening paragraph, though wouldn't want to tread on IHSB's toes there!
One thing I think we should do is a 'Welcome to the SnakePit' piece, explaining the basic of how the site works. I had a message just now from someone wondering where to start, and it's probably not as obvious as it should be. This could be shamelessly cribbed from inspired by something like this Welcome to Purple Row piece. There was also the idea of a stats primer, explaining at least what abbreviations mean, and why they're important.
All other suggestions, volunteers, idea, etc. are welcome. This is spring training for us too, so it's a good chance to try out the rookies and break out some site pitches to see if they can be effective during the season. Any thoughts and comments are thus very much appreciated.
Based on what people signed up for, we have a lovely, color-coded chart [for the benefit of the color-blind - 'Skins - I put his dates in bold and italic!]. showing who is down for what. All times are Arizona, please make necessary adjustments
Date | Opponent | Time | Recapper |
Fri, 4/1 | at Rockies | 1:10p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 4/2 | at Rockies | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 4/3 | at Rockies | 12:10p | IHSB |
Mon, 4/4 | at Cubs | 11:20a | Jim |
Tue, 4/5 | at Cubs | 11:20a | Sprankton |
Wed, 4/6 | at Cubs | 11:20a | Kishi |
Thu, 4/7 | |||
Fri, 4/8 | Reds | 6:40p | Guest |
Sat, 4/9 | Reds | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 4/10 | Reds | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 4/11 | Cardinals | 6:40p | Jim |
Tue, 4/12 | Cardinals | 6:40p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 4/13 | Cardinals | 6:40p | IHSB |
Thu, 4/14 | Soco | ||
Fri, 4/15 | Giants | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 4/16 | Giants | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 4/17 | Giants | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 4/18 | |||
Tue, 4/19 | at Reds | 4:10p | Sprankton |
Wed, 4/20 | at Reds | 4:10p | Kishi |
Thu, 4/21 | at Reds | 9:35a | Soco |
Fri, 4/22 | at Mets | 4:10p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 4/23 | at Mets | 10:10a | Wailord |
Sun, 4/24 | at Mets | 10:10a | Guest |
Mon, 4/25 | Phillies | 6:40p | Jim |
Tue, 4/26 | Phillies | 6:40p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 4/27 | Phillies | 12:40p | IHSB |
Thu, 4/28 | Cubs | 6:40p | Soco |
Fri, 4/29 | Cubs | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 4/30 | Cubs | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 5/1 | Cubs | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 5/2 | |||
Tue, 5/3 | Rockies | 6:40p | Sprankton |
Wed, 5/4 | Rockies | 6:40p | Kishi |
Thu, 5/5 | Rockies | 6:40p | Soco |
Fri, 5/6 | at Padres | 7:05p | TBA |
Sat, 5/7 | at Padres | 5:35p | Wailord |
Sun, 5/8 | at Padres | 1:05p | Guest |
Mon, 5/9 | |||
Tue, 5/10 | at Giants | 7:15p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 5/11 | at Giants | 7:15p | IHSB |
Thu, 5/12 | at Giants | 12:45p | Soco |
Fri, 5/13 | at Dodgers | 7:10p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 5/14 | at Dodgers | 4:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 5/15 | at Dodgers | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 5/16 | Padres | 6:40p | Jim |
Tue, 5/17 | Padres | 6:40p | Sprankton |
Wed, 5/18 | Braves | 6:40p | Kishi |
Thu, 5/19 | Braves | 6:40p | Soco |
Fri, 5/20 | Twins | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 5/21 | Twins | 7:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 5/22 | Twins | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 5/23 | |||
Tue, 5/24 | at Rockies | 5:40p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 5/25 | at Rockies | 5:40p | IHSB |
Thu, 5/26 | at Rockies | 5:40p | Soco |
Fri, 5/27 | at Astros | 5:05p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 5/28 | at Astros | 4:05p | Wailord |
Sun, 5/29 | at Astros | 11:05a | Guest |
Mon, 5/30 | Marlins | 5:10p | Jim |
Tue, 5/31 | Marlins | 6:40p | Sprankton |
Wed, 6/1 | Marlins | 4:40p | Kishi |
Thu, 6/2 | Nationals | 6:40p | Soco |
Fri, 6/3 | Nationals | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 6/4 | Nationals | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 6/5 | Nationals | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 6/6 | |||
Tue, 6/7 | at Pirates | 4:05p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 6/8 | at Pirates | 4:05p | IHSB |
Thu, 6/9 | at Pirates | 4:05p | Soco |
Fri, 6/10 | at Marlins | 4:10p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 6/11 | at Marlins | 4:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 6/12 | at Marlins | 10:10a | Guest |
Mon, 6/13 | at Marlins | 4:10p | Jim |
Tue, 6/14 | Giants | 6:40p | Sprankton |
Wed, 6/15 | Giants | 6:40p | Kishi |
Thu, 6/16 | Giants | 6:40p | Soco |
Fri, 6/17 | White Sox | 6:40p | TBA |
Sat, 6/18 | White Sox | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 6/19 | White Sox | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 6/20 | |||
Tue, 6/21 | at Royals | 5:10p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 6/22 | at Royals | 5:10p | IHSB |
Thu, 6/23 | at Royals | 5:10p | Soco |
Fri, 6/24 | at Tigers | 4:05p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 6/25 | at Tigers | 4:05p | Wailord |
Sun, 6/26 | at Tigers | 10:05a | Guest |
Mon, 6/27 | Indians | 6:40p | Jim |
Tue, 6/28 | Indians | 6:40p | Sprankton |
Wed, 6/29 | Indians | 12:40p | Kishi |
Thu, 6/30 | |||
Fri, 7/1 | at Athletics | 7:05p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 7/2 | at Athletics | 6:05p | Wailord |
Sun, 7/3 | at Athletics | 1:05p | Guest |
Mon, 7/4 | at Brewers | 1:10p | Jim |
Tue, 7/5 | at Brewers | 5:10p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 7/6 | at Brewers | 11:10a | IHSB |
Thu, 7/7 | at Cardinals | 5:15p | Soco |
Fri, 7/8 | at Cardinals | 5:15p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 7/9 | at Cardinals | 4:15p | Wailord |
Sun, 7/10 | at Cardinals | 11:15a | Guest |
Mon, 7/11 | |||
Tue, 7/12 | |||
Wed, 7/13 | |||
Thu, 7/14 | |||
Fri, 7/15 | Dodgers | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 7/16 | Dodgers | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 7/17 | Dodgers | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 7/18 | Brewers | 6:40p | Jim |
Tue, 7/19 | Brewers | 6:40p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 7/20 | Brewers | 6:40p | IHSB |
Thu, 7/21 | Brewers | 6:40p | Soco |
Fri, 7/22 | Rockies | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 7/23 | Rockies | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 7/24 | Rockies | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 7/25 | |||
Tue, 7/26 | at Padres | 7:05p | Sprankton |
Wed, 7/27 | at Padres | 7:05p | Kishi |
Thu, 7/28 | at Padres | 12:35p | Soco |
Fri, 7/29 | at Dodgers | 7:10p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 7/30 | at Dodgers | 7:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 7/31 | at Dodgers | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 8/1 | at Giants | 7:15p | Jim |
Tue, 8/2 | at Giants | 7:15p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 8/3 | at Giants | 12:45p | IHSB |
Thu, 8/4 | |||
Fri, 8/5 | Dodgers | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 8/6 | Dodgers | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 8/7 | Dodgers | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 8/8 | Astros | 6:40p | Jim |
Tue, 8/9 | Astros | 6:40p | Sprankton |
Wed, 8/10 | Astros | 6:40p | Kishi |
Thu, 8/11 | Astros | 6:40p | Soco |
Fri, 8/12 | Mets | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 8/13 | Mets | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 8/14 | Mets | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 8/15 | |||
Tue, 8/16 | at Phillies | 4:05p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 8/17 | at Phillies | 4:05p | IHSB |
Thu, 8/18 | at Phillies | 4:05p | Soco |
Fri, 8/19 | at Braves | 4:35p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 8/20 | at Braves | 4:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 8/21 | at Braves | 10:35a | Guest |
Mon, 8/22 | at Nationals | 4:05p | Jim |
Tue, 8/23 | at Nationals | 4:05p | Sprankton |
Wed, 8/24 | at Nationals | 4:05p | Kishi |
Thu, 8/25 | at Nationals | 4:05p | Soco |
Fri, 8/26 | Padres | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 8/27 | Padres | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 8/28 | Padres | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 8/29 | Rockies | 6:40p | Jim |
Tue, 8/30 | Rockies | 6:40p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 8/31 | Rockies | 6:40p | IHSB |
Thu, 9/1 | |||
Fri, 9/2 | at Giants | 7:15p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 9/3 | at Giants | 6:05p | Wailord |
Sun, 9/4 | at Giants | 1:05p | Guest |
Mon, 9/5 | at Rockies | 12:10p | Jim |
Tue, 9/6 | at Rockies | 5:40p | Sprankton |
Wed, 9/7 | at Rockies | 5:40p | Kishi |
Thu, 9/8 | Padres | 6:40p | Soco |
Fri, 9/9 | Padres | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 9/10 | Padres | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 9/11 | Padres | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 9/12 | at Dodgers | 7:10p | Jim |
Tue, 9/13 | at Dodgers | 7:10p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 9/14 | at Dodgers | 7:10p | IHSB |
Thu, 9/15 | Soco | ||
Fri, 9/16 | at Padres | 7:05p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 9/17 | at Padres | 5:35p | Wailord |
Sun, 9/18 | at Padres | 1:05p | Guest |
Mon, 9/19 | Pirates | 6:40p | Jim |
Tue, 9/20 | Pirates | 6:40p | Sprankton |
Wed, 9/21 | Pirates | 12:40p | Kishi |
Thu, 9/22 | |||
Fri, 9/23 | Giants | 6:40p | Snakecharmer |
Sat, 9/24 | Giants | 5:10p | Wailord |
Sun, 9/25 | Giants | 1:10p | Guest |
Mon, 9/26 | Dodgers | 6:40p | Jim |
Tue, 9/27 | Dodgers | 6:40p | DbackSkins |
Wed, 9/28 | Dodgers | 6:40p | IHSB |