No-News-Wednesday Morning Overflow 1/26/11 - Lurkers, Show Yourselves!
Don't scare them off.
We've had a wave of lurkers uncovering themselves into the harsh, surreal light of VEB, so hey hello! Come out and (re)introduce yourselves. Also, since some glossary trends have died, or are ineligible, feel free to inquire as to the meaning of that strange ritual yonder, or what those kids today are calling it these days. (Ozzie 118, Albertofstan calendar)
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they say
you never expect it.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I certainly didn't expect it.
I got big ol' brains....like a dinosaur.
by Deputy Weld on Jan 26, 2011 9:03 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
You're not the Spanish Inquistion
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on Jan 26, 2011 9:04 AM EST up reply actions
Have a seat over here>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!!!!
by The Spanish Inquisition on Jan 26, 2011 10:09 AM EST up reply actions
Just because I've been hiding and watching, that doesn't make me a lurker. Does it?
I got big ol' brains....like a dinosaur.
Not even close.
There have been two posters in the last couple of weeks that had UID’s with less than 5 posts.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
At first I read "there have been two posters with IUD's with less than five posts..."
Talk about a strange mental picture.
by RollBirdsRoll on Jan 26, 2011 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Haven't you ever been told not visualize anything on VEB?
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
And BTW
Those four UID’s on your profile for you are awesome.
Their sum is lower than my VEB one.
Is it March 31st yet?
I was big into the blogging thing
when blogs first started. I followed lboros over here from curveblog, so yeah, I’ve been around for a bit. :)
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
You are one of the only screennames I still recognize on the board from my lurking days
I think I started reading in 2005 or 2006.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
but
wouldn’t you expect it to be unexpected?
Baseball is only a game. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole.
by Dave Pendleton on Jan 26, 2011 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
I have nothing to add
but someone mentioned the resemblance to Gru the other day.
by paposse on Jan 26, 2011 9:46 AM EST reply actions 17 recs
Despicable Mo?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Jan 26, 2011 10:08 AM EST up reply actions 15 recs
Awesome
Yeah I think that works if he fails to extend Albert. Does he really want to go down in Cards history as the guy who let Albert walk?
This
I think I can say with absolute certainty that the image on the left above will, sometime during 2011, appear in a VEB one-act.
by ArkansasTravs on Jan 26, 2011 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
I won't blame Mo if that happens
it’ll all be on DeWitt
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
i'll rec it
not because i share the general VEB sentiment toward mo’, but it’s funneh
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
nice
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Jan 26, 2011 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
'twas me! 'twas me!
beat me to it – though your picture is better than the one I was gonna use
by peppermartin on Jan 26, 2011 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
I always thought Mo had an uncanny resemblance to David Wallace from The Office.
Could Colby Rasmus hit a ball so hard that even he couldn't catch it?
by Cardinals645 on Jan 26, 2011 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
Kind of a hybrid of him
and Lumburg from Office Space?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Isn't that a strange picture
Overly large head. Perhaps he is imitating Lego.
Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. ~Hubert Humphrey
does he know he's inside?
you can take the scarf off, mo’
what a hipster
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
i bet he listens to deerhunter
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
with matcjing Uggs ear muffs.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
waiting for him to show up to press conference in a trucker hat
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
eyp
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
if we wait until he is actually a free agent to sign him, there is a really good chance we would end up paying him a lot more money.
i know there are people here who don’t think we should sign him. i think there is a point at which it will cost too much money. but what a freaking disaster it would be if he walks.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
heh
At a publicist’s urging, Pujols held to the agreement 10 days ago during an occasionally testy 18-minute news conference.
That was the one where they said “Joe, we’re not going to talk about it!”
by WyoCardsFan on Jan 26, 2011 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
good news, everyone
mega python vs. gatoroid stars
tiffany and debbie gibson
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
this must be football related
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
Does anybody else google "pujols contract" at least 3 times a day.
And look for the latest news. I"m ready for baseball. I want them to sign Albert but I don’t want to shortchange the team. I don’t know what I want them to do, but I want them to hurry up and do it. I have no patience.
Life must be good when that is all I have to worry about.
Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. ~Hubert Humphrey
I don't think I've read anything about the Pujols situation at all outside of the "deadline"
The only thing the media has on that situation is complete and total bullshit.
Not afraid to nitpick
Judge: Mr. Hutz w’ve been in here for four hours. Do you have any evidence at all?
Hutz: Well, Your Honor. We’ve plenty of hearsay and conjecture. Those are kinds of evidence.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
I like it.
Baseball is only a game. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole.
by Dave Pendleton on Jan 26, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Y2S
are you gonna post this on the front?
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Jan 26, 2011 11:02 AM EST reply actions
no one has been foolish enough to give me this power
because it would be foolish
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Jan 26, 2011 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
okay, a reintroduction
As I’ve already pissed off a couple of people and someone already pissed me off, I’ll start over (Vivaelpujols—not talking about you, btw—, please read my final response to you in our little discussion).
I’ve been reading here for over a year. I’m a lifelong (30 years) cards fan. Ozzie and Willie were my favorites back in the day. I’m interested in sabermetrics, but my understanding is fairly rudimentary. I like to take outside-the-box approaches to things. I think there IS a box in these comments section that maybe doesn’t generally encompass enough lines of thought. The root of sabermetrics is questioning and analysis, not comfort, so I think boundaries need to continue to be pushed. However, I’ll not be doing much of that until/unless I get a deeper understanding of current ideas.
Due to my newbishness, if I am misunderstanding you, please tell me. And be patient. I WANT to understand, and I have no qualms about being wrong if someone can show me why. I also will no longer use any type of sarcasm or mean humor here. I started of doing a bit of this as it seemed, well, when in Rome… No problem with youse all that do, but I don’t want to be mistook.
A bit of background:
I have worked in the wine business, I’ve taught high-school, and now I am staying at home with my young daughter while my wife attends medical school. I am also doing some graduate study in poetry to pass the time.
i like wine.
I didn’t get on base. One time I did (Wednesday) and we scored a run. That shows if I get on base, things can happen - Oilspill
i like wine too
but my wife only likes the IDEA of wine. She’s always saying “let’s get a bottle of wine for this evening.” Then she drinks like a sip or two and says “this doesn’t taste good to me.” I end up drinking the rest of the bottle myself. (which I don’t really mind at all.)
We’ve been through that situation probably 20 times and now she just sticks to rum.
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
I like the idea of wine too...
exact same thing as your wife… Let me know if you guys get divorced… Kidding. Have her try fermented cider. It’s fizzy/sweet – much better than wine.
Sign Rodrigo Lopez!!!
My wife and I do not have this problem
I think we went through four bottles last Friday night.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
oh YEAH?
well, my wife and i, oh…oh wait…oh god…=(
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
Most wines are something of an acquired taste
like very dark chocolate or coffee.
Many people need to find the right wine and drink it in the right situation (with the right food) and work your way in.
My wife likes her wine on the rocks.
I don’t even ask anymore, I just put ice in it for her. She has, at least, graduated away from only drinking super-sweet wines.
Boog woulda.
by The Continental on Jan 26, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
I don't need ice for mine.
But it had better be damn cold. My friends can drink it at room temp, to me it tastes like something akin to what piss would be.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Have you tried a variety?
I imagine you have but I know that my tastes in wine are quite limited compared to most. I have never tasted a red wine that I cared for at all (that is, unless you count a rose as a red).
by ArkansasTravs on Jan 26, 2011 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
If you like Rose--
you really aren’t that far from some lighter reds… Eyes closed and at the same temp, it can be tough to tell a heavy rose from a light red.
Yea, but
the roses that I like are the lighter ones. Ah well, the frequency with which I have the opportunity to have a glass of wine with my meal are so few, I don’t think it’s going to bother me that much. I do miss having someone to share the proverbial “loaf of bread, jug of wine” however.
by ArkansasTravs on Jan 26, 2011 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
yeah, it's much harder to drink wine solo...
Since Mrs. a fink is in med school and breast-feeding, she’s pretty dry these days. I turn more to spirits as my evening libation.
Wine comes in jugs?
I thought it only came in boxes.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Yep
The quality is probably actually below box wine.
They say that it's never too late, but you don't get any younger...
Yeah
we’ve had a big variety over the years. Her parents are big wine buffs so she samples whenever they try something new. Never found one she likes. I, on the other hand, will drink anything: beer, wine, hard liquor, etc. I don’t care as long as it gets me drunk.
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
you're a true VEB game thread'er
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
I'm sure you've tried this
But I’ve found success with women who “like the idea of wine” but don’t really enjoy wine by pairing them with a certain meal. There are some wines that just taste a million times better when being drank with a certain type of pasta or pizza or meat as opposed to being drank along.
Also, women really, really like the idea of wine.
by lopey986 on Jan 26, 2011 12:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Have you tried a shiraz yet?
They tend to be more of a fruity wine.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
Rule number 1: Don't take VEB too serious
Rule number 2: I too like wine.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
WINE SUCKS AND SO DO YOU FRITZ!!!!!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Suck like a fox!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
You mean like misteriu's mom?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
by Eckstreem on Jan 26, 2011 12:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"Rule number 1: Don't take VEB too serious"
I’ll try. I’ve always had a difficult time getting comfortable with internet etiquette (or lack thereof).
I am but an egg,
I still have occasional problems with sarcasm detection
both in others’ comments and my own.
Ask your doctor about Sarkastramine!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
It's just on the internets that I have this issue
perhaps there are sarkastrfoil glasses or monitor film.
One would think some innovator would solve this by now.
Internet sarcasm dysfunction is a serious problem.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
we could use italics.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
until someone unleashes the italics on the entire thread
like they occasionally do with the strikethrough
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
We'll just pretend it was a really, really intense (or sarcastic) thread.
Everything needed to be emphasized!
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Its REALLY nice to meet you
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
Have you read Baseball Between the Numbers or any other saber-minded books?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
It's a great starting point.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Dude
Are you my more-life-experienced doppelganger or something? I totally used to stay home with my young daughter while my wife attended medical school! Now I stay home with my young daughter while my wife works as a resident.
I totally have worked in the wine business! Well, I worked part time at Veritas, which is a wine store (and more!) on Clarkson. OK, I washed dishes for them on busy nights when they did wine tasting/dinner once or twice a week. That counts.
I totally used to pass the time by trying (and failing, and giving up because I decided I wasn’t interested in psychology anymore anyway) to get into grad school!
We’re like half twins or something.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Heh...
Yep. Sounds like we went about it backwards. What’s your wife’s specialty?
Sadly, my wife is a first year me student, so we have a long road ahead of us.
She's in pediatrics
She’s at Children’s Hospital now. First year of residency is madness, sheer madness. It’s actually not that bad, since you’ve been through med school already. But it’s still a pretty crazy year.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
very cool
I can’t wait for that period. I feel like we’re stuck for the next 3 years… I know residency will be nuts, but since we’re a bit older than typical med students we’re looking forward to moving to a city where we’ll get to settle down in…
I getcha
It’s also nice to be suddenly making some money instead of just accruing debt. I was making some paltry money in research assistant type jobs while she was still in school, but it was basically to cover child care after the little one was born.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I love Children's Hospital
My first son didn’t have much of a chance at being born after being diagnosed with a rare lung disease. They did surgery 3 months before he was born. Then he had his left lung removed when he was three days old. Now he is a completely normal kid (besides the big dent in his chest)
F’n miracle workers.
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
oooh you had it
and you lost it
ts ts ts
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I'm a huge steelers fan
I loot for to pointing fingers and laughing in about two weeks.
I didn’t get on base. One time I did (Wednesday) and we scored a run. That shows if I get on base, things can happen - Oilspill
*look
I didn’t get on base. One time I did (Wednesday) and we scored a run. That shows if I get on base, things can happen - Oilspill
We'll see.
I could see either team blowing out the other. But I think it’ll be close.
I used to like the Steelers. They were my AFC team of choice for years. Not since Roethlisberger came on board, though. he always irritated the hell out of me.
I'm a big Rodgers fan
So that’s good enough for me (I’m an actual die-hard Rams fan though)
DONNIE FUCKING JONES FOR PRO BOWL!
by stlcardsfan4 on Jan 26, 2011 5:40 PM EST up reply actions
I like poetry
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
There was once a pretty epic fanpost with lots of VEBer poems in it
I think Clemsongirl originated it with a sonnet about Colby Rasmus.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
at clemson.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
the fritz approved twitter account @nicholasgrobe
by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
All other boards are poetryless
I’ve looked. They are mostly filled with beat writer wannabes. Like reading a high school version of Joe Strauss. Here at VEB, analysis is elevated to a much higher level – because, you know, some people here rhyme real good. Plus, the profanity on most posts here at VEB is well placed for effect rather than simply used to sound like someone in the Navy. (Go on, use your sarcasm detector on that! Ha.)
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
Lookout Landing is pretty educated
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
but they are also not at all fun.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Correct
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
I read your subject line as though it were a limerick
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
me too
the rest of the comment disappointed me
that Mattybobo, he’s no IHB
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
There once was a quote on assumptions
It concerns all those undue presumptions:
To assume, it is true
Makes an ass out of u
And it also makes asses of umptions.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Jan 26, 2011 2:39 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I guess nobody thinks this is even remotely funny
To me, it gets a lot funnier when it talks about the illness “symptoms.” Poor kids, though, they must have been REAAAAALLY paranoid.
by peppermartin on Jan 26, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
Saw a similar story on TV
Except it was an old lady that had eaten some of her son’s brownies.
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
Now that is funny.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 2:00 PM EST up reply actions
reintroduction
I started reading VEB as a way to pass the day at my work when its slow. Now I read it even when its not slow and my productivity is slumping. I can’t wait until March when I will have no productivity at all.
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
I wouldn't fuck you with your grandmother's dick.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Alright Fritz
if there’s a line, that comment crossed it. Please check yourself before you wreck yourself.
Silly humans, this world is for robots.
by azruavatar on Jan 26, 2011 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I told you I was too close to the sun.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Yeah...
and his over-the-line-comment didn’t even make sense. I’m still pondering it.
Sign Rodrigo Lopez!!!
good reference Fritz.
the proverbial line seems to sway and curve with the whims of popular opinion.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
I thought it was a common joke!
Plus we used to make fun of guayzimi’s fictional grandmother! Oh well, bad joke… ABORT! ABORT!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
no abortion bisuness
i liked the joke
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
is Richard Burton your grandfather?
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
ahh
you’re still but a wee lad
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
since we are discussing newbies, I have a question
Can everyone make comments about mysterui’s mom or just the regulars? I’ve wanted to get that cleared up for a while now.
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
If you want to try out edgy insults...
make a seperate account, let ‘em fly, and see what happens. That’s what I do.
wcbw
Sign Rodrigo Lopez!!!
riu's mom doesn't discriminate, why should we?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
you have to have been with rui's mom
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
so, spants' comment stands
OH
okay, that’s my first and last time participating in the meme
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 11:56 AM EST up reply actions 4 recs
it draws you in pj
you’re screwed now
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
obscure Godfather reference
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
*oblique
effin intertubes are rotting my brain
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
He thought he was out of Rui's mom, and she pulled him back in?
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
That too
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
In five years this meme will be completely legitimate.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
don't let brad penny get a hold of it
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
but really, who hasn't.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i have chosen to stay out of it.
in hopes that rui will remember my graciousness someday when he works for the cardinals and hears of an opening in the legal department.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
there will be no openings in the cardinals legal department
that is tlr’s next job after managing
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
balls.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
He dragged me into it, so he can suck it.
Like his mom.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
by spants on Jan 26, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
haha....i am not, however, above rec'ing funny comments about his mom
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
There was so much potential in that subject line.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
Bless your heart
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
keep reading.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I'm communicating with VEBers in two different threads
and on twitter all at the same time. I may be flying a little too close to the sun here, but WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
I'll say hello
appreciate the invite, y2s. 72 comments in a little over 3 years, so that probably qualifies.
grew up in Arkansas listening to KMOX, Vince Coleman was my favorite, remember checking box scores to see whether he or Rickey Henderson in the ML lead for SBs. too often wonder if the leads off of first he used to take just seemed a lot larger than the ones players generally take today or if that’s imagined.
pass my days in Barnes-Jewish administration, don’t feel strong enough opinions to present arguments with effective research to back them up. or really have the time to do so, my evenings are occupied by twin girls who are 3 and a little boy who’s 1.
enjoy the dialogue and the insight.
onward and upward
What hapened to gdm?
It’s been a while since I’ve read comments. His were normally worth reading.
jp
by jpmorgan5150 on Jan 26, 2011 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
He got a job.
It happens to the best of them.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I hear that.
You mean he can’t still post at work? That is what I do. But I don’t post much.
jp
by jpmorgan5150 on Jan 26, 2011 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
Its a new job, he's trying to make a good impression
I wish him all the best, but its not the same without him.
I miss gdm
He's not supposed to be on any blogs
or twitter, but he’s still a twittering.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
poor bastards gonna eff it up
but at this point, i think twitter is a disease for gdm
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
is it ironic that he once loathed it?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
if that word means what i think it means, then yes
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
like, EVER, or just while at work?
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
just at work
but he’s not allowed to mention his dealership EVER, which I find funny.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
employers are really freaking out in general about social media. it seems none of them know quite how to handle it.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
there was a study recently
that concluded employees are more productive when they’re allowed to visit facebook or browse the internet
obviously they didn’t study any of us…
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Our dealerships (100+)
are now on Facebook, and they then unblocked facebook for all employees. Giant can of worms, methinks.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
wait, when did he get another job?
and what is it?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
i'll set my sights a bit lower
and yes, the girls in my house have watched TS3 multiple times within the past 72 hours
No, I think his leads WERE bigger then
but that was before pitchers went with the slide-step.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
a pitcher's move the to plate
shouldn’t keep players from taking similar leads — it’s the pickoff moves that should determine how large of lead to take. if pitchers’ pickoff moves are better, then I understand it. and maybe it’s a become too big of a risk to lose the baserunner, but it sure seems like the extra step or so would really help some of our fast runners who don’t have a lot of success, you know, actually stealing bases.
Reintroduction
I posted a couple fanposts a while back and I’ve been lurking ever since. I have yet to comment on mysterui’s mom but have thought of a couple good one’s after reading some fo the discussion. i just didn’t want to sound like a jerk who is only trying to pile on a guy getting made fun of. But a couple of the comments made me laugh out loud at work!
jp
I will not say things about mysterui's mom.
I kinda feel sorry for her.
I’m on your side MM.
Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. ~Hubert Humphrey
you're just kissing her ass cause she won't put out for you
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I haven't asked. I have enough problems.
Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. ~Hubert Humphrey
by spfldbird on Jan 26, 2011 12:18 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
spfldbird, you seem like such a sweet person.
you help to provide some positive/negative balance to VEB. I appreciate it.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Yes.
Plus her response made me laugh.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
yes, me too.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
miss some time due to work, child, grad school
and BAM, everyone but you has slept with mysterui’s mom
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
That's nothing new.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Y2S, the lurker whisperer
Is it March 31st yet?
by TBender on Jan 26, 2011 11:36 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
Welcome, lurkers
step out of the darkness, and into the light. although it’s a confusing light, I’ve been kicking around here since 2008 and I’m still not sure exactly what is going on.
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 11:37 AM EST reply actions
if
you’re not doing anything saturday and can make it up to the Red Line Tap one of my bands High Spirits is playing with Bible of the Devil, Winterhawk, and Wolfbait.
crap
I think my band is practicing that night. plus if not fareed haque is playing.
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Been around since 2006, been regularly posting since 2008 (or 2009?).
And 19 days until ST starts….
Is it March 31st yet?
CAN A BRITISH PERSON
ENJOY FAKE BRITISH CHARACTERS THE WAY WE CAN.
by El Hombre 05 on Jan 26, 2011 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
btw sorry for the YELLING
Do the british make fun of americans?
by El Hombre 05 on Jan 26, 2011 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
IT'S OK
Yes we do, alot. More with Bush than anyone else though, its gone down in recent years.
I miss gdm
why is it standard
for british sitcoms to only have 6 episodes per season? that’s crap! i want more IT crowd
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
If you think the IT crowd is good
you should watch some of the 90’s Brit sitcoms; Red Dwarf, Blackadder etc.
I miss gdm
i will see if i can find this business
because i think i’ve seen just about every american show worth seeing
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
Blackadder is worth it.
Just be prepared for Dr. House to speak with an English accent.
Is it March 31st yet?
is that mr bean?
that show is going on my list!!
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
My wife used to love the Blackadder series
‘course she was much better at British history than me so she got a lot of the inside jokes that I didn’t.
by ArkansasTravs on Jan 26, 2011 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
don't watch Blackadder or Red Dwarf
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
I am jealous that many British actors and comedians can do convincing American accents
In fact, English speakers not from the United States seem to have us pegged. But Americans who can do convincing accents of other English-speaking countries seems more rare to me. I might be imagining it.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Some.
Hugh Laurie = awesome
Ewan McGregor = Not so much.
Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
by Vindicator9000 on Jan 26, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Damian Lewis = stunningly awesome
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
I'll always hate Jay Leno for that
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
well, i have yet to hear hugh grant
do a convincing georgia accent
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Right, it's not a universal talent by any means
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
i've always contended that
the american accent is a lack of an accent (excluding some regional accents)
by El Hombre 05 on Jan 26, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
The only accent we have is freedom.
Well, there’s Texas too. And Boston, New York, Rhode Island, the South, surfer dudes, Minnesota…
I actually agree with you. I think there are lots of very similar-sounding “accent of no accent” speakers in the U.S., but there are definitely regional accents.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
The "no accent" thing is simply the accent that was chosen decades ago
to be the dialect of television.
actually, the "neutral" american accent originated with the railroads.
The transcontinental railroad lines tended to hire staff from the kansas city area. So, for the first americans who had regular contact with people from outside their region with people who were perceived as american, rather than citizens of a region, they tended to be midwesterners.
To put it another way, before radio and TV, if you traveled from boston to south carolina and heard speech there, you’d call that accent a “south carolina” accent. But if you get on a train and a conductor asks for your ticket, you don’t assume he’s from anywhere in particular. So you register his accent as “american.”
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
by tom s. on Jan 26, 2011 1:44 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
But Americans doing British accents - who do we have?
Lessee – um, Johnny Depp. Robert Downey Jr. That’s pretty much it.
by peppermartin on Jan 26, 2011 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
who is that actress that everyone thinks is british?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
She speaks very good Spanish too.
Like, convincing Spain Spanish. With a lisp and everything.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Come on matty
The lithp is only Barthelona!
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 2:44 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
ACTUALLY
In Barcelona, they speak Catalan – almost a completely different language. My wife’s family (all native Spanish speakers) went there last year, and couldn’t understand a damn word anyone was saying. They couldn’t even place an order at a restaurant until my wife found an English-speaking waiter.
They’re big on the lisp, though, in Madrid. Kind of pretentious if you ask me.
by peppermartin on Jan 26, 2011 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I found Catalan really hard to understand
I could decipher some of it when I saw it written out. It’s weird to see cognates that still come from Latin but that aren’t used in the Spanish I learned in school. Also, weird consonant combinations made words seem really strange even though they were very similar to the Castillian equivalent. Like, “personatges” is one word that sticks out in my memory.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I have a book she and Mario Batali did on Spanish food, actually.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
I think I saw them on TV together once
Traveling around. Didn’t realize they made a book from it, but probably should have.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
American?
Because many people think Cate Blanchett is British, but she’s Australian.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Paltrow is who I was thinking of.
Is Kidman Australian, too?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Well happy Australian Day to them both.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
kidman, yes
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Yeah, but...
It’s like English actors are taking AMERICAN jobs! (It’s not like they do landscaping for $8/day…)
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
What the hell happened to Mike Myers?
He just ran out of funny. It’s really sad.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Last I saw him, he had like a 15 second cameo in Inglourious Basterds
Disappointing
by peppermartin on Jan 26, 2011 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
dude is gonna be Marvin the Martian
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
I'm surprised they haven't made another Austin Powers
The ending of Goldmember set one up perfectly
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
bonus points
To the VEBer who can figure out who suggested the user name I’m using. It wasn’t suggested to me but in general.
I’ve been lurking for a couple years and finally got this account in the last month.
Also wine is great. I started out on the crap known as Boone’s Farm. Mainly because it was kool aid. Then I hit dessert wines and as my pallet matured I got off the sweet crap and started enjoying some higher quality wine.
by SecondHalfMatt on Jan 26, 2011 11:48 AM EST reply actions
F'N GDM
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
you snobs and your wines...
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
You're European!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
I think she's from the bier part of Europe
Or maybe the paint thinner liquor part.
Is it March 31st yet?
Wherever it is, it's foreign.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
where i'm from, beer and liquor meet
it’s a mighty good time
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
You live in a boilermaker?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Jan 26, 2011 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I didn't miss the disclosure of your homeland, did I?
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
d-dee fez she remains
I’ll be sad if I’m not around when she blogs her location from her death bed
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
She's a foreiner, from some place foreign.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I think she hails from the land of the language of love
Germany
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
picture her in that Ferris Bueller parade
oh wait. don’t picture anything.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
You know she banged
Abe Frohman once she got here right? Europeans LOVE their sausage!!
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
by Eckstreem on Jan 26, 2011 3:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
true dat
these guys wouldn’t know a good ale if it walked up to them, opened itself, poured itself into a glass and then got knocked into their laps by a drunk irishman.
I miss gdm
let's go easy here
we’re not all girly wine men
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
Bullshit.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Having ancestors who were drunk Irishmen (and Scotsmen)...
I take umbrage, sir.
Is it March 31st yet?
Knocking over someone pint is the ultimate test of friendship
if they hit you, your a terrible person
If they say its alright; your a good guy
if they offer to buy YOU a pint, your some kind of god.
I miss gdm
what a terrible waste of good brew
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Oh shit, you did it now.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i think this requires a drink off!
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
you're not even the legal drinking age yet do zip it
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
This is Missouri
who cares about the legal drinking age?
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
i'm older than you
and Ameruccann (am i doing this right?)
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
you silly children
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
They're so cute
when they still fly their alcoholism as a flag of pride.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Jan 26, 2011 12:21 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
alcoholism is good and fun and then one day
you live in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
by Hootie Who on Jan 26, 2011 12:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I've been lurking through the offseason
Due to me not having much to say. I posted a lot through last season, and probably will more once Spring Training starts up.
I have a long and proud history of trolling forums everywhere :P
Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
by Vindicator9000 on Jan 26, 2011 11:54 AM EST reply actions
none of us have anything to say, either
and as you can see, it’s yet to stop us
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
What percentage of posts are actually about baseball?
I’d say 40%. Although when some of the late nights get going they can drive it down
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
40% even seems high lately
damn, we need a baseball season
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
Gamethreads are much higher
(unless you discounted the “WTF TLR?” and “Dammit Franklin!” posts)
Is it March 31st yet?
the classic BOOOOOOOOG
soon to be the classic PUNTOOOOOOOOOOOO
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
I only remember a mustache fielding machine as our shortstop the last two years
what’s a boog?
more importantly, what"s a gdm?
I haz a sad.
Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
by Vindicator9000 on Jan 26, 2011 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
Be happy for Boog. He's better off.
Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. ~Hubert Humphrey
I also remember that same mustachioed machine
doing a righteous DeNiro impression…and striking out, A LOT.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
we've yet to become RR
so we’re good
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
And what will we have to disagree about this year.
Hopefully the Cards will be so far ahead, that other blog will self-destruct.
Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. ~Hubert Humphrey
I live for this.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
i fear i'll go through meme withdrawl once the season starts
might have to sign up at the padres blog to get my -Wick!!! on
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
very true
But I’m dividing my time up between being a regular poster on about 6 forums… I see now that I’ve been neglecting VEB.
Has anyone really been far as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
by Vindicator9000 on Jan 26, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
VEB entertain me
during class. Thank the lord for smartphones.
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
bam
the dude hasn’t even cracked low-A and he’s the number 20 prospect in all of baseball? i like this
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
by prophetjohn on Jan 26, 2011 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
And he's coming to Springfield!!!!!
Mo make it so.
Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left. ~Hubert Humphrey
z you bitch!
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
by d-dee on Jan 26, 2011 12:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I just remembered the Wine Fest is at the chase this weekend! Thanks VEB!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
so do people actually spit that stuff out?
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
...
so do people actually spit that stuff out?
I hear mysterius mom likes to swallow it….
You fit into me
like a hook into an eye
a fish hook
an open eye
by Red Blazer on Jan 26, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Assholes.
All of you.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
but it's funny. huh?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
from fritz himself.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve been lurking for quite some time. Mostly because I only look at veb on the ole phone so it makes keeping up with 1500+ comments extremely difficult. I enjoy most of veb but there are waaaaayyyyy too many meme’s and inside jokes that make it nearly impossible to follow a thread.
I definitely am more of a beer guy than a wine drinker.
by callmesir on Jan 26, 2011 12:18 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Yeah, I've been here a LONG time and I look almost every day
but it’s still tough to keep up. It really does get a lot better when there is actuall baseball going on.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Well this is why,
Y2S made up a handy glossary that sums up most of them.
Y2S, the Wikipedia of VEB
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
a handy glossary
which he hasn’t updated in two years
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Lazy Y2S...
It’s always his fault..
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
more or less
I’ve cleared time to do the glossary about 2.5 times, and I got sick, got a family emergency, and then SBN’s search died. little bites of time are no problem, but that big block of meme searching eludes me.
also, it saves me from having to explain “whispering”
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
excuses
you found time to pound riu’s mom but not update the glossary
i see how it is
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
like I said
that only takes a minute
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Great, just great
a meme about the article on memes? What level of crazy have we reached?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
we may need to upgrade to Y3S huh...
Also I just want to let everyone know that I’m in the best shape of my life. I have been prepping for spring training trying different combinations of wine, beer and/or booze all the while practicing photoshoping different shaved cats. I’m sticking to the fundamentals using eels and what not but may try my hand at other various critters.
You fit into me
like a hook into an eye
a fish hook
an open eye
by Red Blazer on Jan 26, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, but it's out of date
like my grandmother’s 1972 World Book Encyclopedia set.
Is it March 31st yet?
That leopard
already shows a lot of grit.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Jan 26, 2011 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
not sure the exact definition of lurker
but i have only had 1600 comments (mostly smart-ass) since Oct 2006 and i am pretty confident i have read every post since then and most of the times the threads but i have gotten a little lazy in that aspect. a lot of times i will just scroll down and look for the avatars of people that i know usually either say something funny or insightful.
i am very excited about the season esp the AA season here in Springfield. I dont get to go as many games as i like because i coach in the spring and summer but i will hopefully get to go to more this year and try to post some pictures and videos of players on the Cards and other minor leaguers that come through on other teams.
Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
Yeah, I have a Twitter...big whoop...wanna fight about it?
i expect a video fanpost of a Shelby Miller start
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
yeah i am hoping he will be here
if not to start then surely before the summer is done.
Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
Yeah, I have a Twitter...big whoop...wanna fight about it?
i didn't do it last summer
I’ll get around to doing a carlos martinez and tyrell jenkins post(maybe), and maybe a zack cox, oscar taveras, and de la cruz if he gets here, maybe the other matrinez.
I'll do a Shelby fanpost if he makes it up to Springfield
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Dude, I have too much to do with my team
My created player in FIFA ain’t gonna improve himself
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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will you send it to me?
i probably won’t do anything (in the off chance i do, i’ll let you know/credit you), but i’d like to see it
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Oh yeah. This too.
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whatever, i'm thinking of getting a tv tuner for my computer as well so I could record the games
that are on my local stations.
/ though as of now it’s just a thought.
We should have a VEB day in springfield for a Shelby start.
Enter vivaelpujols
My great wit allows me to interject that by assuming the partakers of this conversation are inbedded and perhaps romantically entangled, rather than indeed, the truthful observation that they are both platonic and standing upright. Great comedy may be produced!! -Aranathor
how far is it from stl?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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3 hours
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3 hoursish
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
2 hours?!
it takes 1.5 hours to get to freaking rolla.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
Fuck yeah Rolla
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i'm going to be rolla for st. pat's. should i be excited?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
I'll be there
Reel Big Fish is playing… should be a giant drunkfest
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you didn't answer my question.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
I thought there was an implied "yes"
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just making sure.
my brother is in a frat, so i assume it’s just going to fall apart from there.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
If you don't get laid, you're doing it wrong
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Is your mom going?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
She'll be in the vicinity, yes
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i won't get laid.
don’t you worry.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
I bet I could get you laid
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that's your mission, should you choose to accept it.
full report due March 18
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
by IHeartBoog on Jan 26, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i can't wait to read this report.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
If you're still able to read then,
you’re not doing it right.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
family connections may be resorted to
Your team is incompetently run by baseball equivalent of the captain from the Caine Mutiny -DiscoJer
i will take that bet.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Conflict of interest for you
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how is that?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
You can actively effect the outcome,
by being yourself.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Jan 26, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
...and you're gonna regret
cause I’m the best that’s every been
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
from what i've heard
be very excited.
Your team is incompetently run by baseball equivalent of the captain from the Caine Mutiny -DiscoJer
Don't really consider myself a lurker....
I’ve been on this site everyday for years. Its just I don’t have alot of time to post much, what with misteriu’s mom and all.
by moochavelli on Jan 26, 2011 12:51 PM EST reply actions 13 recs
that's how you do it!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
UID of 304, and 51 posts.
We have a best lurker of all time nominee.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
it says 13 comments when i click it
and he has an awesome username!
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Jan 26, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
you're right, Don't know where the hell I got 51 from.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
mmochavelli
is he moocows cousin from italy?
You fit into me
like a hook into an eye
a fish hook
an open eye
yeah...
so what is the limit for posts to qualify as a lurker?
should we have a lurker of the year award?
You fit into me
like a hook into an eye
a fish hook
an open eye
very quietly
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
well...
we could get a moderator to add a pin icon next to their avatar.
You fit into me
like a hook into an eye
a fish hook
an open eye
WOO HOO!
My first green post! I’m honored. I would like to thank all the people who made this so easy, like misteriu’s mom. I couldn’t have done it without you.
Seriously, though, I’m here every day reading through the threads. You guys never fail to entertain. It’s really great to have a place to go where so many people share my obsession with all things Cardinals. Thanks.
obsession? puuuuh-lease
we’re completely normal
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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You guys are all assholes
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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by mysterui on Jan 26, 2011 12:53 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
You're just now figuring this out?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
There, there.
Do you want a copy of your resume to dry your eyes?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
by spants on Jan 26, 2011 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 9 recs
nice...
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Yep, definitely need more spfldbirds
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Damns =(
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hey, what's your degree in anyway?
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Economics
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any recent CS or engineering grads here
that can commento n the job market?
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shitty
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
what degree do you have?
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MS in CS
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
you a programmer
or more CE kind of stuff?
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programmer - going on 12 year now
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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and you're having a hard time finding a job
or you know people who are or what?
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i have a job but i've been looking around to see what's out there
because i want to jump ship
i know people that are having a real tough time finding anything at all and others that did get something but pickings are slim. in the area anyway
they lowball you on salary too
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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that's awful
i was under the impression that good CS degree holders were about as in demand as team-controlled 4 WAR shortstops
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it could be the advanced degree that is making it hard for me to find something i like/want
you’ll entry level so you’ll be able to find something in up to s few months, i’m sure
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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Overqualified?
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still
i was hoping to be fielding job offers in last semester
i guess i need to work on doing something amazing
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what kind of salaries are standard for entry level now?
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$10/hour
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by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
plus tips!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
i don't know..
probably in the vicinity of 20
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
what!
i make more than that now
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unless you mean $20/hr
and not $20k/yr
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the first
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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well, that's a little more than $40k
which a little less than i had my expectations set at, but at least it’s significantly more than i would make now if i were working full time
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d-dee
You’ve finished? I thought you were still in school. If I missed a graduation, congrats, if I’m just stupid for thinking you were still in school, my apologies.
by ArkansasTravs on Jan 26, 2011 5:07 PM EST up reply actions
i am doing a second master's
got nothing better to do with my time
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Ah,
so I was both right and wrong simultaneously!
I know the CS program here has really slowed down lately. They used to have more students than they could handle, now they’re almost hurting for majors.
by ArkansasTravs on Jan 26, 2011 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
all but a couple are indians in our MCS
american kids rarely go beyond the BS
the indians cheat their way through grad school but we need the tuition dollars and the enrollment, so…
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
sounds similar
(although I have no knowledge of cheating or not cheating) the MS program here (IT mostly) is virtually all Indians. The DH keeps saying he wants more diversity, but ….
by ArkansasTravs on Jan 26, 2011 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
i think we have some openings for programmers
I didn’t get on base. One time I did (Wednesday) and we scored a run. That shows if I get on base, things can happen - Oilspill
ECONOMICS!!!!!
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:40 PM EST up reply actions
We need one more for this work of art.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
Damn lack of insider on espn
anyone know where Law ranked the org?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
like omg i was jsut wondering the same thing
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You are becoming more of a teenage girl each day you are unemployed.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Jan 26, 2011 1:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Was that me?
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This time,
I’m on the same boat as you.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
#20
20. Chicago Cubs
A top-10 system before the Garza trade, the Cubs probably would place more guys in the 101-150 range than any organization except the Royals. They’re loaded with high-floor players who have the potential to be above-average or better big leaguers but aren’t there yet. Considering all the picks they’ve given up to sign free agents, it’s remarkable how strong the system still is after the giant trade with Tampa Bay.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
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Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
When you suck for that long
you oughta have good young players.
You're the fail to my win?
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
#1
1. Kansas City Royals
About a month or so after Dayton Moore took over as the Royals’ GM, he told me that he was alarmed to find how little pitching inventory he had in his new farm system and that addressing that vacuum would be a major priority for his front office. The phrase “Mission Accomplished” has acquired an ironic connotation of late, but if anyone could use the phrase earnestly to describe his own efforts, it would be Moore, as the Royals have arms coming out of their ears.
That’s particularly impressive when you consider that Kansas City’s top two prospects are bats, and there are some solid position player prospects further down in the system. But what truly sets the Royals apart, and not just this year but from prospect lists of years past, is their stable of left-handed pitchers. Southpaws are harder to find and valued very highly by most front offices, meaning the Royals have promising arms for their own use as well as a hoard for future trades if they find themselves in the running for a playoff spot. They’ve acquired those arms every which way they could — mostly through shrewd drafting (Mike Montgomery in the sandwich round, Chris Dwyer in the fourth, John Lamb in the fifth), but also through trades and on the international front, where they’ve become major players since Moore took over. And Kansas City will add another impact player with the fifth pick in this year’s draft, and probably will graduate only one or two prospects to the majors before we reach 2012. It’s to the credit of Moore, the Royals’ amateur scouting staff (led by J.J. Picollo after two solid drafts by Deric Ladnier after Moore took over), their international scouts and player development that a farm system that was a borderline laughingstock has, inside of five years, turned into the toast of baseball.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
wat
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
The Royals
will trade these prospects away. It’s truism: the more you have of something, the less precious it is to you.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Jan 26, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
#14
14. St. Louis Cardinals
Extremely top-heavy, followed by a lot of extra-guy depth — fifth starters, quality relievers, fourth outfielders, a few of whom will take steps forward and become solid-average big leaguers. A very productive Day 1 in the 2010 draft boosted them.
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
this makes me think they really like Zack Cox as a prospect
otherwise, it’s all Shelby and some really raw pitchers at the top.
Awesome story
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I liked Franklin's quote
’C’mon, Smith, you need to step it up! You’re representing the Cardinals now.’
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Then Jose Oquendo started pelting him with fungoes.
Glad they left that part out..
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
if this doesnt kill the "Franklin sucks" meme, nothing will
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that's pretty cool
considering I have CP too (but not wheelchair-confined). kinda cool i can connect in a way. atta boy!
EH #2
SIGN ALBERT!!!
I'm not a great lurker
But I guess I’m more of a lurker than a regular. At least in the offseason…come ON baseball, hurry it up…
If I had a nickel for every time I procrastinate, I probably wouldn't be procrastinating anymore.
in the offseason
are we not all lurkers? lurkers in this game of life?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i'm only answering if you know the answer
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
6!
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Your teeth disagree.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Tea is garbage
stick that up your crumpet
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Sorry what?
i was too busy assembling the greatest empire the world has ever seen to notice.
I miss gdm
Some Roman dudes would like a word with you.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
define your terms
If greatest is taken to mean biggest in terms of population / land mass etc. Britain easily outclasses the Romans.
Culturally, economically, technologically etc. well you can debate all you like, there are strong arguments on all sides.
I miss gdm
USA! USA! USA!
USA! USA! USA!
USA! USA! USA!
USA! USA! USA!
USA! USA! USA!
USA! USA! USA!
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Be glad your not typing in German right now.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
You do know that the US built their Air Force as well?
They shuttled thousands of planes through MT to get to the Sovs.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
It's not like arming other countries ever comes back to bite us in the ass...
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
nope.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
YOU'RE STILL WELCOME FOR WORLD WAR TWO
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Oh yeah, thanks for pissing around for years
before finally deciding that Hitler isn’t as warm and fuzzy as you thought he was.
I miss gdm
Like I said, you're welcome.
Since you all powerful empire couldn’t handle a left handed Austrian.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
No, we couldn't handle one of the most powerful dictatorships the world has ever seen
Having just defeated the previous most powerful the world has ever seen some 20 years earlier.
I miss gdm
YOUR WELCOME FOR OUR HELP IN THAT ONE, TOO!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Zee Germans conquered my ancestral home
Well, one of four of them and the one where my surname is from.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
One of four Germans conquered your ancestral home?
Hmmm….only took the one….
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Jan 26, 2011 9:47 PM EST up reply actions
considering where else my ancestors are from, that sounds about right.
Lazy Swedes.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Nah
Just taking some time determining whether the UK was worth saving
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks to Churchill
for not telling us that the Japanese were going to hit Pearl Harbor. I’m sure all the men on the Arizona appreciated that one.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
Scoreboard
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by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Britain might have a higher career WAR
but surely the US has had higher single season numbers. We just haven’t been around long enough yet
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You can use wWAR to balance it out
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wWAR2 is probably better.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Jan 26, 2011 4:31 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
for some reason I can no longer contain my laughter
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
wWAR3 still under development.
Is it March 31st yet?
by TBender on Jan 26, 2011 4:33 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
wWAR3, I think, will be all "flash bang" and then done. Kinda depressing.
wWAR2 was the last great WAR that will ever be that huge.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Wait... Aren't you of Indian decent?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
only half
and i consider myself to be British (whatever that means), having lived here since forever and having no real connection to india (out side of my mother, obviously)
I miss gdm
But that half has much better food.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
ahem
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
That's funny,
I was sure the answer was one, the middle one.
by ArkansasTravs on Jan 26, 2011 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
you should steer clear of sentences that contain the words
fingers and up
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
in that case, one.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Jan 26, 2011 2:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
both of you go to hell
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Yeah that, we're tottally not a couple at all
nothing to see here folks, move along
…
…
…
see you later handsome.
I miss gdm
i thought your closet might already be getting tight
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
glad i got 25 recs on my love life.
that’s the last time VEB gets to hear about that.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 1:27 PM EST reply actions
I want to know more about his two month marriage.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
well we can probably rule out a crazy Vegas marriage
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
oh, fuck you.
i just got the “two month” reference on the wozniacki thread. fuck you.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
We have the angriest college/high school age posters.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
i'm the happiest person you'll ever meet.
that being said, fuck you.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
don't dog on two month marriages
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
That's what
mysterui’s mom said.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Jan 26, 2011 3:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm laughing my ass off right now.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
Just be thankful you disclosed that information in the offseason
If it were July, it would have gotten 100 recs
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
we should have a mid season competition of previously green comments
to see who would get re-rec’d the most
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I'm still waiting on our search experts to confirm if
this is the highest rec’d comment.
I doubt it is, but it was the highest rec’d one I could find.
Is it March 31st yet?
i don't really get it
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
It used to be a photo
of Albert riding a unicorn destroying Lidge, I think.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
That thread has some gems in it
It was a very memorable article too.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Oh god that's when I still had hope for working with the Cardinals
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
after the Jim Harbaugh signing
Niners Nation turned every comment in a thread green out of celebration
green
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
it's been done.
And spontaneously at that.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
We were the first.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
this was either before my time
or I some how don’t remember it
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I'm still pissed that Fang's sprouts were turned green.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Jan 26, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That alone is funny.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
F'N zoomzoom
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
i have a grudge against harbaugh as a michigan fan
after the comments he made about u of m, and as a rams fan, can’t really care for the niners.
EH #2
SIGN ALBERT!!!
good thing I'm an illini & niners fan
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
26 now.
i went and rec’d it for fun.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
luv u!
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
look buddy, its ridiculously recced as it is, you might as well aim to be the highest recced ever
silver lining and all that.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
plus it's the most action you'll see for a long time
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
by d-dee on Jan 26, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
really? seriously?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
this should seriously have more recs
DONNIE FUCKING JONES FOR PRO BOWL!
by stlcardsfan4 on Jan 26, 2011 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
probably true.
thanks!
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
i'm hopelessly optimistic about craig. i'll take the over
what’s a reasonable line here? -10 runs per 150?
He'd be a butcher with no range at se...
oh, right..
Is it March 31st yet?
by TBender on Jan 26, 2011 2:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Just comparing him to Skippy
Also, if his footwork is bad at 3B, I’d think it would be worse at 2B with the naturally awkward angle for most throws.
Is it March 31st yet?
ok. I will take the over on that bet
but only out of dedication to Craigers. who wants my internet dollars?
based on pretty much nothing
i’d put the peak of the bell curve at -5 runs
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
which bell curve
the “acceptably below average fielding” curve, or “craig’s year-end 3B rating” curve?
I think the Outcomes probability bell curve
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
yeah
i’m only aware of one bell curve. it’s the one shaped like a bell
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
not just a dick, but a smart one!
i mistook which post you were replying to.
the idea being, if you polled everyone with an opinion, you could likely form a bell curve describing the number of runs everyone thought of as “acceptably below average”
craig's year-end rating
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
Wait, so you think his mean defense would be -5 runs?
That’s wayyyyyy too optimistic
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
the key phrase:
“based on pretty much nothing”
unless my own whims and hopes count
Stand inside an empty tuxedo with grapes in my mouth, waiting for Ada
twatter
Baseballlllllllllllll c'monnnnnnn
by purple_haze on Jan 26, 2011 1:48 PM EST via mobile reply actions
You oughta
record a bunch of games from the summer just to replay during the winter. I used to think MLB Network would have been fantastic, playing old games all the time. But that shit ended fast. I’m pretty much tired of repeats of Hot Stove now.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Jan 26, 2011 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
I've been rocking the shit out of the MLB.tv archives these past few days
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
Funny.
I’ve been doing the same thing to your mom.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
by Eckstreem on Jan 26, 2011 3:40 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
that's a lot of poop.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
in bed
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
brings back memories
oh college…
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Were you
shagging mysterui’s mom in college?
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Jan 26, 2011 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
this is a good meme
let’s not kill it please.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
Shut up, you're just trying to make people forget about the "fang sucks with girls" thing
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
that's never going away.
i should probably just change my name. why are people making fun of me? this hurts.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
walk it off
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
chicks don't dig whiners
chicks dig scars…i think a country song said that.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
hey y'all watch this
"I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Hornsby
aw. its all in fun. some people on here have been made fun of in much worse ways.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
yeah i'm just being a sarcastic asshole.
definitely much more of a response than i was expecting though. thought i was making an innocent comment.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
If it hadn't have been a reply fail,
it would have went nowhere.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
like most of fang's dates.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Jan 26, 2011 4:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
okay i laughed.
but, fuck you.
and i don’t really do the whole dating thing.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
Obviously.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
nor should you, you're in college.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
oops
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
so i should just go with rui to rolla and get laid?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
*shakes eightball*
ALL SIGNS POINT TO YES
smokes eightball
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Jan 26, 2011 4:43 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
That would be the consensus view.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
No such thing on VEB.
The most innocent comment can get turned in a heartbeat.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
oh yeah
I watched a 2009 game by accident that had waino/verlander game that started with colby taking the ugliest dive for a ball that ended up as a triple. Cards won like 11-2
I watched an April game last year where Freese hit his first HR and we beat the Braves 10-2
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
jack bauer rules.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Intro
I like to watch…….Steps back into the shadows.
hey did you guys hear something?
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
It's coming from inside the blog!
Is it March 31st yet?
by TBender on Jan 26, 2011 2:12 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Lurker confessional...
I read VEB often for the humor and for the media filter about all things Red. Been a die-hard since the 60’s. I do appreciate some elements of sabermetrics, but really just enjoy the beauty of the game. Plus, I probably have dyscalculia.
I’m a recent red wine convert after visiting a couple Tuscan vineyards that paired wines with cheeses. Plus, white wines seem to pickle the brain. I can’t understand the wine reviews, e.g., hints of currants and broken glass.
I want more... More baaaacon!
Jim Gaffigan
The currants, crushed gravel, etc. thing is
sometimes literally true (for example, there is a specific flavor compound that is found in green peppers that is also found in some Cab Franc) and sometimes short-hand for similar flavors so that wine people can understand each other.
I just can't
detect all of those elements when I sniff or taste. Seems a little fishy when they cite about 8 different elements. But I’m open to learning…
I want more... More baaaacon!
Jim Gaffigan
by blueinmemphis on Jan 26, 2011 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
I think it can get out of hand, certainly.
And it can become something of a pissing match, plus everyone’s palate is different.
That said, a lot of it IS there. It just takes practice and concentration. Also it helps to pay close attention to ALL flavors, not just wine,
I used to think it was all BS
Then I went wine tasting with my then-girlfriend-now-wife near her home in Portland. Some great wine out there. I decided it wasn’t BS anymore. Now I can actually see what the descriptions are talking about a lot of the time (smell/taste what they are talking about I guess). Same thing for good beer. A good complex beer is a real treat.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Hello
I’m OKCardsfan. I have been lurking around since 05-06. I decided to call it quits posting after I mistakenly mentioned Pete Kozma as a guy the Cardinals should draft. He went to the high school in the city I was living at at the time and I just feel so ashamed. i will ocasionally post stupid things becasue now I am gunshy about the whole posting thing. I am pretty knowledgable about things but I don’t get too caught up in the Sabermetrics, although I do believe it can be helpful. The main reason I keep coing back is that if any sort of breaking news happens, you are the first to know. Plus I like watching arguments that involve fourstick.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
That's something
mysterui’s mom would never say.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Jan 26, 2011 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
fourstick doesn't really like posting anymore.
but he’s all over the twitter thing now. http://twitter.com/emjohnson32
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
i'm retarded
http://twitter.com/emjohnson17
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
No argument here.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Jan 26, 2011 3:48 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
haha
DONNIE FUCKING JONES FOR PRO BOWL!
by stlcardsfan4 on Jan 26, 2011 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
Hey I'm pretty new here.
I posted for one day, and was metaphorically “booed off stage”. :-(
People here don’t seem to like me, but I bet their teenage daughters do (LOL).
I've totally got Pujols Fever! LOL
kinda like how gdm was sure, SURE, that cardball was westcoastbirdwatcher
when he clearly wasn’t
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
what happened to cardball anyway?
i assume there was some sort of falling out
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
Just sort of went away.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
yeah, I think he probably found a blog or something that more matched his philosophies
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Brian Walton's blog?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
more like went off the globe
he posted every day like 10 times a day and then one day he just left and hasn’t posted since
DONNIE FUCKING JONES FOR PRO BOWL!
by stlcardsfan4 on Jan 26, 2011 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
I've heard two theories
one that he was banned, and the other that he just stopped posting. also, Landsickness used to post a lot, he even came to VEB Day, but he hasn’t been around
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
landsickness fucking rules.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
cardsfan had two theories
he died
or i was him ( which was crazy in itself since cardball has like 8K more comments than me)
Not sure how many times we have to debunk this
but cardball wasn’t banned.
Silly humans, this world is for robots.
fuck you.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
but then they'd have to get rid of you too
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
And now, the Puppy Bowl
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Puppy Bowl VII?
Gah, where did the mid aughts/zeros/whateverthehelltheyrecalled go?
Is it March 31st yet?
aaaah
how is it that you fucker of all people posted a link to something so nice?
so you’re not all evil and dead inside?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Only evil toward humans
and any animal that is not a dog.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
are we related?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Are you from Alsace-Loraine?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
i thought maybe my mother was just a touring whore
but then i remembered that was riu’s mom
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Stop spelling my name wrong dammit
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
damn, you're right
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
My cousin married an Alsatian guy
His name is Nicholas Zorn. He’s tall, handsome, European, comes from a family with wealth, and his name is Zorn. He seems like he should be some sort of movie villain but apparently he’s not. Very nice guy.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
ALL FEAR ZORN
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
TLR?
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
I had a soft spot for Booda and CB
but Calvin looked like a competitor, and Lil’ Red has that whole “underdog” (see what i did there?) thing, you know having overcome the shadow of Big Red and all.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Jack and Max got this
crazy ears ftw
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I'll go with Molly (19) and Charlie (7)
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Golden retriever / Corgi mix.......
I bet that was a little awkward.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Also, this is just wrong....
Name: Amy
Breed(s): Golden Retriever / Corgi Mix
Age: 18 weeks
Fun Fact: Loves a good facial
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
That fun fact
also applies to … well, you know who.
Repeal The LaRussa Tax.
by Michael_68_1999 on Jan 26, 2011 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
I can't speak for a corgi, but I know from dealing with my girlfriend's dog
that breeding a cocker spaniel with a golden retriever results in the stupidest fucking dog on the planet.
That damn dog eats a ten pound bag of pure dumbass every morning.
by RollBirdsRoll on Jan 26, 2011 4:57 PM EST up reply actions
Putting hybrid vigor to the test eh?
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 4:58 PM EST up reply actions
The dog is pretty much the case study that
hybrid vigor is bullshit.
by RollBirdsRoll on Jan 26, 2011 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
heh....bears fans...
this guy got fired for wearing a packers tie to work.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
yeah, heard about that numerous times
dude works at a car dealership, who are subject to dress code. I can understand why they’d want him not wearing a packers tie the day after the game, since it could affect car sales. if he was in a different position where impressions didn’t matter, I could see the uproar.
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
yeah. his manager cussed him out and said "take it off or your effing fired" and the guy wouldn't do it.
but also, CFIC, the guy said that he would have taken it off if his manager had calmly explained the issue with affecting sales.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
I think both sides were unreasonable
But I generally like people who tell “the man” to eff off, so I’m on the salesman’s side.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
it might
there are some rabid bears fans out there.
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
the manager offered him his job back, but I guess some other dealerships are giving him offers
I see this as a win/win situation, actually
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
no, he was a good salesman, according to the story.
its more like a double-win for the tie guy.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
the dealership was on the local news
tapping into the pissed off bears fan market
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 3:17 PM EST up reply actions
they'll have to hire MJD's twitter account to replace him
really turn that anger into car sales. boo cutler hiss!
I hate the USPS
I hate them. Out dated and useless.
I didn’t get on base. One time I did (Wednesday) and we scored a run. That shows if I get on base, things can happen - Oilspill
do tell
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
second year my international package
full of lemoncello and olive oil has arrived with out content. This year the box was opened. last year we only received the shipping label and packing slip.
I didn’t get on base. One time I did (Wednesday) and we scored a run. That shows if I get on base, things can happen - Oilspill
put in a claim raise hell and you'll get compensated
not in lemoncello but still
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
same is true for all government functions
(no political ties were expressed in this comment)
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
let me clearify the outdated and useless.
we don’t need a tax payer funded shipping service when their are private shipping companies that are more reliable and responsible.
I didn’t get on base. One time I did (Wednesday) and we scored a run. That shows if I get on base, things can happen - Oilspill
like Evilfrog's residence
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
they'll get it
I didn’t get on base. One time I did (Wednesday) and we scored a run. That shows if I get on base, things can happen - Oilspill
actually I've had way more problems in my limited use of
FedEx than I’ve ever had with my frequent use of USPS. All in all, its pretty amazing to me that you can send something across thousands of miles for less than half a buck. Yo paraphrase Louis CK: Everything is amazing and nobody is ever happy.
I have stopped
using the USPS for everything except letters. I’ve sent packages three times in a row that never arrived. Worthless.
i'm in class right now.
i’m so BA
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 2:55 PM EST reply actions
..d?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
... at talking to girls.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Jan 26, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
i'm thinking you want to made fun of with this comment
DONNIE FUCKING JONES FOR PRO BOWL!
by stlcardsfan4 on Jan 26, 2011 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
seriously maaaan
motherfuckin netflix and their “adjusting playback to avoid further interruption”
fuuuuck, it’s so annoying
argh
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
hm, perspective
okay
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Sounds like white people problems
I just watched the Louis CK movie he put out recently. Pretty funny.
by SecondHalfMatt on Jan 26, 2011 4:24 PM EST up reply actions
Life is so tough!
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 3:09 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
where is the lurker known as Oedipa Mass?
also, I miss random, that guy was really cool
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 3:08 PM EST reply actions
I thought he got banned since he was WCBW in disguise.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
No, that was opera card
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
because it was.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Oedipa Mass is a girl, i believe
and she was just here the other day.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
This is a baseball blog, right?
Things are happening in baseball, yet no one here is discussing them. lboros’s dream has crashed and burned in a sea of nonsensical memes.
The Twins just claimed Dusty Hughes off waivers from the Royals. Please discuss.
Sign Rodrigo Lopez!!!
dusty hughes probably needs to eat mor bacon.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
he was decent for the Royals last year
i doubt they miss him too much. Adds some depth for the Twins. I saw him pitch once. All I got.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
the title says "no news"
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
looking for ideas
Never been to Europe. Planning a 5th ann’y trip for my wife. Not looking for guided tours.
suggestions?
Backpack
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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Also, Eastern Europe is notoriously underrated
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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Also, Poland is awesome
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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you'll have to make sure they don't steal all your shit while you're not looking though
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Auswitz is not a good place to go on an anniversary
France esp. Paris is overpriced
You can’t go on beaches in Italy
the Spanish will offend your sensibilites
I recommend Croatia, specifically Dubrovnik. Just don’t mention the war.
I miss gdm
All beaches in Italy are owned by the hotels
if you are not a patron of the hotel, you’ll get kicked off that bit of beach. There are sections of ‘free beach’ but they are usually full of crazed italians.
Spanish people tend to be very liberal (even by european standards) expect to see lots of topless women on beaches (for better or worse), and lots of men in very small swimwear (again, for better or worse). Also, many places on the spanish coast are notorious for excessive drinking amongst young people, which leads to all sorts of problems.
But if you want to go somewhere like Barcelona, i can’t reccomend it highly enough, its a fantastic place, just no beaches that are easily accessible if you stay in the city.
I miss gdm
yes, the spanish are so loud and so weird
also, the evening fun doesn’t really start until close to midnight, so lots of late nights
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
And those damn Moroccans!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
A Moroccan guy tried to pick me up on a train from Madrid to Paris.
It was a little weird.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I was dancing too close to some Moroccan ladies one night
led to a full out brew-ha-ha!
Luckily the Spanish bouncers all hated Moroccans (well the Moroccan men, anyway. They let the ladies stay).
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
oh the moroccans
they are such funny dudes
until it’s ramadan or you’re talking about politics, human rights or religion
and they’re everywhere now
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
except it's full of Polish people
Blaine Matthew Burns: Albert Pujols' biggest fan (his first words will for sure be "Albert Pujols is RIDICULOUS")
hamburg-westerland-amsterdam-dublin
or something like dresden-prague-munich-venice-rome
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
i'd rent a car for the mere convenience
since you don’t speak the language and know the public transportation system in these countries, a rental and a gps will be better for you. plus you don’t have to log your luggage everywhere with you and you can park at the hotel and walk anywhere from there
just don’t leave valuables in the car
which cities in germany were you thinking of? and how long is the trip?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
about a week
depending on the best prices… i’d be flying into frankfurt or berlin. but nothing concrete.
Italy.
Go from the south up to Rome, then through wine country up to the Lake Como region. Pretty conventional, as far as Europe goes, but that’s because it really is pretty much perfect. For something a little less conventional, maybe try the Dalmation coast.
I liked Greece better than I liked Italy
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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of all the central/western european capitals
the cheapest one is, i think, berlin
do you agree?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
i thought it was Brussels
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Never really been to Germany
my brother lived there for a few years so spent time with him and his family, didn’t really see much of Germany though. Frankfurt was pretty reasonable, but its basically one big business district.
I miss gdm
that's cause you didn't know to go to the party quarter - sachsenhausen
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
good thing you didn't go then
there was an establishment downtown called “blue angel” – you would’ve liked it
also cocoon club, U60311, and living xxl
frankfurt is a great place when you know your way around
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Do they still have the sex shop in the terminal
right after incoming international passengers clear customs?
That was quite a shock to me. I’m not a prude or anything, I knew that stuff was around, but it was still shocking that the first thing I saw once actually inside Germany was this large sex shop in the airport.
by ArkansasTravs on Jan 26, 2011 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
don't think so
but there’s always the whore houses in town
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I never got that far into town
I actually only spent about three hours total in Frankfurt itself, 30 minutes on deplaning and about 2.5 hours between the train getting in and boarding to leave. The only part of town that I really saw was a large cathedral a few blocks from the train station.
by ArkansasTravs on Jan 26, 2011 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
fly to madrid.
Take train to seville, granada and cordoba,
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
by tom s. on Jan 26, 2011 4:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
also, paris, dublin are good choices.
Depends when you’re going and what you like and what languages you speak.
"We were men - flesh and blood - and we played baseball in the sunshine. We hit doubles off the wall, slid hard into second base. We had fights, and we made love. We sang songs and prayed on Sundays. . . . We felt pain. And we felt joy. There was a lot wrong with the world. But we weren't sad, man. We had the times of our lives." Buck O'Neil, from "The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America."
by tom s. on Jan 26, 2011 4:35 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Monaco
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 4:51 PM EST up reply actions
Really, the entire French Mediterranean coast + Monaco would be a fantastic trip for you
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
It is
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 6:52 PM EST up reply actions
Idea
Go to Munich and go around October. Stay 1 week. Seriously though start in Vienna, Austria to Munich, Germany, to Zurich, Switzerland. (By way of Lichtenstein) I did that way back and it was a great time!
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
Iceland is awesome.
Stay in Reykjavik and day trip around the south of the country to the waterfalls, glacial lake, and hot springs. Party at night and eat a lot of the ridiculously fresh sushi.
Enter vivaelpujols
My great wit allows me to interject that by assuming the partakers of this conversation are inbedded and perhaps romantically entangled, rather than indeed, the truthful observation that they are both platonic and standing upright. Great comedy may be produced!! -Aranathor
well
The z-pack hasn’t helped one bit. I stayed home from work today with a fever now. Had no other choice but to play red dead redemption all day long. Current fever: 100.2. Don’t post too close to me, I’d hate for one of you to catch this. Spants, you may want to avoid VEB for a couple of days just to be safe.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
.
.
.
.
.
(from a distance) when do you plan on starting to self-medicate?
got a sore throat too?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
yep
sore throat, fever, headache, lots of snot. You know, the works.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
have you been able to break the fever?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
broke it a couple of times
but its back. I’m just laying on the couch letting it take its course. I feel pretty bad, but I’ve been a lot worse. I’m not too worried about it.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
dayquil, dayquil, dayquil, vitamin c, sleep
if you break the fever before you go to bed put your feet in really hot water with seasalt in it for about 20-30 minutes, keep adding hot water. dry feet, put socks on, go to bed. sounds weird but it’ll take care of the runny nose and sore throat
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Screw that......Drink Jameson's.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
So weak
heh. My wife takes that stuff. Never does anything for me.
cause you're rugged and manly
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Screw the fever
and attack the other stuff. The sore throat is always what bothers me since I have to do meetings and conference calls much of the day. I do claritin plus ibuprofen. My doctor told me it’s safe to combine ibuprofen and tylenol, so if the throat is bad enough it’s 3 ibuprofen every 6 hours and 2 extra strength tylenol every 4 hours for a few days.
Frankly, I don’t think tylenol is worth much, but that combo does seem to help the sore throat a lot.
I've been sick since Saturday.
I feel your pain. Not sure if I’m running a fever since I’m too lazy to check but the dizziness I had going on was not fun.
by SecondHalfMatt on Jan 26, 2011 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
OT
I’m pretty sure one of my recruiters (for a head hunting agency) is trying to train me into something akin to Pavlov’s dog. As in if I don’t give her a yes before she gets off the phone she moves onto someone else.
That said its been interesting working/interviewing with different agencies because none of them really work the same or have the same level of communication. I “love” job hunting.
I've been doing it for much too long
I tell people I’m retired now.
Nothing like working for over thirty years in a field and then finding it isn’t worth anything now. By the time the wheel turns I won’t care anymore.
That's a shame, man
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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Job hunting is no fun
And I should have mentioned Civil Engineering, specializing in Land Development.
It gives me more time to do things like lurk on here.
In three states
But it does sometimes come down to the age thing.
Like when one interviewer last year asked me where I saw myself in five years?
With a cold one on a beach somewhere didn’t seem like the right answer!
Nah
The problem is that I can see their viewpoint.
If you can hire someone with virtually the same skillset (in a specific part of the field) who is twenty years younger…why wouldn’t you?
Or, if you’re planning on retireing yourself (as that interviewer probably was) and want someone to replace you, you probably want someone who will be around in five years.
I hope you're the Ozzie Smith of Civil Engineering, specializing in Land Development
As long as your boss isn’t the Tony La Russa of Civil Engineering, specializing in Land Development bosses
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Jan 26, 2011 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Wait... Who is making a tuna melt again?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Job hunting is terrible
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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this.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
the fritz approved twitter account @nicholasgrobe
by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
i think i am quite lucky that i never had to do it.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
being a lawyer is easy.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
no, not really.
and probably at least half of my graduating class had to job hunt. i probably just jinxed the shit out of myself for even saying this. i’m probably getting fired tomorrow.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
i thought the answer was
“so is getting a girlfriend”
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Jan 26, 2011 5:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
just don't want to give the kids any misconceptions.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
it is easy.
if you ain’t ugly or smelly… that’s why it was so hard for me.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
that's so true
hygiene goes a long way
but who would bother…
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
So hang a sign and go to work for yourself.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
it's really not easy.
especially in the past couple years. I’ve had a couple interviews where I was competing with recently-fired attorneys with 15 years experience, willing to take pretty substantial paycuts, and do bitch-work like they are fresh-faced associates.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
Umm... I have a JD from a top 20 school and I am a member of the Missouri bar
I’m still looking for one of those “lawyer” jobs.
yikes.
hey, i agree its not easy. i happened to get lucky and get in just before the legal market imploded.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
i'm going to put this here and then calmly walk away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6du8UQZJAhI
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by stlcardinalsfang on Jan 26, 2011 4:28 PM EST reply actions
My cat liked it
Or at least he watched it, and didn’t get up and leave the lap.
d-dee
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of them are Asian." -Mike Shannon
d-dee....you need to go to this,
and send me the notes.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
well shit, that starts in 2 hrs
i sat in a presentation by Scotty Rovak at the warmup and talked to him for a while, took some notes too, learned some stuff. he had some excellent cardinals stories too
sadly, i can’t get the results he gets, because he has a premium spot and much superior equipment. and has been doing this since i was a year old
when he does a second installment of that class, i will go though, thanks for the tip Fritzi
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
That's what my mom said
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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i am a little confused
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
oh nevermind
fuck you bitch
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
"thanks for the tip Fritzi"
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Equipment can be over-rated
Much of it is learning, and knowing when to snap the shutter. It takes a lot of practice, because if you have to think about it you’re going to be too late.
With that said, there’s a lot of equipment that just won’t give good results. Like all the folks with their built in flashes blazing away at a night game.
i've gotten some fantastic results before with very modest equipment
but it takes a lot of effort over and over
having good equipment makes things so much easier and the quality of the shots is, who are we kidding, simply superior
timing the shot can only get you so far if your equipment is crappy
by no means have i ever pretended to be a good photographer or a photographer at all so what do i know…
btw, speaking of the flash, i have no idea how anyone that signed autographs at the warmup still has his eyesight
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I shouldn't talk
Because I seem to want to buy new equipment every couple of years.
The “good” amateur photographer is someone who realizes how much there is still to be learned, and how impressive the professionals are.
Of course I do wear out the old camera first
There are some plusses to living in western Colorado
The description didn't sound all that impressive
Most serious photographers will know all of that. They’ll want more specific clues.
i think he disclosed most of what he covers in the class at the presentation
and the rest is basics
plus, chris lee was there too and they talked about licensing etc.
it was very very interesting
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
i met mr rovak once
he was wearing leather pants… at a wedding.
that being said. he’s great at photography.
he's a really nice dude too
his wife is very nice too
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
guys, you are aware this link is to the rb post that is now up?
EVERYONE JUMP (lurkers too)!!
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
So I guess there's no RB post today?
Hey there, all. Part time lurker, part time poster. At least that’s how I see myself, anyway. I try to be witty and at least interesting. (But it sure is darn hard with you kids these days, with your tweety-pages and your facey-spaces. Don’t you give me that look. I know my lawn has crabgrass and brown spots. I don’t care. When you own your own lawn, then you can comment about mine.)
Anyways, born and raised in STL and also as a Cards fan. It’s probably pretty obvious who my fav. player was, but I grew up watching Ozzie, Willie, and the like, survived that god-awful draught in the 90s, and here we are today. I’ve worked in IT for the last 7 years, currently in the educational sector. I visit here just about daily, as work and time permit.
Amaury Cazana for RF in 2011 - the legend will never die!
My first "favorite player" was Wally Moon
Followed by the catcher Hal Smith.
I refused to follow the crowd and pick Musial
fyi
lurkers are people that don’t post, once you start posting more than like 5 times you are not a lurker
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 4:57 PM EST reply actions
I’m pretty sure you’re not a lurker unless you just started posting today
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
look who's a pedant
lurkers are people who lurk.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
ok
average less than 5 posts per year
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Jan 26, 2011 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
It'll be lovely when it's ST and Albert has signed to a fan-friendly contract.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
Or a kind of boat, remember?
Let’s be thorough now.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
in from the cold
since we are coming out of the closet today:
• I have learned a lot about sabery goodness lurking here the last few years, so thanks for that.
• the meme’s and half of danups posts need decoder cheat sheets
• on at least 3 occasions I have incorporated the use of bacon into a nightly dinner after reading too much VEB
by veterans4prospects on Jan 26, 2011 5:25 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Cody's lost it.
and you can always ask about a meme. we’re not totally un-fun.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i got rid of it at the end of the year
but it looks like the garbageman won’t pick it up, so I’ll probably have to bring it back in.
how was it a meme when you were the only one who used it
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
He was talking about waffles.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
wat
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
veb? don't you mean carrots? ahahaha
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Yeah, don't get Aranathor too excited
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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50 degrees and sunny here in MT.....
WTF is going on?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
The world's gone mad, I tells ya.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Jan 26, 2011 6:43 PM EST up reply actions
I'm a little late to this thread...
but I lurk most of the time… I’ll sometimes post in a game day thread after I have had a few Franklins.
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