More Cuts: A Reality Pilot
by DanUpBaby on Mar 16, 2010 6:00 AM EDT
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MATT HOLLIDAY's contract has put a burden on the payroll that must be paid in novel ways. TONY LA RUSSA has begun purchasing sunglasses in bulk; COLBY RASMUS was paid his meal money in worthless Confederate dollars for most of the second half of 2009, as a hilarious (and penurious!) prank. With the hesitant cooperation of the VERSUS NETWORK the Cardinals have begun filming a documentary of the year's Spring Training proceedings. The footage is presented here uncut.
MOZELIAK: Alright, thanks, everyone, for being here. First of all, I'd like to just say that all of you did a really great job out there. Shane—four for 11, that's a great average, right? And Francisco, you definitely pitched out there, I'll say that. Lots of pitches, too, so everybody saw it.
But of course that's not the reason I've gathered all of you here. It's the middle of March—we're coming up fast on the regular season. And I have to reassign six of you to minor league camp. It's going to be really tough on me, and I'm sure we'll see all of you guys soon enough, but for now some of you are—
LA RUSSA: —fired.
MOZELIAK: —reassigned.
LA RUSSA: Did you see The Apprentice was back on? Bill Goldberg is in it. Every time he does something I hope he uses the Jackhammer on somebody, but he never does.
MOZELIAK: Look, Tony, I'm going to use reassigned. These guys might be future Cardinals.
LA RUSSA: Basically, when Donald Trump fires Bill Goldberg, and he does the hand thing, I hope Goldberg does the Jackhammer on him.
MOZELIAK: I'm going to get back to the reassigning.
ROBINSON: Good. Francisco's so nervous he threw up. I don't know how he managed, but, like, on me.
MOZELIAK: Well, I'm sorry to hear that. The first reassignment goes to... Francisco Samuel. This is awkward.
ROBINSON: Oh, not again—it's all over the place, now. As you might imagine.
[DAVE DUNCAN writes something in his notebook.]
MOZELIAK: I'm sorry, Francisco, but no matter how close you get to St. Louis you'll never find a regular spot in a bullpen when you walk a batter an inning. You'll always be a threat to break camp as a Cardinal when you throw that hard, but it's a bad move to start one by inadvertently hitting the clubhouse.
LA RUSSA: What he means is, you're fired.
MOZELIAK: What I mean is that he'll probably be stuck in the minor leagues until he gets his K:BB ratio above two. Which shouldn't be an issue when he strikes out ten guys per nine.
FRANCISCO: I'll be back, I promise, God as my witness.
MOZELIAK: I'm sure, Frankie, I'm sure. The door is—no, over there—to your right—just, just keep looking, you'll find it eventually. Other right.
DUNCAN: Next on the list is Floyd Norrick.
MOZELIAK: Floyd Norrick? Do we know any Floyd Norricks?
LA RUSSA: He's not in this room, and he's definitely not on The Apprentice.
NORRICK: It's—It's Tyler Norrick. Floyd is my first name, and it still appears on certain baseball websites—usually the ones relating to my draft status.
LA RUSSA: Tyler Norrick isn't ringing any bells, either.
MOZELIAK: No.
NORRICK: Mr. Mozeliak, you drafted me. Mr. La Russa, you've put me into games. Mr. Duncan, I've brought you coffee and donuts every day for the last month.
DUNCAN: I'm sorry. It's embarrassing—for all of us, you know.
NORRICK: That's it. I'm following Francisco right out that door.
MOZELIAK: We'll get you both an usher. The next on my list is... Daryl Jones. I'm sure you'll be back soon, Daryl—just keep up the good work. The 2008 good work, I mean. The guys in front of you are all fourth outfielders, but you? You've got the chance to be something more.
JONES: Sir—uh. What about Matt Holliday?
MOZELIAK: You'll... well, you'll only be 30 by the time his contract runs out.
LA RUSSA: Hey, when Matt Holliday was 30 he got a $120 million contract!
JONES: I'm gonna go lift some weights.
MOZELIAK: Then we have... I'm sorry to say it's Bryan Anderson.
DUNCAN: Oh, God, Matt Pagnozzi? So soon?
LA RUSSA: Moz, you know I love you, but cutting Matt Pagnozzi? I'm going to have to put my foot down. Matt, you're not fired.
MOZELIAK: No, no. Bryan Anderson. He's the one who hits for a decent average with a few walks and a few doubles.
ANDERSON: If it helps, I'll be anybody.
LA RUSSA: Look, I don't care how many times you try to do it, Moz, Matt Pagnozzi stays in this camp. I like what you're doing, though, this'll be a ratings bonanza.
MOZELIAK: Next—next on the list is Mark Hamilton. Mark, we really like your bat, and I, personally, was excited to see that .900 OPS after all those years in the wilderness. But right now there isn't really a spot for it in the lineup. We've got a guy on first base.
LA RUSSA: And at third catcher!
HAMILTON: I could—I could play left field.
JONES: Nah, man.
MOZELIAK: It's—there's plenty of room for you in Memphis, I mean, so there's that.
ROBINSON: Guys?
MOZELIAK: Yeah?
ROBINSON: You—you guys should have put more than six guys in the room when you did this.
LA RUSSA: Yeah, I suppose so.
ROBINSON: I feel like I'm probably next. I know, I know. I don't hit enough to be a Major League outfielder, Jon Jay is ahead of me on the depth chart, etc. etc. I'm working on second base and I'm covered in Francisco Samuel's nervousness, so—I'm gonna just catch you guys later.
MOZELIAK: Well.
LA RUSSA: Personally, I think that went pretty well.
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he can't hit a baseball until the bases are loaded
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 16, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm trapped behind a firewall so I can't check the website
but LBoros is going to be on Y98 FM in St. Louis this morning. They didn’t give an exact time but he’ll be lightly pimping the Cardinals Annual to the general populace.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Summary - (summary of summary is it's good, buy it)
120 Pages – pre season baseball guide format (all cardinals, duh)
-full page on every player on roster
-minor league
-which manager LaRussa vs Whitey
-great photography
-any newsstand, book store, online, maplestreetpress.com
-article on payroll, talks about pujols & holliday
-watch out for garcia, might be #5
-david freese fav to 3B
-mcqwire analysis (who he learned from, his approach, etc)
-bitching about the cubs not being here til August.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
by rocKStark5 on Mar 16, 2010 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is that the summary of the interview?
While working as a painter many years ago, I quipped “Y98… Good question.” It got laughs with the crew and the radio station changed.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
One nitpick:
There isn’t a full page on every player. Starting position players and starting pitchers have full pages. Everyone else has a quarter-page, but it’s all in color and all have Dan Moore’s writing. There aren’t profiles for Brad Penny or Felipe Lopez, obviously.
STAB STAB STAB
today is great!
spring break, no work, lots of final fantasy and cracks about samuel hitting the clubhouse with a pitch
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
by prophetjohn on Mar 16, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
ugh.
I miss spring break. I just finally got to a place where I can go off the storyline (23 hours in!) and am at the office.
by Oedipa Maas on Mar 16, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Growing up...
…is knowing for absolute certain that today is going to suck, but not killing yourself, and going ahead and dealing with the day’s crap anyway. And you do all this because you know that there are theoretical days out there, just out of sight, that have an off chance of not sucking quite so hard.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
by mojowo11 on Mar 16, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
thanks
for the motivational speech. I’ll have to post this above my alarm clock to psych me up each morning.
No problem
It was supposed to be funny, but then it turned out mostly depressing, but then I decided that was kinda funny too.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I say
just channel Chris Carpenter.
even if it’s just for a little bit.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I picture most pitchers...
saying this to themselves when they get in a jam…and laugh a little.
If you see a guy open the car door for his girlfriend, either the car is new or the girlfriend is.
Beautiful, just beautiful.
Can I use that as my sig?
Take that, Winter!
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Mar 16, 2010 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Have at it
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
i respectfully disagree with you
growing up is realizing that none of your dreams will come true, unless they are your nightmares, and accepting the fact that each new day will be just as bad as yesterday.
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Jeez, Debbie Downer, cheer up
I created the first #BrendanRyan hashtag on Twitter
"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
yeah, that's actually kind of chipper for him
good to see him happy
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yesterday was a good day
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
by gdm426 on Mar 18, 2010 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
never out of character
deserves a genuine rec
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Enjoyed it.
There are a few other players I just can’t see making it out of ST just because their playing time has been so limited. Nick Stavinoha hopefully becomes one of these soon.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
Yes, pleeze
Stav was better last year than the year before. But still, no Stav for me, thank you. We’ve got much better choices now and more athletic ones,
born Dodger blue, now dyed Cardinals red
More athletic than Stav?
That is a completely subjective argument as I see it, and I would appreciate it if you would not make outlandish absolute claims without some kind of objective evidenct to support them…
/sarcasm
If you see a guy open the car door for his girlfriend, either the car is new or the girlfriend is.
He's pretty svelte for a chair
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
Stav will be trade bait
with his .400 BA..
Someone mentioned an Utley-for-Stav trade, straight up. Should we call Olney?
I want the Walrus back...
according to your profile page
you owe me five dollars. i spent time in guatemala, so i know where it is.
mostly in panajachel, on lake atitlan, but also in antigua and guat city (zona viva) as well as visiting tikal. oh, also puerto barrios, from which i departed for placencia, belize. and if livingston (?), that island, is guatemala (caribbean flavor), then there too.
are you presently in guatemala?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
oops
lest i forget the market in chichicastenango.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
OK, now you're just making up words
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
just laying it all out there, gdm
i want that money.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
trade away stav and lugo lol
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 16, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, Morgan Ensberg seems like a cool guy.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
Hell yeah.
Love that blog so far. Planning on following along with his book club, if I can scratch together the time.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
I miss Chris Perez.
Kerry Wood got scratched from his appearance yesterday and there is reason to believe something more than spring soreness is wrong.
Am I still allowed to drool and hyperventilate when he is striking out 10 batters per nine and becomes the guy in Cleveland?
I'm not a player, I just mouth-breathe a lot
only because the AL sucks
duh
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
no, literally, they suck
literally
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
C.) all of the above
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Erroneous, erroneous on both accounts!
1. No one sucks like yo mama
2. Ballpark estimate is that the average AL team is better than the average NL team by ~50 runs
I'm not a player, I just mouth-breathe a lot
50 runs - combined DH's runs = < 0
so NL wins
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Na, my estimates account for the DH.
The idea being that if the teams spend the same amount of money on the roster, the NL should have better players at other positions to make up for slotting a bench guy at the DH spot.
Ill let JinAZ take it away (if he reads this, sorry for the blatant plagiarism):
As best we can tell, the problem is mostly money. AL teams have more money, and thus they keep their good talent and acquire more net talent than the NL via free agency.
The DH rule is not the issue. Two reasons:
1. Part of the evidence for the league disparities are interleague records. From 1997-2004, the AL and NL were evenly matched. 2005-2009, the AL has dominated. Nothing changed about the DH rule over that time. Vivaelpujols posted this link below, but here it is again:
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/7/19/936780/graph-of-the-day-interleague2. AL teams have to pay an extra position player. Therefore, their dollars have to be spread around more players than in the NL. In the NL, that extra money could be spent to improve the talent at other positions. So yes, while the AL teams will have an advantage in the games played under AL rules (they have that extra hitter), NL teams should have an advantage in games played under NL rules because they can channel that extra money towards better players. Equal numbers of games are played under AL & NL rules.
The problem is that the NL teams just don’t spend as much as AL teams. As a result, they don’t invest more in their roster with the money they save from not having a DH.
-jI write at:
Beyond the Boxscore
Red Reporter
Basement-Dwellers.com
Twitter: @jinazredsby JinAZ on Oct 13, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a player, I just mouth-breathe a lot
BTW, if anyone is interested, follow that link for how the ~50 runs is figured
I'm not a player, I just mouth-breathe a lot
I was more
making the opposite claim of what everyone says and running with the literally vs figuratively meme, but the NL still RULES! Pujols > AL
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I did some "back of the envelope" math a few years ago
and decided that, at the time and with the payroll numbers I had access to, the two leagues spent about the same amount, in total. Which of course meant that the AL teams spent more on average.
Very flawed methodology of course. But I am not surprised to see explanations for the AL’s superiority beyond the DH.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
if perez ends up being their closer I will probably start rooting for them
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 16, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
summary: THROW MOAR SINKERS
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
fewer bagels
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Power pitcher --> Junkballer --> Sinkerballer
He’s having one interesting career.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
--> winner of fantasy football
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Cardinals jobs
sorry if someone posted this already, but here are new job listings in the Cardinals camp
Finance & Administrative Department Staff Accountant – St. Louis Cardinals, LLC (St. Louis, MO)
good luck if someone is applying
can you maim joe strauss?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
you have a bright future with the cardinals
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
citizenship is on the line
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I would be all over the staff accountant job
if I didn’t have a baby
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I'd be all over it, too
if I was an accountant
Take that, Winter!
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Mar 16, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I was all excited...
cause it was for the SGF Cardinals, (I work in Springfield). Unfortunately the position is at Busch…that would be a hell of a commute!
If you see a guy open the car door for his girlfriend, either the car is new or the girlfriend is.
I'd apply for that
but I have an art degree instead of an accounting degree (even though I work in accounting now)
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 16, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
If you ever started to fell jaded
You could start absurd internal trade discussions just to make Buster Olney look bad.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I'll mull that.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
This is Mike Greenberg, with breaking news from an inside source...
Cardinals internally discussing trade of Ryan Howard and salary considerations for balls. Not sure whose or what sort of balls the source is referring to. We’ll keep you posted.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
The word on the street
is that the Cardinals are going to trade Skip Schumaker for Chase Utley. Literally the homeless guy playing the saxophone just told me.
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
haha
the homeless guy reads VEB?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Everyone's got an iPhone these days
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
great post
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
now for some shameless self promotion
as my recent fanshot has described, my song suggestion for a local radio show has made the final 16 and is being voted on until 5:55 PM CST today, March 16. if you have a free minute, go here and vote for “Final Countdown”
thanks
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
thanks for the vote
I’ve stuffed the ballot a bit. I know the host, and I’m pretty sure he doesn’t really want my song to win, so I’m very paranoid about collusion against me.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I am going to be honest
When I looked at the contest and saw “Ladies & Gentlemen” … by Saliva. I knew no matter what I wasn’t going to vote for that. So I was really hoping it “Final Countdown” which is awesome. It was in some episode of Chuck and now I want to remember which one.
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
great news
you better make sure to vote again. I think they cut you off after a few, but I don’t know how many. I just noticed that the percentages stopped changing after each vote eventually.
hopefully your love for Chuck will cause you to vote in the next round(s) as well.
did I mention my dad and brother are named Chuck…
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
i just did some voting
probably enough volume of votes now that it’d take more than one to change the percentages – like BA’s by season’s end
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
thanks
I can only hope that’s the case.
I’m hoping my VEB cronies will put me over the edge for this contest, since the normal voting pool is pretty shallow (physically and mentally)
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
well, if my assumption about the volume
is correct, it’d take something crazy to overcome your 66-34 lead.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
just donated some of my
underpaid work time to some more voting
68% now
i love ladies and gentlemen but gotta lend a fellow VEB-ler a hand. and besides, your song is a favorite from my youth so it’s all good
thank you again
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
LOL
Saliva would be so much better of course I miss the beginning of Aric’s show everyday so it doesn’t much matter to me. I’ll keep my ears open for you on the radio though. We need to stop all the Cub love Aric and the JTL have going on during the summer.
I don't know if they have a choice
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
ELITE 8 HERE WE COME
“Final Countdown” has won it’s first matchup and has advanced to the Elite 8.
thank you VEB, we couldn’t have done it without you.
info on the next matchup when I get it.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I would like to make an Illini joke but Mizzou has shot 22.5% from 3 the past 5 games...
Not afraid to nitpick
I've come to accept the NIT
they SHOULD play more games that way. People are screaming for Weber’s head, but I won’t start blaming him until next year, because with the starting 5 back, plus 3 top 100 recruits, plus Bertrand should equal winning a game or two in the Tourney.
football is another story. I’m excited for the changes, but not too optimistic about them
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I'm happier that they're in the NIT then if they made the NCAA as a 13 seed.
They MIGHT have won a game in the NCAA, maybe two if they got super, ridiculously lucky. Now they have a real chance to win three games, find out what it’s like to win in a tournament environment, and hopefully everyone (players and coaches) take an honest learning experience away from it.
I’m a huge Bruce Weber fan, despite the terrible version of motion offense he runs (not a whole lot of motion, to be honest with you. Nobody cuts!) and think he’s a terrific guy and coach. But, yeah, Bruce needs to win at least 25 games next year.
I have no problem with Weber
I have a problem with the people at Illinois who think we are a top tier athletic program… we’re not and we should act like it. The occasional deep run in the tourney is good for me. I don’t want to go back to the revolving door at coach we had several years back.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
When did they stop putting red tags in lockers?
I suppose making a reality TV show out of Spring Training is the next logical step in this process…
"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
Rick Vaughn couldn't be reached for comment
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
The Ghost of Christy Matthewson
This is pretty sweet, even if it appears to be the scary Ghost of Christy Matthewson…
http://www.3-dbaseball.net/2010/03/christy-mathewson-painting.html
"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
Very cool.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I like it
but it’s a bad move to start one by inadvertently hitting the clubhouse.
ANDERSON: If it helps, I’ll be anybody.
Well played.
So who will make it back? My guesses are DJ Tools, Anderson (as a backup in the next few seasons), and Robinson (as an OF fill-in b/c he did that already and damnit he’s GRITTTY!). I’d love to see Samuel get it under control one of these days, but the guy is a real-life Nuke LaLoosh. Maybe the Cardinals need to dig up a career minor league catcher to show the guy the ropes. It could work.
VivaElBirdos: Celebrating glorious mustaches since 2009
by redbirdnation8206 on Mar 16, 2010 10:39 AM EDT reply actions
I was thinking he just needed glasses
/2nd Rick Vaughn joke of the day.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Everybody knows Goldberg will spear Trump
before he gives him the Jackhammer…
Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
Okay, where the hell has Bracken been?
I remember him mentioning Boxee. Someone needs to explain this thing to me fast (please) because it looks like they might be offering one year of MLB.tv for $20. Can I use boxee only on my computer, or do I need to hook it up to a tv? Do I just download the software, or do I need any external hardware? Is it a subscription service?
yes
you can watch it on your pc only.
the software is free.
the hardware is is in case you’d rather not mess with connecting a pc to the tv.
uh...HFS people
this deal appears to be legit. Just follow the $20 link above and you get MLB.tv premium for $20 FOR THE YEAR. There is a chance its just a price mistake, so make sure you uncheck the automatic renewal button when you order. Even if it is, its the regular price for a month anyway and you might be able to get your money back (I took a screenshot, clearly says $19.95 YEARLY)
I downloaded it first (software is free), but I don't think so
i guess its just a prmotion through boxee. All you have to do is follow the link, and now I’m logged into MLB.tv and it looks like its working fine right through firefox
hmm..maybe
I didn’t encounter that problem because I already had an MLB account from last year, even though it was definitely not active (as in billing me) when I made this . Effectively a $20 renewal for the entire year.
aaaand looks like they might have caught on.
The purchase link is no longer showing up. Might have been a price mistake, hopefully they honor the deal for people who got in.
I doubt it
I know there have been many Black Friday mistakes (Bestbuy TVs for like 20 bucks jump to mind) that are very fixable.
Not afraid to nitpick
oh, i realize that
I pretty much guarantee people who got it still only get a month. It’s Bud Selig and MLB, after all. Actually, contractually speaking, you could mount a pretty good case against them under these circumstances unless the fine print has some explicit provision (better than the Best Buy case – here, the services have been purchased, are already available, and thus the transaction is entirely complete), but its basically moot because it’s not worth the time and money that would be expended.
I'd disagree that the transaction is entirely complete
You haven’t viewed a year’s worth of MLB.tv.
Best case would be they give you this month for free….more realistically I say they go “whoops we made a pricing error, sorry if you want a year it’s 100 bucks but we’re canceling you for now….do something about it.”
Not afraid to nitpick
Nope
You can sign up.
Sent this along to some friends who use Boxee, they all bought it.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
Bummer
Either it was limited-time or a pricing error. Let’s hope MLB honors it if it was the latter.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
definitely a pricing an error
they just changed it back to the correct price of $120. Eh…the way I see it, the worst case scenario is I cancel and get a refund (or just keep it for the regular monthly rate), best case scenario I just got a year’s subscription for $20.
lineups
1. Skip Schumaker, 2B
2. Allen Craig, DH
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Ryan Ludwick, RF
5. Colby Rasmus, CF
6. Yadier Molina, C
7. Nick Stavinoha, LF
8. Joe Mather, 3B
9. Tyler Greene, SS
RHP Kyle Lohse, LHP Jaime Garcia, LHP Trever Miller, LHP Dennys Reyes, RHP Ryan Franklin and RHP Blake Hawksworth, RHP Casey Mulligan.
NATINALS:
1. Roger Bernadina, RF
2. Ian Desmond, SS
3. Adam Kennedy, 2B
4. Josh Willingham, LF
5. Chris Duncan, 1B
6. Ivan Rodriguez, C
7. Josh Whitesell, DH
8. Justin Maxwell, CF
9. Eric Bruntlett, 3B
LHP John Lannan.
hmmm
…“and one who, according to a Cardinals official, has done all he needs to in the minors.” … "It’s Stavinoha that elicited that comment from a Cardinals’ front office member. During the Winter Warm-up, the official said Stavinoha has hit and done everything he has to do to get out of Triple-A.
The official went on to say if he can do with the Cardinals, perfect, but if he can’t then it may be time for the club to find him a place where he can be in the majors."
so stav for utley it is!
I'd like Utley at 2nd much more
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Hate to say it
but KC is probably the best place for him. They’re OF is weak and all left-handed.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
may return on Thursday
Cards have an off day tomorrow
Stav is gonna go all Gehrig-ey on Holliday's Wally Pipp-in ass
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Great post
I have no idea why, but I kept comparing TLR to George W. Bush when I was reading this…
I want the Walrus back...
ah, my favorite
loved tony’s fascination with goldberg
great stuff
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Of course TLR would be fascinated with Goldberg
The guys just wins. He’s a winner.
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
WHO'S NEXT!
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Great post!
These are my favorite!
"...football games always make me thankful for two things:
1. Teams that pass the ball downfield.
2. Baseball games. "
--DanUpBaby
holy ** I forgot to check twitter
Larry Walker is there!
PCL champs are getting their rings!
Boog is taking his turns in BP!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
"a noticeably trimmer Larry Walker"
LARRY F. WALKER!
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm sorry, I don't usually do this
but Strauss does have most of the live tweets for this morning.
The ceremony for Memphis is happening right now.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
"Oquendo, j'accuse!"
dgoold La Russa accused Oquendo this morning of lobbying for shortstop B-Ryan to get a few innings of defense in for today’s game. #stlcards
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Love the subject line.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
your daily cj beatty
cjbeatty44 I had to be 50ft away from jefffrancoeur andGary Matthews Jr. sitting onthe rightfieldwalls.Thoseguys are huge.Walmart to buy someSTILTS lol about 5 hours ago via web
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
to continue OT... Krispy Kreme is doing donuts for door-to-door charities
like band candy.
so they must still be around.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
wait, they what?
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
i'd love that service
they can wake me up and i won’t even be mad in the face of donuts. seriously, who wouldn’t buy donuts if they were at your door in the morning? to borrow a line: they deliver pizzas, don’t they
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Krispy Kreme has a fund raising service.
My wife used them for a school fund raiser once. They bought waaaaay too many, though. We had piles of doughnuts left over.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Mar 16, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't want a fundraising box
i want regular service, daily. they can get kids to do it, like a paper route.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Lou Brock brings the lineup for the Cards
baseball!
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
punchline: samuel was aiming at anderson, both times.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
by tom s. on Mar 16, 2010 1:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
badumching
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Why would he aim at Pagnozzi?
Pagnozzi is such a good guy.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
Shannon on a Nat prospect
“came up for a cup of coffee… no cream or sugar”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
CB Bucknor already has the crowd riled up
“that was a Don Denkinger picture right there”
quote endquote safe at first.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
6-4-3
99.99!
Rooney “Schu looked like Red Schoendienst turning it at second base”
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
3B throws it away, man on base
shark music playing for you know who
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
shortstop boots DP ball
el oh el.
Luddy up with two on.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Craig is safe
Colby’s got Albert and Luddy on first and second.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Willingham hits it over Colby's head
ground rule double
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Impossible.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
you think that's impossible
Chris Duncan just worked a walk.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Duncan has always drawn walks.
That’s one of the reasons I used to defend him on this very board, despite his defensive shortcomings. Remember back when he hit for power and got on base?
"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
Chris Duncan gets applause
the crowd has been, in general, pretty lively.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I love Shannon saying the infield is looking for the triple play.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
SSS
Ludwick now leads Cards in RBIs
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I'm not reading all that
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
shannon now wants an unassisted triple play
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Sweet Soused Shannon?
Take that, Winter!
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Mar 16, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
mmmmmm schlafly
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
by vexedtechie on Mar 16, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the crowd is ready to riot now
Pudge beats Yadi’s call… so safe at home, safe at second.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
(I like catchers psyching out catchers, don't mind me.)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
"Neals has a strike zone about the size of himself"
they discuss his tinyness.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
run tags, though Colby does catch it
yes…. the Nationals are leading.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Bud Light Bud Light
Lohse finally K’s somebody. hit to Albert, out of the inning.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
smoltz is gonna be a baseball analyst for tbs
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/03/smoltz-lands-tbs-job.html
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Until he gets a 2010 deal.
I don’t believe that door has been closed yet.
by Michael_68_1999 on Mar 16, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Just saw that on Rotoworld
I know it doesn’t formally rule out his return to playing, it seems like an odd career move for someone who hasn’t essentially decided they’re done. Off the top of my head I can’t think of anyone who went from playing to broadcasting back to playing.
by BTown Birds fan on Mar 16, 2010 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
there's actually been a few guys.
it’s just that we try not to watch those shows.
I think it’s ideal — how else is he going to watch all that tape on hitters?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
actually, I think Smoltz already did that.
I could be wrong.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
when he's done pitching
he’s planning to play the senior golf tour, so it sounds like he’s just biding his time for now (not finished pitching)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Doesn't make sense for TBS either.
They that desperate for an analyst? If the guy is going to leave in a few months, why hire him. Overqualified people are generally bad hires.
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)
"What do you call them, leh-vers or lee-vers? ... What do you call it, Missori or Missourah?"
Rooney to both: Take your pick.
Shannon: Black or white?
heh heh heh.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
wow, I can't spell.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Stav makes it past the benny hill infield
Joe Mather is up.
Rooney: These guys are in great shape, aren’t they, Mike?
Shannon: Unbelievable.
(coincidence?)
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Mather HBP
the crowd gasps.
they don’t riot quite yet.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Shannon still talking about the old guys (not lifting weights)
“They didn’t lift anything but their babies.”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
they're talking about seat cushions... and cracker jacks and chili
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
and a cold Bud
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Colby FIRES to third base and apparently nearly lops off Tyler Greene
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
c'mon, Yadi... you can beat Pudge....
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
^it was a one-hopper, btw.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
what's even more amazing,
is that apperently Joe Mauer is our 3B today! At least, that’s what Rooney said.
no, I heard Mather
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
sounded like mauer to me
i did a heh heh heh out loud
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Hmm...
A while back when MO was on the ITD Morning After (I think it was the week they were in Jupiter) he referred to Mather as Mauer as well.
Maybe just maybe people in the organization are foreshadowing things to come?.. Ok maybe not.
i'd prefer they call him werth
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm telling ya
it’s inconsistent footwork – sometimes he doesn’t have a solid plant foot.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
SELL IT, COLBY.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
no wonder Jimmy thought he had a chance to come back
are there any outfield defense coaches?
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
is it petini?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Boog would've had that
where is Greene Tea’s alleged defense?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it's weird to hear Rooney and Song 2 in the background.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Willingham robs Albert
Ludwick up.
I’m not repeating the score, yo.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Willingham robs Luddy
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
the twitter 'cast
JoeStrauss @MatthewHLeach Pretty deep cut on that ball that bounced over the CF wall. #Smoked half a minute ago via web in reply to MatthewHLeach
MatthewHLeach Kyle Lohse getting nicked to death by paper cuts today. 7 minutes ago via web
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
No unicorn?
What a surprise. Strauss tearing down another writer and a Cardinal player all at once. I bet he was very excited to tweet that reply.
"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
Stavi is hitting for high average this spring
but where is his power. For a guy as rotund as he is, he sure doesn’t generate much pop.
and apparently his BA is higher than his OBP
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
His major skill
is hangtime.
</luigi>
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
by liam on Mar 16, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec for SMB ref
And also for getting the tag to appear
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions
damn
another ball smoked…c’mon Bam Bam
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Trever Miller is throwing in the bullpen
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Mather has a nice throw to first.
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
HEY YOU GUYS
Colby just called off Stavinoha!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
successfully!
I’m pumped.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
did stav hear? or was he already not moving?
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
by tom s. on Mar 16, 2010 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know, but it's a good sign, yeah?
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
tony and albert are curmudgeons?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
those yahoo links are a bear
and it’s “surly”
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"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
hey thanks
didn’t realize it was f’ed up (didn’t get what yadi2 was saying)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
haha
Harre
Your right it won’t, but if it does…I will give you Felipe Lopez for Chase Utley…There is your apples to oranges…
13. Posted by Harre Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:33 pm EDT Report Abuse
Jeff,
I’d give you my wife before I gave you Chase Utley! How about Bruntlett, you can have him.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
take my wife...please.
i thought bruntlett was already out of philly?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
old Dunc is making the slow walk....
Lohse stays on
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Holy shit holy shit holy shit
I just got offered an internship with the Mariners this summer. Unpaid, but who cares?!
Zduriencik I’m coming for you!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
congrats
you live out there?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Nah. Born and raised in Rolla, go to school in LA
But decided to apply to a bunch of random teams on a whim. Boston, St. Louis, Seattle… Figured I’m young, it’ll be fun to move around
Just gotta convince my parents to cover rent for 3 months
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
If you can't convince your parents
Make up an internet site and start begging for money. There’s got to be baseball fans out there who would help out an aspiring young executive with a few bucks here and there. Hey, if people make a web site like “Help Me Get Out of Credit Card Debt” and actually get money, why couldn’t you?
Maybe you’d even get on Deadspin or something.
by Michael_68_1999 on Mar 16, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd donate $1
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
A philanthropist if I've ever known one :P
Naw, I’m not going to ask for charity. I’ll find a part-time job and just scrape by if I need to. But this job is too great of an opportunity to pass up
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
I will take the lowest offer and match it!
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I offer zero dollars!
Now you’re a jerk, you jerk.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
i'm sure VEB could put some dollars in a paypal account
for the opportunity to start a “where’s mysterui?” meme.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
If you had the opportunity to go to the alma mater of Mark McGwire, Randy Johnson, and MORGAN ENSBERG
For half-off, you wouldn’t take that? And with gorgeous women?! (Not that that matters; I’m engaged). In sunny LA?!
The football team is pretty well known too, apparently
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
No, I'd pick (and did):
Cold, snowy/rainy, and desolate with sweatsuit-clad women
I'm not a player, I just mouth-breathe a lot
that way it's like opening a present at christmas
you don’t know what you’re getting until you unwrap it.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
by STLRegalia on Mar 16, 2010 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hahaha
Our pre-meme meme was that every one of us only hooked up with hot chicks, because you pretty much had to take our word for it
I'm not a player, I just mouth-breathe a lot
Oh, and we have
Brad Lidge, Nicholas Sparks, and Phil Donohue as notable alumni. What’s not to love?
I'm not a player, I just mouth-breathe a lot
Yeah, you are welcome.
Aaron Heilman, too. And Craig Counsell.
I'm not a player, I just mouth-breathe a lot
Just shot an e-mail your way tangentially about ND football
Hope you enjoy it
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Shit I picked Rolla
I probably could have gone to USC, maybe not on a half ride but still I ended up choosing podunk Rollamo. Damn fun time though :)
"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."
My parents actually forbid me from going to Rolla
I always wanted to go to Rolla when I was in High School. Until I visited the school. The previous weekend I visited SLU and it was amazing. They just didn’t have what I wanted to major in. When I went to Rolla it was a sausage factory. I didn’t see one good looking girl or even an average one.
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I was a 3rd generation Rolla Grad
and I wanted to be an engineer or a comp sci and while it is 4-1 men to women with most of the women not being worth your time I did end up lucky and met my wife there so it isn’t hopeless
"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 actually was more impressed by Mizzou's engineer program
I really wanted to go to Purdue but in the end got much better scholarships for an instate school.
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions
MU has been getting better it seems
Rolla is very theoretical and that may be a problem for alot of people. Mizzou and alot of other larger schools have more hands on engineering except for Rolla’s School of Mines and Metallurgy (sp?) which has the experimental mine, the nuclear reactor and several hands on things that very few schools have. But when it comes to Mechanical/Civil, etc. they focus more on theory than I think they should. Don’t get me wrong they do have their share of hands on projects but most of my Comp E degree was classroom with little lab time and even that wasn’t a real life problem it was all book based labs. I would have liked to actually design a computer or work with a company on their projects, etc.
"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 started off at Mizzou as a Computer Engineer before I switched my majors
I wanted to learn some decent program langues and more relevant stuff. But all we did was learn stuff like C. Which is an outdated programming language and should not be the first language taught. Something like PHP should be.
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions
C++ was my first
and C++ is the basis for Java, I then had to go back and learn C. PHP to me is a scripting language not a programming language. Also as a computer engineer you code more in C and BASIC than anything else since you are working at chip level most of the time. But I feel a good Comp E should be able to do a Comp Sci’s job and should be able to code in C++, Java, PHP, etc. But even though I don’t knwo PHP I know programming and I can pick up any langauge without much hassle since I know the basics. Knowing how to program is better than knowing one language in and out.
"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 learned Ada first
I’m learning a little PHP now just to experiment around with WordPress. I would never recommend it as a first programming language.
Learning Ada first definitely helped down the road, although I haven’t written anything in it in a long time.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
I like PHP because it is easy to learn and understand
It helps you learn the basics of actual programming. My first language I think was Python.
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
It doesn't.
About 75% of what I write now is python.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
I love PHP
Once you learn it, it’s easy and powerful
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
My first programming class was Fortran....
taught by the guy who came up with it. It sucked. The text book was no good, because that taught “tweeks” to his original language, which was no good for him. Highest grade anyone in that class got was a C.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I majored in English
But took some Programming/CompSci in high school.
My first language was COBOL. Realistically, there was pretty much zero justification for teacher us such a totally useless language.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
i forgot about learning BASIC in high school class
But I never used it again and literally knew more than my teacher
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I took two years of "Computer Programming"
With a guy who was about 60 and clearly out of touch with any recent developments in programming. We just did a tour of older languages — COBOL, Visual Basic, and at least 3 more that I don’t remember. It was a dumb class, in retrospect. We learned pretty much zero theory.
Then I took 1.5 years of Comp Sci, which was all C++, I think. A much better class for actually learning things, but unfortunately I came to hate the teacher and thus got turned off to the whole field by the end of my senior year. Fast forward to today, my two best friends work at Google and Facebook and make 2-3 times as much money as me. Oops.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
i agree Hugo
a CompE should have a solid grasp of the simple language – starting w/ assembly language, and then BASIC and or C. Then you can move on to the object-oriented stuff.
Well
I agree that they need the grasp of the simple stuff but I started with C++ and then went back to C and assembly (said basic before but meant assembly) but I think the way Rolla handles it your C++ classes are programming theory, how to program, how to comment, how to document, etc. The object oriented part are in the advanced C++ classes whcih I took when I took my Comp E classes doing assembly.
"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."
It's so cute
seeing you guys in your tallest midget discussion on engineering schools.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Not sure whose nose you're trying to tweak
But I don’t think you’re trying to be nice.
Guys like Bradley are exactly why we can't have a pumpkin patch anymore.
I'm just causing problems
I get to fall back on graduating from the best civil program in the country… some good that’s done me thus far in life.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
How fitting you post this, on this particualar day
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Rolla will always have a bad taste in my mouth
My friends calling me on March 18th to tell me that got left behind in Rolla. They needed me to drive down and pick them up. Me insanely hung over with my hair dyed green and passed out in a Leprechaun outfit.
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
At least they did away with Alice
some of the stories I have heard about Alice would make your skin crawl, now all you have to do to be knighted is kiss a silly blarney stone
"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 day before St Pats day?
"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."
Hmm... thought today was St. Patties
Spring Break will do that to you
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
I figured you thought that ;)
March 17th is St Patties
"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."
Pretty well known I agree
Not for the right reasons…….but yeah…well known
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)
Sounds like some big time sanctions are going to be handed down soon
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Not for our football team, yeah?
Just with our basketball. Which to be frank, nobody at USC cares about. The Galen Center is perpetually half full
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
"Rumors" from "sources" seem to disagree
http://sportales.com/football/source-leaks-usc-placed-on-major-probation/
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
i'd think both
i mean, both coaches split. that’s usually a telltale sign. i know floyd left a year ago, but sometimes it takes a little time.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I'm sure reddit would pitch in
For some reason people are willing to give other people money on that site. If you framed it as “chasing your dream,” it would be doubly likely to work.
However, if you create a reddit account for this express purpose, I doubt you have a shot. But if you already have one…
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
That's making an awful lot of assumptions, eh?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
rooney says tomorrow st. pats
shannon: “oh yeah!”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
so yesterday was on gotay?
rooney implies he f’ed up a grounder before the walk-off
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
the strike zone is effed.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
JAIME GARCIA
getting ready in the bullpen
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Craig breaks through
Albert is up
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Pudge goes up to comfort his pitcher.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
balk is called during time-out debacle.
crowd restless.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Pudge goes up to comfort his pitcher. exercise his 57-year-old knees.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
craig!!
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think that Mather at 3B and Craig on bench
With Freese to AAA is a scenario that is becoming more likely everyday. If that is the case then Gotay has a chance to make the roster as well.
"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.
if mather at 3b
they’d almost have to keep another of’er over gotay, no? oh god…who’s in left today?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think with both Mather and Lopez's ability to play the OF, they'd be fine with just Craig on the bench
I’m not big on Gotay, but I’d take him over T Greene these days. The guy just looks like he can’t step up when he’s got the opportunity.
Don't forget Schu's ability to play OF as well
I think they would be covered. I actually think Gotay makes sense as further 2B/3B depth to allow the maneuvering. I think that T. Greene may have played himself back to Memphis this spring. His one major league skill is supposed to be his glove but he has been a butcher this spring.
"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.
Schu might be seriously rusty in the outfield.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
not a fan
of shifting Schu twixt and tween the OF and 2nd. That kind of thing could create a penchant for error, esp. at 2nd.
exactly.
especially since Schu rather single-mindedly trains for a certain set of skills. I think he’s been locked into second for too long.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
and he just made a good play
rooney says he’s come light-years. let’s leave schu at 2b.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i think you guys are overreacting
Schu played how many years in the OF? I think it would have been more of an issue last year.
"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 watched it be an issue last year.
he was incredibly rusty.
not to mention, we have a lot of information on his mindset and preparation. imo he is not a guy who can shift around, a la La Russa.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
^utility man, I mean.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I disagree
I saw him have one bad game last year in the OF. Furthermore, last year he was really trying to learn his new position. Obviously you and I have a different opinion on this….c’est la vie.
"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 think Skip is a below average defender in the OF now
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't disagree
But playing a few innings or games here and there to accomodate double switches or maybe to load the lineup with lefties is not going to cause the team to lose many runs. Skip has always been a below average CF but he could still play in RF and LF IMHO.
"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.
But with all these other versatile players,
is there really a need for Skip in the OF? I say no.
STAB STAB STAB
He could play a Belliard 2nd maybe ;0
"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."
Skip could use some cornrows
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You may be right
We may not need him. I’m just not ready to shut the door completely. Not sure I understand the desire of those here to do so.
"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.
People are operating under the assumption that Skip
will play better if he just sticks to second. He did seem to have a somewhat more difficult time in the OF last season. Further, the Cardinals have made comments indicating that Skip will only be used at second base.
STAB STAB STAB
I haven't seen any comments
About Skip only playing 2B. I understand the assumptions I just don’t agree with them.
"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 honestly don't know
has skip logged any outfield innings so far this spring? that’s usually the best indication of tony’s thinking.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I'm pretty sure TLR said recently that Skip would only play at 2B this year
Dear Joe Mather,
Please make the team.
Sincerely,
Everyone
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
clap clap clap clap....
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Rooney slams the song!
I like Rooney.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
JAIME GARCIA finally beats Pudge!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
"...no, not four hundred seasons"
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
shannon's likely been reading gabriel garcia marquez
and then jaime is pitching…and shannon is drinking…the mind gets jumbled.
ryan f. ludwick
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
sit down, pudge
and the next guy too…what the hell does shannon call garcia – sounds like “lightning” but this feed…shannon sounds underwater half the time.
k’s the side!!
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
don't worry
you can’t understand him on crystal clear stations either.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
"k's the side!!"
Fascist!
"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
"Curve, see you later, and he strikes out the side, and Garcia is very impressive. Very impressive."
- Shannon
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Better learn to pronounce his name correctly, Shannon
You’ll have the chance to do so many times again in the future.
by Michael_68_1999 on Mar 16, 2010 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm waiting for Shannon
to break out with the “Gar-Man.”
"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
by bgh on Mar 16, 2010 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ludwick lines to outfield
Ryan F. Ludwick!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
"What are we doing in Toronto?"
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
So, I'm actually working @ work today and haven't been able to follow.......
but FFS, it’s the Natinals…..we can’t be their first practice win…..GET WITH IT CARDS!!!!!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
still have a lot of questionmarks for this team...
The bullpen is a huge questionmark, Boog and Lugo’s health is questionable, the 5th starter spot is still unclear, Freese hasn’t stepped up at 3B yet IMO… Good thing is, we appear to have the depth needed to fill most of the holes (Bullpen is a big worry to me, and I’m not sure the minors can adequately fix it)
I hear
there’s an analyst at TBS who might be able to help with your parenthetical concern.
by Michael_68_1999 on Mar 16, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
you know, I bet the whole TBS thing
is just a ploy from Smoltz and his agent, trying to force the Cards to make their offer…
JAIME GARCIA inning two
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
four batters... four strike outs....
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Schu makes a nice fielding play
damn Skippy.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Dunc isn't going to like that one bit.
“After a nicely pitched 7th inning, Garcia crawls back to the dugout, awaiting his whipping from Daddy Dunc”
"Right! down the middle, strike three called!"
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Yadi. you're killing me.
bobbled, no throw to second.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
we need runs here
nats 0-11.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Joe Mather to the rescue...
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Mather gets to third base.
I’m sure you all wanted to hear that.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
They're playing a split-squad game with Florida, and they're up 7-3 in the 8th there.
If that game ends first at least we won’t give them their first win… :)
by BTown Birds fan on Mar 16, 2010 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
what did they just say about Brendan Ryan?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i think it was he'd be ready well before opening day
haha. pudge must’ve f’ed up – shannon says we’re spoiled with yadi. mather to second. oh, and then he has to say the cards really like pags lite.
mather to 3rd on greene flyout.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
no, it was "we saw Brendan before this game"
and then it was a big Shannonism blur.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
could be playing in grapefruit league games within a few days!
I think the PD was claiming that Oquendo has been petitioning for Ryan to get some playing time as a defensive sub.
again with the matt pagnozzi?
also, freese RBI 2b. runs scores.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
Somewhere, Bryan Anderson is crying
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
"looks like his shoelaces were tied together"
Freese!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
what happens if, and I think it may
Freese, Mather, and Craig all play well enough to make the team IF the other two weren’t there? in other words, who do the cardinals pick? it obviously can’t be all three. Mather probably has the biggest upside because he can play OF and he has good MLB numbers.
But I’d hate to see Craig lose his chance. he’s mashing the ball. And I’m worried because they’ve basically said Freese is defacto 3B. I wonder how bad he has to play to not get the spot.
thoughts? maybe one of them is trade bait?
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
i've always thought all three head north
with freeze at 3b and craig and mather on the bench with lugo and lopex and larue. if freeze loses the starting job after the season starts, he’ll be gone because he only plays third, and so jay or gotay or…stav would have a shot to be called up.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I honestly could see all 3 making it
Both Mather and Craig on the bench along with LaRue, Lopez, and Lugo. Freese can man 3B , (at least against lefties he can). I just don’t see La Russa sending either of Craig or Mather back to AAA if they are swinging hot bats.
I think the better question is, what if Garcia continues to pitch well? Will the organization give him the 5th spot in the rotation? I know they are worried about his health, but if he continues to pitch well and looks strong and healthy, it’s going to be tough to send him down.
i dont know
i guess i just thought it would seem unlikely for TLR to load his bench with three rookies who basically all play the same position. but i guess craig and mather can do OF and 3B.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
i think freeze either starts (at least in a platoon with lopex)
or is sent out. tony won’t keep him as a bench guy.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
But Mather and Craig represent
The best bats in the entire minor league system. A bench of Lopez, Lugo, Craig, and Mather represents the strongest bench we have had in years.
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Lopez practically shouldn't even be considered a bench player
He should start against every left handed pitcher at 2B and get plenty of time over Freese at third against RHP.
Not afraid to nitpick
and really, who else is competing with them
Stavinoha, who plays the same position as Pujols and Holliday but hits like a MIF.
Gotay? I sure hope not.
Mather=Utility, Freese 3B, Craig is a PH mostly.
craig and pujols
c’mon, meat.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
craig robbed
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
pujols robbed
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
craig - more bad luck
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
of'er made sliding catch on craig's ball
it was a bloop, but he’s owed a few after all the shots he’s been hitting at people. he’s definitely not going back to AAA, though.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
infield is switching around.
and I gotta go.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i know descalso is in at second
hawk in the pen
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
They are simply awful
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Proposal
Make Garcia 5th starter and sign Smoltz.
If/when Garcia wears down after a few months, insert Smoltz, and send Garcia to AAA to get some rest. Mid-late August, bring up Garcia again, and send Smoltz to the back end of the pen to help out a probably struggling Franklin.
Then watch Garcia make a Reyes-like start in the WS…
Unless
they pull a Franklin, that’ll end in a few minutes.
by Michael_68_1999 on Mar 16, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions
winning a doubleheader today
up 12-3 or so in 9th against marlins, i believe.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
shannon guffawing about The Trade
“wishful thinking, heh heh heh”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
GAH!! I have a horrible hippy song from the 70's in my head and it won;t go away!!!
:=8O
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
You know what pain is?
Pain is being in a duplex next door to a southern woman loudly warbling along with “Delta Dawn” on karaoke, and probably drunkenly warbling to boot.
That was more than 10 years ago, yet the memory still makes me shudder.
by Michael_68_1999 on Mar 16, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks
I was wondering what to have for dinner
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
i'll have mine rare
and do you have any good red wines, moocow? i mean, it’s not like you’ll be needing them.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Actually...
…I’ve been enjoying a nice, hearty Spanish Rioja lately – good with all meats, although with beef it does cause immediate testicular cancer. But good with chicken!
;=8)
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
new york strip, medium well
please.
and can I get a bottle of Lea & Perrings?
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I think it's "Lee & Perrins" actually
Don’t worry, I’ve seen worcester misspellings than that, for shire.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Mar 16, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Heh heh heh. Thanks!
I am still kind of ashamed for pimping that other comment of mine. A nasty habit to get into.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
People have forgotten how to rec.
It’s a shame.
STAB STAB STAB
by spants on Mar 16, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I rec frequently!
I find myself rec’ing an unhealthy amount of DanUp’s witty one-liners, especially.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
It's hard not to.
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 Mar 16, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Flagging seems harsh
Sometimes I wish there were a way to down-vote without tattling to the mods. I’d do that a lot of some of the tired internet meme regurgitation on here (bacon, cat pictures, etc.).
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
If you have a general problem with the site, just email a mod.
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by spants on Mar 16, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe it is some sort of backlash?
People got tired of all the rec fests? Granted, I haven’t been actively commenting very much lately so I’m out of the loop.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I rarely rec main posts cause whats the point
I do rec fanposts because it helps bring good posts to the top. Pretty much everything I rec for comments are witty one liners
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
So I've Milked 'em For All Their Worth?
;=8)
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
by The MooCow on Mar 16, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
there ya go
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
But I'm Out Standing in my Field...
;=8)
Big McLargehuge!
:=8O
by The MooCow on Mar 16, 2010 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
meow what kind of pun could a cat have?
i need to paws and think about this.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
by IHeartBoog on Mar 16, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
(Subject Line)
Couldn’t resist
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Mar 16, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
exactly what I thought of
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
What's the difference between two frequent memes?
A cat has claws at the end of its paws, and a comma has a pause at the end of its clause.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Mar 17, 2010 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
fixed
sorry
I only rec Cat puns punts
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
by STLRegalia on Mar 16, 2010 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i hope, in honor of st. patrick's, there's a lot of green tomorrow
at the least, whoever put up that link recently to a thread that was all green (or anyone else) should post it again. that was hilarious, but i forget when that self-lovefest was.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
it's the internet; everyday is a self-lovefest.
just not usually on VEB.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
Way to go......
now someone turned the damn sprouts green.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
thanks d-dee
just read the whole thing again. too bad it’s not all on video.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
we were both right
I knew that, but the g just came out
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
how did that song get into your mind to begin with?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
sounds like a CIA psych op to me
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i think its a "faded" rose from days gone by
and did i hear you say he was a-meetin you here today? to take you to his mansion in the skyyyy
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
How had I never heard of this "Fakebook" thing?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
It's pretty hard to find anyone using it
It’s only got 400 million active users. I’m pretty sure VEB has at least 401 million.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I need to delete my facebook account
So I can come back in secret and not be friends with all these people I don’t care about
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
The best was when
Burger King had a program if you defriended 10 people you got a free whopper.
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
one time my roommate asked me to defriend his ex
so she wouldn’t know he was going to vegas with me. but then they got back together like 2 days later and she talked all this shit to him about how immature i was for defriending her, and he never told her the truth.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
I rarely de-friend
But I do hide people so I don’t have to read their stuff. Especially if they’re the type to constantly post about causes and whatever.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
What I hate is getting requests for things like farmville and Mafia Wars.
So annoying.
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But I still like the people who send me the requests.
Just not the requests.
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You can block the apps so you don't get the requests.
And when people post their stats, you can hide just the app.
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she means you can hide those requests
you can make it so you dont get any farmville, mafia wars, etc. on your newsfeed
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
there's a way to block them I think
but I’m too lazy to look into it
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
See but I block them and then I get another one for a new application.
It’s never ending.
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I will sometimes publish my Bejeweled Blitz score, but only if it's totally awesome
Like, in the 300-400,000 range
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
whenever I one-up a friend's score
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
You can block applications
And I have no bones about de-friending people. I’ve prematurely de-friended and then ended up re-friending.
Nothing is worse than people bitching about school or normal stuff that everyone deals with.
Not afraid to nitpick
But like I said above Facebook keeps making new annoying applications to get invited to.
I blocked farmville and then there’s this farmtown thing. And so much more. I can’t keep up.
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But I'm saying it doesn't stop the requests for stupid apps.
I’ll still get them just for new ones. I usually don’t get multiple requests for the same ones but I’ll get a bunch for the same types of things just with a different name.
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Like MafiaFarmWars
When Gangsters go to the farm
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
That I might do.
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So what?
At least blocking some of them stops some further requests. But hey, if it’s all or nothing for you then that’s cool.
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I have blocked farmville and mafia wars.
But I still get a bunch of stupid ones. Just no repeats.
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tell me about your problems with premature defriendation.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
wait, so there's this special application where i can get what are essentially mass forward emails
and other obnoxious information from people to whom i am related and/or know only partially? but they will be more frequent and involve more icons and personal information? where can i sign up?
seriously, there are many things wrong about traditional society and all, but there’s a reason we have spent thousands of years and have many well-developed traditions about information one does and does not share and what one says to whom. if we all shared our most intimate and our most banal thoughts constantly, with everybody, and without any filter we’d all want to kill each other.
that is why i am not on facebook.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
One tour around Twitter and Facebook
And you’ll realize that those well-established norms of what we share, how we share it, and who we share it with are breaking down RAPIDLY with the rise of social networking.
I’m glad that I seem to be just old enough to have missed being a part of the group that’s okay with publicly sharing every mundane or personal detail of their life online — but I’m glad only because I’m set in my ways. I don’t think there’s necessarily a right or wrong perspective on this issue.
It will be interesting to see whether that generation (who are in their teens now) becomes more private as they age or if there’s going to continue to be a major paradigm shift in how people interact with technology.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
i think a sizable portion
will realize the errs of their ways and drastically cut down on their activity. i used to be of the mentality that i should update my status once a day. now i do it, maybe once every other week, if i have something clever or baseball related to say. mine used to include personal stuff, but generally vague, and now i hate people like that.
don’t know what brought it on – i’ll assume maturity so i can boost my ego a little
but i hope most people go through this – otherwise they might find themselves friendless or unemployed…
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
it sucks that old people have discovered it
because now I have to think about what my older relatives or coworkers will think about the witty/inappropriate things I think of and want to share
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
yeah when i wrote FUCK after the nlds last year, my grandma told me to watch my mouth
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
thats what i did
got a nice guilt trip out of it too
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
But they can be funny.
See: myparentsjoinedfacebook.com
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Not to ruin your fun or anything
But a lot of the Lamebook/MPJF convos you see out there these days aren’t real. There are a whole bunch of sites created with the express purpose of being able to create accurate-looking fake conversations. Check out Flim’s comment to see what I mean.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I'm sure some are fake.
But they’re still funny. And some are real and not exactly unbelievable.
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Yeah
They’re still funny, they’re just (partly…mostly?) fiction, which is fine. The same is true of a lot of those “true-story” type sites — PostSecret, FML, OneSentence, etc. They’re all still good sites, even if a lot of their content probably isn’t 100% true to life.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
And myparentsjoinedfacebook doesn't appear to be popular enough yet.
There is a certain level of popularity that has to come before fake things start getting posted. Look at TFLN and MLIA. Early on they were pretty believable but they started gaining popularity and have quickly become pretty mostly fake.
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Yeah
OneSentence and PostSecret still feel the most genuine to me, at this point — OS because it hasn’t reached that popularity point yet (and probably never will), and PS because it requires actual work to mail something in with no guarantee of it ever making the site.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
The TFLN story ones are fake and over the top
But they have some pretty good one liners on a daily basis.
We’ve reached that awkward stage of the relationship where he’s in love with me when he’s drunk, but sober him is still afraid of commitment.
Not afraid to nitpick
I still really enjoy the real TFLN's.
Especially when I can see people I know sending those and then realizing hey that’s so and so’s area code. Hmmmmm…
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I like to give out awards
with the friends name-y for actions that are right up their alley.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
My university (Wash U) has a school-specific TFLN page on Facebook
I like that because a) it seems less likely to be totally fake and b) sometimes people are able to figure out who the area codes represent, heh.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
We have one too.
It is pretty funny to see blow their cover and say why would you post this? I don’t want people to know I said that! Nicely done genius.
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My mom is on Facebook now
And she gets an insane amount of joy out of my wall posts, for some reason. I would just block her from seeing that stuff (because it’s kinda weird), but it would totally crush her for some reason. So for now I just keep it clean on the old FB.
In any case, now I’ve converted mostly to Google Buzz (which is awesome, by the way), so I’ve more or less escaped the parental observation for now…at least until my mother discovers Gmail somehow.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
Speaking of Google
Anyone else use Google Voice? I freaking love it. I don’t know how I could go back to not having my voicemails transcripted.
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
The best voicemail is no voicemail
My voicemail message says to not leave me a voicemail, I will call you back because of the wonder of Caller ID.
Not afraid to nitpick
Exactly
Plus, I have an iPhone, so my built-in voicemail system is pretty damn solid.
Seriously, though, I’ve had this phone for…6 months or so. I’d guess I’ve gotten 10-15 voicemails total in that time, and none since mid-February.
The best system, in my mind, is that if I don’t pick up and you need to tell me something, shoot me a text. Or, if I just get a missed call, I’ll call back.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
Never heard of it until now
But I can already tell by your comment that it’s a really awesome idea
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Plus, it allows me to send out text messages from my computer
So you can have a text message conversation without using your phone and makes sending mass texts easy
by FlimtotheFlam on Mar 16, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
One of my best friends from high school is an annoying poster
I swear a solid 75% of his posts are cheesy I-hate-you-why-do-I-love-you song lyrics not-so-ambiguously aimed at his ex-girlfriend. I’m like, dude, nobody cares about your angst. I’m trying to decide whether to actually tell him to cut it out with the emo bull or to just block his posts.
It’s amazing how annoying some people are on Facebook.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I block that shit.
Even when I’m close to the person. Nothing like Facebook whining to ruin a perfectly good friendship.
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well if anyone wants to be as cool as JD
and be my Facebook friend click me
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
explain
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
That should've said "photos" not "skills."
Talking to someone while typing is always a disaster for me.
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She's facebook stalking.
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so, what clemsongirl said
/kidding, i’m pretty sure
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
No that's facebook stalking.
Mild facebook stalking but still. Many people do it. It’s not a crime or anything.
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i like pictures
if that makes me a stalker
so be it
was just giving his wife a compliment
before i start stalking her tee hee
I mean I did it too.
Like I said there’s nothing wrong with it. But there is also a name for it: Facebook Stalking.
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thank you. I'm not offended
If people didn’t want their pictures looked at, they wouldn’t post them.
but let’s get down to what really matters: how adorable is my son?
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Um.
Adorable.
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sorry
I had to play loving parent for a minute.
behind health, having an ugly baby was one of my biggest fears. I go to the mall or grocery store and thank God every time I see an ugly baby.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
AH!
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I hear ya
I try not to take for granted how ridiculously cute my daughter is. She’s like, objectively better looking than lots of other kids, and it’s not just favoritism on my part.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
maybe she could do that for a living
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Be really, really ridiculously good-looking?
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by ClemsonGirl on Mar 17, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know why
but I laughed out loud at “grotesqueries from YouTube.” I’m absolutely totally stealing that and listing that among my many activities on my Facebook profile.
by Michael_68_1999 on Mar 17, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha
Man, I got over that nonsense back with AOL Instant Messenger.
Um, I mean, I never posted angsty song lyrics about an ex-girlfriend, not me, nope. Honest!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Everyone's allowed to be an angsty teenager
But this guy is 23 years old. Time to grow up and stop Vaguebooking.
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I hate those.
I hate them more when it’s my residents because as an RA what am I supposed to do if i read a status that says, “Why am I even here?” when I know that person has struggled with depression issues in the past?
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I hate that
a buddy of mine’s wife does that just about every few hours…and then misspells something and enters it again.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
can you vaguebook him back?
like, “mojowo11 can’t deal with the way some people involve him in their love lives……………”
I assure you
He would not get it. He’d probably respond like, “Yeah, man, I hate that too!”
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de-friending isn't enough for me
I really wanna hunt some of those people down and kill them…maybe.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
borrow tony's fungo bat
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Dan: awesome post as usual
I’m very excited about this team. The bench could be really good, which hasn’t happened in a while.
It’s funny how Stav manages to hit around .400 but OPS less than .800. I know, SSS, but still.
Any actual substantive word on Matt Holliday yet? I’m getting a little nervous.
Um, I learned some Java in high school once. Had to make a parcheesi game as our final exam, with actual visuals for the dice. Got a B, I think!
Who the hell is Bryan Anderson, anyway? Is that a nom de plume for the illustrious future all-star Matthew Pagnozzi or something?
I think that covers most of it.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
yeah, you know, i'm suprised no one is really discussing holliday
a guy who’s never missed significant time to injury, who we’re paying $15m this year, hasn’t played in a ST game yet.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
Probably true
Luckily I’m not at “panic” yet. I am definitely keeping a closer eye on it now than I was.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
well, yeah, i didn't mean panic
just…discussion. of any kind. i mean we just haven’t said anything. i’m mostly just concerned that he won’t be completely read to start the season – you know, that he won’t have time to fine tune everything.
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
Yeah, I do find it odd how little has been discussed too
Maybe he (gasp!) isn’t really in the best shape of his life or something?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Are you kidding?
this is the world of fandom….it’s never too soon to panic.
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 Mar 16, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
well maybe him not playing has more to due with the fact that he makes 15 mil
and less the fact that he’s injured
i heard there was a discussion in the cardinal front office
(ok, it was amongst the cleaning crew) – holliday is being held out to prevent injury while ibanez-holliday deal is mulled.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Mar 16, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mo could not be reached for comment
He was too totally mulled out of his mind to, like, answer his phone, man.
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by mojowo11 on Mar 16, 2010 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
If we're gonna do a straight up swap
I’d much rather trade Holliday for Juan Pierre. There’s our leadoff guy!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
i don't know if the sox would go for that
they already have middle-of-the-order hitters, so holliday would be sorta redundant. and, holliday doesn’t have the defensive versatility of pierre, who can stand in all three outfield positions. so, good luck with that one. i really doubt the sox are suckers.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
we need time to come up with the lego jokes when he doesn't show up for opening day
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
stav
for all the flaws in his game, he just continues to hit. I <3 AC as much as the next guy, but are their skill sets all that different?
Craig's name is easier to spell
Though, to your point, career minor league lines:
Stav: .301/.347/.468
Craig: .306/.366/.513
Craig was better last year at AAA than Stav has ever been, and is presumably less of a defensive liability than the Stav Chair.
Plus, you know what they say about first impressions. Stav in his 150’ish ML PA so far: .215/.232/.313
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Well, there are a few things
1) Craig is sluggier in general.
2) Craig only has a single year at AAA, and he was better than Stav has ever been at that level.
3) Stav’s third year at AAA (2009) was worse than his second.
4) Stav is fat. He’s a pretty damn bad defensive outfielder.
5) Stav reminds people of Aaron Miles.
Stav’s walk rate went up at AAA last year, which is a decent sign. And if Mac can actually help him improve as a hitter, he may yet become a useful power bat off the bench. But for now, Craig seems to be a better bet to hit at the ML while also having a higher ceiling.
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so the differences are
craig has a more impressive track record, but as far as skill sets, the differences are craig slugs better and *probably is a little better defensively.
so, that said, I think craig’s XB hits this spring are probably all that’s separating them, considering you have to figure TLR would probably prefer Stav just because he’s been with the big club before and the team has said he’s gone as far in AAA as he can go. If both keep hitting this spring, and they’re both mostly going to be a RH bat off the bench, i wouldn’t be surprised to see them give Stav a final chance to stick on the MLB roster.
don't see that happening
craig is killing the ball. he’s been robbed of, by my count, five hits. with so few ab’s. that’s pretty significant. 4 of those were smashes at people, and one was today, a blooper that the GOB’s owed him but the of’er made a sliding catch while almost colliding with the 2b.
also, i think there is a bigger gap in their defensive abilities than “we” are giving credit for here.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
In my eyes, they are definitely very far apart defensively.
Stav is less athletic than Chris Duncan, though he takes slightly better routes. His defense is just bad in RF and he’s a mediocre LF. Allen Craig has looked decent if not above average on defense- a poor man’s Joe Mather.
"What's your favorite Chuck Palahniuk book?"
"I like the one about the alienated character who finds the socially unacceptable way of coping with modernity."
I would say yes
Craig has more power, and also, is a bit more versatile. Stav basically can field LF and maybe RF, while Craig can potentially play all the corners. It may not be an alarming difference, but I’d say there is a difference. Plus, I feel that Craig’s bat has more upside at the major league level. Personally, I’d be all for Craig playing his way into becoming a replacement for Ludwick next season, with Ludwick traded for some prospects if possible.
as far as positional flexibility
i don’t see much diff… LF, RF, 1B. Craig could potentially fill in at 3B, and Stav can act as a warm body/backstop behind the plate.
I do sometimes forget how decent Stav's minor league stats are
But I just think he inevitably translates to mediocrity in the majors. Also, isn’t Craig younger than Stav, and Freese for that matter?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Don't worry
The media has told me that McGwire has fixed everything wrong with Stav’s swing. Something about a follow-through. I don’t know. The point is: Stav for All-Star Game 2010.
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
I can see the future!
Some lame sportswriter tries to make a case for Stav to be a hall of famer years and years from now…
“… this guy was an All-Star! He was grit-tastic!”
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I think for Stav to be successful in the majors
he’d need a lot of AB’s to adjust and constant playing time, which will never happen. A guy with his low upside, can’t be given the amounts of AB’s needed for him to eventually become successful… if ever. He doesn’t appear to do well with the bench role, which hurts him, since that is his only ticket to the majors. if he can’t pull off the bench role and build on that success, he’ll never make it. With that said, he’ll always have a place for just about any team as a AAAA player who can fill in at times when desperately needed.
on a side note
I met a guy a few weeks ago in San Antonio who was wearing a STL Cards hat. I don’t see that very often in S. Texas. I started talking to him, and he said he wasn’t really a huge Cards fans, he just has a friend who plays for them. By the guy’s age and accent, I thought he was going to say Rasmus, but he told me he was friends with Nick Stavinoah. i just kind of grinned, thinking “Stav-infection!, this guy’s friends with Stav-infection!” from the way the guy talked, Stav basically knew this was going to be his last opportunity to make it with the Cards, and he was going to play with all he had. it was pretty cool, and I now have a new-found respect for the Stav-infection.
Infection?
is that you?
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Craig is waaaaaay better than Stavino
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 16, 2010 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Haters gonna hate...
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by vexedtechie on Mar 16, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
fantastic
I didn’t think I could love an animated gif as much as the original haters gonna hate, but that’s close.
Nothin' tops the original...
….but a good ol’ Doug reference is quality.
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by vexedtechie on Mar 16, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Stavinoha sucks
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 17, 2010 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Just had to check in to see if APu has been traded yet?
Now, I’ll go back and read today’s post
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Mar 16, 2010 5:26 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
On Purple Row
the discussion came up as what the Rocks would need to try and pry APu loose, I think most figured the package would start with Tulo, Ubaldo, Matzek, Freidrich, and Iannetta and work from there
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
I know Chris Friedrich
It would give me great joy if he ended up on the Cardinals somehow.
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We would be sad to see him go
but you never know what the future holds I would guess Cook ends up a card first
Belief that success is inevitable is as likely to hold you back as a belief that it is impossible.
don't know if someone posted the link on here
or if i just stumbled upon the article somewhere, but anyone read that story about what if The Trade actually went down: bobby cox went into a catatonic state or something, i believe minaya committed hari kari, something or other with the other nl east teams, but the best was the yanks and bosox, both bitter, and feeling jilted, threaten that if the trade is not rescinded they’d secede from mlb and form their own league, where they would play each other 162 times per year.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Realignment problem: SOLVED
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you know they'd get some clause
whereby the world series winner would have to play the yank/sox winner for the true world title…oh, it’s kind of that way now.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
do you have a link for this?
im trying to find it on teh google, but failing
"I knew they were up to shenanigans." --TLR
aha, that's it
in my mind it became a whole farcical article elsewhere
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I really like the "Ruben Amaro Jr. Smug Advisory System"
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
i like this one - beats all the other crap thats come out of this
The whole thing is fairly ridiculous. I forget where I read this idea, so I can’t give CWID, but this seems like something you’d do to "soap the line" so to speak to find out where the leaks in your front office are coming from.
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
mlbtr mentions gillick as the possible "leak"
i can just hear gillick at the country club: “me and buster were having a beer. i was just messing around, talkin’ shit, spicing up a few old war stories…i thought he knew that. i mean, that was the origin of the whole thing to begin with. i was just trying to entertain (the owner) over dinner, so i threw out there that i was working on a pujols deal.”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
it would be funny if it were an inside joke
at the phillies FO that was overheard out of context by olney – and that’s his source
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
eavesdropper
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i think it is a comment over at the phillies SBN blog
i read it over there.
prepare yourself before reading though
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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olney explains himself
but you need espn insider. the gist, per mlbtr, is that he knows exactly who said what to whom, and when…so he stands behind the story.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I don't care who says what to whom
if it’s completely absurd, and obviously not their prerogative to make the deal, it can’t be news.
by DanUpBaby on Mar 16, 2010 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They probably threw it around as joke
Can he be so dumb as to not realize how ridiculous that trade is?
Not afraid to nitpick
I have had at least 10 people ask me why the Cards are thinking of trading Pujols
in just the last 2 days. If this nonsense does not stop, I will start making a hit list of members of the media that need to be taken out.
I don’t get a whole lot of joy out of life, so if these bastards screw up my Cardinal baseball, I will act out on these violent feelings.
Anyone else here willing to join my hit squad?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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me too
one was a phillies fan too
and then he proceeded to tell me that howard was so much better than albert
count me in on the squad
i poured a bunch of stats on him
with explanations
he hasn’t said anything since
maybe he got it?
or swallowed a bunch of pills to end his disillusioned existence ..
rather than hit squad, let's just call it a bomb squad
the joe mather fan club, to throw the feds off our trail
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
If y'all end up getting Joe in trouble by using his name as a disguise I'll make my own hit squad.
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Joe Mather Fan Club it is!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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sign me up. I've already refuted the rumor twice today.
and I am in CA. It’s not exactly a hotbed of Cardinals OR Phillies fandom here.
Don't ping my cheese with your bandwidth.
by RosevilleRedbird on Mar 16, 2010 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
well, the philly faithful have faith
on their fanpost, yophillybro says this deal makes more sense for cards than phils because we can’t resign albert and so could lose him for nothing. in his opinion, cards should make this deal today.
phightinphils agrees, and wouldn’t be surprised at all if pujols was in their lineup opening day.
one sensible fellow thinks they’d have to include mcnabb in the deal.
and apparently, last night on MLB mitch williams made the case that this trade would benefit both teams – anybody see that?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I still can't believe that people don't hear this and laugh.
That was my first reaction. I was like funny joke Buster. But then I realized maybe he wasn’t joking and everyone else appears to think this is a possibility for some reason.
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Yeah i really think just loud not so smart people think this is a possibility.
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Their contracts end at the same time.
And Howard is nowhere near the player Albert is. It doesn’t benefit the Cardinals at all. And I don’t care that Howard is from St. Louis. You don’t trade Stan Musial and you don’t trade Albert Pujols.
STAB STAB STAB
Hm...
It’d be more like trading Stan Musial for a player that is a little more than half the player Stan Musial is.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
And
It’d be like trading for a guy half as good while paying more money but he would sign for less money when he became a FA at the same time as the original guy but almost certainly be a worse value because he’s overrated for his HR/RBI crap and can’t hit lefties→can’t hit at the end of the game.
Not afraid to nitpick
Kablooey?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Mar 16, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I should get a job for the KC Star
I could just go to work with things like this all day.
I heard that the Cardinals were internally thinking about discussing trading Franklin and Lohse for Soria and Greinke.
Now a AGONE for Pujols trade makes much more sense for us but I would still stab Mo if it ever happened
and yes you can have the first stab.
i'd probably do a holliday/walrus trade
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
thanks Olney
for reporting on the Phillie’s head office fantasies
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 16, 2010 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
that can be read kind of funny
from using head instead of front
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
office daydreamin
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 16, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Buster be eavesdroppin on their dreams
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 17, 2010 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions
For you hip people who know what chat roulette is
This video is AMAZING
Guy improvs on piano while chat rouletting
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
This is soooo yesterday's Digg news.
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by vexedtechie on Mar 16, 2010 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'm guessing olney never responded to your tweet?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
:-( ...No...
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by vexedtechie on Mar 16, 2010 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Which makes it the day before's reddit news
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
That's awesome.
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That is not cool Cody.
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This pujols / Howard crap
pretty much has me in a veto all trades type of mentality.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Agreed!
Also, I hate that ESPN doesn’t show you the current # of “no” votes on trades.
Heaven has brick walls and St. Peter is a red bird.
by EinFesteBusch on Mar 16, 2010 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
you know he's talking about fantasy baseball
as opposed to real-life fantasy, right?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Well now I do.
I didn’t when he first said it. Still.
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But I said fantasy in my comment.
In real life it would take grady + grandy and kemp to get colby from me.
Yeah like your fantasy.
Not fantasy baseball.
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sidney ponson signed with the long island ducks
there’s gotta be a joke there somewhere.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
he signed for the Iced Teas?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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he expects
Long island iced teas to be part of the deal.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person/a>
by tgreenfield on Mar 16, 2010 7:19 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What a quack.
Heaven has brick walls and St. Peter is a red bird.
by EinFesteBusch on Mar 16, 2010 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
the astros signed garciaparra
michael garciaparra.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
So...
Who’s NOT picking Kansas to win it all?
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
Me!
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Who you got instead?
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm guessing clemson?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
hahahahahahahahaha
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Keep in mind I often pick people based on how much I like them.
So… Villanova.
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You do realize that...
Kerry Kittles doesn’t play there anymore?
by Jumsy on Mar 16, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't even know who that is.
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skittles are named after him
ok, it’s not a candy bar, but still…
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
He played at Villanova...
around the same time as Allen Iverson played at Georgetown (early-mid 90’s?)
Ah.
I was a toddler.
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dammit f, i told you never to call me here
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
this is what, his 7th year?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I've got them in my final four
Probably against my better judgment, they’ve really slid toward the end of the season
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
i have to fill out my veb bracket still
so i have no idea who i got, except i’ll have kansas winning it and nova won’t be in my final four – what, is nova in the bracket where duke is a 1? and is the play-in game tonite? hope that doesn’t screw me up – i’ve never done a bracket where that game counted.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Nova is in Duke's bracket.
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i figured if people were picking them
they must be in with duke.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I have Duke losing early.
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You and the rest of the world who didn't attend Duke
either in actuality or in their minds…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
That's kinda been Duke's thing the last few years though
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by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
And it brings a smile to my face...
I don’t know why but it’s just so easy to hate those jerkfaces.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
To Louisville?
’cause I got that happenin
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by vexedtechie on Mar 16, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually yes.
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by ClemsonGirl on Mar 16, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Since the Pac-10 got two teams in...
one being an 8 seed when two weeks ago everyone said they were fortunate to get the automatic bid…Don’t recall them playing anyone in the top 25 recently… I will boycott the games until the Final Four is determined and I can go watch in Indy. Rooting for Ohio State, Butler, Purdue, and Kentucky to be in the Final Four…Just for the sake of increased demand and greater ticket value.
kentucky is coming to new orleans
so i’m seriously considering seeing them. gonzaga, as i feared, got shipped to buffalo. i have no idea how buffalo is hosting a western bracket.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
If they can get through FSU and 'Cuse
I’ll be watching them next weekend.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
eh, shouldn't be too hard
(i can’t imagine someone i’d like to see them play less than athletic syracuse in buffalo. i wish they’d be down here in new orleans – they have a better shot against kentucky, imo.)
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Are you talking about the Zags?
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I'm still trying to figure out why everyone likes them so much every year
they always disappoint. I’ve been burned too many times by them that I’ll make them prove they can win a game or two before I’ll give them that much credit.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Well, I've only been following them for about 12 years now......
and yes, they’ve never got past the 8, but this is a school of 3,000 in BF Spokane, that has a legitimate team every year, and with the exception of Daye, have never been able to recruit any of the burger boys. One of these days they will break through…..and the reason everyone likes them is that they’re America’s team, just ask Dickie V.
As to this year’s run…they have legitimate final four talent/ depth, but they also seem to have the ability for everyone to have an off game at the same time and get blown out.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
yeah, daye's the biggest talent they ever got
stockton, like nash, was a nobody.
i liked your idea of some mid-majors forming a conference – of course, then they’d be majors. forget who all you named, but gonzaga, utah st., northern iowa, butler, siu-c, creighton, wichita st., tulsa, st. mary’s, and one other would probably work, without getting too far-flung geographically.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Washington to Illinois
isn’t far flung geographically?
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
well, i thought RR had some east coast teams
to band mid-majors together, you’re gonna have to be somewhat far flung.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
My problem with the idea
is creating a conference of the good mid-majors at the time… then several years pass and you have some bad ones. Then you have pressure to switch it up to keep the conference good… sounds like a can of worms.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
What I had said was even farther than that.....
Gonzaga started off this trend of teams going all over the place to get games. Memphis, Butler, Xavier….a lot of midmajors travel all over, because Duke won’t come to Spokane…but the Zag’s will fly out to the Garden to play them. Zags travel so much they have their own charter. That’s quite a feat for the program coming from as small of a school as they are.
This year they went to Mich St., then to Hawaii, back home, a game in Seattle, out to Illinois, back to Spokane, out to NYC before starting Canference, and also went to Memphis during Conference (Memphis and they have had a home and home for the last 4 years in order to have a strong game in the middle of their relatively weak conference schedules.)
Anyway the jist of it is, 8 of these types of teams could band together to make their own “power” conference. It will never happen.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i forgot xavier
they would be in there. and yeah, it’ll never happen because all these teams want to get to the tourney, and their chances are better now.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Hawaii is in a conference
Hawaii to anywhere is far flung geographically. Airplanes rule.
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 16, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
But what about academics...
oh wait it’s Hawaii never mind go back to your life.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
If they play like they have over the last month
they won’t get past FSU. If they play like they have in spurts of games this year (read Maui), they have a real chance. Harris need to play like he did in the OOC games. He’s been pretty quite lately (or at least as quiet as a guy who averages damn near a double double can be.)
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I don't know.
I haven’t been impressed with FSU this year.
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someone on syracuse is injured i think
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
The whole bracket thing changed a few years ago.
They started placing teams in Pods to alleviate travel costs for the higher seeds, and give them a slight advantage by playing closer to home even though they inevitably come from the West Bracket. The Bracket Region only affects the Regional Semi’s and Finals.
Oops.
They won’t inevitably come from the West Bracket, just their assigned bracket. And in case anyone was wondering, I was not on the selection committee, and if I did happen to be on it, I would not admit it due to that ridiculously soft South bracket compared to the extremely tough bracket that features Kansas, Ohio State, and Georgetown.
I know very little about college basketball
but I imagine I’ll pick Duke to win it all when I fill out my bracket tomorrow.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Me; picked Kentucky....
….and I HATE kentucky. It pains me.
But my boys are beatin’ the Tribe from William & Mary.
1st rd National Invitational Tournament for the win!
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by vexedtechie on Mar 16, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
to win all what
flattest state competition?
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
by prophetjohn on Mar 17, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Me
Let’s go Lobos!! CLAP CLAP CLAPCLAPCLAP
(Needless to say it’s a sentimental pick….)
by BTown Birds fan on Mar 17, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
I have a bracket addiction
first time I filled it out, against my better judgement, I have Duke winning it all…and I HATE duke (almost as much as UNC).
in “crazier things have happened” bracket, I picked Cornell to win it all. All smart dudes with a 7-footer…why not?
in other brackets I have Kansas, Syracuse, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio State, Texas….off the top of my head. but those are more just to try and cover all my bases and at least re coup the money I spend each year.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
I just got a Dish package which has FSN and a bunch of other Fox stations
Does Fox in other NL cities broadcast a lot of Cards games? Any idea how many games FSN will broadcast of the Cards?
Just win
Unless you are in the Cards brodcast area,
and possibly even then, you will get no games unless you have the EI package, which dish doesn’t offer. Sorry to rain on your parade.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
to expand on RiverRat
MLB has a blackout for all “out of market” games. So even if you have FSNSouth you couldn’t watch the Cardinals even if the game is on FSNSouth, instead you would get some other programming until it is scheduled to end. In order to watch those games you would need the MLB packages that DISH is no longer able to carry because they didnt jump in on the MLB Network
"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."
What happened with Bumgarner?
Where did his velocity go? Did he get hurt?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
no one knows for sure yet
but yeah, everyone’s speculating that he’s about to get hurt (how else to explain the lack of velocity)
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 16, 2010 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
wasn't it already down end of last year?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
his arm is going to assplode
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 16, 2010 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
The Giants keep saying he's not injured
But you don’t go from 90-97 down to 86-91 without something being up.
Not afraid to nitpick
Lack o roids?
Kenny Powers style.
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by vexedtechie on Mar 16, 2010 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions
this is awesome
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/hyperrealistic-acrylic-body
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 16, 2010 8:59 PM EDT reply actions
pretty funky
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Nutty
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by vexedtechie on Mar 16, 2010 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
art
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 17, 2010 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions
in new york it's mandatory to spell it out
A-R-T
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I still haven't been there
one of the few places in US I haven’t been yet… although I know like 4 people there now. I need to start traveling at some point
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 17, 2010 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions
so I was pretty indifferent to Bob Knight before
till he put Joe Strauss into a headlock.
now I wonder if he has a unicorn ranch.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Bob Knight is like a good dog.
They can smell an * a mile away.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
he's livin' the dream!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
and strauss thinks bobby knight was fooling around.
that was a warning, smoothly delivered.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Mar 16, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
oh man, I can't wait for folding chairs.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It wasn't a folding chair...
Knight is hardcore… and not in a rasslin way.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
you don't know about the folding chair?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
how much does he weigh?
pretty impressive that knight can toss him around like that.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Is this the famous Knight chair incident
or something else I’m blanking on?
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
that's the one
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that was a solid chair...
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
My middle school band instructor was at that game.
He was in the pep band at the time….said they chained all the chairs together after that incident. Haha
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by vexedtechie on Mar 16, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i wish i owned that chair
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I hate Indiana
but who doesn’t want a coach like that?
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
And people question why I like Bobby Knight....
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)
PCL Champions!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i thought that was penny in line for a moment
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
awesome
i was at the championship game. i got evan maclanes autograph and talked to his mom. good times.
Don't ping my cheese with your bandwidth.
by RosevilleRedbird on Mar 16, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
the pcl clincher
or the game we lost?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Moz towers over Sugar
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
that's why all the vomit got on him
lowest point
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 17, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Booooooog!
Someone get this man some playing time so he forgets about carrying that camera everywhere.
well they got him as far as putting a batting helmet on
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Him and Joey
are sharimg a ring pop right aboot now.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
wow, man. wow.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
is that anything like a jello shot?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that was awesome
boooog has some future as a cinematographer when he is finished with baseball in 20 years.
Don't ping my cheese with your bandwidth.
by RosevilleRedbird on Mar 16, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I missed that this was a video earlier.
I love it. Especially the little bit about the ring pop.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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by ClemsonGirl on Mar 16, 2010 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't mind the camera
think it’s quite enjoyable actually
but BOOG, for crying out loud, enough with the douche t-shirts!! geeeeez..
he's a collector
It must be a Cali thing.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I want to change my name to IHeartBoog
crap! it’s already taken
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
IamBoogsRingPop?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 17, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
winner
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Remember, though...
He’s gonna share the ring pop with Mather, so I hope you’re prepared for that.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I can't think of anyone who's more than ready for Joey Bombs
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 17, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Joey Bomb-squad
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
^not
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 17, 2010 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
man, I read that two times and it still came out wrong
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 17, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
According to the Roto guy
The Cardingals are very committed to Skip Schumaker.
Our evil twin maybe?
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)
that seems totally accurate.
I haven’t met a gal who isn’t.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 16, 2010 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
haha, took me a minute
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
seems like a mang pronunciation
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
My girlfriend doesn't like him too much
She says he is “too short.”
I need your discipline / I need your help / I need your discipline / You know once I start I cannot stop myself...
Her loss,
that just means more Skippy for the rest of us. ;)
hey, if anyone is doing the veb bracket at yahoo
is it the million dollar one, because that’s the only one i see, and it says my info is incorrect? i tried to join an existing group.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
do i need to create my own personal yahoo account first?
because i don’t have a yahoo ID. no biggie, doubt i’d win. only have so much luck, and i took a big one in chicago last year.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Yeah you need a yahoo account
at least that’s how it worked for me.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
haha
wish i knew that an hour ago. i guess it’s assumed, like facebook, that everyone has it – but me.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
my account is a long dead relic of the past
that gets the dust blown off every once in awhile.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I've noticed that people haven't been using it as much
I still post on there like 2-8 times a day. so many cool links to share. and haikus.
"If you don't have outstanding relief pitching, you might as well piss on the fire and call the dogs." -WH
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Mar 17, 2010 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions
this just sounds like somebody from veb did it
i filled out a confidence poll at futureredbirds on our prospects. i just checked to see if the results were up and they were. but erik noted he had to toss out 16 ballots that were submitted consecutively right after he’d tweeted about the early results. all the ballots gave allen craig a 1 (least confidence) and whipping-boy pete kozma a 5 (most confidence).
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
could be strauss
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
the joe mather fan club has to assemble
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
the actualities of the Smoltz contract
On Tuesday, the 42-year-old was announced as taking on three new jobs, all related to baseball, but none of them in uniform. The future Hall of Famer was announced as joining broadcast teams at the MLB Network, Turner Sports (TBS) and Peachtree TV. The first two are national assignments while the later is Atlanta Braves-specific. TBS airs national games on Sunday while Smoltz’ Peachtree commitment is 45 games. He will be both an in-game and studio analyst for MLB Network.
http://thecardinalnationblog.com/2010/03/17/smoltz-clinging-to-the-past-while-moving-ahead/
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that's a more extensive commitment than i imagined
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
well, is my math wrong, or does that commit him to the all-star break only?
80 games at home… and he might be doing ST games… i dunno.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 17, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that could be
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Yesterday I was discussing with my SO
the possibility of Smoltz having made a verbal agreement to pitch for us in the second half, and that’s why the deal is structured this way and why he hasn’t responded to other teams’ offers.
Good call.
I created the first #BrendanRyan hashtag on Twitter
"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
Waino should text him a couple of times, just in case.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Yes, this is a good plan of action.
Maybe they can discuss it over golf or something.
I created the first #BrendanRyan hashtag on Twitter
"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 just downloaded my Opening Day tickets from StubHub
and found out that the idiot seller gave me 2 tickets next to each other and the other one COMPLETELY IN A DIFFERENT SECTION!
How can you be that fucking stupid?
Hopefully StubHub can get that 1 ticket from him, otherwise all the happiness I had over having good seats at Opening Day will be lost.
by Hardcore Legend on Mar 17, 2010 10:27 AM EDT reply actions
do you really even like the other two people?
you could sit by yourself or send the one you like the least away in solitude
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
uh, yeah...kinda
one I’ve spent my entire life with and the other I plan on spending the rest of it with.
by Hardcore Legend on Mar 17, 2010 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
That would make it kind of difficult...
I hope you can get it sorted out.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
so what you're saying
is that you’ll see plenty of “the other”, so he/she should go sit by him/herself?
i keed, i keed. I hope you get it worked out…wait…so are you Mormon?
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
'You're wearing an Aaron Miles jersey???
“I banish thee to the Seat of Woe!!!”
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
While watching Illinois in the NIT this year
I will be thinking of the future
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
that was the red sea
and he was twice the size of any defender. still, i hope he works out.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I sadly went to St. Teresa
so it was a bitter sweet moment for me. And I think he won the 2009 dunk contest as a 6’11" junior. hopefully he fills out well, because he’s definitely athletic for a 7-footer
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
If there's a blue chip recruit torching my high school who signs with Auburn
I couldn’t give a shit. I stopped caring about my high school’s athletics long ago.
You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in France?
by jd is legend on Mar 17, 2010 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I would not want to be the kid that got hurdled
because if he was one of my buddies, he would never hear the end of it
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
"posterized"
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Mar 17, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
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