Easter Sunday Open Thread
by the red baron on Apr 4, 2010 12:28 PM EDT
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PrintI don't see a main today, and yesterday's thread is a bit unwieldy, so I thought I might toss up a quck something for anyone who might be passing the holiday VEB style to use.
First off, Happy Easter to all, and to all a good Opening Night. Yanks and Sawx tonight on ESPN. Real Effing Baseball. That's right. Let me just say that again because it feels so good. Opening Night, real baseball. Tonight. I think I need a towel now.
Second, can I tell you how disappointed I am the Cardinals aren't playing today? After all, I'm sure everyone remembers what happened the last time Albert Pujols played on Easter Sunday against the Redlegs. Whoops, shit. Time for another towel.
Third, Butler is awesome, and Duke is even better. I'm a Mizzou fan first and foremost because of geographic allegiance and the high number of my friends who happen to be alumni, but Duke has always been my great college hoops love. The nice thing is there's no possible way the finals could end with a team I dislike winning the championship. I can root for my boys in blue, and if they lose, we still have one of the great underdog victory stories of recent history to celebrate. Win-win.
Um, hmm. I don't really have anything else today. Everyone enjoy their holiday, and if you aren't celebrating, enjoy a lovely Sunday afternoon anyhow. There's a big car show in Forest Park. Might be better than your mother's insipid green bean casserole and fatty ham for the 20th year in a row...
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It's an Easter miracle!
We all have ways of coping. I use sex and awesomeness.
by the red baron on Apr 4, 2010 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Worse than bacon
Think; It's not illegal yet.
by azruavatar on Apr 4, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
nope
just yanks boston
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
ah
so today is really opening day? didn’t know that. glad i do now
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
The Pujols Easter Massacre
Is still the greatest game I have ever gone to. Got to watch my buddy’s Dad throw out the first pitch. Hang out in the best boxes I have ever been in with free food and booze. Than to top it all off I got to meet Walt Jocketty. Throw in a few Pujols HRs with one being a Walk off and it turns into a special day
yeah...i watched 161 regular season games that season.
guess which one i “forgot” to watch.
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
were those upper sections in left not finished yet?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that whole section left for beer at the same time
I was amazed!
oh, you wanted the non-smartass answer? no, they were not open for use yet
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
that was funny
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
oh that's *awesome*
everyone should watch this.
( I saw a Hagrid. )
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that was awesome
especially the disembodies hand collecting the players at the end.
Title was a bit misleading, though- I expected Mr Lego himself to be the hero.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
That's what I thought when I first clicked on it, too.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i'm sure it will happen
since it has seven (!) years to get done, but i haven’t really embraced lego yet (figuratively speaking, because we hug all the time). larry walker, otoh, was an instant cardinal to me. i suspect the walrus and the contract (!) have something to do with it.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
What I love most about that game
is when my then-girlfriend but now-wife tells me “Tony should just pinch-hit Marquis, and he’ll get a single, and then Albert will hit another homerun and they’ll win.”
And that is exactly what happened.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Oops
Forgot to mention that is also the best game I’ve ever been to.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
you must have proposed on the spot
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
can we have a celebratory Bristol bonfire?
FESPN thinks it’s “Jamie” Garcia.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
It's not fair
to judge the mildly dyslexic like that…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
3 different SC crews.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
varmint hunter will not be sidelined by a bruised bone
glad he’s our opening day catcher instead of gagnozzi
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 1:12 PM EDT reply actions
Happy Easter
First post here, long time reader. Big fan of the blog. I’m really excited about the start of a new season. I am vacillating between very optimistic and cautiously optimistic on this season and was wondering what everyone thought the standings for our division would look like this season?
On one hand I expect the baby bears to be better than last year, purely from a health stand point, but from a talent standpoint I feel like they at BEST are even with last year. Also, hearing ESPN people pick us and the Yankees as teams most likely to get close to 100 W’s makes me nervous, what with hubris being something the GoB frown upon…
You should be very optimistic.
Because why not? We’ve got Albert F. Pujols.
You can read it in any tone you like.
Very optimistic
I think we’ll benefit from a full year of the Lego/Colby/Studwick outfield, I think Albert will be his typical ridiculous self, and I think our pitching staff will be a major strength again, but I am concerned about 3b and back of the bullpen. I am COMPLETELY optimistic about going to the game on Wednesday.
i hear ya
i’m not going to say it too loud, in case the GOB are listening.
real live baseball, yeaaaahhh!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Y2S
You and GDM are two people I have FREQUENTLY read on this blog. Two of the major reasons I finally signed up for an account. Sent gdm an email saying hi, but just wanted to say hello to you as well.
I don't know what to think about this
gdm might actually be good for VEB?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Haha
Can’t have everyone agreeing all the time!
I’m not saying I always agree with gdm, but always enjoy reading differing opinions. Reading him reminds me a bit of a really good friend of mine.
We argue constantly, but I always respect his opinion.
this has to be some sort of enemy-invasion ruse
it’s too late for an april fools.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Definitely not an enemy-invasion.
I will be at the game on Wednesday, in section 159A, Row L, seat 10. I’ll be the nerd with the T-shirt jersey with my name on the back. Haha
Well welcome to our crazy little world
I’ll always welcome a first time poster that doesn’t start off complaining about the baron’s obsession with his towel.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
if only that towel could talk
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i think it knows the toaster
but i’m not sure if they’re on speaking terms.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i was wondering when this dude was gonna pop in
or if he was just a figment of my imagination
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
A Beautiful Mind
Haha, I’ve just been crazy busy with a two year old (my daughter in my pic) and two jobs. I’ll be around more often now.
two jobs?
wow, i really am a slacker
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Two "jobs"
I work at a Radio Shack, and at a bar in the kitchen. If you want a drink or some fried food, I can hook you up.
i thought you said you knew of me?
if you did, you wouldn’t have to ask
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
I said
I read you on here frequently. Not stalked you.
Give it time, what was your address again? Haha
you need directions to his basement
or is the blogging already coming from there?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
no one's coming to a basement in bfe ohio
but go ahead & give him the directions
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
wow
thanks muchly.
personally I’m here for Dan’s poetry. and Dan’s mom, because she takes good pictures.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
VEB actually has a rich poetic tradition
From odes to Colby Rasmus to limericks and haiku to parodies of the greats such as T.S. Eliot and William Blake.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Willam Blake!
genius
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Colby, Colby, burning bright...
Possibly my finest hour on VEB
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
is that something that involves vaseline?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
who knows?
either that or it’s what fans do
veb doesn’t like what veb doesn’t undrstand
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Heck Yeah
there’s a car show in forest park today!
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
today a Carpenter, tomorrow a Carpenter
no Red, it’s not a coincidence. not at all
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Baylor-Mizzou game is in FSM
any prospects in this game?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
for mizzou
Nick Tepesch is a pretty good pitching prospect, but he already pitched this weekend. The only Mizzou position player who is draftable this year is 3b Brett Nicholas.
For Baylor, Brooks Pinckard is a good prospect. He plays outfield and pitches out of the ‘pen. Craig Fritsch is a big righty who is a decent pitcher, although I’m not sure if he’s already pitched this weekend.
Tepesch blows my mind
Haven’t seen him this year but last year, he’d have 90-94 touching 96 with sink/life, just a power fastball (and I have it very reliably that he’s touched 98 on a Stalker before)…..and then try to pitch off his curveball. It’s maddening. He gets 0-2 and can’t put guys away because they’ve already seen his putaway pitch. He was trying to pitch like Kyle Gibson with completely flip flopped stuff.
Not afraid to nitpick
i haven't seen him pitch personally
have just read about him. If he’s getting that much velo w/ movement, then he’s got a good chance if he’s got any secondary stuff. I used to go see Mizzou during the Scherzer years (when I was in school) but I’ve only been seeing Tulane games recently.
I would love it
If Tepesch pitched like Crow/Scherzer but I think he learned from the wrong guy in Gibson. It’s staggering how bad of gameplans he’d take out there last year. Against Ball State in like 30 degree weather he had his 90-94……and still started multiple at-bats CB CB. Ball State! 30 degree weather! What is the last thing a bad hitter wants to hit in 30 degree weather? A heavy fastball!!!!!!!!!!!! Argh. Dude wanted to be a “pitcher” instead of getting outs.
Not afraid to nitpick
one more freakin day til Cards baseball!!!
wooooooooooooooooooooo
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 1:24 PM EDT reply actions
Now he knows the true power of the Dork Side.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Apr 4, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think he's known that for awhile
He just didn’t want to put the work in to figure the saber stuff out because he thought it was too intimidating, which I understand. I actually appreciate the fact that he recognized he didn’t know baseball anymore and consequently didn’t really write about it. Beats the shit out of 95% of sportswriters out there who actually embrace their ignorance.
Not afraid to nitpick
Simmons
Always strives to appeal to the mid-twenties male, but he is not willing to budge on somethings. (90210/Karate Kid/etc.) The recent podcast where he mentions not believing that people my age don’t follow Survivor is one example of this. It’s great that he embraces new stats, now if we could move the references up a bit…
I've never seen 90210 or Karate kid but still enjoy Simmons
He’s good for a couple laughs per article which is worth reading.
Not afraid to nitpick
I've always enjoyed Simmons
But have never seen 90210, but have seen Karate Kid. He’s the only reason I really check tWWL.
Karate Kid is the best--
arooouuund!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep it down.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Anyway, I really liked that Simmons article
I don’t think I ever read anything by him before, so I didn’t know his style or whatever. But it’s cool to see someone admit to past ignorance and show real intellectual curiosity about something like that.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I don't believe that he didn't know much about advanced stats
But I appreciate his way of trying to gently introduce them. You can’t get all stathead and everything and bombard folks with new things. But OPS is a nice starter drug: two stats that you already know, put together, showing that its a decent predictor of making a team better.
I also appreciate some of what might be considered a teardown of stats. My favorite thing to try to destroy is FIP. Probably a decent indicator of things, but has no business being compared to ERA: two different things that really don’t seem that related to me.
Well, the FIP/ERA thing all depends on how you feel about BABIP
ERA is very susceptible to it, and as such, is a fairly poor indicator of a pitcher’s true talent level
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
When I was reading the article
All I could think of was… apparently I have a basic knowledge of the “advanced stats” and that I may be able to blow the people who have no idea about them out of the water. I feel like an idiot on here when everyone has all types of crazy stats flying back and forth. However, I guess I’m not as much of an idiot in the real world. So um yay me.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Isn't that the exact opposite of how
the inter-webs are supposed to work? I thought everyone on the net was supposed to be a model with Einstein’s brains?
Also
I have a 12 inch penis
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
nobody cares about your fantasy...
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I felt the exact same way
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I agree to an extent
FIP is ERA assuming that all balls in play fall in for hits at the same rate, and that all pitchers have the same sequencing of events. That, among other things, removes defense from pitching. It takes out a little too much to be used as a purely descriptive stat but doesn’t take out enough to be used as a purely skill stat, so it’s just kind of a weird hybrid.
It’s caught on because it’s simple to calculate, generally does a good job of eliminating bad luck in a small sample size and is on the same scale as ERA.
by vivaelpujols on Apr 5, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
Joe Esposito for the win.
We all have ways of coping. I use sex and awesomeness.
by the red baron on Apr 4, 2010 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
He writes from a fan perspective (the B.S. Report w/Jonah Keri on this topic was fantastic)
and outside of a lot of these online communities like VEB, you’re not going to find many casual fans or older fans who even know what the hell OPS or WAR or FIP even are. I think some of us (myself included) fail to recognize how small this group of saber guys really is, until you go to VEB day and end up sitting next to autograph seeking high school girls and two dads who can’t even teach their kid how to keep score on a scorecard. Then you get the wakeup call that maybe you’re involved in a fairly small and insular community of math geeks. Well, beer drinking, inside joke cracking, personalized baseball hat wearing math geeks.
I do agree with him on this point though:
That brings up something I first mentioned at last month’s Sloan Conference: In my opinion, the biggest challenge for sabermetricians (not just in baseball, but in every sport) is making their numbers more accessable to all types of sports fans.
I brought this up in a past thread discussing John Sickels’ comments a month or so ago. I think the real challenge now is to make these stats accessible to the modern baseball fan — if you can get acceptance at that level, then it will filter down until only the most stubborn old timers (like my dad, who still thinks pitchers “win” games, despite being a high school pitcher back in the day with a 0.88 ERA and a 13-5 record. Yes, he lost five 1-0 games in one season…) are the holdouts. You’re not convincing those people either way, but the younger fans who are learning about the game now are an untapped resource for looking at the game a different way. Outside of fielding metrics, which could still use some work in my opinion (like making them evaluable within the framework of an actual season of games), I don’t think we’re going to see any huge advances in evaluating players, so the challenge is framing the existing knowledge so that people can understand it.
The real problem with getting this info to scale across the baseball world is the fact that a lot of these metrics make assumptions based on “replacement level player”, which is very difficult to define for any level of baseball other than the professional one. You also are going to have issues getting significant samples of data for baseball in high school, college, and semi-pro ball. That sets a pretty high entry barrier, because kids can’t grow up talking about their UZR or OPS+ like they can their batting average, homers, and RBI’s, which makes it more difficult to convert them from the basic level counting stats later on.
I stumbled into metric analysis about 8 years ago when I started reading Bill James and the Baseball Prospectus on a tip from a guy I was in a fantasy baseball league with. I then used it to dominate by dad’s old-timer fantasy league for the next 5 seasons in the row. Thing is, reading James brought up a lot of issues that I’d spent time thinking about when I was doing the scorebook for my Dad’s baseball teams when I was in middle and high school and playing fantasy baseball in his league since I was 14 years old:
- Why does a relief pitcher get credit for a win by pitching 1/3 of an inning but a starting pitcher has to go at least 5?
- Why does everyone believe that RBI’s are such a great stat when it’s clearly based on where you hit in the lineup more than how good a hitter you are. (The Tony Batista Corollary)
- How come walks are considered less important than base hits? Don’t they accomplish the same thing? Why is batting average more important that on-base percentage.
Short of asking these questions, I wouldn’t have sought answers. The problem, though, is that I wouldn’t have had the knowledge to understand the answers had I not had a significant background in statistical analysis outside of baseball prior to running into the advanced metrics used by James and others.
Until we can break things into layman’s terms, it’s going to be really hard to win over a majority of the baseball fan base. I think the defining winning moment for saberists would be Tim Raines making the Hall Of Fame.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
by fourstick on Apr 5, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
WTF
Where did this huge post come from.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 5, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I think OPS is good starting point
It is easy enough for most people to figure out. It uses stats most people are already used to. Finally, it has a high correlation rate to the future.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 5, 2010 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Ya... What he said.
Also, I think he needs to be held to a higher standard because he’s a sportswriter. I think they should be held to a higher standard, being that they do this professionally and all.
I don't
He’s a person, he’s entitled to believe what he wants to believe. This is sports, not politics, not science. Sports. You’re supposed to enjoy watching them because their fun to watch. It’s up to you how to decide what is the best way for you to enjoy the game. There’s no “standards” for sports fans and especially not for columnists.
This is the type of attitude that turns a lot of people off. The "I know better than you because you’re an ignorant ignoramus and here’s a mathematical proof proving that you’re an ignorant ignoramus " attitude. It’s easy to tune people out when they’re calling you stupid.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
who cares about winning people over?
It’s about seeking truth, not being popular. And as such, I don’t really care how the typical fan sees things.
It’s actually kind of sad that sabermetrics has such an impact on the game. To me, it was a lot more fun when the game was independent of the stats. But we have a better game now than they had a few years ago, which is also good.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes
I have NO idea where this fascination with making sabermetrics accessible to the average fan comes from. It is a very niche subject, and I personally don’t care about dumbing down the conversation to try to hook on a few people who may not care about analyzing baseball in the first place.
by vivaelpujols on Apr 5, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
so you guys don't believe in communication?
talking down to fans like they’re dumb is not the same as communicating with clarity. if you’re going to assume they don’t care, it comes through in your language to everybody else.
which rather makes me question why I defend the stats guys on VEB.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 5, 2010 12:37 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I've written at least like 4 primers here at VEB
Because I know that the people who read VEB are going to be genualy interesting in learning about sabermetrics. I’m not going to go out of my way to try and convince random fans to believe in sabermetrics. I’ll sell to people who want to be sold.
by vivaelpujols on Apr 5, 2010 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
like i said, some of those "random fans" are far more into baseball than saber guys
they just appreciate a different aspect – they are not armchair gm’s. a gm needs to know his numbers, a scout does not.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
no, i'm just saying to...the opposite of contrary
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
vep obviously already understands what i said
seems many people don’t understand that stats aren’t important unless that’s what you are into, be it for fantasy or armchair gm’ing or whatever. there is another aspect to the game, as in learning to actually play it/coach it, without which there would be no players to run numbers on.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
and?
i mean, i can come up with opposites, but nothing that fits there. perhaps baron or danup the reviewer could.
and yes, that is funny that i misunderstood you. i feel pretty damn silly now (and i’m serious, just so there’s no misunderstanding).
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Right
Like I said, sabermetrics is a niche. No reason to try to force it on other people who don’t care.
I agree with this
but I also think that everyone should remember this for those times on VEB when someone less sabermetricly inclined wants to give their opinion about , oh I don’t know…Cy Young voting
/ducks
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I ducked!
Hey, I loved that post. But a lot of people just don’t care.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I'm saying that post was an example of presenting each of the possible stats you could use for the Cy Young ballot
Without forcing anything down anyone’s throat.
there are huge baseball fans who have no interest in stats and needn't
for the basement dwellers and gm’s of the world, stats are the thing. others want to watch the game for other reasons – maybe they coach, and then stats aren’t important. they watch for technique maybe – both to appreciate it and teach it. i think red watches differently than mo.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I'm still pissed that
people refer to fancy stats pants as SABR when the the real mother fucking SABR G’s like myself are a fucking historical baseball society members. Who will kill your children.
only if they are wrapped in the bacons
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
sick
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
but yummy.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
I don't think Bill Simmons and others are saying things should be "dumbed down"
Just that certain information could possibly be transmitted in a more accessible way. This needn’t make the stats worse or less accurate, just easier to digest.
Hence his example with OPS+, which is what got him on that tangent in the first place. He thinks a lot of people would benefit from talking about OPS+ in terms of how much, by percentage, a player exceeds or goes below the league average, instead of messing with the ‘100 as league-average’ thing. So Pujols could be described as such-andsuch percent better at getting on base and hitting for power than the average NLer instead of having a 180-something OPS+. I’m not sure that specific example would actually be easier for people to understand, but it’s something.
The RA vs. ERA scale thing is another example of this.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Who said anything about "dumbing it down"?
How about just presenting it in a way that makes sense visually? I think the DiamondVision stuff over at BtB is a bit blunt, but it is an effective way of representing the WAR statistic visually. I think pitch f/x is an amazing tool, but doesn’t it look a whole lot better plotted on a graph? What if you could plot UZR on a graph to show how much more range Franklin Gutierrez has over the average centerfielder?
Why does “explaining things so people can understand them” always lead to “dumbing them down”? Why can’t we come up with better ways to display the information and explain where it comes from? I think that there are a lot of the saber community who take the “you’re not going to get it because you’re an idiot and I’m not going to waste my time explaining things to you because you don’t understand statistics” instead of politely trying to win people over by bringing some of the things down to their level and building them up.
I think we do a good job of explaining things here at VEB, and we don’t disparage unless someone simply doesn’t want to listen just because they’re stubborn.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Um. Baseball should care, and so should you.
How do you sell the 2010 Seattle Mariners to fans? By WAR, they’ve done what they need to do to compete with the limitations that they have, but they don’t have a marquee slugger, they have one perennial all-star (who doesn’t speak much English), and they plan on winning with pitching and defense. If you’re the casual fan, aren’t you going “Fuck, that’s going to be boring to watch, why would I buy tickets to see that?”, but they’re the same people who go nuts over WebGems on Sportscenter every night. Without the understanding of the process or of how well they’ve built their club for competition, it’s really, really hard to market that to casual fans who aren’t die hard Mariners fans. They’ve essentially re-built the 80’s Runnin’ Redbirds (win with pitching and defense), but they’re not going to have anyone steal 100+ bases, but they might have 4 guys steal 40.
Seeking truth doesn’t do you any good unless you can communicate why your way is better. If you want your audience to be a limited number of people, great, but I don’t see how that gets you anywhere. If the saber community at large isn’t interested in winning people over, why do they constantly engage outsiders in debates related to these statistics? Why do we give a shit what Rick Hummel writes about and disparage it if we’re not concerned with effectively communicating the reasons why we feel that way and why it’s better? If you’re not concerned about explaining it, you can’t take the high ground with people who don’t understand it, because you’re not interested in explaining things to them. You don’t get to bitch anymore about why Tim Raines isn’t in the Hall of Fame, because you don’t want to explain why he belongs there.
You may not care how the typical fan sees things, but you bet your ass that baseball does, because it’s how they sell the game to people. If more teams become saber managed, baseball is going to have to figure out a way to explain why a team wouldn’t want Adam Dunn, because Adam Dunn is the type of player that most traditional fans qualify as “good” and is the same reason why Jim Rice is in the Hall of Fame.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
by fourstick on Apr 5, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
leave him alone while he's working on it
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
and rec'd
and you should have entered the last line of that first paragraph into the VEB tagline thingamajig
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
baseball!
I’ve been quiet all winter, but now its time to get excited.
And if anybody in Kansas City needs a roommate, I’m homeless in about 2 weeks.
when will yadi return?
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 1:38 PM EDT reply actions
miklasz
TLR says Molina will start tomorrow as long as he comes out of today’s workout with no problems. TLR is confident that will happen.
about 2 hours ago via UberTwitter
yadi is so awesome...
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
because we can't talk about it.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
marred debut
my first foray with watching baseball games over the computer (this weekend) had a few bumps. Mostly, I was stunned how poor the Minnesota announcers were/are. They constantly talked about the new ballpark (even on Saturday) and several times they never even said who was at the plate, especially in the latter part of the games when minor league Cardinals were finishing up.
However, I also watched a bit of a Seattle game (I love THEIR announcers) and that helped sweeten the taste.
i kind of wonder about Minnesota
Something my roommate brought up; how much practice do they get there to start the season? I mean, nobody’s ever caught a fly ball in a game situation there, but do they at least get a few practice sessions in to learn the bounces, where foul territory is, etc.?
they probably did today
remember tony was thinking about detouring and working out at busch today rather than flying straight to cincy from minny.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm trying to think what the Cards did a couple of years ago
I mean, there were still parts of the stadium being constructed on opening day 2006
that is funny to think about, though
Off season signings and rookies may have never been to the ballpark. Forget the simple baseball stuff; they might be trying to figure out the alarm code in the locker room still.
alarm blaring...
“Brendan, is that you again!?”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
various clubhouse alarm scenarios
Brenden: somehow disables it
Carp: punches out alarm
Yadi: tries to run away. very slowly.
Albert: alarm just gives up, stops blaring
Holliday: decides the alarm is charming, sticks around
Colby: finally realizes that he can turn the alarm off
by Expatcardfan on Apr 4, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I think the Twins announcers can be forgiven.
I’m sure they realized that most of their viewership was more interested in the new digs than the meaningless exhibition games.
They may suck, but these games probably weren’t the best showcase of their usual gamecalling.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 4, 2010 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
they gave us a few more reaction shots of the Cards than FSM did, too.
catching the ambient sounds was better as well
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
happy birthday Scotty
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Matt Holliday's kid is actually a young Brendan Ryan
“He’s got just about everybody now,” Holliday said, and then deadpanned: “He’s got Skip (Schumaker). But now he’s 6, so they’re about the same size. It’s really dead on.”
oh no he dint
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
he did
and maybe this running game in spring training won’t disappear – tony says he doesn’t mind running in front of apu now to open up first because if they walk apu then we get more runners for holliday. but he also said he’d be more willing to bunt the runner over, too.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
MLB Network has Wainwright as the best curveball in baseball
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 1:55 PM EDT reply actions
i need a towel
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Best Pretend Curve - Barry Zito on MVP Baseball 2005
I can’t be the only one that remembers it…I was surprised when they didn’t strike out
check out VEB on facebook...just search groups for Viva El Birdos
got to love the Greinke speed range
Will throw a 56mph pitch, then a 94mph, and during the game hit every number in between.
I love how Greinke is able to shape his offspeed stuff
Slider gets almost cutter-y at 90 then back down to 82 slurvy. And then he’s able to do the same thing with his curveball. Good luck.
Not afraid to nitpick
ya that was freakin ridiculous
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
Buster Onley sure loves the Rockies this year
He just picked them to win the World Series. I would say something…but at least they (ESPN) tried this year to pick a team other than the Yankees and keep a straight face about it.
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
what is with buster
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I don't know but the Rockies wouldn't be my choice to even win the NL
I think it’s going to come down to the Phillies and the Cards for the NL title (at least that’s what I am hoping for).
Boy a frosty cold Budweiser would be great about now"…long pause…then an "aahhh". --Mike Shannon
the NL West is going to eat itself
I think even the Braves are better than any of those teams after they have a close race
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions
mulling it over
it was just so sudden.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it's not all that crazy
if you think they’ll make the playoffs, which a slim majority of baseball writers i’ve read do, then they are in the crapshoot, like the ‘06 cards. hell, they’ve been to the world series more recently than us.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
A lot of Phillies and Rockies love I've noticed
Nothing wrong with that, it’s just always boring to see the same teams over and over in the “experts’ picks” type articles.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Speaking of bad predictions Magrane picked the Cubs to win the division.
I think last year will be more the norm for the Cubs. There team isn’t getting any younger so injuries still have to be a major concern. I don’t see Zambrano bouncing back much either. Also Gammons predicts the Reds, the Cincinati Reds win the wild card.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
Cubs winning is laughable
Too much money tied into declining players
The Reds winning the Wild Card is pretty possible, though it’s more likely that it’ll be the loser of the Braves/Phillies battle
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
i'll take the dodgers for wildcard
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Division Titles
So you have…
West – Rockies
Central – Cards
East – Phillies
WC – Dodgers
Right? Maybe I’m drinking too much of the East Coast Kool-Aid, but you don’t think the Braves or Marlins might get the WC? I like the Braves persoanlly.
i'll take the braves
the old man’s gonna want to go out with a bang
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Braves
As the post the other day pointed to, they have a great staff and I think the line-up will be better than anticipated. I think they are going to be really good. I am HOPING for a radical drop off from the Phillies. Thank goodness we didn’t trade Pujols… Right?
Great job out of Buster Olney on that one. Haha
yeah that's how i see it
i think the marlins could finish ahead of the braves, but right now i think braves finish one spot short of wildcard
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think Braves or Phils will get wild card
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
West- Rox
Central- Redbirds
East – Braves
WC- Phillies
by RollBirdsRoll on Apr 4, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm still thinking the DBacks will win the west for some reason
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
The Reds have been a favorite "sleeper" team for a few years
It keeps on not happening. Things like the Leake decision make me think they will continue to not contend.
Granted, I do think they are better this year that recently
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
towel day
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 2:36 PM EDT reply actions
BASEBALL
greatest commercial evar, i wish i could find a better quality video
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
by gdm426 on Apr 4, 2010 2:41 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
i prefer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHIQkS1TY50
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
thank you for making me cry like a baby with a day old diaper yadi2
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
one of my many talents
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
On a more recent note:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORtZrsJuhn0
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Or this one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rESCt1Te1VY
Note: Above comment may contain gratuitous amounts of sarcasm.
BOYCOTT HASS AVOCADOS
I recd
because I remember that commercial and loved it too
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
i still catch myself singing it to myself
good to know i’m not the only one who remembers it
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
So, Minor League Ball had a few interesting threads
One was your most hated team (I can sense which one is the most hated, you can extend it beyond baseball)
And some of the dumbest things teams are doing in 2010 (Like letting Leake skip minors to play for a non-competitive team.
Anyone want to take a shot?
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)
ooh let me play
Drayton McLane
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Leake has to be the winner
At least with a big time stuff guy you can go out and guess that his stuff is so good it will overpower, but Leake is a pitchability RHP. How exactly does he know the intricacies of pitching to big leaguers? I like how Kurkjian was praising him by saying something along the lines of “he cruises most of the time at 87 88 89 but then when he needs to reach back for more he can get 92! It’s amazing!”
Not afraid to nitpick
Lol
I totally agree. There is absolutely no point in doing it. Not only are you perhaps harming his growth, but you already start his arbitration clock. I am confuzzled.
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)
dusty likes to get them young
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Most hated teams, off the top of my head, ordered by sport
Alabama Crimson Tide (anything)
Ohio State Buckeyes (football)
Oklahoma Sooners (football)
North Carolina Tar Heels (basketball)
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
New York Mets
New York Yankees
New England Patriots
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Denver Broncos
Detroit Red Wings
Los Angeles Lakers
Boston Celtics
San Antonio Spurs
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
i think that's the first time i've seen the spurs hated
the spurs? are you a lakers fan, or suns?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
No
I think they flop more than any team in the NBA. I don’t hate them as much as I used to, after Bowen left, but they still flop a ton
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
So basically
Successful teams?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
there are a lot of teams on that list
that have bandwagon fans
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
The Cubs? The Bucs?
I mean, most of those teams do have a ton of success, but matty hit the nail on the head…bandwagon fans.
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
Also, media fellatio
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
who doesn't love erin andrews
wait…huh?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
well, that would be wrong
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
is this a new guy
or the one who was stalking/videoing her?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
New
The one stalking/videoing is in the slammer or heading there soon
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
if i were going to stalk someone
it wouldn’t be bambi. mark kotsay’s wife, now, that’s different…well, except for that whole wife thing.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I agree with most of that list
I don’t hate the Tide or Celtics, though.
For some reason I’ve always been a fan of Bear Bryant, and therefore usually Alabama.
and I loved Bird, so I’ve never HATED the Celtics
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
This one's easy for me
New England Patriots
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Milwaukee Brewers
All SEC football teams
Ohio State football
Any team with Brett Favre on it
Purdue Boilermakers (Everything… go IU!)
An Indiana fan!
Excellent….
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's 2010 National Football Champions Alabama Crimson Tide, BTW
by RollBirdsRoll on Apr 4, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Chizik is doing a helluva job at Auburn
Pretty soon, the SEC West is going to be decided in the Alabama-Auburn game, as it should be. It’s nothing but good for the state to have two great programs.
by RollBirdsRoll on Apr 4, 2010 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I hope Cam Newton is the real deal
Honestly, beating Alabama isn’t my number one hope this year, especially considering it’s a road game against the number 1 team in the country. We’ve lost 3 straight to LSU and 4 straight to Georgia. I want to end one, if not both of those streaks. Obviously, beating Bama would be nice, but I’m not counting on it. It’s gonna be a few years before an SEC West team other than Alabama is in Atlanta at the end of the year.
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
Really think you should be better than either LSU or UGA
I think that Richt is starting to wear thin and I know that Miles is on a warm seat.
by RollBirdsRoll on Apr 4, 2010 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Living in Athens, people are getting tired of Richt
I think his DC hire will be his downfall similar to UT’s hire of Clawson a few years ago.
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Miles will be fine.
His hardware will last him a few more years. Least he can still recruit.
Richt, however, doesn’t have long.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
I remember when everyone was up in arms
that they didn’t hire Turner Gill and hired a below .500 coach from Iowa State. For the record, I think Turner Gill is going to be a great coach for Kansas.
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)
Hehehe
As much as I hate them, they made a good hire.
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)
Yeah
I’ll stick to focusing on Gabbert not throwing 15 feet high on 8 yard passes and getting into fights with his brother outside Gumbys.
Not afraid to nitpick
Mmmmmmmm
Gumby’s
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
That sounds fun to watch.
Least Indiana might be bearable to watch this year.
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)
And my list FWIW,
Tennessee Volunteers. In any competitive event that exists.
LSU. Ditto
Notre Dame
Kentucky Basketball
Texas A&M
The Big Ten ,excluding Penn State
Southern Cal
The NBA. All of it.
NASCAR. Ditto.
Cubs
Yankees
Red Sox
Mets
Brewers
Dallas Cowboys (I’m actually totally indifferent to the NFL but despise the Cowboys)
The Red Wings
The Blackhawks.
I don’t hate Auburn, which might surprise you, I really don’t pay them much attention one way or the other.
by RollBirdsRoll on Apr 4, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
indifference hurts
that said, roll tide!!
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
The Tide and the Redbirds have been with me almost all of my 41 years.
And I live and die with them both.
by RollBirdsRoll on Apr 4, 2010 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
since bob cryder played there
i’ve been a fan of bama.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Not too surprised
I think you actually find some Bama fans that don’t mind Auburn. You won’t find any Auburn fans that don’t mind Alabama.
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
Least favorite teams:
New York Yankees
New England Patriots
Chicago Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
South Carolina Gamecocks
Duke Blue Devils (basketball, it’s real hard to hate them in football)
LA Lakers
Kansas Jayhawks
Florida Gators
Detroit Red Wings
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
so who is broadcasting yanks/sox?
am i gonna have to dust off foxy proxy already?
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
so, yes
damn
i guess i should get started finding a functional proxy
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
man
flim, that list of proxies in your fanpoist doesn’t show the IPs for the proxies anymore. what am i supposed to do? just ping it and use the IP it gives me?
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
If I lived in Canada
I’d sure as hell be drinking all the time
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
by mysterui on Apr 4, 2010 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
FESPN
Sunday Night Baseball. 7 Central, I think.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
by The Continental on Apr 4, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
FESPN2
Opening day doesn’t trump womens final four.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i think mlb.tv may have outsmarted me
i have a good, fast proxy and i can’t get a game to load at all. just keep giving me a media error
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
help me flim!
you’re my only hope!
i guess it’s not super urgent, because if i use my phone’s internet, it’s at&t, so i can get espn360, but i need to figure something out by the time the cards play the astros or have a fox saturday game
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Why are you using a proxy in the first place
Aren’t you outside the region and not blacked out? If you guys want help with MLB.tv though I need someones account info. I don’t have access to MLB.tv
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions
if you want you can just email me
Your mlb.tv account info and I can take a look
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure you can get the game
on atdhe . Check it tomorrow.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i'm confused what game we're talking about
tonight’s espn or tomorrow’s cards? like flim said, why wouldn’t pj be able to get the cards tomorrow on his mlb.tv – isn’t he in texas?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i believe only the fox saturday game of the week is subject to blackout nationally
i plan to watch tonight and tomorrow on mlb.tv
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Maybe I'm thinking of MLB Network.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
I know those aren't blacked out because they're on so few carriers.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
oh, then i'll watch on espn via that link rr posted above
that’s how i watch everything anyway and espn is always listed. hell, if you like the nba or college baseball or foreign soccer it’s better than cable or satellite and it’s free.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
is this game blacked out on mlb.tv?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
It shouldn't be.
They can’t black out the ESPN games because not everyone has cable. Or at least that was my understanding. And i think I’ve watched ESPN games on MLB.TV before.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
it's blacked out
by that logic, they can’t black out anything
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
I swear I've watched ESPN games before.
And most people have TV. Not nearly as many people have cable.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Blackout rules are absolutely ridiculous.
I know a lot of people who don’t have cable.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
#37 is on mlb network
go colonel!
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 3:08 PM EDT reply actions
and he's sucking
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't this implied?
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)
yep
although he escaped with only 1 run scored.
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
6 walk through 3.....
but his pitches look real good. He’s just not getting the calls.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
The ump and catchers fault of course. Colonel also thinking if I can get a hit of this guy
I should have a five run lead by now.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
Last ST game is on MLB.tv free preview now
Mariners v Giants.
I never would slip you Mickey! It is merely rhinoceros horn. This makes the champagna bubble.
With cameo by the colonel
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
couldn't get slusser's cust story to link properly
but here’s the link to the link, fwiw
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/
the braves and yanks are probably already sniffing around. seattle should be but for junior. he’d be a luxury item to us, but who doesn’t like luxury.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
much obliged
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
let's see if the colonel pitches out of this bases loaded jam
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 3:51 PM EDT reply actions
nope
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I was just going to post about watching the colonel
It’s much more fun watching him now that he’s not wearing the birds on the bat.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
4 walks for the colonel. Heh heh heh
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
he gets excited as he leaves the field still
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
yup!
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure the colonel thinks he's pitching well.
Probably the catchers fault.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
real lineups!
dgoold Probable lineup for opener:
Schu,
Ryan,
Pujols,
Holliday,
Raz,
Ludwick,
Molina,
Freese,
Carpenter
#stlcards 18 minutes ago via Tweetie
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
oh wait, I forgot to post this.
- TLR says Molina will start tomorrow as long as he comes out of today’s workout with no problems. TLR is confident that will happen. about 1 hour ago via UberTwitter
- A lovely day in Cincinnati. Reds working out. Jocketty and Mozeliak chatted by the cage. Cardinals begin stretching in 20 minutes. about 2 hours ago via web
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Tweetie is awesome
Love love love love love Rasmus in the 5 hole
Not a big fan of Ryan in the 2 hole
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
here's what I would do
Schu
Holliday
Luddy
Pujols
Rasmus
Yadi
Freese
Boog
P
but since that will never happend I would just switch Rasmus and Ludwick
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
now I need the towel
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
you've missed some great opportunities lately
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i thought we weren't doing that anymore
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i missed that then
all i know is i haven’t agreed to anything in writing.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
nice knowing you
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that's what she said
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Don't worry...
I’ve refused to stop. I’ve just been more selective with it since a mean robot put it on notice…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I don't like Yadi starting already
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Bernie's got one
[fake blockquote] The expectation is that [Yadi will] be in the lineup Monday.
If so, it looks like this for Opening Day:
CARDINALS
1. Skip Schumaker 2B
2. Brendan Ryan SS
3. Albert Pujols 1B
4. Matt Holliday LF
5. Colby Rasmus CF
6. Ryan Ludwick RF
7. Yadier Molina C
8. David Freese 3B
9. Chris Carpenter P
REDS
1. Chris Dickerson CF
2. Orlando Cabrera SS
3. Joey Votto 1B
4. Brandon Phillips 2B
5. Scott Rolen 3B
6. Jay Bruce RF
7. Laynce Nix LF
8. Ramon Hernandez C
9. Aaron Harang RHP
Gorgeous weather in the Queen City.
Players and staff are in a great mood, and excited to be getting started.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I think I would rather have Freese and Ryan to switch lineup spots
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
yah
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
luddy and ryan
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
Got to see Dave Dravecky speak this mourning.
He has a pretty inspirational story. I was surprised by his appearence. I forgot his career ending injury occured all the way back in ‘89. Definately looks 20 years older and I didn’t realize he had to have his arm and shoulder amputated.
"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time it works, every time."
I think it's important every once in awhile to review Pujols' career numbers
1399 Games
6082 PA
1717 Hits
366 HR
1112 RBI
61 SB
13.3% BB%
11.1% K%
.294 ISO
.334/.427/.628 slash line
.436 wOBA
173 wRC+
63.9 WAR
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
by mysterui on Apr 4, 2010 4:02 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
ridiculous.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
over 6% of plate appearances result in a home run
.294 ISO! hfs
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
twinkie town was a bit perturbed
that their announcers kept talking about how at the end almost 50% of big mac’s hits were homers
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i'm simply rec'ing this
bc albert is amazing. just…amazingly ridic.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person/a>
Cincinatti weather report for noon tomorrow (game time):
73 degrees, partly cloudy.
Baseball is so close..
first dinger of season for birds?
i’m taking freeze.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Colby will hit one out of the f'ing stadium in Cincy
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
I know he did in Pittsburgh, CJ
May have done it at GAB too. It’s only a matter of time before he does it (again).
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
Pretty sure he did in GAL as well because it was in the Fire Burning video.
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Great American Launchpad.
That’s what my family calls it.
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by ClemsonGirl on Apr 4, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Open the pod bay doors GAL
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I'm afraid I can't do that, Colby.
We all have ways of coping. I use sex and awesomeness.
by the red baron on Apr 4, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
that's obviously not what someone said
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
by cardball on Apr 4, 2010 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
whispered, even.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
this might be the best-ever comment on VEB.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
yeah, he put one in the river at pnc
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
sss alert
Jason Motte’s ST numbers: 6/2 K/B ratio and 3.6 ERA in 10 innings
not too shabby, hope he ends up being a nice setup man
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 5:00 PM EDT reply actions
I think it's more like 5-10 now.
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probably
don’t know for sure though
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 4, 2010 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Celebrating opening day
With a couple friends, a bottle of vodka, and some steaks on the grill…. I missed baseball season.
Don't know about everyone else but I'm playing this tonight:
Joe Morgan Drinking Game. I realize this is pretty old but it should still be fun.
With chocolate milk of course.
And yes I posted this in the other thread. I got confused.
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you're less likely to throw up if you use alcoholic beverages
and no consistent on that list? I guess they don’t want to kill us.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I can't have alcohol in my dorm room.
And I’ve had my soda for the day. And I drank all my grape juice yesterday.
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that's gonna be an awful lot of chocolate milk to drink
I hope you make it
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I don't drink a lot of milk so this should knock some of it off before it spoils.
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I "couldn't have" alcohol in my dorm room
And I have never possessed so much alcohol in one place in my life. I was like a squirrel hoarding for low times.
Not afraid to nitpick
I don't have connections to buy it for me.
Also I don’t feel like spending a lot of money on it right now. I am the RA so who would catch me?
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you should be selling it
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
does this girl know how to party or what?
"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
my RAs were Nazi's
just cuz they had that personality. they would spend friday nights sitting in the elevator of the dorm waiting for you to come back at night. they could totally not give a shit (some were that way) but the others got a kick out of throwing out $100 fines
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
you had fines?
man, i’m learning a lot tonite. were they legit, or extortion? i’d definitely kick the guy’s ass on the spot if he tried that.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
$100 fine to pay for your alcohol education class
i didnt get written up until i was 21, so they didnt make me go to alcohol class, but i still got a $50 fine. i was like WTF?!?
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
where is this universe you younger folks inhabit?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
rockhurst
dont send your kids here
im such a good ambassador
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
hahahahahahhahahahahahaha
ummm….yeah, long story. maybe another time. there are some bodies buried on troost, though.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
old news
my cousin went here and had a gun pulled on him at Mikes
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
i think that was me
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
ill tell you say hi
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
say i was just kidding
or got a bad mushroom on my pizza or something.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
bad mushrooms are the worst
so i’ve been told
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
On the other hand...
if you want your kids to get their drink on send them to Illinois. Only have to be 19 to get into bars(21 to drink ideally). As long as you do your drinking underage outside of the dorms there’s nothing that happens (by housing). Get to have booze in your dorm if you’re over 21. Granted there are a couple of substance free places that if you’re drunk they get pissed at you, but who the hell would want to live there? Drunk people are the best to be around if for nothing else than comedy’s sake. It’s great there.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
My Freshman RA
bought a handle of Jim Beam for my roommate in return for downloading and burning porn for him. My sophomore RA was a manager for the basketball team and offered to sell me beer he swiped from a dinner for the team. Needless to say I didn’t really have much to worry about on the drinking front.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
I used to have cases of water bottles that I emptied out the water
And refilled with Vodka. I went even so far to glue the caps back on so it looked liked it was still sealed.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
You use a lighter and melt it back on.
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lighter takes to long for a couple cases worth of vodka
I had a lot of crazy ideas in college. I used to order cigarettes from Switzerland to avoid paying taxes. They were only $13 a carton shipped. I used to carry a few cartons around with me and go to parties than sell them for $5 a pop. It was like prison. I used to exchange cigs for booze.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
dorm room drinking is a must experience for any college kid
heck we had beer pong tournaments in the single room dormitories with as many as 12 people in there at once. we even had a speedy collapse system so any suspecting RA couldn’t catch us.
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
Resident malcontented betamale
by slu on Apr 4, 2010 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I've done it.
Last year. When I had friends who knew 21-year-olds.
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And I didn't have to pay for it.
Because I’m a girl.
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must be nice
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
Resident malcontented betamale
by slu on Apr 4, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
which is made up for in....free booze?
suddenly society seems fair
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
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by slu on Apr 4, 2010 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I once got busted for pot
When I was visited a friend in Colorado. Police actually came to the dorm room. Once the cop found out I was from Missouri though he didn’t feel like doing the paper work out an out of town kid. So just let me go
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
We have to call the police if we ever suspect pot.
Our job in a pot bust is to make sure people don’t leave. And if they do check out their shoes.
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Really? I live with a few former RAs
They just say, “Uhhhhhh stop that” and leave
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Not the rules.
Just because they did it doesn’t mean they were supposed. Honestly if someone is smoking pot n the dorms I would not hesitate for a second to call the police.
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I would be more pissed if I caught someone smoking a cigarette than pot
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I personally cannot stand any kind of smoke and pot is the worst.
I don’t need it in my dorm. If they’re smoking a cigarette they get written up because that’s not allowed inside but it’s obviously not against the law so we can’t really call the police on them.
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Because that's stupid and inconsiderate inside.
Especially in a dorm where there’s no good ventilation.
And that’s what we’re supposed to do. I don’t know why I should get the third degree for calling in possession of drugs that no one is allowed to have.
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Not the third degree
I guess I’m just more of the type to not be bothered by it. I don’t smoke cigarettes/weed/anything, but smoke really doesn’t bother me. But, if smoke bothers you, I guess I can understand that. But, if it bothers you that much, it’s understandable.
i guess it's different in a girl's dorm
i can’t imagine a male RA doing that and not getting something broken.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I don't really know what happens in the boys' dorms.
I know i wouldn’t be an RA if I were a guy.
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I do know the guys' dorms are disgusting and I would never set foot in there.
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also a truth
wolpers at mizzou had the most distinct and awful odor. i was so glad to get out of there.
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
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by slu on Apr 4, 2010 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Gillett was the White Castle of living conditions
Oh so crappy in quality but glorious at the same time and best enjoyed drunk.
Not afraid to nitpick
i also lived in wolpers
I don’t remember the smell being that bad. But I had all Airforce guys around me.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I worked as a desk/rounds clerk
and the girl’s dorm usually smelled decent. The guy’s dorm had a lot of engineers in it and each floor had it’s own unique scent that changed over the year. It was interesting to say the least.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
and if youre anything like me 90% of your male friends smoke.
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
Resident malcontented betamale
by slu on Apr 4, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions
if someone called the police on me i wouldn't forget it
like i said, i can’t imagine it in a guys’ dorm
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
It happens in guys' dorms all the time.
I think that’s why all of the RA’s are friends with each other. We have at least two pot busts a year and they’re always in the guys’ dorms.
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really?
isn’t there only 1 or 2 RA’s per floor. they are vastly outnumbered no matter how much they stick together. that’s just sort of an unwritten guy rule i thought – if that happened when i was in college the RA would definitely have had to move, which is why it never happened. my freshman year the whole building smelled like weed and kegs. we had hall parties – i’m talking about in the hallways.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Well the person who has the pot often gets kicked out of school.
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This is why I would not want to be a RA
I would not want to know I destroyed someones life over pot
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
This is why I would not want to be an RA in Johnstone.
In the Horseshoe it’s just alcohol. No one gets kicked out for alcohol.
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yeah, if an RA got someone kicked out
he would have more than something broken, and rightly so. he’d have to transfer, for sure.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I guess people are just less violent here.
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and bigger assholes, it sounds like
you don’t pull that stuff
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Now I'm an asshole since I would call it in?
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Hard to hate a person that is just doing their job
Plus, I am personally not much of a hater
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
People seem to think we like getting people in trouble.
I hate it. I can’t stand it. I tell my girls I don’t care what they do as long as they’re safe and they don’t do anything stupid or illegal here.
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I think getting kicked out of school is kind of crazy
But getting kicked out of the dorms I can understand.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Most of the time they were dealing too.
It’s rarely happened they just had it.
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well, that's a slightly different story
if an RA got me kicked out for just smoking a joint is what i’m talking about. if i just had to move from the dorm, who cares. the only time i lived in a dorm was freshman year because i had to.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I don't think Mizzou would kick you of school for weed
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
If you just had it you would just be in a lot of trouble.
If you were just in the room with the dealer you would just be in a lot of trouble. And not just housing, but legal trouble. And I think in some cases they just kicked out of campus. But usually the person who owns it is also dealing it and you get kicked out for that.
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No Offense
I don’t think you know what a drug dealer is. At least when I went to Mizzou. Columbia as a whole was rather light on criminal charges. As long as you kept your mouth shut and were not a complete ass
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I know what a drug dealer is.
I don’t what you’re trying to say. That Clemson is tougher on drugs than Columbia? Okay.
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You just said
Almost everyone that gets caught with pot is a drug dealer. Most drug dealers I knew were smart enough to stick a towel under their door and blow through a tube with some fabric softner in it.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't say they were good drug dealers.
I just said they were also dealing/selling pot if they had it and got caught in most cases.
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I almost got kicked out of the dorms
Because I had a crappy airsoft gun that I had forgotten under my bed from 4 months earlier……when we had epic airsoft wars that forced them to ban any toy guns. Somehow I actually had to smooth talk my way into staying in the dorms with the melodramatic bitch in charge.
I had to meet with a cop who basically said “umm I guess I have to meet you about a toy gun, it’s gone? Okay, see ya, we don’t care.”
Not afraid to nitpick
That's stupid.
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yes, cuz violence is always the best comeback
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
violence isn't necessary
when it is understood to be right around the corner if you are a douche to somebody.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I agree you shouldn't turn someone in for pot, that's just fuckin silly
but “more than something broken”, sounds a lot like overkill
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
maybe some hyperbole
just the thought pisses me off. like i said, luckily it would never happen. shit, even wolves are afraid of me. that’s the best deterrent against someone trying to be a douche to you.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Doing your job =/= douche.
And think about the things I have said before you start calling people assholes and douches for turning someone in for pot.
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Why is underage possession of alcohol
not a cop calling offense, but pot use is? Seems a bit of a double standard.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
It technically is.
But we only do it if they don’t cooperate. I think because pot is illegal for everyone and they call it an illicit drug (which I think is overkill).
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They are both misdemeanor offenses.
One is just more socially acceptable than the other. You shouldn’t be able to pick and choose what laws you are going to enforce.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
The police act like we waste their time when we call for alcohol.
Dealing drugs isn’t a misdemeanor I don’t think. And like said in most cases of pot there is a dealer involved.
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possesion certainly is,
and you said any one who gets caught has the cops called on them. Trying to justify it by saying most of the people that have it are dealers is a crap argument.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
But it's true.
In most cases HERE when someone gets caught for possession of pot it comes out that they’re also dealing. Anyone who has pot DOES get the cops called on them. If we wrote an incident report about pot, like we do with alcohol, we would get in TONS of trouble. Also how do you dispose of pot? We can’t take it. Our RD can’t take it. The police have to take it. Alcohol you pour down the drain.
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I don't make the rules.
I follow them. If that makes me a bad person I’m sorry.
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yikes
i’ve heard that before
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Fine.
I can’t take this anymore. I’m sorry. I just try to do my job. Maybe I’m a goody two-shoes but I’m okay with that. Have a lovely night.
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Doing your job
That’s what you’re supposed to do. I think this has gotten out of hand and I’m sorry it seems people are ganging up on you.
Yeah, being an RA is a thankless enough job already
There are some real “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situations and this is getting kind of silly.
Can we all just agree to talk about baseball now? If we’re going to gang up on something let’s pick one of the Yankees and Red Sox and have a group hate minute on that team.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
let's not discuss ganging up either then
because that didn’t happen.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Red Sox/Yanks
I used to be anti-Yankees, but after recent history, I have become INCREDIBLY anti-Red Sox. Probably to due with their recent success and subsequent douche-ness coupled with that crap-tastic WS.
I kind of feel the same way
But then the Yankees did just win it all, so I feel like technically I should be more anti-Yankee just because they are the anti-underdog.
It’s hard to choose.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
the person doing the turning in
should really be the one thinking about it if it gets someone kicked out of frickin’ school. pot? are you kidding me?!
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Thanks.
Good to know what you really think of me.
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Wel.... You are a Narc
People have negative feelings about them
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
depends on if this is just theory
or if you have actually ever gotten someone kicked out of school for smoking pot.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I have turned someone in.
But the fact that they might get kicked out of school for dealing drugs (they only get kicked out if they’re dealing) wouldn’t stop me. As flim said they’d have to be pretty dumb to get caught. Look it’s my job, do I like it? No. It’s the worst part of the job. But it’s my job to make sure people feel safe in the dorms and knowing there are drugs in the dorms makes some people feel unsafe. Also it severely bothers me. I can’t breathe, my eyes tear up, it is not pretty. You are being pretty insensitive to people who feel they have a responsibility to the other people on the hall.
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how do they determine they were "dealing"?
college kids to me, by definition, are not drug dealers. hell, i’d sell it to my buddies if they wanted, but i wasn’t a damn dealer.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Well since the definition of drug dealing
as I understand it and as they have explained to me is selling it then…
They usually admit to it.
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they admit it, just like that?
“i wasn’t just smoking, i also sell it to others, officer.”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i would never be violent
I would just piss in a pringles can than lean it against their door
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
that's more my style as well
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
i did the pringles can prank to someone before
Except it wasn’t a pringles can but a dead deer
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
So you pissed in a dead
deer, and leaned it against the door, impressive Flim, impressive.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Apr 4, 2010 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i actually used Wolf Urine
For that extra kick
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have pulled some epic pranks in my day
The great prank war of 2003.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Pranks are quite common.
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ps: guess what disqualifies you for federal student aid?
a drug conviction – including marijuana possession.
"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."
and that is absolutely, positively, stupid.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
That's fine and dandy.
But it has nothing to do with the reality of the situation.
You can read it in any tone you like.
hey, if i got busted, that's on me then
if someone turned me in for a joint, that’s on them. i mean, why?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
To add to that.
If you murder someone, you still technically aren’t disqualified for Financial Aid.
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)
Especially with how laws are set up
You can easily lose your financial scholarships and loans over pot
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Then don't smoke it while at school. Seems pretty simple.
I agree that the penalty is harsh, but if you know that going into it, then you’re making a choice with low reward and high risk.
You can read it in any tone you like.
The fact is most people DO NOT know what they are getting into
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions
They don't know they are going to get kicked out school
Than lose their scholarships and loans for it
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
They would if they read the fine print.
Or, you know, read the school’s code of conduct. It’s not hard.
You can read it in any tone you like.
And the federal gov is not cool with their employees smoking up.
Unless they’re on welfare. POLITICS!!!!
Well this should make sense to you, no?
And scholarships come from the school, usually.
You can read it in any tone you like.
yep
they should get booted for underage drinking too.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
come on
you two are smart enough to know the difference, it might be a stupid law, but it is the law nonetheless.
being caught with a controlled substance should be treated the same as underage drinking and jaywalking?
you’re trying too hard to make your point
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Apr 4, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
jaywalking/underage drinking gets people killed.
Smoking marijuana typically doesn’t. The penalties for jaywalking should be much heavier than for smoking pot.
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by SleepyCA on Apr 4, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
well, for reference,
50 people died last year jaywalking in NYC alone. And that doesn’t count people hurt while swerving to avoid jaywalkers.
How many people were killed by smoking marijuana?
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
smoking
the rest are a function of government interference.
I’ll save you the time; the answer is zero, according to The British Medical Journal.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
How bout driving while high off their heels?
I can’t imagine it’s much easier to drive high as it is drunk. If as many people were getting high as they are drunk there’d be MAHD.
Not afraid to nitpick
I think pot should be legal.
But it’s not. And if I got caught smoking pot, I’d lose my job. I don’t feel bad for a anyone other adult who that happens to. And since a college kid is actually an adult who’s job it is to go to college, I don’t feel bad if they lose their scholarship for getting busted for pot.
I’m all for freedom of choice, and I’m also all for repercussions to those choices.
by Mister Eff on Apr 4, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I get it
You think people should accept responsibility for their actions.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions
but we're talking about what the repercussions *should* be
not what they are.
Talking about what IS is really boring. Duh. Everyone knows that you can get in trouble for smoking marijuana. I’ve never smoked marijuana, since my job is incredibly sensitive to such things.
But it’s clear that there is absolutely, positively, ZERO rational reason why I or anyone else in a position like mine should be prevented from such things.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
i'd rather no middle man
if a cop saw me smoking a joint, he’d either not care or tell me to put it out. but if someone called him, then he HAS to do something.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
On this whole situation
I’ve always loved the line from “If 6 Was 9” by Hendrix of…
I’m the one that’s gonna have to die
When it’s time for me to die
So let me live my life the way I want to.
Seems like a good way for everyone to go about their lives…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
Any deaths
Caused by dealing, buying, and trading are only there because it is illegal. If it was legal than their would be no deaths.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
too bad they can't just change their name
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that's the way I think as well
it’s common fucking sense
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I don't have a problem with people doing pot
but it is in a different drug category than alcohol. i am one of those people that thinks that it shouldnt be, but that isn’t gonna change the law. you know going in that you can get in more shit for using pot that for having a beer. it’s like anything else, is the risk worth the reward in that case?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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funny that some presidents smoked it in college
had they been kicked out…ya know.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
hey, they took that risk
i am all for the risk taking, just don’t think you should be immune to facing the results.
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
The way I see it
Is that when punishments are too harsh and unjust people lose respect for their govt. Almost everyone breaks some law every day.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions
1. holy selection bias, batman
2. if I had yelled POLITICS! at the beginning of this thread, would it have mattered? heh.
I’m not sticking around game threads during the regular season if you guys are going to keep hugging right margin on non-baseball. during games. if you can’t figure out how to stop yourselves, it’s your community.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I am done with this now
I won’t do this during the cards games this season (at least not to this extreme), but this is a f’in Yankees-Red Sox game. the OT stuff is more interesting that the freakin game
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
ditto
i’m not even paying attention to the game. didn’t even know this was a game thread.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
it actually wasn't a risk then
you wouldn’t ever get kicked out for that
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yeah, if the penalty is so draconian
i would never turn someone in. i guess that’s just me, but i don’t think someone should be booted for smoking pot, so in good conscious i would just take it and smoke it myself.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
In college almost all my friends smoked pot
The ones that didn’t tried it and didn’t like the high
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
that's the same for me
and is the reason i’m positive it will be fully legal soon. once our generation has the power to make such decisions its going to get done.
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
Resident malcontented betamale
by slu on Apr 4, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I would only enforce the no ____ policy
if I saw it to be a problem in the room. I would let the first offense slide unless they were really being jackasses about it. But granted I was a desk clerk so I didn’t get paid nearly enough to harsh people’s mell…
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Bob Gibson
In Columbia the cops were cool as long as you were cool
I was always the guy that had to go talk to the cops.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Ok,
I have no idea at what time tonight’s game starts… Freaking US time zones confuse the hell out of me. Sometimes you have Daylight s Savings, sometimes you have Squirrel Savings time… Anyways, game starts at 8:05 ET. That is how many hours away from current time. 1? 2? 3? Squirrel?
I want the Walrus back...
I think you're in Central so that's 7:05 your time.
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Actually if the game is in 1 hour
That would be 6:05 for me. I guess that puts me in what US time zone?
I want the Walrus back...
Mountain.
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the further decline of Baseball Tonight
bad enough the lugubrious and obstreperous Bobby Valentine has been retained, but the rumor is now a fact that a**hole Curt Schilling will now be ruining my TV enjoyment
Also provides illuminating EverQuest tips
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
by mysterui on Apr 4, 2010 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i'd say that's likely
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
the real problem is
the very word you used, “analysis.” Personally I don’t feel like I NEED analysis; I want news and information. Secondly, I want personalities that I can stomach. For me, Vina, Kruk, even Nomar, ok. But Schilling and Bobby V make me puke…
can't do away with the analysis
hopefully little leaguers are watching
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
FESPN telling little leaguers what to think?
I feel bad for Major Leaguers having to watch it.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Am I the only one who enunciates FESPN when I read it?
Like “fespin”?
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
nah, they get a lot out of it
i’m not talking about personnel moves, predictions, all that crap. i’m talking about hearing how to play the game from guys that know something about playing it. believe me, young kids learn a lot from it – can’t tell you how many i’ve coached that, when questioned, turns out they learned something from one of the analysts.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Hershiser doing analysis is good
Joe Morgan doing analysis is bad. But it can be good.
Not afraid to nitpick
by joker24 on Apr 4, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll rec it.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
And now for a very special Easter video presentation
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
Resident malcontented betamale
ah, not that again
i didn’t even watch it, but i remember the blow dryer was my fave
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Colvin sucks
He’s really not good. I don’t mean “really” like “actually”, I mean really like “very” not good.
Not afraid to nitpick
he's a lot more of a punch-n-judy hitter than the man ever was
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I'm gonna count that as a bad omen for the 2010 Cubs
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
Great Nick Johnson quote
“Great on-base percentage, awful on-field percentage”
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
by mysterui on Apr 4, 2010 7:42 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ha ha. I think CJ is on to me.
cjbeatty44 TWO BAGS OF LAYS,TWO 2LITERS OF COKE,A PACK OF SWISS ROLLS,AND A PACK OF TRIDENT OPENING DAY YANKS VS SOX BUT IM STILL WEARING CARDS HAT
by Mister Eff on Apr 4, 2010 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
he's like a kindred spirit.....
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Yay baseball.
But is there some way that these teams can both lose, and in less than two hours?
by notmorganfreeman on Apr 4, 2010 8:11 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Joe Morgan, I could do without your commentary.
Balls die in left center? Because its fary away. Oh so less homeruns go out right there? Really? Its a dangerous zone for hitters?
I get the point Joe. Stop talking.
Bird is the word.
[After something happens]
[I knew that was going to happen]
-Joe Morgan
Not afraid to nitpick
by joker24 on Apr 4, 2010 8:18 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Just ran out to get my Easter dinner (Burger King)
Listened to the top of the first of the game on ESPN radio, and Dave Campbell (!) brought up UZR twice, and said that the Sox’ acquisitions would be worth 85 runs defensively, which equates to 9 wins. I was shocked.
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
I know.
Burger King? What are you JD, an immigrant?
by Mister Eff on Apr 4, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Call me crazy
But the more his broadcasting stupidness becomes something that everybody makes fun of together, and the more I become aware of just how ridiculously good he was as a player, the more Joe Morgan grows on me.
And then he talks about how Ortiz’s 28 HR and 99 RBI were “good numbers” but that his characteristic walk-offs weren’t there last year. And then I remember why I also kind of hate him.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I wish Dave still did the TV broadcasts
but no, Soup isn’t FLASHY enough to be on the TV anymore.(Dave probably does still do a few games, right?)
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
that's a helluva reply fail
should have been to jd ^
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Ah, I was wondering about that
No worries
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
i love Soup, i hate that the f'ing wwl moved him to radio
he’s such a joy to listen. i wish the Cards would have replaced AL with him
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
let's start a write-in campaign
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Also, I like Nick Johnson better with a mustache than without.
A lot.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
dude just looks slimy in pinstripes
not sure I can think of anyone who has looked worse. Something about the sideburns, I guess, but he looks like someone who would be on the softball team in, like, Gardena.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
wow, that totally looks like Papelbon
except with stirrups and stuff.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
Redskins traded for McNabb
The jokes just write themselves
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
I've never really understood the fear of trading within division
If you are getting the best return who cares? Presumably you are getting fair return…….when the draft pick you get ends up being a stud does that make Washington feel bad when he beats them?
Not afraid to nitpick
That's not what I'm laughing at
I think McNabb gets a bad rap, he’s actually pretty good, but I think it’s funny that the ’Skins always trade for/sign aging veterans
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
is this true?
philly really likes that kolb, i know, but i thought shanahan would take bradford, which likely means he knew he’d be off the board, so i’m going with the rams take bradford at 1.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing
But the Rams have so many problems they are probably better of trading down and taking a 2nd round pick for their effort
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
That will change when there is a salary cap for the draft.
Then everyone will advocate it.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
Might be just the opposite
Everything I’ve heard is that you can’t pay a DT or S that much money.
Not afraid to nitpick
i guess qb's are more volatile
seems suh would be a can’t miss, and even bradford, or any qb, could miss
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Well, the number 1 overall pick is screwed either way.
Way too much money to pay for a team that has many holes, which usually picks #1. If the cap is, say 30 million total for a rookie, then any position, except kicker and all the ST crap, can be drafted #1.
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)
Why does this change what the Rams would do with the #1 pick?
I ask this seriously, I’m not up to date on the machinations of the NFL draft.
Not afraid to nitpick
didn't change what the rams doing
but the skins had i think pick 4, wanted bradford, and seem to know the rams will take him, so they traded for mcnabb
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
So this gives the Rams some negotiating power in that pre-draft negotiating period right?
Not afraid to nitpick
how?
the skins already have mcnabb.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Exactly
So that way Bradford knows he’d fall past the #5 pick if the Rams don’t take him=lot less money.
Not afraid to nitpick
Right
There were a host of rumors that the Washington was going to try and trade up to get him. They’ve been linked to Bradford for a while. If the Rams really want Bradford (and it seems they do) then this is good news for them. I’m just not sure it’s really the right approach to rebuilding the team.
Note: I only have surface knowledge of football.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
The only thing you need to know
is that is almost always better to trade down if you have the #1 overall pick. If your team is bad enough to have the #1 overall, chances are you have LOTS of holes to fill (like the Rams) and the more draft picks, the better. Also, the finical commitment you ave to make to a #1 overall (and whatever QB is taken 1st overall —Peyton Manning aside. ) is stupid.
Bradford is not worthy of the #1 pick in this draft
No super star really stands out. But their is a lot of depth. So I would prefer to trade down for sure.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
after his performance for scouts
and all the muscle he’s put on, most said he was a better pick than the guy he was previously compared to, the falcons qb from bc.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yes, there are examples
but many more on the other side of the ledger
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think it was when somebody said bradford looked better then Aikman
was when I just shut it down. I don’t care what these people say.
he is a stud
so we shall see.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I remember a story a while ago on Leaf.
When SD conducted a psychological interview of him, the psychiatrists claimed he was mentally unstable, insecure, etc, and that drafting him would be a huge mistake. I thought that was interesting.
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)
yep, that's their own fault
the complete opposite with bradford.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
oh, i thought you meant in dealing the pick
yeah, i suppose, but it seems pretty certain he knows the rams want him
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
But we also wanted to maybe trade with the Redskins for their #1 pick and maybe their #2 round pick for our 1st round pick
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
that's what i was thinking
so in that sense, the rams lose
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
The big question here, assuming Bradford is going to St Louis.
Where does Clausen go? The Redskins were probably his best case scenario. He may be the next Brady Quinn in the draft.
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)
and in real life
sorry ND fans.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i would rather trade down and get Clausen than get Bradford
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I've never been really high on Bradford.
Clausen seems more proven to me. He’s been playing with mediocre to bad defenses, bad O-lines, and piss-poor running games all career, and still put up great numbers. Bradford has All Americans on both sides, a great defense, and when he gets sacked once he blows out the shoulder. His next game, sacked, down for the game. What if the guy gets sacked again? I wouldn’t take that risk.
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)
if someone sucker-punched bradford outside a restaurant
you would never hear about it, because the body would never be found.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
If Bradford had turf toe
They would have to amputate…
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)
This isn't even mentioning
That Clausen played through pain all year on a losing team.
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)
Exactly
I fear drafting a guy that had a great O-Line always.
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
ND ran the "Tate and Floyd are better than your cornerbacks" offense
Call me not-sold on Clausen. That is unless he gets a Randy Moss to go grab his floating deep balls. I don’t think he has the arm or the accuracy to be very good.
Bradford’s second injury was basically a result of coming back too early for a big game IMO, that’s an injury that needs time to heal and one that many NFL QBs have had. I’m much, much more sold on his actual throwing ability…on top of everyone raving about his actual/football intelligence.
Not afraid to nitpick
agree there
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
That's the one thing Bradford has going for him
He seems a lot more intelligent than Clausen (Even though Clausen still only had 4 interceptions with no running game at all). He has the accuracy, and I tend to feel that a big arm is overrated. It’s nice to have, but not necessary. His is strong enough to be a great NFL QB.
As for the Tate and Floyd offense. Floyd was gone most of the year, and Clausen just went for the open guy, which was usually Tate. If you have (not trying to insult) seen some of their games, he’s almost always on the run when he’s throwing, something Bradford usually doesn’t do.
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)
he's bigger and a better athlete though
no reason to think he can’t throw on the run
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I'm not necessarily saying that he can't
Just that he isn’t used to doing it. Clausen will be way ahead of his peers when he gets drafted is my point.
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)
Will that matter in 2.5 years, which is the first time they're really expected to be good?
Not afraid to nitpick
I think it will.
Knowing those concepts like playing in a pro offense and playing on the run allows the QB to focus on other things, which in Clausen’s case, would probably be working against tough CB’s and below average WR’s. Bradford has to deal with that plus moving on the run, etc. Not knowing this stuff beforehand stunts the development of the QB in my view.
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)
Then I don't think we're gonna come to any conclusion here
I contend Bradford has done that before.
Not afraid to nitpick
Agree to disagree then?
I know my bias kind of shaves my point of credibility, but I will always feel Clausen is better than Bradford.
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)
luckily we don't have to leave it to speculation
hopefully neither gets hurt or buried and we get to find out. personally, i’ll take the most talented guy whether he’s done it before or not, especially if he’s the brightest.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I hope they don't either.
I just don’t think Bradford is ahead of Clausen in terms of intelligence. I think they are about equal to be honest.
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)
Right
But coincidentally Clausen’s best games came when Floyd was in, outside of the Washington game, and he was pretty bad prior to this year.
Yeah a big arm isn’t necessary and I actually meant to reverse the order of those two, but it’s a nice plus. In any case, Bradford is more accurate and has a stronger arm for kicks, and he’s getting raves for his football intelligence and knowledge of defensive concepts. Gimme that guy.
Not afraid to nitpick
I think Clausen is a much safer pick
Bradford definitely has higher potential. I just don’t think you can afford to take the risk at #1. That’s my philosophy anyway.
But I don’t get this part:
“knowledge of defensive concepts”
Clausen played in a pro offense. He had to realize these defenses and shift the O-line accordingly. Bradford did not, so he will have to adjust to dealing with that. Bradford may read better, but no matter what test you show me, I will still take Clausen.
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)
Ahaha
I think otherwise, but I can understand why people hate him.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
I love the the same Eagles hans who were screaming
“GET RID OF MCNABB HE SUCKS!!!!” will now be saying “THEY DID WHAT? THE REDSKINS!?!??! FUUUUUUUUUCKKKK!!!!”
Yeah, they are interesting.
I hate them all, ofcourse, but that stems more from Phillies’ fans than anything.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
i should flag you for bringing up the foozeball
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Definitely not a fan of the lights for the count and outs
It’s like having a digital watch show an actual clockface. Just give me the numbers.
Not afraid to nitpick
Hey, I asked you this in the other thread
What were you doing in Huntsville? I grew up there. Did you go to any bars? Which ones? What part of town were you in?
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
We were in Madison actually
Had a friend that moved down there for a job at Boeing and myself + 2 friends went to visit him for the entirety of last week. We just went to one pure bar (The Station) on the last night.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Ah out in Bridge Street
We lived on the other side of town, but that area’s really picking up. How does your friend like it? How did you like it? It’s a really nice time of year to be there.
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
I thought the area was tremendous
Beautiful (and huge) houses in that area. Easy access to the interstate, tons of convienent shopping, etc. It’s not terribly metropolitan, which is fine by me, so it’s not for everyone but it seemed to me like a great place to live.
My friend hasn’t been terribly adept at meeting new people down there (and there’s been a rash of children among his friends in the last year) so he’s someone disinclined to the area because he’s lonely. I think that’s somewhat of his own making but I can understand why it would make him not like the area. He wants to move back to St. Louis because his friends/family are in this area.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Glad you liked it
It’s definitely a city on the rise. There’s so many businesses moving to or opening offices in the area. Sorry to hear your friend is having trouble adjusting, but I completely understand that. It can be hard meeting people when you’re all alone in an unfamiliar place.
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
or alone in a basement in a familiar place
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN UP TO GIRL????
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
I know CC struggles with weight
but this year he looks to be getting David Wellish
This guys so good(Pujols) He should be illegal-Pirates announcers
I love when fireball pitchers throw laser beams to first
Reminds you how much better their arms vs. anyone else on the field not named Ankiel.
Not afraid to nitpick
Granderson just helped mine.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Team I'm playing has no Sox or Yanks on their squad
So everything tonight is a head start for me…I would normally have Ortiz on my bench, but since no one else is playing, I got him in the starting lineup….
Bird is the word.
I know.
I’m excited.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Nobody cares about how I'm kind of glad I was able to draft Posada really late
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I have an irrational dislike for Brett Gardner
I can’t explain it, I just don’t like him.
Not afraid to nitpick
Theo looks like an assassin.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
He probably owns sunglasses called "Assassin"
Or maybe a sports car.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Theo Epstein looks like a stereotypical "rich kid" in a teen movie or something.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
so between us
Theo is that guy in Grosse Pointe Blank?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
You know those Filipino ladies--
Oh yeah, the stabbers?
Queens of the hotel hit! Everybody’s on board!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
FESPN will be doing our opener?
do we get a choice?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
If they put it on ESPN360 I'm OK with it...
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
But it would probably be blacked out so nevermind
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Pretty sure it will be locally blacked out on ESPN
They’ll show ESPNEWS instead, you can probably watch it on FSNMW
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
Ugh...
I have class tomorrow at noon, then another class at 3….
There is no way Im able to watch this game without skipping class.
Bird is the word.
I've made a decision....
I will not be attending my first class tomorrow. Nothing due, no quizzes, no tests, just lecture.
Second class we are watching a film. Kinda need to be there, cause I know that shits gonna be on the exam. If I can watch it later, I will skip my second class to watch end of game.
Bird is the word.
yeah, i'm gonna have to record part of it.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
they're talking about limp flags, now.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Thoughts on that Evan Longoria commercial?
I want a picture of him on that bike with the pink helmet.
Bird is the word.
yeah, the pink helmet stuck with me
the thing is, he’s just OCD enough to do that.
also: this is what happens when you have a contract like his.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that's hilarious
he’s really hurting for cash
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Do they intentionally put Angel Hernandez into big TV games or something?
I feel like I hear his name way too often. It’s probably just some sort of bias or other faulty observation on my part.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Yeah, he probably just comes up more often for his questionable calls
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Happy baseball, folks!
Too bad we’re stuck watching a meteor game.
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." ~Al Gallagher, 1971
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Apr 4, 2010 9:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
meteor game?
as in we wish a meteor would hit the stadium?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I was wondering what that meant
I’m going to have to use that in the future.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Yes.
I hate these teams.
"There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem - once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit." ~Al Gallagher, 1971
go cards.
by thecoolalonzo on Apr 4, 2010 9:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Orel
Just said you really want to stimulate the bat, and I laughed audibly. I’m drunk and immature. Anyone else laugh at that one?
I am pretty sure Youkilis stimulates the bat in his weird little wind-up thing.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
i f'ing hate him so f'ing much it's not even f'ing funny
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
so a friend of mine just misinterpreted my chat
and was surprised that James Earl Jones was narrating baseball.
oh, haha, they’re suggesting Samuel L. Jackson.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Miller kind of reminds me of helmet-less Vader from Return of the Jedi
But I’m guessing that isn’t what you’re talking about
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
this game is killing me.
I haven’t been able to drink alcohol in over 2 weeks because i have a doctor’s appt tomorrow (scheduled for 10am so i could enjoy the cards game), so i’m not allowed to drink beer during this al east lovefest.
fml
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
ouch.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
hopefully this makes me sound like a degenerate alcoholic...
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
around here?
you’d have to try harder
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
welcome back.
"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."
Gardner and Jeter team up to confuzzle Victor Martinez
Varitek smirks and plots on the bench.
Bird is the word.
Not even the headfirst slide to first base can help Pedroia
No Skip Schumaker, he.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
is skip ever safe on that?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I saw it once.
I might have been hallucinating.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
but grittier
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
didn't someone do a study on that
and determine that it was actually slightly faster?
or am i just way off?
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
slower
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Skip admits he knows it slows him down, but he just can't stop it.
Sliding head first is a hell of a drug.
OH NOES DRUGS LET ME TELL YOU MY OPINION ABOUT DRUGS
I am so glad baseball is starting. Holy crap.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Apr 4, 2010 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
well, joe morgan says it's faster
so that’s something. OTOH, diving head-first into a bag when CC Sabathia might possibly be stepping on your hand is just stupid.
It sure looked like the dude was safe, but i was far from the TV when it happened.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
it's faster going back to a bag
not going to it.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i was being sarcastic ;)
anyway, still think pedroia was safe.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
if the Cardinals wanted to get me excited for tomorrow
they could’ve gone with a better picture
http://pikchur.com/Pgb
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
and get flooded?
no thanks.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
look, but do not read
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
It's your Twitter. Do what you want.
If Eff doesn’t like it, he’ll just unfollow.
You can read it in any tone you like.
if i do, can i be the ricky to your art?
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
i'm really going to have to watch this movie this week
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
unfollow is a great new word
is it common or did you, to the best of your knowledge, just coin it?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Me too.
Time to jaywalk home and smoke some legal statistics.
by Mister Eff on Apr 5, 2010 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the only way that picture gets more exciting for me
is if jose reyes is in it.
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
BJ Rains
is one needy wannabe. geez.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I know.
I wanted to write back: “I read it. Last year. When Goold wrote it.” But don’t want to be too big of a jerk. He seems fragile.
that was just bizarre!
you post one link, then leave it be. he’s needy like… I’ve seen pre-teen blogs that do this*
*I blame Google.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
is this from the
constant " you should check out my story coming up" tweets? that shit is annoying
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
That's true.
The double tweets about a story (pre-story posting and then actual links) are equally weird.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
I don't get it
ok, i’m going to chronicle because i’m like that
- 10:52 AM Apr 3rd via Seesmic – he starts the guessing game*
- 12:13 PM Apr 3rd via web – answers guessing game*
- about 21 hours ago via web – asks people to read it
- about 21 hours ago via mobile web – posts link*
- about 11 hours ago via web in reply to BrendanMarks – thanks for compliment plus hand-wringing about level of controversy
- about 11 hours ago via web in reply to springli19 – thanks for compliment
- about 11 hours ago via web in reply to benariweixlmann – thanks for compliment
- about 11 hours ago via web in reply to mstreeter06 – thanks for compliment
- about 6 hours ago via web – reposts link
- 32 minutes ago via web – repimp link
- 25 minutes ago via web in reply to dmbfan81 – thanks for compliment
- 12 minutes ago via web in reply to thefilmjerk- thanks for compliment
- 12 minutes ago via web in reply to MikeSigers- thanks for compliment
- 12 minutes ago via web in reply to Erika4stlcards- thanks for compliment
- 11 minutes ago via web in reply to watsonhqcom- thanks for compliment
- 6 minutes ago via web in reply to wknights35- thanks for compliment
*Goold move
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I've only noticed typos
like accidental double-posts. or a preview that was too long to post in one tweet.
the only time he mentions an article again is when he’s pulling pigtails with Strauss.
i’m pretty sure there wasn’t this kind of activity for Goold pimping his own book.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I almost wonder if some of Boog's camp got riled.
well, mostly for the pot-stirring, on my part. that would be some trainwreck.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
You can't pick it up on the ESPN website?
I was pleasantly surprised that I could watch it for free.
In other, superficial baseball news, Schoeneweiss should really trim his facial hair, and Atchinson looks fifty
by peach concrete on Apr 4, 2010 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
i should be able to
from my phones internet. it’s at&t, but the site acts like it’s not. at work, we have time warner, i shouldn’t be able to get it there, but the player will load, just not play anything. can’t get around the mlb.tv black out and the atdhe.net feed is just awful
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
I have it running but the audio will just cut out sometimes
Also, I think they sometimes adjust the quality of picture for the game but not the commercials. Weird.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Actually the video is freezing up too
Still, free is free…
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Strange - I'm having no trouble with it.
Chrome.
by peach concrete on Apr 4, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Hm. I'm running Chrome as well
But both my wife and I are doing stuff online so it might just be slowed down from that.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
wow
it looks a lot better. let’s hope it plays a lot better, too
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Unfortunately, no matter what the feed
it’s still Yankees-Red Sox. Boo.
by peach concrete on Apr 4, 2010 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Excellent point!
I take refuge in the fact that one of them has to lose. I am trying hard to forget the natural consequence for the other team though.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Heh. Posada and Nick Johnson for me (who I forgot to un-bench, oh well)
Divided loyalties can be a bitch sometimes.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I've also got Drew starting tonight.
he’s my utility guy for when other starters have a night off. Unfortunately I’m going against Posada, so I’m losing right now, even though I’m happy with their performance. I will not be knocking over the sandwich spread post game.
Crap, I think Drew might also be on the bench for me
I really wasn’t paying attention today.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
WHICH IS TEN PERCENT MORE THAN 100%
WAIT DID I DO THAT MATH RITEEEEEEEEE????
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
yeah, its' still paying like shit
probably just my internet connection. it’s cell phone internet
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
It makes sense that ESPN3 is a website with live broadcasts...
The evolution of ESPN….
Espn 5, beamed directly into the nano chip implanted in my brain.
Bird is the word.
I have my dodgeball bracket ready.
I think Las Vegas P.D. will make a real run this year.
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 reminds me
Who’s in for a Women’s NIT pool next year?
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
They'd probably beat Auburn's men this year
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
In all fairness to Auburn's men
Maya Moore has a 26 inch vertical. I think they could take em.
Not afraid to nitpick
UConn's women's basketball games are like election results in predominantly blue/red states
Once the polls close/game tips off, they call it. The votes are just tallied/game is just played for the record books
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Count me in!
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)
ALBERT
STOP GIVING OTHER HITTERS TIPS
WE KNOW YOU ARE GENEROUS BUT OMFG. RIDICULOUS.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
He's just too nice
What exactly did he do this time? That crazy Albert, what are we going to do with him…
Re-sign him hopefully.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
told Ortiz to keep his head still
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
He should have just saved that for Luddy
Will Pujols be a hitting coach someday? I wonder…
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
and Carp for pitching coach?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
5 innings is about my Miller/Morgan limit
TIme to watch ‘Life’
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
Resident malcontented betamale
peach for queen!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I support this platform!
Peach for Queen!
Before you vote, you should hear my policies on jay-walking and marijuana use in dorms.
(Just kidding.)
by peach concrete on Apr 4, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
actually, as queen
you would just declare it. maybe consult with a prime minister, but it’s not like they can stop you.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I like how you think, Y2S.
What state would you like to run?
by peach concrete on Apr 4, 2010 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
While we're on the subject of shady political dealings and winning cushy jobs as rewards for sycophancy...
have I ever mentioned how I think you’re the coolest member of the VEB community?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
That kind of brilliant maneuvering will make me a powerful political ally, I'm telling you!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I'll just sit in the truck, with the guys.
and my bags of cotton candy.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Wait a minute though
I thought VEB was an anarcho-syndicalist commune that takes turns being a sort of executive officer of the week, all of whose decision then have to be ratified by a special bi-weekly meeting, by a simple majority in the case of purely internal affairs, but by a two thirds majority in the case of…
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Citizen's Arrest!
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)
Can you get every team to put player names on the back of jerseys as well?
Even as someone who closely follows baseball in general, this bothers me.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
Thank you,
’cause I totally agree with Az on this one.
call me old fashion, but i always liked it that the reds had the first game of the season
oh & if gdm doesn’t get the chief zar of the land you rule over, why i don’t wanna life in said land
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
don't they always play the first NL game still?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
not unless the WWL gets them for the sunday night game
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
well, this year they are playing the first NL game, right?
was it a NL game last year on sunday night?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
someone at the phillies i believe
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
yeah, i don't like that then
i like some tradition, and until i start to hate them, i really don’t dislike the reds
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i've never been a reds fan at all
thankfully they get ignored around here, especially since the Tribes AAA team moved into town last season. but they were always the first game until good old bud had the brilliant idea to have them not be
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Over
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 10:12 PM EDT up reply actions
So far under
that Australia can’t touch it.
In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by hitting his recievers with deadly accuracy in spite of the blitz, even if he has to use the shotgun. With short bullet passes and long bombs, he marches his troops into enemy territory, balancing this aerial assault with a sustained ground attack that punches holes in the forward wall of the enemy's defensive line.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
We should just smile and make the Royals some Vegemite sandwiches
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Apr 4, 2010 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This reminds me of a Rocket Power movie.
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)
nah, I'll take the over
76
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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horrible baseball news
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Cliff Lee on 15-day DL
“Did you sign your contract?” teammate Ken Griffey Jr. asked Sweeney.
“It’s official,” Sweeney said.
“Happy Easter,” responded Griffey, offering Sweeney a fist bump.
link to Mariners being really loose. in Seattle.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Fuck that team
I am so tired of hearing about the Mariners.
They are the Yankees/RedSox of the internet.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
by azruavatar on Apr 4, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
true dat
I am back on the old internet team, the Rays
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
How about a non-bandwagon internet team? Like the Royals?
Aren’t a number of big SABR-types Royals fans? Not to mention The Pos.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
i prefer to root for teams that have a chance to have better than a .500 record
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 4, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, there is the whole "winning" thing...
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I've never been a Pos fan personally
and I like to root for teams that don’t just consistently do the wrong thing.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
So maybe they're not a great option
But at least there’s a low chance of bandwagonness in the near to intermediate future!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
the rams are an exception?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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I follow them loosely
only because I live in STL. There are several rabid fans in my office as well but I’m a casual fan on a Sunday with no baseball.
Think; It's not illegal yet.
that's how I am
I just can’t get too excited about the football
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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I'd trade Rasmus and Bernie for Poz and DeJesus in a heartbeat
no joke.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
Strauss
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Apr 4, 2010 10:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
fucking poz.
seriously, read his articles.
Breaks my heart that a HOF writer like Poz has to write about the royals.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
I mean Strauss instead of Bernie
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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bernie is roughly equal to strauss
both are really, really bad writers; though bernie is slightly better at sportswriting, I’ll never forgive him for his awfulness during the ’08 offseason. Probably cost the team $5M in ticket sales just from his ignorant faux-jihad.
poz is like, +6 psychological Wins just from reading his awesomeness. He’d be a huge boon to the team, long-term. Like, $10M/year in sales, from not-being-dumb.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
by SleepyCA on Apr 4, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I completely agree
and feel your numbers are undeniable
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 4, 2010 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Be happy we don't have Dan Shaughnessy
Now there’s the Yuniesky Betancourt of writers.
Not afraid to nitpick
I think Poz has 10/5 status
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 4, 2010 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
asshats a kc fan too
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
which one is asshat again?
i know neyer is or was a royals fan.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
jeff pASSan
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
ah, ok
got it, get it, recall RR doesn’t speak highly of him.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I try not to speak of him at all.......
he’s been pretty decent of late, but the guy has an extensive axe collection that he like to grind on.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I like Ichiro too much to be bothered
it’s not their fault they’re having fun.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
except the yankees/red sox are actually good
Teh Interwebs are just assuming the Mariners are good, because they have this new super-genius GM, and ichiro!.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
their division isn't all that impressive
so they will at least stand a pretty good chance at making the playoffs (not to mention there’s only 4 teams, wtf)
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
They just aren't a very good team right now
And they don’t have a very good farm system or an overwhelming amount of young talent. They are basically the Mets except with a lower payroll and guy who a lot of people think is a really good GM.
Hearing everyone talking about them like they are some kind of model franchise or some team with great potential gets annoying after a while.
by vivaelpujols on Apr 5, 2010 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
i have to agree with you
thin in the starters, especially now. no thunder with losing branyan – ha, branyan was their thunder.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
but they do have potential
AL West will be interesting for sure
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions
but they are the sixth best franchise in baseball.
dave cameron has said it! therefore it must be true!
let’s see how last year’s rankings look now!
rockies 23rd, cardinals 21st, athletics 11th, cubs 7th, mets 5th, indians 4th. makes complete sense.
"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."
I just find it ironic that a website so devoted to the objective, statistical study of the game
Churns out these completely subjective, inaccurate rankings every year with seemingly no rhyme or reason to their method
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Why I didn't give any weight to these rankings this year
Because they didn’t know shit last year. They to much weight on “what ifs” and the farm system. The farm system is only good if it is replacing guys with better guys. The fact of the matter is the Cardinals have a few premium guys, a bunch of league average guys, and the farm system fills the rest. The Cardinals will be almost the same team for 3 years (2009-2011) and that team is a 90 win plus team. Am I supposed to worry about the Cardinals in 2012? Shouldn’t these rankings be based on who is most likely to go the playoffs in the next few years?
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 5, 2010 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Just click on the Cardinals and the Mariners in that list
Cardinals had a better major league team, a better farm system and equal finances. Dave thinks the Mariner’s had a better front office, primarily because he was familiar with them and didn’t know jack shit about how the Cards operated. So based on that completely subjective observation, he says the Mariners were significantly better shape than the Cards going into 2009 as an org.
does it get better looking back?
22 Pittsburgh D
23 Seattle D
24 Philadelphia D
25 Kansas City D
26 St. Louis D
27 San Francisco F
did you know as recently as three years ago we were worse than the royals? huh.
"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."
but that proves how good the seattle front office is, tom
they went from 23 to 6 (?) in only a year. so you really can’t argue the point.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
and even before getting mega-GM of the world, they were better than
the team that won the world series that year, so that means that they were like starting at awesome and got EVEN BETTER.
"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."
when you put it like that, they really are phenomenal.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Over
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I say over.
I think they are an above 500 team by a few.
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)
Orel Hershiser almost pushed it too far
“I hope you don’t call me by my first nickname, considering my first name is Orel”
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
that would not have been too far
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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Last year or the year before...
I believe they were doing a game where Homer Bailey gave up a home run and Joe Morgan made the “Well, his first name IS Homer joke….” And Orel said something about his first name being Orel… I may have been too drunk, but I’m at least 85% certain this REALLY happened.
I remember that
i liked Orel a little more after that
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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I can imagine so many awkward phrases with that...
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)
Youk triples
and a million middle fingers on national tv… woohoo!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that was beautiful
not sure how he got a stand-up triple out of that bloop, but it was perfectly placed.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
Over
Is someone going to make a table out of this?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I dunno, are there enough participants to warrant it?
I’m not sure what I think, I’m just throwing it out there.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
are we gonna get Eff's annual welcome back baseball
fanpost?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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Maybe next Monday.
I’m excited for tomorrow, but I’m not 110% PERCENT!!! excited. It’s all about Being There, baseball Back in your old neighborhood.
that'll give ya a good week to come up with some quality shit
although I always assume you pull those those things out of your ass about a half an hour before you post em
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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is this a Jerzy Kosinsky reference?
say yes, even if it isn’t
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 4, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Under
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Under
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)
Why don't you choke some more, Drew, you choking choker you
I heard he chokes a lot. True story.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I've heard he is going to come out with a line of necklaces
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
so how many people are actually going to VEB day?
like 30?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
dude, i really want to come now
and i’m not even joking like i have been
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
TWGDMS.
"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."
my life is now complete, thank you tom, thank you
i can now die a happy man
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
so you are one of those guys that call chicks "dude"...right?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
hell to the F no, what makes you say that?
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
what tom TWGDMS'd
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
7 comments above mine here
you said, “dude…” and tom replied. maybe it was a dude?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
no, tom said That's What GDM Said
it’s the straussy whispering to colby thing
and yes, i say dude a lot. i’ll probably be saying it well into my old age if i ever live that long. but i don’t call women dude. that’s just wrong
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
ok, now i'm confused, but i'm willing to accept that
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
welcome to my world, i hope you brought bacon
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
get your ass to the game then, I'll buy you a scotchy scotch...scotch
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
Big fan of the new Old Spice Odor Blocker commercials
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
backwards
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
while spinning.
You can read it in any tone you like.
by spants on Apr 4, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
are you saying jd is the guy to smell like?
or that he doesn’t smell like the guy to smell like?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I like Mr. Redbird better
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
so all guys should smell like Mr. Redbird....?
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Me too
"There's a new sheriff in town." - Brendan Ryan
by jd is legend on Apr 4, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
..........sigh
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)
Random: LeBron on BBTN said that the Yankees would win this game 7-5
score is currently 7-5
Bird is the word.
Orel silences the booth
I think it’s in a good way.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Steven Tyler?
Psh. We got REO Speedwagon that one time. We are so much cooler than Boston.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
a steven tyler duet
with some kid who’s 50 years younger
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 4, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
They have the same mouth. That's got to be his daughter, righ?
You can read it in any tone you like.
Nooooo
I said she’d be qualified up above for a very different reason than the reason she’d be qualified as a daughter!
Not afraid to nitpick
i'm not watching anymore because it's too choppy
was it liv tyler singing, the model/actress from that movie with jeremy irons, set in italy? she’d be in her 30’s now.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I thought she looked a lot like Steven Tyler.
In a not so good way.
You can read it in any tone you like.
she was def his daughter & i thought she was very attractive
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
sounded like she had a good singing voice too
i didn’t have a good look to be honest with you, so i don’t remember her smile. if it’s just like her dads i feel bad for her
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
so way hotter than liv tyler of 15 yrs ago?
how old was this girl?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Her age was tattooed right on her forehead.
No wait. It wasn’t.
You can read it in any tone you like.
so you couldn't really tell, i guess?
i just wondered if she was a teen, a twenty, or thirty roughly.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Upper teens to mid-20s.
Everyone just looks so much younger when standing next to Steven Tyler. It’s hard to say.
You can read it in any tone you like.
woah
i wish our second baseman could do that
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
He can't. BUT
he is better looking.
You can read it in any tone you like.
by spants on Apr 4, 2010 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this would be an exciting game
if I cared
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
true
I think dinner didn’t agree with me. or maybe it’s the constant chatter from the booth.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I'm just glad FESPN announcers aren't going on about how this is "playoff atmospher" baseball
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 4, 2010 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Who is pitching for the Yankees right now?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I thought Hu played for the Dodgers?
He’s not even a pitcher, you crazy guy.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Cool, thanks
I stopped paying attention for a minute, didn’t recognize him at first, and the announcers weren’t saying his name.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
chan ho tried to remake himself or something
image-wise
maybe it’s just me
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Honestly, at first I thought it was Chien-Ming Wang
Then I was like, nuh uh. Doesn’t look like him.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Also the whole bullpen/starter thing
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
i think there's a magazine cover somewhere.
for real.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
with a name like that
I’d expect everyone to get to at least third base on him
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
nothing like an east coast ho
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Chan HOW YOU GONNA GIVE UP TWO GRAND SLAMS IN ONE INNING
Not afraid to nitpick
by joker24 on Apr 4, 2010 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I will make a statement with no backup:
Posada blocks like Pagnozzi.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
and catches like Gags catches.
this is sad.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
nonsense
posada hits too well to be an Elite Defensive Replacement Catcher.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
but hits don't count for def—
ohhh.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Bostonz offseason moves have worked
Pitching/Defense is how you win gamez!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not afraid to nitpick
I think I'll take a break and watch the Outtakes on FSM.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
All right folks, it has been fun
I look forward to real actual Cardinals game threads.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
programming shill for FSM
- 8:00 AM Cardinals Classics “Holliday Walkoff Homer”
- 8:30 AM Cardinals Classics “Giant Killer”
- 9:00 AM Cardinals Classics “Pujols Power”
- 9:30 AM Cardinals Classics “15-Inning Marathon”
- 10:00 AM Cardinals Classics “NL Central Clincher”
- 10:30 AM Cardinals Report
- 11:00 AM Cardinals Pre-Game
- 12:00 PM * LIVE MLB Baseball “St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds”
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i am eternally grateful
to Rockwood School District for giving me the day off tomorrow….
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
I had to work yesterday to get tomorrow off
and will work next Saturday to get Opening Day off. Totally worth it!
Delirious Love is an awesome song
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Why is Neil Diamnod singing?
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
he's not singing
he’s performing
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Apr 4, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thought it was Neil Diamond?
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
I thought it was Neil Diamond!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
even stranger
if this was in houston
i’d totally get it
"There's a lot of things we say that don't make sense to our viewers. Okay, primarily me." ~Al Hrabosky~
by YesWeOquendo on Apr 4, 2010 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty similar accents
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
haha
a little alice in wonderland deal?
if it’s sweet caroline, i never knew that – and yes, it is creepy. maybe not as creepy as the time i was transfixed by her picking her nose for what seemed like forever at a wedding dinner, though.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
wow, i had no idea she was that young when it was written
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
if this ever happened with Carp on the mound
Neil Diamond would not survive the night
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
How did they ruin Joba?
Oh yeah, they dicked him between the rotation/bullpen like 8 times.
Not afraid to nitpick
dude, there were Rules.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
wait,
this isn’t NAM?
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
by Molina4MVP on Apr 4, 2010 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
after Orel talking about the cadence of Joba licking his fingers
I want him to call a Motte outing
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
will orel be on espn the next two sunday nights
when we’re on?
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
Just turned on the game. This is too good
please let Papeldouche blow it in the 9th. The chowdaheads will love that, especially after the playoffs last season. BTW, my subway commute is so much more schadenfreude-y and awesome when all the Sawx fans are depressed.
so Bud can fine both teams for an overly long game?
I’m for it.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
boston and new york were habitual offenders, IIRC
dgoold So, the Commissioner’s Blue Ribbon Committee is supposed to increase the pace of game. How long exactly do we have to wait for that? 18 minutes ago via web
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
leach responds
@dgoold Oh, only till this one is over. So, June.
21 minutes ago via web in reply to dgoold
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
how many times did papelbon get fined last year?
i read about it, but forget if it was an absurdly low or high number, just that it seemed absurd.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
that was beautiful
I love seeing the Yankees lose games that Sabathia starts.
Well the girls would turn the color of the avocado when he would drive down the street in his El Dorado... -the modern lovers
Goold (really) cracks me up
http://twitter.com/dgoold/status/11621732493
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
the hawk speaks!
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
FYI
MLBNetwork is doing an NL Central prediction right now (after these comercials)
"Them Cubbies can kiss my ass" -Dizzy Dean
and Tom Verducci is clearly smoking a lot of crack
…picking the small bears to win the NL Central.
Don't ping my cheese with your bandwidth.
by RosevilleRedbird on Apr 5, 2010 12:23 AM EDT reply actions
that's what I thought
I do think they will get second place though
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I hate Verdouchey.
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So I found out today
That one of my sisters friends used to date Adam Wainwright. They both grew up on St.Simons Island in Georgia. My sister was talking about the girl and mentioned the island. She was amazed that I actually knew that Wainwright grew up on island.
Woah
I clearly need to do more research :D
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)
Anybody else find it irritating when Greg Amsinger on MLB Network....
….calls Pujols by the name of “King Albert”??
Or whenever Tom Verducci is on air?
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prince albert and phat albert on baseball reference
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
I think I will follow in your footsteps
hey, it’s Albert freakin Pujols, I am allowed!
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
* sarcasm might be involved in this comment
well, the thunder is rolling
literally
shutting down…. happy baseball eve! I have to go radio-only tomorrow, alas.
Lick that shoulder—you're in the doghouse now.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
so yadi is set to start?
i don’t like it. larue. is ready to go. bring yadi back on thursday. no back to back stache starts and yadi gets three extra days to rest
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
hey, pj
doesn’t this mean the game is on mlb.tv tomorrow – your opinion?
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/?tcid=mm_mlb_schedule
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
cards' game?
it’s on mlb.tv
i imagine all 162 games will.
speaking of tomorrow’s game, (i’m a little hazy on opening day) is first pitch at 12:05 or is that when festivities begin? stupid in class test at the end of my 12-1:15 class
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Yeah, I'm definitely bringing my laptop to class tomorrow to watch the game
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
i guess i'll watch on my phone
thank you at bat app. i don’t know how well having a laptop out in a math class will go over
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Do you have a 3GS?
I don’t think my 3G has the battery life to watch 2 hours of the game
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
the reds say first pitch is 1:10 east coast time
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
stupid time zones
oh well. if i’m watching on my phone up until the test starts, i shouldn’t miss more than half an inning
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
i always say what time zone so there's never any confusion
well, anymore than there already is
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
all the times for tomorrow are in that link above
someone beats us to it by 5 minutes.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
oh, i thought there was a blackout debate since it's on espn?
you guys had me nervous.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
it's not on espn
fsmw and fs ohio
yanks/sox tonight was on espn
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
yeah, i know that
christ, trying to follow what is being said…rr said it was on espn tomorrow.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
hmm
looks like it is. i dunno if it’ll be blacked out then. guess we’ll find out tomorrow. that will really suck
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
actually no
only saturday fox games and sunday espn games are blacked out. just remembered. we should be safe
: Due to Major League Baseball exclusivities, live games occurring each Saturday with a scheduled start time after 1:10 PM ET or before 7:05 PM ET and each Sunday with a scheduled start time after 5:00 PM ET, will be blacked out in the United States
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
yeah, i KNOW it isn't blacked out
i was under the impression you thought it was, thus i linked that mlb.tv schedule for tomorrow, which clearly shows a little tv icon…like it will be on, no worries.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
ah
i see. thanks for helping with my confusion
but yeah, my convo earlier was just about tonight’s game
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
i'm blacked out on the WWL & there's no alternate feed
so should be fine to watch it on all three feeds
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
you're in austin, i'm in cbus
the only feed i can watch is the FNSNatti feed, while you can watch the WWL, FSNMW or FSNNatti if you so choose. you will not be blacked out on the WWL but i am because FNSNatti has the rights to the game & the WWl chose not to share it with FNSNatti.
confused? yeah, send your thanks to bud selig
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
i see
i can’t watch espn because i don’t have cable, but all i need is a littlle dan n al and i’m happy
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
Dan 'N AL? it really doesn't take much to make you happy
i hope one day to find the zen you reside in
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
as long as you're not in the cards or reds viewing area, you should be fine
there’s a place at the bottom of that link i gave you where you can type you zip code and it’ll tell you which teams are blacked out for you
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
i'm in new orleans
i’m not blacked out for anything! baseball does not exist here! seriously, except for the national blackout for fox on saturdays i get every single game.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i could have sworn the stros & rangers had NOLA in their black out
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
well, they might, i wasn't here last year
but i watched the spring games, so i don’t know. last year in chicago i was able to watch every card game.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
they are supposed to be
at least they are on that updated map
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
the caption under the map is an understatement:
“MLB’s blackout map is a confusing case of
overlapping territories”
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
maury is doing fantastic work on this blackouts
if not for him, no one in baseball would even talk about it
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
better schedule here
http://mlb.com/mediacenter/index.jsp?ymd=20100405
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
there was a big earthquake in SoCal today!!
why am i just hearing of this?
effin fisk, sleepy & vep, everyone OK? i know there’s a few other SoCal VEB’ers, i hope you all are alright.
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
It was fine
It was a 6.9 in Baja California, but probably only a 3.5 or 4.0 in Los Angeles. I was sitting on my bed, and all of a sudden I felt sort of dizzy. I look up and my blinds are shaking and immediately realize it’s an earthquake. It’s nothing I would have woken up to if I were sleeping… All in all, a cool experience though
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
KTLA keeps saying a 7.2, guess i should know not to trust the cw
glad you’re OK & sorry i didn’t mention you, those were the first names i thought of
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Mexico is who got hit with it
SoCal was just weak
by FlimtotheFlam on Apr 5, 2010 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions
they keep saying mexicali & calimexi have a lot of damage & i've never heard those terms before
and they aren’t on google maps so i have no idea where they are talking about
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
i was in the shower in san diego on the 12th floor when one of those hit
i thought i had too much to drink and was woozy until the shampoo and stuff started falling off the shelves.
couple years ago in chicago was worse. boy, you could feel it, and nails in my deck popped up – wasn’t so good for the foundation either.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i was really worried about that penny pitch fx column you've been working so hard on
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
how would you know we care if we don't tell you?
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
You know that if Penny fails this year
It’s all your fault, right?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
the link worked for me, and it was funny
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
and
how other people find out about an earthquake
"Franklin has no patience for bloggers who believe because he pitches to contact, his start last season was something of a fluke."
because there has been so many earthquakes this year that everyone is desensitized to earthquakes
Allen Craig > Nick Stavinoha
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Apr 5, 2010 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions
posted the target field fan post
complete with food pics!
and happy opening day to you all. <12 hours we’ll be watching albert crank the first sad harang pitch into the seats.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
The Best Defensive Play I Have Seen in Person/a>
happy opening day to all as well!
may the memeage and dating advice and general overall strangeness that is VEB march forward!!!!!
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
Resident malcontented betamale
by slu on Apr 5, 2010 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions
sshhhh
a lot of that stuff is supposed to stop.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
yeah, not so fast!
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by gdm426 on Apr 5, 2010 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
holy awesome image
and i expect none of those to be repeated this year…it all MUST be organic
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
Resident malcontented betamale
by slu on Apr 5, 2010 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, that's a keeper
who could deny such a thing.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i forget, i just know you said you were going to fix it so i didn't right click on it
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
showed up for me
remember, i lied…apparently.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
oh yeah
and this…this will be topped
I'm like a polygon, I'm edgy.
Resident malcontented betamale
by slu on Apr 5, 2010 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions
LET'S GO!!
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Hahaha, autotuuuuuuned
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hey man, i think gdm needed you to help cody with something
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
what needs shooped....?
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then you didn't read gdm's comment
he was beckoning for vexed. anyway, it’s in yesterday’s post.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Ah; didn't check yesterdays thread well enough.
I tend to open and search for “vex” just in case anyone throws a request. Haha.
Narcissistic? Maybe.
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References?!
Confused am I
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i think that means he was getting badmouthed by name
for the penny…well, you know.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Do i?
Hyperlink to reference?
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i think he uses the search function
types in “vep” is all
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Gotcha...
No shame it in. Especially if there’s a subthread where you’re referenced and need to defend yourself!
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especially if you're vep, right?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Keep it in the pants, mang.
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The freakin' zipper never ends....
….sooooooo seductive.
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why, it was someone else?
i’m not letting you prove me wrong again. and wasn’t this situation just discussed above?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
it was my bro from another mother, mattyfrommo
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f’in Cody. I should have left it up to vexed
-gdm
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haha
is this shenanigans (if that word is allowed)?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Psh....
…stupid compressed ratio screencaps.
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SuperTroopers is great...
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Ooooops; My apologies.
Wrong name on the end.
f’in Cody. I should have left it up to vexed
not-gdm
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god, i would love that for my screen name
notgdm426
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i thought you couldn't change names
or something like that…?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
Dammit, Buzz....
Lets see those etchings.
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well here's a man on a bicycle, but it looks like he's having some trouble do you know why?
by BuzzKillington on Apr 5, 2010 3:15 AM EDT up reply actions
ha goodshow, know who here wants to here a story about a bridge?
by BuzzKillington on Apr 5, 2010 3:18 AM EDT up reply actions
well, i remember some banter about it
what was the big deal about aixfritz changing names then to F?
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
shhhhhhhh
he made a new account for work. and that’s all were allowed to say
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
well, all right
so long as it didn’t involve weed, i’m fine with that.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
he works for the gov't, so who knows
i don’t mess with former marines
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
Man, gdm426 and notgdm426 suck.
-alsonotgdm426
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by vexedtechie on Apr 5, 2010 3:05 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahahahahahahhaaha
that is worthy of green
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
you should be honored
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
those go together well side-by-side
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i don't have them side by side, but i have all three
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
anyway, i liked it, remember?
someone – and i thought it was gdm – didn’t.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
i like it too, it's just not what mattyfrommo asked for
Hope is the worst of all evils, for it prolongs the torment of man
I haven't seen the yak guy in awhile
I miss that =(
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
it hasn't been that long
you know how long it takes his messages to arrive from nepal? forever, man.
"Some days I feel like the hypotenuse in a love triangle; others as if my lucky number is pi."
okay, i'm going to bed
i will see you guys circa inning number 3
"Moneyball: It's kind of like communism."
You know what's gross?
Purple jelly beans.
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"I see I have another follower"
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Woo the thread is dead which means the last thread before the opener is finally put to rest!!!
RIP 2009-2010 OFFSEASON
2010 here we come!!! wooo!!!
this is what I wanted photoshopped
I want it RIDING a pegacorn, not a fuckin baconcorn. A PEGACORN, or pegicorn…I don’t remember which one we agreed on.
I know one of you people has a crapload of pegacorn pictures.
AND I AM NOT GDM….GAH
/END RANT
Lighten up, Francis - Sergeant Hulka
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by mattyfrommo on Apr 5, 2010 6:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Here we go....kinda choppy; did it in a hurry
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