When Wikipedia became a thing, some actor whose name I've forgotten said he had some friends who kept adding things to his Wikipedia page like he once got gored in bullfight or won a bathing suit competition in Acapulco and the actor had to keep going back and correcting it, which made me like the actor a whole lot more because he seemed to think it was funny.
And if I'm going to be the 1812 MVP go ahead and give yourself a Nobel Peace Prize.
The first time I asked the question, AI assumed I made a typo (as ifff) and told me George Sisler was the 1922 AL MVP. However, I guess it depends on how the question is worded (e.g., AL vs. American League), as the second time I asked, I was told the American League didn't exist in 1812. The next (and final) time I asked, it again presumed a typo (different assumption from the first time though) and answered that Tris Speaker won the 1912 Chalmers Award, the predecessor to the "modern Most Valuable Player Award" - so, good news/bad news? AI doesn't recognize you as an MVP, but it is "batting" .333 in my very limited test.
So THAT's what the War of 1812 was about: No doubt the Brits got so pissed off that their best cricket batter didn't win MVP that they marched on the White House and started that weinie roast.
Thanks for clearing that up.
Thanks for all the funny pictures you draw and many, many thanks for all the baseball stuff.
Too bad our current crop of Royals turned out so lousy.
Any thoughts about drawing funny pictures about them?
So far this is what you get (just when you didn't want accuracy).
"AI Overview There was no American League MVP in 1812 because the American League did not exist; Major League Baseball's Most Valuable Player awards were not established until the early 20th century."
I wish I could post a screenshot here! Yes, as someone said, AI points out that the AL was not founded until 1901. But in my results, this very column is cited as an authority! Weird.
I saw the same thing. If AI uses social media as information (and it does) pretty soon we'll be quoting ourselves as the authority we checked with. What could possibly go wrong with that system?
Very entertaining piece. I do have one question; the Paul Conrad cartoon of the elephant mounting the donkey didn't actually get printed did it? I would think back in the day that would have been a no, no. But it was great just the same.
I don't know if that one got printed, but Conrad had a pretty good track record for getting controversial stuff in the LA Times. He once drew the Sistine Chapel scene of God reaching out to man, but in this case God was replaced by the Ayatollah Khomeini and he was giving man the finger.
For whatever reason (slow bat speed is on the list) I've always been able to hit balls to the opposite field: you just let the ball travel deep and hit the inside half. When I said this in front of Clint Hurdle (he was the Rockies hitting coach at the time) he said: "I've got six guys I want you to talk to."
Oh yeah. Every time I was coached to “hit it out front” I nodded my head and went back to just trying to hit it at all. However, my specialty was the 6-hopper back to the pitcher.
Lee, just so I'm clear on it: Which team did you play for in 1812? I'm prepared to write all about the teams that preceded the American League, and how it took them nearly a century to create The American League. Pitcher? Catcher? Infield? Outfield? And if you can remember, what was that controversy... you might have had some involvement...but you did win the 1812 MVP award fair and square!
Also, yeah some funny pictures about the Royals might be okay, but I'd prefer funny pictures about politicians.
I'll give it a couple of days and check AI for your MVP award.
If it works, I may take up a great new hobby for a grouchy old man!
When Wikipedia became a thing, some actor whose name I've forgotten said he had some friends who kept adding things to his Wikipedia page like he once got gored in bullfight or won a bathing suit competition in Acapulco and the actor had to keep going back and correcting it, which made me like the actor a whole lot more because he seemed to think it was funny.
And if I'm going to be the 1812 MVP go ahead and give yourself a Nobel Peace Prize.
The first time I asked the question, AI assumed I made a typo (as ifff) and told me George Sisler was the 1922 AL MVP. However, I guess it depends on how the question is worded (e.g., AL vs. American League), as the second time I asked, I was told the American League didn't exist in 1812. The next (and final) time I asked, it again presumed a typo (different assumption from the first time though) and answered that Tris Speaker won the 1912 Chalmers Award, the predecessor to the "modern Most Valuable Player Award" - so, good news/bad news? AI doesn't recognize you as an MVP, but it is "batting" .333 in my very limited test.
So THAT's what the War of 1812 was about: No doubt the Brits got so pissed off that their best cricket batter didn't win MVP that they marched on the White House and started that weinie roast.
Thanks for clearing that up.
Thanks for all the funny pictures you draw and many, many thanks for all the baseball stuff.
Too bad our current crop of Royals turned out so lousy.
Any thoughts about drawing funny pictures about them?
Donald Trump is keeping me busy so no Royals cartoons.
I *loved* Pat Oliphant.
He was definitely one of the reasons I got into the business.
So far this is what you get (just when you didn't want accuracy).
"AI Overview There was no American League MVP in 1812 because the American League did not exist; Major League Baseball's Most Valuable Player awards were not established until the early 20th century."
I'm losing faith in AI.
I wish I could post a screenshot here! Yes, as someone said, AI points out that the AL was not founded until 1901. But in my results, this very column is cited as an authority! Weird.
I saw the same thing. If AI uses social media as information (and it does) pretty soon we'll be quoting ourselves as the authority we checked with. What could possibly go wrong with that system?
Very entertaining piece. I do have one question; the Paul Conrad cartoon of the elephant mounting the donkey didn't actually get printed did it? I would think back in the day that would have been a no, no. But it was great just the same.
I don't know if that one got printed, but Conrad had a pretty good track record for getting controversial stuff in the LA Times. He once drew the Sistine Chapel scene of God reaching out to man, but in this case God was replaced by the Ayatollah Khomeini and he was giving man the finger.
Didn’t you get that 1812 MVP for throwing batting practice? Yeah, that’s it.
You might have identified my best baseball skill.
Although...
For whatever reason (slow bat speed is on the list) I've always been able to hit balls to the opposite field: you just let the ball travel deep and hit the inside half. When I said this in front of Clint Hurdle (he was the Rockies hitting coach at the time) he said: "I've got six guys I want you to talk to."
I thought your best baseball skill was getting hit with a pitch. (Oh, that bruise looked nasty.)
Oh yeah. Every time I was coached to “hit it out front” I nodded my head and went back to just trying to hit it at all. However, my specialty was the 6-hopper back to the pitcher.
The way most pitchers field that probably made you a .300 hitter.
Lee, just so I'm clear on it: Which team did you play for in 1812? I'm prepared to write all about the teams that preceded the American League, and how it took them nearly a century to create The American League. Pitcher? Catcher? Infield? Outfield? And if you can remember, what was that controversy... you might have had some involvement...but you did win the 1812 MVP award fair and square!
Also, yeah some funny pictures about the Royals might be okay, but I'd prefer funny pictures about politicians.
Suddenly can't remember my 1812 team or what position I played, but if I won the MVP I'm pretty sure steroids were involved.