The Baron's Third Annual Day Before Thanksgiving Spectacular: the Ghosts of Thanksgivings Past
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 1:27 PM EST
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PrintYesterday I decided to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies. I dragged out my mixer, washed off the dust which had accumulated since its last annual appearance in my house, and began laying out ingredients. I then discovered, to my horror, I didn't have enough flour to make the cookies. So I headed to the grocery store, bought flour, came home, and proceeded to make cookies. Sadly, I had neglected to check the rest of the ingredient list before I left the first time, and now found myself sans pecans. I didn't feel like driving to the store again, so I made the cookies without nuts, and I have to say, they sort of suck.
There are two morals to this story. One, you should always check everything on a list before going to the store, and two, sometimes no matter how hard you try the best you're going to do is suck. I think those are both good lessons.
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I had a full post all ready to go for this morning, even typed it up in Word and everything the other day. I was planning on starting a multi-part series covering all the teams in the National League Central and what their offseasons should, could, and most likely will, look like. However, I learned my lesson a couple years back with a very involved Thanksgiving post: avoid putting the really big stuff up on or around a holiday.
If you've spent more than 20 minutes researching something, you don't want it to get lost in the shuffle of people just checking the site in between traveling and cooking and trying to remember which of their aunt's former husbands they aren't supposed to bring up this year. No, just stick with the wistful, sad, and occasionally off-putting short stories of alienation and loneliness, and you're golden. Again, I think this is an excellent lesson.
I bring you, for your reading pleasure, the Thanksgiving posts of Viva El Birdos past:
The First Thanksgiving - Okay, so that isn't what it's called, nor what it's about, but I like to think of it that way. A blast from the past, all the way back in the waning moment of 2005.
thanksgiving open thread, Lb style- Nineteen comments. Seriously. We've come a long way, baby.
Holiday Wishes. Tidbits. The Draft, two. - My first Thanksgiving post (and source of the lesson I referenced just above), and part of a big series I did about past drafts. Also, I was still doing that weird title thing from my early days when I was just stating what was contained in the post, separated by periods. Not sure why.
Thanks.- My post from last year, in which I learned the previous year's lesson and just got real sad, rather than research anything baseballish. It's kinda my thing.
I am Thankful for... - Chuckb's actual Thanksgiving Day post last year. I wouldn't have done something holiday related if I had realised he wasn't going to take the day off. Interesting to read his thoughts regarding Albert's second MVP award in light of the way his third played out.
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A bit of housekeeping: VEB now has an official Twitter feed; twitter.com/@thebirdos be the address. Apparently, someone already has @vivaelbirdos, but it isn't any of us. I, of course, will not be using the Twitter feed much; I can't say good morning in less than 600 characters. (And now that I pull up the page to check the address is correct, I see Dan has already made the same joke. I've become predictable. Hmph. Wake me when I get to kitsch.)
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This here's gonna be one of them open thread things; feel free to talk about whatever. Things you're thankful for, the awesomeness of Albert or Carp or A.D.A.M., favourite holiday meals, whatever. I'll be sitting here on my sofa drinking this delicious apple cider I just cooked up for an hour or so (and I hope whatever you're doing you can be so content as I am at this moment), so if anyone's around we can do sort of a half-assed chat if you like.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, and I hope the holiday treats you well. Be careful if you're traveling, be kind to those you love, and take a bit of time to tell them the same.
The Baron's Playlist for the 25th of November, 2009: The Early Christmas Kickoff List
"Fairytale of New York" - The Pogues
"O Tanenbaum" - Vince Guaraldi Trio
"A Change at Christmas (Say it isn't So)" - the Flaming Lips
"Christmas At the Zoo" - the Flaming Lips
"I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" - Gayla Peevey
"Peace on Earth/ Little Drummer Boy" - David Bowie and Bing Crosby
And yes, for the record, I am ashamed of making a Christmas playlist the day before Thanksgiving, but there just aren't many Thanksgiving songs, never mind good ones. Hell, even trying to build a list around songs with "Thanks" featured prominently was a bitch. Unless, of course, you wanted me to resort to that awful Alanis Morissette song. (Oh, and I'll warn you now: at some point in the coming weeks, I'll make up a full album-sized playlist of all my favourite Christmas songs. It's going to be ever so irritating.)
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If the half-assed chat is still in effect...
When will we see RB’s top 10 prospect list? Any sleepers?
Will any of Sufjan Stevens Christmas songs make the album-sized playlist?
It is.
And, um, probably when the rest of the Future Redbirds writers do theirs.
Sleepers I can’t really reveal; you’ll just have to wait until the Maple Street Annual comes out. (This is my Joe Posnanski impression, by the way.) Actually, one name I do like who didn’t make it onto my list in there is Eric Fornataro. Sixth round pick in 2008, big fastball, but not a whole lot else going on. I think he eventually transitions to relief and jumps up in the system. Daniel Calhoun is another, a pitchability lefty with enough stuff he should get by. I also really like Moises Colorado, but he may be too far away to even be a good sleeper candidate.
And yes, Sufjan will likely appear on there.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
If I remember correctly
during the 2008 FR streaming draft coverage, Erik’s reaction to the Fornataro pick was (I’m paraphrasing) “Who the hell is Eric Fornataro?”
by arch support on Nov 25, 2009 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
I believe you are correct.
It was, to say the least, a slightly off-the-beaten-path pick.
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by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
Moises Colorado
His name alone should get him onto a list of some sort. It sounds like it ought to belong to someone who is locking horns with Phillip Marlowe.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
your posnanski impression needs more asterisked quasi-footnotes that are at the bottom of the paragraph not the whole post.
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 Nov 25, 2009 8:12 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
"You're gonna slather jam on my face and sic a family of raccoons on me, aren't you?"
“Damn it, I’ve become predictable.”
Sorry. Can’t resist a Scrubs reference when I see one.
Yes, but you missed the Simpsons reference which immediately followed.
Victory is mine!
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
scrubs reference reminds me of another song
I always associate with Christmas now—Nina Simone performing Sinnerman. Awesome scene—one of my all time Scrubs favorites—and awesome song
I second scrubs quotes.
My halloween costume: the Indiana secondary iPhone- no matter how much you want to love it, you know the coverage area sucks.
-ChronicHoosier
my sig says "third it"
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Meh.
Not a big Led Zeppelin fan myself. Sorry.
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by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 1:56 PM EST up reply actions
Man, come on!
K-SHE and the love of any band played on that station is a requirement to be a St. Louisan. Your license may be revoked.
by arch support on Nov 25, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
Yes, yes.
Does it help that I know Sammy Hagar has a new supergroup?
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by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
Couldn't get it to work.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 25, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
Let's try it without being cute
http://comedians.comedycentral.com/sklar-brothers/videos/the-sklar-brothers—-classic-rock-radio If that doesn’t work I’m not sure what to tell ya.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Oh yeah...
I have all the Cheap Seats… all 4 glorious seasons. I still like when they tried to save Old Busch. Shetland Leftfield… When they were talking to DeWitt… Such a sad time when that show went off the air.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
The first one finally worked, thanks that was good.
I have hughesnet and when you have wind and clouds it really messes up.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 25, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
That sounds unfortunate at best.
But glad you enjoyed the bit.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
For the money spent on it,
“sucks ass” is about the only way to describe it. If I ever win one those really big lottery jackpots, I’m going to ATT and paying them to run cable out to where I live. But hughes beats the shit outta dial-up.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 25, 2009 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
I have a friend in a similar boat
just her case she decided dial up was the way to go. I’d off myself before I allowed that to happen.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Oh man.
I don’t even want to remember what dial-up was like. There oughta be some kind of Salvation Army kettle drive to help get people off of dial-up. That’s just wrong.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 25, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
I finally got my parents
to break down and get DSL at least. Now I don’t feel like going on a tri state killing spree when I go home to visit them. How people continue to use dial up after ever once seeing broadband is beyond me.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
and the fact that the browser is built by the ISP sucks as well
"A great catch is like watching girls go by the last one you see is always the prettiest."- Bob Gibson
i would rather have no internet than go back to dial up
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 25, 2009 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
I used to play poker
at quite a high level (like, >$1000 in play at any one time, spread over a bunch of tables) on diallup about 6 or 7 years ago. My particular service used to auto-drop and reconnect every 2 hours. In practice, this meant playing with the “connection” window open, watching the timer tick down, waiting for a moment that was close to 2hrs when nothing was actually happening on any table, and quickly close down then start up the diallup again. Redonkulous.
I actually must’ve lost a fair few pots (one or two good sized ones) when the diallup went down at inopportune moments, too. Usually because I wasn’t watching the 2hr timer well enough.
It was “character building”, I imagine.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 5:50 AM EST up reply actions
I'm kind of the same way about Zep
with the notable exceptions of Led Zeppelin III and “When the Levee Breaks” off ZOSO.
So if you don't like the Zep..
What do you listen to during games to drown out Al and Dan??? My mind = officially blown.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
I got a chuckle out of the caption...
Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
Thankful for...
…getting to meet Adam Wainwright in the ATL airport last night. Yes, I already posted it in the previous thread, but darn it, I’m still excited. I just wish I could have stammered a little less and said something coherent.
"The world is made for people who aren't cursed with self awareness." - Annie Savoy
by redbirdbluedevil on Nov 25, 2009 1:59 PM EST reply actions
awesome man
you can tell your kids one day that you met a cardinals pitcher that was mentioned in the cy young race
Best moment I've ever seen at a game in person
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
lucky
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Cowever, I moost Point Out....
….that chocolate chip cookies sans pecans do NOT suck. In fact, this cow prefers his cookies without pecans. Pecans just don’t seem to taste like much to me. Now if we’re talking pistachios….
;=8)
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
in cookie form, maybe, like pecan sandies are pretty blah
but in pie form its a whole nother story. Pecan pie single-handedly ends the great pie-cake debate.
I don't care for pecan pie. Too sweet.
I also hate cinnamon rolls. (It never fails to upset people when I tell them that.)
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Yea! Let's hear it for chocolate chip cookies!
But yea, that cinnamon roll thing is deeply disturbing.
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by Cardinals645 on Nov 25, 2009 2:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
see I think it is crazy to mix Pecan's and Chocolate
I like Pecan’s with Carmel and Brown sugar
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 25, 2009 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
Pecans go with nearly everything.
Also pairs well with apples and pears, and anything cinnamon.
Now with extra feisty!
see I think it is crazy to mix Pecan's and Chocolate
I like Pecan’s with Carmel and Brown sugar
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 25, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
HFS!
®
neither do i. i f’in hate cinnamon. it truly is the devils spice.
also, nuts of any kind do not belong anywhere near cookies, brownies or most dessert dishes. the same goes for mint. few things make me moar angry than nuts in brownies & cookies or mint.
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
So you wouldn't fall prey
to the immortal cinnamon roll incense?
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
I've never had a pecan pie
But I don’t like pecans and I’m not especially keen on pie (at least as a dessert). So I can’t imagine it’d do much for me. I’m also a bit allergic to some nuts, although I’ve never worked out if pecans are one as I tend to stay the hell away from all of them (except peanuts, which are not actually nuts, and which I’m oddly not allergic to and really really like. I’m partial to eating a whole bag of raw ones, cracking and discarding the shells, with a beer or two whilst watching the first Cards games of the year).
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 5:52 AM EST up reply actions
I may be half the size
but my hate burns twice as fierce….
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
Yuniesky Betancourt?
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Nope
I cannot imagine any reason why boiling peanuts would make them in any way better.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
I have
but, for the life of me, I can’t remember what they taste like. I must not have been overly impressed (and, too, I was a wee lad at the time, so…..)
by ArkansasTravs on Nov 27, 2009 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
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Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
pie is somewhere one the end of that
which happens to stretch to the other end of the universe
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
How dare you sir...
People are always pimping cake… pie needs no pimping. I believe that’s all that needs to be said to prove pie is the far superior choice.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
yo dawg,
I heard you liked Pie so we put a pie on your pie so you can eat pie while you eat pie.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
by rocKStark5 on Nov 26, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
oh yeahhhhh
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
no, pie cures all
will smith said so; mib 2
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
Putting a lot of faith in Will Smith
seems misguided at best to me.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Amen
but I do have a question…. is a cobbler just a rectangular pie? I love me some blackberry cobbler.
by ArkansasTravs on Nov 27, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
I've heard there's subtle differences
but both are delicious and I am happy to eat either. The one difference that comes to mind is no bottom crust on cobbler.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
That depends
I’ve had cobbler made both ways. Personally, I like lots of crust.
by ArkansasTravs on Dec 2, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
Fairytale of New York might be the greatest Christmas song ever written
I mean….“It was Christmas eve, babe, in the drunk tank”…how could it not be.I was in Dublin for christmas a couple years ago and you couldn’t go 20 minutes without hearing that song, not that I’m complaining. As far as non-standards go, Run Rudolph Run and Happy Xmas, War is Over also get a lotta love from me
I agree.
Probably the greatest Christmas song ever, and probably one of the ten best songs ever, period.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
At the very least, I think
we can all agree it’s the best Christmas song that contains the phrase, “cheap lousy faggot.”
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
well, at least the greatest one that also rhymes it with "you scumbag, you maggot"
ah…such wholesome christmas cheer
The South Park Christmas album
is pretty amazing too.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Was my favourite for a long, long time
It makes me nostalgic about Christmas in a way that only It’s a Wonderful Life and (bizarrely) Chaplin films do. I think (see post some distance below) I may have supplanted it as my favourite Christmas song (at least for the meantime) by Jona Lewie’s Stop the Cavalry, though.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 5:55 AM EST up reply actions
I may be a huge dork for this
But I absolutely LOVE The Waitresses — “Christmas Wrapping”
by Mulliganstew on Nov 26, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions
Has anyone heard Bob Dylan's Christmas album?
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Nov 26, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
I'm thankful for the fact that I'm tall enough that I rarely have to look up at people while talking to them.
Although perhaps it wouldn’t annoy me so much if I was shorter and more used to it.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
I'm thankful I get to read your sig line regularly. That was classic.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
Actually, I've been trolling for a new line because I feel this one starting to get stale.
Then again, it’s not like staleness has stopped me from enjoying anything else, so why should it ruin this quote?
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Cookies?
Croissants?
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 5:55 AM EST up reply actions
bagels?
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 26, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions
haha, the old one just changed
it is now VivaElDrewMos
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
Huh. Interesting.
Wonder what the story with that is?
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
He said:
“I took the name without understanding what the site was. Sent and email to the guy. Feel bad. Hoping I can give him the name!”
Supposedly you can change the name in the profile portion.
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
i was about to register the VEB one to give to you guys
But figured I would just tell you instead
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 25, 2009 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, cool.
I’ll see if Dan wants to change it over. He’s the boss, after all.
Thanks, guys.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Bill DeWitt III to speak at Webster University (free event)
Hey everyone!
It’s been a while for me to post at VEB, but I’ve been doing my best to pop in from time to time. Hope everyone’s doing well and that you’ve got a big-fat meal waiting for you tomorrow.
Anyway, I didn’t really know where to put this info, but thought I’d share because it might interest someone here.
From the announcement:
Webster’s Success to Significance Speakers Series:
Bill DeWitt, III doesn’t bat or pitch for the St. Louis Cardinals, but as the president of one of the most successful franchises in baseball he could be the Redbirds’ most valuable utility player.
Thursday December 3, 2009
7:30am Light breakfast
8:00am address
Sunnen Lounge, University Center, Webster University
RSVPs are encouraged for this special free event.
Feel free to share and/or post somewhere else if it would be more appropriate.
Take care everyone!
Very cool, man. Thanks.
And don’t be such a stranger.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
1st semester in a faculty position...
I feel like I probably shouldn’t slack off as much as I did before getting the job. I’ll be better in the Spring semester.
Happy Thanksgiving all.
Ah, I see.
Well, good luck with the new gig, then.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
Congrats!
We’ll look for you to be here all the time in 5-6 years when you have tenure and can slack off again.
by ArkansasTravs on Nov 27, 2009 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
Norah Jones multiple choice:
A. Listen
B. Make
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
First A, then B.
Then A again. Then a B with a side of A. Then B with a side of B. Then B with some better music.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
Well, you got the idea.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
I did indeed.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
So, I haven't been around all that long-
how did the playlist thing start?
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Honestly, I don't remember.
I think I just did it one week (or maybe a couple times, just randomly), and then someone (might have been gdm, but I won’t swear to it), brought it up a couple months later that they wished I would do them more often, so I’ve stuck with it ever since.
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by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
I actually think
it stemmed from my comment here. I’m pretty sure I recall it started as a regular feature the next week.
Ah, I see.
Well then. You get the blame.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:38 PM EST up reply actions
Baseball America's Top 10 Cardinal Prospects
1. Shelby Miller, rhp
2. Jaime Garcia, lhp
3. Lance Lynn, rhp
4. Daryl Jones, of
5. David Freese, 3b/1b
6. Eduardo Sanchez, rhp
7. Allen Craig, of/1b/3b
8. Blake Hawksworth, rhp
9. Daniel Descalso, 2b
10. Robert Stock, c
It's a good list, though I personally wouldn't grade DJ down as much.
I still like his upside compared to Lynn.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
I was hoping to see...
Aaron Luna make the list. If (and sounds like it’s a big if) he can stay at 2B, I like his chances as the “2B of the future” more than Descalso’s.
See, I really like Luna, but two things worry me.
One, his defense.
Two, that monster OBP was largely fueled by a bunch of HBPs, and those are kind of iffy to translate up the line.
If he’s a 2B, though, he could be a monster, with that power and on-base skills.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
As I said yesterday,
I don’t think that I would have Hawksworth in the top 10 (and I like Hawksworth more than I should).
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Agreed
I like the Hawk but he isn’t really a prospect to me anymore, he has been a AAAA talent for the last few years in my eyes.
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
Yea, the Hawk just doesn't belong on there.
I like the guy, and I hope he pitches well enough to become part a regular part of the club, but I don’t think he fits.
Also, David Freese being on here still is kind of weird. I guess he deserves to be, I just keep forgetting he’s technically a prospect.
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by Cardinals645 on Nov 25, 2009 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
It's kind of questionnable who else would belong in the top 10, however
Those who really go for potential rather than any actual production and who don’t realise that RPs are, as a species, not especially valuable might go for Reifer (like Fangraphs) although personally I’d have him down the back-end of the top 20. Tyler Henley is the only other name I’d like in the top 10, but realistically his upside is maybe a faster Skip Schumaker (not that that’s a bad thing).
I suppose Ottavino’s put himself back on the map to some extent, there’s always Bryan Anderson, Jay….
I guess I go with the crowd and assume Luna won’t make it as a 2B, which makes him a kinda decent hitting corner outfielder in AA; I suppose that’s still arguably good enough to get close to this (pretty weak) top 10.
Still, if Holliday and DeRosa walk, we could be looking at two late 1st round picks and THREE supplementals this year, so it’s a pretty huge year for the draft (I still kinda feel that we should’ve …. arby’d Trever Miller and let him walk if he wanted, career year be damned; the draft pick(s) are surely more valuable than one year of a LOOGY who’s likely to regress).
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:03 AM EST up reply actions
If he'd accepted arby, he'd be our highest paid reliever,
probably by nearly double the next guy.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Aren't we paying him like $2m for next year anyhow?
You think a LOOGY’s going to get much more than that?
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 10:16 AM EST up reply actions
Arbitration awards for role players are often crazy.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
I dunno, is there a comp from recent seasons?
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
Brad Thompson?
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
I thought his arby was when he was still inside 6 years service time
and he only got 800K from what I recall. I was thinking specifically of a decent LOOGY who’s accepted arbitration during his FA years. Most of them I can think of have actually gone to free agency.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 27, 2009 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
Have faith brother.
They may get it straightened out one of these years.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 26, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
Is anyone else planning on seeing Ninja Assassin?
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not at the theaters
I don’t see myself going to the theaters till Avatar comes out. I will just wait till a R5 comes out of Ninja Assassin.
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 25, 2009 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
gotta say
I think Cameron really over-extended himself with this one (of course I’m sure that’s what people said about Titanic too). Evey trailer/clip I’ve seen so far makes it look like…I dunno, just the kind of movie I couldn’t give less a shit about
I can't figure out what the hell the plot is supposed to be.
You get super cool avatars to roam this other planet. Um… ok — that doesn’t tell me what the story arc is going to be.
And I’m not a big 3D person so the movie holds little appeal for me in that aspect.
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#1 opening weekend of all time!
“Spiderman is in our sights and I want to squash the f***er!!!”
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by Cardinals645 on Nov 25, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
What is funny is that
Aquaman has 1 of the top 10 shots from a superhero movie…and it’s not really a movie.
Really when you see Aquaman racing to the end of the dock looking at that huge tidal wave you didn’t think…“Man that would be a cool movie.”
It has to be good.
I mean, the UK’s telegraph already named it one of the top 100 movies of the decade.
Clearly, actually watching a movie is not necessary. But go see it anyway. It’s amazing!
"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice" - Ichiro
Given some of the stuff that's come out this decade
they may not be too far off in saying that…
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
I dunno
I can name 200 hundred movies right now that I’d place above it without even seeing it as long as you include independent releases.
by Mulliganstew on Nov 26, 2009 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
I was referring mostly to major studios...
where there seems to be a plague of what’s already been popular… yeah let’s try that again.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Not after reading the reviews.
And not just newspaper critics, but aintitcoolnews.com reviews that said it was not good.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
wasn't it Always Sunny that had a long trailer for that a week or two ago
Gotta admit, at first I thought it sounded really lame and by the end of the trailer I couldn’t wait to see it. Short answer: yes, I am.
I'm hoping for a good fight movie
but I’m worried that it’s going to be too much blood and yelling rather than stylized action. I’d like to see it in theaters though.
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I'll see it, but I'm nervous about it.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:40 PM EST up reply actions
I've read that the fight sequences
are tightly shot and darkly lit, making it difficult to tell what is going on in them. This made me shy away from seeing it.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Ugh. I HATE that.
They used that constantly in the last Batman movie, and it absolutely killed any excitement or interest in ANY of the action. Still a decent movie but a tad over-rate IMO.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:05 AM EST up reply actions
I'm going to see it
based on the fact it has ninja and assassin in the title… both of those things sound pretty good to me. I imagine it being hard to go wrong with a title like that.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
The one I'm really dying to see
is Bad Lieutenant (I don’t think its out in all markets yet). I love Nic cage when he’s actually trying (eg Matchstick Men, Adaptation, etc) and I love werner Herzog when he’s just being insane for the sake of being insane and not out of pretentiousness. From what I’ve read from sources I trust (haha, mostly Filmdrunk.com) this film combines the best of those to things.
Nicholas Cage might be one of my least favorite actors of the modern era.
Can’t stand him. He doesn’t fit any of my sterotypes of what I want certain styles of movie actors to be. I’m always left in this weird limbo with how to interpret him.
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I also loathe Nicholas Cage.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
could've put anyone in Gladiator and it would've been great.
love that movie.
"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
of course not
"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
I love Herzog, but Nicolas Cage pisses me off no matter what he's doing.
Even Adaptation, which was a brilliant film, I just sat there gritting my teeth the whole time. I just hate him SO MUCH.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
+1
Nicholas Cage sucks. Especially in tough-guy/action roles. I heard Face/Off was good (I’m not sure I have the courage to risk seeing it) so I’m willing to give him a pass there, but he’s just not believable in anything else I’ve seen him in. Examples: Gone in Sixty Seconds and Ghostrider.
Just watching him in the previews for Next and Knowing almost killed me. Also, has anyone noticed that those two movies are really similar? In one he is aware of what happens Next, and in the other he Knows what’s about to happen…
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by Cardinals645 on Nov 25, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
don't you knock Gone, no sir, don't you dare do it
it wasn’t a movie about the actors, it was all about the cars. and it was brilliant.
face off was awesome, a little on the long side, but you should see it
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
Maybe if you're into cars.
But if you’re not, then there is nothing good about that movie. At all. Cage sucked, Angelina looked absurd. Nothing good.
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by Cardinals645 on Nov 25, 2009 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
I've had 7 Mustangs since 1998
and “Eleanor” is def. a life’s ambition of mine…if I were to have life ambitions.
Raising Arizona – Epic
Face Off – Good
Con Air/The Rock – Good to OK
Nick Cage – sucks
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I hired a Mustang last time I was in New England
horribly put together cars. Look quite cool and reasonably fun to drive, but built like shit IMO. No offence!
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
and Wild at Heart
“for me, this snake skin leather jacket represents my individuality and my belief in personal freedom”
Boondock Saints 2 opens in STL today
will probably be seeing that this evening if the theatres aren’t too packed….I used to work at Ronnies and day before Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving itself are surprisingly packed!
It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great.
I'm really scared for that movie
I don’t think they really needed to make a second one. I think the first was a good ending and it should just be left that way. Granted this is my general apprehension over sequels coming through.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
That's like when I hear that John Cusack is still working on a sequel to Grosse Point Blank.
I almost wish that he wouldn’t do that and risk it falling flat.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 25, 2009 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
oh, fuck.
"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 Nov 26, 2009 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
Hopefully, that's a project
that just never quite makes it. Sort of a movie version of My Bloody Valentine’s followup to “Loveless”.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 26, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Question:
Who will the Cardinals’ second-string catcher be in 2010?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
You don't want to know.
It rhymes with Bat Gagnozzi.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Surprisingly,
I have warmed up to this idea quite a bit. To begin with, I won’t have to match him attempt to hit AAA pitching when the Redbirds visit the I-Cubs next season. That is the selfish reason. The other reason, is that Pagnozzi being Catcher #2 in St. Louis would give Anderson a whole lot more PAs at Memphis and hopefully repair his reputation, making him a trade chip (since the organization will apparently never allow him to be a St. Louis catcher).
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
That's an excellent way to look on the bright side of it.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 25, 2009 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
CHONE doesn't have Pagnozzi that far away from LaRue in hitting
But it is not like Pagnozzi is a gold glover either. If his last name wasn’t Pagnozzi he would get a taste.
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 25, 2009 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, Indeed
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:08 AM EST up reply actions
That's because CHONE hasn't witnessed Pagnozzi swing at minor-league pitching.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
CHONE still hates Pagnozzi
If he had regular playing time it has him a -40 runs below average. It just hates Jason LaRue also -34. It has Bryan Anderson at -19.
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 25, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
but Figgins is a nice 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
Suddenly, I can stomach the idea of Pagnozzi being our 2nd catcher.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
"Bat Gagnozzi" is effing brilliant.
If you spent a lot of time thinking up that one, it was well worth it.
by arch support on Nov 25, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions
Really...
that one is way too easy… give us a challenge.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
I don't know whether to laugh or cry at that
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 25, 2009 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
I have no idea what Stavinoha's receiving is like
but if he can vaguely do the job once a week, I’d probably rather see him than Pags Lite. Keep Pags in AAA as backup to Anderson and I guess he (Blech) or Anderson could come up if Yadi gets hurt for any extended period. Stav also at least gives you a bench bat of some substance against LHP.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:10 AM EST up reply actions
probably will be pags
but i feel it should be Anderson. We’ve already got the defensivly sound catcher who calls great games, why not have the backup who has the pontential to rake when the situation calls for it. Besides working with yadi could only improve his defensive skills.
It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great.
Does a major league backup catcher really "work with" the number one in any major capacity?city
I know F all about catching, but I’m inclined to imagine “not really”.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:12 AM EST up reply actions
LaRue does
hence the personal catcher for rookie pitchers plus Wellemeyer. or. minus, whatever.
but when they threw Freese up there, Welley did let him call the game. do whatever you wouldn’t want to see, the thrower said.
also, having watched Posada completely screw up at communicating with his pitcher, and that Posey rook they’re angsting over in San Fran — having witnessed it being done BADLY and how awful it is for a pitcher’s mental control, I have to conclude that one needs skill for that.
I also learned not to trust a catcher with a surname starting with POS.
"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
That last line is f'ing great.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 26, 2009 9:52 AM EST up reply actions
it goes with my new rule for wood-related starting pitchers
"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 Nov 26, 2009 10:00 AM EST up reply actions
(mommas don't name your kids Homer)
"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 Nov 26, 2009 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
What?
That isn’t answering my question at all. It’s a non-sequitar. I think you misunderstood me.
I was talking about catchers working with each other. Not with the pitcher. As was the guy whose post I was replying to.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
quite possible
I managed to over-imbibe the day before Thanksgiving and yet manage not to sleep in, too.
"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 Nov 26, 2009 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Happy Hollidays!
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
I am hoping they give it to Pags or Anderson
But if they give it to Anderson it may hurt his bat with so little playing time. But if Pags is Molina’s back up then Anderson may be the prime starter at AAA which would be good for him and if Molina gives us as mcuh playing time as he did last year Pag’s bat won’t hurt us at all.
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
LaRue took 112 PA last year
and I think that’s the absolute bear minimum for a backup catcher. 112PA of Pagnozzi (even if LaRue continues his stinky .615 OPS) wouldn’t be much fun IMO. If LaRue costs <$1m, I’d probably just get him again, trust that he might bounce back a bit (there’s no real reason his BB% should’ve gone south so quickly last year); it’s only another $500k or so from what Pags would cost.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:16 AM EST up reply actions
pun intended btw.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:16 AM EST up reply actions
I am holding out hope we pick someone up in the Rule V draft
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 25, 2009 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
that would work too
backup catcher to a Molina is an easy way to hide someone on the 25 man for a year.
"Come test me every day if you want," says Pujols, "Everything I ever made in this game I would give back to the Cardinals if I got caught."
I just feel like Yogi Berra coming out of retirement...
would be > than pags. That is all.
"If I'm in a slump, I ask myself for advice" - Ichiro
Tangential question-
Does Berra speak in malapropisms intentionally, or is there some other reason for his speaking style?
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
presumably the first
but the way your question is worded I’m reminded of the Simpsons’ explanation for their Frank Nelson character: “I had a stroooooooooke!”
why
so that he can say it’s sarcoidosis, then lupus, then get it wrong a few more times before finally having an epiphany right after grabbing cuddy’s ass?
actually, formulaic or not, the show is pretty good. i was mad after season 3, but i didn’t have anything else to watch recently and they did alright with it. working my way through season 5 now, and man, that kutner thing was totally random. i wonder if that was planned or if there was something irl that contributed to it
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Nov 26, 2009 11:54 PM EST up reply actions
The Kutner thing was because
Kal Penn decided to go work for the Obama Administration.
Season 5 was easily the weakest season, imo. I desperately missed the old team and the interactions between individuals seemed less organic than Cameron, Foreman and Chase. This new season has been better though it features a slightly gentler House and that’s not to everyone’s liking necessarily.
If you are still tuning in for the interesting diagnosis, then I’m kind of shocked. That may be the initial attention grabber but it’s not what keeps me coming back. I actually think they’d be better served by letting a patient or two die.
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they did.
Only it was on purpose…..oops.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 27, 2009 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
If I could have an epiphany because of grabbing Cuddy's ass
my hand would never leave it.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 27, 2009 11:37 PM EST up reply actions
Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie
… takes place on Thanksgiving and I think is at least tangentially related to Thanksgiving.
youneverknow
I was just going to say that
My memories of Thanksgiving always include driving to my Grandparent’s house while listening to WYMG when they play that song (only on thanksgiving).
If you are going to suck, you might as well try to kick (butt), like, Jesus Lizard, they suck, but they kick (butt)-Beavis
SlamalamaJackADongWick cares very little about your draft pick standing-by gdm426
by FredbirdisaDork on Nov 25, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
"I wanna kill"
“I wanna see dead burnt bodies and veins in my teeth. I wanna kill.”
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 25, 2009 6:23 PM EST up reply actions
i'm glad
that “tangential” is used twice within posts
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
well...as long as its an OT thread
has anyone been watching Dexter this season? That last episode was one of the best of the entire series so far (nothwithstanding the kinda already-been-done gimmicky twist). Maybe I can make up for my earlier quasi-endorsement of Nic Cage by saying John Lithgow is an awesome actor, and one seriously dark and disturbed freak in this show.
John Lithgow has skillz.
He is way underrated.
by Tom_Lawless_Bat_Flip on Nov 25, 2009 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
I hope that's in no way a spoiler (i.e. Lithgow starts as a nice character and ends up a killer or something)
I’m nearly finished season 2.
Best opening credit sequence in TV history, incidentally.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:17 AM EST up reply actions
Flim
how do you make a line graph to post in a Fanpost?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I will have a spreadsheet.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
google docs is a decent option for simple ones
by brackenthebox on Nov 25, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
So,
then what do you do? Save the graph as a jpeg and load to flickr?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
right click on the chart
and select “publish chart.” Copy that HTML and paste it into your fanpost
by brackenthebox on Nov 25, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
like so
< img src=“http://spreadsheets.google.com/oimg?key=0Av660eNqb4KadE5nNmw5X1J4YkI4WmZMVVphdHVTQ0E&oid=1&v=1259186238577” />
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by brackenthebox on Nov 25, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
A very exciting development
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
How is this not green?
A picture tells a thousand words, people.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:18 AM EST up reply actions
Albert's line is not consistent enough
I don’t buy 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
fixed
you also have the power to effect such changes at the doc link above
by brackenthebox on Nov 26, 2009 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
man, that is so troof
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Nov 26, 2009 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
If Holliday stays w/ the Cards...
who would you like to see them target w/ their (somewhat) limited resources?
There wouldn't really be much to go around after that
Pretty much have to go with Smoltz or someone even cheaper + Garcia/McClellan whoever and that’s pretty much the roster.
Not afraid to nitpick
Reed Johnson
Can play CF and hits lefties well. Could 4th OFer with Craig
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 25, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
I'm seeing a flaw in the logic
of two men to fill one OF spot, and a ‘bench’ spot at that.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Smoltz
He’s the only pitcher we can afford that I can even begin to imagine replacing most or all of Pineiro’s 2009 value.
I think if he's healthy Carl Pavano is the real steal of this year's FAs
great peripherals and 200IP last year, 4.00 FIP, but a poor ERA will disguise his FA value (although part of that may be that he pitched badly with men on base, I’m guessing that’s correctable). He’s a mild GB-orientated guy and was worth 3.7 WAR last year per Fangraphs. I bet he won’t cost much more than $5m.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:24 AM EST up reply actions
that's actually quite a value
nice find
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Nov 26, 2009 11:57 PM EST up reply actions
Smoltz and Kiko Calero
Hopefully Smoltz’ll take a $4-5m base with 2-3m incentives, something like that, Calero’ll take $2m. If there’s anything left I’d give minimum/minor league/$1m offers to Eric Gagne and Russ Springer, and I’d give Norris Hopper a minor league contract.
If Smoltz wants any more than that base I’d look at Carl Pavano and hope he signs for something like $5m flat. If Calero wants any more $ than Springer becomes plan B. I definitely want another SP and another righty in the pen.
I wouldn’t be aversed to seeing if I could get Matt Murton to sign another cheap deal, too.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:22 AM EST up reply actions
gagne is done
the man needs his roids to be the gagne
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Nov 26, 2009 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
He just needs better masking agents...
Then he’s back on top.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
I'll drive the shipments to both his and Glaus's house
if it means they are both healthy and on top of their game.
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Nov 27, 2009 3:05 AM EST up reply actions
VEB Press Pass?
So does anyone at VEB have access with the Cardinals, perhaps to get a press pass. I’m planning on going down to ST and shooting some footage of guys for use in Fanshots (probably related to top 10 prospects). A press pass would facilitate this (but isn’t mandatory).
I would think
That the Cardinals having a seemingly progressive front office would be a little more willing to hand one out to a blog they even apparently read. Don’t know if any of the writers are too interested in actually jumping through the hoops to go for one though.
Not afraid to nitpick
I always thought momup was our press pass
I would not be surprised if it’s actually a picture of young DanUp in uniform.
"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
nope
SBN put in for one for the all-star game but MLB is about as fond of blogs as the average newspaper writer.
Weird
You’d think they’d be receptive to anyone who helps drive interest in the team (and links to their websites).
Not afraid to nitpick
Actually...
they’ve been burned a few too many times handing them out only to have no shows when the bloggers couldn’t find their way out of their mom’s basements. So it’s really a fool me once situation.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
My turkey mix includes...
Avett Brothers—Nothing short of thankful
My Morning jacket—Thank you, too
Ernest Tubb—Thanks a lot (okay, it’s a sarcastic “thanks a lot”, but it has “thanks” in it).
Ani DiFranco—Gratitude
ZZ Top—I thank you
Wilco—The thanks I get (also a bit sarcastic)
Zep—Thank you
Bob Marley—Thank you lord
Big Star—Thank you friends
Natalie Merchant—Kind and Generous
I saw the My Morning Jacket commercial
that replaced this weeks Family Guy. Are they a good band? Which band or bands are they most like ?
you know those bands that are bad?
they are most like those bands
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Yeah prophetjohn is wrong.
They’re really good. They get a lot of comparisons to Band of Horses because of the reverb over the lead singer’s voice. If you are looking to try out one album get Z. They provided the second best concert I’ve seen in my short life. (I’m blogging from my mom’s basement!!!)
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Nov 26, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
I don't care for them.
Z was a pretty good record, but in general when I hear MMJ, I just feel like I’m listening to a mashup of a good art rock band and Phish. No thanks.
Here comes the funcooker!
by the red baron on Nov 26, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
Well Z is the only one of their albums I consistently listen to.
Their newest album is pretty crap, but I would at least give Z an illegal download if I were you Harknights. And Phish fans are a lot worse than the band if that makes sense. When most people think of Phish they think of the fans, not the actual music they make. Phish actually has a couple of good songs. /Phish defense.
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Nov 26, 2009 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
KSHE95
plays Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” every Thanksgiving at noon. I’ve been told other stations do this also. The original version. Seems he has a revision to it every decade or so.
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Nov 26, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Happy Turkey Day, VEB
I’m glad I found this place in January. I’ve had a blast being here, and I wouldn’t wish it any other way.
Thank you Albert Pujols. There are simply no words that describe my feelings for how good Albert has been over the years.
Strangely enough, I’m also thankful for the disability I have. Not because I have it, but because I could’ve been worse off. My parents were told that I was most likely going to be mentally challenged and in a wheelchair all my life, and yet here I am today, just got a slight limp and can’t use my left arm much. The mentally challenged thing, however, is up for grabs at times :)
(No cardinals were harmed in the making of this comment. Turkeys, on the other hand, are a different story)
Best moment I've ever seen at a game in person
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
OT: Are you out there DanUp?
I finished Dance Dance Dance. As I have made you my official Murakami guide — whether you like it or not — I would appreciate if you would recommend the next of his works for me to read (I’ve read Wind-Up Bird, Kafka, and Dance at this point).
FYI, I’m envisioning you doing this like an actual tour guide. “And coming up on our left here is Sputnik Sweetheart. Ooh, yes, isn’t it something? It’s been out since 1999!…Hey, who’s having a good time today? I SAID WHO’S HAVING A GOOD TIME! LET ME HEAR YOU! ALRIGHT!”
you caught me just as I was making a list of errands to run
but Murakami recommendations push “ask the guy at Radio Shack for something I can’t pronounce” down to second place.
I think at this point, having read three of his longer novels—and how did you like Dance Dance Dance, by the way?—it might be interesting to try one of the shorter works. As I’ve no doubt said over and over, Sputnik Sweetheart might be my favorite, but there are two others in the same mode that might be worth trying: South of the Border, West of the Sun and his most recent translated novel, After Dark.
Sweetheart and South of the Border… both have the prototypical Murakami voice—disaffected, funny male, 18-35—but the supernatural is (at least for most of each book) more suggested than witnessed. Both involve a disappearing, unconsummated love interest. After Dark is written in an interesting third person plural and takes place over the course of a single night. It’s a definite change of pace as far as his thematic elements go—a lot of the same things are there, but the “Dark” being a single, distinct period of time instead of something that completely consumes his characters puts them at a new angle.
You could also check out the short stories, which are collected much more easily here (two big sets, The Elephant Vanishes and Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman) than they are in Japan (five or six at a time over ten or fifteen books that we don’t have.)
As tour guides go, I always wanted to be one of the interns who has to sit in the boat on Jaws: The Ride and be terrified every ten minutes. “On my right you’ll see the Dolphin Hotel—no women have vanished in psychosexual confusion here in ten years, at least. Now if you’ll—oh my goodness! The Sheep Man has come onto the boat!”
Don't worry, the Sheep Man is benign, even if his strange shuffling is unnerving
Dance Dance Dance was great. I really blew through it. I think I read it in three sittings. As usual, there were parts that I look back on and say, “Wait, Murakami didn’t really tie up that loose end…” — but I don’t worry too much about that. If you do, you can’t really read Murakami, I think. The idea of “dancing” and “keeping in step” through life was probably the most interesting bit to me, looking back, but I found the whole thing pretty captivating.
I’ll probably read all of it eventually, but I think the idea of After Dark appeals to me for the plural third person and the over-a-single-night timeline. Both seem like rather large departures from what I’ve read so far, which I find intriguing.
Okay, back to work. Thanks, Dan. Off to Radioshack you go! Or, as they’re calling it these days — THE SHACK. Totally rad.
What are your thoughts on Hard Boiled Wonderland & The End of The World?
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:26 AM EST up reply actions
What movies are getting "Best Picture" buzz?
I know that there are 10 nominees this year, but I haven’t heard much of anything about the usual end-of-the-year releases.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
i dunno and don't care
the Oscars have become such a sham. The documentary Anvil was probably one of the top 5 movies—of any genre—that I saw this year and it didn’t even get picked to be one of the 15…15! documentaries even considered for an Oscar in that category.
Saw it last night.
Very good film.
by Tom_Lawless_Bat_Flip on Nov 25, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions
thought it was going to be
THIS…which is full of win
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
Saw that
But if you add O’Fortuna to anything it becomes epic.
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 25, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Inspired by Bryan Burwell of all people
I’ve been watching Barry Sanders highlights. His ability to make cuts practically without breaking stride were unpossible.
Not afraid to nitpick
i've had a youtube video i've wanted to link for a month now
but it could be offensive to the ladies & i don’t want to do that again
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oh don't tease us...add a nsfw tag and you are absolved of any potential offense
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
If he had been on any other than the Lions Emmit Smith would never have touched him.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 25, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
That would have been crazy to think of, I always wondered why he didnt just go somewhere else and get a ring.
Go Broncos!!
by from First to Third on Nov 25, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
That was why he retired, the Lions wouldn't trade him.
He finally got tired of them promising him that they would get him an Oline and a QB that didn’t trip over himself.
I remember before the start of the 99 season, I was in the local watering hole. And I had just walked up to order my first one and one of the regulars, that was regularly hammered, looks at me,because I was dumb enough to make eye contact, and says “This is the year the Lions are going to win the Super Bowl.” I just smiled and said “Oh really?”, not really giving a damn one way of the other. He says"Yeah. Now that they don’t have that damn Sanders hogging the ball all the time and being a cry-baby. I have laughed about that ever since.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 25, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
When I heard barry retired, I shed a tear. This guy deserved a championship as much as anybody in football, he was a nice guy, and I felt that he was treated like shit by the Lions. I think he is there goat, bartmann, w/e because they haven’t done much of shit since he left, and I’m glad for one.
Go Broncos!!
by from First to Third on Nov 26, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
I was sorry he retired so early too.
Imagine the numbers he could’ve put up if he hadn’t had to dodge defenders before he even got the ball. That Oline sucked. He was more fun to watch than almost any player that I can remember.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 26, 2009 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
Bo Jackson, too
Those 2 guys were always worth flipping the tube on for.
Last week watching football at a bar
someone made the comment Bo Jackson would have been great if he didn’t play baseball. I didn’t have the heart to tell him his hip exploded playing football. Ah the beauty of the people who go to sports bars.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
I feel like I lose IQ points everytime I'm in one.
I don’t have that many to spare.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 27, 2009 6:35 PM EST up reply actions
I am thankful for staches
even if they were staches of summer. (no word yet on Mr. Ryan.)
"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
i should be thankful for a lot more in my life
but the melancholyness of the holiday seasons won’t let me. but i am very grateful for VEB & everyone here. you are the best. Dan & Red i really appreciate all your hard work you put into this blog. tom & viva so far so good boys, keep it up. and Az, you’re always mentioned last, but that’s because everyone always saves the best for last. we all love our robot overlord & are thankful for your fists of iron.
enjoy tomorrow everyone. eat way to much, watch a little handegg, hug the ones you love & especially the special person that loves you right back. because those don’t come around everyday, especially for guys like you know who.
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I'm thankful for the pinatas first five months and Boog's average this year.
one year wonders? maybe, but it was a great year.
"A great catch is like watching girls go by the last one you see is always the prettiest."- Bob Gibson
Andruw Jones off the market.
Damn it.
1 year 500k. Wow, how the fat have fallen.
by Tom_Lawless_Bat_Flip on Nov 25, 2009 7:04 PM EST reply actions
Didn't he make the majors
at 19 or something though? He’s had a decently long career all twinkies and ho hos considered.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
His B-R page has him at 170lbs.
I’ll take the over.
by Tom_Lawless_Bat_Flip on Nov 25, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
I see that information
is as accurate as weight on licenses across the land. Especially those belonging to some of my female friends.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Height, Hair, Income and Pee-Pee size
are all trigger points for men. Even though I’m short height has never bothered me. shrugs I’m FAR more worried about my hair.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Lots of short guys don't consciously realize that being short bothers them.
They attempt to compensate in other ways.
Now with extra feisty!
yeah, i've never once heard of small man syndrome
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Every short guy I know does that.
Including my husband, who doesn’t consciously care that he is short.
Now with extra feisty!
and about 1/3 of the short guys I know
almost all of them that are skinny and all of them that are in some sort of authority position, especially cops and rent-a-cops. Then again height is so important to guys I’ve seen guys that are 5’9-5’10 with small man syndrome even though that’s around average.
However, just like it’s pretty easy to spot a control freak-beta male masking as an alpha you can spot small-man syndrome pretty easy.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Oh totally.
All I was saying is that it’s least obvious to the short guys themselves, usually. That’s why I said, “Lots of short guys don’t consciously realize that being short bothers them.”
Now with extra feisty!
sI always get a good chuckle outta guys that suffer from SSS.
They stand around puffed-up like a banty rooster and talk louder than anybody else.
One of my best friends is about 5’6-‘7 and about 155 and when we first started hanging out 20 years ago he was about 125 so alot of guys would mess with him first if we were out someplace. This cracked the rest of us up immensely because our friend was a second degree brown belt in kempo and jujitsu. Needless to say we rarely had to step in to help out. He never started it and never wanted it. He was too busy chasing girls and had a this unbelievable talent for dating girls in the 6’+ range. It was amazing to behold.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 26, 2009 6:28 PM EST up reply actions
I asked him once if that was weird for him to date women that much taller than himself.
And he said, “Why? We’re the same height when we’re in bed.”
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 26, 2009 6:33 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe all guys are just assholes
but the tall ones distract you from that fact by blocking out the sun?
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
Tall People make more money than short people
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 26, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
Someone 6 foot vs someone 5'6
The 6 footer on average makes about $5K more a year.
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 26, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
Obviously for the rebounding skill he brings
to the company basketball league… I stand by my point.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
This is a fact.
Also there was a survey of 10,000 CEOs of fortune 500 companies and not one was under 5’9 IIRC.
I had NO idea girls even looked at height until a girl asked me in my early 20s asked me how I got the girls I do being so short. My mind was blown cause I never even considered it a factor. After that I noticed on girls myspace they always “wanted” a guy +6.
Why Women Have Sex says a girl wants a guy 1.1 times her size…limiting me to dating midgets.
One time I made out with a girl 6’2 in flats. My calfs hurt the next day like I was doing Calf Raises. True Story.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I am 6 foot and dancing with short girls
About kills me after awhile. Squatting down burns my thighs so bad. But you are dancing with a hot girl so you endure. I am 6 foot but my dad is barely 5’6
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 26, 2009 5:18 PM EST up reply actions
I'm such a half breed.
I actually love a tall chick for the same reason girls like tall guys…it’s a indicator of strength.
That’s why I’m in love with Maria Sharapova…a 6’2 blond russian bad ass who used to practice during Nato Bombings.
Probably why I love my roller girls too.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Story of my life.
Nice to see someone else fighting the good fight along with me.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Sign of the Times
Get tired out from grinding on girls all night is the good fight
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 26, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
What about the opposite?
What height girls do guys, on average, “go for”? I’ve always wondered if I was the rule or exception since I’m 6’0" and always fall for women, say, 5’3" and under.
by ArkansasTravs on Nov 27, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
was your mom short?
that could explain it as well. men & women sometimes always on a subconscious level go for a carbon copy of their parents. my sister sure married a guy a lot like my dad. my mom married a guy like her dad. my mom is just like my grandma so that’s why dad liked her. my cousins all married spouses like their parents.
not me of course. i want a tall blonde with blue eyes that’s very outgoing. not a short, dark eyed brunette wallflower.
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Is that not because men earn more than women?
It’ll also be skewed on class lines (i.e. people from v poor backgrounds will tend to be shorter, I imagine, and also go to shitty schools etc).
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 27, 2009 5:40 AM EST up reply actions
It's specific to men.
And foods are so fortified in America and we eat so much that average height has been going up.
Now with extra feisty!
Then the only reasonable conclusion is that short people are stupid and should probably be exterminated
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 28, 2009 4:27 AM EST up reply actions
Actually I think my height
is less that what it actually is on my license… so take that for what it’s worth… namely that I’m too lazy to update it from when I was 16.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
errr
more than what’s on my license… just woke up a half hour ago… sorry.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
If I were on B-R
my weight wouldn’t even be that low and I think Andruw Jones could carry me in his gut alone.
now that roid use is less prevalent, we're gooing to have to readjust our "age of decline" back down
by Willie McGee's Twin on Nov 26, 2009 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
Don't tell me how to goo, sir.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I am thankful for my new apartment, Albert Pujols, having a year where TWO of our pitchers almost won the Cy Young Award, VEB day, progressive stats, VEB writers, new music, and all you crazy VEBers!
and oh yeah, I am thankful that I am making a new batch of chili and simmering it overnight
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 25, 2009 8:25 PM EST reply actions
what the hell is VEB day?
/setting someone up
by vivaelpujols on Nov 26, 2009 3:29 AM EST up reply actions
Vital Experiences of Baseball day?
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 26, 2009 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
VEB Day I assume
Is the get together I organized. Chitown showed up so I assume that. Almost everyone was from out of town barely anyone from Saint Louis showed up.
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 26, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
Wanted to be there just had plans already in motion.
On that vein, is anybody thinking that it oughta be that same weekend again? Just so people might could tenatively circle it on their calendars.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 26, 2009 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
I put out that day cause that was the day I could get free hotels for anyone
But only one other person even signed up for them. Couldn’t even give away free hotels.
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 26, 2009 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
I was moving that day
or else I’d have been there.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Im going to try and make it next year
this year I had something already planned with my wedding. I think it was the rehearsal.
you assume?
you organized it mostly heh
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 26, 2009 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone else willing to annihilate the farm system for Halladay?
Rasmus + Hawksworth + S. Miller when trade eligible?
And yes, I'm thankful that
if we wanted to, we’ve got the prospects to get Roy Halladay. Sure as hell couldn’t have said that ten years ago, when the best prospect was Jimmy Journell.
is Rasmus a prospect still?
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 25, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
Not in the Baseball America sense
but is in the sense that we’ve only barely seen what he can do and he’s got a long way to improve before hitting his ceiling.
I have a bad feeling that we'd do that
then he’d wake up and realize he’s 32 and should start falling apart.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
oh dang
now I see Mark Mulder scenarios running through my head, noooooo
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 25, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
blow me
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
sorry
what i mean is, that sounds like the worst price to possibly pay for a 4 month rental and i would much, MUCH rather have my eyeballs removed slowly, and in small pieces by a piar of tweezers
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Ugh
I hope this is a joke.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:29 AM EST up reply actions
no
but giving some picks to sigh lackey might work out
"No matter where you go, there you are" Buckeroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension
for some reason I'm utterly uninterested in Lackey
but I can’t really think of a logical reason why. I suppose there are other SP options who’ll probably be as good next year (or near to it) who can be had on shorter deals, maybe that’s it.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Nov 27, 2009 5:42 AM EST up reply actions
heh
http://www.foundfootagefest.com/videos/video-dating-part-2
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 25, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions
Such a long list of winners there...
How are those guys not getting laid?
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
has anyone read the quote that sportspickle.com/mlb fabricated?
here’s what it says
I couldn’t have won the MVP without my teammates, or without the all the other players in the National League who just aren’t all that good.
- Albert Pujols
"A great catch is like watching girls go by the last one you see is always the prettiest."- Bob Gibson
Almost as good at The Onion's
“We shocked the world. We’re sorry” by Jimmy
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
this has to be one of my favorite articles by sportspickle
http://www.sportspickle.com/article:340/5-tips-for-fighting-the-elderly-by-pedro-martinez
"A great catch is like watching girls go by the last one you see is always the prettiest."- Bob Gibson
That's all kinds of awesome.
I really need to start looking around that website more.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
best line:
But fighting old people is only partly about fun.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 6:31 AM EST up reply actions
There are two morals to this story. One, you should always check everything on a list before going to the store, and two, sometimes no matter how hard you try the best you’re going to do is suck. I think those are both good lessons.
Nick Stavinoha enjoyed your anecdote.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
Also
I can heartily recommend Jona Lewie’s “Stop the Cavalry” as an addition to your xmas playlist. It manages to be a very odd (at least lyrically) yet at the same time tremendously traditional/kitsch Christmas pop song, despite the fact that it actually wasn’t written as a Christmas song and was initially released in the summer (1980, I think). It has done the seemingly impossible and leapfrogged “Fairytale of New York” (which has been somewhat overplayed in the last 5 or 6 years since everyone realised it was only good, famous christmas song except “White Christmas”) as my favourite.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
Also
the video’s fantastic, in a kinda rubbish 80s UK pub-rock way.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 5:44 AM EST up reply actions
gift giving for the ladies...
or someone with the love of the stache
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31883423
their shop seems to be generally facial hair friendly
"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
nice!
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
I know its like 100+ days till anything is ready
But does anyone play fantasy baseball on yahoo? maybe we can have a couple of private leagues next year with just VEB members, and a fancy league name to go with.
Go Broncos!!
by from First to Third on Nov 26, 2009 11:07 AM EST reply actions
I was also thinking about this-
we could also do a league similar to the BtB league, which gave you a limited budget and had absolutely no transactions. That’s something that’s more offseason-oriented because your team is completely set by opening day.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Or completely frustrating when the injuries pile up
I’m sure if something like that happened to me I’d do nothing but bitch about it for the entire season.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
So that's what I've been doing wrong...
New drafting strategy for the Glass Arms next year.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
I'd very much be interested in a VEB version of this
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We had one this last year
although I admit I gave up on it when work firewalled it, despite being in vague contention.
I’d be up for it again, I think. Having a league with SABR-ish stats might not be bad – I know I did one a couple of years ago with K/BB ratio and OPS and stuff.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
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Yahoo doesn’t get that statistical about things, is that even a word? anyways I think they have more basic stats not much sabr stuff
Go Broncos!!
by from First to Third on Nov 26, 2009 11:40 AM EST up reply actions
You can use OPS and K/BB on Yahoo
you just have to select it when you make the league. I think you can possibly even use defensive stats (putouts and stuff, nothing like UZR). The league I’m talking about was Yahoo.
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by Felonius_Monk on Nov 26, 2009 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Fangraphs allows you to "make a team" if you have an account there,
though someone would be stuck compiling and spreadsheeting the whole league’s stats if each person wouldn’t/couldn’t do their own.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Might be fun
to do an NL-only one with a minor league system. This blog tends to focus on NL, and certainly dips into discussion about the minors..a league with those parameters could be an interesting complement to some of these threads.
i had like 4 or 5 going a couple years ago
got everyone’s email and everything, and put it into a spreadsheet, then got their preferences, found my commishes, and placed everyone in leagues. it ended up being 5-6 hours of work when it was all set and done.
it would be cool to get a SABR inclined league or some sort of keeper league going, but i know yahoo doesn’t do that.
jd is legend for Cardinals' closer 2010!!
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 26, 2009 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
Does ESPN have more of the SABR stuff
I know their leagues are free too so that could also be an option.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
i'd have to take a look
most of these won’t even open up until january or february, so we’ll check it out then.
jd is legend for Cardinals' closer 2010!!
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 26, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
i'm down
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Nov 27, 2009 12:04 AM EST up reply actions
By the way,
how bored are we- a fantasy baseball thread is getting a dozen replies and it’s the day after thanksgiving.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
happy thanksgiving, all!
painguy is happy so far, kirkwood is up by 19 at the end of the first quarter.
jd is legend for Cardinals' closer 2010!!
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 26, 2009 1:36 PM EST reply actions
it better be deep fried
heh
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 26, 2009 4:06 PM EST up reply actions
WIN
jd is legend for Cardinals' closer 2010!!
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 26, 2009 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
Only you would come up with a bacon beer stein.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 26, 2009 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
Regardless of the insides...
the bacon mug looks amazing. If anyone was going to get me a Christmas present I don’t have one of those.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
Well
bacon mug full of beer would still be a suitable Christmas present for me.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
i question the load capacity of that handle
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Nov 26, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
I think 2 days were shaved off my life just looking at it.
My halloween costume: the Indiana secondary iPhone- no matter how much you want to love it, you know the coverage area sucks.
-ChronicHoosier
that's alright
they were the last two that were part of the final years which always suck
so i did you a favor, and you’re welcome
pretzels pretzels pretzels pretzels
gdm, the humanitarian.
Saving the world one person at a time.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 27, 2009 3:48 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think I've ever seen a thread with so much "twss" potential
every other post applies
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Nov 27, 2009 6:24 PM EST up reply actions
i had to wake my rommate up to share this
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Nov 27, 2009 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
Anybody know a place that serves good to ok
steak that would be open tonight? West Co/St Charles/Ofallon area
I’m stuck at work til 7 frownie face
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I am not sure if they are open
But I like Pepper Stone off the Page Extension
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 26, 2009 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
this guy.
7a-7p today and tomorrow. Same for Xmas. Epic.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Are you at least getting time and a half
or something like that for your trouble?
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
I'm not sure...I assumed but the others said they weren't
The life of IT.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I'm fairly indifferent.
Thanksgiving is just an awkward lunch where my redneck family barrages me for an hour on shit I obviously don’t want to talk about.
I do miss the 4 day weekend though….I was totally planning on going to tampa this year.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I know how that goes...
although why Tampa and not California where they have delicious In n’ Out Burger?
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
I really hope that chain is Clockwork Orange-themed.
Felonius Monk - bitching to contact since 2008
by Felonius_Monk on Nov 27, 2009 5:44 AM EST up reply actions
Thanksgiving is just an awkward lunch where my redneck family barrages me for an hour on shit I obviously don’t want to talk about.
amen
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Nov 27, 2009 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
I don't
but I’d kinda prefer if I could since I don’t get paid holidays. gives me an excuse to get drunk tonight though
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 26, 2009 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
I like working the day after Thanksgiving
it’s quiet and I can get my work done. if I don’t have anything to do, no one gives a crap if you take a long lunch or mingle with co-workers. very laid back day
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
My boss and I
will be the only ones in the office tomorrow. He said it would be a “very casual Friday.” I hope by that he meant that we’re coming in wearing overalls, and it’s Jim Beam for lunch.
Otherwise, I fear I will have made a grave error in interpretation.
by Michael_68_1999 on Nov 26, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
It's the holidays you should treat yourself right
Upgrade to Maker’s.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
by ducttape16 on Nov 26, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That's the spirit.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Sounds like the day before Thanksgiving at my place
Me and one other guy where the only ones in the building Wednesday. I pulled brain-fart and got dressed when I woke up ’cause “I was going to work”, overalls would have been great.
by ArkansasTravs on Nov 27, 2009 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
I do not celebrate it
over here in Guatemala. But I know how Thanksgiving is for you guys. So have a great thanksgiving and do stuff yourselves with endless bites of turkey! I am sure your toilets will appreciate it tomorrow!
I want the Walrus back...
i'm thankful that freedom aint free
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
Still a buck o five?
I haven’t kept up with the exchange rate with the new weaker dollar.
"The Cards lead this game tied 1-1." -Mike Shannon
We have to get rid of surplus poor people somehow.
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
Let me express fake outrage at this comment
as I feel guilty for having laughed.
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
I generally try to stay away from making really strong comments.
And this may have been made in the spirit of comedie noire, but considering that we have lost three boys from around this area and one of my younger cousins came back with PTSD, I really don’t find that very goddamn funny.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 27, 2009 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
It's in poor taste for VEB.
But hazel may very well be being satirical. I often make jokes like that about things that piss me off.
Now with extra feisty!
-1 to me
I have never read anything that hazel has said in a truly malicious manner, I just got busy after my previous post and haven’t had time to retract it.
hazel, I apologize if I took your meaning incorrectly. Your comment caught me sideways and I jumped on it.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 27, 2009 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
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