Adam Wainwright And The 17 Stages Of Grief
by DanUpBaby on Feb 24, 2011 3:10 AM EST
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Print1. Denial. "This can't be happening, not to Adam Wainwright. Adam Wainwright is country-strong. He's thrown 463 innings over the last two years, and those two years are almost identical! He's thrown 200 innings three years out of the last four and he's out of the injury nexus!"
2. Anger. "I am a hurricane of Adam Wainwright-related retribution. I'm here to chew bubblegum and yell at Jonny Gomes, and he's chewing all the bubblegum. I just made it rain in Jupiter by thinking about Adam Wainwright's right elbow. If Brandon Phillips so much as wishes him good luck I will hold Miguel Cairo for ransom until Walt Jocketty trades him back to the Indians. All of a sudden whenever I concentrate on Kyle Lohse there's this ball of pure hate energy I can create in the palm of my hand, and I'm afraid of my own power now, but I'll use it on you, I really will."
3. Bargaining. "I will teach you the arcane and terrifying secrets of hate-balls if you can do something about Adam Wainwright's right elbow. I don't care if Albert Pujols signs, just do something about this."
3.5 Re-Negotiating. "Actually, I need Albert Pujols to sign, too, and do something about his elbow, if you could."
4. Depression. "Lately I've been thinking a lot about the 2007 Cardinals."
5. Acceptance.
6. Pedro Feliz. "God, Pedro Feliz was terrible. Do you remember that? When the Cardinals' options at third base were so slim that they had to ask after a guy whose career OBP of .288? Sometimes when I see him swing it's like he's afraid of the ball, but he doesn't want to let everybody else see it, but it's just making it worse because we can all see it anyway. Do you remember that time when he hit .326 in his first 10 games with the Cardinals, and then finished the season 11 for his last 77, with no extra-base hits? He was awful. Like, even Adam Wainwright hit—he hit—I—"
7. iTunes Playlist Cries For Help.
The Hold Steady — Lord, I'm Discouraged
Weezer — Why Bother?
The Rentals — Say Goodbye Forever
Kanye West — Oh, God, he's singing and this is all so sad I mean—
Beastie Boys — Brass Monkey
Beastie Boys — Brass Monkey
Beastie Boys — Brass Monkey
Beastie Boys — Brass Monkey
Kelly Clarkson — My Life Would Suck Without Adam Wainwright
8. Memes. "Maybe things will be better if we call Lance Lynn 'Sir Lance-a-Not' whenever he allows a home run. Or we could make L.A.N.C.E. into a recursive acronym, like, 'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow.'"
9. Acting Out. "My new fanpost looks at swing mechanics along a politico-religious spectrum, taking special care to note changes in the construction of a pitcher's identity since I bought a house with a lawn.......................... Michael Young is a perfect fit for this team for these reasons and also because he takes steroids and hates the Beatles, the worst band in the history of bands. LENGTH LIMIT LENGTH LIMIT LENGTH LIMIT LENGTH LIMIT"
10. Parochial Infighting. "You're using bWAR to tell me the Cardinals will struggle with Wainwright gone, even though you know about its focus on 'value' instead of true talent? What an ass!"
11. Defensive Fandom Reversion. "I haven't seen a fanbase this crushed since I was on Portkey the day after Half Blood Prince came out!"
12. Defensive Fandom Bargaining. "I'm willing to cover 1-15 Rams seasons for the rest of my natural life if Adam Wainwright wins 20 games this year!"
13. Defensive Fandom Depression. "What's the point of reading Deathly Hallows? The epilogue's just going to be there right afterward! Maybe 17 years later Wainwright's elbow will have healed sufficiently for him to have a Jamie Moyer-style second career..."
13.5 Jamie Moyer Realization. "Jamie Moyer is 19 years older than Adam Wainwright."
14. One-Act Play.
HOLLIDAY: Okay, but I still don't get it.
LOHSE: It's an attempt to justify the GOB's intrinsic nature of omni-benevolence, omniscience, and omnipotence, despite the existence of elbow injuries which would otherwise stand to refute the GOB's existence. Wikipedia, man, try it sometime.
RASMUS: ...
RASMUS: ... The IP that uploaded "TJ-odicy" only has one other edit
LOHSE: Shut ittttt....
RASMUS: and it's to say you're dating Debbie Gibson.
LOHSE: Shut up.
RASMUS: ...
RASMUS: ... I'm an Admin, you know.
15. Grittiness. "The Cardinals will get around this Wainwright injury because Kyle McClellan is willing to do whatever it takes; because Lance Lynn is just a sinker away from being a great pitcher; because Ian Snell just needs a taste of Midwest Nice. There's no Wainwright in team."
16. Terror. "Ian Snell is just a motocross accident away from starting for a team ostensibly in playoff contention."
17. Wainwright Mancrush or Lady-Mancrush Resignedness. "Adam Wainwright is an awesome pitcher, a surprisingly good hitter, and an excellent interview. Please come back soon; my shersey is too young to be a throwback."
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puke, puke, puke
no, no, no, no
"Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh" -Mike Shannon
well, at least i have a carpenter shersey. that was a serious statement
"Heh, Heh, Heh, Heh" -Mike Shannon
That's usually what causes the puking.
By this point you should be crosseyed.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
Drinking heavily is implied across all stages.
Just keep drinking.
Boog woulda.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2011 9:39 AM EST up reply actions
I like how you think.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
and across all stages of life*
not just stages of grief
*you must be 21 to drink, please drink responsibly
Or what? You’ll release the dogs, or the bees, or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you?
Not in Guatemala!
18 to drink, hell yeah!
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
then what stage does the cromiting begin?
or is that possibly the first stage?
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
And I'm laughing again...
thanks Danup
"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms...the game of ball is glorious." Whitman
My 18th stage
was a strange feeling in my stomach, just like when the IRS calls and ask if your afternoon is free.
Here's what I found out about my grieving process today
When I grieve, the titles for the most recent Fangraphs articles become ghostly voices in my head
“Whoooooooo Will Replace Adam Wainwright?”
“The Financial Cost Of Looooooooooooooooosing Adam Waaaaaaaaainwright”
“2011 DEE ELL Tracker and Adam Wainwright”
then, I look up and see the six-headed incarnation of GOB, taking the wins that Waino would have been worth and placing one in each of his gaping mouths, encircled with dizzying layers of razor sharp teeth. And I know, in my heart, that in those mouths is a void so utterly pitch black that nothing can escape it, and that I will end up there someday as will Albert, Carp, Colby, and everyone I’ve ever loved as well as millions of people I don’t know or care about.
He’s crossing the border from Egypt to Libya now, and no one is there to stop him. Spring is just a red herring, a bit of deception to steer you away from the plot twist. Tweet tweet tweet, he goes, tweet tweet tweet. Singing about elbows and maybe THIS year he’ll give the Series to the Yankees wouldntyoulikethat, even with zombies in the #4 and #5. Tweet, tweet. How will it affect gas prices? Ghosts are giving me the headlines, still. It takes a madman to take power, it takes a madman to throw a curveball.
Two thousand and six.
Now think about your Dad.
by purple_haze on Feb 24, 2011 4:00 AM EST reply actions 17 recs
well i find that hard to believe.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
some times I like to take PERFECTLY LEGAL substances
and write on the internet
Now think about your Dad.
On the plus side...
We’ll still finish better than the Cubs.
In the end, that’s all that really matters, them not winning.
Rider of VEB!
What news from the Mark!
Been out for the last 12 hours; any definate news of ADAM?
Oh god, i've become... myself.
I am the anti-fang
by Aranathor on Feb 24, 2011 6:08 AM EST reply actions 9 recs
LOTR reference gets you a rec
"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
RIP Boog. FIRE TLR NOW
by VolsnCards5 on Feb 24, 2011 6:58 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Awesome.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Sitting in a philosophy lecture
Is not making me feel any better
Oh god, i've become... myself.
I am the anti-fang
by Aranathor on Feb 24, 2011 7:41 AM EST via mobile reply actions
About waino
F’n sbn
Oh god, i've become... myself.
I am the anti-fang
by Aranathor on Feb 24, 2011 7:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
You were right the first time.
Enter vivaelpujols
My great wit allows me to interject that by assuming the partakers of this conversation are inbedded and perhaps romantically entangled, rather than indeed, the truthful observation that they are both platonic and standing upright. Great comedy may be produced!! -Aranathor
by hazel on Feb 24, 2011 9:16 AM EST up reply actions 6 recs
Screw his value
The worst thing is eliminating the sheer joy I get from watching him pitch. Made me happier than any pitcher since Matt Morris’ prime.
by EddieHarsch on Feb 24, 2011 7:52 AM EST reply actions 2 recs
I love watching Waino pitch
When he struck out Giambi in ‘09 was a moment I don’t mind watching over and over
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Feb 24, 2011 7:56 AM EST up reply actions
I'm a Google fan....
But I hate when I type Cardinals into the search box, and I get tweets from Reds fans calling us WLB. I mean I enjoy my laughter in the morning like anyone else (laughter coming from the fact that because the Reds were relevant for the first time in 15 years, their fans feel this sense of elitism) but seriously, after a while it’s a little ridiculous
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Feb 24, 2011 8:02 AM EST reply actions
desperately trying to start a rivalry
to get all the attention they can before they can fall back into oblivion
there’s been a lot of “we aren’t happy that a player is hurt, but [hell yeah we’re happy]” comments
followed by calling us whiny little bitches, comments about St Louis and various name-calling, wishing for a fight and ways of hurting Carp. reds fans seriously believe that gomes stands a chance against Carp in an actual fight.
i thought we put last year behind us. well, we did anyway. i guess picking fights with the best team in the division is the only way to feel relevant
it’s sad
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
you're famous
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
if you call being referenced in RR famous.
I’m going to enjoy beating them very much this year.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
lower standards
also, “if the grass is greener on the other side, so is the water bill.”
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
6ly, 3 recs don't make a green
also, “if the grass is greener, maybe it’s just over your septic tank”
Oddly enough,
the grass over my dad’s septic tank usually dies early in the summer.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
GOB?, WLB?
would someone enlighten the ignorant please
by Redbird99_98 on Feb 24, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
GOB - Gods of Baseball. They're bastards.
WLB – Whiney little bitches. Coined by Brandon Phillips last year and loved at the sister site Red Reporter.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
sister site cause they're all 12-year old little girls?
makes sense
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
by d-dee on Feb 24, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
i have never heard that phrase condensed into an acronym.
and I’d rather we avoided referring to it as such
Now think about your Dad.
isnt it funny
much like the Cubs after 2003
there is a phrase “act like youve been there before”
by jealousblues on Feb 24, 2011 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
wow
how is this funny? – link
"And a boring game for boring people. Did you ever watch golf on television? It's like watching flies FUCK. Think of the intellect it must take to draw pleasure from this activity: hitting a ball with a crooked stick and then WALKING AFTER IT" -George Carlin
by stlcardsfan4 on Feb 24, 2011 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
How's everybody doing this morning?
Hope no one was looking up flights to San Francisco and best views from the Golden Gate Bridge
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Feb 24, 2011 8:05 AM EST reply actions
I am flying out there Sunday night (GDC is next week)
and they are supposed to get their first snow in 35 years on Saturday.
Well that sums it up
Snow in San Fran, Waino down, the Mayans were right, just off by a year :-P
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Feb 24, 2011 8:11 AM EST up reply actions
This is some of DanUp's best comedic work on VEB, I think
But not his usual style. This is like the comedy equivalent of those parts in Nietzsche’s books where he goes a little crazy and starts writing purely in aphorisms.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
DanUP goes meta on VEB
I really enjoyed it. Great job
bollocks
by SecondHalfMatt on Feb 24, 2011 9:09 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
i had to scroll up after i rec'd it to see who wrote it
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Kinda surprised
that I didn’t see anybody make the sadly obvious “WAINO, NO WAY!” joke.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
jamie moyer is freaking old
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
okay, maybe if i post this at 8am instead of 11pm, i'll have a better chance
anyone familiar with cards’ ST know if there’s a shuttle, al a mo-x, that run from PBI to jupiter?
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
I dont think so
but then again i never really looked. When are you going?
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
i'll arrive 3/11
go to games 3/12-14 and then stop and see the fam in MO for a couple days before i head home
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
Well how bout that
We land on 3/11 in Orlando and are driving to Jupiter from there. We are going to port st. lucie on sunday to see them at the mets (which i suggest) and then the tuesday and thursday games.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
i'll be at the port st lucie game
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
dang, i don't have one
i’ll be the one wearinga cardinals shirt and a cardinals hat, though
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
hahahaha
i guess you could have your own made somewhere. not a Flim special, of course. But one that makes you identifiable. i’ve thought about that for VEB day, if I can get there.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 9:59 AM EST up reply actions
i will hold everyone on location accountable for pictures!!
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
My wife is
starting a photog company. don’t worry there will be plenty of pics from me!
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
Speaking of Flim
where has that misspeller gotten to, anyway? Can’t remember the last time I saw him in here.
"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 Feb 24, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
Too busy peddling illegal medical wares
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
what about giving jeremy bonderman an invite to spring training.
Still pretty young and could have some upside at least as a gap stop.
We have plenty of "gap stops" as is.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/02/kiko-calero-to-throw-for-cardinals.html
In 25 Triple-A appearances last year, Kiko (whose real name is Enrique) posted a 7.03 ERA with 7.6 K/9 and 4.5 BB/9 in 32 innings.
ouch
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
quick, whats the MiLB for that?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
you mean MLE?
minorleaguesplits sleeps with the fishes, but i’m gonna guess somewhere areound pretty bad
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
yeah, wtf, al?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
so what are we thinking?
3 years 9 million?
Damn
We hit rock bottom pretty quick.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 9:27 AM EST up reply actions
apropos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3DrL8pwu1k
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
I like how some of those little squares
look like baseball fields.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
Well, when you divide that between the 15 innings in the Dodgers' AAA and the 17 innings in the Mets' AAA
You get two even smaller sample sizes. One is fine and the other totally sucks.
In the majors in 2009 he put up 60 innings of 2.56 FIP.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Danup's brain
How does it work?
Seriously good stuff.
HOLLIDAY: Okay, but I still don’t get it.
LOHSE: It’s an attempt to justify the GOB’s intrinsic nature of omni-benevolence, omniscience, and omnipotence, despite the existence of elbow injuries which would otherwise stand to refute the GOB’s existence. Wikipedia, man, try it sometime.
RASMUS: …
RASMUS: … The IP that uploaded “TJ-odicy” only has one other edit
LOHSE: Shut ittttt….
RASMUS: and it’s to say you’re dating Debbie Gibson.
LOHSE: Shut up.
RASMUS: …
RASMUS: … I’m an Admin, you know.
That’s effin hilarious.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 9:26 AM EST reply actions
His brain.
We’ve been trying to figure that out since he was born. I think I may be responsible for a lot of it. We have the same weird sense of humor. As bright as he is he has never been able to beat me at scrabble. I own you wordboy. Sorry, that isn’t very nice for a mom to act. Oh well, get over it.
by momup on Feb 24, 2011 2:18 PM EST up reply actions 10 recs
I hate Scrabble
I was an English major writer type and people seem to think this automatically makes me good at Scrabble. It doesn’t. I suck at Scrabble. So anytime I play, I have to endure the “LOL I BEAT U ENGLISH MAJUR, WHERE ARE YOUR WORDS NOW” crap at the end. It’s a solid deterrent.
Scrabble is no different than a trivia game like Trivial Pursuit or Jeopardy
it’s all about recall, not about creative ability or style. The best Scrabble players I know are ones that can memorize tons of 2, 7, and 8 letter words.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I'm really good at trivial pursuit because there's no thinking ahead involved
anything that requires strategy gets me killed.
Agreed
This is why people who are good at chess are annoying. I will never beat my sister at chess, and I am resigned to this.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Somehow, though, I always beat my siblings in Monopoly.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Anagramming is difficult for some people.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Scrabble can be creative
You have to find ways to place the word, it isn’t just about rearranging the letters.
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on Feb 24, 2011 10:53 PM EST up reply actions
Love it.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Haha, I beat my mom in scrabble all the time
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on Feb 24, 2011 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
OK
I have been thinking about this. The 04 team pitching was ok at best. Now I know you’ll point to the offense and say it carried that team and thats cool, but is there a way we can compare the 11 projections of the starting staff with the 04 team? I’m a noob at this so I will do the work, but I don’t know how to read. (BR/Fangraphs) I was casually looking at ERA (I know! I know!) and everybody but carp and marquis were in the 4s! Looking at 2004 WAR (per BR)
Carp – 2.8
Marquis – 2 (WTF!)
Morris – (.5)
Suppan – .6
Williams – 1.3
No idea if I’m doing that right but I wonder if that is replaceable.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
2004 showed you can definitly win with 5 100-ish ERA+ pitchers
But you need to have twoguys putting up OPS+ of 170, one at 150, two around 100, and two around 90 as well as a kick ass bullpen to get you to 105 wins!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
OK
Who can put up 170 on this team? Pujols and Holliday?
150 – Berkman/Rasmus?
100 – Berkman/Rasmus/Freese?
90 – Am I stretching here?
K.A.B – Maybe?
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
And that's for 105 wins, tone it done some and you could still maybe get to 90.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Ok still a noob
That 04 team was good with the sticks. I quickly looked at projected WAR for 11 and WAR total for 04. Conclusion
’04 = 34 WAR – 25 of which came from the MV3
’11(proj) = 26.9 WAR
WOW!
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
I don't see Holliday putting up a 170 OPS+ since his career high is 150
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Damn it, that's not right
I was mixing up wRC+ with OPS+
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
OK... actually, it is right
Since his wRC+ and his OPS+ are really, really close. So, yeah. Holliday won’t do that.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Anyway, Pujols can give you a 170
Holliday can give you 150. Rasmus gave us a 129 wRC+ last year, I think he can do it again or maybe improve a bit. Berkman could probaby do anything from 120 to 140. Freese can probably manage anywhere from 110 to 120.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
After that... hope for average from the middle infield and from Yadi?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
You can afford one bad hitter, ala Matheny.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
That '04 lineup was STACKED.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I know
we are never going to replace the MP3, but if Pujols goes all walk year on us and Raz or Berk play above their projections (4.1 and 2.3 respectively) then this team gets closer to a 30 WAR total. My original point stays the same though. I believe even without Waino, the 11 pitching staff on paper is better than the 04 one. So if you get the offense rolling, then we aren’t as in bad a shape as we think. Just trying to stay positive!
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
Yeah, I was actually trying to agree with you in a different way
We could have several very good bats in our lineup. If we can minimize the total suck parts of the lineup I think our offense could be pretty darn formidable.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Oh sure
Of course there are a lot of “ifs” but there is plenty to be optimistic about.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
Yeah, spreading out the "ifs" is a kind of risk
But I would think having 3-4 excellent hitters instead of 5-6 really good hitters (at minimum) would also include the risk of losing a huge portion of your offense to injury. I like the idea of balanced lineups (though I don’t know if they are statistically better than stars n’ scrubs lineups)
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Could you
imagine if they lost one of the MV3 in 04? Take out an 8WAR player and with that pitching staff…that could have been a very different year.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
Exactly
There is a strong argument that an 8 WAR guy is better than two 4 WAR guys, because with the 8 WAR guy you get the same value plus one more roster spot to work with.
But an injury to the 8 WAR guy is more debilitating than to one of the 4 WAR guys. Also, you have to actually take advantage of the open roster spots, and the “stars and scrubs” approach kinda goes against that.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Where would I find
OPS projections for the 11 team?
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
i dunno about OPS+, but you could calculate it roughly
just gotta guesstimate league average
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
league OPS+
Here are league stats for last year. How is it that the league OPS+ is 97? Shouldn’t it be 100? obviously I’m missing something
Or what? You’ll release the dogs, or the bees, or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you?
Last year was an unusually good year for pitchers?
just a thought.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:03 AM EST up reply actions
OPS+ is normailized to 100
it should always be 100.
"Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone," he sang joyously." - Gomes
Gotcha.
Thanks, that’s what i thought, but then I might have missed something.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:07 AM EST up reply actions
that's what I thought
when I look at prior years, its always 96-97 on BRef.
weird
Or what? You’ll release the dogs, or the bees, or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you?
fangraphs
there’s at least 2 or 3 projections systems up
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
I don't know if Fangraphs actually has OPS+ on the player pages. They have wRC+ though.
I’m having trouble finding OPS+ there, maybe in the actual projections pages instead of the player pages?
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
yeah, iw as talking about plain jane OPS
wRC+ measures the same thing and on the same scale, though
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
watching the live webcast from inside stl
producer trying to ask the players questions walking to the field. producer got scared of Carp after he told him “Seriously. Enough. Stop it.”
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I don't scare easily,
but even I would think twice before trying Carp.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 9:33 AM EST up reply actions
especially now
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
It's not like any of the players are going to come up with some new spin on the injury.
Just leave them alone and let them get their work in.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 9:49 AM EST up reply actions
they were trying to ask them a funny totally unrelated question
monster move, producers, what a great idea..
Carp wouldn’t have that
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
maybe he is thinking they will come up with some
Star Trek technobabble BS
Molina – “well maybe if we rerout power from his MCL up through his shoulder to the elbow it could hold?”
Pujols – “The rotator cuff could never take the added pressure, ittal blow for sure mang…”
Phillip J Freese – “like my ankle…and something bad happens!”
Carp – “jealousblues, you are really shitty at writing ‘funny’ things”
by jealousblues on Feb 24, 2011 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
did someone post this last night?
The Cardinals could still assume the two-year option based on Wainwright’s value for 1½ seasons, or they could attempt to roll it into an extension pushing beyond 2013. Declining the option would allow Wainwright to reach free agency and create the possibility of losing three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols and statistically the league’s best pitcher in 2009-10 in the same winter.
Reminded in November of the club’s potential to opt out of the deal, Wainwright insisted, “I think I’d end up doing all right.”
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
They'd be better off to try to roll it.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 9:45 AM EST up reply actions
I vote for an extension.
The Cardinals might be able to save some money and work up a contract more appropriate for a pitcher coming off major surgery.
The other question would be, assuming Carpenter is extended as well…how comfortable would the Cardinals be with 4 of their 5 starters in 2012 having undergone Tommy John surgery?
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 9:48 AM EST up reply actions
I don't know
It seems to me that you might as well get the TJ out of the way, If a pitcher hasn’t had it then they’re just a timebomb waiting to have it. No, this isn’t the case 100% of the time, but damn if it doesn’t seem like it. it almost doesn’t scare once they’ve had it and came back successfully as it does sitting around wondering when it’s going to happen the first time.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
what does it matter?
The world is going to end in 2012 anyway.
"Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone," he sang joyously." - Gomes
when amaury makes contact with the first pitch of recovered-waino
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I'd say attempt an extension
and if a deal cannot be reached, then exercise the option
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
always smart to
try to extend and offer more money to injured players…
(Im just being silly, (kind of) as TJ is pretty ‘routine’ these days)
by jealousblues on Feb 24, 2011 5:52 PM EST up reply actions
20th stage...make asinine trade idea statements on VEB that will never happen
but Mo calls Kenny Williams and says, you can’t have Shelby Miller, but what do you want for Buerhle?
Stupid Sexy Flanders!!!
Yeesh, sorry
I’ve always had a bias towards Buehrle. Besides, isn’t it odd that he suddenly says he is open to a trade as soon as waino goes down? Just being optimistic..
If I had a nickel for every time I procrastinate, I probably wouldn't be procrastinating anymore.
Everybody wants to play for the Cardinals.
Forget NY and Boston…..The Lou is where it’s at!
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
You can't spell manslaughter without laughter
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
Now that's looking on the brighter side of things.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
One man's laughter is
another’s negligent homicide. (2L joke).
"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 Feb 24, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
Or maybe 1L. I forget.
"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 Feb 24, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
I have also had a longstanding desire to acquire Buehrle
I’m not certain how possible it would be…unfortunately.
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."
insurance for #3 starter??
Yeah, I’d do it. We cud always use Lil’ Carp if we had to.
Whoya finna try?
It was being discussed on the radio (here in Chicago) this morning
I think more in the sense of “are the Cardinals desperate enough and how could you take advantage of it?”
Either way, I’d look into it.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Kenny Williams is all sorts of crazy, so you never know what he'd do.
He will pay Jake Peavy $22 million next year to pitch (maybe) every 5th day, but thinks it is asinine to pay Pujols $30 million a year to play in 150+ games.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
I say we pay Pujols his asking price
then offer him in trade to the Sox for Mark
just to see
by jealousblues on Feb 24, 2011 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
I like this idea.
And the White Sox farm system is far worse than the Cardinals. A 3 win pitcher added to the rotation would be tremendous.
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
follow me on teh twitterz @greenfieldt
by tgreenfield on Feb 24, 2011 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not sure anyone is going to deal a starting pitcher out of their rotation before the season even starts.
Unless the package being offered is irresistible.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 11:18 AM EST up reply actions
Damn it.
We shoulda held onto Miles and Suppan for just such an emergency.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
If you
are going to trade Miller for Buehrle, you might as well just throw Miller to the wolves and make him your 5th starter. That trade makes no sense.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
yes.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
my favorite stage.
and also “the Bacon Stage” is included in nearly every process in which I engage. My favorite process is “Bacon”, which includes 9 stages of “bacon”, and 3 stages of “rest-with bacon”
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."
Seconded...
I want more... More baaaacon!
Jim Gaffigan
by blueinmemphis on Feb 24, 2011 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
Just imagined all the above stages but with bacon mixed in.
(weeps) “Oooh, bacon. OM NOM NOM.” (weeps)
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
bacon tissue
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 24, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
The ultimate in decedence...
…is blowing your nose in bacon, and having a sugar bowl of powdered bacon to snort on your night table…
;=8)
Whoya finna try?
That seems eve grosser coming from... a cow.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
I wonder if you could use the ball of pure hate energy
to cook the bacon?
Stupid offseason.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Feb 24, 2011 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
Meh, bacon.
Beef jerky is sooo mooch better!
"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 Feb 24, 2011 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
CJ Beatty just got the news
WAINO??? Im late….but geeeesh….what happened!? We need to stop playing the #Cubs!!! Their badluck is rubbing off lol #stlcards
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
What effing rock has he been under?
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
he was at a HS basketball game last night.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Did it last all nite?
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:15 AM EST up reply actions
but he has a solution
Ok here is the solution! WE (#stlcards fans) need to quickly put Carpenter and Pujols in an INCUBATOR til opening day! How does that sound?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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Ah, the bubble wrap solution.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:43 AM EST up reply actions
yeah... i don't think that's what he meant...
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
If you put them in an incubator until opening day
they won’t be in game shape. my way they can still work out.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
again, not what he meant.. i think..
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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I know what he meant.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
so we are going to put carp and pujols in basically a sauna for five weeks?
that’ll be good for them
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
a man stew, even.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 24, 2011 12:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The way Carpenter sweats through jerseys...
If you put that man in a sauna, he might evaporate.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
put him in a normal room
and it becomes a sauna
Or what? You’ll release the dogs, or the bees, or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you?
LMBO!
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
In all honesty. I've been at the mancrush stage since October 2006
My girlfriend got me an “authentic” Holliday jersey for my birthday (which still isn’t for a few days). She gave it to me early, because she knew that I “would be bummed out about the Wainwright news. So[she] thought [I] would like to remember that the Cardinals still have 2 of the best hitters in baseball.” She’s a sweetheart. Then she told me that she’s also bummed about Waino, because he’s “just so damn hott.”
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."
Sugar with a little arsenic, eh?
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
well, if she's going to have crushes it might as well be Cardinals players.
and I can’t blame her, I have mancrushes on most of the same guys (i.e. Waino and Carp), so at least she has good taste.
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."
you keep you sheckie little fingers off Carp you hear?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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you should be more worried about my ladyfriend.
but she will gladly take Waino as consolation.
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 can do to your ladyfriend what carp can do to gomes
/we’ve had this discussion?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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yeah we have.
I greatly anticipate Carp’s potential retribution for Gomes’ Waino song. Hopefully Cueto doesn’t decide to facekick someone into retirement.
Mike Shannon: "That strikeout was brought to you by...by...well, I don't know what it was brought to you by!"
John Rooney: "It wasn't brought to you by anything Mike."
it's not going to happen
but if cueto ever tries to so much as touch one of ours ever again i fully expect jeff murphy to take him the hell out
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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looks like the reds' pr department has a strong grab on bp's throat because all of a sudden
Phillips said, “I’m sorry for their loss. Adam Wainwright is one of the best pitchers in baseball. Whenever you lose a great pitcher like him, it’s going to be sad for the team. They were looking to contend, as they always do. The Cardinals are a great team. They’re just going to have to find a way to replace (Wainwright), and it’s going to be kind of tough because that guy’s real nasty.”
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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Is this really his excuse?
But, on Wednesday night, Gomes insisted to the Post-Dispatch that he had been asking the question, loudly, to what he thought was a nearly empty clubhouse, “Is Wainwright gone? Is Wainwright gone?”
Oh, uh, … I was talking to my invisible friend! Yeah!
If I had a nickel for every time I procrastinate, I probably wouldn't be procrastinating anymore.
guess Phillips was apologizing for Gomes
but he should apologize for himself
the GOB just took a dump on Cardinal Nation
turn it up to '11
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2011 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
OT: for those of you in St.louis
There is a big-assed thunder storm headed your way. it’s still on the other side of Jeff City heading straight east.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:18 AM EST reply actions
Wainstorm?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Feb 24, 2011 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Might as well.
It being the last year for life on earth and all.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:35 AM EST up reply actions
Well, that's just perfect
since it’s already raining in my heart.
Boog woulda.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2011 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
...
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
by spants on Feb 24, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Can we photoshop a little STL on his hat?
Stupid offseason.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Feb 24, 2011 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
No worries
We still have 4 starters who are known for their durability and have never had any major arm injuries.
What’s that?
Oh…shit…
by lopey986 on Feb 24, 2011 10:27 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Waino, I just wanted to say... I... I...
tears welling
…
runs away sobbing
Testicle-exploding shit storms, to date: T.E.S.S. '08, T.E.S.S. '09, T.E.S.S. '10
our strays
just making sure they are really in different uniforms
we’re safe. for now
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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How did GritGnome get #6?
Boog woulda.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2011 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
They didn't have lower numbers?
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
"00" would have been apprioriate
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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He decided his jersey is too small for double digits.
1, 2, and 4 are retired.
3, 5, 7, 8, 9 were already taken.
He got last choice of course, and #6 was the only one left.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
little kenny rosenthal, of course, is in camp
La Russa on Gomes: “I happen to know Gomes. I don’t think he meant anything by it.” #cardinals #reds #mlb
La Russa also said there are 6 or 7 internal candidates for Wainwright’s spot. #cardinals still not planning to go outside. #mlb
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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who am I missing?
McClellan
Lynn
Walters
Batista
Snell
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Augenstein, I suppose
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
follow me on teh twitterz @greenfieldt
by tgreenfield on Feb 24, 2011 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
good work you two!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Octtovino?
Is that spelled correctly?
"Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone," he sang joyously." - Gomes
no c
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
I like the C
it makes it much more intimidating.
by WyoCardsFan on Feb 24, 2011 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
Both a starting pitcher and
a nemesis to Spiderman!
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
octtovino
master of the 8 seam fastball
by jealousblues on Feb 24, 2011 6:02 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
he also has a rather large wine cellar
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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but with an n and an ñ if you're Mike Shannon
Stupid offseason.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Feb 24, 2011 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
Also, only two 'o's, the middle one should be an 'a'.
"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 Feb 24, 2011 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
Augenstein?
Boggs and Ottavino?
If Augenstein ever does anything with the big league club, I want his nickname to be “Augenstiner” and I want him to have a bunch of sub-nicknames based on whatever he’s doing at the moment.
For example, if his pitching drops to a very low level, like underground low, he should be Augenstinerkeller. If he’s pitching like hell, I want some sort of photoshop of this. His spring training should be referred to as Augenstiner Marzen, and should he light it up in the post season he will become Augenstiner Oktoberfest.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I don't think they want to stretch Boggs out.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Yeah, I would really doubt if they did
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I would really doubt that they would.
Whatever. I can’t type coherently right now I guess.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I like his extra velocity in the 'pen.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
he was still hitting 96 while starting
he just went from 94-96 to 96-99
if he gets his BBs down, i liken him to a brad penny in his prime.
So...
What you’re saying is that he has extra velocity in the ’pen?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
yeah, i'm just saying it wasn't like he was throwing 90
he could still be a valuable starter IMO.
maybe if he actually starting striking more guys out i would care about his velocity, 6 k/9 isn’t that great.
Brad Penny never had a prime, really
just brief stretches of giving a fuck
Now think about your Dad.
by purple_haze on Feb 24, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
giving a fuck to Alyssa Milano
was his prime.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
by mattyp on Feb 24, 2011 3:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
thanks for doing half the research for tomorrows SBN article, VEB!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Jeff Gordon, already working on it.
My sources are bigger than your sources.
Twitter
by TBender on Feb 24, 2011 11:48 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
But I mention WAR!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
"How will history remember the Wainwright era?" > WAR
My sources are bigger than your sources.
Twitter
You're right.
God, he’s good!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Miller
the GOB just took a dump on Cardinal Nation
turn it up to '11
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
goold about new pitchers
#Cardinals add two arms to camp to absorb innings http://bit.ly/hMzvDc Gast, McGregor join camp today. #stlcards
Lefty John Gast and righthander Scott McGregor have been added to the mix. Gast will throw a bullpen today to gauge his readiness; McGregor will leap right into live batting practice.
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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A clone, perhaps?
We are gonna rock when those Wainwright clones are ready.
Or what? You’ll release the dogs, or the bees, or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you?
Like in the sixth day?
"Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone," he sang joyously." - Gomes
ah
Mr. McGregor
with a leg for an arm
and and arm for a leg…or
:-(
by jealousblues on Feb 24, 2011 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
Waino update from Mo should be coming shortly
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
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TJ CONFIRMED
argh
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
FFFFFFUUUUUUUU
EH #2
FIRE JOHN MOZELIAK.
by zoomzoomj88 on Feb 24, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
"The Fuck me...well, at least his arm isn't going to be amputated" stage
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 11:29 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah. "You mean he has an elbow to be worked on?! That's GREAT NEWS!"
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
Mozeliak confirms Wainwright will have Tommy John surgery.
#Cardinals will not look outside for help initially, Mozeliak said. But he added, “We have to be open-minded.”
Mo had talked to Adam. He’s obviously disappointed but glad to know what the next step is
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
have to quote captain obvious until the video goes up
An MRI done in November showed the injury had completely subsided, Mozeliak said, meaning the two injuries are apparently not related.
“The inflammation in the forearm had subsided,” Mozeliak said. “The ligament itself looked the same. Clearly there was a new injury to the ligament.”
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
no
throwing live bp when he felt it pop.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I thought it sproinged?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
that sounds painful
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
i haven't responded
because I don’t really know how to. Thats fritz for you. If it was an actual question, I don’t remember the article from yesterday, but someone wrote that he felt a pop throwing live BP on Tuesday and then had a lot of swelling.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
“Sproing” is the sound an elbow makes when it goes from a ready state to something that helps pay off an orthopedic surgeon’s student loans, and the terror of Cardinals camp is that its echo may bring everything in this year’s bid to re-win the NL Central to a dead stop.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Sounds like the Bugs Bunny explanation.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
ah, yes
the lovely student loans
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
aren't those paid for you?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
What, wait!
I thought we just paid on those things for the rest of our lives. Kinda like indentured servitude. You mean there’s actually an end to them?
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
If you work in a qualified (public service) field
you can get debt forgiveness. You pay a certain percentage of your loan debt back each month, based on your income, then after a specified term (usually 10 years I think), the remainder of your loan debt is discharged.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
or join the army
I think under some circumstances they will take over your loan payments under the GI bill
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
psh, I wish
not retroactive, but if someone finds out differently… please let me know
by RasmustheRipper on Feb 24, 2011 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
the GI Bill is not retroactive
but ten years ago you could agree to have them pay your loans in lieu of a signing bonus when you enlisted. And I’m pretty sure you didn’t have to pay them while you were active duty.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
yup
if i remember correctly, they’d pay off pretty large amounts of school loans. They’d even pay them off if you hadn’t graduated (which I guess isn’t that surprising since the Army doesn’t give a fuck whether you graduated).
by Willie McGee's Twin on Feb 24, 2011 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
the army is under strength
you can negotiate all kinds of flip flopping with the gi bill right now if they want you bad enough
or, sign up for an MOS with a signing bonus that is enough to cover you loan
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I'm pretty sure they are trying to downsize,
to the point that they are giving people who are getting out an option to leave 3 months early just for the hell of it.
by RasmustheRipper on Feb 24, 2011 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
only certain MOSs
that they rolling into other ones
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
When I signed
They would pay up to 20,000 of student loans off plus a signing bonus but you had to have it in your contract.
default
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
non-dischargeable
in consumer bankruptcy
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
Pay the intrest yearly,
and keep asking for forbearance. They don’t say no.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
no
in 10 years, if they aren’t paid off, they go away. Currently paying more than my mortgage payment every month on them, thankyouverymuch.
But, I do get some assistance starting next January through the EDRP.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I am shocked to find out the commercials I hear about the VA paying off their employees loans are misleading.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
amazing, I know
they will be giving me about 1/4 of it over the next 5 years. I can then either pay that in or spend it however I want as long as I show that I paid in as much as they reimbursed me.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
and there's finally
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
What is around Rains's neck?
Is he wearing a mock turtleneck under his shirt?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Merry Christmas!!
Shitter’s full!!
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
sunglasses and a lanyard
high fashion!
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
All he needs is sandals, black socks,
and a fanny pack and the “Dad at Six Flags” look is complete.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
I call B.S.
I hope he isn’t actually being told this and/or doesn’t believe this.
Boog would have made that play.
who? Mo? or Adam?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
UCL injuries in ballplayers are cumulative/repetitive not traumatic
Imagine the ligament is made up of 1,000,000 fibers. By the end of the 2010 season WW was down to 457,328 fibers, which is why his elbow started to bother him. During the off-season, his body managed to regenerate 37,539 fibers. However, given that WW was in BSOML, he exerted a force that exceeded the load that his (diminished capacity) UCL could handle.
So it’s all the same injury.
Boog would have made that play.
frick
okay well, hurry up and get it done quickly
If I had a nickel for every time I procrastinate, I probably wouldn't be procrastinating anymore.
well, I'd prefer they do it correctly.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
strauss tweets
Mo’ confirms Waino to have TJ surgery, 12-15 month recovery.
but since none of the other tweet feeds mentioned recovery time, i think he just added the 12-15 months on his own to be dramatic
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
He had to add value over similar tweets.
Strauss is big on vOST.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 11:17 AM EST up reply actions
going through old news from when Carp had TJ (thanks altavista!)
his recovery was set for 10-12 months.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
NEW PARKS AND REC TONIGHT!
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Christmas episode was amazing
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
I watched it like 4 times.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Funny thing is I started watching Thursday nights for the office
and now I only watch Parks and Rec and Community and completely skip the office. Also, Joel McHale is awesome.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
I just caught an older episode of the Office on TBS today.
I forgot how much the tone of that show has changed.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
careful
you’re going to trigger an impassioned DanUp defense of The Office. The I will say he’s wrong. Then he will say I’m an idiot. Then I’ll tell him to go lose to his mom in a scrabble game and he’ll secretly cry. You don’t want to set this chain of events in motion.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
"I wouldn't know one if it slapped me in the face."
Wow. That’s gotta be worked into my fake twitter page somehow.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Best episode in the history of Parks and Rec was Flu Season.
“Leslie, I typed your symptoms into the thing up here and it says you could have network connectivity problems.”
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You know what else is awesome that airs on Thursdays?
Archer! That show is amazing
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
Stop. Pooping.
Rob Lowe has literally been amazing.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
by mattyp on Feb 24, 2011 4:54 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
"Britney Spears is literally on a roller coaster to hell"
- doctor on Entertainment Tonight about 3 or 4 years ago
Still literally one of the funniest uses of “literally” I’ve ever heard
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
That’s awesome.
I don’t know if you watch Parks and Rec, but Lowe’s character says “literally” all the time.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I never got into that one
But now the above exchange makes sense
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
Your quote made me laugh really hard, though.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
made me want to draw a cartoon.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
DO IT
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 5:07 PM EST up reply actions
I'm saving the idea for later.
Probably Cardinals related.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
i tried watching that
got through a couple of episodes. This was literally the only thing that made me laugh the whole time.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
show just keeps getting better.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
from Leach's blog update
A date for the surgery has not been determined, but Paletta will perform the operation.
oh god.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Adam, pick up your phone.
Mark Mulder wants to talk to you.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 11:25 AM EST up reply actions
i know a really good vetrinarian
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Well, that was a shoulder thing, not an elbow thing
Also, I’m pretty sure that if we could brink Dr. McCoy back through time, not even he would be able to fix Mark Mulder. And that guy could re-grow your kidneys with a pill.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
by mattybobo on Feb 24, 2011 11:46 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
non-sense
They would just inject him with nanocytes and they would put everything back the way it’s supposed to be.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
jeez
you mean I wasnt even the 1st star trek reference today?
by jealousblues on Feb 24, 2011 6:08 PM EST up reply actions
Geeky references are pretty much all I have anymore on VEB
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
i know this is just a joke
but it’s a tired one. Paletta has actually been a pioneer in Tommy John surgery, improving the technique. I went to a course that the presenter discussed this topic specifically. Unfortunately I no longer have my copy of the material. Loaned it to a friend who chose not to go to the course and he never got it back to me.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Don't go and bring logic into the Cardinals medical staff hate-fest.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Are we sure Paletta isn't Shooter McGavin?
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
VEB should just go to its happy place.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
But then Paletta will come and ruin the happy place
by making out with our grandma.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
As long as Carl Weathers is playing the piano,
isn’t it all good?
Stupid offseason.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Feb 24, 2011 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
I just got a hankerering for some Subway.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
I'LL TELL YOU WHEN IT'S TIRED
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
you're tired
actually, I’m tired. Stormed last night, power went out several times and I ended up getting about 6 hours of sleep.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
No kidding
i get about 5 hours a night during the week and sleep way too much on the weekends.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
there is a high correlation
to early death and sleeping less than 6 hours a night or greater than 10. . . Is this where I predict an untimely event in your future?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Do you have any video clips?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
i'm fucked haha
"And a boring game for boring people. Did you ever watch golf on television? It's like watching flies FUCK. Think of the intellect it must take to draw pleasure from this activity: hitting a ball with a crooked stick and then WALKING AFTER IT" -George Carlin
by stlcardsfan4 on Feb 25, 2011 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
I got 9.5! Sucker!
(I had slept like shit two nights in a row, which made falling asleep at 9 possible.)
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
this isn't the course I went to
but check out the presenters and panels. They wouldn’t let some hack present at something like this.
Sidenote, I may have to look up that 10 year follow up by Cain
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Are you studying/practicing sports medicine?
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
yes and no
I’m an outpatient physical therapist but I work with veterans so I don’t see many sports related injuries.
There once was a poster here, Silent_Bob, I think, who is a physical therapist in the StL area that had worked with some Paletta patients.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Ah, thanks.
My life would be a bit better now had I listened to my physical therapist :)
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
I can't imagine how frustrating non-compliance issues must be from your end.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
we have covered them here before
i hate no shows.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I showed up. Just didn't keep up with my stretching regimen at home.
Soooo dumb of me.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
yeah, that's annoying too
you know, you could pick it back up. Just sayin. . .
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
My oldest stepson just started PT yesterday
for his back. He could hardly walk after hockey last weekend. Doubt he’ll be good to go for this weekend.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
You may be surprised
or you may be spot on. Depends on what is actually going on. It is surprising the number of people who I see who have “back pain” that is really SI related. Those people are in ridiculous pain sometimes and improve significantly with only a few visits. Hope he got a good PT.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I think he's in good hands.
They did x-rays, and believe it’s all muscular, so we’ll see how it goes. 2 days a week for the next month.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
yeah, thats all pretty standard
keep me posted
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I have, but I had some problems compound and can't afford to get re-examined.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
ah, well, best of luck to you
I’d take a look and make some suggestions if I could.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
thanks a lot. I'm doing pretty well overall, though.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
I thought
there were only like 4 surgeons in the US that perform TJ surgery.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
It's like second base anymore.
Anyone can do it.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
getting to 2nd base + frying bacon
sounds like heaven
Or what? You’ll release the dogs, or the bees, or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you?
by Hootie Who on Feb 24, 2011 1:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
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Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
Where's Andrews?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
This. The only guy that I'd allow to touch me if
made my living making baseballs go in unnatural directions.
He also did Alberts elbow.
One of my best friends is Dr. Andrews scrub tech.
by RollBirdsRoll on Feb 24, 2011 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
Why?
I hope this was someone jumping the gun and assuming. I also hope ADGAFWTCS, because its his arm and career
by RasmustheRipper on Feb 24, 2011 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
I'd rather have Dr. Nick Riveira operate on him
“the ligament is connected to the RED THING….the red thing is connected to my…wristwatch!”
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
follow me on teh twitterz @greenfieldt
by tgreenfield on Feb 24, 2011 11:57 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
WHY NOT DR. JAMES ANDREWS?
"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 might be out of network
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
by Tackle Box on Feb 24, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
what part are you having a hard time understanding?
"Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone," he sang joyously." - Gomes
find whoever did carp surger
and use him….
"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
RIP Boog. FIRE TLR NOW
Who did it on Jaime?
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
Paletta did both Carp and Jaime
so everyone STOP FREAKIN OUT
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
like I said
the man knows his way around inside an elbow.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
At this point I'm pretty much assuming
They’ll go with some internal option and wait a while to see A) how we do to start off the year without Wainwright and B) how the trade market develops. Some team is bound to get desperate for something at some point (this tends to happen in the crazy game we call baseball) and make our trading position stronger.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
Who's going to replace Wainwright? Two words:
Aaron Miles
Yahoo Sports baseball blog also like DanUp's 17 stages
They included it in their morning links.
by BTown Birds fan on Feb 24, 2011 11:26 AM EST reply actions
We could also have some more fun with acronyms, recursive or otherwise
K.Y.L.E: “Kyle: You Least Expect…” or “Kills Your Latent Enthusiasm”
L.Y.N.N.: “Lynn, Your New Nominee”
S.N.E.L.L.: “Snell, Now Experiencing Less/Lots of Losses”
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
The L.A.N.C.E. one
was my favorite part of Dan-Up’s list.
by ArkansasTravs on Feb 24, 2011 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, the Rentals work for sure as part of this list
Other Rentals songs that fit the grief stages:
I’m Waiting
Stupid Girl / Stupid Boy
Move On
by lightbulb on Feb 24, 2011 11:30 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Duncan getting to Shelby early:
“”http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bryan-burwell/article_d1ee980a-5325-53d6-b9f9-461b47a6e634.html" target="new">I was working on a new two-seamer today," he said with a little twinkle in his eye. “If you saw a fastball high or out of the zone, that was it. Still working on it. Not quite used to throwing it like I should.”
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
well, some solace for the nerds
St. Louis Symphony:
Final Fantasy®, with composer Nobuo Uematsu in St. Louis for the performances (March 23-24, 2012)
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
the Bugs Bunny one is tempting.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 24, 2011 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
geek implies you have mastered
are you the master
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 24, 2011 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
I thought geek implied you were obsessed with something
but weren’t awkward enough to be a dork, a dweeb, or a nerd.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
we may have to review our tiers...
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 24, 2011 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
I don't expect people to totally agree with it, but I"m a fan of
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
I'm pretty sure anyone that's ever bragged about being a nerd isn't actually one.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
yeah, such as 'I'm geeking over that"
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
$100 OFF the LaRussa Pack
coupon code OPENINGDAY
buy link
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
please don't share the codes for tomorrows offer.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
why not?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
if you think i'm not buying my opening day tickets you're nuts
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I'll probably get in the lottery room,
just so I can stub hub them.
SUCK IT FRITZ, I’M GONNA GET YOUR TICKETS!!!!!!!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
The Sky is falling stuff is really depressing me
I keep reading about how this is what will happen if you sign Albert to a mega-deal. That the team will have no depth and be hamstrung by the payroll inflexibility. That argument doesn’t hold water with me because this isn’t something that depth could fix. If anything, we still have Carpenter to slot into the 1st spot and a mediocre/average 5th starter is something that every team has to deal with.
Even Bernie Miklasz (who I really like and respect) is talking about how Albert is most likely gonna leave now because we are going to suck this year. I guess that I just don’t automatically assume that we are going to bomb out like everybody else seems to. Maybe I’m being too optimistic, but I am still very excited for this season and think that we have a fun team assembled (although certainly less fun without Waino).
At least Joe Morgan isn't one of my team's Hall of Famers
by FredbirdisaDork on Feb 24, 2011 12:00 PM EST reply actions
holy cow
watching every single game would be rough.
by WyoCardsFan on Feb 24, 2011 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
I'm sure they set you up with a TV package and lots of DVR space.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
No, you basically have to go to New York and live with the network
That’s a shitty job. Wonder what it pays because anything less than 100k is not worth it.
Hell, I can’t even imagine watching all the games in one day. Are there really enough hours to do that and sleep?
I mean there are typically like 15 games a day. At 3 hours per game (and that’s being conservative, you’re looking at 45 hours of games EACH DAY!!!! Not including all the other shit they want you to do.
this must be a joke.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
"Watching every game" could be relative.
It may not mean watching every game in its entirety.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
i think this is actually watching every game for one team
kinda like being the super-duper fan of that team
and since it’s in new york, i bet they’ll make you pretend you like the yankees and you have to follow them for a season while you have cameras shoved in your face the entire time
there’s not enough money in the world to convince me to do that
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
It specifically says under "Responsibilities":
Must be present in the location to observes all MLB regular season and postseason games during the 2011 season
The emphasis is mine, but that leads me to think they mean every single game of the season. Not just one team. No where does it say anything about chosing a team to follow.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
It's one of those Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory requirements.
It’s a test!
Don’t sell the secrets to Slugworth!
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
yeah i don't know that that's even possible
i think it might mean observe all played in that location?
and “be present .. to observeS”?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
the typo was mine
for whatever reason, i couldn’t copy from the mlb page. had to retype it and messed up.
but thanks for pointing it out….
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
i could see this being like a twilight zone ep
by jealousblues on Feb 24, 2011 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
or that cartoon where they keep force feeding Porky Pig pie after pie…
except its not pies, its Royals games
by jealousblues on Feb 24, 2011 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure you could watch condensed games
Or at least multiple games at once. Otherwise shit makes no sense.
I have to take a drug test?!
This is an intense application to basically become a paid fan….
"...and pujols has given st louis the lead"
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yeah.
I don’t know how you’d do that job without the aid of a performance enhancer.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
explain how you got to this?
"And a boring game for boring people. Did you ever watch golf on television? It's like watching flies FUCK. Think of the intellect it must take to draw pleasure from this activity: hitting a ball with a crooked stick and then WALKING AFTER IT" -George Carlin
by stlcardsfan4 on Feb 25, 2011 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
sometimes i'm pretty sure what CJ is talking about
and sometimes I’m not sure he is
http://twitter.com/cjbeatty44/status/40796280359747586
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
The sky in his world must look like a Pollock painting.
Boog woulda.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2011 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
don't tell him about the sky!!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Feb 24, 2011 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
Per Bernie...
If El Diablo Strauss says Cuban lefthander Raul Valdes is a sleeper candidate for the No. 5 starter role, then we should keep an eye on Valdes. He has “stuff” as they say. A live arm. Can strike people out. Harnessing that ability has been an issue. Valdes had a low ground-ball rate (42 %) last season for the Mets. Is this a patient for Dr. Duncan?
I think my head would explode if the Cardinals had 2 lefties in the rotation.
Does anybody actually know what qualifies as a "low" groundball rate?
I haven’t been able to find any average number. 42% doesn’t strike me as terribly low, some pitchers are in the 30s.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
According to Fangraphs...
Tim Hudson had the highest GB% last year at 64.1%.
Approximately 70 pitchers had a rate over 40%.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Wouldn't be surprised if this incident would put Rasmus on the market
As much as would hate to see it, I wonder what we could get for him?
we could get something awesome for him
but that would come with added payroll
we don’t need added payroll
without jed in cf, we need colby to play
→ colby is staying
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
captain obvious is interviewing players
“This one is pretty tough to swallow,” said first baseman Albert Pujols. “You’re talking about a guy who won 20 games. That’s pretty hard to replace.”
“It’s not good man[g],” Pujols said. “Obviously he’s real disappointed. I’m pretty sure there’s nobody that’s more disappointed than Adam. He’s one of our leaders on this ballclub and we’re going to miss him. But at the same time, it’s something where we have to ride with the guys here and hopefully one of these young guys take the opportunity to show what they have.”[..]
“I kind of knew a day or two ago what was going on,” said second baseman Skip Schumaker. "He was trying to figure out if it really was what we think it is. [..] He’s obviously my best friend on the team so it’s going to be tough on the road trips not seeing him in the dugout every day.[..]
“It’s extremely unfortunate,” said pitcher Kyle McClellan, who also had Tommy John surgery. “[..]We have to go with what we got. If Albert went down or anybody else, it would be the same thing.[..]We can’t sit here and feel sorry for ourselves. I know everybody else we play isn’t going to feel sorry for us.”[..]
Garcia said. “He’s a great part of our team. He’s the ace. It’s just tough. He’s a great guy…Things happen for a reason. In my case, I would say one of the best things that ever happened to me was having Tommy John.”
the article ends rather abruptly so i assume asking Carp how he felt about it had the following reaction
"
(glare)
"
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
of course, did captain obvious ever strike you as particularly witty?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Wait, what? I thought they updated APA to include the new spelling when talking to Albert?
No?
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
Of course not
That’s what confused me. Plus, I couldn’t imagine an editor letting that stay in there.
would buehrle accept a trade to the cards?
he said he wants to pitch for us at some point….
EH #2
FIRE JOHN MOZELIAK.
He's said that many, many times. So I see no reason to think he wouldn't.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
If he does,
it comes with an extra 16 mil for next year.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
cots
2009 – July 15, 2010: limited no-trade protection allowing Buehrle to block trades to certain unspecified clubs. A trade triggers an escalator paying $1M raise to $15M annually, plus a guaranteed fifth year paying $15M for 2012.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
15 mil for next year.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
on this terrible, horrible, awful day, good things have happened to me.
i was just able to purchase 8 all-star game tickets!
sorry, i am a little happy amidst the sad.
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
good for you!
i will expect.. no, not expect – DEMAND! pictures from the game
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
i will be a picture-taking fool, don't worry.
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
That's great, it's a fun time.
Did you have to purchase a whole package with the Futures Game, Home Run Derby, & ASG, or just the ASG?
Boog woulda.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2011 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
i had to purchase the whole package.
but i have a set of 2 tickets that are in the bleachers and i think i will be able to see the home run derby tickets for lotsa $$$
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
^sell
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
or you could just give them to your favorite veb member.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
guys there are still lots of tickets available. 8 is the most you can buy.
you guys could probably go buy some right now if you signed up for the online deal. and also: tickets will be available to the public starting march 1.
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
where's the link?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't buy tickets
but it would be cool to have someone give me tickets. I still wouldn’t be able to go. I was just giving you a hard time.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
well yeah, i was just saying for anyone who might actually want to go.
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
so, who among us are you going to take with you?
You can only use one ticket.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I have a place to stay in Phoenix and everything.
I can be there in about 15 hours.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
this.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
actually my friend and i were both trying to get tickets and we made a deal that whoever got in would buy two for the other
then when i actually got in, he suggested just buying 4 more that we can sell.
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
Face value for VEB.....right?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
totally.
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
We were talking about trying to go,
but I just don’t think there’s any way I can take time off in July, when I have to take two weeks in September. I will ponder this though.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Thank you DanUp
This is excellence in a time of sadness
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Feb 24, 2011 1:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
this has probably been mentioned, but...
i realize wainwright’s loss sucks for the cardinals in terms of WAR. he was projected at about 6 WAR and the cardinals will likely lose at least four wins because of his loss. those four losses will likely cost the cardinals any shot at the division, which is just plain disappointing. four wins is A LOT when it comes to pitching, but it’s not entirely insurmountable.
but, damn. i will just miss watching him pitch. his curve ball. his tallness. his popularity with the ladies. his slider/cutter thing. his relationship with yadi. his 2 hour, 15 minute, 4-hit shutouts on a friday night at busch. his innings eating. his going every five days no matter what. his demeanor. his clubhouse presence. his everything.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 1:05 PM EST reply actions
Wow, big beautiful snowflakes in CoMo
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
picture that shit. now.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
huh?
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
take a picture.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
oh. yeah. you hip kids with your modern lingo. will do.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
Here ya go, Fang ole buddy
Yeah, I’m really, really lucky.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
damn. those are some fat flakes.
cute kid, btw.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
I'M CHRIS HANSEN FROM NBC
WHY DON’T YOU HAVE A SEAT OVER THERE
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
eh?
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
sigh. I'm so lost. Will stop trying to understand the natives now.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
They're calling fang an internet pedophile.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
seriously? oh well. I'm cool with not getting it. Will stop trying.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
"seriously" as om
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
try again. "seriously" as in "really? that's the joke?"
I knew it was a joke at least. not that lost.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
I was just messing with you.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
see? I'm so out of my league here.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
by a fink on Feb 24, 2011 2:16 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Most of us are when it comes to trading quips with spants.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
Speak for yourself,
she has the stupids going on for a couple more months.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Because these Garden Salsa Sun Chips are making my day,
I’m going to let this slide.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Original and French Onion are a notch below for me.
But Harvest Cheddar and Garden Salsa are amazing.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
They have a new flavor.
Jalapeno Jack.
Brilliance.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
Yes.
The official rundown is:
Original
Harvest Cheddar
Garden Salsa
French Onion
Peppercorn Ranch
Jalapeno Jack
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
I will never try Peppercorn Ranch.
That just sounds disgusting.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
YUM
yuck
yuck
yuck
yuck
yuck
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
Sun chips are quite possibly the worst thing I have ever ate,
I think the bag tastes better than the chips.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I'm ok with this.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
That's why we're searching
for other planets. Everybody is tired of this one.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
I'm feeling a bobo comment building up.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
I'm trying to not piss off the pregnant lady.
i’m living with one now and it’s a damned tricky thing.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
It is tricky.
It’s tricky to feel like myself some days.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Also, to rock a rhyme.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Feb 24, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
had to rec that
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
We had a slight scare last nite.
Tracy had some bleeding, and went to the L&D unit to check it out. She’s fine, but it had the shit scared out of me for a few hours.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Yeesh. Scary.
How many weeks is she?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
We've got a month left.
No later than April 1. I think we’re scheduling it for the 28th if possible. If anything he would’ve shown up early, but damn, i don’t need that kind of scare.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
Oh man, I can't imagine how scary that was.
Is this your first?
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
yeah,
And the biggest worry for us is that we’re both older. my being older isn’t so much the problem but she’s 36 and we’ve already lost one. That’s always back there even if they tell you it’s not uncommon. But her Doc is known for knowing his craft, so we trust him. We just both lost a lot of sleep last nite is about all it amounted to.
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 3:44 PM EST up reply actions
You guys are at a pretty safe stage at this point, too.
But I’d also freak out.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I'm glad it was nothing. Best of luck in this last month!
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
It's from the segment on dateline nbc called "To Catch a Predator"
Chris Williams and some girl who was not a teenager but looked like a teenager would trap internet pedophiles coming over to her house for sex.
Instead of the “15” year old girl walking out naked, Chris Williams with a mic and camera did instead.
followed by uncomfortable comedy.
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
a good example
"And a boring game for boring people. Did you ever watch golf on television? It's like watching flies FUCK. Think of the intellect it must take to draw pleasure from this activity: hitting a ball with a crooked stick and then WALKING AFTER IT" -George Carlin
by stlcardsfan4 on Feb 25, 2011 12:10 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, it's amazing they survive the fall.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
BABY!
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
why does snow make you think of dusty baker?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I think of Ron Washington, myself.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Will do. I love it.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
-2, wind chill of -23
high today of 0, and it’s snowing. Trade?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
is this the snowacalpyse thread?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I'm odd, but not crazy. No deal.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
no way.
what can you do with 38 and sunny?
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
can someone explain to me why baseball reference has lohse' WAR from last year at -2.9
and fangraphs has it at .7? i know the two sites use different measures to determine WAR, but i forget which is which, and which is more accurate.
i mean, if -2.9 is lohse’s WAR from last year, i expect him to be at least a 1 WAR pitcher this year, which gets us 4 wins right there.
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
I think FanGraphs uses FIP.
So it is defense-independent.
BR’s way of calculating it includes defensive runs saved.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Are you looking
at batting WAR or Pitching WAR? I ran into that mistake earlier….
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
to cheer everyone up
he’s a little q&a with Waino from before the injury but still nice
What would Cardinal fans be surprised to know about you?
I’ve had the same pair of sunglasses since 2000 that cost $7.50 and say Georgia Bulldogs. I can’t lose ‘em or break ’em. But if I get a nice pair, I’ll lose ’em instantly.
also, Adam Wainwright doesn’t fit in tutus
nice piece by a Jessica Radloff
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
That link totally fucked my browser.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
wha? it's a legit link
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I don't know what happened.
But it totally locked up my browser with an unresponsive script. Is there a mobile or printer version you can link to instead?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
doesn't look like it
you might have one tab/window too many open
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
It worked that time. Weird.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
That's strange
He was a Georgia Tech commit before being drafted by Atlanta
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
On Mike and Mike this morning
Golic mentioned that St. Louis would be making a lot of baked goods to send to Pujols so he would stay, and Wainwright to help him get better.
"Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone," he sang joyously." - Gomes
well, veb could send adam a get-well care package
with the veb-bird on a card containing the username and password to his own veb account: “A.D.A.M.”
but then we’ll have to stop swearing
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Why don't we send one to Carp, instead.
We could keep swearing.
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
Username would be
CDGAF
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
strauss just mentioned brandon dickson as an option along with lynn
believes that mcclellan is dunc’s horse though
At least Joe Morgan isn't one of my team's Hall of Famers
by FredbirdisaDork on Feb 24, 2011 1:54 PM EST reply actions
What did A.D.A.M ever stand for?
and CJ Beatty is great
"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
RIP Boog. FIRE TLR NOW
I believe it just denotes that
Adam is killer cyborg on the mound.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
more excuses coming
miklasz: Jonny Gomes will be interviewed on St. Louis sports station www.101espn.com at 2:15 central time, on The Fast Lane.
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
has Jonny Gomes ever done anything to help a team win a baseball game
other than growing a mowhawk like an 8 year old soccer player?
Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.
- John Wayne
"If you have selfish ignorant citizens you're gonna get selfish ignorant leaders."-George Carlin
by justin007000 on Feb 25, 2011 12:31 AM EST up reply actions
of course he much more often, relative to other professional baseballers,
helps his team to lose games.
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Feb 25, 2011 12:33 AM EST up reply actions
Meh, that show has turned into a morning variety show
that masquerades as sports-talk radio.
D’Marco is clueless about anything other than football and Randy is too busy making Greg Oden penis jokes and being sexist.
The only bright points of broadcasts are when anyone besides the hosts are talking.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
The only bright points of broadcasts are when anyone besides the hosts are talking.
Which is actually 45 minutes of every hour.
DMarco has got better about other sports, but still makes you go “huh” sometimes. Rammer’s hate for the stat heads gets annoying.
"Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone," he sang joyously." - Gomes
I don't get what audience they are going for.
The most casual of sports fans that just want some non-musical noise on in the car?
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
It's not like they have a lot of competition
with Slaten’s tired act on 1380.
by SouthsideCardsFan on Feb 24, 2011 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
You ever listen to Ramsey do the SLU basketball games?
He is one of the worst basketball PBP men I have heard. SLU’s always getting hosed by the refs if you listen to him. Always.
by Merry CRasmus on Feb 24, 2011 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Ramsey do the SLU basketball games?
nope.
"Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone," he sang joyously." - Gomes
Willful ignorance mixed with commentary that Freud would have a field day with and sound clips that funny people made that you can use to mask your lack of creativity.
That’s how I want my sports radio!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
man, this story needs to stop
gomes is dumm. we get it. let’s move on. guy’s not running for public office.
well excuse me for keeping veb informed
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
i wasn't railing at you
although, i guess we are all part of the “new media”.
i don’t think he needs to go on a publicity tour, is all.
he's going to talk to everyone
already spoke to espn
he’s getting noticed now, might not ever happen again, has to use the publicity
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
...and let the lying begin
live now
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
and after 200 "you know"s
hal mccoy is thrown under the bus
no surprises
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
LOL at this comment on RR
http://www.redreporter.com/2011/2/24/2011858/gomesgate-the-redaction#59926765
griffey is the fucking best player ever if he can make up 29 wins in half a season all by himself in 2004.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 2:15 PM EST reply actions
you must have better things to do than troll RR looking for stupid comments?
can we please just ignore them
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
This is how I feel as well.
I really don’t give a shit about RR.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Ya, what the hell spants?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i was just reading their thread because it was referenced above...
by d-dee, who also joined in in telling me this was an unnecessary.
i feel like VEB is ready to collectively bite someone’s head off. maybe i’ll go do homework for awhile…
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think it's meant to be personal, fangy.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
oh i know.
just felt like the jumping on was uncharacteristic.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
Well go do your homework, anyway!
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
yeah.....about that....
i have a presentation to give tomorrow. i really really really don’t want to.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
Play the "dead 2nd uncle" card
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
it's supposed to snow 5-7 inches this evening/overnight
there’s a chance…
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
no one is jumping on you, geez
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
yeah, fang, get a grip!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
This must be new.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
it's fang's shinny new toy.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
ARE YOU SAYING WE'RE ON EDGE?????
WHAT OF IT!!!!!!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I'm just really sick of hearing about the Reds and their fans.
Like when I say i don’t give a fuck about them, I really don’t. I have no need to hear anything about them.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Feb 24, 2011 2:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
they also think brandon phillips is a good guy
and johnny gomes can play baseball
who cares what they think
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Ugh tired of hearing about what's going on at Red Reporter
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by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
for reals.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
damn, okay.
i just got some comedic value out of it. i wasn’t even irrationally mad like i usually am about what they say. that comment was just flat out funny.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
WHY THE FANG DID YOU POST THIS HERE NOBODY CARES
go do some homework in shame. And while you’re at it, eat a lunchable.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
i <3 u
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
this is probably going into the vault as my fav danup post ever
i think i want danup to write a 1-act play for my eulogy.
…there’s no deadline on this project, to my knowledge.
Remember when we used to complain that the Cardinals never got
the national media exposure they deserved?
Can we go back to that for a little while?
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 2:23 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I'm with you
I feel like I can’t have sports radio on b/c we constantly hear about Albert and updates on WW’s injury.
Silver Lining
This is all actually a positive thing in the long-term delusional world I live in.
Before: Waino’s option vests. cards sign Albert for lots of money and can’t afford Waino long-term. Wiano pitches in some of 2012 and like a Cy Young in 2013 for about $21M total and then strikes it rich as a 32y/o free agent with some other team.
After. Waino loses 2011 to injury. cards sign Albert for lots of money. Before the 2012 season, the Cards and Waino work out a long-term extension at a value that is high-risk for a guy that hasn’t pitched in 18 months, but far less than healthy Waino was once worth. The Wagonmaker is not Mulder. he makes a miraculous return to form and pitches for the next 7 years wearing birds on bat.
So, isn’t it obvious—losing one year of Adam just bought the cardinals 7 years of below-market Cy Young performances!
so Carp wouldn't veto any trades if it came to that
As a player with 10 years of service and five with the same team, Carpenter has the right to block any deal. But he said Thursday that if the Cardinals sought to trade him, he would not stand in their way.
"It’s not up to me. If the Cardinals wanted to trade me, obviously I would go. There’s no question about that," Carpenter said. "I’m not going hold back or veto or do anything like that if they’re looking to move me.
(sigh)-wick
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
That would be a sad day.
But thanks for taking one for the team, Carp.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
why are we talking about trading a pitcher?
what is the point of this report rosenthal?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
To piss us off.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
to annoy cincinnati with the following line
If the Cardinals stay in contention – something they likely will do in the modest NL Central
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Well,,,, this still sucks. Liked the post though danup
I got a new sig out of it. I’m hoping it brings L.A.N.C.E. some good luck and he walks away with a ROY.
'Lance: Adam Needs Cartilage from your Elbow.'"
Bad Wednesdays in 3's ?
Lets see last Wednesday was the Pujols deadline & we all know what didn’t happen. This Wed. we get the news on Wainwright. Hmmm next Wed. what could possibly happen? Anyone want to come up with something funny, cause I’m at a loss. I thought Weds. were suppose to help get us over the hump, not send us spiraling backwards!!!
CliffNotes: "My Dad wanted me to be a baseball player!"
Roy Hobbs: "The Natural"
Strong LOY nominee.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
checks spread sheet.....
Yes, Lowest UID in the competition, but there may be some with a higher UID, but less comments.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
You have to come up with a metric to equalize that.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
I'm working on that.
The system is not refined yet.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Just Lurk f/x works better
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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I'll have the post up on Sunday.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I was really going for a dig at VEP here,
and you took it a whole new direction.
Either way, it works.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
yeah, either way you are acting like an asshole
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I'm ok with this.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
that was meant to be a dig at VEP
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I'm glad you're taking care of this for us
because math
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
What is
this based on? Low comments, Low UID? I would love to offer any expert advice being a former lurker myself.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
I make the rules up as I go.
Everything will be out in the open on Sunday.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
The problem is it's hard to quantify lukers that weren't signed-up.
I only lurked for a year or so before joining in, so I’m clearly inferior to these magnificent lurking specimens, but you don’t know that with numbers since I didn’t sign-up until I was going to start posting. You also need scouting, my friend. Scouting.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE!!!!!!!!
SCOUTS ARE BIASED!!!!!!
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
GET OUT OF YOUR MA'S BASEMENT!
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
yeah, the scouts wouldn't like me either.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
posted once in 2010.
how come he remembers his password and you couldn’t?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Foul ball off Pujols
hits a tree and kills three squirrels. Funeral services to be held, Albert Pujols earns the nickname of John[g] Heder
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
I'm waiting for Mo to call a press conference and announce some good news.
He just saved a bunch of money on his car insurance by switching to GEICO.
To announce that he won the Muggle Quidditch World Cup.
did i do that right? i have never read a Harry Potter book…
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."
well if he weren't a muggle couldn't he just magically heal Waino's elbow?
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."
Here is something that makes me both
Happy bday, RIP.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
More bad news for St. Louis.
Non-sports related. Census stuff.
At some point there will be no choice but to rename the Arch the “Gateway to Bad News”.
I prefer "Gateway to Doom" myself.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
MAYBE IF YOU'D STOP MURDERING EVERYONE
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
I've been on hiatus for awhile.
’Cept that one guy here a few days back.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Is it wrong if I
automatically heard a guitar solo after reading this?
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
When you acronym'd Berkman's first name, I was hoping for a Justice reference
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
Good news everyone!
All players on the 40-man roster are under contract.
Note: This isn’t really “good” news, but it’s better than more bad news.
AtBat'11 released
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
MLB.TV
So the wife and I are going to try and cut the cable cord and go strictly netflix and hulu. My question is if i get MLB.tv and I’m in st. louis, will it be blacked out all the time?
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
Yes
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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Thats
bullshit. So to get around it I have to be on the phone for 6 hours don’t i?
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
No.
You have to use a proxy so it looks like you are watching from an out-of-market area.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Like mine,
where I live, there are no blackouts.
I need signature suggestions. The Boog and the Walrus have both departed. And it's not funny anymore... sniff
question out of pure curiousity:
does that present legal issues?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
thought so.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
i don't see any way that it doesn't
masking your location to breach the terms of service?
whether MLB would take action if they found out is another matter.
How exactly would they figure it out?
And IMO all they could do is terminate your service.
by RollBirdsRoll on Feb 24, 2011 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
There is software that can detect whether you are connecting through a proxy or not.
But there are some people that connect via proxy that would be totally legit.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
True, and just guessing but I'd wager that
the actual acts they could take to stop you wouldn’t be worth the time and money it would take to do that.
by RollBirdsRoll on Feb 24, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think with
this, but you may run into constraints with the international nature of it. I know I don’t get Hulu out here in Japan.
by RasmustheRipper on Feb 24, 2011 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
i'm guessing it could be done
subpoena the proxy provider for IP records. not saying it’s likely, i was just answering the legality question
Lawyerey types
if they were to do more than this, could I take a case all the way to The Supreme Court in hopes of finally getting mlb to change their arcane blackout rules?
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
What would your claim be?
I’ve never looked at the contract, but presumably you are agreeing to the blackouts when you sign up for the service. Therefore, I don’t think your claim gets very far. MLB is offering a service, you are paying for it. They can limit it however they want.
Probably, but it's basically impossible for them to figure it out.
if MLB didn’t have the stupidest blackout rules of any major sport, we wouldn’t have to go so out of our way.
by RollBirdsRoll on Feb 24, 2011 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
It would be different if Busch wasn't sold out every night.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
I kinda get that rule, but the Saturday Fox games are another matter entirely.
Like I’m going to tune into watch two teams I don’t give a shit about for four hours.
by RollBirdsRoll on Feb 24, 2011 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
Why do they do it?
What the hells the point of getting it then? Hmm a way to circumvent the man…nope lets black them out…utter bullshit.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
Because they have multi-million dollar agreements with cable channels.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Right
but don’t they own mlb.tv? so either way they are getting the cash.
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
It makes me mad.
what’s the difference between a budweiser commercial on my laptop or on my TV?
by RollBirdsRoll on Feb 24, 2011 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
There aren't local commercials on mlb.tv
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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I know, and living in Alabama, I don't have an issue until Saturday
games or I want to watch the Cardinals broadcast when they play the Braves…which is moot this season as I’m going to all three games in Atl.
They should just stream all the commercials as well, like on adthe.net…win win for everyone IMO.
by RollBirdsRoll on Feb 24, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
Plus
you can’t Fast forward thorugh ads on the web…at least i can’t…
"It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." - Aesop
i fork over the $180 or whatever for extra innings
i’m a sucker. but it’s nice to know i can watch every game* in gleaming low-def.
*not even close to every game
I have a friend who bought EI last season and he was really pissed to see that
my MLB.tv broadcast thru my Roku was better quality than his EI package for way less money.
He just got his Roku box this week.
by RollBirdsRoll on Feb 24, 2011 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
EI through DirectTV
was almost 100% HD last year.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
this throwing this outthere
but the network is the one flipping the bill to broadcast it. They get their money from advertising dollars.
"Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone," he sang joyously." - Gomes
Yes, but the cable companies don't want to miss the chance to sell advertisers the right to sellyou
trucks and beer while you are watching.
by RollBirdsRoll on Feb 24, 2011 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
Multi-million dollar deals with each team?
Or less money from in-market fans without cable?
Hmm…
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
legal issues?
No, not really, besides maybe a breach of contract. And they have a remedy for that: terminating your service.
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
It acts as an intermediary
between you and whatever you are trying to connect to.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
Click on RiverRat's links below
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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It's like that movie, Juwanna Mann.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
How
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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I read this comment on it's own and I don't really feel like reading the context.
Now think about your Dad.
i'm adding you on facebook.
don’t freak out.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
So Jacob Sells is kind of a random mutual friend
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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yeah i thought the same thing.
he’s pledging my business fraternity. so we’re friends on facebook. so goes it.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
I've spoken maybe 15 words to him in my life
He’s the younger brother of a friend
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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yeah, i was sort of surprised you were friends with him.
considering you’re a year older than me and he’s a year younger than me. but, whatever. i’m actually surprised i don’t know anyone else from rolla. there’s gotta be someone…
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
General Samuel Curtis?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
you're on a fucking roll today.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
Viva El Civil War Trivia
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
you and I had a couple of random mutual friends
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
who are you?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU
I was talking to the Asian kid. You want to be my facebook friend, you better not post on there as much as you tweet.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
oh hell no.
i update my status max 5-7 times/week.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
aw look, we're friends.
and you’re turning 30 this year. HAHAHAHAHAHA
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
/defriended
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by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
don't make me friend you.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
Who says I'd accept?
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 4:12 PM EST up reply actions
and I can still pass for 21
plus I have a wife, so I don’t have your problem.
Age is just a number. You are going to have to find something else if you want to bother me.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I don't know.
You look a little older than 21 in your Twitter pic.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
and a lousy dancer.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
eh, if I'm clean shaven
and depending on what I’m wearing I can look pretty young. People at work think I’m in high school. Of course most of the people I work with are morons though.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
At an outpatient clinic? Or a VA hospital?
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
yep. i bet you still get carded at QT.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
well, never mind then.
you would probably still get carded at QT though. so my point holds.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
oh, FB.
I got on FB so all my ex-students could stay in touch with me. They begged me to do this, so I relented. Now they’re rewarded mostly with pics of my kid :)
I’m sure I’m blocked from most of their feeds. Lord knows I blocked them from mine.
Anyone who wants to can friend me, but yeah, mostly kid pics.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
I just see Aranathor
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
strange
Jered Adams was one, but not anymore. Perhaps you went on a friend purge? Or maybe he did.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
You must be thinking of someone else
I have NO idea who that is
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
hmm
weird. . . maybe it was aranathor. Now that would be strange.
Now that I think about it, it was one of those, “suggested friend” things and you and jered adams were mutual friends with the person it was suggesting.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
An intermediary computer hub that you connect to that broadcasts
an ip address that MLB.tv reads as NOT being in the market of the game you wish to watch
by RollBirdsRoll on Feb 24, 2011 3:19 PM EST up reply actions
No....proxies.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
New Highway
Well since most of the Cardinal pitchers have had Tommy John surgery, how about changing the Mark McGuire highway to Tommy John Way. & of course posting signs saying under re-construction???
CliffNotes: "My Dad wanted me to be a baseball player!"
Roy Hobbs: "The Natural"
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
b/r puts out a
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Sounds good to me.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
Hopefully we don't have to pay him like CarGo.
by Ghostrider520 on Feb 24, 2011 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
He puts his pants on just like the rest of you, one leg at a time
Except, once his pants are on, he makes gold records
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by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
well if this does happen.
i think i could probably dig that. holy crapcakes.
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."
speaking of colby, chief tweets:
Colby Rasmus’s Nike ID 6.0 Representing the National Champs Auburn Tigers http://twitpic.com/43chf1
Nike ID 6.0 Auburn Tigers http://twitpic.com/43chly
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
wtf
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
boy's got a thing about shoes
and colby got shoes
therefore, chief will tweet about it
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
No I know but those things are fugly
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
quit taking pictures of your shoes and hit the cage, jerks!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Between FSMW and Fox are all or nearly all the games televised?
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
yes.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
Yes.
Last year I used to not get games on Saturday (Fox) and Sunday (channel 5?). This year the Sunday games are on FSMW, Saturday is still Foxed, though.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Anyone got any free Android apps to recommend?
I haven’t come across anything good lately, but I may be missing out.
Looked into that a while back
But SBN doesn’t have a web API that I could find, and I’m sure building a scraper is very against the ToS. So interacting with the actual VEB is right out. What else would you want to see in a VEB app?
Apparently there is an SBNation site with an Android app.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I just load the full site, and z away.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
o/
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I guess I did that backwards.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
TWSS
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by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
he was high fiving back
if he did it with the same hand as you, he would have hit you in the head!
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
But our hands aren't meeting.
It looks like we’re facing opposite directions.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
o/
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
(Thank goodness this mini-thread popped up.
I had no idea what that o/ and \o thing meant. It would have been embarrassing to ask, and it might have taken a bit of work to google search it.
This way, I learned and none of you will ever know of my former ignorance that is now, blessedly, alleviated.)
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
It gets slow sometimes on those posts with over 1000 comments.
And i would never use it to follow a game thread.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
ya...gamethread would be nuts.
It’s nice for Saturday mornings when I’m on the road.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
ya, you'd think a 1ghz processor
would generate some heat. Pretty amazing thinking that this has more processing power than my computer 5 or 6 years ago.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
You can z?
Maybe Erises (Eri?) can’t because I can’t do that.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
If you open a post on the full site, you hold down the menu key to get the keyboard to pop up.
I wonder if holding down the trackball would have the same effect.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Do you load the full site?
If so, follow this.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I'm downloading the new Firefox beta right now.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Also, thinking about downloading one of the free apps mentioned
here. Might come in handy some day. Also, I’m trying to speed less, so one of these apps could help keep me accountable.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Is there an update?
Or are you just now getting it?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
There was an update yesterday, I think.
4.0 Beta 5.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
no flash support
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
It's a beta.
And I like the regular HTC browser, so I’m just messing around.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
htc just pretty much kicks ass at everything.
except battery life.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 4:43 PM EST up reply actions
For what I get, I'm okay with the battery life.
It helps that I like the screen almost as dim as it will go unless I’m outside.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
fair enough.
i’m less than impressed with battery life on androids as a whole; samsung, lg, htc, sanyo, or otherwise. don’t get me wrong, i love the platform and os, but i really have some issues with the battery life on my phone. it wouldn’t be so bad if i could buy an extra battery with something i could charge it in (like my previous phone came with) but that unfortunately doesn’t exist.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
What?
You can get charging docks for HTC batteries. My good friend has one. I just bought a spare battery and a car charger. I’ve had to use the spare battery twice in the 8+ months I’ve had the phone, and both times were when I was using a phone that had radio connectivity problems. Once I got that phone replaced, I haven’t used the spare battery once.
It’s not the OS. It’s the screen size that does it.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
But if you're going to spend 8 hours playing Angry Birds every day,
you’re going to have battery life issues. Obviously.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
i don't have the htc one.
and it is the OS. everyone i’ve talked to with android has the same battery life problem. all brands and all sizes. mine is a much smaller screen and i still have the same problem. at least some of it has to do with it being kirksville and all, but still.
and i’m not a big phone gamer. casual browsing between classes, twitter, facebook, and lots of texting. that’s about it.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
What do you have?
And which version of the OS are you running?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
2.2 froyo
lg optimus s.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
How long have you had it?
And do you use a task killer?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Also, have you ever had a smartphone?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
nope.
i had about the closest thing to a smartphone with my last phone. i do use a task killer, but (and this is going to sound kind of stupid considering i’m bitching about battery life) i don’t like killing the apps that i suspect use a lot of battery (live updating tweetdeck on my homepage, weather channel widget that for whatever reason always checks for my location). and i’ve had it since the beginning of the year but had to reset it at the beginning of this month to try and fix a problem.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:10 PM EST up reply actions
K. Stop using the task killer.
Froyo doesn’t need it. The task killer is constantly running and draining your battery and keeping Froyo from self-regulating its battery usage. You can stop tasks from within the Applications page under settings. You don’t need the task killer.
And yeah, apps that run constantly (or use location) are going to drain your battery. Have you tried updating your profile and PRL lately? If the phone updates, great. If not, you might have a radio problem that drains your battery. Push your Tweetdeck to update a few minutes less often. Same with the Weather widget. Even a few minutes difference each can help.
Tweak your screen settings and see if you can get away with a dimmer screen. Even a little bit dimmer will help.
But seriously – get rid of the task killer first. Give the phone a week or so and see how it does.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Also, if you have Wifi on all the time, that will drain the battery.
If you’re in an area that doesn’t get a signal (like during a class), put your phone in Airplane Mode to keep it from constantly searching for a signal.
I rooted my phone and removed a bunch of Sprint-installed apps and my battery life got even better. Don’t know if that’s something you want to mess with, though. Oh, and if you can disable Sprint ID somehow, do it. There’s no way that’s not draining your battery life, too.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
thanks.
and i’ve heard such conflicting reports on the task killer. one source says it’s the saving grace to their battery life. another source says that it kills the battery by constantly running and not allowing android to adjust to your usage patterns to increase battery life. but, i’ll take your word for it.
and i never have wifi on, i find it kind of useless considering i almost always get 3G service and have free roaming when i don’t. but the airplane mode is a good idea.
my brother rooted his phone and my little brothers phone. maybe i’ll ask him how that worked for him. because the sprint id does drain battery like a bitch.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
Spend some time at AndroidCentral.com or another Android blog.
Lots of good info in those forums.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
yeah...
i spent a lot of time looking at phones before i got the one i got (really wanted the EVO but my parents told me i was going to have to eat the 10 dollars every month and that would be pointless considering i’m in kirksville) and i thought i knew a decent amount about android. yeah…no. i’m such a newb.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:26 PM EST up reply actions
My task killer helps my battery life.
At least I think it does. Before I had it my phone wouldn’t even last a day. Turns out everything was running in the background so it was killing my battery. Now I use it every time I open something.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
what kind do you have?
and yeah, mine can’t last the day as it stands.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
It's called Advanced task Killer.
You can turn it off and turn it back on when you need it too. I need one because I’m terrible at remembering to turn things off. And a bunch of the stuff on my phone will start without me doing anything.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
You just don't know how to manage the settings on the phone.
If you learned how to do that, you’d likely get better battery life than the task killer can provide you. It is kind of a steep learning curve.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
But I don't mind charging it every night.
If I don’t text or call a lot it will last two days which is fine with me.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
well, yours is rooted
So unless she wants to do that, she’s not going to be able to remove pre-installed stuff like Qik which starts up on it’s own ALL THE DAMN TIME. ATK works pretty well for just about everyone I know, and my buddy has his phone rooted and runs it about 4 times a day just to keep his memory cleared out.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I increased battery life way before rooting.
I’ve only been rooted like a month.
And there are out-of-the-box settings that have a major effect on battery life. Like letting the Stocks application update. Like auto-sync running too frequently. Like having the screen set to the brightest setting. There are plenty of tweaks people can make to improve battery life with or without a task killer.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
All that is true....
and I’ve done a lot of them on my Evo, but I still keep ATK installed because it’s a one stop shop for clearing out my running applications if and when I need to do a memory intensive task (like editing a photo in PicSay or something like that.)
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
I've read a lot on this.
I used to use a Task Killer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=678205
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
no, i knew that of course.
i meant the phone.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:30 PM EST up reply actions
What OS version are you on?
2.1 and earlier does benefit from Task Killer.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I don't know.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Droid Eris.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Unless they've pushed an update and you've accepted it,
that phone runs a very old version of Android. 1.5 was what it came with. Keep using your task manager!
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I did the update they sent out.
But I think it may have been 2.1.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Yeah.
2.2 was where the real power management changes happened.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I love it though.
Best phone I’ve ever had. I think I’ll even stick with the Droid phones when I get my next one even though I can get an iPhone now.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Yeah, I wouldn't even consider an iPhone
until they’re 4G compatible.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
It depends on the Task Killer that you're using
I’m using Advanced Task Killer on my EVO and I don’t let it run in the background, I just start it up and kill everything when my phone starts slowing down or when I’m not going to be using it for a while. It’s definitely helped my battery life out, but I keep it plugged in off and on throughout the day, so I don’t have a lot of issues with it.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Something is amiss here...
You have a 1500mAH battery with a smaller screen and a 600mhz processor — you should be getting a lot better battery life out of your phone.
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
That's why I suggested he try updating his PRL and Profile.
When my EVO had the radio problem, it would attempt those things but never complete them.
The other thing is Sprint ID. I didn’t dig deep, but it appears it’s a resource hog.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I just checked,
I currently have 50% battery life, and it’s been 21 hrs since I unplugged it. Decent.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
And you have which phone again?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
X, running 2.2
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Another good friend of mine has that phone. She loves it.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I'm really happy with it.
Also, pj’s z button trick only works on the default browser, not FF.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
in all honesty...
x is still the best android i’ve seen. the htc sprint phone is shiny and awesome, but i think the x is still just a tic above in terms of 3G capabilities. it’s weird for me to say that because motorola is just so. fun. to. rag. on.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
It was the first motorola I've owned.
Took me forever to learn a lot of the functionality.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
motorola sucks otherwise.
that’s why it’s the first one you’ve owned.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
Eh.
Motorola also locks their bootloaders. HTC phones can be customized more easily in terms of ROM swapping. But if you don’t care about that stuff, then Motorola phones are very nice. Very nice hardware.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
hey, you want to root my phone for me?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
No.
But I can try to help you find the friendliest method.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
apparently sprint updated something that made it harder.
fuck them.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
Ah. Yeah.
It looks like the most recent update might make you have to roll back to a previous software state before you can achieve root. Hmm…
I started here and it led me to here.
These appear to be the most up-to-date posts.
I used unrevoked, which was basically painless. This looks a little trickier.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
My day yesterday:
1.Why is SBN broken?
2. WHAT???? NOT ADAM WAINWRIGHT!
3. I’ll just watch Batman movies.
4. New computer arrives!
5. NOT THEO!!!!!!!!!
6. ARSENAL WINS!
7. Italy Trip meeting: YAY ITALY!
8. DABO SWINNEY GIVES ME $20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So odd day.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
Dabo Swinney gave you $20?
NCAA is bringing the hammer down
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by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 4:21 PM EST up reply actions
It was part of an illustration during his speech he gave at my church.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
re #5?
Bad Cosby Show episode?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
It's like when you turn on the Fresh Prince and it's the episode where Will's dad comes to town
Always a downer
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by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 4:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Theo Walcott got hurt.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
So I asked someone to provide a source for the "Inverted W" being associated with increased risk of elbow injury
And what I was provided with was this study:
http://sdchp.com/AJSM_2009.pdf
I read through it, and I didn’t fully understand all of it, but I don’t think it actually made any points about an inverted-W type of throwing motion.
Could one of our resident medically-inclined people give a layman’s explanation of the conclusions of this study?
I am not well versed in the "inverted W"
but I will tackle this research article for you. The valgus force they are talking about is the force that the UCL resists. The results section shows that pitchers who initiate trunk rotation before their front foot lands have significantly increased force placed on the UCL. Also increased elbow flexion was found to decrease force on the UCL.
All of this makes sense intuitively. The UCL resists that valgus force. By the trunk rotating before the front foot hits the ground, the arm is going to be in a position that it is essentially being pulled along with the trunk, which means there is extra tension on the UCL to keep the arm along for the ride.
By bending the elbow more, the ligament has more slack in it due to its anatomical position. Think of your knee. You can take your lower leg out to the side a pretty good ways with the knee bent. But, with the knee straight, you dont have much motion out to the side. This is due to the ligaments being more slack with that bend in the knee.
As I said, I’m not well versed in the inverted W mechanics, but if the timing issue of not having the front foot down before rotation is one of the points of this theory, then this article is evidence to support that theory.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
by scoot on Feb 24, 2011 4:30 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
I got as far as the trunk rotating
in the valgus force before my immaturity took over and I had to give up
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
Rec for being understandable.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
Wow
Well played, sir.
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by redbirdnation8206 on Feb 24, 2011 4:29 PM EST reply actions
After working a 12.5 nite shift
watching what may be one of the poorest run contractors I’ve ever seen work this is exactly what I needed to awake from my nap to… well done sir.
"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon
Ok
So tomorrow is my 25th birthday and all I got to say is that after all the incredibly bad news about the Cardinals I have been getting, the GOB’s better have something pretty kickass in store for me tomorrow! Seriously…. enough with the lameass news!
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
I'd keep your expectations tamped if I were you.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I am also attempting 600 on the bench press tomorrow
My current record is 545! I hope I get it :/
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
That... is ridiculously strong
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and not good for you
bench press is one of the worst things you could do in a gym. Its basically just asking for a shoulder problem.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
sounds like you're asking for a shoulder problem caused by the guy that benches 600 pounds.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
by Alxfritz on Feb 24, 2011 5:03 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
jokes on him
I ALREADY HAVE A SHOULDER PROBLEM
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I know a guy whose sternum cracked while bench pressing.
HE DID NOT DROP THE BAR ON HIS CHEST.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
I agree with you if you over extend
I have always gone down to 90 degrees for that reason. Obviously bench press can be extremely risky but if you take the right precautions it is not bad for you
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
but if you walk in to a gym
90% of the people benching are letting the bar drop too low because they are trying to lift too much weight. I know a guy who, in PT school, blew out his labrum and rotator cuff benching. He was a moron and probably deserved it.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
those people probably dont use spotters either
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
Well, that's only true if you only do bench press, correct?
If you balance it with a vertical pulling movement, such as a deadlift or a power clean, then you should be fine
That’s from the literature I’ve read, though
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overextension on the bench ( by that I mean going super deep)
tends to dramatically increase the chances of bicep tendons rupturing, rotator cuff tears, nerve damage, and sub scapularis (spelling) damage
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
this
regardless of what other exercise you do. A good balance will help prevent an injury, but poor form will cause a catastrophic injury regardless of balance.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I've been following Dave Tate's form
Seen here
That’s probably fine, yeah?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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Thanks man!
I did not do any lifting in highschool really, but I became a part of a gym in Napa in 2006 and I started working my ass off. Went from 240… overweight to 180. Then I decided I wanted to become a personal trainer. Since that I have just learned a ton and am studying for the ACE certification right now. My ultimate goal is to eventually train pro athletes
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
I'm gonna bench, uh, 24 lbs.
That’s right, it’s a father-daughter workout!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUBtdrYWjQ4
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
I used to do this
I have 4 kids and I would let them all take turns. I would do 10 curls and 10 "kid"presses and repear. Its a lot harder than lifting regular weights because they are so squirmy.
Or what? You’ll release the dogs, or the bees, or the dogs with bees in their mouths and when they bark they shoot bees at you?
remind me not to fuck with that guy.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Yeah I made my syphilis comment before I saw that response
I rescind! I rescind!
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
do I get a gun?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
before I got into weightlifting and personal training I wanted to broadcast for the Cardinals on the radio
My Grandpa (may he rip) coached Mike Shannon in Football so I have connections. I have visited him in the booth many times. I love Mike but nobody can beat good old Jack Buck!
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
Wait, how much do you squat?
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Nice
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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wouldnt it be sweet to train professional athletes?
that is basically my dream at this point
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
Give me like 5 years and I'll see what I can do for you
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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I have also done a bit of coaching
right now I am coaching highschool baseball
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
you have got to be talking in kilograms
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
That would be roughly 1500lbs.
I’d think that would be some sort of record.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
of coke? I'd say Sheen has that beat.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
do i need a sarcasm hashtag or sth?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
yes
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
#sarcasm
all you people just talk twatter nowadays
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
it's your accent.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
I had a Math instructor
who was a Finnish powerlifter… one day before class he told us he went to a meet and did 600… then went for 660 and couldn’t get it far enough down to be a valid lift… It was at that point that I realized I could never argue a grade in the class cause could easily tear my scrawny ass limb from limb.
"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon
Somebody's getting syphilis!
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
for your entertainment Miguel Cabrera will undergo rehab
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
I actually think that Cabrera has more natural talent than Albert
he is just not nearly as mature
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What does that mean? How does one distinguish "natural" from "artificial" talent?
And isn’t talent “natural” by definition?
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
good point... I need to define it
I think that if Cabrera had Albert’s work ethic… than he would be better than Albert
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
I am kinda assuming that Pujols is smarter and has better work ethics when it comes to the game
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
I don't know. That's a really hard thing to guess at.
Cabrera is tremendous while maintaining a less-than-focused lifestyle, that’s for sure.
I do think the capacity to work hard and the drive to do so are both aspects of talent, though.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
ah
I have never really considered hard work to be talent. But I guess it can make you talented
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
We had a giant subthread on VEB one night about having a good work ethic is a talent
And how it’s something that eludes VEP
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I totally agree. This eludes most people, though.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
ya.. When I hear talent, I think genetics
and even that is hard to define
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cus its more like a predisposition to being good at something
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
Don't you think the desire and drive to work hard might be genetically determined?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
partially maybe
but we can learn to want things intrinsically when previous we did not want those things
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
And doing something over and over and over again can make you an expert.
Wouldn’t that look like talent?
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
ya.... But I see talent as having a higher ceiling for greatness
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
Yeah, but how is that determined if there isn't hard work and effort driving it?
Albert could’ve easily had the same high talent potential as a kid, but if he didn’t have that drive to reach that talent, then what difference does it make?
Miguel Cabrera is clearly talented and he has clearly worked hard at points in his life. But he’s obviously battling issues that interfere with his focus.
I guess I think that nature and nurture both play roles, and they go hand in hand so much that it’s difficult to draw the line between them.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Nicely put.
"I used to keep a box of Milky Ways in my fridge at home. I'd eat one after each loss, for cold comfort. If we won I'd have a glass of sparkling wine and a single Mike & Ike -- which in retrospect I guess might have helped pack the pounds on, too."
Also...
This is totally you isn’t it?
"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon
haha I have not seen this one
Have you seen the all drug olympics one?
The Redbirds are of the highest priority to me... As it should be
Another true classic.
"…this crowd is on their feet for the Canadian Star Spangled Banner." - Mike Shannon
Great post DanUp.
I particularly liked the one act play.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
apparently it's add everyone on VEB day.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 4:42 PM EST reply actions
?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
on facebook.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 4:45 PM EST up reply actions
oh.
The popular social networking site book face.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
I've heard that new thing
Twister or Twitterbug or whatever is supposed to be really useful.
Albert Pujols does not have "down" years. He has "~6 WAR" years.
aparently tlr doesn't take his uniform off
Tony and cards staff watching the shuttle take off. http://twitpic.com/43cv94
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Waino as closer in '12
just thinking out loud
shut up.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:05 PM EST up reply actions
fang got rode pretty hard today.
he’s just lashing out.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
meh.
i’ve had much, much worse days on VEB.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
yeah your right
but half a season of 6 inning starts doesnt sound good either
i have five new VEB facebook friends today!
so damn popular.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:12 PM EST reply actions
um, no.
inappropriate. i try and keep my facebook semi-professional. mostly because i’m friends with family and such (RE my mother), but you get the picture.
follow me on twitter @nickg105
by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
TOLAXOR?
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Descalso has entered the blogsphere
there are pictures link
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
Anyone else think the Brewers have the best shot this year assuming Wainwright doesn't pitch?
I don’t have the projected wins data to back it up, but it seems like having a decent rotation to backup that offense is very scary.
i seem to remember their defense being not that great
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
what's this talk of a carp trade?
wouldn’t trading carp now make less sense than ever?
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twatter
Carp and Pujols to the Yanks for Arod and Jeter,
that’s what I’m hearing.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Obviously the cards would
have to ship some money the yanks way to even out the trade.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
he would waive his no trade clause
if it made sense for the team
the GOB just took a dump on Cardinal Nation
turn it up to '11
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2011 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
TLR gets the only silver lining for this crappy turn...
He now has a competition to get his juices going.
Kyle McClellan was considered a starter prospect for so much of his early career – looks like we may get to see it, unless a Low Hanging Fruit hits him. TLR said they’d be looking from within – wonder how long that will last.
Baseball Fever....WPS!
maybe I'm irrational, but I have a feeling
we can cobble together a good 5th starter.
I only fear more injuries
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Feb 25, 2011 12:22 AM EST up reply actions
Rosenthal's gomes article is stupid
all it does is say
- i didn’t do it (sing)
- my friend died and i had a heart attack so feel bad for me also i was non tendered because i suck.
/i don’t even care, can we just end this stupid thing now?
Yes please, let's stop harping on this Gomes thing
Maybe he didn’t mean it, we will never know…and to be honest, I don’t really give a damn about him anyway.
If I had a nickel for every time I procrastinate, I probably wouldn't be procrastinating anymore.
by hr on Feb 24, 2011 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Nice #hashtag
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Link?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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his twitter is in his sig
but here
If I had a nickel for every time I procrastinate, I probably wouldn't be procrastinating anymore.
by hr on Feb 24, 2011 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
Bernie hit the nail on the head this time:
“I realize that the natural human instinct is to try and find someone to blame for an injury. And I realize that there are haters out there who want to blame La Russa for everything including the economy, the Somalian pirates, the continued success of “Glee,” the Blues’ mediocre goaltending, etc."
I have to admit, that’s pretty much how I feel about TLR. And the Blues goaltending (and scoring, but…)
"Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." --Churchill
I knew Glee had to have something sinister working for it.
My sources are bigger than your sources.
Twitter
Yes, because how a manage uses a pitcher
Has no effect whatsoever on his health. None, it’s all random chance.
We thought they found you.
good to know you’re still on the lam.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Wow - I'm surprised we're still that high in the division
I’m also surprised the pre-Waino-TJ numbers had us as such a big favorite. But I won’t complain….
by BTown Birds fan on Feb 24, 2011 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
it's because of the "contract year"
albert’s going to hit .450/.650/.1023
by CodyG on Feb 24, 2011 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
OK, then from here on out I'm of the opinion that an OPS under 1.650 will be a disappointment
Any thoughts on the pitching staff? How many Cy Youngs do you see for us this year? Carp’s a given, but does Lohse have one in him? What about Franklin? Theriot?
by BTown Birds fan on Feb 24, 2011 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
is that pink?
Or is that a result of the auto white balance?
"Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone, Wainwright’s gone," he sang joyously." - Gomes
its just old
and very dirty and faded
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
It is a Twins hat
“The Franchise” year on the back is 1955. Hope this helps in the hunt for some new ones. I’d like a fresh one.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
if they still made it now, it'd be a 47 twins cooperstown collection.
But they don’t. They don’t make it anymore.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
good for you
I’m inclined to believe him at this point. I have the last one. Sorry Matty!
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I've searched and searched.
no luck.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
I think
this is the version I saw at Roger Dean. Just not the same.
Boog woulda.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2011 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
i'm not above resorting to theft
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Feb 24, 2011 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
you've got the guns, but he's got the Matty's.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
I waited too long to buy a decent Expo's hat.
It happens to the best of us.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
best multi-dimensional logo since the Brewers MB Cathchers mitt
Montreal Expos Baseball
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
i've found plenty of nice Expo hats
and a few nice Cardinal ones. I’m just gonna have to settle for second best, i suppose.
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Feb 24, 2011 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
The one expo hat I really, really wanted
Franchise stopped making the year before I finally put my order in and all they had left were mediums and smaller.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
why do they stop making the awesome hats?
i guess i’ll be happy with a sluggerbird one
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Feb 24, 2011 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
i had the two tone sluggerbird that I loved but it eventually disintegrated.
now I have an all red sluggerbird that is cool, but I look awful in red hats so it sits in my office window.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
and what made that Expo hat so special?
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Feb 24, 2011 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
the old franchise model that were seemingly made for my head
and all blue except the logo, most now are two tone.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
the giant expos across the back
makes me dislike this hat.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
this is probably as close as you’re gonna get
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
I know
people are saying the pitching one is out of production, so I’m saying this is the next best option
If he’s really that committed I guess he could contact the company and see if they or any of their distributors still have some around somewhere
My favorite words are goodbye, and my favorite color is red
They haven't made it in years.
I would have posted that in the other thread but figured you guys gave up. I miss the original Franchise hats.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
Love it.
Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?
"If I do it wrong just break another toe. Three's my lucky number anyway." -Evan Lysacek: 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist ♥
st louis galleria
second floor
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
coming in 2011: Boog would've moments count....
so
apparently there’s strong suspicion that radiohead is about to release another new album soon
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
two albums within a couple weeks of each other?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
or a bsides record or something
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
or the real album.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
that would make sense
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on Feb 26, 2011 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I've heard the theories
I’m digging TKOL but I can’t help being excited by the prospect of more new Radiohead.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
twitter @sirensofsilence
by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 11:21 PM EST up reply actions
that'd be pretty cool
the GOB just took a dump on Cardinal Nation
turn it up to '11
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2011 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
Nice post Danup
It’s all pretty simple to me. Lohse give us 12-13 wins. We get some help from Lance Lynn, Pj Walters and others. Colby Rasmus has a Jimmy Edmonds year and we win a lot of games 9-6 with Berkman, Pujols, Holliday, and Raz kicking a and taking names.
Go Cards
Just win
by The Duke on Feb 24, 2011 9:45 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
22 dingers from freese
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twatter
MIF collective OPS >=.750
A BTown can dream….
by BTown Birds fan on Feb 24, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
Combined?
Yeah, maybe
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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haha
Yea its pretty depressing to know we will be without Wainwright….I wish him the best I really think he will work hard to try and come back to start next year and will come back stronger.
As for this season, it is definately not lost. The division is still winable. The only difference now is that we cannot afford another big injury or were really screwed and we are going to have to have a couple guys really step up to make up those extra wins. There are plenty of guys on this team capable of bounce back/big years: I really think Colby is gonna step it up with a monster year and if Berkman can stay healthy our offense should be a lot better.
by mick311 on Feb 24, 2011 10:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
wouldn't that still be pretty good
or am i high?
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
by prophetjohn on Feb 24, 2011 11:16 PM EST up reply actions
.350 ops + .351 OPS > .750 OPS
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
oh
i was thinking:
H1 + H2 + BB1 + BB2 TB1 + TB2
-—————————- +-——————
PA1 + PA2 AB1 + AB2
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
by prophetjohn on Feb 24, 2011 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
Allen Craig = 6 WAR
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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MIF = 100 WAR
WAR stands for Wormburners Almost Retrieved, right?
by BTown Birds fan on Feb 24, 2011 10:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Big Mac the Knife?
I’m not sure that’s wise
by BTown Birds fan on Feb 24, 2011 9:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
was reading through the Keith Law chat on espn.com
Wainwright has had a previous TJ surgery? News to me, or does someone over there have their facts effed up?
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
that is false.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
You sure about that
But Matt Holliday has
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2011 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
that is incorrect
he has had previous injuries to his UCL, but never TJ surgery
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
tis what i thought, but i've been slightly drunk for a day and a half
oh, some questions over there are so funny: Matias (it’s easier using that name) for Blanton. Ha.
Skip Schumaker fields like a goat wearing capes
by mattyfrommo on Feb 24, 2011 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
Crap, I missed the Android discussion.
Also, I think I went straight from stage 1 to stage 4. I’m planning to embark on the heavy drinking phase this weekend.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 10:30 PM EST reply actions
It could start again at anytime.
we might have to argue about macs and pcs. or give out dating advice, but we’ll get back to it sooner or later.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
you couldn't get a date with a commodore 64!
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
you just go straight for the heart, don't you?
You're the fail to my win?
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Feb 24, 2011 10:59 PM EST up reply actions
straight as the lines on a dot matrix printer.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
cue Paul Simon singing "Monochrome"
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
quiet, we're busy looking for a hat
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
how do i get a girl who is a mac user to date me?
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
by prophetjohn on Feb 24, 2011 11:17 PM EST up reply actions
you're different personalities......
it will never work.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Wear black turtlenecks
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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by mysterui on Feb 24, 2011 11:18 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs
Tell them about your IIC you owned back in the day?
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
i'm soooo reccing this.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
show her your hard drive
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on Feb 24, 2011 11:21 PM EST up reply actions
I would ask her on a date
That is the first step or I would steal the ram out of her computer than tell her you can fix her computer
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 24, 2011 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
but it's a mac
it’s proprietary ram and it’s soldered to the motherboard
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
by prophetjohn on Feb 24, 2011 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
i don't think they actually do that
Do they?
by FlimtotheFlam on Feb 25, 2011 12:03 AM EST up reply actions
oh, they do
if Apple made it, you can bet it’s
a. proprietary
b. designed so you can’t (easily) fuck with it.
Now think about your Dad.
by purple_haze on Feb 25, 2011 12:06 AM EST up reply actions
that's why I consider the term "Apple geek" to be an oxymoron.
Now think about your Dad.
by purple_haze on Feb 25, 2011 12:07 AM EST up reply actions
Mine's not, but the new ones are
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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if we wanted to know what to do with an apple, we would have called your mother!
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
what kind of phone you have?
service?
android version?
how’s the battery life?
cool apps?
what cool things did you do with your homescreen?
is it rooted?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
Haha, thanks for including me
I have the HTC Evo Shift (Sprint). Battery life is really the only thing I don’t like about the phone. It normally doesn’t even last a full day, but I’ve never had a smartphone before this, so I’m used to my phone lasting several days. I charge it in the car during the day.
I like Words with Friends (we should totally play!), Angry Birds. I just have the official twitter app, but might try a different one. suggestions?
All I’ve done with the homescreen is change the wallpaper so far. And add a couple icons. What does rooted mean?
Did I mention that I’ve only had the phone for a few weeks? Seriously though, having a smartphone has changed my life. And the 4g works great where I live.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
nice phone with the same complaints as others.
everyoneeee seems to like words with friends. i haven’t downloaded it yet but i’m really, really, really close to doing so. and either tweetcaster or tweetdeck are a lot better than the official twitter app for android. seriously.
and rooted means you can toy with the hardware and such. if you don’t know what it means then i wouldn’t worry about it.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 11:04 PM EST up reply actions
The newest update to Twitter is pretty nice.
But I still use TweetDeck.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
the official twitter app is pretty baller
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
by prophetjohn on Feb 24, 2011 11:18 PM EST up reply actions
really? did they update it to look nice?
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 11:25 PM EST up reply actions
It's an upgrade for sure.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
They just updated it a few days ago
maybe last week. It’s better than the last one, yes.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
i've thought it was pretty good since it came out
the look hasn’t changed much. i’m more going for functionality
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
by prophetjohn on Feb 24, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
Rooting is when you gain superuser access to the phone.
Right now, you don’t have that kind of access and control. Rooting (if you have the right apps) allows you to delete carrier installed apps, install custom ROMs, and control all sorts of aspects about the phone that you can’t currently.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Why didn't they just call it jailbreaking
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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...No, I was actually serious
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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Android is a unix-like system
and root is the superuser for unix. Plus, I’m sure the community didn’t want to recycle that term.
Boog woulda.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2011 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
Ah, thanks.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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I was giving you credit for being funny.
Oops.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
A mistake often made, I promise you
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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I don't get that fancy generally
although I should get in there and look at some of the apps that came on the phone. Like, I noticed that there’s a Nascar app on there.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 11:23 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. You're stuck with that.
Same with Blockbuster and that video game demo.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
Seriously?
That’s pretty lame.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
...
God Tier
Brazilian Nuts
Macadamia Nuts
Good Tier
Walnuts
Cashews
Almonds
Pistachio
Shit Tier
Pecans
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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Err... should be peanuts in shit tier, not pecans
Those should be in the lower end of good tier
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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you have got to be kidding me
how do you not like peanuts??
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
It's not that I don't like them
I don’t like them relative to other sorts of nuts
Also, relative scarcity
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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Honey roasted peanuts are god tier
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
Almonds are where it's at.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
healthy
and good
the GOB just took a dump on Cardinal Nation
turn it up to '11
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2011 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
peanuts are good.
come on.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Feb 24, 2011 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
I have some here
Praline Pecans anyway
the GOB just took a dump on Cardinal Nation
turn it up to '11
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 25, 2011 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
god tier
deez nuts
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
by prophetjohn on Feb 24, 2011 11:19 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Haha, that song is great
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on Feb 24, 2011 11:21 PM EST up reply actions
I think I'd have a hard time ranking those.
Sometimes you feel like a pecan. Sometimes you feel like an almond. Sometimes you like them all mixed together.
If you don't want my foot on your throat, I'll need to hear the safe word.
so, what you saying is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s55QoIZScP4 ?
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
by prophetjohn on Feb 24, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
For shame, pecans?
the only shit tier nut is a peanut, because nobody eats them in the can of mixed nuts.
Now think about your Dad.
by purple_haze on Feb 24, 2011 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
IT WAS A TYPO
READ GODDAMMIT
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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i'll never forgive you Rui
Now think about your Dad.
by purple_haze on Feb 24, 2011 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
It's okay jd
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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now you just made it awkward
Now think about your Dad.
by purple_haze on Feb 25, 2011 12:04 AM EST up reply actions
Peanuts are the best
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on Feb 24, 2011 11:24 PM EST up reply actions
So young
So naive
So much to learn
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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You bitch
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on Feb 24, 2011 11:26 PM EST up reply actions
reverse that and then you are correct
the GOB just took a dump on Cardinal Nation
turn it up to '11
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Feb 24, 2011 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
i just ordered that hat last night
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
by prophetjohn on Feb 24, 2011 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
There are some awful hats being made.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
Jesus
That’s loud
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
Holy fuck my eyes
Skip Schumaker is a scapegoat
by vivaelpujols on Feb 24, 2011 11:31 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
It's like a Cubs fan designed a Cardinals cap.
Boog woulda.
by The Continental on Feb 24, 2011 11:32 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
some please post a picture of the
super sweet all-sequins hat they sell at the stadium. Can’t remember the exact cost but it’s >$100 and in a glass case and definitely worth scavenging once the apocalypse hits.
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Feb 25, 2011 12:28 AM EST up reply actions
I think Nelly designed that one.
"In 2035, 25 young men will be able to call themselves world champions. Some of those guys haven’t even been born yet. And some of fang are Asian." -Mike Shannon
was the design inspired
by the scar tissue in Mulders shoulder?
(topical)
by jealousblues on Feb 25, 2011 12:49 AM EST up reply actions
In other news, gdm's life sucks again
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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He needs to get over here
because I’m actually here tonight!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
I got to say Cody this is your best effort yet
~ Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too ~
300th verse, same as the first
/sorry gdm, keep on truckin buddy things will look up!
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 11:34 PM EST up reply actions
BUT A WHOLE LOT LOUDER AND A WHOLE LOT WORSE
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'
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east bound & down, loaded up & truckin, we gonna do what they say can't be done
we got a long way to go & a short time to get there, i’m east bound just watch ole Bandit run
Balls
ooh, i haven't read this week's strauss chat
wish me luck!
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
I'm here!!!
That’s what’s going on!
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 11:38 PM EST up reply actions
Umm, a really long time!
But I figured that collective grieving is better than grieving by myself. I’m having trouble getting past denial though.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
Create an overflow?
I’m also in denial about the snow. It’s still freaking snowing. I’m eating tropical fruit snacks and pretending that I don’t have to work tomorrow.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
i've lost my appetite & its freezing raining right now, we'll probably lose power for a few days
awesome
i’ll make an overflow if you all want one, i know i need one
Balls
no, this is much, much worse, snow can be dealt with
ice ruins everything & brings power lines down
Balls
Oh, we've had all of it today.
Freezing rain and sleet until the afternoon, and now there’s at least 6 inches of snow on the ground.
"I was a victim of a series of accidents, as are we all."
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by sirensofsilence on Feb 24, 2011 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
it's currently -7, with a windchill of -22,
and it’s been snowing all day. We don’t get that heavy ice like gdm’s talking about though.
Asshattery: it's an epidemic.
Second base….I’ve played second base, how hard can it be? -TLR
Also, Dave Concepcion.
high today was 80 lol
Sometimes I'm naked and thank god, sometimes you're naked. Well, hellooooo...
twatter
by prophetjohn on Feb 24, 2011 11:59 PM EST up reply actions
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ENuvcQ_1-I
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
Sure why not
Just thought it was a funny video
Auburn Tigers - 2010 National Champions
by jd is legend on Feb 24, 2011 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
that's not a stage DAMNITALL
WHY I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THREATEN TO DO BODILY HARM TO YOU FOR YOUR FOOLHARDY STATEMENT
by infallibleopiniongenerator on Feb 25, 2011 12:57 AM EST up reply actions
in my mind, they are a two-headed monster, each side with its own laptop
and i read their posts in the voice of the three-headed giant from Holy Grail.
Now think about your Dad.
by purple_haze on Feb 25, 2011 2:42 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
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