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The Twins Finally Win

Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera is seen before a one-game tiebreaker baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Minneapolis. The teams are playing the tiebreaker to decide the American League Central Division title. In addition, Cabrera has apologized to his teammates for being drunk last weekend between two games the Tigers lost while trying to clinch the AL Central title. After losing the tiebreaker, Miguel Cabrera announced he wasn't that sorry and cracked a Bud Light. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)

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Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera is seen before a one-game tiebreaker baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Minneapolis. The teams are playing the tiebreaker to decide the American League Central Division title. In addition, Cabrera has apologized to his teammates for being drunk last weekend between two games the Tigers lost while trying to clinch the AL Central title. After losing the tiebreaker, Miguel Cabrera announced he wasn't that sorry and cracked a Bud Light. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia)

Tony LaRussa should send Gardenhire and Leyland a postcard with two words on it: "Suicide Squeeze".

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fist

Positronic Upgraded Juggernaut Optimized for Logical Sabotage

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 6, 2009 9:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

FIST

No, Chuck...We got lettuce!

by vexedtechie on Oct 6, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Greetings from the FISTERS!

fister Pictures, Images and Photos

I really don’t understand this picture……..

by jxmetal1 on Oct 6, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's freaking scary

pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels

by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're not kidding

Why is there an alien coming out of the baby?

by jxmetal1 on Oct 6, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's from hell

pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels

by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aliens are no respectors of persons.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

is th at a bloody wang on the childs chest?

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it's an alien.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just glad there's a subject.

I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.

by The Continental on Oct 6, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

/pukes

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

does his mean Fritz's wang has teeth?

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

of course i did

found a couple pics i’d rather look at, but this one was barely postable.

by jxmetal1 on Oct 6, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you suck.

boo this man!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the kitten has no face!

boooo.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or tail!

boooooooo

"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~

by YesWeOquendo on Oct 6, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

moar boooing!

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

boo!!!!!

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

subject line

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh for fucks sake

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

now the cat haters are gonna come out

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what the hell is in the back of that pic?

did they … elevate the food dish? like the cat can’t even bend its neck??

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

back strain

the cat is listed as day-to-day

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have something similar to that.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we are both organized anal.

everything in it’s place.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought we decided

That’s what BCB said

TWBCBS?

by jxmetal1 on Oct 6, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think that's just you, dude.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

god I'm messed up.

I need to go to bed or something

by jxmetal1 on Oct 6, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

...

lolcats funny cat pictures

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 6, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably for the dog.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got an elevator for my dog

granted he is bigger than a cat though.

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by jxmetal1 on Oct 6, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why no

cropped ears?

by RedJoker on Oct 7, 2009 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We may crop our next one

That’s a long time away though.

This pic is him at 8 months old. He’s a full year now.

by jxmetal1 on Oct 7, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that is just fucking disturbing.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it looks more like the cat has spotted the large discoloration.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

shit i just watched that like 9 times. haha

by jxmetal1 on Oct 6, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was epic.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 6, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's the war dance

I’ve seen cats do something like that while they’re running down the hall sideways

by nota bene on Oct 6, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought maybe you had posted this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muLIPWjks_M

"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Oct 6, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What in the fuck

"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Oct 6, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol!11!!

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Skip Caray?

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow, my brain is not communicating

with my fingers tonight. eff.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Potato Caray

No, Chuck...We got lettuce!

by vexedtechie on Oct 6, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ill do the same as miggy

for one hell of a game and for the Twins postseason berth

No excuses. No injuries. No "better luck next time"
Do it, and shut the f—- up.
-Reggie Jackson

by stlwcards on Oct 6, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yes

nice caption and nice squeeze reference.

by nota bene on Oct 6, 2009 9:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

"Beyond baseball" indeed.

Nothing is beyond baseball.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 9:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

HAPPY 2009 REGULAR SEASON

if I smoked, I would have one right now

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

that was an effing great baseball game.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

I laughed. I cried.

It was better than Cats.

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my favorite non-cards game of all time

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that is a really, really staid celebration

good old Minnesota-nice.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

chip carey is an idiot

chip carey is an absolute idiot.
thanks for listening.

by Grizzled Vet on Oct 6, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

BASE HIT TO LEFT!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jay Randolph territory

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 6, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so i don't just think I heard him say that

he really did say that. i kept backing it up and listening to it over and over and over. but I kept telling myself, “no, he didn’t really make that big a screw-up did he?”
but then I remembered it was chip carey.
and as we all know
chip carey is an idiot

by Grizzled Vet on Oct 6, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was only half watching

And I was genuinely confused as to why the runner was tagging.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 6, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so i don't just think I heard him say that

 he really did say that. i kept backing it up and listening to it over and over and over. but I kept telling myself, "no, he didn’t really make that big a screw-up did he?"
but then I remembered it was chip carey.
and as we all know
chip carey is an idiot

by Grizzled Vet on Oct 6, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

SBNed

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think jim carrey could do better in the booth

I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!

by First mammal to wear pants on Oct 6, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This place is amazing.

864 comments and another overflow for a regular season AL game.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

but from here it just descends to dating advice and fantasies about a bar

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 6, 2009 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You got that right.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Always a barmaid, never a bar.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

sometimes you date the bar

sometimes the bar, she dates you.

"on gameday it says duke loves to face the four seamer and hates to face the four seamer" -VolsnCards5

"perhaps it's a computer joke about the duality of man." -tom s.

by Tudor's Electric Fan on Oct 6, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

But it's always a cold relationship

Hopefully anyway.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least in Soviet Russia.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In Soviet Russia

nothing believes in Nihilists.

"on gameday it says duke loves to face the four seamer and hates to face the four seamer" -VolsnCards5

"perhaps it's a computer joke about the duality of man." -tom s.

by Tudor's Electric Fan on Oct 6, 2009 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

It's a fucking Bear people...

the Lebowski line is pronounced bar, but Sam fucking Elliot is saying bear……Sometimes the bear (pronounced fucking BAR) eats you, sometimes you eat the bear.

Otherwise you’re just an idiot, because a bar can’t eat.

/Pet peeve aired

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

plus, when sam fucking elliott says it

he fucking says bahr.

it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie

by SleepyCA on Oct 7, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

still haven't seen that movie

pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels

by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You really need to.

you are not a complete man until you do.

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

You really don't fuck

with Sam F. Elliott. He is the mustachioed KING..

I mean, look at that, BOOG is jealous.

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

are you badmouthing Viva El Bar?

I think you are badmouthing the bar!

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not bad mouthing....just a rigid realist (pessimist)

i would LOVE to see it actually happen

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 6, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my betting on the ponies will make it happen

please don’t kill my dream

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd

get wasted there with you silly fucks patronize that establishment….

by nota bene on Oct 6, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

anyone who trashes the bar will never be allowed in

remember that bitches

pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels

by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Bar is great!

Don;t badmouth the Bar!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

/puts joker 24 on the do not admit list

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not the bar

The Bar.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ohkay!

/takes joker off the list

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ixnay on the asswordpay.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No one paints The Bar in the corner!

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is this where the OT flagging begins?

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

on an OT thread?

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I don't make the rules....

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

(looking for the rules...)

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

don't do it on a first date.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let's try to keep it baseball related

How long in a relationship should you wait before you try to explain DIPS theory?

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

right after you explain tRA+

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So the 3rd date?

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sooo...you guys are really going to start up a bar, right?

I would go there before and after every single Cards game I attend. I would make it my daily bar, but I live in Columbia.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If

They install this thing, I will sit at a table for years at a time. They had a lot of bars in Prague that had essentially that and it was the single coolest thing ever.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

there'll be giant screens

with gameday, fangraphs, and pitch f/x. maybe a twitter wall scroll.

that’s what i heard.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh my god

MAKE IT HAPPEN MATTY

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 6, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

HFS

that is so awesome…

/off to the track

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so about that $30...

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

did the fucking vikings win?

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

effing favre

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well sense I won

I suppose all is good. I shouldnt be betting with money I don’t have yet anyway

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well I did SENSE I was going to win

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're going to break my fucking legs, matt!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes, yes they are

meet my enforcer….

/spants’ music plays

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not the mums!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have music?

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OH WAIT... THAT'S FRITZ'S MUSIC!!!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yah!

I’m not a MRF!

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you always have theme musci playing

when you are running down with a steel chair to break someone’s legs

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I only use knives.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

poor fritz

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's not a knife, that's a spoon!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's REALLY sharp on one edge.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

am I being atacked with a long john silvers spork?

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe,

No.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

There is no spoon.

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was told there would be no spooning!

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

do you wanna be the big spoon,

or the little spoon matty?

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

better yet, don't

or at least wait until i can find someone to donate their liver to me.

"on gameday it says duke loves to face the four seamer and hates to face the four seamer" -VolsnCards5

"perhaps it's a computer joke about the duality of man." -tom s.

by Tudor's Electric Fan on Oct 6, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

seriously though

i can’t stop thinking about it. some decent human being please make this happen somewhere close to me.

"on gameday it says duke loves to face the four seamer and hates to face the four seamer" -VolsnCards5

"perhaps it's a computer joke about the duality of man." -tom s.

by Tudor's Electric Fan on Oct 6, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

TABLE TAP OMG

That sounds like a great idea.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i forget why places don't have them, but it has to do with the gov't regulations

and i think you need a special license for them or something. ether way, there’s a lot of red tape you have to jump through to get it, and that cost a lot of money, so that’s why no one has them.

i was thinking if we did serve food, the tables would have tv’s in them, one each facing both sides of the booth. and/or in the booth’s along the wall’s would be a touch screen to you could order food & drinks, and maybe a tv above them.

i’ve got tons of ideas, i just need to get my butt to the STL & get some funds to put it all together.

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which is fucking dumb

Shots are 10000x times more likely to get someone too drunk anyway. I hate the hypocrisy of the anti-alcohol crowd.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it has to do with what your local gov't has set up too

my bro in law is in the restaurant biz & he explained it to me one day, but i’ve slept since then & forgotten everything but jumping through the red tape & the gov’t not wanting them at tables.

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which is all dumb

If you allow shots to be purchased, there is no way you can be internally consistent with your logic to keep something like the table tap out of a restaurant.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You have good ideas. Get someone to finance the operation.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

make sure they put down a credit card first and you're golden

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's the easy part

the hard part is making it easy to use when you’re drunk & keeping it clean. you know someone’s going to put a finger on it that’s covered in ketchup or beer.

i basically want to have it where people can order whatever they want, however they want it & only need someone to bring it to their table. thus avoiding the server screwing up & having to tip them. studies have shown if a server is on a salary, they are an over all better server.

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really??

Do we know why European service so absolutely shitty then?

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

because they are Europe

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

maybe because we're not European?

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that could be as well

i have always hated that servers have to work for tips. it’s never seemed fair to me. i mean they put up with all of everyone’s shit, and all they are getting is $5bucks? that’s not fair. what motivation does it give a person if they are constantly working hard for little to no reward?

if you take care of your servers, and don’t make them work their ass off for crappy tips, they will take much better care of the customers. especially if you take away a major headache that both sides routinely have. i firmly believe this.

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I dunno..I know some servers that make damn good money

because they are damn good servers. It is necessary to work somewhere that serves alcohol.

My man used to pull down a shit ton of money as a bartender. Now that he’s a restaurant manager, he doesn’t make nearly what he made as a bartender, except now he has health insurance.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i realize this

but a server isn’t a bartender. many people flat out treat the person that brings them food like garbage, and i hate that. one way to prevent this & getting repeat customers is having limited exposure between the customers & servers

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the strange thing is my friends and me, poor as dirt, still always try to tip well

and i have no idea why. None of our parents are servers, only one of us has ever been a server. Guess its that midwestern nice instilled in us.

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 7, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what if you didn't have to though.

but still got great service. would you be willing to pay a little more, not a lot mind you. but a little more if you knew you didn’t have to tip?

also, this is a big cost cutting move all owners love. they don’t have to pay servers anything, or offer them any kind of benefits because if they quit, someone else will always take their job. well if you take that out, you’ll be able to not only attract, but keep the best of the best. and that in turns will keep bringing people back to your place instead of the joint across the street who has 5 new servers ever month.

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

people will stip tip

tippers, anyway. anyone who has worked for tips will tip instinctively. what then?

by adiueordie on Oct 7, 2009 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wouldn't out law it

i’d just say it’s discouraged, and if that did happen the server would obviously keep it

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's why gdm rules

i need to make you a new avatar. any ideas? i finally have photoshop again after a whole season of missing it. i’m no vexed but i have a few moves.

by adiueordie on Oct 7, 2009 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I google imaged

“I need a new avatar” this is what you win:

or 3/4 of it

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 2:08 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

link

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 2:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

if i change it, AZ will hurt me

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is true.

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 2:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

...
a server isn’t a bartender

true.

I have been drinking, for the record.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

can i get you some rolls?

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No thanks...but could you bring me some crab cakes, please?

and a double tall sapphire and tonic with lime?

Thanks, dude!

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i have no idea what you just said

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not a waiter, hmmmm?

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no, just a dumb owner

cgirly should be able to help you out though

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lies!

I’m off tonight!

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll take some of those Red Lobster biscuits, thanks.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey! you're supposed to be

getting people stuff!

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have the night off.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fine, who want's to get andi some rolls?

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

She doesn't want rolls.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

whoops

maybe i shouldn’t be the one to open Viva El Bar

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

With matty's help you'll do fine.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the place would be nothing without you too

i’m just the mad man behind the curtain pulling levers & pushing buttons.

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Obviously you have looked at the studies and I have not

But at all the quasi restaurants that have service but tell you not to tip, the service is shitty as can be. I don’t know how that’d translate to a regular restaurant, but the tips are incentives to not be bitchy to me more than to be awesome.

The “little to no reward” doesn’t seem true to me at all…they have to do almost nothing but not be annoying and they get 15% from 90% of tables and if you’re friendly you can earn some really good money.

Maybe I’m wrong, but a straight salary would seem to give people incentive to work just hard enough not to get fired.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 7, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i haven't actually read the studies

my sister & bro in law did because that’s their career’s. and they told me about them because i’ve honestly always wanted my own place & talk about what i’d do if i could get the money to do it.

i want to read them though because i want to know what kind of restaurants were looked at. was it 5 star places where everyone’s bill is $100 bucks, or was it local sports bar type places. there’s a big difference if they only talked to the 5 star joints.

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i've actually never been to a restaurant

that said not to tip. One thing I’ve noticed, though, is that when going in large groups where an x% tip is guaranteed, service is dreadful.

it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie

by SleepyCA on Oct 7, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

For sure

I just can’t imagine how working at a place where there’s a real threat of not being tipped couldn’t improve your performance. That’s like the principle of economics to me.

If you perceive it that the better you work, the more you’ll get paid, how could that not make you work harder? Maybe that’s not how dumb people look at things, but that’s how I would hope people would look at it.

It might be a headache all the way around, but that still seems like a cause and effect to me that ends up with better service.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 7, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

but you're still trying to work hard to keep that job

just because someone doesn’t have to work for tips, doesn’t mean they still can’t get fired for being lazy.

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right

But a manager isn’t around all the time. Unless you have really high standards I’d think like I said that someone would work just hard enough not to get complaints.

Maybe I’m wrong, but my time spent higher education tells me that if you’re reward literally depends on your effort each and every time, you’re more likely to give consistently high performance.

If you had some sort of objective measure of performance to grade people on all the time, maybe you could set up a similar type of rewards system (possibly even more fair really if it was time from order cooked to delivered). Dunno how you’d really do that, but maybe.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 7, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ticket times are definitely a good point to offer incentives.

But then you have to work with the kitchen and split that reward with the kitchen—they’re the ones who are getting that shit out to you on time.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm not sold on this idea

i obviously need more info to find out if this will really work.

if i ever have a place of my own, i just want it to be the best it can be. i don’t want to have to hire new servers every month like almost ever place does now. i want the best & i want to keep the best so people will keep coming back to my place rather than an applebee’s down the street

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But everyone knows the service at Applebee's sucks.

I think most people would prefer to go to a local joint where there is the chance that someone will remember you or your favorite drink and make you feel at home.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

duh

ask all applicants if ERA is a true measure of a pitcher’s ability.

you’ll find your people.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know.

I do know that part of being a server is giving good service and hooking people up, because that is how you make money.

if you are better at your job than your peers, you make more money.

Money is good motivation for most servers. Good servers can pull down $40 K a year—and they work in the restaurant industry with a bunch of drunks, which can be a positive or a negative depending on how you feel about working with a bunch of drunks that like to have fun.

I understand that it could get pretty old after while.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

belive me, i'm trying to whore myself out

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Theres a bar in atlanta that has it.

can’t remember the name though

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stats Restaurant

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

do they have dishes named after stats?

WARurgers.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only classy food there.

like OPScargots.

"on gameday it says duke loves to face the four seamer and hates to face the four seamer" -VolsnCards5

"perhaps it's a computer joke about the duality of man." -tom s.

by Tudor's Electric Fan on Oct 6, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

tRAvioli+

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

toasted ravioli spicoli

in honor of the most over-rated st. louis dish/off-season-trade

by adiueordie on Oct 7, 2009 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The WINter greens salad

is overrated

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

RBI

but only if you pronounce it “ribeye”

"on gameday it says duke loves to face the four seamer and hates to face the four seamer" -VolsnCards5

"perhaps it's a computer joke about the duality of man." -tom s.

by Tudor's Electric Fan on Oct 6, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait a minute...

what is GRITs doing on the menu?

"on gameday it says duke loves to face the four seamer and hates to face the four seamer" -VolsnCards5

"perhaps it's a computer joke about the duality of man." -tom s.

by Tudor's Electric Fan on Oct 6, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You couldn't ever do it here thanks to psycho anti alcohol people who don't believe in people making their own choices

But in Prague they had a scoreboard for both the entire bar and then all the franchise locations. We Americans won, Europeans think Americans can’t drink but they apparently hadn’t seen American college kids. Domination.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and we drink shitty beer.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

as americans.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Macros yeah

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

of course you are

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Have you tried zima with a joll rancher yet?

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have not

should I?

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

should you?

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

of course1

do they still make Zima?

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

zure!

tastes like zhit!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

From Wiki
Its domestic production ceased in October 2008, but it is still produced and marketed in Japan.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love slouts.

Always one or two at the bar

by jxmetal1 on Oct 6, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

in honor of Fritz's buddy winning that game

I am having a MN brewed stout as we type

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no, I'm from Peoria

but my wife has been good friends with him since they were little. Considering he talked about leaving ball a few years ago after his surgery and all he went through in rehab and now getting the biggest win of the year for his team… just fucking wow. He deserves it.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's fucking awesome

 this guy that gets drunk with our gang sometimes , well his wife’s cousin was a rookie on the Twins team this year. He will probably be in a drinking mood after this game

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If he gets a full share, the next round better be on him!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've never met the actual Twin

just the cousin’s husband. If he gets the ballplayer down to drink with us…damn sure the next round better be on him

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's really awesome.

Good for that guy!!

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my wife was texting with his wife and kids at a friends house

and called them after the game… they were going nuts… my adrenaline is still pumping form it.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was a fantastic game.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's awesome

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bytheway

Schells Stout is pretty damn good. Not as good as the Firebrick though

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and it's probably real beer too...

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

one of the best beers i ever had was in prague....

it was here and it was glorious.

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 6, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Prague beer all together was glorious

I know I had Stepan but it didn’t stick out to me.

We went to a beerfest (that’s what it apparently literally translated to) and that was a great moment. Maybe I’m an amateur, but I had no idea why they measured their beer in degrees…most beer was like 10-12 degrees but there we had some dark beers that were 22 and 24 degrees. Apparently degrees measures the strength of the flavor but the ABV is about half of the degrees, so we were drinking some 10-12% beers. They were all really good and consequently had too many liters not thinking anything of it….and were confused as to why we were annihilated. Figured that one out later, but the one that stuck out was Master Cerny (dark).

Cerny was the 3rd Czech word I remembered how to say. The first two were apparently the most offensive thing anyone can say in any language. I guess it translates literally to “go to cuntville” but you’re apparently not even supposed to joke around saying it.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i've been there!!

five years ago with school. so i didn’t drink….

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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 7, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went too.

That was a great trip Prague wise but the most drama filled trip ever.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh god

i’m not even going to get into that part…

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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 7, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You don't even know.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i don't?

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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 7, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can almost 100% guarantee

that you don’t the half of the drama that went on during that trip.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'd like to know i know 50% of it

though i don’t quite know which group of people you were hanging out with at the time.

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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 7, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really wish I could have done that.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But when you unwittingly cause it (by doing absolutely nothing wrong)...

I don’t know what I did. But the girl making the drama was my roommate… how could I escape it?

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh you're making me not miss high school so much right now

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 7, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't miss it either.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Czech beer is really, really good

And pretty strong.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 7, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think

our teachers would have gone for that.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure I did.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah. boo.

being 14 was a BAD idea for that trip.

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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 7, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You have no idea

Not to sound like an alcoholic, but if going out weren’t a part of the gig, Prague wouldn’t be nearly as cool.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 7, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh i believe you.

i’m disappointed to this day.

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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 7, 2009 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

There were 5 American guys who got along really well

And we had a blast every night. Every. Night.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 7, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i can only imagine.

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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 7, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sometimes

boys have it so easy.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

America was founded by drinkers!

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

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by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At the core of Table Tap LLC’s product line is the TableTender™ System, which is the only self-service draft beer system that has been approved by the authorities in the US

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 6, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I so know people who would order this for their house

Sending the link onward…

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by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You don't need one

 if you have three home-brewed beers on tap at all times in your garage.

(bragging—yeah, I know, I’m an asshole)

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by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so when are you inviting VEB over to this garage?

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

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by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Come to Columbia and look me up.

We wouldn’t mind having some baseball-minded guests.

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by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I actually have family in Columbia

so now I have a reason to get away from those crazy bastards

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

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by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, you know Columbia is a small town.

Go to Ragtag’s bar and ask for Barry, or Flat Branch and ask for Jarrett, Or Eastside Tavern and ask for Big Pants and they will know who andi k is and how to get in touch with me (SMALL TOWN, I tells ya)

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by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know lazy people

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by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do it! It's not hard!

And it’s totally worth the effort.

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by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's not excessively large....

but do you have three beers on tap? I do.

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me too!

I didn’t make them, but right now we have an IPA, an Altbier, and a Belgian Trippel (my favorite).

I pretty much tore through them, so new ones will be on tap soon.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
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by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sweet

IPA, and 2 sam Adams on tap. Oktoberfest, and just plain old BL. this is the best beer in the world…6.9% and a really hoppy IPA. Gold Medal winner in strong Ale category.

Single Malt IPA
Just like Single Malt Scotch, our I.P.A. is brewed from 100% Crisp Gleneagle Maris Otter floor-malted (made by hand!) barley – no specialty malts, no blending. This ale is an American variation of the classic India Pale Ale style. Singlemalt I.P.A. is heavily hopped with both Simcoe and Cascade hops grown in the Pacific Northwest. Golden in color, refreshing to drink and full of hops, this is our best-selling and most-beloved beer. Available year round. The alcohol by volume is 6.9%. Gold Medal Winner, 2007 North American Beer Awards, American Strong Pale Ale Category.

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

mmm. Simcoe hops.

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by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

6 question

Did it taint the beer? I don’t like the idea of a stout going through the same tap as, say, a pale ale. Could you taste anything as being “off”?

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by YesWeOquendo on Oct 6, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You didn't get to pick your beer there

The bars in Czech at least are all basically tied to a single brand (i.e. a bar would only serve Pilsner Urquell products, or Budvar (the original Budweiser!) etc) Which was fine with me because it was always delicious beer no matter what. The taps at these places only served the flagship Pils or whatever, but like I said it was actually good beer so there were no complaints.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we will have this tap thingy

but we will only serve keystone out of it!

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

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by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

point

defeated

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by YesWeOquendo on Oct 6, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

okay

Beer30 , better?

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

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by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh god beer 30

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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 6, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the key to BEER 30

is to not smell it. It smells like it was brewed in a gas station bathroom

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

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by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does Falstaff still exist back in the Midwest?

Man, that was some shit.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

better than the champagne....

at least go local and have natty flowing…..god there would be so many unpaid tabs

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 6, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

might be cheaper

to just install a garden hose hooked to a water faucet.

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so I'm wondering

what does RE say about the bottom of the 10th?

Cuddyer 3B
Young GO
Harris BB (Casilla PR)
Tolbert 1B, Cuddyer scores, Casilla to third
Punto FO, Casilla out at home

is that the rare situation where the bunt has a higher RE than swinging away?

by nota bene on Oct 6, 2009 10:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Well, you won't have long not to.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well..you only have to wait until tomorrow.

But I feel the same.

I’m slightly bummed my NLDS tickets are on a weekend day so I can’t ditch work. It’s always a great feeling to be at a game when you’re supposed to be at work.

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by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

start watching all 3 extended LOTRs in a few hours and it will take you there

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 6, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

pics from the workout

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/photogallery/post_season/year_2009/month_10/day_06/cf7371712.html

That one at the end with Yadi and Albert is great.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Luddy looks so lonely

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

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by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the longer it goes

the more it’s like he’s ostracized. I’m not even sure if it’s a running gag anymore. it’s kind of crazy.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am starting to think Luddu luggaged himself for the attention

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

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by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that is so sad.

Albert probably invited him to the Shaq thing out of pity.

(and on a team that has Khalil Greene, well. …good luck, Khalil.)

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ya, he looks beat.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

in the next picture

the only guy who will stretch next to him is troy glaus. who has a flesh eating virus.

I love the picture of Skip lifting his leg…

it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie

by SleepyCA on Oct 6, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's a whole lot of flesh to eat

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

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by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's why he made the playoff roster

he’s good till about November.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I still can't get past the Yanks...

picking Wednesday when they could’ve gone Thursday. That’s just bad sportsmanship.

The beard is back!

by guayzimi on Oct 6, 2009 10:13 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Blame Favre

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Talk about a showboat.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Y A N K E E S

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Smart if you ask me

Take no prisoners.

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 6, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whenever an opposing team...

has an injury people give lip service about “not wanting to win that way.” When it comes down to it though, seems like the Yanks are perfectly happy to win that way.

The beard is back!

by guayzimi on Oct 6, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

totally....
its not their fault no one could put away the central. the extra inning game gives them a nice game one advantage. it's the only smart move they could make in that situation.

by adiueordie on Oct 7, 2009 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

If the Twins didn't want to play Wednesday

they should have won more games

"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~

by YesWeOquendo on Oct 6, 2009 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a competition...

to see who’s better at baseball. Why would you want to win because the other guy had to spend the night at the airport?

The beard is back!

by guayzimi on Oct 6, 2009 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh come on.

It’s gamesmanship. Plus, long layoffs aren’t good for teams. (2006 Tigers?)

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

eh

it’s the professional league. You don’t get a participation ribbon. You should have clinched during the regular season and avoided the 163rd game to begin with.

I’m not saying that’s the choice I would make—but I don’t think I can say the Yankees shouldn’t do what puts their team in the best position to win. Which, when it comes down to it, it’s the professional league and at that level, nobody gives a shit.

Do you think the Twins would give the Yankees the extra day if the situation were reversed?

by nota bene on Oct 6, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Minnesota nice?

Nevermind, Gardenhire would say screw ’em.

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no, Minnesota nice

is them smiling as they screw them. then they serve hot dish for everyone.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is nice.

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it gets cold, after.

so some hot dish is a good thing.

http://larsandaddie.blogspot.com/2009/06/ultimate-minnesota-comfort-food.html

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Americans don't understand...

the concept of honor anymore. It’s all bottom line.

I’m moving to France where if your competitor crashes his bike you pull over and wait for him to get a new one before you leave him in the dust.

Au Revoir!

The beard is back!

by guayzimi on Oct 6, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

QFE
I’m not saying that’s the choice I would make

by nota bene on Oct 6, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well...

I was referring to the Yankees – the quintessential American team – not you.

The beard is back!

by guayzimi on Oct 6, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

home field advantage fail

"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~

by YesWeOquendo on Oct 6, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only Klingons

know what true honor is!

;=8)

Big McLargehuge!
:=8O

by The MooCow on Oct 6, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

like canasta?

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can see no reason

for the Yankees to wait until Thursday.

by Evilfrog on Oct 6, 2009 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course, the 3 errors

and 4 routine flyouts to the secondbasemen didn’t help his pitching performance.

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 6, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you did not make it to the game, i take?

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

sold out. Bummer.

Would have been a blast to be there though.

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 6, 2009 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what's a kozma?

is that something in outer space?

by jxmetal1 on Oct 6, 2009 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Will we ever see this Kozma?

Or is it like Haley’s Comet? seen every 75 years or so

by jxmetal1 on Oct 6, 2009 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kozma Thing

You know, the B-52’s….Roam, Love Shack

Run Vince run! There's a tarp chasing you! Run! It's right behind you!

by TBender on Oct 6, 2009 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Strobe Light?

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
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by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no politics, dick bag.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no personal attacks, zealot

"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~

by YesWeOquendo on Oct 6, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we are getting it out of the way by tomorrow

stuff it kid!

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

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by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'll stuff it right up your

okay i’ll stop there.

so, game 1 tomorrow. predictions?

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by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 6, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Boog will have a magnificent stache

as his proud family looks on

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'll stop by at 2:30 after the bars close in alton

and post some things that no one will read. then to bed.

by adiueordie on Oct 7, 2009 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It doesn't count if there is no game currently being played.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, not a Cardinals game!

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

screw the AL!

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you jackass.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You assface.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fucktard.

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

(cries)

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

awwww, don't cry!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

well this pic is becoming a new meme

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 6, 2009 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

how can it not cheer you up?!?!?

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know who's not getting pie

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wading through this BS

is exhausting…

Luckily I’m piss drunk right now, otherwise I wouldn’t have the stamina.

The beard is back!

by guayzimi on Oct 6, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beware the OT/Post-Game threads...

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 6, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

where did your grandma go?

Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka

* sarcasm might be involved in this comment

by mattyfrommo on Oct 6, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is her again...

sometimes she’d skip a tweezering if she had something else going on.

The beard is back!

by guayzimi on Oct 6, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

okay, pretty much last chance

anything else for the glossary?

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:48 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

can you link it here?

I didn’t get to read it

Positronic Upgraded Juggernaut Optimized for Logical Sabotage

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 6, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

there's a link on the main page

kindly provided by the mods. i think after gdm harassed them

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/8/5/978227/an-abridged-veb-glossary

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and you all think i'm good for nothin

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm curious?

Is the difference between Fist and First explained?

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you're late by a thread

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and... any other badass Carpenter stories besides

these?

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 10:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This is your last chance to shave, men

get it in while you can. The next chance won’t be until NOVEMBER!!!!!

TOMORROW IS CHRIS CARPENTER DAY!!!!

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 6, 2009 11:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Whoooooooooo!!!!!!

I’m so psyched. This waiting sucks. If I could subject myself to blunt force trauma right now, but knowing I would awake from my coma precisely 10 minutes before the game tomorrow night, I definitely would.

by mattyp on Oct 6, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I already have a head start

I am not shaving for a long time

Positronic Upgraded Juggernaut Optimized for Logical Sabotage

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 6, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OMG!

Happy Chris Carpenter Day Eve!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 6, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what she said.

"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Musial

by vico on Oct 6, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just shaved for the last time in hopefully a month or so

"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Oct 7, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

TWSS

Not afraid to nitpick

by joker24 on Oct 7, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OT: Cards acting stupid in the dugout.

OMG I think this is hilarious.

I think I screwed up this link but you may be able to view the video here:

BEES! BEES!!!

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

uhhh...maybe this will work...

BEES

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

so yeah, Motte is offically insane

it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie

by SleepyCA on Oct 6, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. I seriously LOLed.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really like the Chemical Bros. in the background

seems appropriate

"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~

by YesWeOquendo on Oct 7, 2009 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love it.

All of those videos are funny. Boog putting in contacts was hilarious.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 6, 2009 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oooo! I missed that!

Is that on the FSN MW facebook page? ’Cause I will totally look it up.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

There’s one with Mitchell Boggs and Trever Miller too. That one’s kind of funny.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 6, 2009 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Batten down the hatches; it's gonna be a wild ride"

awww. Trever Miller.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I would

but I don’t how andi_k got the link to work for people not on facebook. Facebook links usually don’t work for me.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 6, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm...lemme try.

BEES

Trever and Mitch

Freese and Mottie

Boog is trying to put in his contacts

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that was great, thank you

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Glad you could see it.

I never know if facebook links are going to work for non-facebookers.

I am still laughing a little.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

f'in andi_k

don’t link to facebook for gdm. Just continue to talk glowingly about the videos to pressure him into signing up and joining the rest of the free world on facebook

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 6, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ohhh...I can understand not wanting to be on facebook.

It destroys any last chance at anonymity that you ever had.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

someone told me the other day they don't trust anyone who's not on facebook

i simply told her i don’t trust anyone who doesn’t have anything to hide. she had no come back for that one.

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

What fool told you that, I wonder.

That’s akin to saying you don’t trust anyone over 40.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, well, she's 23.

People change a lot (i.e., come to their senses) between 23 and 30 +.

(now just talking out of my ass)

And, what CG said below. You can control what is visible on the ol’ fb.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's just a weird. statement.

I have stuff to hide. It doesn’t go on Facebook. I try hard to keep my facebook clean.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, but most people don't hide anything

and everything is out there for the world to see because they want their 15 minutes of fame.

there’s also a big age difference here that you simply can’t understand because the way the world is now is normal for you. you don’t remember how things used to be because you weren’t there.

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

For the record I meant her statement was weird.

Your statement is spot on. If people have public profiles with them dancing on tables and stuff in college, I wouldn’t trust them.
I realized my subject line may have been slightly confusing.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i can't tell you how many employers have asked to see my fasebook page

and when i told them i didn’t have one, they didn’t believe me & thought i was hiding stuff from them. then when they did actually check me out & didn’t find anything, i got more call backs simply because i don’t have pics of me dancing on tables.

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My Facebook page is boring.

I tell people my pastor is my friend on Facebook and they’re like oooo, that sucks. I don’t mind it. If it makes me keep it clean now I won’t have to do it later. One m=of my senior friends’ statuses the other day was “Cleaning out Facebook pictures all day if you want yours save them.” A whole day devoted to cleaning out your pictures. No thank you.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, the thing about having a facebook page

is that you shouldn’t use your real name, shouldn’t use an email address that you use for any purpose other than facebook, and you should change your profile settings so that your profile is totally private.

That way, even if employers look for you, they can never find you. However, people I haven’t talked to since high school and was perfectly fine with never talking to again have managed to find me on facebook. That’s better than potential employers in my book.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's another reason i don't have one

i don’t want to talk to anyone from my high school that i don’t currently talk to. i didn’t want to talk to them then, and i really don’t want to talk to them now.

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought that too...

but once you get to be a certain age (at least it worked this way for me), people that I thought I didn’t give a shit about contacted me and it was sort of an interesting, non-committal way of seeing what they were doing and sort of being aware of them without having to put out any real effort.

I reconnected with some people from high school choir that way. i thought I didn’t give a shit, but it was nice to reminisce with no strings attached.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

how do people find you if you don't talk about yourself?

it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie

by SleepyCA on Oct 7, 2009 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

awesome

I’m gonna watch in the morning. i’m blasted.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

make sure you dooooooo...it's pretty goddamned funny...

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

still processing this

http://twitter.com/Fox_Sports_MW/status/4664819703

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can't WAIT.

Be assured I will totally be DVRing the SHIT out of that.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for those, that's good stuff

Anyone know who’s doing the interviews in the middle two? I didn’t recognize the voice.

I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.

by The Continental on Oct 7, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure

I’d have to watch a few million more times.

I’m guessing it is the pre- and post-game producer who maintains the fb page.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

love it

“especially the fact that we’re here at home”… -boog

http://www.facebook.com/foxsportsmidwest

it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie

by SleepyCA on Oct 6, 2009 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

why was i not made aware of these sooner?!?!?!

freakin awesome

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 6, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh god. every time I watch this it makes me laugh a little bit more.

BEES. BEES !! BEES!!!! BEES BEES BEES

/crazy dance

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Motte really is crazy

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love the squeal at the beginning.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 6, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

holy hell

Worker dies in Dodger Stadium press box
evidently the guy working on the coffee machine keeled over and died today. Sounds like a heart attack or something.

by nota bene on Oct 6, 2009 11:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

too many threads to cruise on BYB.

but some…. [fake blockquote]

Stupid Tigers still haven’t installed pop-up blocker. :(

Visions of 2006 WS
I just checked in on the game and saw where Porcello gave up one unearned run caused by his throwing error. Anyone else have visions of 2006 World Series?

Is there any statistical advantage ….
to playing in a tense game like this one day and starting a series against a team who has been off for a few days tomorrow?

OH BOY HOW COULD THIS TEAM LIFT THE CITY
IT WILL LITERALLY RAIN MONEY AND PUPPY DOGS IF THEY WIN TODAY IN DETROIT

I just said
"don’t lose it in the roof" 45 consecutive times

SUCK MY DENARDS

I hate the Metrodome… and Nick Punto.
But mainly the Metrodome… and Nick Punto.

- FUCK
WHY THE FUCK CAN’T LEYLAND HAVE SO MUCH DAMN CONFIDENCE WITH RICK??! HE HAD A FUCKING WALK AND LEYLAND WAS RUSHING TO TAKE HIM OUT! MINER GIVES UP A HOMER AND LEYLAND WON’T REPLACE HIM!
- I like you.
You seem like a fun person.

(a rally pygmy goat… except this looks kind of cubsy)
http://www.highfieldshappyhens.co.uk/bm/bm~pix/pygmy_goat~s800x800.jpg

(several random rally pics)

Ceiling Inge (nsfw??)

- true fact: lyon’s pants are the baggiest in baseball. aside from manny. maybe.
- prince fielder
- Prince’s aren’t baggy.
They’re just huge.

YEA HE FISTED THE SHIT OUT OF THAT

BINGE
You’re Jesus in a baseball uniform aren’t you?

BRANDON BRANDON
YOU CAN HAVE MY KNEES! THEY’RE ALL YOURS! YOU’RE WORTH IT.

you guys.
i love you.
Oct 6, 2009 8:50 PM EDT

- FUCK
- SHIT
- Raburn, you fool!
- FUCK
[etc.]
- The Bus Is Getting Warmed Up…
Yankee Stadium programmed in the navigation.. OMG OMG NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Oct 6, 2009 8:51 PM EDT

- YES
- RABURN
- RABURN YOU ARE OUT OF THE DOGHOUSE!!!
- HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!
Oct 6, 2009 9:00 PM EDT

KEPPELOCALYPSE

of course Inge was hit
EVERYONE hits Inge!

I’m passed the point of yelling. It’s just quiet expletives. This is terrible.

Yes, this game is specifically referenced
in the Geneva Convention

(someone has the Giamatti quote)
(palpitations, stomach trouble, and lots of comments about begrudging respect and better them than the Yankees and … hey, that was a great baseball game)

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:31 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

good gob, that is hilarious.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

we're just as bad

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok, not so many freakish rally pictures

i need a medal for scrolling through that show

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

(gives Yadi2 internet medal)

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thnx

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'd say you need a woman, not a medal

so you’ll have something better to do with your time & won’t go there anymore

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

go... where?

where do I go, gdm?

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

nevermind, i thought you went to bcb

f’in gdm

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by gdm426 on Oct 6, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

was starting to think

the blogging was coming from inside the house

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

not this time yadi2

not this time

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably discussed earlier

But, our second baseman is the best option we have for CF??

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 6, 2009 11:39 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

one day, Skip is just gonna snap.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

or i am going to snap

lets make the defense as weak as possible. FFS, just put that razmiz kid out there and stop tinkering already

"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum

by scoot on Oct 6, 2009 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

JUST KEEP HIM AT SECOND FOR CHRIST'S SAKE

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I know

is that asking too much?

by nota bene on Oct 6, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who else are we going to put there?

Luuuuuuugo? Glaus? DeRosa? Razmatazz? Mottie?

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Of course.

Add it to the one other time he played 2B last year.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 6, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this begs the question

how many lineups did TLR run out there this season?

Positronic Upgraded Juggernaut Optimized for Logical Sabotage

by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 6, 2009 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

fewer

holliday locked in many of the lineups

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 6, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he'll never top last season

 he should realize this and just keep schu at 2b

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 6, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

*facepalm *

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 6, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OT: I'm pretty sure some of these are the product of crafty editing...

But still pretty darn cool

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 7, 2009 12:03 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Are those guys physics majors?

Or do they just drink a lot?

I always enjoy the use of Stevie Wonder, no matter the context.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I see this...

and I think …why in the fuck did we not come up with beer pong when I was in school.

WTF….were we really that dumb, or did it just take genY?

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

beer pong was around for Gen X.

I was a freshman in 1992 and it had been around for some time.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Freshman in 93

and I never saw it till 5 years later….may have just been us though.

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

its been around since the 70s...

i have no idea why the game is popular or why i spent probably 2 or 3 nights this past summer playing. its such a stupid concept and yet its incredibly fun.

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 7, 2009 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

its stupid popular

in alton, il. right now. like beer pong nights at a bar every night of the week with a $50 bar tab for the winners.

i’d rather watch sports than play fake sports while i’m drinking, though, so i don’t participate.

by adiueordie on Oct 7, 2009 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i still can't get over the idea

that some guys who aren’t 12 have skateboards that they actually use.

it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie

by SleepyCA on Oct 7, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OT: What's the OT discussion that was had?

…paraphrased please.

No, Chuck...We got lettuce!

by vexedtechie on Oct 7, 2009 12:04 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

mods say its getting out of hand, especially the politics

which led to a discussion about when its appropriate to post OT. no conclusion was reached I don’t think as the mods didn’t really weigh in (not saying they should’ve. they have real lives to tend to) so that’s where we stand. One thing I think everyone agreed to was to lay off the OT in game threads.

I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.

"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG

by slu on Oct 7, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

all AZ said was stop the politics & religion, which everyone can agree on

everything else was just speculation & someone made a new board, but no one signed up.

pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels

by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey now!

I did.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i signed up too.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you guys know about this right?

http://vebafterhours.yuku.com

I’m signed up

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 7, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I already SIGNED UP THIS MORNING.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW I ALREADY SIGNED UP DAMMIT

Sorry. Once I’ve had a few beers, I find it humorous to shout in all caps, even if nobody else does (which is understandable).

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ok

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 7, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think it's funny if it's sarcastic.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't really sure if it was or not heh

:)

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 7, 2009 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I usually assume it is.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm not hating, i just don't really want to sign up to another board

and i genially like everyone here & i don’t want to ruin that with learning some or crazy left or right wingers. we really do get along here & that’s because A. we love the Cardinals. and B. we keep it civil. two things almost no one can do nowadays when you talk about those subjects. so i’d rather just still hang out here & keep liking everyone.

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's like writing a book

the hardest thing is starting the first page

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 7, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

commitment issues, i have them

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well

except for Cardinals! going to be a long wait til 9:30 tomorrow night

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 7, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Stop the religion?!

God dammit!

No, Chuck...We got lettuce!

by vexedtechie on Oct 7, 2009 1:08 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good GOB, is it really almost midnight?

Good night. I have to answer a ton of stupid questions tomorrow.

People applying for graduate school are surprisingly stupid. How’s that for a depressing thought?

PLAYOFFS BASEBALL TOMORROW, YAYYYYY

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:39 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

applying for anything is a pain in the ass to me

they should just preapprove lol

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 7, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

well, if you don't pay the application fee

how the hell am I going to get paid for all the difficult, thankless, low-paying work that I do?

Don’t get a job in higher education administration. the pay is essentially equivalent to slave wages.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

accounting clerk here

I have a feeling it is pretty similar

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 7, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

do you work your ass off, do five people's jobs, and get paid less than $30,000?

because that’s what it’s like to be a graduate admissions advisor at a large public university.

at least they understand I love baseball and have no problem with me taking vacation to go to games.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes I do actually.

That’s what it’s like to have your own business in the big middle of a deep recession.

"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.

by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 7, 2009 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least you don't have to report to anyone. That's the tradeoff.

I would glady work my ass off, do the work of five people, and get paid that amount if I were running my own business.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You'd also pay more taxes.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 7, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I know. I used to run some guy's business for seven years

and I did all his taxes as part of the job.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 8, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get paid much

I do work my ass off, but I am not ambitious enough to do 5 people’s jobs

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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Oct 7, 2009 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really don't want to bump the Asshat

but carp is a stud.

CARPENTER: Well, it’s all fine and dandy what we’ve done all year. But this is where it counts.

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

OT: I'm goin' to see Mike Birbiglia's standup on Friday night...

…and I won’t even miss Cardinals baseball!

No, Chuck...We got lettuce!

by vexedtechie on Oct 7, 2009 1:09 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You win at life.

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So ..........

I know there have been varied opinions about 2009 Central Division Champs gear….but my GF bought me the hat and I got it today. I like it and all, but I must say it looked better doused in champagne.

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 1:09 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I WANT THE HOODIE!!!

REALLY REALLY BAD!!!!

nfltouchdown.com

find me under the fan voices section for the st. louis rams

by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 7, 2009 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My drunk opinion of all the OT hubaloo

when a game thread or whatever hugs the right margins…..if I’m not interested, I can blow by it. However I have never seen a more respectful and courteous religion and/or political discussion on the internet. It is respectful and almost…….I don’t want to offend anyone….thought provoking.

I don’t come here for politics or religion, but I do come here for interaction, and I must say, aside from the low brow humor that I contribute, this is a great place to find the pulse of America.

A;so, if the robot isn’t watching, Passan is an Asshat.

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 1:22 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

you're asking for it.

nfltouchdown.com

find me under the fan voices section for the st. louis rams

by stlcardinalsfang on Oct 7, 2009 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Am I wrong?

"Obviously, tipping pitches didn't help" - John Smotzl
"If you disrespect the Baseball Gods, you'll get slapped." - TLR Passan

by RiverRat on Oct 7, 2009 1:26 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

when did Tony start wearing a tie?

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by gdm426 on Oct 7, 2009 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's trying to dress up a little.

It is the postseason afterall

"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsh on winning the 1982 World Series.

by MaytheForschbewithyou on Oct 7, 2009 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I pretty much agree.

But if most people and the mods think we should talk more about baseball I think we should try. And I do think we should try really hard to stay away from politics and religion.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unless one wants to get banned, that is.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 7, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN still setting up Dodgers as underdog

but they are slowly picking up on the suck vs suckier theme of this series.

less than 12 hours!

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 9:41 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

posted last night...?

poor guy.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think it was posted around 10 last night.

CDT

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was posted sometime last night.

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Oct 7, 2009 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I talked the dev's of SBNation about the comment jumping

They told me the next time it happens to e-mail support@sbnation.com. With the including info

Please include your exact steps (a sample thread is good as well) and your browser and operating system. Thanks

If you guys want to help you can do this also, Just use the the line “Auto Refresh Comment Jumping” as the subject line.

by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 7, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

thanks flim

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

what's the likelihood that if somebody at SBN actually looks at one of our threads

a) their minds just blow
b) the site gets closed down ; or
c) danup gets a very long email?

the truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark/ it scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark -- macmanus

by tom s. on Oct 7, 2009 1:14 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

post MVP DanUp. works every time.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You rock.

"I’m going to come after you." - Chris Carpenter

by spants on Oct 7, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Game One Lineup for the Dodgers

Furcal SS
Kemp CF
Ethier RF
Manny LF
Loney 1B
Blake 3B
Belliard 2B
Martin C
Wolf P

by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 7, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

playing the ex-Cardinals card

it’s sad that it might actually work

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's a proven playoff pitcher!

"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon

by Alxfritz on Oct 7, 2009 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/cardinals/story/23C0FC81A2E25A53862576480002C853?OpenDocument

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wake up...

and post something for me to read, goons!

by mynameistyler on Oct 7, 2009 10:51 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

this is a bit freaky

partly fun, partly depressing.
http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/multimedia-archive/2009/10/06/st-louis-cardinals-player-scouting-reports/

after this, I’m gonna read the lineup card article…

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

man, Luddy needs to come back.

and what the hell, Colby. he has power…. if he makes contact.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aha. that's why they pitch to Boog inside.

his only hope is to rack up HBP.

walking. injury. magnet.

if he can learn to hit breaking balls next year, he’ll be a more credible threat.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow. Skip Schumaker is 6.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does that mean no Welley or Thompson?

If so, hallelujah!

"You just keep pounding balls into the gap. The one thing you don’t want to do is hit a home run. That’s a rally-killer." - Jeff Francouer

by jd is legend on Oct 7, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

awesome!

I wondered when I saw Thompson getting accosted by Mottie in the BEES BEES BEES dugout video. Wasn’t sure if that was in STL before they left, or if it was taken in LA.

"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
"POOL TEMPERATURES FUCK YEAH"--tgreenfield, The September 10th-11th VEB Off-Topic Explosion

by andi_k on Oct 7, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lineups this year: 136

it’s an effin pdf file … and a pic of Luddy getting hit on the hand — wtf…

http://images.stltoday.com/stltoday/resources/cards09lineups.pdf

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

who made the lineup dodecahedron dice?

postseason edition, anyone?

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I was digging deeper at the numbers

I don’t think Rasmus should be the starting CFer today. It should be Ankiel. Wolf is a plus fastball and a plus curveball pitcher. Ankiel has a .250 avg against fastballs and curves when facing a lefty. While Rasmus has a .185 avg against fastball from a LHP and only a .063 avg against Curveballs.

by FlimtotheFlam on Oct 7, 2009 11:32 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

We are starting Lugo for his offense, everyone else is starting for their offense

bat Rasmus 8th and let someone who can actually play defense play in CF, especially in Dodger stadium.

Plus, I remember the last time Ankiel started a Game 1 in the NLDS….

by Hardcore Legend on Oct 7, 2009 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sounds like just small sample size issues. if you pare down rasmus's PAs into v. lhp, you're

looking at a very small number of PAs. take it to FB throwing LHPs, that’s miniscule.

the truth can't hurt you, it's just like the dark/ it scares you witless, but in time you see things clear and stark -- macmanus

by tom s. on Oct 7, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my playoff prediction

is that SBN will crap out during the game threads.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

heh, 'Duk.
All of that is to say, are you American? Do you like beer? Do you want to defend all our freedoms that we hold near and dear?

Then there is only one team to root for this October — the St. Louis Cardinals.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 1:19 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

best run-on sentence ever
But real Cardinal fans knew the moment that Chris Duncan, who happens to be pitching coach Dave Duncan’s son, was traded for Julio Lugo(notes), that GM John Mozeliak wasn’t going to take 2009 lying down. The elder Duncan blew his stack at the move, but Cardinal fans who had longed for more production than a love child of Heidi Pratt and a Geico caveman from their left fielder were emboldened by this glimpse of a sack by Johnny Mo. (And unlike with Lady Gaga, we liked it when we saw it.)

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bad me.

quotes are from Aaron Hooks.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

SHUT UP POSADA

you can’t stop a Molina

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 1:21 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

of course, neither can you slow him down

more.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

gawwwww ... chemical x?
Yes, that’s a Powerpuff Girls backpack that Blake Hawksworth carries to the bullpen.

"It was like two ankles." AVENGE BOOG
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there. They can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They don't feel pity, or remorse, or fear." - THT

by Yadi2Second on Oct 7, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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Anybody read Bob Gibson's new book yet?
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The current Busine$$ of Baseball...how long can it last?

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