A Few of my Favourite Things, 2009 Edition
by the red baron on Dec 30, 2009 1:46 PM EST
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And soon, that yearly custom became an annual tradition. I speak, of course, of the story of the very first caramel cod.
Wait. No, that's not right. Oh, yes, now I remember! I'm doing yet another of my irritating year-end lists! Thrill to me droning on and on about thing I like! Chill to the spectre of those things I fail to include! And drill to the, um, shit. Sorry, guys. I don't really have anything to go along with 'drill'; I just needed a third word that rhymed with thrill and chill. Let's see, what would have worked better there... Kill? Maybe. Ill? Not so much. Will? Well now that just doesn't make any sense. Ah, to hell with it.
It is indeed that time of the year, everyone, when your pal the Baron sifts through the year completed and picks out the very best of everything. (Or, at least, the very best of what he happens to recall in the hour or so it takes him to write one of these things. What, you want research? Pshaw, I say!)
So let's begin at the beginning, shall we? (I would say we should begin at the beguine, but seeing as how I am neither Bunny Berrigan nor a person who knows what a beguine actually is, we'll just move right along.) This is a St. Louis Cardinal blog, and so the most important category of all is my favourite Cardinal moments of the year.
25th May, Cardinals at Brewers: Okay, so the game maybe didn't end quite the way we wanted. The Brewers ended up winning the game 1-0 in the tenth inning off of Kyle McClellan. And sure, it just so happened that this game put the Brewers in first place, a single game better than the Cardinals. But if you really want to know when the Legend of Chris Carpenter kicked into that next gear, there's no better place to start than here.
That day in Milwaukee, Carp was making his second start since returning from his oblique injury. His first start back had been against the Cubs, a five inning, three hit, shutout affair, and it was encouraging, to say the least. Still, when a guy is fresh off the DL, you don't expect miracles, right?
Carpenter's line for the day: 8IP, 0R, 2H, 0BB, 10K. He faced one over the minimum and threw just 93 pitches, 61 for strikes. His game score was 88, his second best of the season. Of course, he was saddled with a no-decision, thanks to the work of Yovani Gallardo on the other side, but it was a powerful reminder of something we should all remember: it doesn't matter if he's been hurt. It doesn't matter if he's supposedly over the hill. It doesn't matter if the other team's young turk is standing there on the mound. Don't ever, ever bet against Chris Carpenter.
7th September, Cardinals at Brewers - The Luggaging of Miller Park: Chris Carpenter is not fucking around. That's the lesson.
Revenging himself upon the Brewers for spoiling his best outing of the year, Carp actually managed to one-up his May self, turning in a performance for the ages. He went the distance, beating the Brew Crew 3-0 while allowing only a single hit. He walked two and struck out ten Milwaukee hitters, marking the third time in the 2009 season he recorded a double digit strikeout total. It took him only 99 pitches, 64 of which went for strikes.
And best of all, he simply refused to let the by then porous Cardinal bullpen blow the game for him. He just grabbed his favourite Samsonite hard shell and closed that bitch out himself.
23rd August, Cardinals at Padres - Smoltzy Comes Alive: I was excited when the Cardinals brought John Smoltz on board; he's one of my all-time favourite pitchers and a surefire Hall of Famer. Even better, there was plenty of reason to believe he still had something in the tank even after his disastrous stint with the Boston Red Sox to open the '09 season. Still, my expectations were fairly low.
So what does John Smoltz do in his very first appearance with the Cardinals? He strikes out 9 Padres over 5 shutout innings and gets the win. Oh, and seven of those strikeouts just happened to be in a row.
Please Mo, don't take my Smoltzy away. How about we give it one more go-round, huh? What do you say? Sign him up and let's do this thing.
21st May, Cubs at Cardinals - No 'I' in Team, Bg Mac, or Anythng Else: That's rght, ths s the nfamous game n whch Albert Pujols fnally runed everyone's fun be puttng out someone's eye. To be far, t dd get a lttle annoyng when the Cardnals refused to fx t for lke a month, but stll. T was ncredble. You can't overstate just how lucky we are to be able to watch ths player n the prme of hs career.
16th August, Padres at Cardinals - Colby's Homer in the Gloaming: The game started promptly at 2:15 pm and ended five hours later, after two extended rain delays, when Colby 'Burning in the Outfield' Rasmus decided he had been at the ballpark long enough. Heath Bell never knew what hit him. Come to think of it, neither did Jay Randolph, who very nearly died during the call.
29th July, Dodgers at Cardinals - The Game of the Year: This was the night Blake Hawksworth turned us all into believers in the power of his knife. What can I really say about this game? It was, easily, the most fun I had all season, sitting up into the wee hours of the morning, posting thread after thread as the game just kept going.
In fact, forget me trying to tell you how it was. Just take a look for yourself.
- The day's main post
- ???? (Strangely, I can't seem to find a game thread for that date. Weird.)
- Overflow
- Still Overflowin'
- Flowing Oh So Freely Now
- Weaver Time
- And Finally, The End
Let's see, what else was awesome this year? Seeing Matt Holliday in Cardinal red for the first time. (Even though I was against the trade and still sort of am, he's pretty damned awesome all the same.) Albert hitting Grand Slams as if he was trying to use them up. Julio Lugo's eyes. Brendan Ryan's glove. Jason Motte's tics. Adam Wainwright. 'Nuff said.
the Best Records of 2009
Embryonic, the Flaming Lips
I freely admit, it took me a while to warm up to this one. I didn't like the first few things I heard off it. Too loud, too distorted, it sounded as if someone had just taken all the knobs on the mixing board and willy-nilly turned them to eleven. Of course, that really only goes to show you shouldn't judge too much based on what you hear coming through the factory speakers in your AMC Eagle. It's dark, it's dense, it's explosive, and it's genius.
Recommended Listening: Silver Trembling Hands, Evil, Worm Mountain
Horehound, The Dead Weather
Really, the one truly troubling thing about Jack White continuing to make incredible records with musicians, non-musicians, and transients he picks up on the side of the road is that gnawing, creeping feeling I have that we may never see another White Stripes record.
Recommended Listening: 60 feet Tall, Treat Me Like Your Mother, Will There Be Enough Water?
The Ecstatic, Mos Def
Hey, remember when Mos Def was the one everyone knew in Black Star?
Recommended Listening: Quiet Dog, Pistola, Supermagic
Album, Girls
I don't know exactly why this album is so fucking good, but it most defintely is. Equal parts Jesus and Mary Chain retro wall of sound production, Brian Wilson wistfulness, and Jarvis Cocker specificity, this is a brilliant, brilliant record.
Recommended Listening: Ghost Mouth, Hellhole Ratrace, Lauren Marie
Other Stuff That Was Good in '09
Elvis Costello and Steven Colbert duetting on Cheap Reward.
Left for Dead 2. Now if only someone would make a Dead Rising sequel.
Blaine Gabbert.
Goodbye Mark Mangino. Brett Wallace can only aspire to deserve the nickname as much as Mangino did.
Pantera's Pizza. Still in love after all these years.
Little King's Cream Ale. Possibly the only worthwhile thing to ever come out of Cincinatti.
Boobs. Just saying, they're pretty cool.
My favourite joke I heard this year:
Q: Why does Snoop Dogg carry an umbrella?
A: For drizzle.
Isn't that just the stupidest thing you've ever heard in your life?
Inglorious Basterds is amazing. Watchmen was pretty good. The Hangover was funny. Oddly enough, Funny People really wasn't. Up In the Air may be the best movie I saw all year. Maybe. Or maybe it was Where the Wild Things Are. Tough to say, really.
Finally, on this final Wednesday of 2009, I just want to say how very much I've enjoyed our time together this year, and I look forward to many, many more.
Oh, and just in case you need a little optimism to close out the year, just remember: no matter how bad your year was, it was probably better than Tiger Woods'. So there's always that.
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I'm sure this will be a great post
The Godfather himself has decided to grace us with his presence. This is his damn house. He sleeps 20 feet away.
Alas
It was a great post. Unfortunately, I was at the August 16th game. I drove all the way from Springfield in the morning and then had to drive back that night. This means that I saw 5 innings of baseball and got soaked. I was at a game where Rasmus hit a walkoff and DIDN’T SEE IT. :(
The Godfather himself has decided to grace us with his presence. This is his damn house. He sleeps 20 feet away.
by thegodfather on Dec 30, 2009 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
almost
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
apparently we like to put Colby in disturbing situations
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/9/26/1056467/game-whatever-overflow-thread-tied#21849398
"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
Yes, I like imagination time
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
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I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
wow, massively SBN'd
that was different before I reloaded.
"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 loved it when I was a kid.
I need to hit up that one in Maplewood some time.
Now with extra feisty!
I take Jamieson to Arsenal to McCausland to Southwest.
It’s about 10 minutes.
Now with extra feisty!
Why can't I make this whole post green?
And thanks for reminding me about Carp’s bad-ass first complete game back. I am going to have to go see if MLB is gonna let me watch that game in its entirety.
Oh, and nice dedication to your cause on that Pujols’ eye entry.
And seriously, why won’t SB Nation let me rec this post?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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GAH!
Using stange computers is a bitch. Now I have finally found it.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
i was prepping a snarky comment mocking you, but then it took me a good five minutes to find the rec button.
My daddy told me, lookin' back, The best friend you'll have is a railroad track So when I was 13 said, I'm rollin' my own, And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home . . . Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird, And when I wanna talk, He hangs on every word. . . And I'm lost at the bottom of the world. - Tom Waits
And I was prepping a snarky comment mocking you,
but then I quickly found the reply button, so I couldn’t use that as an excuse for not coming up with one.
by arch support on Dec 30, 2009 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
i'm happy to say
I was in attendance for both carp gems in milwaukee. the may game was on memorial day and the latter was on labor day – the only two game that I attended all year.
Alright, that does it.
You’re going to every single Cardinal game next year. We’ll all take up a collection to pay your way.
Team pistol, go!
Adoration is the state furthest from understanding.
by the red baron on Dec 30, 2009 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
I was at the return of Carp
and the I game. What a glorious 3 days. Pinata, Carp, and AW all pitching lights out, and then the mang knocked the lights out.*
- see avatar for visual
* is an Asshat
you should have used 2 * there
for a minute I thought you were calling APu a bad name for knocking that light out.
/* nazi
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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Memorial Day, Labor Day . . .
what, you got something against the Fourth of July?
by Youneverknow on Dec 30, 2009 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
i picked those two days in march
for the specific reason that they were day games in milwaukee. The parking lot is a fun place to tailgate, and we can get there early, enjoy a few beverage and still be home at a reasonable hour.
I haven’t looked at the 2010 schedule, but it seems that the cards never play weekend series in MIL. living in northern IL, the other option is wrigley. and i’d rather not deal with f-in cub fans.
Here here.
I’ve seen more Cards games in Miller Park than in Wrigley. It’s my preference too.
by arch support on Dec 30, 2009 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
I have a cousin in Chicago
who also enjoys going up to Miller Park for games. He was at the Memorial Day game, too. He’s actually out in Palatine. I think he can get to Miller in about the same time it takes him to get to Wrigley.
by Youneverknow on Dec 30, 2009 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
make plans for Labor Day 2010
Cards back in MIL for another memorable Monday afternoon! Guess we can probably thank Selig for that.
by baked mcbride on Dec 30, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
So what you're saying is
Carp pitches best on national war holidays.
I hereby submit the following resolution:
Resolved: that every fifth day of the months April through October be declared a national holiday in honor of our war-dead and brave veterans, with allowances to this schedule made for Cardinal offdays or Carp’s scheduled starts where he’s scratched due to flu-like symptoms or whathaveyou.
By my approximation, this will require the creation of more than 40 new national war holidays, all scheduled during baseball season. Congress better get cracking.
by arch support on Dec 30, 2009 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
Urp.
Pretend that post never happened. I was thinking Veterans Day.
Is your face red, or is it just me?
by arch support on Dec 30, 2009 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
My parents attended both games as well
They were the only two Cards games they went to all year. I was at the first one, but not the second.
I think maybe they don’t realize how lucky they were.
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this is a great post, RB.
i found in most cases i was able to jump right back into those great, memorable games.
My daddy told me, lookin' back, The best friend you'll have is a railroad track So when I was 13 said, I'm rollin' my own, And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home . . . Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird, And when I wanna talk, He hangs on every word. . . And I'm lost at the bottom of the world. - Tom Waits
this is what I love most about baseball
little reminders and I can replay those games in my head. I have never been as serious about my fandom in other sports like i have with Cardinal baseball. I wonder if fans of handegg and the such have this same kind of joy when they think back?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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6ly, no
I liked Sherlock Holmes, but loved Inglorious Basterds.
enjoyed Avatar, but rank it behind IB and SH
No way
It was entertaining, but it wasn’t a great movie.
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It was gratetly entertaining
and that’s what made it great.
It might not be everyones #1 but as far as a great character that was well done its my #1
I can't watch it
because Holmes wouldn’t have spiky db hair
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
um, what?
The Orioles made an eight-year, $130 million offer to free agent outfielder Matt Holliday, according to Tracy Ringolsby of FOXSports.com.
that’s crazy. mcphail can have him.
My daddy told me, lookin' back, The best friend you'll have is a railroad track So when I was 13 said, I'm rollin' my own, And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home . . . Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird, And when I wanna talk, He hangs on every word. . . And I'm lost at the bottom of the world. - Tom Waits
i can't believe anything a man in a cowboy hat like that says.
My daddy told me, lookin' back, The best friend you'll have is a railroad track So when I was 13 said, I'm rollin' my own, And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home . . . Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird, And when I wanna talk, He hangs on every word. . . And I'm lost at the bottom of the world. - Tom Waits
Fine by me. Maybe we can take one of his young outfielders off his hands.
by arch support on Dec 30, 2009 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
you know, that never made sense to me. why would they be in on an expensive LF with such a stacked OF?
My daddy told me, lookin' back, The best friend you'll have is a railroad track So when I was 13 said, I'm rollin' my own, And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home . . . Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird, And when I wanna talk, He hangs on every word. . . And I'm lost at the bottom of the world. - Tom Waits
Because he's buddy's with Atkins....
you know get the stew band back together and all that.
* is an Asshat
the take on the other thread
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/12/29/1223105/plan-de-off-the-table#27938560
"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
and now according to the rotoworld thing
O’s President McPhail denies the offer was ever made.
Does Foxsports have anyone covering baseball anymore that doesn’t seemingly make crap up?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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can one of you VEB'ers with a journalism degree please apply for a job over there?
It has gotten to the point I don’t even want to hit a link if it says it is coming from Fox Sports.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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I am just hoping to up the standards over there
It is f’in pathetic that I can do the background research, that most of them refuse to do, in less than five minutes.
I would like to see what kind of reply one who is qualified would get from sending a resume to one of these asshatty websites.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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Could it be that perhaps
Boras made up the other team offer? Because he would never do that…
by creativereason on Dec 30, 2009 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
Baffling
A big bat is necessary for the O’s to contend in the AL East, but not sufficient, IMHO such an offer would be a big mistake for Baltimore.
But if Baltimore did offer that, Mo should smile, wish Holliday luck, and keep the cash ready for the bumper crop of FA’s next year.
If Holliday feels that his manhood is jeopardized if he accepts less than what he rejected from the Rockies, he needs therapy, not a Cardinals uni.
he turned down rockies' offer of
more money per year
in a hitter’s paradise
a spot on a winning team (ws no less)
for what?
moar money i guess
choosing boras makes me think this is the answer
feel good, nice guy, play in stl
still seems remote to me
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
This 'article' stank of
Boras finding an avenue to reinsert ridiculous numbers again.
He probably bought Ringolsby a pack of Red Man and some Justin Boots.
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Dec 30, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Justin Timberlake makes boots?
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
he did bring sexy back.
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Dec 30, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
No, but he's cleaning up on aisle 3
There was Gibson in the Reds' dugout, visibly manhandling about three Reds and tossing them bodily out of the dugout and onto the field...He was the toughest athlete mentally I ever saw, and the greatest competitor. JACK BUCK
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Dec 30, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Umm...Mister Eff
GIGO, not Geiger.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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Buster calls bullshit
you know it’s true because he’s named Buster
"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
how do you link one post at a time like that?
Buster’s sources say Cards’ offer is still believed to be over 100M
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
didn't I just explain this...
grab the link from the time-and-date in almost any message board or feed, and it’s almost always the link to the thread/post.
"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 am slow on tweeting
it will always take at least three lessons for me to learn
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
if it's Twitter, you click on the part that says "34 minutes ago" (or whatever the time period is)
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
and thankyouverymuch
success!
and damned if that whole comment I made wasn’t nexdef anyway
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
2009
best year of my life, my son was born PERIOD!
Pujols takes out "I" in BIG and "A" in MAC, previously considered to be an unyielding, consonant threat
2009 was the best year of mine, but for far less "noble" reasons :-)
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
ups and downs for me
Got married.
Wife lost her job and was unemployed for 6 months.
I lost my position and took a far less desirable position. (for equal pay though)
Wife has a new job with potential to make more than her last one. (purely commission but she is doing pretty well)
Not in that order. But it’s been a hectic year.
Next Year is going to be the best year of my life.
I say that same thing every year, and it has been a correct prediction every single time.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I make the exact opposite prediction each year,
and am right approximately 70% of the time.
Adoration is the state furthest from understanding.
by the red baron on Dec 30, 2009 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
always set your standards low...that way you'll never be disappointed.
it’s like being a skeptic…either you’re always right or you’re pleasantly surprised.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
expect the worst, hope for the best
not sure how this relates, but while in college, I found it easier to point out the girls I wouldn’t go home with
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
hahaha when dealing with girls
always start at the hottest…you never know, the stars may be in line or you pull something out of your ass. Just learn where you fucked up and move on.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I was far too lazy than that.
you have to try for the occasional story for the guys, but it’s much better to have an average girl who adores you than a hot chick who settles for you
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
than = for
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
bleh. I don't think that far into the future
to worry about idealism…life and people are far to abstract and random to be worried about years or even days into the future…I’d never let anything like that stop me from taking a swing at the girl that owns the room.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I'm only talking about for the night
I didn’t like trying to be the strongest or cutest dog in fight. I guess you’re a 2 true outcome kind of guy: home run or strikeout. For the most part, I preferred the road less traveled…and now I’m married with a baby, and couldn’t be happier (except maybe some more sleep)
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
yup that's me :-)
I’d rather strike out with the hottest girl there than settle for the average girl. My foray into “average” was pretty much the worst year of my life and the only thing on my very short list or regrets.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
contact hitter, eh...
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Dec 31, 2009 6:46 AM EST up reply actions
Sage advice from
That woman was sexy…Out of your league? Son. Let women figure out why they won’t screw you, don’t do it for them.
* is an Asshat
that's the money shot.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I suppose you could be my internet brother too
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Neither one is a nice name for a kid.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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i dont know COMMA has potential...
it is better than COLON or the slightly emasculating SEMI-COLON…
Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
same here
but that little bastard needs to learn to sleep
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Grad School + Work Kicked My Cow Butt This Year...
seeing the Cards lose and the cowtinued patheticosity of the Raiders both hurt, and the ohsoCLOSE-ness of Villanova in college hoops, but overall the year cud have been mooch worse – my friends had it worse than me.
Here’s hoping we all have a better 2010.
:=8)
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
California Cows...
aren’t always happy cows when they’re fans of the Oakland Raiders.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 4:17 AM EST up reply actions
haha
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Follow me on Twitter: @zoomzoomj88
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
Dodgers series et al
if y’all are looking for the full list of the Dodgers series, don’t trust SBN. I found ’em manually:
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/12/24/1218327/letters-to-santa-glaus#27734733
"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
catcher of the decade.
einar diaz doesn’t even get a shoutout? larue is going to clean up in goold’s “mustache of the decade” poll, so i don’t feel too bad for him.
My daddy told me, lookin' back, The best friend you'll have is a railroad track So when I was 13 said, I'm rollin' my own, And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home . . . Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird, And when I wanna talk, He hangs on every word. . . And I'm lost at the bottom of the world. - Tom Waits
Carp's I'll do it myself game
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200910010.shtml
This game was the day after my son was born so I will probably remember it for a long time as it was his introduction to Cardinals baseball. But watching Carp pitch and hit was just an amazing thing.
"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 know what you are talking about
The day we brought our first child home from the hospital was the 9/11/87 game against the Mets in which Pendleton tied the game with the shocking 2-out homer in the 9th against McDowell, and which the Cards went on to win in extra innings. After a tough day Rachel was finally sleeping peacefully on my chest; for the first time since she had been born I felt as if I was doing something right as a dad. Fortunately I did not throw her up in the air in celebration when Pendleton’s shot cleared the center field fence.
by Youneverknow on Dec 30, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
That was awesome
I remember that game well, and love the post here.
Dead Rising 2
is coming out early 2010. You’ll be kicking butt with mooseheads in Las Vegas as a street biker dude.
http://media.xbox360.gamespy.com/media/143/14312882/vids_1.html
I had to set aside zombies for the crack that is modern warfare 2. Evil game!!!
Mmmmm....I love bowling over zombies.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
I'd have to say I thoroughly enjoyed being at that Cards-Nats game where Colby hit that 500 foot HR
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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I throroughly enjoyed the game when A.D.A.M dominated and Colby had his first walk-off.
And I have thegodfather to thank for those free tickets!
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that definitely sounds like an offer I could not have refused
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Dec 31, 2009 12:13 AM EST up reply actions
I got to see
Colby hit 2 HR and Albert’s GS during the July 4th wknd… plus a BP home run show by Lud. Fun weekend.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
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Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
The July 29th game was so memorable for me
Because I feel asleep in the 4th inning and woke up in the 10th wondering how this game was still going on. But it just didn’t end till it became epic.
i hope you werent at the game and fell asleep...
if you were then i hope someone drank your beer…
Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
Up in the Air and Where the Wild Things Are are probably top 2 for me too
And I think, in some strange way, they’re about the same thing.
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
I watched Where the Wild Things Are
What the hell is that supposed to teach? I don’t want to spoil the damn movie, but the message was just god awful.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
read the book instead
"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
It's been a few years :P
since i have read it.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
it is a pretty tough read.
"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
Not as bad as Green Eggs and Ham
that crap is crazy!
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
Adam Carolla is that youi???
"When I knocked a guy down, there was no second part to the story." - Bob Gibson
District 9
was my favorite movie. Going to see Avatar tonight. I heard it isn’t too much on plot, but is cool. Does this ring true?
"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Stan Musial
by Shi on Dec 30, 2009 3:11 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
The plot is not that bad
it’s just that it isn’t original. I think you’ll walk away feeling that the story was told very well, it just wasn’t all-that-original.
the visual elements however, are Pujolsian (read: otherworldly ridiculous)
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
by timmycardinals on Dec 30, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
Originality in Plot...
shouldn’t be a problem for Shi if they enjoyed District 9. Mind you, District 9 rocked… but he maybe could have gone to greater lengths (perhaps a new location?) in an attempt to take away at least some of the connections to apartheid in SA.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 4:21 AM EST up reply actions
Plot? What is Plot?
Visually stunning and very cool, but very predictable.
Take Dances with Wolves, add allusions to several other Cameron movies, and remember what happened to the lead Nazgul in LOTR Return of the King.
Agreed
I loved the movie, but it was very predictable, yet I didn’t have a problem with that. The plot while unoriginal (as someone said yesterday it was like Fernguly with 10’ tall elf like creatures instead of fairies) it was told wonderfully, the acting was exactly what it needed to be (nothing Oscar worthy but nothing horrid either) and I thought the casting was very well done.
"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."
Loved it in 3D
I have only seen it in 3D so I can’t compare it to the 2D version but I thought the 3D was very well done, nothing just “jumped” out at you but instead was very seamless, mountains that just felt like they were around you kind of thing. It just added depth to the visuals.
"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 never really got into District 9.
The plot felt predictable and contrived. Also, the movie gave me motion sickness.
I’ll take Star Trek for my favorite 2009 movie with The Hangover and Zombieland being close behind.
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
that really makes me want to see Zombieland
because ST and The Hangover were easily my favorite movies of the year.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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ugh how did i forget about zombieland?
that was brilliant.
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
i did love star trek
i havent seen many comedies this year though. i want to see fantastic mr fox, but i might just wait for it to come to video.
"I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base." - Preacher Roe on Stan Musial
I've resisted seeing Zombieland
despite all the rave reviews, simply because I do not care for Zombies. Maybe this movie will change my mind.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Dec 31, 2009 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
It's worth it just for the Bill Murray cameo.
Plus, Woody Harrelson just looks like he’s having so much fun.
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There is a Bill Murray cameo?
It is now headed towards the top of my list.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Dec 31, 2009 12:40 AM EST up reply actions
sigh itd be better not to know
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
It got him to rent the movie.
Besides, that cameo has been mentioned on VEB before. Obviously it wasn’t ruined.
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yeah i dont think its off limits for discussion now
just saying its better when you dont see it coming (which is sorta obv i guess)
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
Star Trek, Inglorious Basterds, Up in the Air, and Zombieland are my top 4
Avatar is the next tier.
The next tier is Where the Wild Things Are and the Iron Man 2 trailer.
I’m not sure what order to put those movies in.
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District 9 was one of the best movies of the aughts
surprised more people haven’t seen it
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
The 21 million inning game against the Dodgers was...
the first game thread I think I followed/posted in closely. it wore me out keeping up with it
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
yup
thanks again!
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
I think it was the second
First once I went to. It was weird that most of the people that showed up were not from Saint Louis. I even tried to give away free hotel rooms as incentives.
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
The first was at Broadway Oyster Bar
and a lot less people. Although I only really talked to the guys I already knew (liam, jeff, indakind) and goodymob who I met during the game at the tap room, though I did slap Mr. Up’s ass and say “nice talk” real quick. Had to scoot out early and buy pregnancy tests before flying to DC the next morning.
Twas an odd night.
Yeah I just missed you at the Tap Room
I just remember Dan saying “This is the first time I said UZR out loud” or something like that
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
I had a good time again this year.
We had a better turn out this year than last. I hope we can do it again this year. It is nice to have a running baseball discussion that does not need to be typed. Also, it is a lot more fun to drink and talk baseball than it is to drink alone and type about baseball.
"I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
I had a conversation with someone on Christmas
About how RBI was the best stat. It was a horrible argument but I was just happy to talk baseball in person.
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions
RBI is probably my favorite stat, right ahead of WHIP.
Neither are good at judging a player’s true ability, but they’re still my favorite, damn it. Back of the baseball card stats are still fun to me, if not quaint and romantic.
I know what you mean...
Thankfully I have a brother who is a VEB lurker so he is conversant in enlightened baseball discussion.
"I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
I was so drunk when we first met up
I already put down a fifth of a bottle of rum. By the end of night I was one of the most sober ones left.
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think we had girls on VEB at that time
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, you said you were sick or something
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 31, 2009 12:52 AM EST up reply actions
I'm too lazy to look it up, but I'm guessing it was a migraine.
I had a TON of them this summer. Good riddance ’09!
Now with extra feisty!
Yes you were
I was drunkest by about the time the game ended. The tap room was time to sober up before driving home. Ironic
"I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
thanks for the drink dude!
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for drinking with me
"I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
see ya in 2010
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 31, 2009 12:51 AM EST up reply actions
Didn't see most of the traditional "top of 2009" movies
So my list of best won’t be close to others but for my top 5 it would be:
Star Trek
Avatar
Blind Side
Harry Potter
Ugly Truth
I haven’t seen District 9, Inglorious Bastards, etc. I have seen Transformers and would rank it 6th. There are a few others I have seen on DVD or TV but I think I have only seen about 10 movies released this 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."
The White Ribbon and The Hurt Locker...
were my fav moovies of the year. Dead Snow was a lot of fun too.
:=8)
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
1. The Hurt Locker
2. Bad Lieutenant
3. Inglorious Basterds
4. Star Trek
5. Reserved for a comedy, but The Hangover isn’t worthy, so instead I just recommend you go watch any of Zack Galifianakis’ “Between Two Ferns” episodes on funny or die
I'm not much of a Movie Guy
however, The Hang Over was an overrated abomination. The Ugly Truth was excellent for being a romantic comedy. I liked The Goods, much better than I thought it was going to be as was “Funny People” (I HATE the superbad comedy clique and their shitty movies). Star Trek was awesome even though I didn’t like Star Trek but like TNG…so I really don’t care that they “messed up the story”. Inglorious Basterds was easily tarantino’s 2nd best movie…even though you’d think since Brad Pitt is from Hannibal MO his fake southern accent wouldn’t be so fake. District 9 kinda dragged on too much for me and just warped my mind how super aliens can go from landing on earth to being 2nd class citizens…
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I agree on The Hangover....
I finally watched it last week, and just wasn’t really impressed. Inglorious Basterds was the best I saw this year.
* is an Asshat
Hangover wasn't as good as everyone was saying
but I was entertained by it. then again I might be the easiest person to entertain when it comes to movies. FWIW, my two favorite movies are The Departed and Step Brothers
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Hangover was barely funny.
And Inglourious Basterds was easily the best film I saw this year, too.
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I don't even know who you people are anymore
Inglorious Basterds is on my netflix, but now I wonder about some of the tastes of you people that did not like The Hangover.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Dec 31, 2009 12:19 AM EST up reply actions
the hangover has such a strange split
im generally a movie snob but i loved the hangover. other people i know who like movies eddie murphy made this decade hated it.
anyway, it was a nice breath of fresh air from apatow and gang. sometimes a movie can be funny just to be funny. a lesson doesnt always have to be learned.
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
I was told by VEBers that it was funnier than Anchorman.
It most certainly wasn’t.
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ahh, Anchorman
well that wasn’t from me, because I have not like one of his movies since Elf.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Dec 31, 2009 12:42 AM EST up reply actions
How can you HATE the Superbad comedy clique?
I don’t understand that at all. Superbad, Knocked Up, and 40 Year-Old Virgin are easily three of the funniest movies of the Aughts.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
meh
I have only seen Knocked Up out of those 3 and it was just another average movie to me, but then again I don’t like SNL type of comedy very much.
"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."
well what are you basing your hatred on then?
Superbad is incredibly funny. i don’t consider it to be SNL-type humor, but maybe I don’t exactly understand what that means.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
I didn't say I hated it
I just haven’t seen Superbad or 40 Year Old. I enjoyed Knocked Up but it just wasn’t a great movie (funny yes but as a movie it just wasn’t all that good to me). And by SNL type humor I was refering to the type of humor you would find in a typical SNL sketch. I don’t enjoy Will Ferrel at all and most of the current SNL alums I just can’t stand. The Judd Apatow films just aren’t my cup of tea is 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."
indeed. I firmly stand by that.
and I now want to find a puppy to kick just thinking about that not-funny bullshit.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
one thing I absolutely loathe in movies
is the cliched “getting your life together” conclusion, and those movies featuring that comedy clique are especially guilt of it. Knocked Up: Oh, I stopped smoking pot, and shaved and got a shitty demoralizing office job, so see, I’m all grown up now. No more conflict, problems solved! Forgetting Sarah Marshall did the same thing with the play. And although it’s not the same type of movie, 500 Days of Summer did the same thing and that’s what kept it out of my top 5 for this year: Oh yeah, my heart’s been utterly crushed by an icy bitch, guess I’ll read some architecture textbooks and and draw a cityscape on my wall, then slick back my hair and put on a suit to show how grown up I am now! Ugh, its all so contrived and predictable.
so you like Step Brothers then?
they try the “grown up” life, but end up back on the stage…Prestige Worldwide…wide…wide….
(Boats & Hoes)
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
they're not terrible
but I think it’s a case of peaking early, since 40 Year Old Virgin was by far the best of them
nah, it ruled because it wasn't a superbad clique movie, just had them
as supporting cast.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
But didn't they write 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
the character was Carrell's from his old improv days
and I believe he and Apatow co-wrote. It’s the only one of those movies that is funny and still manages to have a genuine heart (I think the other ones try to manufacture “heart,” but it just comes off as patently artificial)
I thought Apatow got a credit on it.
I didn’t know it was Carell’s brainchild, though.
"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
40 year virgin was pure gold
but that was more “featuring” the Superbad clique…it was fronted by Steve Correll/Paul Rudd.
I flat out walked out of Knocked Up….horrible. horrible. Couldn’t make it through Superbad either.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Wait until Green Hornet.
"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 stopped in the middle of Knocked Up as well
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but, but...
Paul Rudd!
What did you think of Forgetting Sarah Marshall? Some of the same people.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
there's always going to be bleed overs
but it has a totally different feel to it when it’s a superbad clique movie…and that feel is “waste of time makes me wanna climb a bell tower”.
Sarah Marshall was good so was I love you man (good moments, could have eliminated a lot of shit and it would have been an addition by subtraction)…I’m not “that big” of a fan of that tall guy from how i met your mother but he has his moments.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I'm guessing you enjoyed the crank
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I totally didn't expect the drugs in Knocked Up
I netflixed it and did finish it but it just felt wrong. I was expecting something completely different than what I got.
"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."
Pitt was from Springfield, Mo
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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So,
wouldn’t that seem to make for an even better Southernish accent than Hannibal?
"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
Not necessarily
Majority of people who live around here don’t have any type of “southernish” accent, or at least not very noticeable.
My grandpa didn't at all
and he was from southern Missourah. Perhaps it is more of a river town accent that folks were referencing above.
"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
damn you for sullying river town accents!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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I've noticed this.
However, I’m from Nixa/Ozark and have an oddly strong accent (mostly when I’m hammered because I fail to go to great lengths to disguise it).
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 4:26 AM EST up reply actions
I would hope so
I was born in Hannibal, and I still can’t understand some Springfieldians.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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Not serious at all
The only Missourians that I ever have a trouble understanding are some family members. I am guessing I am not the only Missourian whose family tree includes uneducated rednecks that are next to impossible to understand.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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How could Pitt butcher a Southern accent but do such a superb job with the Pickey (Gipsy)
accent in Snatch?
born Dodger blue, now dyed Cardinals red
I now have a desire to watch Snatch tonight
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
A completely ignorant stab in the dark.
Perhaps he developed the accents with the help of each director respectively, and the “bad” accent to our ears in Basterds is what Tarantino wanted.
"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'd venture to say that's exactly what it was
Even the “Italian” he spoke had that comical accent, I’m sure it was all very intentional.
Not afraid to nitpick
I saw it differently
I agree that the bad Italian was purposely juxtaposed against Landa’s perfect Italian. But a big deal was made of the wrong German accent before the Mexican standoff. I would think that Pitt was supposed to be a true southerner in the movie. I must be missing something.
born Dodger blue, now dyed Cardinals red
the bad eye-talian was def intentional comedy and funny.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I was thinking that
just less eloquently
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
ya, pitt is the real deal when it comes to acting
he’s accent was so “good” in snatch I have to watch it with subtitles.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
possibly my only non-sports man crush
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Actors have deaf spots.
I was an actor for 30 years, I prided myself on being able to master almost any dialect in a week – but I cannot for love or money do common-or-garden General American. Can’t hear the vowels right, can’t make sense of the prosody.
ceterum censeo, delendo est Joe Strauss
Pitt had extensive vocal dilaect training.
His accent is, apparently, spot on for the time and region his character hails from. The coach who worked with him is the best in the business.
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nice hat, guy
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
No comments about music.
Unusual for this thread.
I really enjoy
Boston Spaceships, Zero to 99, but I love GBV.
"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 feel like this was kind of a down year for music
let’s see, I liked Passion Pit and the Bon Iver Blood Bank EP, and ummmm…I’m hoping 2010 is better and has in store for us a new Arcade Fire album
Agree
09 didn’t seem very exciting. I’m almost feeling guilty for not enjoying Animal Collective or Grizzly Bear, there is so much love for those bands on the year-end lists. But . . . whatever it is, I’m not hearing it.
Completely agree about Arcade Fire. Also looking forward to albums from New Pornographers, Shearwater, Frightened Rabbit, and hopefully Okkervil River. They’re all due. I would really love it if those lazy stoners called Band of Horses would make another album and do a full-on tour.
And here’s a toast to new discoveries. RB has gotten me curious about Girls.
by Youneverknow on Dec 30, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
Don't feel guilty about not liking Animal Collective or Grizzly Bear.
All of my music loving friends mock me for loving Grizzly Bear. Neko Case’s album is great. Merriweather Post Pavillion (AnCo) was very dull in some spots I think, but Animal Collective is very up and down. But their ups were mostly absent from this album imo.
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Dec 30, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
can someone explain what is good about Jack White?
This has mystified me for years. Can someone explain what I should be listening for in his music that makes him not sound awful?
I bought that horehound CD last week as a christmas gift for my sister (not knowing he was in the band) and was barely able to make it through the album. The guitar work is bad, the vocals are whiny, the lyrics are sophomoric and crass and the percussion is so predictable it might as well be a machine. And the album is mixed really poorly, like something from the nineties, back in the midst of the loudness wars.
Why is this guy selling so many cd’s, and getting such positive reviews?
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
by SleepyCA on Dec 30, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I never did get the hype about the Stripes
I like Jack White, and think the Raconteurs sound like an actual band. The Stripes was just one strong performer backed up by one really terrible drummer. Haven’t heard any Horehound yet.
+1 on the loudness wars. I think the new Lips record is awesome (took me a couple listens—I think they get credit for not trying to make Yoshimi again), but it is simply too goddamn loud. I heard way too much digital clipping (whether from mastering or mixing or tracking or some combination I don’t know) for such an otherwise wonderful album.
Get the DVD audio version
or shell out for the vinyl copy. Infinitely better. And also, they purposely pushed it to the edge so that it clipped in certain spots just to get the feel of the music they were looking for. It’s supposed to feel too big and too loud and too dense.
Adoration is the state furthest from understanding.
by the red baron on Dec 31, 2009 1:12 AM EST up reply actions
He played drums on this one.
It was pretty bad. I agree.
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Dec 30, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
APu's version of the Chrismas Story
Albertcito: I want a Red Ryder baseball bat for Christmas.
Mother: You will shoot the I out!
born Dodger blue, now dyed Cardinals red
by totalloser on Dec 30, 2009 3:50 PM EST reply actions 15 recs
i don't get it, but I'm a sucker for a rec-crowd...
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Dec 31, 2009 6:53 AM EST up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppOXpyhM2wA
"Of course Kolby Rasmus was going deep! That’s what Kolby Rasmus does! You don’t give Kolby Rasmus second chances!" -Kolby Rasmus
sep 19 vs cubs at busch
i was by myself, $200 sweet sweet seat
boog’s freak homer in the 5th and walk off single in the 9th
Carp pitching
HEAVEN!
2/3's true thus still funny
http://www.tauntr.com/content/athletic-supporters-st-louis
The non-alcoholic stuff is just plain bullshit. They could have done much much more with the beer situation then randomly make something up…
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I happen to enjoy my $200 team windbreaker
($70 IIRC)
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
OMG this fucking guy has me in tears
and is my new bestie….
http://www.tauntr.com/content/athletic-supporters-boston
he gave me my FB status update for the day :-)
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Hey I thought you were in Jail for Murder
Saw your name pop up on the news
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
Why in the world
would the Cards increase their offer from 5/80 just because Bay may end up making that much? I don’t see a reason to up the offer to 6/100 or anything like that unless there is some other team in the hunt, which now seems exceedingly unlikely. Bidding against ourselves is foolish.
The Godfather himself has decided to grace us with his presence. This is his damn house. He sleeps 20 feet away.
A Holliday in left field
is worth two on the Market
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
/de-lurking
I don’t think I’ve posted at all since the Cardinals choked against the Dodgers. I think the awful performance in game 3 really got me down for a while and I was really just too busy to spend much time thinking about what could have been. (Let me just say that if Pineiro wanted those big free agent $$$$, he could have pitched just a wee bit better….)
Anyway, I was lucky enough to go to two of the Cards’ three games against the Cubs at the end of September, and the following is going to be a major part of how I remember the 2009 season….
In the first game, DeRo had an RBI triple, Franklin picked The Riot off first for the third out of the top of the 9th, and then Holliday led off the bottom of the 9th with a walk-off homer against the hapless Heilman. This was the one that I didn’t go to.
In the second game, we were treated to a very tense pitchers’ duel between Carpenter and Dempster (!). Remember, Bradley was hurt (or “hurt”, depending on whom you believe), so the Cubs’ OF was, right to left, Hoffpauir/Fuku/Scales.
In the 7th, Carp hit a screamer down the left field line (I was sitting in left, very close to the foul pole, so I had a great view of this). Scales badly misplayed it, and tried to hit the brakes just after crossing into the dirt. He completely wiped out and the whole section leapt to its feet. At first I was laughing my head off but I almost immediately stopped because Scales fell so awkwardly, I was convinced he had blown out his knee and would have to be helped off the field. (What was the line about Chris Duncan? He played LF like a puppy on roller skates?) Although Carp had hit the ball pretty well (esp. for him), it maybe should have been ruled E7. And Carp probably should have ended up on third base; Scales did not exactly get the ball back to the infield in a hurry.
Of course, this was after Scales had botched a deep Brendan Ryan fly in the 5th inning. I think the ball would have hit the top of the wall and just barely stayed in the park, but Scales actually got his glove on the ball and apparently pushed it over the fence for a HR.
Franklin came in for the 9th, blew the save on a sac fly, and then Marmol allowed Ludwick (1B), DeRo (blown sac, FC), Yadi (1B), and Ryan (1B—scored DeRo) to reach.
In the third game, with the Cards looking for a sweep, it was Z vs. Wainwright. Another epic pitchers’ duel. Down most of the game, the Cards tied it in the 8th against Gregg (Yadi knocked in Holliday, and managed to steal 2nd during the next AB).
The bottom of the 9th went like this: Schu 1B, DeRo sac, Pujols IBB, Holliday HBP (there were a lot of these in this series). Ludwick steps in vs. Caridad with the bases loaded and one out, with a chance to give the Cards three walk-off victories in a row. He hit a double play ball and Holliday (perhaps pissed at getting HBP) slid hard and wide to give Ludwick a chance to beat the throw (and score Schumaker, and thus win the game). The ump actually called runner’s interference, and the game went to the 10th. From where I was sitting I couldn’t tell that Holliday had left the basepaths, and I was booing angrily along with the rest of the stadium.
Boggs yielded 3 in the top of the 11th, and that was that. Still though, some great baseball. That series was fun, even if between the intensity, the beer, and the nachos, it probably took a few years off my life.
the Atlanta series in the spring?
the Boog broke out. the Wainer righted the ship.
"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
Sources: The Cardinals’ offer to Holliday is believed to be over $100 million.
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
BUSSSSSSSSSSSTTTTTTEERRRRRRRRRRRRRR
"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 feel woozy
3:20pm: ESPN’s Buster Olney tweets that the Cardinals’ offer to Holliday “is believed to be over $100MM” (guaranteed, he tells me). Additionally, Ringolsby replied to my email and clarified that he’s been told the Cards’ eight-year, $140MM offer is guaranteed both in years and dollars.
"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
say it ain't so, mo
that would be bad. Unless there’s something we don’t know about payroll over the next 8 years.
it's Clydesdales vs Goats. Actually sums up Cards vs. Cubs quite nicely. -all4tookie
is his source Boras?
I mean come on, this just seems absurd
"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 don't buy it.
I’m guessing 6 years < $100M right now.
Future Redbirds - tracking Cardinal prospects for Cardinal Nation
6 x $18MM = $108MM
"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
Whoops
Somehow posted that before typing the comment.
I anticipate the final contract, if he signs with the Cards, to be about that, which would seem to be in line with these vague and numerous media reports, provided there are options for years 7 and 8.
"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'd be very OK w/
6/108. I’d be OK w/ 5/90 + a vesting option like Bay’s. Hell, give him two vesting option years, but make sure they’re predicated on him playing a certain number of games in the preceding year, so if he’s hurt or otherwise falls off a cliff, we’re not stuck paying $18M/yr for nothing….
I'm not too comfortable with vesting options
When i look at guys like Ordonez and Millwood making that much money for mediocrity or worse.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
you can always shut him down
like the tigers should’ve done with Magglio this year.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Dec 31, 2009 6:55 AM EST up reply actions
2 option years at 18 each would be $144M
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Yes, I needed my adding machine for that...
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I don't believe it
cuz if that was the case, Boras would be on his way with Matt to sign the damn thing already before MO comes to his senses.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Hasn't the O's GM denied the 130 mil. offer was ever made?
and the only other firm offers we know about were in the 80 mil. range? If so, then it makes no sense to offer 140 unless Mo is the worst negotiator in the world. I don’t think he is, and thus am inclined to think this is all BS.
no, because... this is Buster's twitter (in reverse order):
- Sources: The Cardinals’ offer to Holliday is believed to be over $100 million. 24 minutes ago from web
- Well-placed source on report that Orioles offered Holliday 8/$130 mill.: “The story is not accurate in any respect.” about 2 hours ago from web
- Sources: Cardinals increasingly optimistic about their chances for re-signing Holliday (http://bit.ly/4N7gxw) about 19 hours ago from web
"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's what she said?
Albertofstan.
F* Yeah!
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Dec 30, 2009 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
gotta ride it while you still can...
wait for it….
Albertofstan.
F* Yeah!
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Dec 30, 2009 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4780391
Scott Boras, the agent who represents Holliday, has been doubling back to teams that had previously touched base on the outfielder, citing a possible salary figure of $18 million. Boras is believed to have an offer in excess of $100 million from the Cardinals, and club officials with other teams sense he is shopping that offer.</blockquote>
"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."
Holliday is probably getting the family together to watch some Bowl games
he doesn’t know what Boras is doin’.
"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
Meanwhile
Boras is negotiating a clause that will give him a million dollar bonus if Holliday signs.
Boras probably makes 10% on the contracts
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
That seems like a lot of money
but then again he has to pay for training his players, bribing team officials, etc.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
DeMarco Farr calls Boras
Keyser Söze since he slides information out to someone to slide to another person. Nobody ever saw him or knew anybody that ever used him as a source directly, but to hear Kieth Law tell it, anybody could have worked for Boras. You never knew. That was his power. The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world that Matt Holliday is equivalent to Mark Teixeira. And like that, poof. 8 year/$140 million dollar contract.
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
that's the norm for sports agents usually iirc
but they get a much larger % like 15-25 of endorsement deals they get for their players
so
1) now that DeRosa is going to SF, I think the Cards are going to be leaning quite heavily on Freese @ 3rd. Who was the last decent third baseman drafted and developed by STL? I can’t even remember. So, that history, coupled w/ Freese’s DUI, makes me wonder if we’re not going to have another big hole at third base this year like we did at the beginning of last year. (IMHO DeRo’s major contribution to the 09 Cardinals was to steal playing time from Hopeless Joe….) I hope to hell I’m wrong and Freese breaks out the way Boog did last year.
2) So Bay finally settled for 4*16.5=66 from the Mets….I think Holliday will be signed soon and Operation: Midwest Nice will eventually pay off. I don’t think there’s any reason for the Cards to overpay—if the Yankees finally decide to swoop in and get Matt for 8/160 or something, fine, good riddance, but for once I think that’s pretty unlikely. Reading the tea leaves, it doesn’t seem as if Holliday and the Cards are really all that far apart. Maybe VEP or azru or somebody can tell us how much more valuable Holliday is than Bay and translate that to $/yr; I think the sticking point has been over the length of the contract more than the AAV. But right now I think I’d be OK with 7 years for as much as 115-120 or something. DeWitt seems to have accepted the fact that payroll is going up soon, may as well be this year….
Freese wasn't drafted by us anyway
Not that it really changes your point
"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."
oh, right
well, forget drafted, then. I meant developed.
I had completely forgotten that he was traded straight up for Jim Edmonds. Wow.
My guess:
Todd Zeile
"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
he said decent
Hell, I can’t even remember if he was a decent 3B. I know I was never impressed with him as a catcher. Was Pendleton the last decent 3B developed by the Cards?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Albert Pujols?
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
probably
I sometimes forget that he wasn’t developed to play LF
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Oh and a guy by the name of Pujols was fairly decent at 3B
"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."
you beat me to it...
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Prior to that though
the only “good” 3 sacker we have drafted as a 3B was Dmitri Young who didn’t play 3B in the bigs anyway.
"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."
polanco ran out as a 3b/ss originally, yes?
My daddy told me, lookin' back, The best friend you'll have is a railroad track So when I was 13 said, I'm rollin' my own, And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home . . . Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird, And when I wanna talk, He hangs on every word. . . And I'm lost at the bottom of the world. - Tom Waits
I thought about Placido, but I thought he was a SS, then 2Bman, then 3Bman in the bigs?
"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 still think
even with signing Holliday, that Beltre’s price is bound to come down, and then we might have a chance at him. However, the Red Sox seem to be his destination.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
we can't afford Holliday and Beltre
no way. It’ll be one or the other.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Dec 31, 2009 7:00 AM EST up reply actions
Ken Boyer
There was Gibson in the Reds' dugout, visibly manhandling about three Reds and tossing them bodily out of the dugout and onto the field...He was the toughest athlete mentally I ever saw, and the greatest competitor. JACK BUCK
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Dec 30, 2009 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
Rolling Stone:
Rolling Stone caught up with Jack White last month in New York, when he told us the Dead Weather were hitting the studio to work on the follow-up to their debut, Horehound. "We can’t tell you that much about it except that it’s gonna be really expansive, and I use that word loosely in a scientific sense, meaning that I’m just using it to distract you," he said. Last May, he said the next Stripes disc "won’t be too far off."
So, RB, worry away.
"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
It all kind of sounds like White Stripes to me
I’m concerned about never hearing an album by The Kills again, though.
8 years, 140MM
If this is true and guaranteed in years and dollars, it is dramatically overpaying. I am glad Moz is calmer than I. I would have shoved Holliday, Damon, and Lopez straight up Boras’ rectum by now. Holliday will be well into his decline phase by the end of that deal. (In my opinion, he already is declining…at the very least, defensively.) You can probably have any 3 of the remaining players on the market for that money.
How about handin' me another helpin' of those mashed taters...thank you very much!
Ackerman's Top Ten Sports Moments of the Decade
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I hope that is sarcasm
that’s a pretty good 10-7.
damn my original link title!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
definately sarcasm
those are 4 of my favorite sports moments ever, I can distinctly remember each one, and I think he did a good job of briefly bringing each one back to life…the honorable mentions are good too (except for the Ililini)
by I miss Jack Buck on Dec 30, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
Some of my fave Cards moments this year
1. Albert’s Grand Slam against Cincinnati (I was there and I called it!)
2. Carp’s dominant return
3. Waino winning 19 games
4. ???
5. Profit
6. Cy Young Race
7. Trading for Holliday & DeRo
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Follow me on Twitter: @zoomzoomj88
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
... and of the Decade
1. 2006 WS title
2. Waino getting final K in 06 WS & NLCS
3. Yadi’s homer in game 7 of 06 NLCS
4. Aforementioned GS
5. Jim Edmonds’ catch off of Jason LaRue in 2004 (I was at that game)
Non-Cardinal moment: calling 2 HRs in only game at new Busch, July 2006 and calling the GS by Albert
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Follow me on Twitter: @zoomzoomj88
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
Decade Top 5 *Plays*
1) Waino K of Beltran to win the ‘06 NLCS
2) Edmonds’s ‘04 NLCS Walkoff
3) Pujols’s Homer off Lidge in ‘05 NLCS
4) Yadi’s Game 7 NLCS Homer
5) “The Catch” by Edmonds in the ’04 NLCS
"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
aw, no boog?
that’s pretty NLCSy. I love plays from the regular season.
"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
The two greatest series I've ever seen.
I’ll round out my top 10, to provide more balance.
6) So Taguchi’s homer off Wagner in Game 2 of the ‘06 NLCS.
7) J.D. Drew’s homer vs. Arizona in Game 5 of the ‘01 NLDS off Schilling to tie the game 1-1.
8) Edmonds’s two-run homer off The Big Unit in the first inning of Game 1 of the ‘02 NLDS re-match vs. Arizona.
9) Pujols’s 2-run homer off of Peavy in the 4th of Game 1 of the ’06 NLDS (after Piazza dropped a foul pop-up).
10) Wainwright striking out Inge for the final out of the ’06 World Series.
I realize these are all from the playoffs, but I find those more memorable. And, hey, when your club has as many playoff appearances as the Cards have this decade, it’s really easy to fill a top 10 list with only plays from the fall.
"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 have a terrible memory for this stuff
I remember dumb things like driving around, early, after the Series in 06 and the streets around the stadium being solid beer bottles. Or Boog sitting in front of an electric fan for about two minutes before his interview. Or Albert talking to every single guy who comes up to first base. Or the bullpen guys throwing ice-water at each other from the cooler scooter.
I mean, I’m thrilled by every game, I just remember all the wrong things.
Regular season memories would be great, 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
this.
God I had a drunken blast at every game I went to.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
I just got drunk in my mom's basement.
* is an Asshat
by RiverRat on Dec 30, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
best GS of '09
was either the one against the cubs are the one at citi field in the 10th inning
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
I would vote for the GS that gave him his 1,000th (and then some) career RBI
…against Chicago. Is that the one you are referencing?
"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
think so
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
I was there.
It was awesome. I believe everyone in Busch III—Cubbie and Card fans alike—knew what was going to happen. They played the Jaws theme over the speakers as Pujols made his way from the on-deck circle to the batter’s box, and, sure enough, the shark struck.
"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
haha that was epic
Fight ChocoNoGo! Drink Chocolate Milk!
they're real, google that shit
BTW the avatar is not a ChocoNoGo.
wrong link. stupid mlb.
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7146989
Not enough Boog. No mention of Skip!
I did stop watching that last minute … which was all NLDS. wtf. wtf.
"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
thanks for posting the right link
I pretty much also stopped watching as soon as they started to talk about game 2 and franklin
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
i wish mlb would drop those microsoft ads, too
they pretty much make it impossible to link, share, find, or otherwise… watch.
"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
Fail
not against Clemens, he was pitching I believe.
I think the ball was off of Beltran, but I could be wrong.
the catch was off Ausmus' bat
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
ok is this a problem for anyone else?
here’s the video links to “”http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041022&content_id=902505&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl" target="new">the Catch".
i can’t get them to load. i have this problem with nearly every other video before 2005. is this just my computer or is mlb.com just really lazy?
R.P.O.F.Y.M.
Dear Mr. Holliday
Assuming that you authorized your agent to shop for offers in the $18 million AAV range, and there are none, what should you do now? The rational 800 lb gorillas (Epstein and Cashman) say they have no interest; and the dangerously undisciplined bidders (rhyme with "Flubs"/ rhyme with "Regrets") have taken themselves out of the picture. The Orioles seem to have disavowed their supposed offer. Mr. Boras has had plenty of time for his shenanigans – and they don’t work when there are no other serious contenders.
Frankly, you probably wouldn’t enjoy playing for the Flubs or the Regrets as much as playing for the Cardinals (who are, among other things, good teammates). Don’t worry that the cool kids (assuming that you consider Soriano, Teixeira, etc., cool), might say that you should hold out. The Cardinals’ offer – you and your family will always be wealthy.
Roger Fisher, one of the world’s leading experts on negotiation, summarized the role of reason and emotion:
"When you are checking with your gut or your intuition to learn how something would feel to you, you may need to be careful not to substitute someone else’s presumed feelings for your own. By using your head and your gut, you protect yourself from being manipulated by affiliation, and you improve the quality of your decision."
Mr. Mozeliak has not set any artificial deadline, and has approached the negotiations with respect. It’s time to sign.
Your friend,
Madridbend
by madridbend on Dec 30, 2009 6:22 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
My Top 5 Albums for 2009 goes like this.
5. Grizzly Bear — Veckatimest
Good boys with well placed sounds. This sort of chamber pop can have its pitfalls but this album is so clearly painstakingly orchestrated that not even NPR can devalue it into adult-contemporary pap.
4. Girls – Album
Christopher Owens’ voice has been around since Buddy Holly, it just keeps reincarnating in the music world every decade or so. And it never gets old.
3. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca
If they suck you in with “The Stillness is the Move” (and they will), don’t get discouraged with the rest of the album. This is a more human (read: accessible) album than Rise Above and thats really all the Projectors needed to knock it out of the park.
2. St. Vincent – Actor
Ms. Clark’s songs are like fully realized short films. Pop song construction is thrown out the window in favor of a circular approach. Disney is recalled here on a regular basis but without any sort of lesson or means of escape. These songs/orchestrations/structures are airtight.
1. The xx – xx
These young Londoners sound like heartbeats bouncing off the walls of the innermost chambers of your mind. This album hides nothing, it is made of the purest emotion.
…wow that took me a long time for a comment that only a few people are going to read.
i read it. if that makes you feel any better.
Fight ChocoNoGo! Drink Chocolate Milk!
they're real, google that shit
BTW the avatar is not a ChocoNoGo.
open a blog
use your avatar
"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
then it's like ... eternal blue balls for you, m'friend.
"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
TWSS?
But yeah, its hard to write about pop music, considering everyone and their aunt has an opinion.
I bet you have less than 160 characters for each of those
You could be Twitter-famous!
"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 follow the Robert Christgau
school of rock criticism. He agonizes over these short little reviews that probably say more than an entire three page article in Rolling Stone.
I read it, and thought it was a mostly good list.
But I am beyond tired of hearing people comparing Owens to Buddy Holly and Brian Wilson. And while we’re on that Panda Bear doesn’t sound like Brian Wilson.
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Dec 30, 2009 6:56 PM EST up reply actions
No Elvis Costello is way more talented that Owens.
I bet Girls fade into memory after a couple more albums. I think they’re way overrated.
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Dec 30, 2009 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, and feel free to share your top 5
I’m one of those weird people who like reading that sort of thing.
Here is my top ten. These are the albums that I feel are fantastic from this year.
1. Grizzly Bear | Veckatimest
2. Phoenix | Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
3. Flaming Lips | Embryonic
4. Neko Case | Middle Cyclone
5. Raekwon | Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt. 2
6. Arctic Monkeys | Humbug
7. Joshua James | Build Me This
8. Animal Collective | Fall Be Kind [EP]
9. Wilco | Wilco (The Album)
10. Dave Rawlings Machine | A Friend of A Friend
The top 4 are top 20 of the decade material imo.
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Dec 30, 2009 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
i don't remember the last time I downloaded a song let alone bought a cd
Newer music to me seems like a rather let down
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
Well that's a shame.
I feel like classics are still being made. But a lot of times people spend to much time bitching that there will never be another Rolling Stones to realize that there is still plenty of great music coming out today. In 1970 it seemed like the great music was being hyped up by Rolling Stone, so it was easy to find. Now I think people have to rely on blogs to find some hidden gems.
Most of my top 10, and I guess favorite music overall is pretty typical, but every now and the I find a great album like Dave Rawlings Machine’s A Friend of A Friend just based off of a friend’s suggestion. If you would like me to suggest a album to download based off of some other album you love, then I can give it a shot.
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Dec 30, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
why does it have to be new?
i probably haven’t heard 10 albums released in ‘09, but i listen to albums i haven’t heard before plenty
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
I still listen to on a regular basis
Master of the Puppets by Metallica
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
Paul Simon's Graceland
is, for the fifth consecutive year, my most played record in iTunes and in real life.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 4:39 AM EST up reply actions
My honorable mentions:
Dead Confederate – Wrecking Ball
Flaming Lips – Embryonic
Neko Case – Middle Cyclone
Dinosaur Jr – Farm
Essentially...
anything that came out on Suburban Home this year. I’m one of those pathetic types that swoons over a particular label and becomes disinterested in the rest of the world.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 4:38 AM EST up reply actions
lest we forget
Some of the best music of the year came from our own VEB’ers
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
handegg warning: anyone watching and/or care about the Holiday Bowl?
Arizona already looks awful and the damn game just started.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
damn Arizonians.
they can’t even put down the huskers for us?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
So I saw Sherlock Holmes last night
I’m not really sure what it actually had to do with Sherlock Holmes, but it was enjoyable, i guess.
I'm bored. Let's read Blake Hawksworth's blog!!
http://www.globe-democrat.com/news/2009/dec/29/blake-hawksworths-blog-christmas-over-time-start-t/
This is sure to be a classic. The Hawk wears bad sweaters! The Hawk has no plans except the Winter Warm-up:
I do know that I am going on the caravan with Jaime Garcia, Adam Ottavino and Jason Motte. We’re going to Peoria, Quad Cities, that loop up there, so that should be fun.
Whilst Boggs seems to be Carp’s pet project, Adam Wainwright has his own mentoring:
I am going to start throwing and playing catch on Friday so I am looking forward to that. I will throw about three times a week to start and kind of just progress from that. Last year, I got a plan from Adam Wainwright. He kind of told me that’s what he did, start throwing on Jan 1 […] I’d like to get four or five pens in before I get down to spring training.
The Hawk likes to throw where all the big names throw.
I usually throw at the University of Washington — they have this huge indoor football field and Jason Bay and all of the guys that live up here, like Tim Lincecum, they all go up there to throw because it’s the only place indoors where you can long toss and they don’t really hassle you, which is nice.
DON’T HASSLE THE HAWK.
"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
the tacky xmas sweater thing is really big
I thought the trend of that was dying down last year, but I guess not
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
yeah but
Christmas is over, time to start throwing
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
If Motte is truly on the Cards Caravan this year, I am going to make a better effort to attend.
I didn’t go last year when they stopped near Columbia. Still kicking myself over that one. I could have met Brendan Ryan!
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
easily the best movie of 2009 was
District 9
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 8:31 PM EST reply actions
nah
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
about now I'm going to leave the computer to puke
7:21pm: Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated reports that Holliday didn’t accept a contract offer of at least six years and “presumably” worth more than $100MM offered by St. Louis “in the past couple weeks.” Heyman also tweeted that Holliday “is still talking to multiple teams.”
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/12/30/cardinals.holliday/
http://twitter.com/SI_JonHeyman/status/7215732489
"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
well if that is the case, and it is Heyman, so...
move on MO, move on!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
If that's true,
then eff him and let’s move on. That dude really needs to get Boras outta his ear.
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 Dec 30, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
If Holliday doesn't sign here
no one can blame the front office…..but I’m sure many will.
* is an Asshat
Holliday can go play elsewhere
I’m at the point to where I’m really starting to hate the guy and really don’t want him on the team. To me it’s like he is waiting for another team to offer him something big because I don’t think he is that excited to play for the Cardinals for whatever reason. I can understand him wanting to get a big payday…but this whole thing is becomming about greed and ego now. I really wish Mo would tell Matt and Boras that they are ready to move on.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
+1
I still want Holliday to play for STL, but he’s being a dickface and it’s pissing me off.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Dec 30, 2009 9:08 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
he had a chance to play for a winner in colorado for a lot of bucks,
and it wasn’t enough. he hired boras to milk the last nickel from the free agent market, and so it goes
i’m not a fan and believe using that money to upgrade at 2 or more other positions would serve the team best. i’m concerned mo is trying to earn his FA spurs with this deal and, for once, i hope dewitt keeps a rein on things
I may be in a rut, but at least I know where I'm going
haha
rec’d because “dickface” made me laugh.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Dec 31, 2009 7:04 AM EST up reply actions
I think it's time for both sides to move on
The Cards need to address other issues as well as LF. If the Cards don’t sign him in the next couple weeks, let’s move on.
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Follow me on Twitter: @zoomzoomj88
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
well, then i hope mo is done
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
got lots of new music for xmas
that mos def album was one of them… gotta give that a spin tonight
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 8:48 PM EST reply actions
I was at Kohls earlier and heard a conversation that made me crack up
(Enters middle aged man with 7 or 8 year old daughter)
Girl: Daaddd
Father: (ignores)
Father browses through dress shirt
Girl: Daaaddd
Father: What!?
Girl: John
Father: Where is John?
Girl: That’s the point
(Father frantically paces around store looking around for missing son)
i was also at kohl's earlier
and my VEB name implies that i am john
coincidence? you decide
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
the father was probably counting down the seconds until he could leave kohl's
that place is hell
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
Kohl's is not what I remember it being
Had a lot of those shirts with crazy ink all over them. Braunish
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions
they didn't have shit when i was there
i’d find a nice shirt and it’s not be in my size, etc
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
i felt the same way
So I went to Goodwill. My favorite place to shop since it is like an adventure every time I go.
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
i may have gotten more truly good clothes at goodwill or other second hand shop than at new stores.
My daddy told me, lookin' back, The best friend you'll have is a railroad track So when I was 13 said, I'm rollin' my own, And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home . . . Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird, And when I wanna talk, He hangs on every word. . . And I'm lost at the bottom of the world. - Tom Waits
Seconded.
The only time I can recall, since I started earning my own money, buying a “new” tshirt is putting shirts from the campus store on deferred payment when I’d forget to do laundry for a week. Second-hand or free t-shirts from community events is the only way to go.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 4:45 AM EST up reply actions
thing is
i got a kohl’s gift card. so i just got a couple things and i plan to buy the rest from their website
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Dec 30, 2009 10:03 PM EST up reply actions
I got a usb turntable there for
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
sbnd
$60… they have really good deals
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
i've also bought more clothes i love at target than at big dept. stores.
My daddy told me, lookin' back, The best friend you'll have is a railroad track So when I was 13 said, I'm rollin' my own, And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home . . . Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird, And when I wanna talk, He hangs on every word. . . And I'm lost at the bottom of the world. - Tom Waits
I don't know if it's everywhere...
or if you’re into video games… but the Target is presently running some kind of deal where they’re selling new 360/PS3/Wii games for $40 bucks. S’how I’m gonna manage to finally get NBA 2k10 and stop borrowing it from people. COD:MW2 is also on this deal.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 4:46 AM EST up reply actions
My secret to a massive three piece suit collection
is Target. Three piece suits for $150 dollars and nobody can tell the difference from them and my $500 suits the first few years of their existence.
I get my suits tailor made from over seas
I used to suit up a lot more.
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
also, how quick does a dry cleaning bill add up? washable suits ftw!
My daddy told me, lookin' back, The best friend you'll have is a railroad track So when I was 13 said, I'm rollin' my own, And I'm leavin' Missouri and I'm never comin' home . . . Now I woke me up with a cardinal bird, And when I wanna talk, He hangs on every word. . . And I'm lost at the bottom of the world. - Tom Waits
I also get suits from
Jos A Bank. They have tons of good deals all the time
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:11 PM EST up reply actions
you said seer sucker
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
I hate Jos A Bank
I’ve tried on more than one occasion to but suits from there, but when both times it takes several months for them to get them right…well, that is a sign to me to take my business elsewhere.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
target can hook you up nice
all i really need is khakis, t-shirts, the occasional polo and button down, and that’s about it…
something i will never understand is america’s obsession with blue jeans. they’re just fargin uncomfortable.
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
they're just so.....constricting
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
but that would mean i'd have to shop at express
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
by slu on Dec 30, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
winpost
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Dec 30, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
So true.
I used to hate jeans, then I found the right fit and I love them.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Dec 30, 2009 10:15 PM EST up reply actions
the best pair of jeans I have ever found
I ordered online from a company that seemingly makes more underwear than anything else. Sometimes Amazon really does kick ass.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
don't be jealous Effy!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
No shirt or shoes?
Just kidding, spants, don’t stab me with your knife.
by cardsgirl95 on Dec 31, 2009 12:33 AM EST up reply actions
jean shirts and jean shoes
she also wears jean hate and jean undergarments
no one ever told her that it isn’t the 1980s
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Dec 31, 2009 12:36 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Disagree.
I don’t wear any other type of pants. I don’t own any other type of pants except one (1) pair of sweatpants with numerous hotwing stains abound.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 4:48 AM EST up reply actions
I do love Target.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Dec 30, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
I prefer Forever 21.
My favorite store is J Crew though, but it is too expensive.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Dec 30, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions
i feel out of place
just going through the door
same with american eagle, abercrombie, h&m
it’s bad to not be that old but feel that old..
Well Abercrombie probably about suffocates you with their perfume.
Hollister does the same thing though and I still like it.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Dec 30, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think you can wear Forever 21 if you are over 21
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
You probably shouldn't.
Not most things anyway. Some mother was in there shopping for herself the other day with her daughter and her daughter seemed to be encouraging this behavior. It was strange.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Dec 30, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
She was one of those forty year olds who think they're twenty.
Like Real Housewives of Orange County.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Dec 30, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
i must have been 24
when i bought a short skirt and my mother told me it was “inappropriate for my age” teee heee
but i am more of a low key elegant dresser than forever 21 can ever dress me for
I am a Polo, Jeans, and nice shoes kind of guy
When dressing casual
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
I own a stupid amount of Ralph Lauren polo's
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
work related always dress pants
but normally i would wear a pear pf good jeans, heels and a nice top
funny how the older i get, the less revealing my clothes get..
Territory Ahead ftw
There was Gibson in the Reds' dugout, visibly manhandling about three Reds and tossing them bodily out of the dugout and onto the field...He was the toughest athlete mentally I ever saw, and the greatest competitor. JACK BUCK
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Dec 31, 2009 12:09 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not too flashy.
You have to search but when you find good things, they’re really good and really inexpensive.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Dec 30, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Huh
I wonder why we don’t get more female fans?
it's sports
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Dec 31, 2009 12:36 AM EST up reply actions
i am sorry
But when I see a opportunity to make a joke I don’t hold back
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 31, 2009 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
The trifecta
you also probably offended away all Asian and hooker Cards fans
Yes you can. You just have to choose carefully.
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
my god, whyyyyyyy
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
rec'd b/c it made me chuckle
Best moment I've ever seen at a Cards game in person
Follow me on Twitter: @zoomzoomj88
Looking forward to Cardinals baseball in 2010!
So what is everyone doing tomorrow night?
I think I am going to a house party. Last year I didn’t even stay up to midnight. Was so sick coming back from Cancun.
Babysitting.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Dec 30, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
that is kind of weak for a girl of your age
You should be partying it up.
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
None of my friends here do that.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Dec 30, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
Really!?
Your friends don’t like to party? Not even on New Years eve
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
No.
Some of them do but not the ones I talk to most and a lot of them are out of town.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
by ClemsonGirl on Dec 30, 2009 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
New Years eve is by the most over rated holiday
Nothing even compares to it. Always a let down. I probably have not had a kick ass New Years since like 2000
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:29 PM EST up reply actions
I always have a shitty new year's
besides, sick, in bed all day, hungover (and one year missing a tooth) is no way to start off a new year.
my boyfriend of 6 years broke up with me on New Year's two years ago.
asshole.
so yeah, I’m not a huge fan of the holiday.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
now that is the very definition of assholeyness
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:39 PM EST up reply actions
i broke up with a girl on Valentines day before
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:40 PM EST up reply actions
that does not surprise me at all
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
let me guess
couldn’t come up with a present so you thought eeeh, fuck it and sent her on her way.
saved money on roses, cansy, dinner, wine, condoms.. all in all a good choice
actually... she was just crazy
And her even more super crazy friend hooked up one of my friends even though we warned him. He never wanted to see super crazy girl again and my gf wanted us to have a double date on Valentines day. It eventually got to me.
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
actually, she told me from the get go we were never going to get married
She was Muslim while I am not
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 11:09 PM EST up reply actions
Dating a non Muslim?
or just not marrying one?
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't feel like buying her any presents
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:43 PM EST up reply actions
ha
probably not appropriate to post here, but funny nonetheless
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
You can have immunity any time from me, Eff.
At least, if it’s that level of quality, anyhow.
Adoration is the state furthest from understanding.
by the red baron on Dec 31, 2009 1:25 AM EST up reply actions
I've been dumped on both NYE and Valentines Day
Hah!
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Dec 30, 2009 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
best advice my awesome cousin gave me when I told her that....
you need different friends.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
going back home and drinking vast amounts of The Sixth Glass
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
I am still thankful
if i ever run into you at a game, I owe you a couple drinks for that suggestion
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
i know the des peres one is always stocked
they also have a lot of the schlafly reserve, which i intend on trying here soon
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
that just sucks
my WIne & Spirits up here in the armpit of America has it all the damn time now. I think I am to thank for that.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
Macklind Ave Deli
in South City (on Macklind) has the most consistent stock of them from what I have found. The Schnucks in Richmond Heights normally has them, too.
what doesnt the schnucks in richmond heights have
that store is fucking gigantic
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Dec 30, 2009 11:09 PM EST up reply actions
try the two jokers...its even better
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
Disagree
Long Strange Trippel is great, too, but the sixth glass is like a sore dick. Nothing beats it.
i have only had each once....
i really need to be 21 so i can properly blow my money on craft beers
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
brew your own
That is what I did when I was under age and get a fake id
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
less than 5 months now, so i think i can wait
too many friends with MIPs/ID charges. just not worth the risk at this point.
and me and a friend were actually going to microbrew…then we realized its kinda hard/tedious.
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
theyve really amped up enforcement lately
in fact everyone i know who has gotten in trouble has been at mizzou
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
I got busted with a fake at Mizzou
Cause I got in a fight outside a bar over shotgun and all it ended up costing me was $60. No other penalty.
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
Cops literally come into the bars to ID people
Which in my haven’t-been-to-law-school-yet-opinion is a horseshit violation of 4th amendment rights and 5th amendment on top of it for those under 21 assuming they try to avoid it. I’m normally not an ACLU fanboy, but this shit is ridiculous (bad ridiculous, not Pujolsian ridiculous)
Even if ColumbiaPD is granted these “stop and identify” powers, they #1 don’t have any objective facts to support “reasonable suspicion” that an under-21 person is in a bar to begin with (4th amendment!), and #2 the statute mentions nothing of providing documented identification. Even if you grant them reasonable suspicion, providing an ID in this case would in fact “furnish a link in the chain of evidence needed to prosecute” unlike Hiibel v. 6th District Court so it seems to me an under-21 person would have 5th amendment protection.
Also trying to read between the lines on the wording of that decision, the Court said “The Nevada Supreme Court had held that the Nevada statute required only that the suspect divulge his name; presumably, he could do so without handing over any documents whatsoever. As long as the suspect tells the officer his name, he has satisfied the dictates of the Nevada stop-and-identify law”, which also seems to be the case in the Missouri law. Thus ANYONE should have the right to refuse to provide documented ID.
Note: I am not a lawyer don’t take legal advice online.
Not afraid to nitpick
uh...yeah. After Katrina
I used the excuse a couple times that I had just transferred up from Loyola for the semester, after my car containing my ID and a lot of my possessions had been wiped away. Worked great a few times, and sometimes people who overheard would even buy me drinks.
cosmic justice excuses
the relatively minor but still reprehensible indiscretions of a minor trying to get a little alcohol. At least I hope it does.
I am gonna try that tomorrow too
3 bottles Sixth Glass, One of the two jokers.
No, I am not drinking them all myself.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
I might try some of that too
I mean…I have to force my way through a lot of champagne as well
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
what takes place during the winter beerlympics?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:27 PM EST up reply actions
We've got official flip cup, beer pong, and baseball events
with quarters, drinko, gauntlet, and various card games as exhibitions.
Plus a potluck!
Go for the GOLD Effy!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Dec 30, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
going to see The Jesus Lizard at the Metro
it’s going to be insane awesomeness
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
i get to decide between two parties,
both hosted by people my friends are more friends with than i am. always just a tinge bit awkward…oh well, drink the awkwardness away
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
see I almost prefer
Parties where I don’t know anybody. Like I get to reinvent myself.
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:30 PM EST up reply actions
I used to tell people I was a Helicopter pilot
I even made a fake license up with my picture on it
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
It was only used on Vacation
Not in Saint Louis
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
see, you could have used the time
you were telling ppl you were what you’re not
to drink more beers
can’t talk and drink at the same time
yeah
those ones are better for nye imo
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 10:31 PM EST up reply actions
its that in between knowing and not knowing stage that is killer
and that’s where most of these people fall….
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
got roped into going to one of those all inclusive bar nights
where you pay $100 to hang out with a bunch of schmucks and you have to push and shove through 100 people to get one drink. I’m trying to weasel out of it, but I might need a pinch weasel for this one. Anyone?
I did that 2 years back
I got so drunk no one in my party I went with remembers midnight. I ended up taking ecstasy for the first and last time when I was that drunk for some reason
by FlimtotheFlam on Dec 30, 2009 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
i despise new year's eve
Of course, hope means being cut down on some street corner, as you run like mad, by a random bullet.
by prophetjohn on Dec 30, 2009 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
most overrated holiday
I do too (although this year I’m going to a concert so I like it more this year)
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 31, 2009 12:52 AM EST up reply actions
then you're doing it wrong.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
that's how I roll
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 31, 2009 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Me too.
But, my best friend is having a party. There will be kids there, so it will be low-key. Usually I stay home.
Now with extra feisty!
Oh, the kids will be upstairs, playing.
I’m just saying that their presence usually keeps things tame.
Now with extra feisty!
Driving out to Spokane to watch
Gonzaga and Oklahoma, then drinking somewhere in Spokane.
* is an Asshat
I'm at a low-key party at my gf's paretnts' house
I’m possibly doing the cooking. Will be some venison stew variant, I think. And now I’ve just remembered that I forgot to pick any rosemary from my herb garden this morning. Sonnufabitch….
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Dec 31, 2009 7:15 AM EST up reply actions
hey, did anyone see Crazy Heart with Jeff Bridges this year?
I gotta check that out
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 10:27 PM EST reply actions
Jeff Bridges as a gin-soaked country music singer?
It’s like they wrote it just for me. I’m going to see it as soon as it comes to Nashville.
by peach concrete on Dec 30, 2009 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
I am going to be watching it asap
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
sounds like he get an oscar nomination for it
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
my (relatively) obscure top 5 albums of 2009
Cheer Accident – ‘Fear Draws Misfortune’ (prog)
Dysrhythmia – ‘Psychic Maps’ (instrumental metal)
Polvo – ‘In Prism’ (indie)
Download – ‘Helicopter’ (electronic)
Tipsy – ‘Buzzz’
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 11:35 PM EST reply actions
whoops
forgot the triple album: Oneida – Rated O (especially disc 2)
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 31, 2009 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
has baaron always favored (favoured?) the british spelling?
because, imo, we should all embrace our rebellious yankee spirit when spelling.
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
the redcoats are coming! the redcoats are coming!
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 30, 2009 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
fuck fuc fuck the Good Reporter is on the horn
"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
don't make us bring out the unicorns, Goold
"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 Dec 30, 2009 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
BALLS OF STEEL, MO. BALLS. OF. STEEL.
Sources with knowledge of the negotiations said progress is “strong” and a resolution could come as early as next week.
Holliday’s representatives and Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak confirmed ongoing talks.
“I’m still hopeful,” Mozeliak wrote in a text message. "But there is still work to be done.
"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 Dec 30, 2009 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
..
The longer deal’s total worth, however, would surpass the largest contract ever finalized by the Cardinals — the $100-million extension signed by Albert Pujols in 2004.
that’s just wrong..
i think we’ll all have to start putting money aside for Albert’s signing. higher MO state taxes anyone?
i am scared about keeping Wainwright, personally.
"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 Dec 31, 2009 12:01 AM EST up reply actions
I really don't
that’s math
my jurisdiction ends there
i think Cot’s is where they all go
"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 Dec 31, 2009 12:22 AM EST up reply actions
Waino's contract
officially ends in 2011, but team has two option years thru 2013, for $9 mil and $12 mil, respectively. Carpenter’s also ends in 2011, with club option for 2012 at $15 mil.
There was Gibson in the Reds' dugout, visibly manhandling about three Reds and tossing them bodily out of the dugout and onto the field...He was the toughest athlete mentally I ever saw, and the greatest competitor. JACK BUCK
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Dec 31, 2009 12:30 AM EST up reply actions
With a Holliday signing...
The Cards would have the best player in baseball, 2 of (at least) the best 5 NL pitchers and a top 10 NL hitter, locked up for the next 3 seasons.
"I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.
next week?
Sources with knowledge of the negotiations said progress is “strong” and a resolution could come as early as next week.
i need sleep
i am unhappy
strauss will be back by then
"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 Dec 30, 2009 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
by next week, it'll be old enough to take on any other midnight calls.
"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 Dec 30, 2009 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
These seem to happen every year now but....
Kid goes crazy after getting a Xbox360
I wonder how a psychologist would explain this behavior/I wonder if an anthropologist could find comparable psychotic hysteria in children before the dawn of video games. Could you imagine an infant George Washington getting this worked up over a new backgammon set?
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
and by infant i mean toddler
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
I can imagine him being whipped for half an hour then sent off to do some menial labor.
it’s different when your kids are basically free labor.
or if you wanna be monk about it, labour.
"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 Dec 31, 2009 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
and for a much more subdued, sweeter version of the same thing
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
"OHHHHH!!!!!!! IT TASTES. SO. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!"
-BOOOOOOOOG
This is behavior...
you have to take a strong stance against immediately as a parent. I would calmly assault my child with a steel chair and explain to him that kids who act like that become hated individuals in this world. Especially by their parents.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 4:59 AM EST up reply actions
you'd get more clicks if you put it like this: Brendan Ryan's Robert De Niro impression
"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
Or if you put it like this:
Ryan Franklin Drunkenly Requests a Porno DeNiro Impression From Equally Drunk Brendan Ryan
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
that sounds like an excellent fanshot
but stl522 found it first. is ’e gonna come back, I wonder.
"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
give him a couple days, then one of us can fanshot it and credit him
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
THAT WAS AWESOME
Drunk Girl in the background on Franklin’s arm is hilarious:
“IT WAAaaaSsSszzzz A COM- Pluhhhh-mMenNnt!!!11”
"She gone! Airplane time! Airplane Time!! AIRPLANE TIME." Boog
"I think those scorers must be from Mars or Venus. Or maybe they're just from that book." --Mike Shannon, 7/09/2009
i don't get it
i’m young (in college) and listen to a lot of music, and yet i have hardly ever heard of most of the bands/albums brought up on this site.
capital letters suck.
As cliched as it is
Read some music blogs/websites to get yourself started. Get acquainted with some labels and then check their new releases. Pick some bands you like and go to their shows. Listen to the other acts at the show. Find a summer music festival near you and get a group of friends to go with you. Thats basically all there is to it.
Pssh...
s’like 1994.
But seriously, I play music for a living… and nobody goes to shows anymore. No one… especially the youths.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 5:01 AM EST up reply actions
What would you suggest, then?
And you are probably right that no one goes to shows for unknown bands. Get a mention in Pitchfork and then you’ll soon be packing houses.
Supposing...
you can actually get Pitchfork to say something positive about your band. I don’t know who you have to give the unmarked bills to at that place, but I think I’d rather stay unknown and “shitty” than gain their nod of approval.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 5:34 AM EST up reply actions
I should qualify...
This is not to say that I hate the music they cover… I simply don’t have much respect for their tastes/decisions. They do get show decent respect to artists I respect, I don’t want to appear bitter towards them. The Mountain Goats, The Handsome Family, The Avett Brothers… they are kind enough towards this groups. The majority of what I listen to would never receive a word, let alone a kind one, on Pitchfork… and thus I hold grudges.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 5:42 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not against Pitchfork
I mean, I read it. I agree that they do seem to have a set of “Pitchfork bands” that they coddle to the exclusion of others but its not as if they’re the first publication to do that. You know exactly what you get when you read Pitchfork.
You are certainly correct, there.
I’ve never heard/read anyone from Pitchfork claiming they’re the most balanced source out there, I’m sure they know better.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 6:48 AM EST up reply actions
So I shouldn't trust everything Pitchfork says?
(Insert Your Own Joke)
by AWolfAtTheDoor on Dec 31, 2009 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know how...
you would get that from my reading. But I’ll leave you with this… the only thing I’ve ever agreed on with Pitchfork is their rating of Neutral Milk Hotel’s In The Aeroplane Over the Sea. And they rated one of the best records of the year (The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You) with something like a 5 out of 10.
I don’t like Pitchfork Media.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
pitchfork's tastes are always questionable
but the good part is the wide variety of types of music they cover. still, I hate that site
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 31, 2009 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Still perhaps my favourite Onion article ever
Adoration is the state furthest from understanding.
by the red baron on Dec 31, 2009 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
I hate concerts.
Even people I like. There are like two people I would see live: Sara Bareilles and Owl City.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
The live performance...
is the most rewarding part, for me. That is… if the band has put the time and effort into their live sound which is not so common these days. For instance, The Avett Brothers. On record, they are brilliant. Live? They are even more brilliant and energetic and captivating and perfect and awesome and neato and boss and hip and radical. I love them in both ways, if you know what I’m saying.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 11:05 PM EST up reply actions
Also...
you should watch Paul Simon – Graceland: The African Concert to assist you in discovering the importance of the live show. That concert is the most important concert of my lifetime as far as I see and I was barely a few months old when it took place. If I could go back in time to any concert that has ever occurred… it would be that concert.
by mynameistyler on Dec 31, 2009 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
I hate the crowds.
It’s too loud. You get gross stuff all over you. It’s just no fun. I just want to listen to the music and not all of the people yelling about beer and pot. I usually like live stuff by people who are good at it but it’s not worth it to me to go and be uncomfortable and not be able to focus on the performance.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
perhaps you are going to the wrong concerts...
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
by Felonius_Monk on Jan 2, 2010 8:55 AM EST up reply actions
I don't go to any concerts.
I have been to Tom Petty and some other little bands. They are al the same.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
the only band i like to see in concert is DMB
i’ve been to about 6 shows & i loved every one of them
Every morning I wake up & smoke a dart. Then I eat five strips of bacon, & for lunch I eat a bacon sandwich. And for a midday snack? Bacon! A whole damn plate! And I usually drink my dinner. And I'm still here! Sometimes I wonder if God forgot about me.
My Favourite moments of the year
I’ll second Smoltzy’s dominance against the AAA Padres.
I absolutely LOVED Pujol’s GS against the Cubs (I guess it would’ve had to be around July?) that nearly left Busch – whilst I watched (and enjoyed) the “I”-in-Big-Mac-Land game, there was just something about the inevitability and undiluted joy of that GS shot that has stayed with me all year.
He hit it good, he hit it good.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
Favourite movie of the year, the excellent Hurt Locker, which seems to have got no love around here.
Favourite album is probably Ian Siegal’s “Broadside”, but I didn’t really listen to or pick up a lot of music this year.
RELEASE THE CENTIQUID!!!!
inglorious bastards was the worst movie i saw this year
it was easily Q’s worst film. it was long, boring & nothing it was advertised to be. the whole f’ing thing had subtitles in it! come the f on! if i want to watch a movie in french i’ll go to an indy flick. i don’t go to what’s supposed to be a big blow them up thrill ride only to be bored to death by fucking subtitles.
it was also highly insulting to the Jewish people & their faith. having the Jewish characters become suicide bombers is one of the most insulting things you can do as a film writer & director. i’m shocked so many people liked it & have so many good things to say about it. it’s like we didn’t watch the same movie.
Every morning I wake up & smoke a dart. Then I eat five strips of bacon, & for lunch I eat a bacon sandwich. And for a midday snack? Bacon! A whole damn plate! And I usually drink my dinner. And I'm still here! Sometimes I wonder if God forgot about me.
Are you kidding?
1) Having Jews be the ones to stop the war is insulting to Jewish people?
2) It’s a remake.
3) It’s a classic Tarantino flick about revenge and several interwoven stories.
4) Why are Americans so against subtitles? Should he have made a film more like Valkyrie in which everyone spoke English in a different accent?
Now with extra feisty!
having them as suicide bombers is very insulting
they easily could have done the movie without them being that, but they didn’t. that’s a big time slap in their face. i know it’s a remake & i know he spent years writing this, and that shocked me because how bad the plot was & how uninteresting it turned out to be. the entire movie bored me to death. it was way too long, way to short on action. which is what is was advertised as. and there was no real revenge, the main bad guy got away scot free with only a small scare on him as punishment. to make matters worse, he was rewarded for his actions! that is a totally unsatisfying & completely pathetic way to wrap up a movie.
my biggest gripe with subtitles is it’s a major distraction to have to read the screen & try & follow along. you end up missing stuff. well except this time you don’t miss anything because nothing ever happens. it was just one long snooze fest & a complete waste of time.
the only thing i liked about this movie was pitt. if Q had built the movie around his character instead of the useless germans & french it would have been so much better.
Every morning I wake up & smoke a dart. Then I eat five strips of bacon, & for lunch I eat a bacon sandwich. And for a midday snack? Bacon! A whole damn plate! And I usually drink my dinner. And I'm still here! Sometimes I wonder if God forgot about me.
check out district 9 instead
I cannot repeal the words of the golden eel
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 2, 2010 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
There was revenge. Shoshanna wipes out all the SS big guns, including Hitler.
Pitt’s character was wearing a bomb on his leg, too, and there is debate about whether he’s Jewish.
Why is it pathetic to not neatly dole out justice? That’s called reality. Bad guys get half-punished. Good guys do bad things. Etc.
The movie was full of suspense. Landa meeting the dairy farmer and that whole scene is a fantastic piece of writing and acting. Shoshanna about jumps out of her seat when she sees Landa and has to eat a pastry with him. Imagine eating a pastry with the man who killed your entire family in front of your face, not to mention countless other Jews. The downstairs bar scene is SO thick with suspense. I mean, what f*cking movie were you watching?!
It was a quintessential Tarantino flick. I’m not sure why you were expecting otherwise.
Now with extra feisty!
Don't forget Landa ordering her
a glass of milk with the pastry. I thought…what a prick, and he knows.
* is an Asshat
one person's brilliance is another's boredom
i’m sorry, i just didn’t think it was that interesting. i found it very, very lacking all around
Every morning I wake up & smoke a dart. Then I eat five strips of bacon, & for lunch I eat a bacon sandwich. And for a midday snack? Bacon! A whole damn plate! And I usually drink my dinner. And I'm still here! Sometimes I wonder if God forgot about me.
yeah i do, which added to my disappointment in this one
i really liked reservoir dogs & desperado, i loved pulp fiction & i even liked the grindhouse/death proof movies. i’ve only seen bits of kill bill & liked what i saw. before this, jackie brown was the only thing i’ve seen he’s been attached to that i didn’t like.
Every morning I wake up & smoke a dart. Then I eat five strips of bacon, & for lunch I eat a bacon sandwich. And for a midday snack? Bacon! A whole damn plate! And I usually drink my dinner. And I'm still here! Sometimes I wonder if God forgot about me.
so am i
Every morning I wake up & smoke a dart. Then I eat five strips of bacon, & for lunch I eat a bacon sandwich. And for a midday snack? Bacon! A whole damn plate! And I usually drink my dinner. And I'm still here! Sometimes I wonder if God forgot about me.
I love subtitles.
But I also loved how when the Euro characters switched to English, they had to say why they were speaking English. Made me COL every time.
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