Ryne Sandberg and the terrible secret of Cubs Care
by DanUpBaby on Nov 3, 2011 9:00 AM EDT
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PrintPeople of Earth-One, I come to you with news of a terrible future—one only you can prevent. In this future I am called C189P235; I am from what we call East West St. Louis, one of five jurisdictions run by what remains of the federal government as burnt-out holding cells for those among us who remember the taste of toasted ravioli, the beauty of girls in their summer sherseys, the sounds of Imo's arguments into the small hours. What life was like before the meltdown, and the National Baseball Junta, and extra Wild Card teams.
Someday I'll pay for that memory with my life, or what's left of it. I haven't much time left in your present before They find me here, and when they do I'll be moved to West East St. Louis, to the camps, and I will wish for death, and it will not come. No matter: before they take me back, and before your editor returns to this computer with an unsatisfyingly warm Cherry Coke from the vending machine I've sabotaged, I will share with you the truth of things as they will be, or die trying. It's the last thing I live for, so please, listen. I've minutes left, and the fate of our country depends upon a thorough explanation.
Whatever you do, whatever it takes, do not allow the St. Louis Cardinals to hire this man.
I was like you once. I had a family, a nice home, a calling in life and the means to pursue it. I thought the various curses of the Chicago Cubs were fantasies, stories told to keep children in line and sell beer in tourist bars. Whether this was true once or not became irrelevant sometime in 2009, when low-level intelligence in the Cardinals organization discovered that Cubs Care, a front organization for the Cubs' various skunkworks operations, had successfully weaponized the Curse of the Billy Goat for deployment across the National League Central.
A long time ago—in another life, it seems—I spent more years than I care to admit deep within the Chicago Cubs organization. I saw deep—I saw too much. What you must know is this: Nothing that happens inside Wrigley Field is an accident.
I've been told CardinalsCare had been aware of earlier iterations of the project for some time—in 2010 Aaron Miles was recaptured and deprogrammed at great DeWallet expense, and as his motor functions began to fail in the late stages of contamination Ryan Theriot was quarantined in plain sight in the Cardinals' dugout throughout 2011.
But it is my opinion that these early successes were what led the Cardinals of my future to become complacent—fatally complacent. Drunk with success and made vulnerable by the resignation of Tony La Russa, the primary Cub-hawk in the CardinalsCare cabinet, they listened as Ryne Sandberg told them exactly what they wanted to hear.
The cover story is almost insultingly transparent. What baseball team, drowning under uncompetitive contracts, struggling to engage their fanbase, would alienate their most popular former player in favor of hiring an unpopular short-term solution? What baseball team would announce major front-office changes only to alienate that same player a second time?
A baseball team that wasn't really alienating that player at all. A baseball team that had pegged that loyal player for a job far more important than manager—one that would upset the balance of power in the National League forever. I don't think even Cubs Care knew quite the havoc its tampering would wreak upon geopolitics, global climate, and civilization as you know it now, but I do know this: They wouldn't care. There's no greater concentration of nihilists and misanthropes than within that organization, and it's clear to me now that whatever happens———
The time has come. I hear their footsteps behind me, and if I resist arrest in your timeline the timespace disruption could be devastating. They must not know you know. If you need to speak to me—iffffff riyyroiprqiaofsc if you need to speak to me, find the Corey Patterson in your timeline ask him what he knows a bout the SANDBERG PROJECT
Hi, it's me again, the man who was speaking to you earlier. I was just joshing you! Under no circumstances ask anyone about the Sandberg Project. I'm going to post this now, just like I was going to do earlier, because I am in no immediate danger. Remember, don't talk about the Sandberg Project.
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Getting out of bed gets extremely hard
once the calendar rolls over to November.
When the Cardinals won the World Series, Ryan Theriot was batting lead-off.
Bilingual Twitter
by Paulspike on Nov 3, 2011 9:13 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It's always extremely hard when I get out of bed
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
by vico on Nov 3, 2011 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions 23 recs
Indeed
Fuck 8:30 class.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
So Ixnay on the Andbergsay, right?
I will devote whatever influence I have in the decision making to prevent one Bobby Valentine from getting his tiny ass anywhere near Redbird pine.
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
If you captured the guy who was going to leak the Sandberg project before he leaked the story about it....
wouldn’t you just not post the story instead of posting it with a short paragraph at the end assuring everyone that it isn’t real?
RE-SIGN EVERYONE
that's what they would like you to think...
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."
EVERYBODY WATCH THIS SOMEWHAT RELEVANT YOUTUBE VIDEO
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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Who cares?
The “find the Corey Patterson in your timeline” part was hilarious! Somehow did not see that coming until the end, lol. The whole thing is like 3x funnier for it.
I DEMAND REALISM IN MY VEB POSTS
RE-SIGN EVERYONE
by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps
but do you think it would’ve made an entertaining fanpost?
Still bitching to contact.
by Felonius_Monk on Nov 3, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
"riyyroiprqiaofsc"
Isn’t this the name of that pitcher the Cardinals traded for?
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
by p_lampe on Nov 3, 2011 9:55 AM EDT reply actions 10 recs
contains too many vowels
I smacked Rickey right in the face when he told me this idea.
by Hootie Who on Nov 3, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So is Mike Matheny really on the short list of managerial candidates?
if so…that’s cool man.
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."
How cool would Joe Maddon be?
When the Cardinals won the World Series, Ryan Theriot was batting lead-off.
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yeah, that would be really cool too.
the whole process is exciting now. I was 11 when Tony was hired, I’ve never really known another manager for the Cardinals.
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."
Experienced Whitey, Torre, and TLR in my lifetime
and Torre was by far the most tenuous era of the three. Agreed, the talent level wasn’t there. That knowledge didn’t make it any more bearable, though.
I suffered through the 70's
Be glad you never had to see images of Vern Rapp
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
by MeSoHornsby on Nov 3, 2011 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hemus was certainly a bad manager. Never got another chance since the people who did not thrive under his regime were the ones who wrote books. (Jim Brosnan, Bob Gibson, Curt Flood.) Even Musial said his main problem was that he overmanaged. Musial was kinder than the others.
(Hemus was gone before I started following the team & before I even had moved to the St. Louis area.)
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
The Torre years
I think of Todd Zeile leading the team with 9 home runs
by YepYouGuessedIt...CardinalRed on Nov 3, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
When I had time to watch a game back then
it was usually thru my fingers as I double facepalmed myself.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Holy Crap
Did not remember the 1991 Cards having Zeile as the top HR hitter with only 11(!) (not 9, thank GOB). Only 68 HRs for the whole team that year. In 94’, when they only played 114 games, Zeile and Lankford each had 19. What a crappy HR team that ’91 roster was, and yet, they still won 84 games that year, and finished 2nd in the NL East.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
PEDs or not...
when is the last time one guy (McGwire) hit more dingers in a season that a whole team did in an entire year during the same decade? Its gotta be Ruth and the 20s.
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
What I remember the most
was the way Torre kept yanking Brian Jordan in and out of the lineup (and in and out of AAA), and the way he could never make up his mind about what to do with Geronimo Pena either.
But looking back on those years, a few missteps with a couple of players was inconsequential in the face of what A-B did to make winning unlikely.
by MdRedbirdFreak on Nov 3, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
They had four starting quality infielders...
Lankford, Jordan, Whiten, and Gilkey. The platooning was unavoidable, and he managed to make it work.
Torre got more out of those teams than most people are willing to admit—three winning seasons with no real pitching and a whole lot of retrofits and journeymen. They finished 2nd once and 3rd twice in the NL East before divisons were introduced and the wheels came off in 1994. It ticked me off that the new ownership cleaned house; Torre never got to manage even a halfway decent roster in St. Louis, and he deserved the opportunity. He finally got one in New York.
Er, outfielders
Typin’ with a broken finger. Maybe my brain is, too.
Go back a lot further in Cards' lore sigh. Read Curt Flood's hilarious description of how the Cards bench managed when . . .
Red ran the club.
Players: Bet Red’s going to make a pitching change soon.
Red: Mumble, hrmph. . .mumble.
Players: He’s way ahead of us. Will already planning a double switch with _ going in for __ after the next hitter.
Red: Mumble, hrmph.. . . . OK coach, let’s make a double switch after the next batter. . .
and so on. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Torre wasn't to blame
…for the era that bares his name… But those teams were depressing. Their offenses weren’t that bad, but those pitching staffs still cause me to awake with cold sweats.
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Nov 3, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
or, at least, the teams he had to manage.
Was he really a bad manager? I actually have no memory, plus or minus.
"Now that they've come out with that great stat, 'innings pitched per inning'-- is there anything they don't have a stat for these days?" -Al Hraboski, 3 Jun 11
Honestly,
I don’t understand the Joe Maddon love. What are his credentials? Cool glasses and a hippie attitude? Watching rediculously talented twenty-somethings show how talented they are?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Winning the AL East over the Yankees and Red Sox and the AL Pennant in the same season?
Given his payroll and his young players, I’d say the success of his clubs in the AL East is pretty impressive. But, you do bring up an interesting point about how much of a club’s success should be attributed to the manager and how much should attributed to the players.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
And he's never managed in the National league.
which is a whole different deal in and of itself.
Maddon has been given some great draft talent, some awesome pitching depth, and has done a really fine job of making those young guys play. I’m not sure how those talents really relate to our club over the next few years.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Tony La Russa had not managed in the NL before 1996.
Terry Francona had not managed in the AL before 2004. I don’t think that’s a big deal.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
True..
I don’t know. Joe Maddon just doesn’t strike me as a great baseball mind. I’m sure he’s a fine manager, and he’s done a fine job with the Rays, I just think he gets too much credit for the Rays success because he wears stylish glasses and acts like a cool guy.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
Managers always get too much credit for winning clubs and too much blame for losing ones.
It’s the nature of the business. I think Maddon is very similar to Tony La Russa. Both are smart guys who are good at motivating men. For whatever reason, both are liked by the national media (likely because of their quirks). I think Maddon’s style of leadership would fit in pretty well with the Happy Flight crew.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
unfortunately it does not appear we will make an effort to interview him.
at least, that’s what the unicorn says. it may be due to the fact he is still under contract, and the cardinals don’t want to have to give anything up for their next manager.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
I don't blame them.
There are plenty of other potential managers available.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
So if Mo gives him reasonable players he's a safe bet to NOT fuck it up
Seems like a guy worth talking to, if you ask me.
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Nov 3, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd give more credit for the Rays' success
to their front office than I would Maddon.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
The front office that evaluates talent really well and hired Maddon...
okay.
"Congratulations to the Cardinals! Such a fun world series." - Salman Rushdie
Yeah it's not like Maddon chose to keep young guys involved, he's only had young guys
Tito on the other hand . . .
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Nov 3, 2011 3:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And don't get me wrong, I want Maddon
I just want Francona more and we don’t have to trade for him/wait a year
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Nov 3, 2011 3:24 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That would be pretty nifty
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Nov 3, 2011 10:15 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
WANT
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
He's a cybernetic organism sent from the future.
He would like your hat, your uniform, and your glasses. Now.
Welp...
that confirms to me that I do not want Francona.
I really dislike the idea of hiring outside of the organization right now. There was a big deal made of the fact that no manager has ever left his team immediately after winning a World Championship, so this is a very unique position the Cardinals are in. The club needs to make this transition from Tony to the new manager as seamless as possible. For my money, that’s an Oquendo (or Pettini, I guess, but Oquendo seems to have the strongest player-connection) and the Cardinals need to do as much as possible to ensure that they mitigate the difference in the mentality of the clubhouse between 2011 and 2012. I’m just really scared of what a totally new manager from a totally different organization with a completely different philosophy is going to do/bring with him.
by mynameistyler on Nov 3, 2011 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
How do we know Oquendo won't bring a totally different philosophy?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Agreed.
I am astonished by how many fans seem to have an intimate knowledge of Oquendo’s management style. What I know about him is what is reported in the press. Evidently is a well-regarded baseball man and well-liked. But I have no knowledge of his managerial or tactical philosophies and neither does anyone else looking at the Cardinals from the outside.
by MdRedbirdFreak on Nov 3, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
It is not necessarily management style
but more overall team philosophy and continuity for me. The organization preaches certain things up and down the organization. For example, it has been documented that Duncan has had a major influence over how pitching is taught in the minor league system. I am sure that there are a number of other things that are preached up and down the organization. Someone like Oquendo understands the system wide philosophies and has been instrumental in instructing many of them at the major league level already. Additionally, he already has relationships with many of the major league coaches as well as the minor league coaches and familiarity with the skill set of many of its players. This provides an easy continuity to what they are already doing.
However, I know nothing about the managerial style (personnel or tactical) of Oquendo. The Cardinals do have insight into this and if he has shown and demonstrated that he is exceptional in these areas, I think he gets the job because it is easiest on the organization. However, if there is any concern over these important areas, then you have to go outside the organization and find someone who can manage people.
Winner of the prestigious 2011 MVL as presented by Alxfritz.
"You didn't win LOY, but you did win MVL, which is a prestigious award I just made up. And that’s something RiverRat can never take from you." - Alxfritz
I personally think, when all is said and done,
it comes down to Francona’s experience vs. Oquendo’s personal ties to the club.
I really don’t think anyone else on the list have a shot over these two guys unless somehow Joe Maddon becomes involved.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
by Tackle Box on Nov 3, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i agree with this.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree 100%
Either hire the internal guy they deem the best candidate or the external guy with the best credentials. I personally think that it is Oquendo’s to lose considering that Mo was hired from within and it appears to have worked. But someone else could come in and blow their minds during the interview.
Winner of the prestigious 2011 MVL as presented by Alxfritz.
"You didn't win LOY, but you did win MVL, which is a prestigious award I just made up. And that’s something RiverRat can never take from you." - Alxfritz
Does Bernie's column on the Francona pitfalls resonate with VEB?
Is Oquendo a popular choice among the players? Truly don’t know
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
There is not much said about Maloney although he's on the short list
He has a lot of experience as a manager in the minors and is very well liked by his players and staff
I’ve always liked Oquendo but wonder about his handling being in the spotlight.
Neither have the “rock star” draw like Francona or Sandberg
Valentine would induce a mutiny among his players by mid-June
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
Mo should hire who he thinks is the best canidate
shouldn’t matter if that guy is an internal hire or an external hire.
Grit != flat out sucking.
by Evilfrog on Nov 3, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Shouldn't any transition
be as seamless as possible?
by MdRedbirdFreak on Nov 3, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, can't be too many ways to improve on this season's results. Need to rattle some cages. . .
Seriously, Albert aside, the club does look more comfortable now than in seasons past. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
Oquendo
My heart tells me to give it to Oquendo but my mind wonders if he
might lack a little firmness in handling players.
I kind of favor Terry Pendleton. I like his intentness. As a player
with the Cards and Braves his mind was always in the game on every play
and watching on the bench as a coach, he seemed the same way.
As far as a manager never leaving a team after winning a championship,
Johnny Keane resigned after winning with the Cards in 1964 if I remenber
right Then later signed to manage the Yankees, the team he had beat.
My heart tells me to give it to Oquendo but my mind wonders if he
might lack a little firmness in handling players.
Just ask Piniero about being left off the Puerto Rican roster by Oquendo.
How does Oquendo leaving Pineiro off the PR roster demonstrate a lack of fairness?
To me, it establishes a fair mindset. He objectively weighed the skill of players and chose the one he thought was better rather than just choosing the Cardinal.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Not "fair," but "firm"
I think you misread the intent here. The example is that Oquendo doesn’t coddle players – he’s got the mindset that he wants the best players on the field.
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
I agree with this.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I think that was an inside joke from the pinata days.
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"How depressing is it being you? Would you equate it to being a lifelong Cubs fan?"
Forgot about that one
I think Oquendo will be the guy. Stability will rule the day. Plus, he’ll have nearly every player ready to play every position on the field. Can’t wait to see Jay at SS, Molina in RF, and Carpenter at 2b.
Honi soit qui mal y pense.
You know what I'd like to see?
Oquendo get the manager’s job and Matheny hired as some sort of jedi-in-training for Duncan. I think Matheny would make a he** of a pitching coach.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
So do I.
But I also think that Lilliquist did a pretty good job as pitching coach during the season’s final month. Our club pitched really well during Duncan’s absence.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Agreed
I think a lot has been lost at the job that Liliquist did during Duncan’s absence. It is near impossible to tell if the quality of starts of the pitching staff during that stretch was a result of anything Liliquist did or if it was just a random statistical stretch. Also, I am sure that Liliquist did not get the same lattitude as Duncan and presumably TLR had much more involvement in the pitching staff during that time. Regardless, the pitching staff had a hell of a run with him at the helm.
Winner of the prestigious 2011 MVL as presented by Alxfritz.
"You didn't win LOY, but you did win MVL, which is a prestigious award I just made up. And that’s something RiverRat can never take from you." - Alxfritz
what is he**
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
I don't know if he'd make a he** of a pitching coach,
but I’d very much like to find out.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Classic. . . .Need to resign Aaron Miles, too
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
What is Pendleton's experience?
Is he a hitting coach or something with the Braves?
I think he's been the hitting coach and the 3B coach over the years.
not at the same time, mind you.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Hitting coach for like 10 years and this past year was 1st base coach.
Personally, the title of “1st base coach” doesn’t really impress me that much.
And now that I think about it, “hitting coach” doesn’t either.
Might be the two least important jobs on a major league coaching staff.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
yeah, 1B takes the luster off it.
Except that Dave McKay gives excellent shoulder rubs it appears.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I could have sworn he was 3B coach for the Braves in the past.
I’m honestly not sure what being 3B coach does to prepare one to be a manager that 1B coach doesn’t. I know that’s traditionally how it works, I just don’t know why.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
It's the sign-giving, and the
manual dexterity derived therefrom.
by MdRedbirdFreak on Nov 3, 2011 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
lots more responsibility at 3rd.
plus, you’re in on the decision making, if for no other part than being a conduit of the information.
To be a good first base coach, all you really need to do is watch the pitcher (and Molina) and keep guys from getting picked off first.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
How does relaying the signs from the bench make you a better managerial candidate?
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Barry Weinberg for Manager!
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
by MeSoHornsby on Nov 3, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
more experience touching yourself?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
OK, let's go with that.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm saying you're at least in the middle of the information flow
In other words, it’s great training in that it’s like a running conversation with the manager. Plus, you’re the one who instructs the hitters while on the field.
But, also, there is more on the fly decision making at 3rd. None at 1st.
Honestly, the thing that makes Dave McKay at all valuable is his ability to throw really good BP.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
I think it's just that guys who are thought to be better possible managers are put at 3B
out of tradition, rather than 3B being a good place to learn how to be a manager.
There may be something to the communication from the bench being a part of that, but the 1B coach is probably watching all of that too.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I think typically the 1st base coach gets the signs from the 3rd base coach.
I mean, there is some responsibility at 1st, just not what there is at 3rd.
And you’re right about possible managers being put at 3rd. They’re trusted to be there whether it’s legit or not.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Exactly what happened. In fact, the GM at the time, Bing Devine had been fired since the team was not exactly living up to expectations. In fact, Gussie Busch was thinking seriously of firing Keane and hiring Leo Durocher. But the team turned it around and won and Keane kept his job.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
No manager has ever RETIRED
after winning a WS championship.
Johnny Keane famously left the 1964 Cardinals to manage the Yankees after the Cardinals beat the Yankees in the World Series.
LoMoGoHoRo
HAPPY FLIGHT!!!
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by BVHeck on Nov 3, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
4-0 Fish
"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 Nov 3, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, a former Cardinal manager DID leave the team after winning the World championship. Johnny Keane. That was back in 1964.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
He left in large part due to the terminaiton of Bing Devine . . . So many parllels between the Cards of 11 and 64
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HL Mencken
I actually think Bernie's reasoning is pretty sound on this
You know what you are getting with Francona, you don’t with most of the other choices. Francona is not likely to be a disaster whereas someone else on the list could turn out to be Dusty Baker. I would be fine with Francona. It is safe.
if we could hire him alone, maybe
but i worry about him infusing the staff with a lot of ex-boston, al types
whereas oquendo to mathny of the insiders would hold on to some/many of the current ones
someone like wallach might bring just the right amount of fresh air that is needed
TLR is gone, long live the king
in fairness
Miklasz also has a column up talking about Francona’s negatives.
What? I can't hear you over ALL THE CHAMPAGNE BEING POURED IN MY EARS.
so what's the detail on why people think Valentine is awesome?
massive success in Japan?
He’s not nearly as unintelligent as he sounds on TV?
He can teach fundamental baseball?
I’ve never figured it out.
L is for the way you look at me
BRAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNSS
by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Nov 3, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
It says 'Let's Bee Friends',
and there’s a picture of a bee on it!
I smacked Rickey right in the face when he told me this idea.
by Hootie Who on Nov 3, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I choo, choo, choose you!
Chicago Cubs: The first century was funny...this second one is just sad...
Yeah, I have a Twitter...big whoop...wanna fight about it?
by nomar34 on Nov 3, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know either... Maybe this?
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."
by SheckieZx on Nov 3, 2011 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
wait
I always thought the consensus was that Bobby Valentine was an idiot? At least, I don’t see how people could listen to his ESPN commentary and not come away with that impression. He gave a 5 minute diatribe about how “magic” is the key to success in baseball, then pointed out how a player who had very good stats (I can’t seem to recall who) was actually not good because he lacked that magic.
my favorite words are goodbye and my favorite color is red
I think what sdrone is talking about
is Valentine’s reputation in the media and/or talking heads. Everyone with some sort of microphone seem to like him and think he’s great. Everyone without a microphone think he’s a giant boob.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
It was Beltran
And the Giants missed the playoffs! He was right! Valentine for presi, er, manager!
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Nov 3, 2011 7:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think it's the Old Boys Network trying to get one of their own employed.
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
by vico on Nov 3, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You know, when I heard they were talking to Sandberg
my first thought was:
Wouldn’t it be hilarious if STL hires Sandberg, and he goes on to stunning success, a 25 year tenure, multiple rings, and a beloved legacy in St. Louis, culminating in reaching the HOF in a Cardinals uniform?
Pipe dream, I know, and highly implausible, but my GOD, Chicago would be pissed.
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
I'm ignorant to this.
But, if a person is a HOFer as a player and then as a manager, do they get two plaques?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
No, I think once you're in you're in - no need to vote again
I was in Cooperstown this summer and there’s only one plaque for Yogi
Can’t think of another instance off the top of my head – maybe Red Schoendenist, but he just has one too.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
Of course, Yogi was always a Yankee and Red a Cardinal
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
"Hall of Fame players rarely return as skippers"
From MLB.com:
Until Sandberg, or some other future Hall of Fame electee, lands a job, the historical ratio will remain unchanged: 667 managers hired all-time — 1 as a Hall of Fame player.
There are, naturally, several qualifiers to that amazing disparity.
Most flatteringly, several players were held in such high esteem, they got managerial jobs even before they could be elected to the Hall of Fame, which takes a minimum five-year wait after the end of one’s playing career.
They included Yogi Berra (hired by the Yankees in 1964, elected to the Hall in 1972), Bob Lemon (Royals 1970, 1976), Tony Perez (Reds 1993, 2000) and Frank Robinson (Indians 1975, 1982).
Then there is the simple fact that the Hall did not induct its charter class until 1936 — ruling out several iconic players-turned-managers on this technicality.
This is a long list including the likes of Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and Rogers Hornsby.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
So, it says people rarely become managers after induction
But I don’t think they would vote for someone a second time – probably just add a few lines to the plaque like with Yogi
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
Other than Red and Yogi,
how many HOF players have HOF manager credentials?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Can't think of any
I don’t think Frank Robinson won enough.
Pete Rose might have gotten there some day – I still think he gets in after he dies.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
Oh crap,
I was going on the assumption that Sandberg wasn’t already a HOF’er.
I knew he was good, but I didn’t remember him being that good.
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
by Vindicator9000 on Nov 3, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
He's probably about the 4th best 2B of all time
Hornsby, Morgan, Alomar
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
Tommy Herr would like to talk about that!
by Forsch's2nohitters on Nov 3, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I was talking best players, not best mullets.
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
Too much curl for a mullet.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Joe Torre is pretty close to being a HOF player.
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wow, in '71 his defense cost him 25 runs and he still had a 7.7 WAR
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that's a 10 WAR season if he was average.
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0 UZR is average
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all seasons, UZR is always adjusted so that 0 is league average
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They don't have fielding RAR
If you look at their value section they have offensive runs above average, baserunning runs above average, fielding (UZR at all positions) above average, and positional value above average (for a first baseman that is -12 runs or so). Add that all together, add how much runs the average player is worth over a replacement level player in those PA, divide by the runs to wins multiplier (usually around 10) and you get WAR.
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Ah, I see. those are runs above average listed for those categories
and the replacement adjustment evens it out. That makes sense.
Baseball reference has somethin called oWAR and dWAR
I’m not exactly sure how those are calculated by they tell you how many WAR a player would be worth with average fielding or with average hitting, respectively. I’m not sure if positional value is taken into account.
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Fangraphs:
The Most Impactful Plays of the Postseason, Part II
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
3 of the Top 5 are from World Series Game 6.
Such a great game in the late innings.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
and all 5 are from Cardinals games
This team is very stessful
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Not any more!
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
by bgh on Nov 3, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
My first thought when Yadi jumped on Motte was
‘Man, I hope nobody twists a knee or gets stepped on.’
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
Motte's face
It’s like, “dude, your armpit stinks!”
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
That thought didn't get any better
when you realized that Yadi landed in Motte’s arms exactly when the guys off the bench were tackling Motte.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Motte did say his hand was hurt. but he'd have the whole offseason to
chew it off and replace it
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Nov 3, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
La(i)rd covered apple-sauce sandwich
Fattening but delicious!
I want more... More baaaacon!
Jim Gaffigan
by blueinmemphis on Nov 3, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Back in the day it would be...
I want more... More baaaacon!
Jim Gaffigan
by blueinmemphis on Nov 3, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Descalso INVISIBLE CHAIR
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Nov 3, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
safe sex commercial. If you're on the bottom of the dog pile wear extra protection. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
the more and more i watch the highlights from game 6.
the more and more i cannot believe it happened. i still get nervous watching the freese at bat in the ninth even though i know exactly what happens.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Still the absolute best baseball game I've ever seen.
At my age, I can reasonably expect another 40 years of life. I don’t expect to ever see anything like Game 6 again.
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
by Vindicator9000 on Nov 3, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
my feelings exactly.
"He ran hard, but he didn't run fast. He runs like he's mad at the ground." - opposing broadcaster describing Yadi's speed.
you might see something like that in the regular season again
but in a World Series game with so much on the line? No, we probably will never see anything like that again.
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The Rays-Yankees game 162 is the closest approximation i can think up
and i know that doesn’t even touch it. but amazing to have 2 games so ridiculous so close together.
that was the Greatest Baseball *Day*
don’t conflate the superlatives! this is the eve of the zombocalypse! you have to be able to relay this information safely to the mutant overlords of the future.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yep.
for any team. the fact that it happened in a game involving the cardinals makes it even more ridiculous.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't delete the game 6 recap
off my DVR until Tuesday night . Had to watch the 9th and 11th one last time.
I'm not deleting mine.
I’ll keep it on until I can get a dvd recorder.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
However long it takes them to discontinue the MLB iphone app...
that’s how long I will have those game recaps… maybe never, I hope!
"I don't know, but it works. Doin it for Torty works... He brings us luck and we're gonna roll with it." Allen Craig
I bought this game on itunes and have already re-watched it a couple times
David Freese had one of the very greatest post-seasons in baseball history. That’s just…still kind of hard to entirely wrap my head around.
8 doubles, 5 home runs, 21 RBIs; a .465 OBP and a 1.258 OPS; the highest single-game WPA. It’s just unreal when you think about it, even more so (SSS notwithstanding) when you consider he was a slightly above average player during the regular season.
my favorite words are goodbye and my favorite color is red
I was thinking that today - I gotta see if I can buy the DVD
I’m not sure when the World Series DVD will come out, and it probably wouldn’t have the complete game 6.
I downloaded it for fwee
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Yeah
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
TOLD YOU BOSTON WOULDN'T MAKE THE PLAYOFFS
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
But seriously how'd you do those simulation chart thingies?
That seems useful for what I am doing
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it was all based on binomial probability. looked fancier than it was.
i made a few cases based on assumed p values based on what reasonable true-talent win percentages were for the Sox (i think like .550, .575, .600, etc). Then just plugged in the number of remaining trials, added the wins they already had, and got the probability for finishing with each number of wins.
Then I looked at how many wins it historically took to win the WC in the AL, and summed the probabilities of the Red Sox achieving over that number.
What program did you use?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Awesome, thanks
I’ll play around with it in the offseason after stupid playoffs scouting
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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GO Sporting KC!
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."
Hell yeah Sporting KC
I’m an incredibly lucky guy.
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ruixu AT usc DOT edu
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Thank you, I got it
This looks great. The tables are self-generated, yes?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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yeah, just change the inputs in column b
and add or delete rows at the bottom to add/remove the number of games. be careful that the summary table sums the values you want – i’m an idiot and didn’t link that to the step function.
other than that, should be all dynamic
you ever try to nest a normal distribution within a binomial distribution for 30 teams?
That shit took me like a month to do.
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I forgot even how I did it
And I lost the spreadsheet, goddamnit.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
it was probably a monster..
did you have a tab for each team then a calculations tab?
from the little bit of data mining i do from time to time on team performance, my results are rarely markedly different from oddsmakers/educated guesses. makes me rethink doing these huge undertakings for something i am simply curious about
I didn't have tabs for each team
I didn’t use schedules, which was a flaw, but I think it would have been impossible if I did do so.
The good thing about a spreadsheet though is you can play around with it, which you can’t really do with Sims.
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also,
Boston went 81-42 from April 16th to August 31. And didn’t make the playoffs. I hadn’t looked at it like that before…holy shit
Games in April matter!
Also, September.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, fried chicken
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
and beer!
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
YOU THINK GAMES IN APRIL ARE GONNA MATTER?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Nov 3, 2011 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm feeling a little deja vu here
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions
they were terrible at the beginning, terrible at the end
and looked every bit the AL East powerhouse they’re supposed to be in between. Baseball is so fucking cruel.
What? I can't hear you over ALL THE CHAMPAGNE BEING POURED IN MY EARS.
yeah, I gotta check that free route tonight
but I want it in HD, and on a DVD. that usually required effort to figure things out. haahah.
Yes
NLCS MVP, WS MVP, NLDS dinger that made a squirrel famous, unbelievable
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Nov 3, 2011 7:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Makes one wonder: Will Freese be a footnote on this historic performance, or will the
performance be a [significant] footnote in Freese’s long and successful career? Something for you youngsters out there to keep an eye on.
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
you mean like Allen Craig?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i still think if tony had played him more, he'd be MVP
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Oh my gosh that game.
I am so glad I saw it. It almost makes me cry still thinking about it.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
banning spree
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
by azruavatar on Nov 3, 2011 10:57 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
tempers are wearing thin, lets hope some robot doesn't kill everybody.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
by scoot on Nov 3, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
maybe if he kills a few, he'll let the rest of us live.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
azruelevator
was the funniest thing i’ve seen in a while.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Nov 3, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
azruelevator?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
crank poster from last nite
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
where "crank poster" is equal to
“obvious sockpuppet of someone on here,” yes. We can only assume that the robot has now identified the perpetrator and is now in the midst of delivering his unthinkably horrible retribution.
that's what I meant.
I just thought that crank poster sounded funnier.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
azruelevator was good for about a post.
and then was unclever and unfunny.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
i just thought the name was hilarious.
didn’t pay attention to what he said.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Nov 3, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
For some reason I'm thinking of a pot talking to a kettle.....
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
by Tackle Box on Nov 3, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions 18 recs
who you callin' black?
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you're an asshole.
but right. 95% of the time i’m unclever and unfunny. meaning i could never do a puppet account properly.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he's talking specifically about FritzSucks
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i realized that.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
then we're both right.
(re: the “you’re an asshole”)
but most of us are……. ;-)
although, I’ve always considered myself a smartass more than an asshole. I feel like there’s a difference and I’ve convinced myself I’m the better of the two.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
by Tackle Box on Nov 3, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
whichever.
you’re a(n) (insert derogatory term including the word “ass” of your choice here).
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Assman?
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
by Tackle Box on Nov 3, 2011 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Like Kramer
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
SCOOOBEWGJELGJLAIJGLIEWJGLSDIJGLSKGJLIEJLAIGJELIS
I’M AN ASS MAN
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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like the Rodney Dangerfield joke
“some guys are leg men, some guys are breast men, I’m an ass man. I know, because when I friends see me they say ’You’re an ass,man!’”.
youneverknow
Thanks a lot.
Way to throw cold water on me. The only thing I tried to be funny about was the name.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
hr said it wasn't him.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
well hr is known around here for being honest.
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it was Torty
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Nov 3, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
wow, you guys
I must have a reputation around here that I never thought I did
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, when you openly declare that you have several puppet accounts waiting in the wings
Then you ask people what you should do with them, and an obvious fake account shows up soon after.
'Twas me.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
OOH GIRL
SHOCK ME WITH YOUR ELECTRIC FAN
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Nov 3, 2011 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
!@#$!@
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
funny i actually assumed it was RR
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
hey, i wouldn't have done any better.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions
the first post was LOL funny
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
woohoo...still here
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
We thought so as well.
NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!!!!
by The Spanish Inquisition on Nov 3, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oh no...
What happened?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
what did spree ever do to you?
you PJ Carlisemo?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I like the idea of promoting from within
I like the idea of Pop Warner to work with our young system moving up
Thoughts on Mike Matheny as the manager?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
He needs to take a few more lumps
Like being a bullpen coach first
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 3, 2011 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions
I think that he might be my first choice.
If Dunc wants somebody that he has a good rapport with, I doubt he’d get much better than matheny. MM is, by all accounts, a really intelligent guy that knows the game. Whether or not he’s a more modern manager and more open to new ideas, I have no idea. But I can’t see him being a really bad choice at all.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
that'd be excellent
i’ve been crying for this for ages
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
I don't really know anything about these guys so it's hard to have a favorite.
I just want someone who hardly ever sac bunts, regularly plays the best players, and doesn’t let guys who should be ROOGYs pitch against lefties. I don’t think that’s asking too much.
About the only thing I know is that Albert and Yadi apparently have a good relationship with Oquendo. I think it’ll be interesting to see how the Cards manage “clubhouse expectations” along those lines if Oquendo doesn’t get picked. Will Oquendo leave the team?
Is Sandberg sabr-friendly? Is Matheny? Is Oquendo? I don’t know. But I think I’d rather have any of these guys than Francona. I don’t want Maddon because I see no need to pay “compensation” for a manager and I don’t see any reason why the Rays would let him out of his contract w/o such compensation.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Nov 3, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
What exactly is Mike Matheny's coaching experience?
All I can find is that he as served as the Cardinals special adviser during the first two weeks of spring training?
And if this is the extent of it, why do so many have so much faith that he can walk in, pretty much off the street, and be more qualified than any of the other candidates to run the Cardinals?
Personally, I think Mo might be doing him a favor here by including him on the list. It gets his name out there which, if they aren’t interested in hiring him as a bench coach or minor league manager or something, some other team might be intrigued and give him a shot with their team.
What happens if Mo hires him and he turns out to be in way over his head?
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
i don't know. i would think that playing for as long as he did and assisting in ST is better than nothing
mcgwire pretty much walked in off the street and gave us the best offense in the NL
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
Well, he had Berk
and he was a hitter.
Matheny is awesome, but he wasn’t managing the game.
McGwire didn't make Pujols, Holliday, Berkman, or Molina good hitters
Who on offense over-achieved? They all (except Rasmus) pretty much did what you would expect them to do.
and if “is better than nothing” might actually be better than nothing, but it’s not better than the experiences of Oquendo, Francona, Sandberg, Maloney, or McEwing and it’s not even close.
And besides, you’re comparing the Cardinals hiring a guy off the street to be manager to them hiring a guy off the street to be hitting coach. Not even close to a fair comparison.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Your initial assumption is incorrect
Craig had a fantastic year, Yadier had his best offensive season yet, and Berkman wasn’t expected to be nearly the hitter that he was this year.
I don’t agree that McGwire is the cause, but it’s hard to say he didn’t have an effect, and I don’t think your initial assessment of players producing as we expected them to is accurate.
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
Berkman did what he's done in his career
and considering he was healthy, which he wasn’t last year, it’s perfectly fine to think he’ll put up his normal numbers. Was there any guarantee? No, of course not. But if he’s healthy, he will hit. McGwire changed nothing about Berkman. Berkman was healthy. Sure, he hit a little better than a healthy Berkman could have been expected. But again, that’s not McGwire’s influence. That’s just Berkman.
Molina has been improving almost every year. Just because he happened to have his best year under McGwire says nothing about McGwire. Actually, it’s probably due more to his work with Pujols that Molina has improved so much.
And Craig has hit and hit well at every level he’s ever played. He didn’t just become a good hitter. He was very unlucky in 2010 in very limited exposure. He got more consistent playing time this year, his second year, and he had success.
I’m not saying McGwire didn’t help in areas, but he sure as hell didn’t walk in off the street and give us the leagues best offense.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
But if you ask the players,
Craig, Freese, Schumaker, and others give heaps of credit to McGwire for their success.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
McGwire was coaching players privately
and batting coach isn’t quite the same as manager.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Tony Rasmus, too. . .
An optimist is a man who upon discovering that a rose smells better than a cabbage concludes it will make better soup.
HL Mencken
My hope is that Mo
is interviewing him with a thought toward getting him on the coaching path in some other capacity within the org. I don’t want Matheny managing the ML club now, let him cut his teeth in the minors.
What I don’t get is why Mo is interviewing Joe McEwing? Joe just was named to the White Sox coaching staff and that’s his first ML coaching gig. What’s the point of interviewing him?
by MdRedbirdFreak on Nov 3, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
What does it hurt?
I am heartened by the varying degrees of experience and different characteristics possessed by the candidates. It appears they cast a wide net and have come up with a diverse set of candidates. I am thankful for that.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Well the interview slot
they set aside for McEwing could have gone to someone with experience as a bench coach or 3B coach with ML experience. Unless Joe McEwing is a once in a generation guy? I guess I’ll attribute this to their opinion of his character rather than to his coaching credentials.
by MdRedbirdFreak on Nov 3, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
There are a limited number of hours in the day
and limited days until Thanksgiving, so yes there is a limited number of slots.
by MdRedbirdFreak on Nov 3, 2011 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, from what I understand he's an org. guy.
Plus, he was very involved with the pitching staff during his playing days, he basically taught Yadi how to catch, and he seems like he has his act together. Plus, he’d probaby be very open to keeping most of the staff intact (McGwire, Oquendo, Liliquist, etc…).
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
he was asked about teaching yadi yesterday on the fast lane
His response was he gets way to much credit for that, he didn’t so much teach yadi to catch as he did explain to him what catching for Tony was like. IE. “you call for a slider away, and it ends up over the plate and then over the wall, and then Tony is going to blame you for that.”
Grit != flat out sucking.
that's some important shit to know though.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
i believe it was in the 5-6 oclock hour
http://www.101sports.com/templates/audio_player.php?a=4425
Grit != flat out sucking.
Let him get some coaching experience first.
Like with the 2012 St. Louis Cardinals staff.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I wasn't around yesterday.....
What is the board saying about Sandberg as a possibility? I’m torn. Hated the guy growing up, but it sure seems like he has the makings of a decent manager. Is he really a better choice then Oquendo though?
Gotta think Oquendo gets the job unless somebody else really impresses Mo.
I'm opposed...
Cubs legends are for the Cubs, Cards’ guys should manage the Cards.
This business about “hiring the best guy” sounds right but is actually meaningless. There are 100 qualified guys for every one managerial position and no one knows who will be best.
Oquendo, Pettini, Big Mac, Metheny, Pendleton are all similarly good or bad as Sandberg. Acquiring Theriot and Patterson was bad enough. I do not want to see anyone associated with the Cubs in our dugout.
Sign Roy O
I just like the notion that millions of Cubs fans' breakfasts aren't setting well right now.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I never felt a hatred for Sandberg
I hated the Cubs but I loved the way he played. I watched them on WGN all the time just to see his defense and “clutch” hitting.
Other than put on the blue pinstripes, did he ever act in a way that merited hate?
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
Not that I recall.....
But he was the favorite player of one of my good friends going up. I liked the Cardinals, he liked the Cubs. I liked Ozzie. He liked Sandberg. He gave me crap about Ozzie. I have him crap about Sandberg. My “hate” for him was nothing more than him being the best player on a team I couldn’t stand.
It isn't really "hate" so much as respectful resent.
I appreciated Sandberg as a player and always got worried when he’d come to bat.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
pretty much
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
The words "Sandberg" and "game" used in succession
still makes me a little queasy, even if it isn’t in reference to That Game.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Why wouldn't Epstein just pretend to be interested in Ryno?
One would think that this rubs his new fanbase the wrong way…
by YepYouGuessedIt...CardinalRed on Nov 3, 2011 11:20 AM EDT reply actions
Why waste Ryno's time
It’s classy of Theo to call Ryno and tell him that he will not be getting an interview. Theo interviewed Ryno for the Pawtucket job last year so he obviously knows a bit about Ryno.
Why waste anyones time pretending to have interest in them when you have none.
When it comes to the manegerial hires you just have to belive in the GM. It’s pretty difficult to tell who would be a good or bad choice to manage.
Theo knows how to handle the media
if interviews Ryno, the Chicago media goes gaga over him. It’s a headache Theo defuses by picking up the phone before the process gets underway and telling Ryno that sorry, there will be no interview. Smart move. I assume Theo wants someone with MLB managerial experience. I would think people like Mattingly and Scioscia are on his list. I’ll really be bummed if the Cubs end up with Maddon because they were willing to buck up the cash to buy out his contract with Tampa.
Yes, he expressly has said he wants major league experience
So this disqualifies Sandberg and helps Theo avoid some of the circus.
Plus it's probably another two or three years before the Cubs are actually good.
Plenty of time to blame a few years of bad teams on this upcoming manager, fire him, hire Ryne.
In your meme edification post today:
Check out this ESPN post which has 5000+ comments about “X > Tebow”. For a while, the ESPN comment moderators were trying to fend off the hoard but they failed. (h/t deadspin)
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
i like that your old avatar is back.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Nov 3, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It is the angriest of my avatars.
Seemed to fit the mood as I banned people. It’s like having the appropriate music to set the mood for sexy time.
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how many did you drop the hammer on?
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
4? What happened?
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
well hr had a bunch of alt accounts that weren't appropriate or something,
and then i’m assuing azruelevator was nixed. which is a shame.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
I just figured azruelevator WAS one of hr's alt accounts
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
oh. in that case it is strange to me that the
“A” in Azruelevator was capitalised.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Yeah, didn't realize I'd done this
until my commentating was activated last night. Then, I was like all “damn, can’t believe I did that, makes it a lot less funny.”
"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 Nov 3, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
that was my assumption too
especially since hr was discussing his alternative accounts and what to do with them when elevator appeared.
Still not a werewolf.
It seems that azru finally decided to ban the two of my alt's which had names of real people (not sure why now, but whatever)
Another was azruelevator, I wonder who the fourth was?
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
azruaviator
And I’m tempted to go after ‘JazzFluteavatar’ but I feel like someone just has shitty phonetic abilities with the latter name choice. I’m trying to pay more attention to the new members joining VEB as I am sensing nefarious actions afoot.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
by azruavatar on Nov 3, 2011 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I just hope it keeps playing out where we can see/ we get updates.
I’m very entertained thus far. azruaviator — Ha!
I'm not sure who did it. They were better at disguising their master account
than hr was.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
I have my own personal methods
but the system automatically does IP tracking. Only one account per e-mail address, IIRC.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
can you see the email accounts tied to the SBN account?
Also, can you see any old ones tied (i.e. a user changes the email account)?
Still not a werewolf.
Secret #1.
Just ban RiverRat.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Nov 3, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rats. So you could possibly be the second person to know my first name.
possibly.
Still not a werewolf.
Who is the first?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
prophetjohn has met me in person
And I made the mistake of actually telling him my first name.
Still not a werewolf.
Failure.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
i'm just saying
actually neverming, i can’t strike the right balance of vagueness and meaningfulness
Only one way to know for sure.
Both of you post what you think clank’s first name is at the same time. Go!
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think you'd tell me if I really wanted to know.
Since it’s reached that point, I no longer care. I’ve broken you. I don’t need to kick your body.
RE-SIGN ALBERT PUJOLS!
i dont understand how IP addresses work. because i have a different computer at home than at work
so are both linked to my name?
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
The system can track more than one.
(I’m not even really sure how far I am or am not allowed to peel back the curtain.)
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
damnit, now i have to get a new computer
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
Getting a computer won't necessarily help
you need to get a new IP address.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
wait. what?
/googling IP address now
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
heh
IP addresses are static to a computer (a MAC address is). IP addresses are provided by your internet provider. You can, depending on network configurations at your work office, receive a different outbound IP address when you access VEB versus when you access it 10 minutes later.
IP addresses are more closely linked to the router your computer connects to than to your computer itself.
(This is a very half assed explanation because I am now in hour 12 of my work day.)
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Even if you pay for static IPs
it isn’t static to the computer. It’s static to the service.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, it's not like I was trying to conceal my alts
I never used ’em except to try to instigate a rally.
I mean, as far as you’re concerned ;)
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm tempted to make
chimneyzfluavatar.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Nov 3, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
chimchimneychimchimchazruavatar.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
nice job, Mary
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
back story
http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/9/4/1016268/game-136-open-thread-cardinals-at#20732539
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I may or may not have had that card.
Definitely had several Urza cards, but I lost my deck. Or it’s in my parents’ house somewhere.
HAHAHA NERD
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I can't decide which is nerdier
the story itself, or the fact that he had his explanation bookmarked….
What? I can't hear you over ALL THE CHAMPAGNE BEING POURED IN MY EARS.
I would say that he just knows how to search efficiently
but then I remember that SBN search is broken
Still not a werewolf.
I didn't
how many instances of urza do you think their are on this site?
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urza
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Nov 3, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Now you just need to do this every day from now on.
Though there may be a way to sort by date, in which case it doesn’t matter.
Okay.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
I missed this the first time around.
I will now mock you mercilessly.
/okmaybenot
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
I don't want to sound stupid...but I have never understood your name.
Does it have any significant meaning that other people would know or is it just significant to you and I am actually not stupid?
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
see above
it is something that simply stuck from my teenage years. I’ve had it for almost a decade now.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Oh okay.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
It fits with your robot persona
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
the correct short form would be azru
and not az though az is employed from time to time.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
And here I've been mis-shortening your name all these years.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
by bgh on Nov 3, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
AZ is shorter than azru.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
It is, but it is apparently the incorrect shortening of azruavatr.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
by bgh on Nov 3, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I never really used az until people here did
primarily because when the state abbreviation reeks havoc on my thread parsing later.
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I watched it live yesterday.
It was pretty funny watching them pop up. My favorite was something like “Tony La Russa’s Hair > Tebow.”
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
they are still going. like a new one every 2 seconds
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
its difficult to scroll down to see older posts...
because they are feeding in so quickly.
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."
also, ESPN has a shit formatting for everything related to commenting/discussions
BRAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNSS
by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Nov 3, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
that stuff is hilarious
cant stand Teblow
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
@devil_fingers (matt klaassen)
#Orioles GM search > Tebow
by all4tookie on Nov 3, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
From deadspin re: the commenters
So they have finally achieved what a women cannot: Continuing at ESPN unmolested.
"Congratulations to the Cardinals! Such a fun world series." - Salman Rushdie
by hazel on Nov 3, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
they are just being relentless
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Sweet lordy this is a burn
The first comment on the Deadspin article:
“So they have finally achieved what a women cannot: Continuing at ESPN unmolested.”
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
you don't know me joker
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Somebody actually put
Tebow>Donovan McNabb(but just barely)
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
some of those are pretty funny.
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."
so we led the national league in offense yet failed to get one silver slugger award?
that’s kinda funny.
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
This fact tells us a lot about the Silver Slugger award.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
...and the balance of the core of the Cards' lineup?
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
I wouldnt trade nine Silver Slugger Awards
for the trophy the Cardinals got as a team. Besides I don’t feel any Cardinal deserved a Silver Slugger.
Beer and Baseball. Baseball and Beer. It's not hard to reevaluate your priorities when you only have two.
by PugetSoundCardsAddict on Nov 3, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
i agree
just thought it was funny how it worked out. and yes, it says something about the balance of the lineup.
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
they're given to the best defensive players?
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
berkman is really the only one that had a chance
but no way he gets it over upton, braun, or kemp
nothing wrong with having a well balanced, top to bottom hitting lineup.
BRAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNSS
by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Nov 3, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Berkman was more deserving than Upton.
Berkman had the third-highest wOBA of NL outfielders. Berkman should have won a Silver Slugger. Also, I believe Yadi had a very strong argument. It was a coin flip between McCann, Montero, Yadi.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
But Upton is a much better fielder than Berkman.
by Willie McGee's Twin on Nov 3, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
i actually thought berkman might
he was the only one
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
i wish i hadn't posted this.
i’m not saying anyone should have gotten one. or that i’m pissed that someone didn’t. i just thought it was funny.
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
It is fairly remarkable...
we didn’t just lead the NL in offense, the Cards were historically great. I think the awards voters don’t care about park effects.
Sign Roy O
I'm with you.
I thought it was interesting. Meaningless, but interesting.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
taken off of DG's FB page
a gallery of Cubs managerial candidates.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 12:05 PM EDT reply actions
SBN Hot Corner Poll
“The Most Tony La Russa Player Ever”
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Aaron Miles not an option
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
someone posted this
Absolutely…
…Aaron Miles. No one would have pumped Miles for as many innings of mediocre defense and empty batting average as Tony did.
Yet, Miles had more PAs this year than any year with the Cardinals.
Grit != flat out sucking.
not only that, but he had more PA as a cub then he did the next year as a Cardinal (playing in 4 extra games)
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Its too soon after baseball for alternate time lines.
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
thats what
The establishments would like you to think. Not me, heck no. Got my tin foil hat on.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Nov 3, 2011 12:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
VEB fantasy update: bradshaw has cracked foot
i hope you guys liked seeing me at the top of the standings, because i’m about to take a free fall. fink, screw you for already having jacobs on your roster.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 12:23 PM EDT reply actions
oh hi, i'm IHB. i lost my first round draft pick in the second week of the season and the league's best kicker on the first play of the first game.
nice to meet you.
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
my first round pick was Chris Johnson
I almost wish I lost to injury.
My second round pick was Drew Brees, followed by Forte. So… Season isn’t lost.
Grit != flat out sucking.
fantasy football kickers
ha.
Winner of the prestigious 2011 MVL as presented by Alxfritz.
"You didn't win LOY, but you did win MVL, which is a prestigious award I just made up. And that’s something RiverRat can never take from you." - Alxfritz
that one probably didn't make that much of a difference.
but losing jamaal charles killed me
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you're going to bitch about a kicker?!
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Jamaal Charles is a legitimate complaint however fang
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well, duh.
i said nothing about that part of the bitching.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah look up
not that big of a deal really, but the point is its just shitty luck
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What's shittier luck than being so drunk you forget to set your lineup?!
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luck? or user error
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being sober?
at one point during the playoffs, I completely forgot about my ff team. I had like 3 guys on bye against the top team in the league and somehow won the game. Of course I didn’t even realize it until the next Thursday when it occurred to me to set my lineup.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
says the chick that put up 60-something points and won.
because some drunk asian dumbass forgot to check his lineup.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah i wonder how many points i would have put up if i'd had fucking jamaal charles playing
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Per ESPN, Super Joe McEwing was on the list of manager interviewees
this has got to be BS, right?
Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President
That's what Straussicorn reported in the P-D.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
jeez albert
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Nov 3, 2011 12:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
could just be a twitter rumour.
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
by Vindicator9000 on Nov 3, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
The Pujols authographed World Series game ball costs $749.99 individually.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
that's pretty ridiculous.
At least you can get a Ryan Theriot ball for $139.
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
by Vindicator9000 on Nov 3, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Now THAT is ridiculous
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
for $300 Ryan Theriot will come to your house and sign everything you own
for another $300, he’ll leave.
by Robth on Nov 3, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 12 recs
Ive got a contract right here for him to return to the Cubs
If I could just find $300…
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
that makes sense.
we were in first place when he was starting at shortstop, he knows that. it is what it is.
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 didn't realize selling autographs was big business for teams now
I get it when players show up at shows, retail locations, etc. But for a team to sell the autographs…just seems a little weird.
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
that has to be some kind of joke
What? I can't hear you over ALL THE CHAMPAGNE BEING POURED IN MY EARS.
Apparently Carp took the ice during Blues practice today.
While it scares the hell out of me, it’s also pretty cool. Wonder if he checked someone into the boards.
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
pic here
DO YOU THINK IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WHAT IT IS?!!
by Vindicator9000 on Nov 3, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 11 recs
CCDGAF
about what scares you. =D
Would love to see video of that practice. He would be one of the biggest dudes out there …
by MdRedbirdFreak on Nov 3, 2011 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
okay, that's what I was thinking yesterday
but the comments i read seemed more disappointed this statue was in front of his restaurant instead of in front of Busch.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Better than the Twins' Puckett statue.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Stan's sculpture doesn't look like him, either.
I have a sculptor friend who makes these vanity sculptures as well as his real ones, and his look like the persons they represent. There was a small movement to have the present Stan sculpture replaced by one that actually looks like Stan, but it will probably never happen.
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
my goodness, where have you been?
Didn’t you know they’re building a machine, a “system” if you prefer, on the North Side?
For fucks sake, I live up here and this shit is driving me crazy. It’s like they’re the first to ever do this. Hell, even Theo has said that system’s like his lost their competitive advantage a few years ago since so many teams think and operate the same way.
Seriously, this morning I awoke to an update about the firing of Mike Quade and it was described as “the first step towards the ultimate goal”.
I give it a year and a half before the idiots up here start getting all panicky. They act as if they’re all settled in “Believing” the cubs will be in the world series no later than 3 or 4 years from now, but the tide shifts quickly up here.
They’re so obsessive. Every time Theo goes anywhere, there are like a dozen pictures tweeted of his every move.
No one sets the bar higher than cub fans.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
where i've been is not really following baseball
cardinals had the longest season in the majors
i guess i should start reading MLBTR regularly, though
You can get RSS feeds by team
On my Yahoo home page, I get the Cardinals MLBTR headlines updated, as well as news blogs and VEB
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
Cubs are gonna win the World Series, Stanley Cup and the Super Bowl next season.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Theo has a five year plan!
Grain and steel quotas are being achieved and surpassed through heroic efforts! Neither the elbows of the pitchers nor the stout hearts of the Great Chicagoland People shall fail the organization at this, its finest hour!
by Robth on Nov 3, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
the world lombardi cup.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Nov 3, 2011 1:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Welll duh
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by redbirdnation8206 on Nov 3, 2011 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
when you've been lost in the woods for as long as they have
any amount of hope will seem like a tidal wave.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Projected Cubs' record next year: 162-0
However, they will be swept by their NLDS playoff opponent.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Nov 3, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'm so impressed that we got a post from what becomes of Smokey the Bear in the future
Instead of going to my parents’, I’m going to travel to Fort Collins for Thanksgiving to tamper with all of the Coke machines in town.
A+.
Still not a werewolf.
Joe McEwing?
Really?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
ode to david freese
There once was a player named freese
Surrounded by all the fans’ pleas
Down to one strike that night
He hit a liner to right
And the crowd erupted with glee!
In the eleventh he came to embark
On another AB that looked dark
He worked the count full
And then took a stroll
For he’d hit that ball out of the park!
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
by IHeartBoog on Nov 3, 2011 12:57 PM EDT reply actions 34 recs
Is it friday yet?
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Nov 3, 2011 1:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
what timezone are you in?
2011 Cardinals GIDPs: 169
NL Record: 2011 Cardinals, 169
ML Record: 1990 Red Sox, 174
yes.
even though I’ll still be at work, there’s no school for students tomorrow!!!!
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Go to google
Type in “do a barrel roll”
???
Profit
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Twitter
by mysterui on Nov 3, 2011 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
You think you're better than me?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
BRO DOWN!!!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Nov 3, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
i love google
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
Did not work. :(
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it works on firefox and chrome
and not IE, it seems
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm on Firefox.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
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I don't know.
The latest one.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
I guess not.
I had that Beta thing and I guess it didn’t update immediately.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
I got it.
I jus assumed that whenever they were done beta testing they would let me know. I was wrong.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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me too
‘course I’m on 3.6.3 so that may explain it.
by ArkansasTravs on Nov 3, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
for the Star Fox supporters out there
“z or r twice” also works
Still not a werewolf.
by clank on Nov 3, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
just what we need, something that could make late night VEB
even more confusing.
dan? I think it’s easter egg time.
"Now that they've come out with that great stat, 'innings pitched per inning'-- is there anything they don't have a stat for these days?" -Al Hraboski, 3 Jun 11
...
(reddit)
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by CodyG on Nov 3, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hopeful coaching staff scenario
Oquendo to manager
Pop warner to 3rd base coach
Matheny to 1st base coach/duncan’s protege
Lil Dunc to bench coach
by rumors on Nov 3, 2011 1:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
do not want lil' dunc.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Nov 3, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yes.
If he wants to go coach (not manage) in the minors somewhere first, then OK. I don’t think he’s demonstrated anything that should get him a job with the big club out of the gate. Not even bullpen coach.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
He pretty much said himself
He has no interest in coaching and nepotism
by FlimtotheFlam on Nov 3, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Why???
Also is Dave McKay retiring or something?
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Strauss had an article about McKay after TLR retired.
Said he’d be willing to come back if the new guy wants him.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I expect him to come back.
This isn’t like football where everyone has their own coaches. The new manager (assuming it’s not Oquendo in which case, no brainer) will definitely take back Duncan and McKay and McGwire.
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?? A lot of new
managers replace the old coaches, I wouldn’t make these assumptions except possible in the case of Duncan.
by MdRedbirdFreak on Nov 3, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's more likely McGwire goes back to retirement on his own.
Think it would be a bad move for new manager to remove hitting coach from team that just scored most runs in the NL, and is a hometown hero.
im just bored...
I think this is a good time to get a new staff put in, since La Russa is gone.
by rumors on Nov 3, 2011 1:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Starting some RUMORS mirite?!?!?!
LOLOLOL
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RUI AND SERGIO MITRE ARE LOVERS YOU GUYS!
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i just want to understand this, sir.
every time a rui is mitre-ated upon in this fair city i have to compensate the owner?
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"perhaps it's a computer joke about the duality of man." -tom s.
by Tudor's Electric Fan on Nov 3, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
heh
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't get this at all
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
big lebowski
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
How has everyone on the Internet watched this movie?
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Coen Brothers, brah
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Twitter
I guess it's a bad thing that I've never heard of them
never mind
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
wat
You Koreans and your lack of movie knowledge
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
is it a ethnicity-wide thing?
I mean, I know I’m terrible with movies. The last movie I watched was Harry Potter 8. Movies are so boring :/
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Well I assume you're too busy playing Starcraft to watch movies
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I have to confess something
I have never played starcraft before.
I know, it’s a travesty. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Nearly all of my male kr friends play starcraft, and LAN parties get awkward quick.
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Oh GOBs no
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of end of regular season)
120 1/3IP, 133 K, 52 BB/HBP, 55 ER, 7 HR, 3.04 FIP
Postseason: 2 Starts- 15 IP, 9 H, 10 K, 2 BB, 3 ER, 19:10 GO:AO
by VolsnCards5 on Nov 3, 2011 1:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think I'd rather have Matheny as bench coach in that scenario
so he can be in the dugout with the starting pitcher when we’re up to bat.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
I like this, but I would see a more likely scenario of Pop Warner being the bench coach
and hiring Joe McEwing for 3rd base coach. I wonder if they’re bringing in Super Joe to consider a coaching spot?
Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President
He's capable of filling in for all the coaching spots!
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Game 6
Is on mlbn right now. Rangers lead 7-4, bottom of the 7th.
by Cheeseballs on Nov 3, 2011 1:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I could see this happening
I could also see him walking away from baseball when it’s all over and never entering another ballpark for the rest of his life.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
be great in the booth too
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
Yes I thought about that too, but I think those days are well in baseballs past
But since this IS fantasy, BERKMAN FOR MANAGER!
Peter Gammons tweets, on Oquendo:
One club that asked for to interview Jose Oquendo for their then-vacant managerial job was denied and told he would be next in line.
Interesting, to say the least.
"Then-vacant"
Doesn’t that imply this occurred some time ago?
by MdRedbirdFreak on Nov 3, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't Oquendo interview for the Astros job last year?
This must be from a while ago, maybe he fell out of favor with the front office?
In baseball the object is to go home! And to be safe! "I hope I'll be safe at home!"
-George Carlin (RIP)
I bet I know!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Is this related to the banning spree?
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This is Dan's best article since The Paquette Sequences.
I love it.
"Nothing Motte does is quiet. It's mostly screamy and intense." - sheckiezx
"I'm a graduate of the Mike Shannon School of Diction" - Al Hrabosky
VEB is slow today.
ramp it up!
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 3:51 PM EDT reply actions
Wade Boggs and Danny Glover on the new Psych next week
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 3:57 PM EDT reply actions
well
The Texas Rangers announced plans to upgrade a handful of areas of Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in time for Opening Day 2012, including the orientation of the visitor’s bullpen, something that was talked about during all the confusion regarding the Cardinals and the bullpen phones during Game 5 of the World Series.
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
not really
The Rangers, by the way, say this decision has nothing to do with that game, as these plans were in place well before that.
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
After significant research, here is my top 10 ranking of halloween chococolate bars, best starting first
Twix
Kit Kat
Almond Joy
Snickers
Nestle Crunch
Milky Way
Hershey Bar
Butterfinger
Mr. Goodbar
Three Musketeers
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Yes, clearly needs more tiering.
Also, Nestle Crunch?Honestly forgot about them. They need Shaq to advertise for them again. Still, no business being above Milky Way, that’s just silliness.
Are they still available in USA. They're in UK, but they're different from what Mars bars used to be here
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
We actually didn't get any Baby Ruths this year.
If I did, it probably would have edged out Three Musketeers.
Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President
For some reason Kit Kats taste like tinfoil to me.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
have you been eating them with the wrappers on?
cause that would explain it
by Robth on Nov 3, 2011 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Butterfinger is disgusting
100 Grand and Baby Ruth should be in the top five. Other than that, this list is okay
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I will kill your family
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butterfinger and milkyway are too far down!
THIS IS MADNESS
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Nov 3, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Ew...just plain hershey bars?
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The Best . that which all other candy bars are based on.
That said, Milky way need to be up the list.
I could’nt even FIND 100 Grand bars at Target this year.
No way.
I hate plain chocolate. It hurts my teeth.
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Any chocolte without something else in it.
Sometimes I can do very dark chocolate but usually no. Cupcakes and things I’m okay with but candy bars…no.
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I don't really have sensitive teeth.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
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Very dark is the best anyway. Why does it hurt your teeth? That's a strange thing to be sensitive to, isn't it?
RE-SIGN ALBERT PUJOLS!
I don't know if hurt is the right word.
It just feels weird and gives me this strange almost hurting sort of tingly sensation that I don’t like.
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HAHAHAHH
THATS WHAT SHE SAID!!!!
hahahahhahbaha. Score
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of end of regular season)
120 1/3IP, 133 K, 52 BB/HBP, 55 ER, 7 HR, 3.04 FIP
Postseason: 2 Starts- 15 IP, 9 H, 10 K, 2 BB, 3 ER, 19:10 GO:AO
by VolsnCards5 on Nov 3, 2011 6:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Love the really dark chocolate.
70% or so is the sweet spot.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
I used to love the Hershey's Dark Chocolate when I was a kid.
Though I’m not sure my brain didn’t just convince me I liked it more than milk chocolate just because I saw it as “more” chocolate.
num num num!
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Nov 3, 2011 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
she's not a big fan of fresh air and puppies either
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Both of these are lies.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
True statement.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
No on Dove.
Ghirardelli if it has stuff in it.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
Huh. So just no solid chocolate at all.
What about like See’s Candies? the bars, or the candies with chocolate fills like chocolate truffles, etc?
I like the suckers.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
Hardly knew her
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Wait
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
AZRU DELETE THIS POST
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
You are all so rude.
Just wait until GDM sees this…he will beat you all up.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
hahahahahahaha
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
And no chocolate fills.
Too much chocolate. I’m not really a candy person or chocolate person. I know weirdest girl ever.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
Well, the chocolate thing by itself, no.
The water thing though would pretty much clinch it regardless.
and you hate bacon too?
you monster!
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quick! rank
baseball, sex, and bacon for me.
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sex
baseball
booze
bacon
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
bacon is dead last?
but Cardinals645 said it’s the best.
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but he's seen it on the internet
"Now that they've come out with that great stat, 'innings pitched per inning'-- is there anything they don't have a stat for these days?" -Al Hraboski, 3 Jun 11
i basically went in terms of what would make me most depressed if i lost.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
well, idk.
but i’m not in that club.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Please, fang, tell us about your First Time.
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
I'd put booze in front of baseball at this point in my life
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
Didn't you say you didn't want sex?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I thought I heard that too.
It would seem to contradict “i basically went in terms of what would make me most depressed if i lost.”
have to have it before you can lose it
The Mang does more than Milton can
To justify God's ways to man.
i don't right now.
but if you told me i could never have i would haz a sad.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually don't like bacon that much
I used to eat it a lot as a sort of jewish teenage rebellion but it really is kind of meh as a food
Don't say hi to me.
Jewish, but not anywhere near being kosher
I love bacon, even though I know all that fat/grease will give me a second heart attack some day. May that day not be tomorrow….
"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 Nov 3, 2011 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I like smoked ham better than bacon
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
bacon on a burger is gold though
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
topped with onion straws.
YUM
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
this is bannable
bacon is god. god is bacon
RE-SIGN EVERYONE
by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 11:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I made half a pound of bacon today, intending for it to be for myslef and my roommates.
I ate all of it, without telling them
RE-SIGN EVERYONE
by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
rant time
I’m so sick of the bacon love. Fuck bacon. Either it’s greasy and limp with the texture of a rubber band, or it’s hard and impossible to digest. Even if you can get behind that, it’s not like it tastes phenomenal. Assuming you get through the nasty lard-like substance that coats your tongue after you take a bite, it tastes like any old meat, except it’s laden with preservatives and artificial flavors you would find in an organic chemistry lab. Are you people not satisfied with normal meat? Why bother to process it so that it becomes gummy and greasy? I’ll never get why people love bacon so much.
by hr on Nov 4, 2011 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I assume pre-cooked bacon reheated in a microwave tastes like crap.
Would explain why you are so confused.
PS -- If you're really sick of bacon love from VEB, I'm pretty sure this is the wrong way to end it.
Idk what the right way is, but I doubt it’s challenging the bacon love.
well, it's not just VEB that loves bacon so much
The entire Internet seems to have this unusual bacon fetish that I can’t comprehend. I’m certainly not trying to end “bacon love” (this seems impossible anyway), I just want a logical explanation behind this supposed “holy grail of processed meat”.
by hr on Nov 4, 2011 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
It just tastes really good, but more importantly (perhaps) it seems to complement many things.
Bacon burgers, club sandwiches, turkey bacon avocado sandwich, eggs and bacon, bacon-wrapped shrimp, bacon-wrapped filet mignon, bacon bits, etc.
I don’t think most people would recommend bacon by itself (except just to signal how much they love bacon), but it goes great with oh so many things.
I guess I'm indifferent on the taste of bacon
I mean, to me, it just tastes like your typical processed pork, which isn’t all bad. But the GREASE. Why. would. you. want. to. stick. that. much. fat. into. your. mouth. It just gives me chills thinking of bacon-wrapped hot dogs dripping in grease. Maybe the grease thing is just me…
I get that if you want to add pork flavor to your burger, sandwich, etc., you need to add bacon as opposed to a thick pork chop, but it just doesn’t live up to the hype for me.
by hr on Nov 4, 2011 1:31 AM EDT up reply actions
also, since when were you an avid commenter here?
I don’t think I’ve seen you around very often…
by hr on Nov 4, 2011 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I have a bit before back in like 2009, but then I got busy with school and then a job. Plus my friend's subscription to MLB.tv expired.
But now that I’m single again AND back in grad school, I have more time. Plus, I felt compelled to watch every second of every playoff game, so it was easy to spend more time here.
Thanks, it's good to be back tbh.
Though, even when I’m not posting, I always read the main article so it hardly feels like I’ve been away.
it's like every other good thing
it just gets over done when people get a hold of it. But the smoky tasting goodness when cooked to the desired crispness is pretty damn hard to beat.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 4, 2011 1:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't even know where to start with this.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 4, 2011 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions
run screaming through the streets
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
thank you.
someone gets it. even when i ate meat, i thought bacon was fucking gross.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Her most hated movie would be
Like Water for Chocolate.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
WHERE THE FUCK ARE REESE'S YOU FUCK
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
by mysterui on Nov 3, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
very observant
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
btw, I'm not actually allergic to peanuts
and don’t take the “ass” thing personally
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Reese Cups or Reese's Pieces?
Both are among my favorites, but are not technically chocolate BARS.
Douchebag.
Nyjer Morgan Fan Club President
by peppermartin on Nov 3, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I prefer Cups slightly over pieces
But they are both well above replacement
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Oooh, that should be a tier in these from now on.
God Tier
Good Tier
Average Tier
Replacement Level
Tieriot
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I vote to replace God Tier with Pujols Tier
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Theriot was above replacement this year, so you'll need to change your order.
RE-SIGN ALBERT PUJOLS!
Still defending him, eh?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
they do make a reese's bar nowadays.
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Nov 3, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Nutrageous has been around since the mid 90s
and its pretty damn good
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Cups >>>>>>>>> Pieces > Tebow
Hit me up on Google+
by jd is legend on Nov 3, 2011 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
fang always gets what fang wants.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Except sex?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
by mysterui on Nov 3, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
and respect
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
just realized I've always misread your ID as "all4nookie"
was going to make a joke re: rui’s comment
Don't say hi to me.
Who ISN'T a Limp Bizkit fan?!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
in fairness, it is a play on my last name and i was in 8th grade when the song came out
been my handle ever since
Yeah I actually liked them too
Also, Kid Rock. Bawitaba was just soooo good!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I have to think that our generation
is the first to have cases like this where a pseudonym is as recognizable as our birth name to us. I’ve responded to azruavatar before in real life without batting an eye.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
I had no idea what to call you when we met
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Some call him, Tim.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
by RiverRat on Nov 3, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 14 recs
let me be the 1st
to rec that so, so hard.
by ArkansasTravs on Nov 3, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I know what you mean, I respond to my username all the time.
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Agreed
Not sure why he thinks it’s weird.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
meh, don't care about recs.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah i don't get enough respect.
especially here.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
i don't want sex.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions
You do not choose abstinence
Abstinence chooses you
Hit me up on Google+
by jd is legend on Nov 3, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
butterfingers are my favorite
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
scott tenneman tears
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
What the hell is wrong with you
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
ignore the haters VEP
butterfingers are a solid choice
TORTY! TORTY! TORTY! - Everyone
by YesWeOquendo on Nov 3, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
thank you
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Butterfingers is awful
President of the Tyler Greene fan club - Wiki - PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE
Google+ <
Follow me @thestlcardsfan4
by stlcardsfan4 on Nov 4, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Is that Milky Way Midnight?
Because those are good. Now I want candy and i never want candy.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Reeses' needs to be in there somewhere.
Also, frozen Snickers.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Need to add
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero st. louis deserves.
by letsgostlcardinals on Nov 3, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Pay day!!!
"I don't know, but it works. Doin it for Torty works... He brings us luck and we're gonna roll with it." Allen Craig
if I am really broke, also it's a meal substitute
ironically, give you a bridge to the actual pay day
11!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 3, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Whatchamacallits and Pay Days are mysteriously absent from this list
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
no taffy at all, not even close
This Peanut-Flavor Crisp topped with a layer of caramel and dipped in chocolate has a name and a taste that’s hard to forget!
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
abba zabba?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
No chocolate in a Payday bar
but still yummy
Beer and Baseball. Baseball and Beer. It's not hard to reevaluate your priorities when you only have two.
by PugetSoundCardsAddict on Nov 3, 2011 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
With all due respect
How can you call yourself a baseball fan and not have Baby Ruth on your list?
You have Almond Joy, but not Mounds. Gotta love the coconut.
Am I the only one who remembers O’Henry ?
Beer and Baseball. Baseball and Beer. It's not hard to reevaluate your priorities when you only have two.
by PugetSoundCardsAddict on Nov 3, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Mounds
Chewy chewy chewy chocolate ooh
Mounds
Got a mouthful of sweetness to chew
I love my Mounds
(Lots of juicy coconut)
I love my Mounds
(Rich in deep, dark chocolate)
I love my mounds
(Chewy juicy) Peter Paul Mounds
(Chewy Juicy) toodle-oodle-oo!
"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 Nov 3, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll trade you a Shelby bar for it
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
by mysterui on Nov 3, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Nestle Crunch and Hershey Krackle are pretty much the same candy
except for shape. And Kit Kats should top this list. They are teh shizzle.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
twix is by far the best and i don't understand how anyone could ever think otherwise
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
You are literally the worst person I've ever met
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
don't you mean never met
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
stalking =/= meeting
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
by IHeartBoog on Nov 3, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not big on Butterfinger but can't argue with any other choices
We could quibble about rankings but it’s chocolate and that’s good enough for me.
"...Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow." -- Quote by our very own DanUpBaby
by redbirdnation8206 on Nov 3, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes to dark chocolate peanut m&ms
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
Times like this when I wish I had access to personal e-mail accounts.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
hahaha
I meant my own. I’m at work and still living in the dumbphone age.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Oh my gosh...AZ just asked clank out and clank said yes.
I’m so happy for you both!
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
by ClemsonGirl on Nov 3, 2011 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nah
I’ve got a date with David Freese later this week.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
by azruavatar on Nov 3, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
RiverCockRoach,
really?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
wat
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
cockroaches can survive anything, though
by Pegasus on Nov 3, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Not a stomp from a 3 year old.
/witnessed.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Warned again.
I feel confident, that at this time, I’m comfortably in the lead of VEB warnings.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
banpocalypse
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
so considerate of him
RE-SIGN EVERYONE
by Notorious PSC on Nov 4, 2011 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions
you are tied
with someone who has gotten real warnings for every one of your fake ones. I’m banning them next time.
I will not say who it is and I will delete any comments that speculate.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
2 dead.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
what if he outs himself?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
It's clearly me.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
Yes
That was posted at the same time as my comment (5:05 PM EDT) so suck it. Also could be a clever way of saying it’s not a “he” and his original comment said “I’m banning them next time”…azru is trying to throw you off the trail!
(I have a feeling this whole thread will be cut pretty soon)
Hit me up on Google+
He hasn’t.
He won’t.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
...
He hasn’t.
He won’t.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
all this blockquote sex is crazy!
crazy!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
3 so far...
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
BANPOCOLYPSE!
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
But we all implicitly know who it is, right?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I don't.
But I’m not really going to try to guess.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
one of the Berks of being on VEB so much
is you get a sense of who he’s talking about
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
I AM NOW CUTTING OFF FANG'S HEAD WITH A CHAINSAW
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
by mysterui on Nov 3, 2011 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Keep the chain sharp at all times.
You will be able to tell the difference between good clean chips versus powder. When a chain becomes dulled, it will not cut straight – if at all. Keep it out of the dirt at all times. Avoid rocks, nails, wire, etc… and after every third hand filing, the chain should be sharpened on a grinder, to true up the cutters, rakers and gullets.
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by CodyG on Nov 3, 2011 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
like I would take the time to write all that.
THE BATMAN|TOWEL BOY.|VP of TG Fanclub
Twitter|Google+|FREE TYLER GREENE!
Borrow the chainsaw from a carpenter,
but he doesn’t have one check with the wainwright.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
i'm here for you, babe.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think it is who you are thinking we think it is, but certainly, it is what it is that it is who it is.
RE-SIGN ALBERT PUJOLS!
by a fink on Nov 3, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
We know this.
(I think.)
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Nov 3, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i don't think it's who you think it is,
but i think it’s that other person
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
i actually have no idea
but i also don’t care
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
you're probably joking, but I can't believe it's not obvious to any of you
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I really don't know.
I have an idea, but I don’t want to make the robot mad by posting ideas. Also, I’m not even sure this is a good guess.
I really don't know.
But like I said I’m not thinking too hard about it.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
wait that time you warned me
was that real or fake
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
i'm never going to know.
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
VEB has been confusing me lately.
It makes me feel really blond.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
Is "omg I'm so blond" a humblebrag of sorts?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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I don't think so.
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Rui wishes he was blonde
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
Rui's ideal look:
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by ClemsonGirl on Nov 3, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions 11 recs
I CAME FOR THE CARDINALS
I STAYED FOR THE ANDROGENY
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
by mysterui on Nov 3, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
So, uh, Rui, you wanna hang out sometime?
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
You had your chance!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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by mysterui on Nov 3, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
snagglepuss'd
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Nov 3, 2011 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
all i see is a white blank box.
are you implying rui’s ideal is white?
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
I thikn everyone else can see it so...the blond asian guy apparently hates you.
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LOL
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
also, RiverBat,
RiverCat, RiverMat, RiverGat…
your name offers endless riffs.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
With all the matts on this site I'm surprised there's no RiverMatt yet.
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He's a lurker.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
not so fast
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
very little (read as: no) chance #cubs hire tito. i bet theo was being polite. francona is real candidate in st. louis, tho
also, epstein's the guy who fired Francona, right?
I can see that being a problem.
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I'm pretty sure the decision to fire Francona was made above Epstein's level
What? I can't hear you over ALL THE CHAMPAGNE BEING POURED IN MY EARS.
Why would you think that?
It’s perfectly normal for the GM to fire the manager and then bail on the organization himself.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
welp, back to saying who knows, then.
at the very least, i don’t buy into the idea that there’s bad blood between epstein and francona. they both left boston because it seems like a terrible place to work in baseball for very long, given how idiotic the fans and media get about things. i highly doubt epstein actually concluded francona was doing a bad job (given that there’s little to suggest he actually was doing a bad job).
anyhow, i want pitchers and catchers to go ahead and report.
against my better sense
I got an Exce11ence tshirt. I really wanted it in non-tshirt form, but that’s all they had.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i get it
it is because the 1s sort of look like l’s and therefore it reads as if it were “excellence” and the 11 refers to our 11 world championships
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
/waves flag
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Nov 3, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
all the logos are belong to me
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Nov 3, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
The mid-aughts were an awful time for World Series logo design.
I’m actually rather pleased with the 2011 World Series logo.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
by bgh on Nov 3, 2011 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions
doesn't stand up to the patches from the older ones
but yeah, it beats the “corporate inoffensive” aesthetic of the 2006 one
It would appear that we're on 80-year cycles
1926-2005 was the first
2006-2085 is the second
etc.
So, World Series Champs in 2014!
Hit me up on Google+
it's too big and too busy
the one with the StL skyline is much better graphically, but I think they all have gray backgrounds
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
We need to Cardinalize the patches from 1982 onwards
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
patches, logos
you feel me, yo.
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
Didn't they wear this one on their jerseys?
At least our bird is in there.
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
PS - your shirt very kick-ass
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
if i get a stain on it no one will notice
this is the first shirt from the street side of the team store, if anyone’s interested and downtown
i would really prefer this logo on it, sigh.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
1982 was so badass
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of end of regular season)
120 1/3IP, 133 K, 52 BB/HBP, 55 ER, 7 HR, 3.04 FIP
Postseason: 2 Starts- 15 IP, 9 H, 10 K, 2 BB, 3 ER, 19:10 GO:AO
by VolsnCards5 on Nov 3, 2011 6:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Taking a nap...see you in two hours.
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prediction:
the Cubs will hire Mike Maddux. Not based on anything, just throwing it out there.
What? I can't hear you over ALL THE CHAMPAGNE BEING POURED IN MY EARS.
I want Mike Maddux, imagine how two pitching coaches will manage a bullpen.
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I think this is fairly likely.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't Know. Is he?
So what’s the news on Bake? Until Allen Craig showed up, he was the most memorable person to wear #21 for Cards, after Curt Flood.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
Craig Paquette now hates you
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Nov 3, 2011 9:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Interesting
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Fascinating
"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 Nov 3, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Raised Eyebrow
Raised Eyebrow. Yes, I’m a Trekkie.
BTW, love your screen name. I’m an old Bob Gibson fan. He was from Omaha which is where my mother’s sister lived during most of her adult life.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
Thank you.
He and Lou adorned my walls as a kid in the 60’s. I fell asleep most nights in the summer listening to KMOX broadcasts, probably like most St. Louis boys in those days.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure if Nexdef'd but:
Furcal is willing to wait for the Cardinals to find a manager to negotiate with them. Seems like he really wants to come back
World Series Champions 2011. Unbelievable. Tony LaRussa, you will be missed.
Now if he'll just take a reasonable salary
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
how much are they paying Boog, again ?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
one milllll-ion dollars
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
I'm not sure hiring Sandburg would be a good idea
I don’t believe in curses and all that, but he has spent almost all his time in an organization that has been run with a culture of losing. I’m not sure we want that brought to St. Louis
this is disingenuous
It’s not his fault they’ve lost for so long. Plus, losing in terms of what? Just no World Series wins? They’ve had seasons that finished above .500, they’ve made it to the playoffs before in recent history.
Plus, he’s been in their minor league system, having little to nothing to do with the major league club. Not to mention the fact that he left and was in Philly’s minor league system last year.
Again, he's been in their minor league system
How is it his fault the major league team doesn’t produce?
I wouldn't call it disingenuous
It may be faulty thinking, but its a sincere thought. I’m not claiming to be an expert either.
They'd Have Even More Fun With Logic Terms
As in premise and conclusion.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
This site is so awesome
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Nov 3, 2011 9:35 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
How could you get nexdef'd this bad?
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think he hates us, a short ban will teach him.
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i guess things got in the way of my
read-every-comment-on-VEB responsibilities
by prophetjohn on Nov 3, 2011 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That's OK
but don’t let it happen again.
Beer and Baseball. Baseball and Beer. It's not hard to reevaluate your priorities when you only have two.
by PugetSoundCardsAddict on Nov 3, 2011 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
"z or r twice" also works.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
by il rosso on Nov 3, 2011 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
VEB has made me laugh today.
Way to Go!
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."
Did I_Musial... ever get in touch with you? He NEEDS you to know that his e-mail address is now in his profile.
RE-SIGN ALBERT PUJOLS!
by a fink on Nov 3, 2011 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Funny fink but thanks
Got yourself a rec
11 in '11
by I-Musial-ly-Am on Nov 5, 2011 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
wrong, il rosso. the meme is
thatsthejoke.gif
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
It's a jpg you fool
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oh nooooooo
im melting
meltinnnggggg
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yeah but he sucks
TORTY! TORTY! TORTY! - Everyone
by YesWeOquendo on Nov 3, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Or give me death
Beer and Baseball. Baseball and Beer. It's not hard to reevaluate your priorities when you only have two.
by PugetSoundCardsAddict on Nov 3, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I had a dream there was a tornado on 123 (the highway between Greenville and Clemson).
And I was on the highway and had to pull over into someone’s yard. But then I woke up before I found out if I died.
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I dreamed that I had an iphone, and I was using Siri and it was awesome.
If I get an iphone it will mark the first time i have literally had my dreams come true.
then he married you and there was all this confetti
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Sounds like a great end...slthough confetti at my wedding?
No.
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CG... are you actually a hater?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I don't like confetti.
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this list of yours is growing
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I guess it can come.
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Talk about a batting practice meatball !
Beer and Baseball. Baseball and Beer. It's not hard to reevaluate your priorities when you only have two.
by PugetSoundCardsAddict on Nov 3, 2011 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously everyone!
Stop it! Just stop it!
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speaking of reality shows
I think Next Top Chef will be at the Padres park next week
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
What was he doing in South carolina?
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The Corvette was safe?
Thank God!
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Get off my dream lawn!
"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 Nov 3, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
i think these tiered threads are really a subtle form of VEB social control.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
What tiered threads?
I’m confused again VEB. I just woke up…don’t do this to me!
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i should probably say 'tier' threads
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
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ST. LOUIS—In the wake of his MVP performance in the World Series, St. Louis Cardinals third baseman David Freese has been constantly surrounded this week by dozens of swooning, average-looking women. “It’s flattering to see so many plain women flocking to me, especially considering most of them look like they’ve probably popped out a couple kids and had to hire a babysitter in order to come out,” Freese said as one woman, who wasn’t exactly homely but certainly would never be described as attractive, planted a kiss right on his cheek. “My girlfriend was a little worried about all the attention I was getting at first, but then, you know, just get a load of all these fives. She’s got nothing to worry about.” Freese did admit it was better to be surrounded by legions of so-so women than the creepy, aging men carrying microphones who kept hounding him in the immediate aftermath of Game 7.
Just win
by The Duke on Nov 3, 2011 7:25 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
The Onion is mean to St. Louis.
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its based in chicago isnt it?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
fixed
The Onion is mean to St. Louis everybody.
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts -- for support rather than illumination."
- Andrew Lang
by EinFesteBusch on Nov 4, 2011 4:14 AM EDT up reply actions
please do a better job of not copying and pasting huge chunks of articles without citing in the future
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
srsly, can get site in trouble.
But would the Onion . . .?
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
just do it
people will complain about not having a link and you’ll have a pileup either way.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
oh ive had that wickson cider and its delicious if you like that kind of thing
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
2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
Ooh. The Egly. Haven't had that in a while.
Hell, just do both. Start with the Vilmart. It’s lighter.
RE-SIGN ALBERT PUJOLS!
that's not a comma splice
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
But seriously. Both stunning (though I wouldn't pay the restaurant markup on 'em too often...).
RE-SIGN ALBERT PUJOLS!
how long do you have before you need opinions?
i’ll do the same thing i did last time. give me a second.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
holy god, this list is extensive.
you go to the best places. i might take them up on their offer to ask advice.
captain lawrence captain kölsch: this is a delicious beer, and is the better of the two kölsch it looks like they have (4.06)
left handed milk stout: decent; very milk chocolatey (3.8)
founders red rye: rich, red, and very complex (4.22)
ommegang bpa: not memorable (4.01)
maredsous 8: this is an alright beer, but i like it less than a lot of other belgian dubbels (3.99)
cuvee-brut: i may have a soft spot for this beer, since it’s the first one i liked (delicious cherries!) and got me started on the road to beer drinking—which is an unusual start, i know. i love it though (4.04)
founders porter: really good, spice, dark chocolate, some coffee flavour (4.23)
founders double trouble: good, a lot mellower than most doubles, pretty sweet in taste (4.18)
north coast scrimshaw: a fairly decent pilsner, not my favourite style (3.72)
the trappist ales should speak for themselves, i’ve had all the ones on that list, they’re all excellent. if i were to recommend one, it would definitely be the trappistes rochefort 10 with its utterly ludicrous 11.3% ABV (4.46!)
as azru mentioned, i haven’t had the golden delicious before, but i have heard good things about it (3.88)
that list was massive. it made me feel inadequate. hadn’t heard of a lot of those before. cheers.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
captain lawrence in my hand right now.
Love it! Thanks again for this awesome list. Will keep you posted on progress
by all4tookie on Nov 3, 2011 8:56 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Milk Stout by Left Hand Brew Co. is good. Very heavy/thick. A little sweet.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
While I've never had it
I would try the Golden Delicious as well. Freaking 10% ABV. Sometimes awesome, sometimes terrible, always intoxicating.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Scrimshaw is a decent fall back beer if
you are looking for something to have quite a few of. It won’t knock you on your ass but it’s just a typical lager.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
dude. you're going to Daniel? fuck you! i hate you. that place is unbelievable.
basically any of those Sixpoints are unbelievable. Hair of the Dog Adam is also unbelievable. and the first three beers in the Trappist section are fucking great.
i was just about to post that....well w/o the fu/hu part :-)
yummy and ka-ching! they don’t have any of my fave champagnes, but defaulting for a rose option is usually a safe bet. would be curious to hear about any celebs/BSD’s that you come across tonight.
by westsidecards on Nov 3, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
have you ever been to that big sixpoints evebt
In Brooklyn? Think its for some kind of animal charity. Have about a million craft brews to try for like 40 bucks. Ill try to find you a link later..has to be coming up soon
by all4tookie on Nov 3, 2011 9:00 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
no
have only been actually living in the area and over 21 for a couple of months now. saw the emails about it last time though, gotta do it next time. i fucking love those guys, they make some ridiculously amazing beer.
also while we are VEBeering
i’m doing this in February because my girlfriend got me tickets.. i am, um, pretty excited.
fuuuuuuuuuu
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Move to Chicago.
Food scene here is astounding.
by Pegasus on Nov 3, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
well played, sir
i got a free unit of alinea out of work last summer. still patting myself on the back for that.
i love the menu so much
when i first read about what the descriptive bubbles meant, my immediate thought was “why doesn’t every tasting menu have that”
seconded: ABSOLUTELY worth it
~$300 for a meal seems crazy, but it’s food tourism. you’re paying for an experience. and it’s worth it.
yeah
i’ve paid that much for a meal before, but Grant is my favorite chef, probably ever, and i need to go there. i mean, i need to go to Per Se and French Laundry too, and i’d probably kill somebody to have gone to El Bulli before it closed, but Alinea is my #1 destination currently.
killed me too, i was in Chicago a couple years ago for Lollapalooza and just couldn’t quite afford it.. i knew i was going months in advance too, i probably could have snuck my way into a reservation…
there was a soup served as a solid cube.
it wasn’t cold, just solid. when you put it in your mouth, the heat instantly melted it into awesome soup.
god, that place was fun.
Did you try or did you actually kill people.
He demands complete followthrough and proof, you know.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
We went to August when we were in New Orleans last year
It’s one of Chef Besh’s place.
It was awesome. We’ll worth it.
Grit != flat out sucking.
always spend that money you don't have; you'll not miss it in the future
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
APPLEBEE'S IS AWESOME
amirite?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
What? You a Chili's guy?
Or still bitter about Bennigan’s going under?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
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Oh please.
He’s from St. Louis, no way he chose Olive Garden.
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I could see Freese going for this.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
He could get amazing endless salad at Rich and Charlie's though!
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What an odd thing for a person in DALLAS to say.
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No.
Olive Garden is gross. That was my point: you left so why do you care?
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i left and i still care about THE CARDINALS
i think i’m allowed to hold irrational grudges about things from my childhood. tony’s on main is also on my TIERIOT ever since it moved.
also: i haven’t been in an olive garden for like 5 years. i totally agree on the grossness.
I was only kidding.
You are allowed to be upset. I would be upset if the Rich and Charlie’s on Watson and the South County one closed.
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Is Blueberry Hill on Delmar still open?
What about the Posh Nosh in Clayton, or is it Ladue? Can’t remember where the dividing line is.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
if you love margs, go to rosa mexicana
frozen pomegrant ones. but then again, if you’ve only been in NYC a few months and you’ve already hit daniel, i’m guessing you go out a lot and have already hit rosa. the lincoln center one is the best. the guac is made in front of you, and “very spicy” is the best option. alambre a la mexicana is the best dish if you love chorizo
by westsidecards on Nov 3, 2011 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
to death?
are you a blogging zombie now?
…you really didn’t like it tho? what mex in ny do you like?
by westsidecards on Nov 3, 2011 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
actually, not really any.
some of the best mexican food in the country is in chicago, and i came in spoiled (lived here before there, now back here).
although people say southern cal, too, but i’ve never been there. anyway, i just wasn’t impressed by mexican places in nyc. good, not great.
i really hate Boston
it’s too bad all my friends live there and i will probably be moving there sometime soon
And I'm saying we're calling it that regardless
You can tell yourself we’re going by 2010 standards, if that makes you feel better.
Just think about the way he was dressed at the parade.
(people were annoyed by that right?)
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 10:05 PM EDT up reply actions
He brought sexy back.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
i heart nyc
it’s one of my favorite cities in the world. loved living in london too and could easily live in sydney, paris or hong kong.
by westsidecards on Nov 3, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
London my favorite city, New York a close second, San Francisco,meh
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
I like in Pilsen
there are like 30 authentic mexican places within a walk
11!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 3, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, that's the point.
northwest side is packed full of awesome hole-in-the-wall taquerias that do the real stuff. then there’s bayless on the high end, and he’s not alone.
i mean, out at bars in a lot of areas, late at night a tamale guy comes around with a cooler full of homemade tamales. strong mexican food culture here.
in a serious response,
i live in southern CT and am right on Metro-North and have my whole life, and i started my culinary tourism at a relatively young age, so i’ve been to a lot of places. but i was a lot further north for about a year after my 21st birthday so i have had very, very little experience being out in NYC and being able to really drink.
actually not a huge margarita fan, tbh
if i drink cocktails, i almost always go for bourbon based ones. mostly a beer snob. don’t drink wine (and i hope i never do, because god knows i need to like alcohol that costs more than what i already like)
additional chicago recommendation:
longman and eagle. right in my neighborhood, i go there kind of a lot. it has a michelin star, and you can actually eat there, with drinks, for well under $50.
and the list of brown liquors (rye/bourbon/scotch/etc) is fantastic.
good place
got drunk with a burlesque dancer there
11!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 3, 2011 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions
so many places i need to move
i think i really need to live in chicago for a few years at some point.
i completely love it.
winter’s a bear, but otherwise it’s a great place to live.
by Pegasus on Nov 3, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i have spent my entire life in either southern Connecticut or Maine
i think i could survive Chicago!
yeah you should
you’d enjoy it. hey my brother wants you to be in our fantasy football league next year.
11!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 3, 2011 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought it was funny he brought it up
he is losneckbeardos in my league (which I won’t be running next year probably). he thought it was cool that you actually paid last year and you are 7-1 this year
11!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 3, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm still waiting to find a really, really competitive fantasy league
one of my only major regrets about my life is that only one of my very close friends is as intense of a sports fan as i am. i really want to know if i’m actually as good at fantasy sports as results have shown me to be in my life thus far, or if i am just more into sports than most of my friends (which is what i’m guessing).
yeah most of my friends aren't sports fans as well
that’s why I’m on here so much heh
11!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 3, 2011 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
but yeah.. i also really dig the Chicago music scene, and i find all of the Chicago sports teams interesting
and i have really, really enjoyed the limited time i spent there. so i really think i’d enjoy living there. just think it would take me a while to adapt to not living on a coast… not sure i am ready for that yet.
yeah I figured you'd be down for the music here
anything you can possibly think of is here, and lots more you’ll probably never here just because the music scene is kinda fragmented here (sooooooooo many bands)
11!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 3, 2011 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah
i love the clubs/venues i’ve been to, which is admittedly not many, but it’s a cool scene. plus, the major cities are always nice because you get the larger acts you want to see, but not all of them have as developed a music scene as Chicago.
yep
we get both the traveling bands and our own unique blend of thousands of bands
11!
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Nov 3, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I like to spend June in Chicago; weather is usually great then.
And even many of the Greek diners have some outrageous specialities.
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
the maredsous is larrapin' good
also the Münchner Sommer and the hair of the dog
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
Could Sandberg Being Cards Manager be Payback?
Could Sandberg Being Cards Manager be Payback for the fact that the Cubs ended up with the Cardinals old broadcaster, Harry Caray?
Admittedly, Caray was fired by the Cards since he was messing around with Busch’s wife (or girlfriend) at the time. Caray had gotten hit by a car and was seriously injured and in the hospital. They discovered the audit trail of phone calls between Harry and the wife and good bye Caray. He eventually got a job with the White Sox and eventually with the Cubs where he was famous in that role.
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
i'm sure this not even on the radar,
as it happened it 1969 and caray didn’t go to the cubs right away.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
Good Point -- But an Example of Card Becoming Cub
Rocking the Red for teams on the banks of the Potomac and at the Gateway Arch and Singing the Blues about Hockey.
i mean, he was the broadcaster.
i am sure these two things are in no way related.
it is what it is, not what we thought it'd be
My understanding was Caray was ran out of town
for sleeping with one of the Busch’s wives
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Nov 4, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Furcal drawing interest from "half dozen" teams
According to beat writer Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Furcal has already drawn interest from a "half dozen teams" since he officially became a free agent late Wednesday night.
Have no fear
Dewitt will never be outbid !
Beer and Baseball. Baseball and Beer. It's not hard to reevaluate your priorities when you only have two.
by PugetSoundCardsAddict on Nov 3, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Or this
Rafael Furcal has told the Cardinals that he will wait for the team to hire a new manager before deciding where to play in 2012, reports Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Paul Kinser, Furcal’s agent, says six teams have already contacted him about Furcal’s services but “we’re not in a hurry.”
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
AARON MILES AND RYAN THERIOT ARE GONNA RE-SIGN TOMORROW
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
that was uncalled for
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
flagged
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
@NotStrauss
Not Joe Strauss
Confusion in Furcal situation. Developing. More at midnight. #fearmongeringhotstove
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
easy
Braves
Yankees
Phillidelphia
Mets
Card
Giants
and maybe the twins?
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He's already turned down the GM job there.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Nov 3, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Off Limits on Travel Channel in St. Louis
Covering the Lemp Brewery now.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
oh yeah? My First Place is in Arnold, MO on HGTV
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
..
f’n zoomzoom?
THEY DID IT FOR TORTY! 2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
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by zoomzoomj88 on Nov 3, 2011 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
are you talking to yourself?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
There was a Lemp in my fifth grade class.
Then in eighth grade we went to the Lemp Mansion and asked each other, “Hey do you remember [Lemp kid’s first name] Lemp from fifth grade?”
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
Future Mrs. David Freese ♥
St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Champions
Played Khoury league ball with both a Buck and a Griesedieck
though not at the same time. Can’t remember the Buck kid’s name, but he was older than Joe.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Now at the Ashley Street Power House
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
...Cotton Belt Freight Depot...
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
...Old Courthouse dome...
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
damn, this is exactly the show i want to see
too much multitasking
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The show started with the Eads Bridge, FYI.
They dodged the Metrolink.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
i swear i must be doing something terribly wrong with the previously-on-VEBs
i’m doin’ my best. still in the front of the month.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
if you want to leave your indelible mark on non-deleted playoff threads
it’s to the DS, on the eve of Carptober. then comment freese!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
we've got several months for you to find out.
THEY DID IT FOR TORTY! 2011 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS!
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Heh Heh Heh
You’ll find out soon enough.
You’ll find out.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
unless you're striking out guys?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
my netbuch has the tiniest keyboard
8 inches across. It’s easy to accidentally hit enter instead of the apostrophe. I had improved, but today is, well, today.
Hm, that’s not a good sign for my exam.
Still not a werewolf.
I miss the postseason buzz
All we need is a big signing and this place will go nuts again
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
And, just on cue
Joe Strauss reports that Prince Fielder has agreed to a 7 year, $213 million dollar deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. Fielder, a 3-time All-Star who has been with only the Brewers during his 6 year career, looks to be the Cardinals’ first baseman until 2018. This is bad news for Albert Pujols fans in St. Louis, as the superstar will most definitely sign with a different team this year. Sources close to the matter cite Fielder’s willingess to play for his hometown as the main reason behind the deal.
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I won't believe it until azruelevator chimes in
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Dbacks just signed Henry Blanco
1 yr + mutual option for ’13. That count?
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
i drink
but i think that’s the same as what i do during the in season nights
by tehzachatak on Nov 3, 2011 9:03 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Geez. Talk about an
asshat article. Those fucker in the NE sure know how to grind an axe.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 8:25 PM EDT reply actions
yes, he'd be much better off taking the cubs job.
Mercilessly persecuted for my opinion of Gus Johnson since Fall, 2011.
my favorite part was this:
If Albert Pujols stays, then great. You have the best hitter in baseball. If not, does anybody look at that that Cardinals team the same way? Does a lineup starring Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman scare anybody in 2012?
If Albert Pujols doesn’t stay, then the difference between Wainwright and Fifthstarter at least washes out the difference between Pujols and full-time Craig, and the Cardinals are still a 90-win team. But hey. Grind that axe, douches.
you think this writer is still a little pissed about the sawx monumental collapse?
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Written by Dan Duquette, Jr.
Son of Dan Duquette, former BoSox GM?
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Missed out on the beer and chicken.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
i never made this connection before...
tito looks exactly like “the forger” in The Great Escape
by westsidecards on Nov 3, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Hah! Donald Pleasance, of Halloween fame.
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
Seriously stupid article. Failed to mention Cardinals had to win all those games.
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
Hesus F'in Christmas
I spent all of game 6 sick, VERY SICK, and missed it. I spent game 7 in the hospital getting treated for an endocrine failure / virus. I got out this morning. I obviously have many thoughts on the post-season / off season shenanigans, but I finally, just now, caught up to VEB. And now, I’m going to bed. Missed you guys. Really peeved I’ve missed one of the greatest postseasons ever.
DENSITY! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Do it for Torty.
Happy Flight!
by Oedipa Maas on Nov 3, 2011 8:37 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
we missed you!
and we did. do it for Torty, I mean.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
So glad you are back and healthy!
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
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Glad you're still with us.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 3, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Whoa.
Glad you’re back and recovering. When you’re all rested up, you can delve into the gamethreads for much rejoicing.
Or just the current thread. We’re still rejoicing there too.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions
holy crap
glad you’re feeling better.
also, we won the world series.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
RE-SIGN ALBERT PUJOLS!
SPOILER
No baseball played today.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
it's people like you that make me feel bad that I half-ass most of my comments
Think about all that time you’ve wasted z’ing through one of my one-word comments :(
sorry
by hr on Nov 3, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
For what it's worth, Henry Blanco re-signed with the D-Backs
World Series Champions 2011. Unbelievable. Tony LaRussa, you will be missed.
aaaaaahhhhh they're on to us!
http://www.npr.org/2011/11/03/141989712/the-best-sports-writing-is-rarely-in-the-newspaper?ft=1&f=5
would've.
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by Yadi2Second on Nov 3, 2011 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
M/F/K
katy perry, emma watson, zooey deschanel
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 9:38 PM EDT reply actions
zooey/zooey/whoever it takes to get el bulli reopened
by tomsteele on Nov 3, 2011 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
would you like a M/F/K spreadsheet?
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
not like you're going to find that around here, dude
well, i guess when fink’s the only one on, maybe
is this the same guy
who was complaining because i didn’t do a search before posting the most off topic thing i could think of?
Yep.
I wasn’t actually mad or offended, it was just humorously far behind so I made a comment. Sorry if you took offense.
Do you like Grizzly Bear?
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by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i have no idea what the Arrow impossibility theorem is
and 95% of the economics i do is revealed preference, but i’m not sure how that’s related.
Mostly I was thinking of Arrow, but then I thought maybe you were implying you could determine people's overall preferences based on such a spreadsheet.
Kenneth Arrow won a Nobel Prize for Economics in part for his theorem showing that it is impossible for groups to make an optimal choice based on the ranked preferences of its individual members.
and that's really cool, thank you for the link
that actually is more or less related- i’m surprised i haven’t heard of that before.
Yea, it totally blew my mind when I heard about it.
Also, apparently an Econ professor at Cal Tech used it to manipulate his Aviation club or whatever into choosing his favorite airplane as the one they would purchase for the club.
Apparently he called all them up individually, figured out their preferences, convinced someone to let him run the voting, and ordered the comparisons in a way that ensured they would eventually vote for his over the ones remaining.
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
ah
i was conceiving something totally different. i was thinking of a spreadsheet with many, many women, which would then spit out mfk for any group of three, which seems like it would be pretty impossible, as it isn’t a distinct best better worse selection, as far as i know
m emma watson, f katy perry, k zooey
i am aware this is different than many VEBers, and i stand by my decision.
...
GOD TIER
pretty much everyone
TIERIOT
tehzachatak
by tomsteele on Nov 3, 2011 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
sure
GOD TIER
most fruit
GOOD TIER
honeydew
TIERIOT
tehzachatak
by tomsteele on Nov 3, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
honeydew SUCKS
well, most honeydew sucks. i had some heirloom honeydew once that was the best melon i have ever had.
This
Not sure how you can’t like a good honeydew.
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Try some cantaloupe from Holly, Colorado
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by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Nov 3, 2011 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions
i agree with you.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe their music is good
i dunno, i’m kind of assuming since i haven’t heard any of their music (except the national anthem), but i think it’s probably a safe assumption
Does Watson even make music?
And Zooey I believe is primarily an actress.
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Zooey is in a TV show on FOX now, as you may have heard.
Was also in The Happening, and other stuff probably.
Emma Watson is the Hermione girl in the Harry Potter movies.
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i have not heard
i have never heard of the happening
i did know emma watson was the happy potter girl, i forgot about that, though
Really?
It was plastered all over your TV in like Game 3 or 4 of the WS. That’s why she did the national anthem.
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Touche.
Still wasn’t in the broadcast though?
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
was the first movie I remember her in.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 4, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
oh, i should watch that movie again then
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by vivaelpujols on Nov 4, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I didn't like it.
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Good movie
not as good as the book, though
RE-SIGN EVERYONE
by Notorious PSC on Nov 4, 2011 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I found it to be hysterical myself.
But it wasn’t quite as good as the book. There were spots where I almost pissed myself from laughing. I’ve always had a rather weird sense of humor though, a lot of people don’t see the same humor that I see. And a lot of “funny” stuff just seems stupid to me.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 4, 2011 1:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I suppose I should re-watch the movie.
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most straight up comedy movies
just comes off as trying to hard. it’s just too obvious that it’s supposed to be funny that it ends up being almost moronic. The movie Dumb and Dumber is a movie that I can’t stand, for instance and I really don’t like Will Farrell. Everybody thinks he so damn funny and the guy just flops to me. Not all mind you, but a good bit of them.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 4, 2011 3:58 AM EDT up reply actions
See, I've always heard good things about the book.
Not so much the movie. Though I do think the book has sort of a cult to it, so maybe the humor of the book/movie isn’t widely appealing.
I hate so much about
the things that you choose to be
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by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Nov 3, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Zooey is half of
She and him. They’re OK.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
(i didn't think watson is involved in anything musical)
(a quick google search reveals that she appeared in a music video once. the song is alright.)
Don't say hi to me.
also, perry is the only one whose primary claim to fame is music
and she is responsible for some of the more terrible recent pop music
Don't say hi to me.
not to mention
mark hamilton’s walk-up music
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
Zooey's music is pretty annoying as well
Not quite on Perry level, but her songs kind of have that face-punch quality.
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by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
pretty much just straight hipster bullshit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ3cTwI9bIw
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by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
her hipster thing just seems faked to me
then again all hipsters are
RE-SIGN EVERYONE
by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I stand by your judgement, sir.
Al: You know what they call a butterfly without wings Dan?
Dan: ...What, Al?
Al: A Butter-walk!
Dan:..........
by liars&thieves on Nov 4, 2011 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm not that attracted to Katy Perry.
Thoughts?
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You pretty much have to choose between Zooey and Perry based on their careers
since they look like clones.
so i'm not the only one who thinks this?
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh, mostly I was trolling
but they do look very similar from the right angles. Both very pale with black hair. I think Zooey is better looking though. As far as distinguishing between the two though, Perry is clearly more top heavy.
Side note: a former co-worker of mine asked Perry out in high school, when she was (he claims) just a goth kid. She said no.
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
that's really too bad.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
that she didn't say yes.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Bad for him, yea. Good for her though; I never really liked that guy.
Good for me too — he was insufferable as it was. He’d be twice as bad if he had a “I dated Katy Perry” story.
by Cardinals645 on Nov 3, 2011 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
m watson, f perry, k zooey
RE-SIGN EVERYONE
by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
M/F/K
Emma/Zooey/Katy
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by stlcardsfan4 on Nov 4, 2011 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
emma, katy, zooey. that googly-eyed hipster is unattractive period (period).
Al: You know what they call a butterfly without wings Dan?
Dan: ...What, Al?
Al: A Butter-walk!
Dan:..........
by liars&thieves on Nov 4, 2011 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, that's just like your opinion, man.
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stully says *now* Theriot is willing to play anywhere.
it is what it is
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
guys
ruby uses “rescue” instead of the traditional “catch” for handling exceptions. isn’t that just the cutest thing?
are you dating a language yet
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Nov 3, 2011 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
i'm not
i putz around once in a while because an entire group of my friends are iOS developers and general nerds, so i try to keep myself somewhat knowledgeable. but i really like Ruby.
it's a very cute language
but i’m not convinced that it’s particularly more useful than python. i’m just making myself marketable
well, it is more useful in some ways, but only because of Rails.
i’m still a perl guy. that’s the one language i really know.
rails is just a side effect of ruby's popularity
i think there’s a lot of value in python’s conciseness
what i'm saying
is that ruby being useful because of rails is a result of the popularity of ruby, not necessarily how great of a language it is
oh, yeah
but i mean it’s useful in a practical sense, as in there are a lot of jobs for Rails programmers. not useful in a “it’s actually better” sense.
i think that there are a lot of programmers that like perl
i once read something that i don’t really remember which made sense at the time that pointed out the perl was created by a linguist and python was created by a mathematician and that it shows in the language and i thought it described well why python really resonates with me
huh
that’s cool. makes sense, given what i know about python. i just mostly use perl because the vast majority of the programming i do is scripting unix stuff for myself, and perl was what i picked up first…
So am I the only one who has no fucking clue what they're talking about?
President of the Tyler Greene fan club - Wiki - PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE
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by stlcardsfan4 on Nov 4, 2011 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Hat tip to slickdeals.net:
Lids.com has 40% off your order with LIDSFAMILY, free shipping to store
I’m already eying some WS gear and the (not so)elusive scoot sluggerbird hat
my favorite words are goodbye and my favorite color is red
yeah, there's free shipping limit
of like $75 or $100 or something, I didn’t really check, or you can get it shipped for free if you have them send it to the store. Most malls have a lids, it seems
my favorite words are goodbye and my favorite color is red
...
http://images.lids.com/maintenance.jpg
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
It's getting slammed
F5 is your friend.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
F5 was never my friend!
I was never there!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
still don't make the Cardinals hat i want
and now i can’t even find the one remaining picture of it on the internet. i hate everything. now i’m literally going to spend 45 minutes trying to find a picture of a nonexistent hat on the internet.
for relevance
it’s this hat except without the stupid piping on the sides and in a completely different color scheme
WOAH I FOUND IT
for reference this is my favorite cards 59fifty ever, besides maybe the real ones. and for other reference the kicks are hideous.
yeah, but what are you going to do with the next 41 minutes now?
my favorite words are goodbye and my favorite color is red
So... it's in your tier.
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by a fink on Nov 3, 2011 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"one for the squirrel" is disturbing.
ten fingers, ten rings… the eleventh is on a tail.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
pujols at 7/210 or fielder at 5/125?
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 9:58 PM EDT reply actions
Didn't you hear?
According to sources, World Champion Ryan Theriot and the St Louis Cardinals are nearing completion of a contract that pays the former Cub 12 million dollars to keep him in St Louis through the 2013 season. The contract is believed to contain a clause that guarantees Theriot will start at least 100 games per season at Short Stop, his preferred position.
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Pujols
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Happy Anniversary, everyone!
"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 Nov 3, 2011 10:00 PM EDT reply actions
20 years of vim
pretty sweet, ain’t it?
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
Say, what?
I’m talking the anniversary of Game 6, numbnutz!
"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 Nov 3, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
new burn notice!
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 3, 2011 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
Cheese Puffs!
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
apparently ron ben-israel is an imposing person?
hard to find anyone with a gold button that launches cats down a novelty conveyor belt imposing.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
He will cut you.
And then use your blood in a tasty baked good.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
IN HIS WORLD OF DESSERTS
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i am waiting for his world of desserts to be some kind of Death Race with molten sugar.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I think once you've seen his cakes, and realize those aren't real flowers...
it’s kind of like Szymborski showing up.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Dave Szymborski?
the flowers are generated by the magic of google alerts?
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
Sweet. Genius.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Nov 3, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
dang
also, rice paper!
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
Oh, so this is Chopped
but with sadism?
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
oh... you have no idea how much sadism.
wait till judging.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it certainly has more integrity and overall testing
but this is just crazy. crazycakes, even.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
shhh.
he’s disappointed.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I recognize this girl from a different show.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I used to kind of hate Chopped, but it grew on me.
Something about the judges irritates me, but I like the challenges, and I love Ted Allen.
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i also love Chopped
Marc Murphy pisses me off but as long as he’s not on it i’m usually ok with the judges.
I used to watch bunches of cooking shows.
Hardly watch any television at all now.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been working my way through No reservations on netflix,
and I’ll watch chopped or Iron Chef from time to time. I actually like Next Iron Chef quite a lot.
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The new season started Sunday.
It was delightful seeing Alex Guarnaschelli shaking in her boots since she’s stone cold on Chopped.
2011 - Year of Our Berk
REALLY? Cool. I'll have to catch it this week, and get started.
What time does it run on Sundays?
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Great. Thanks.
I like that show SO much better than the crappy one my parents watch on Bravo.
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But it has Padma!
We like it.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions
that was kind of scary
didn’t she say she was having a panic attack?
Padres park next week, right?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I don't think she was having an actual panic attack.
Just shy of one, maybe.
And yes.
2011 - Year of Our Berk
Yes.
Was disappointed she didn’t compete in the Chopped tourney.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
I didn't see ANY of that tournament,
and only like one episode of Chopped champions. Of course Food isn’t re-airing them.
2011 - Year of Our Berk
ted allen seems like a pretty cool guy
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
i've heard mixed things on alton
I suspect he’s generally a nice guy, but really isn’t much of a people person. to be fair, he has some really creepy fans.. it’d make most anyone jumpy.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
ORLY?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
you can't explain that
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
attaboy, deep fry it.
asian power
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i have to say his cakes are pretty good
at least #12 in this collection.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
he has a My Neighbor Totoro cake
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I can't imagine cutting into little Totoro
"Sometimes we're not good enough, but our hearts are always good enough" -- Tony La Russa
baby shower cakes shaped like babies..........
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
whoa, did he make a cake for someone here?
http://weddingcakes.com/collections/for-him/
scroll to about 5 from the end
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
no, seriously
http://i44.tinypic.com/282i49v.jpg
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
This guy is one of Dana Carvey's characters, right?
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
holy crap!
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
torty?
"Now that they've come out with that great stat, 'innings pitched per inning'-- is there anything they don't have a stat for these days?" -Al Hraboski, 3 Jun 11
oh wow
that chocolate spring roll looks likea poop
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
if you add bananas, it's da bomb.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
bomb poop?
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
tofu
that shouldn’t be hard if you do any vegan cooking
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
They have to use every ingredient, right?
/catching up
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions
And not disappoint Chef Ron
Or they die.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
everything the scary lady says.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
i can't stop watching
it’s a sickness
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
YOU BAKED ME A CAKE IN THE MICROWAVE? ARE YOU SERIOUS?
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
I DID NOT SAY IT'S A COMPLIMENT. IT'S NEWS TO ME.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
And he was never seen again.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
That was the look of a serial killer.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
CAKE IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. IF YOU VALUE YOUR SOUL, YOU WILL AGREE.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Sweet. Genius.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Nov 3, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
HE HAS A WORLD OF DESSERTS!
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
yes. I still think it's actually a death-race with molten sugar.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
that's why I was so stunned when I saw this show
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Is that like a Banksy?
The one where a deranged lunatic is counterpointed with a bouquet?
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a bouquet
Made from the skin of failed contestants.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
i knew it! waited too long
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
he's going to piss his pants now.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
That's not piss.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
i think if he'd just timed himself right, he would've had a shot against the French dude
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that's corn smut, folks.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
shudder
i have a hat that looks like that!
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
I was taught to throw that out.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
What is up with this girl? She doesn't like chocolate and has never had eggnog?
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maybe she doesn't like water either
oh here’s the ballpark ad for the Iron Chefs thing
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
it's gonna be the cake.
it’s always gonna be the cake. you can’t sneak one past him.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
You belong in my world of desserts.
Chained up in my basement world of desserts.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
that too. souls encased in mini chocolate tarts. until the death-race.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
mmm.. sweet. good tempering in the chocolate.
but the souls are bitter and soggy. these are not the tarts of a sweet genius.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
so did that guy just chop up the bonsai tree
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
SHE FORGOT THE ICE CREAM
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 11:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Do not stand close to him
for fear of karma splatter.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Dead. Dead. Dead.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
joe strauss is the inspiration!
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
ron ben-israel with the jazz hands
and now random sea urchin fruit
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
UNICORN!
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
pop rocks and disco balls
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
And piped chocolate music notes on both sides
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
(insert Stayin' Alive reference here)
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
beef jerky seriously wtf?
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
did anyone else note that Chef Ron said something about his disco days....
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
You spelled that wrong.
You meant this
"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 Nov 3, 2011 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Emily might be hotter than her sister
Goddamnit, that dad must be confused.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Emily Blunt is hotter than Zooey Deschanel, yes.
"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 Nov 4, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
oh lord no
too Skeletor-y.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
retract that.
google image search turned up some frightening results.
but still not as attractive as zooey.
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
look up emily deschanel
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 4, 2011 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions
heh
had no idea they were sisters. of course, i didn’t know her name to begin with other than “the lady from ‘bones’”
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
Look at other films than Devil Wears Prada
she was ultra-skinny for that role, but not so bad in other roles. Her cameo in Charlie Wilson’s War, e.g.
"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 Nov 4, 2011 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, MLS is on FESPN 2
Now, what channel was Food Network again…
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
Unless Philly scores two right now, SKC vs Houston in the conference final at Livestrong Sporting Park!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Are we getting a beer
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
sure
i have no car, but i am staying in the Embassy Suites. is that located somewhere near downtown?
also why are Boulevard tours booked through January
brewery tours are never hard to get into on the east coast, i don’t get it
Yeah, we had to book back in June for the tour in late August.
It’s the same as every other brewery tour. Just buy a sampler pack of Boulevard and save yourself the wait
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
oh, i will, i just like tours
they had cool sampler 4 packs of the Smokestacks with a glass at a liquor store i was at here the other day, need to get one of those. is there a brewery store that’s open that i can go to anyway? want some swag.
Yeah, definitely
What are you doing in town, anyways?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Thanksgiving
aunts live in some neighborhood i don’t remember the name of, some place on Grand Ave (i am aware this is a very long road). we also like KC (this is probably the fifth or sixth time i have been), so we’re spending the week.
I assume so. Sounds fancy.
If it is, we’ll hit up the Flying Saucer.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I could pick you up if you want :3
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
[Viewers: Rui doesn’t know that he’s actually chatting with a federal agent trained to catch predators just like him. Watch as this FBI man baits the trap.]
by Robth on Nov 3, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
wait ignore me
that’s a different embassy suites. i am apparently like 4 miles away from right downtown
Okay good because I really didn't wanna drive all that way
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Genuinely happy for you.
Pretty cool for your team to go this far in your first season.
Saw the love your guys got from the Chiefs. Pretty neat.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Remember that time I worked for the Mariners and they were terrible?
This is so much better!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
are you sober?
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I saw Tango tweet something about available positions with the Mariners this year.
Interested?
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really
The job he posted was a MySQL kind of job, which I really don’t want (nor do I have the skills to do). I don’t actually want to do any of the research/sabermetrics jobs. I want an equivalent of what I’m doing with soccer. That might take a few years for me to make a name for myself here, but it’s worth it
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
is this something i'm supposed to be happy about?!
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
HELL YEAH IT IS
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
slowly but surely get her clothes off.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
This is probably the best spirit for the money that I've ever had.
Les Domaines Grassa Bas-Armagnac Reserve
It is NOT great brandy, since it’s not all that old and it’s not vintage, but for under $40, it’s amazing.
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What??
/checksspecsonline
Up $2 to $49…
Grrr…..
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Why didn't you tell me about it then?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
I had a bourbon that might compete for that title in my books recently
Corner Creek reserve. Picked it up for like $20 at a place in Baltimore (so its probably partly state liquor tax evasion that’s making me feel good about the price) but it drank more like a $50 bottle of whiskey in my book. Haven’t seen it since.
I've had that before. It was very good, though I remember it being more expensive than that.
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Ella leen un libro
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Fuck
Ella lee un libro
LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE IS HARD
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Because my career path involves either Latino soccer players or Latino baseball players
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Oh was that not explicit?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
lol
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
i'm not judging you
it’s just a thing that a lot of people say they are going to do, and it’s funny for some reason.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 4, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
OMG I'M LEARNING SPANISH RIGHT NOW TOO
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Bueno.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
I have to take 5 terms of spanish starting in a month starting next term
This is gonna suck.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Easy
1. Y tu mama tambien
2. Donde esta usted
3. Como estas
4. Hasta luego
5. La comida aqui est horrible
There you go, 5 Spanish terms.
"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 Nov 4, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
1. and your mom also?
2. where are you from?
3. how are you
4. have a good something
5. idk
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 4, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
#4
Essenitally means, “See you later”. #5 – “The food here is horrible”.
"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 Nov 4, 2011 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
wouldn't it be "es"
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 4, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Probably
I don’t speak Spanish, I was just asking my 15 year old for some Spanish terms, didn’t bother asking her how to spell each word.
"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 Nov 4, 2011 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
no, it would be esta, I think
with an accent over the a
by hr on Nov 4, 2011 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
1 is also a movie title
I think it was the same guy that directed Children of Men and Prisoner of Azkaban.
Prisoner of Azkaban?
Yeah, Sirius is all right, if you’re into the crazy prisoner look.
Still not a werewolf.
she reads a book.
good to know.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions
WHY AM I SPENDING TIME ON VEB WHEN I HAVE ANOTHER TWO PAGES TO WRITE BEFORE MIDNIGHT?!
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
Because TLR
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Nov 3, 2011 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
pro∙cras∙ti∙nate v.
v.intr.
To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
v.tr.
To postpone or delay needlessly.∙
both definitions describe what i do perfectly.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
because that's 2 1/2 hours to go
that’s less than a page an hour. you can do that.
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I know right?
He should have a beer now, to calm his nerves
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
depends on the type of writing
if it’s anything that doesn’t involve numbers or sound defensible logical analysis, a few beers will help! i don’t remember when i discovered drinking and writing papers went together swimmingly for me, but it was a great discovery.
I used to feel like the sweet spot was about three beers in
optimal intersection of creativity and coherence. As long as you can edit it sober afterwards.
i written one paper drunk before.
i’ve never written so quickly.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i can't do it drunk
just with a buzz on. used to write papers the best back in high school when i abused a lot of chemicals though.
buzzed is what i shoudl have said.
on shitty, shitty, shitty, shitty rum.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
plastic bottle?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Sigh.
This is why I went broke during college.
I refused to drink the crappy liquors.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
\o
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
my then girlfriend (!!) bought it.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't like rum that much.
For me, it’s usually whiskey and its various forms
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I feel like there should be a course on whiskey...
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Nov 3, 2011 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i need to learn more
i know nothing about scotch, nothing about irish whiskey besides that i hate it, nothing about japanese whiskey, virtually nothing about rye, and not nearly enough about bourbon
I'm using google to figure out what the hell you just said
I’ll stick with my craft beers.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
theres a beautiful world to explore out there
but you an go really damn broke figuring it out. My knowledge of whiskey is very much constrained by the limitations of my pocketbook.
yea I have a premium taste on a natty lite budget
damn you college loans!
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
we could be friends.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Natty light is the worst
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
My wife limits me.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Get too handsy?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
She controls the pocketbook.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
o/
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
\o
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
<-(-|-
Taking aim with my bow and arrow. Hold still.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Crap, Tbender, you ruined it!
You ruin EVERYTHING!
"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 Nov 3, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Favorite?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Have you tried 46?
My dad really likes Blanton’s.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
I like it a lot.
Spicier than regular Maker’s, IMO.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
@OldHossRadbourn
Old Hoss Radbourn
If history deems the totality of the American experience can be summed up with the word “bourbon,” that would be enough
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
one time my buddy's dad let me have a sip of Johnnie Walker Blue Label
then threatened me if I took another
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
that's what he said
Not much of a difference between the $230 Blue Label and less expensive Walker scotches
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
VERY smooth, but not much character.
My dad got a bottle as a gift from a client and gave it to me. I still have about a fifth of the bottle. Let me finish my armagnac, and I’ll liveblog some blue label. Can you handle the excitement?!
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first live-blogging sweet genius
now scotchblogging?
/head explodes
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
well we have been liveblogging sweet genius for a while
that’s my fault
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
Instigator
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
i was just sharing my shock and fear.
it was like culinary horror movie
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
This is not the first time you've brought up this show.
This is not the first time.
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New theory
Y2S is Ron Ben-Israel.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
i was hooked that first show too
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
Welcome to off-season VEB!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Scotch blogging has already happened.
It’s in a thread from this season.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Balvenie 21 year old
was good, but I’m not a drinker of the hard stuff.
"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 Nov 3, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
ok.
I think it’s natural color, which it damn well should be.
The nose is really delicate for scotch. It’s immediately identifiable as such, but it’s more elegant than is typical. Dried fruits and flowers. It’s really nice at this point.
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Too much excitement.
Need new pants.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Pants have been required?
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Right up at the front,
it’s pretty dull. There’s a little citrusy blast, and there’s not all that much to the mid-palate, either. Dried flowers, amazingly little peat for Scotch. It’s tough to get more specific, though it reminds me of roses a bit, and bitter oranges.
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The finish is why I think non-scotch people are so impressed with this stuff.
It’s really, really mellow. Definitely some smoke here, which is nice, and the flowers develop. Lavender, I tell you! Lingers pleasantly for some time.
I mean, yeah, it’s really good stuff. It’s elegant in a way that Scotch rarely is. It’s just totally not worth the price tag. If you want Scotch, get something cheaper that’s more interesting and more powerful. If you want elegant, get Cognac or Armagnac or even Irish.
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I'll take scotch tasting over wine any day
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
some of which also come in cheap plastic bottles
Oh, Lord Calvert Canadian Whiskey, how I rue my freshman year encounters with you
I went broke during college because I lived in LA and ate out every day
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
...Is it?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
you ate out er'day?
sounds like you’re bragging about your sexual conquests.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, but he comes right out and says he was paying for it
by DanUpBaby on Nov 3, 2011 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
oh yeah
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by vivaelpujols on Nov 4, 2011 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
two ways to know a liquor is crap
you throw your back out getting it off the shelf and could throw it against the sidewalk and it bounces back up to you.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
by beer me on Nov 3, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
i peak at about two pages/hour.
not that i plan/want to do that tonight, but i could if needed.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
"if you wait until the last minute, it only takes a minute to do"
my favorite aphorism.
"Now that they've come out with that great stat, 'innings pitched per inning'-- is there anything they don't have a stat for these days?" -Al Hraboski, 3 Jun 11
Two pages?
hah, that’s nothing.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 3, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
fox 2 news just let me know that it's spider season
thanks, I totally didn’t need to sleep tonight.
Piss off Tony, get shipped to Canada.
chimay red > watered down blue moon dubbel > tim tebow
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
by cschepers on Nov 3, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Guiness>all
been trying new beers and ales
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Delirium Tremens > all
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
nah, not all
but it sure is good. too many beers to make a linear list. need some.. sort.. of.. tiering.. system..
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
Tier time!
God Tier:
Guiness
Other Tier:
other beers
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I understand that this is a prototype
the next list will be much more detailed
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions
guinness draught tiers
GOD:
70% nitro-tap
GOOD:
other nitro-tap
a fink’s THERIOT:
can with nitrogen widget
THERIOT:
bottle with nitro-widget
"I wonder if I put on a uniform and told La Russa I wanted to play for him if I could be a big leaguer too?"
"that all depends. are you gritty?" "You would need a mediocre decade of MLB experience first" "do you have a goatee, are you short, and do you try really hard?" "Are you willing to play four positions terribly?"
where's fritz been?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:47 PM EDT reply actions
Last report, he was inviting a member of the Eagles to perform oral sex on him.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Emphatic, to say the least.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Panama City Beach
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
Uncle Al is still hip!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
I want to go back there.
White sand and clear water.
Unlike Galveston.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
HEY I WENT THERE THIS SUMMER
HEY I’M WEARING A SHIRT FROM GALVESTON RIGHT NOW
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Heh. Went there twice this summer. (well, West End and San Luis)
Spent a day at PCB on the way back from WDW.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
'tis awesome.
i also went to galveston this summer. lots of time on the beach.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
So...a Thursday?
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
fritz drinks?!
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 11:10 PM EDT up reply actions
i rolled over my ankle tonight.
it hurts but i can bear full weight on it with pain of about a 2 or 3. anything i can do tonight to increase the chances i’ll still be able to do this in the morning?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
Rice fixes everything
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
this is the correct answer
Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation.
Sounds like it’s not too bad. You should be fine tomorrow. If not, I’ll give you more advice in the morning
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
suhweet, thanks.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Paging Dr. Scoot
Keep it elevated (I think)
Hell, d-dee just went through this. There’s a whole thread of what to do.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 3, 2011 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions
CUT IT OFF.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
by TBender on Nov 3, 2011 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
HOLD THE BEER AGAINST YOUR ANKLE AS YOU CONSUME IT
(this will presumably force him to elevate the ankle, as well as cooling it slightly)
by Robth on Nov 3, 2011 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
you guys are really trying to get me drunk tonight.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions
One of us is going to try to take advantage of you
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
this was going to be my next comment.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
WATCH MLS SOCCER
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
that'll teach him how to pretend he rolled his ankle
by DanUpBaby on Nov 3, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 15 recs
...well played
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
REC!
you are sneaky sometimes, dan.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
/obligatory "oh right, this is VEB" comment
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 3, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions
honestly, just rolling it is no big deal.
I roll mine frequently and just walk it off, it’ll go away, usually with no swelling.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 4, 2011 2:00 AM EDT up reply actions
i turned over it though. a little bit different.
and it swelled up pretty badly last night before i went to bed. i reapplied ice for about 45 minutes, popped some ibuprofen, and went to bed. it’s a ton better this morning than it was last night, but i haven’t walked to class yet, so we’ll see.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 4, 2011 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions
what is happening here
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by Notorious PSC on Nov 3, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Welp, gotta post it now I guess
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
My god. There's a whole site for that shit.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 4, 2011 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
The site is awesome
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter
heh heh heh
http://www.menwholooklikekennyrogers.com/
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 4, 2011 12:25 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
we're going to be stuck with rick'n'al all 2012 aren't we?
TORTY! TORTY! TORTY! - Everyone
by YesWeOquendo on Nov 4, 2011 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions
you know jose, we really are
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 4, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
i want to submit this
as Mad Hungarian Kenny, but they arent accepting photos right now
I crawled the earth, but now I'm higher, 2010 watch it go to fire!
by First mammal to wear pants on Nov 4, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Old picture.
Looks more like a psychlo now.
#HappySeason
by The Continental on Nov 4, 2011 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions
You gotta know when to hold 'em
know when to fold ’em
know when to walk away
and know when to STFU.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
I FINISHED MY PAPER AN HOUR EARLY
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by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 4, 2011 12:31 AM EDT reply actions
naw.
i just work well under pressure.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 4, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions
that was pj's point
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Nov 4, 2011 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah idk why i said that.
i must be drunk.
do subjunctive better
by stlcardinalsfang on Nov 4, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I am currently listening to one of my all-time favorite albums on YouTube
one I haven’t listened to in probably 20 years or more.
"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 Nov 4, 2011 1:12 AM EDT reply actions
Pink Floyd's Meddle.
Although the sound is screwed on A Pillow of Winds…
"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 Nov 4, 2011 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice dude!
I love Meddle. Fearless is the shit.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
just around the corner
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Nov 4, 2011 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions
HEY ARNOLD!
President of the Tyler Greene fan club - Wiki - PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE
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Follow me @thestlcardsfan4
in case your paper does not carry mother goose and grim
TLR is gone, long live the king
by sportsman on Nov 4, 2011 10:11 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
for Y2S's posterity's sake
Still not a werewolf.
by clank on Nov 4, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Cubs curse is why Sandberg needs this job
Cub players are not cursed. It’s part of the curse of the Cubs that former players go elsewhere and have success? Doubt me, where do you think Sweet Lou came from, was he cursed? Heck no, he went on to become an all time Cardiinal great. Bruce Sutter, was he cursed, heck no he went on to become an all time Cardinal great. Both came from the Cubs and both are HOF’s with retired Cardinals numbers on the outfield walls at Busch. Now for the curse, Rogers Hornsby, great for the Cardinals, HOF because of the numbers he put up with the Cardinals. Later Rogers played for the Cubs and the curse showed itself, nothing like the player he was in the Cards uniform.
So to sum it up, please reconsider Ryne Sandberg because part of the Cubs curse is that he will find success in a Cardinal uniform and win a World Series with the Cardinals. That’ll teach the Cubs to blame it on a goat.
The Horrible Truth:
Tony La Russa ended his playing career as a Cub. What does this mean? Has The Sandberg Project already begun?
"Nothing Motte does is quiet. It's mostly screamy and intense." - sheckiezx
"I'm a graduate of the Mike Shannon School of Diction" - Al Hrabosky
by monkeysareblue on Nov 8, 2011 5:52 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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