Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals' name-brand rotation
by DanUpBaby on Sep 15, 2011 9:00 AM EDT
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PrintBarring a Spring Training surprise or another terrible injury, the St. Louis Cardinals will enter 2012 with four starters on contracts of at least $8.5 million. With Jaime Garcia's new contract and Chris Carpenter's extension that means every starter in the rotation was put there with some long-term plan in mind.
He and Adam Wainwright are developmental signings, the ideal developmental path for a rotation—starters who look good and might look great signed to deals that are both affordable and remunerative enough to buy some of their young-pitcher risk at a discount price. Carpenter's a restructuring of an existing deal.
The fourth and fifth starters, though, say the most about the Cardinals' win-now plans, which are a strange combination of second-tier free agents and the willingness to pay for mistakes. Kyle Lohse was a free agent gamble that didn't pay off, and rather than let that stand as an expensive mistake they papered over it with another free agent gamble, signing Jake Westbrook to a relatively affordable two year deal that, thus far, hasn't worked out.
That's what the DeWallet seems willing to do—I doubt we'll see another Matt Holliday deal any time soon, or even another Chris Carpenter 2007 deal, but this is a team that's begun spending money on complementary players like a team that wants to win every year and has the means to fill a few holes at the going rate.
So far as I could tell from a glance at Baseball-Reference, here are three teams whose 2011 rotations cost at least $40 million, which is a little less than what the Cardinals will pay for their rotation in 2012. For reference, here's 2011, with Adam Wainwright thrown in—
| Pitcher | IP | bWAR | Salary | |
| 1 | Chris Carpenter | 206.1 | 2.6 | $15 |
| 2 | Jaime Garcia | 176 | 0.9 | $0.4 |
| 3 | Kyle Lohse | 174 | 2.0 | $11.9 |
| 4 | Jake Westbrook | 171.2 | 0.2 | $8.5 |
| 5 | McClellan Edwin Jackson Wainwright |
135.2 58.1 0 |
0.9 0.6 0 |
$1.4 $8.3 $6.5 |
That's 7.2 WAR for $43.5 million, not counting Jackson, which is—less than ideal.
New York Yankees ($45 million, 15.7 bWAR)
| Pitcher | IP | bWAR | Salary | |
| 1 | C.C. Sabathia | 224.1 | 6.5 | $23 |
| 2 | A.J. Burnett | 172.1 | 0.6 | $16.5 |
| 3 | Bartolo Colon | 152 | 2.9 | $0.9 |
| 4 | Ivan Nova | 144 | 2.6 | $0.4 |
| 5 | Freddy Garcia Phil Hughes |
136 72 |
2.9 0.2 |
$1.5 $2.7 |
Sabathia's one of the highest-paid players in baseball, and will be indefinitely whether he opts out of this deal or not. A.J. Burnett's been the weirdest kind of replacement-level starter I've ever seen after putting together a good season in the first year of his Yankees contract. For all that, the rest of the Yankees' rotation is incredibly cheap—Colon/Nova/Garcia/Hughes cost a combined $5.8 million or so, and none of them is signed for multiple seasons.
Which is good, I guess, because it's hard to predict continued success from any of them. This is kind of what I was expecting the Cardinals to do, and expect them to do in the future—if the rest of your team is good enough you can fill in the gaps—and there shouldn't be many—with cheap, high-upside options.
Bonus Yankees Mistake: The second-highest-paid starting pitcher on the Yankees' payroll in 2011 is Kei Igawa, who's making $4 million in the last year of his contract. He last pitched in the majors in 2008, and has since made 70 starts in the minor leagues.
Boston Red Sox ($50.3 million, 11.3 bWAR)
| Pitcher | IP | bWAR | Salary | |
| 1 | Jon Lester | 176 | 5.0 | $5.8 |
| 2 | Josh Beckett | 173 | 6.1 | $15.8 |
| 3 | John Lackey | 144.1 | -0.9 | $15.3 |
| 4 | Clay Buchholz Erik Bedard |
82.2 32.0 |
2.1 0.6 |
$0.5 $1 |
| 5 | Tim Wakefield Andrew Miller Daisuke Matsuzaka |
139.2 61.1 37.1 |
-0.9 -0.5 -0.2 |
$1.5 $0.4 $10 |
Another expensive rotation with lots of cheap pieces; Daisuke Matsuzaka's absence was mitigated by ex-worldbeater Andrew Miller, a free agent in the offseason, and Erik Bedard, who was just coming off a big contract.
And as with the Yankees, their long-term contract for a number-two kind of pitcher has been a disaster; Lackey's pissed off the Fenway faithful (imagine that) and gotten slammed on peripherals that aren't quite that bad.
The Cardinals' advantage against a rotation like this, besides not having $25 million in dead weight on it, is their ability to replace all these guys with players who might not be replacement-level talent. Marc Rzepczynski and Lance Lynn will both likely be in the bullpen should any of the five salaried starters miss significant time.
Chicago White Sox ($49.8 million, 15.2 WAR)
| Pitcher | IP | bWAR | Salary | |
| 1 | Mark Buehrle | 186 | 3.4 | $14 |
| 2 | Gavin Floyd | 173.2 | 2.5 | $5 |
| 3 | John Danks | 157 | 2.1 | $6 |
| 4 | Philip Humber | 144.1 | 3.5 | $0.5 |
| 5 | Edwin Jackson Jake Peavy |
121.2 111.1 |
2.4 1.3 |
$8.3 $16 |
Stealth-expensive. This is closest to the Cardinals in terms of salary distribution, but like the Yankees and the Red Sox the White Sox have made huge, ineffective gambles on very expensive pitchers instead of medium-sized gambles on not-quite-average pitchers.
Given the way all of those ineffective gambles have worked, except Jake Peavy, I can't blame the Cardinals for their current payroll distribution. (Although, given the Cardinals' incoming pitching prospects, I don't think it's a distribution that should go on indefinitely.) But it's strange to note that the Cardinals, unlike most of their $40 million peers, go into 2012 expecting all their expensive pitchers to contribute, even if contributing is something like 1.5 WAR each for Lohse and Westbrook.
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those numbers are somewhat unfavorable to the cardinals.
wainwright represents a likely five win upgrade from our current number, putting us near 13, which is more competitive with the other teams spending a similar amount on the rotation.
fire tony larussa
by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 15, 2011 9:21 AM EDT reply actions
a five win upgrade in 2012?
he’ll be on an inning cap and who knows how long it takes for him to get back into a groove
hopefully he returns meaner faster stronger right off the.. um, glove, but who knows
and the white sox are paying how much for their rotation?! daaaamn…
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
Jake Peavey deal
ouch! couple that with the Dunn deal, and they are done for a while (unless those guys do a 180)
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 15, 2011 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
i think it's a decent indicator of what was actually received for the money
by prophetjohn on Sep 15, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Not when Jaime Garcia is worth a win less than Kyle Lohse it isn't
Go look at their peripherals and tell me how you think that’s even remotely possible.
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
that's a nice anecdote
and rWAR isn’t attempting to evaluate based on peripherals
by prophetjohn on Sep 15, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
What is it based on then?
Because I can’t find a single performance metric in which Kyle Lohse is a better pitcher than Jamie Garcia, much less TWICE as good a pitcher than Jamie Garcia.
I’d just like to know how Sean Smith would explain what his model is returning in this case.
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
Runs allowed, essentially
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
Sure...
but that’s including unearned runs, and Jamie’s got a lot of those this year. That would say more about our defensive efficiency at making outs than it does about the pitcher himself, and it’s certainly not going to be predictive — I would guess that the top 10 pitchers in unearned runs allowed changes every single year.
Like I said, the stat sucks at valuing performance. It’s merely measuring outcomes, with no regard to the process that led to those outcomes. In that way, it’s no better than measuring a hitter by his batting average or a pitcher by his win total.
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
I don't think anybody's actually disagreeing with you
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
Jamie has the better K/BB, 3.02 vs 2.39 and the better K%, 19% vs. 13.8%
HR/9 basically comes down to one HR over the course of the entire season. So if Garcia has one more start at home, that’s probably erased.
You know what the biggest difference is? WHIP. You know why? Go look at the GB% numbers. Our middle infield has sucked terribly all season. Garcia has 12% more ground balls in play than Lohse. That, along with Jamie having more walks (which are then erased in terms of value by striking out 2 batters more per 9 innings) is the entire difference in WHIP. That’s also why WHIP is a shitty stat.
FWIW — Lohse has been pretty lucky. He’s getting over 38% of his outs via the fly ball and has a HR rate lower than Garcia’s, who is getting only 28% of his outs in this manner. Which is why Lohse’s xFIP jumps all the way up from a 3.85 FIP to 4.16 xFIP, while Garcia’s goes up modestly to 3.32 from a 3.26 FIP.
Again, short of poor defense, luck on home runs, and unearned runs scoring, there’s no case to be made as to who is the better pitcher of the two.
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
I'm just glad...
we’re comparing Lohse’s value to Garcia instead of Westbrook.
"Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first base." - Frederick Wilcox
OT
I had a sour style beer for the first time last night. (Then I had like 6 more.) DELICIOUS. I had both Bacchus and Lips of Faith Kick. I’m still feeling the effects of the latter this morning.
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
Yeah, sours are outstanding
Not sure if Founders (based in Grand Rapids) is readily available in the STL area, but if you see a sour called Cerise anywhere, buy yourself a couple six-packs of it.
Kumar: I don't know man, I lose my touch, man.
Dignan: Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?
Salt in the CWE is doing a sour beer paired dinner in a couple weeks.
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
My friend Chris is doing that
Morgan Street kinda screwed him over so he doesn’t brew there anymore. Jerks.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
YUM
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I initially read this as "Tums".
"That’s what a baseball player does: he uses the glove half of the time." -- Rick Horton regarding the DH.
by StanTheManFan on Sep 15, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Is that like a sour toe cocktail?
Gotta try it if you’re ever in Dawson… http://www.melpriestley.com/archives/546
The question is: What does the Braves rotation cost?
of the Giants? These organizations know how to find pitching.
There's a reasonable chance that we'll have a really good, cheap rotation starting in 2013 or 2014.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
The most impressive thing about the Braves as an organization
is that they have had Jurrjens and Hanson out with injuries and have replaced them with talented pitching from their farms system.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
so Nyjer creates drama, K-Rod whines that he's unhappy, Prince says he's likely going away
and the Brewers are losing
if we kidnapped Axford and shaved his face and we switched Greinke’s meds, we’re winning the division, right?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
Can we keep Axford?
And, if so, can he grow his mustache back?
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
No, I just remember things that happened THIS WEEK.
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
by Alxfritz on Sep 15, 2011 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
yeah, it was kind of headliney.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
not surprisingly he's the active loss leader as well
but did you know that Livan Hernandez is only 2 losses behind?
The correct answer is Jaime Carpwright, with 234 wins
GO BIRDS!!
by BTown Birds fan on Sep 15, 2011 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
so phillies have a doubleheader today with le marlins?
bueno. hopefully the fish can tire out their bullpen for us.
That's assuming we see their BP...
at all this weekend.
"Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first base." - Frederick Wilcox
The Rotation
That’s what the DeWallet seems willing to do—I doubt we’ll see another Matt Holliday deal any time soon, or even another Chris Carpenter 2007 deal, but this is a team that’s begun spending money on complementary players like a team that wants to win every year and has the means to fill a few holes at the going rate.
I agree that Westbrook was a player signed to compliment the rotation. He was signed at about the market rate to be the No. 5 starter. However, when we signed Lohse, I don’t know that he was a complimentary player. Remember that this was in the closing days of the 2008 season, a season that saw Wainwright miss a huge chunk with his pulley tendon injury and Carpenter miss virtually the entire season. Whether Carpenter would pitch again was a legitimate question. One of the reasons I disliked the Lohse signing is it appeared they viewed him as a No. 2 or No. 3 starter who could help stabilize the rotation with the injury questions surrounding Carpenter and, to a lesser extent, Wainwright.
"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
Westbrook is great at "complimenting" the rotation.
Just not so awesome at “complementing” it.
by hangingfromatree on Sep 15, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Your tats... they're great."
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Exactly.
Or: “What nice luggage you have”
by hangingfromatree on Sep 15, 2011 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Your haircut, uh, really brings out your eyes."
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
... "because, you know, size doesn't matter, does it?"
by hangingfromatree on Sep 15, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Something about a good accountant, a pre-nup, and the motion of the ocean
"IF CARDS CAN SIGN SUPPAN THEY CAN GIVE ME A HOME"
by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Sep 15, 2011 1:21 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The proper form of the word was even in the block quote and I still screwed it up.
"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
lil early for me to be smoking weed
but you go right ahead.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
What's an appropriate time to start smoking weed?
by hangingfromatree on Sep 15, 2011 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
as early as you can handle/get away with it, I guess.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
It's 4:20 o'clock somewhere?
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
by azruavatar on Sep 15, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
basically
i think we need a ruling from pj or vep on this
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
so dare i ask
which submachine are you on now
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
however, lack of sleep and too much submachine
did give me a weird moment in the stairwell the other day. A pal and I were discussing the 17 mostly identical levels of the math and physics building we were in, and suddenly I knew I was in the submachine and that the different levels of the RLM were somehow meaningful and I needed to figure it out.
Then it passed and I knew there was something wrong with me.
Still not a werewolf.
don't worry
I once went through a binge of room escape games to the point where I started checking over doorways for hidden items.
losing my keys was also entertaining.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
weirdo
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
this is my philosophy
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyway, you're right:
Lohse is clearly not a complimentary player.
by hangingfromatree on Sep 15, 2011 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
not true
just the other day he told me how much he likes my haircut. swell guy, that lohse
by prophetjohn on Sep 15, 2011 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
now that's my kinda joke
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 15, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
if those pitchers have a low self esteem
i’d accept pretty low pay to just stand there and say nice things about them
by prophetjohn on Sep 15, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, you may have inadvertently created a job for mysterui!
"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 Sep 15, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
prophetjohn, professional hype man
c’mon, GMs! It’s clear that this is the new market inefficiency, just waiting to be exploited.
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
Lohse signings
One of the reasons I disliked the Lohse signing is it appeared they viewed him as a No. 2 or No. 3 starter who could help stabilize the rotation with the injury questions surrounding Carpenter and, to a lesser extent, Wainwright.
There were larger issues with the rotation that year outside of Carpenter and Wainwright’s injuries. Namely, that Pinero had his woeful year of his two-year contract and that two converted relievers—Looper and Wellemeyer—made up the rest of the rotation. Lohse represented a historically injury-free workhouse starter for the middle of the rotation, and that’s the kind of market contract he got then, before the economy crashed and forced teams to revaluate how they paid free agents, especially starters. I honestly believe that his deal had less to do with Lohse’s most recent performace as a legit No. 2 or 3 guy and more to do with the fact he was an actual legit starting pitcher with a solid historical performance while keeping him in a rotation that was nothing but question marks.
Then, he went and got himself injured for two seasons.
I had to leave the basement last night, but it occurred to me... that twitter picture was saddening
because that was mostly Mafia, and Colby and Brendan were totally Mafia. Just imagine their costumes.
then again, maybe they were such clubhouse downers that it’s no coincidence this happens after they leave.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
so, per hummel
Holliday with tendon damage
Mozeliak said the news was ‘sort of worse" than he expected. "It means he’s not going to be available for the weekend," Mozeliak said.
Furcal with strained left knee
Furcal was listed as “day to day,”
Rotation adjustment
La Russa made a minor tweak for his rotation in Philadelphia. He moved Chris Carpenter, who started Tuesday, ahead of Kyle Lohse, who worked Monday. Carpenter will face the Phils on Sunday and Lohse next Monday. Jaime Garcia and Jake Westbrook will have the first two games of the series.
The switch was made, said La Russa, so that Carpenter would start the season finale at Houston on Sept. 28.
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
If Furcal can't go on Friday,
I bet Descalso, Theriot, or Punto starts at shortstop.
"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
yeah, heaven forbid that Greene get used.
Has Greene made it off the bench yet?
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes. But he has not taken an at-bat.
Greene has only been used to pinch-run.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I'm convinced that subconsciously, TLR is mistaking Tyler for Khalil
it’s the only explanation
by peppermartin on Sep 15, 2011 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
remember when Jaun Encarnacion was our cleanup hitter?
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he's making Mo pay for trying to usurp his authority.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't Wainwright have some sort of tendon damage to his middle finger
in 2008. I think it was something to do with the sheath around the tendon and it kept him out for a couple of months.
I only remember because he talked about how now as part of his workout he moves his hand through a bucket of rice to strengthen it.
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Sep 15, 2011 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
it was a tendon sheath
the tendons run down the finger through sheaths that are basically a series of pulleys to keep the tendon close to the bone and one of his ruptured/avulsed.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
thanks
Did Mo say exactly what Holiday suffered other than “damage”?
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Sep 15, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
all I've heard so far is inflammation
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
reports say that he hurt himself while warming up in the on-deck circle - for real?
It’s been proven that using weighted bats doesn’t increase bat speed – maybe it’s time to lose the donuts.
by peppermartin on Sep 15, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
well, that's when he decided he couldn't swing
he said it was bothering him a bit in the previous AB.
by ArkansasTravs on Sep 15, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
May not increase bat speed, but I'm sure it does loosen him up some.
I bet he had some sort of minor pain there before anyway.
Baseball's only fun if you're playing it, watching it, or thinking about it.
furthermore
RE: Mitchell Boggs
“The problem is that the longer it is between appearances, if the game is close, the tougher it is to use him because we’ve got other guys,” La Russa said.
Read: “I don’t trust him in a close game, especially when it has been awhile since he has thrown. Instead, I’ve got Arthur Rhodes and Octavio Dotel I can run out there”
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
I've been surprised with Dotel
he’s done better than I expected. Not well enough that I want him back next year, thank you, but better than I expected. Rhodes either gets lucky or he doesn’t.
by ArkansasTravs on Sep 15, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Dotel's been a boss for us
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
however slim our chances were
now we have to face philly without holliday. GO ALLEN CRAIG
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
Nope, we get Adron Chambers
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
Strauss tweeted Craig wasn't fully healthy
good thing we stuck him in CF, Tony!
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Failure of metrics
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
wait, what
craig is hurt, too?
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
"Strauss tweeted"
that is as much info as I’ve seen on Craig being hurt.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
he hit it on the track again in Milwaukee IIRC
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
goddamn it tony!
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 15, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Psh. Dream on.
I don’t think his uniform even has a number on it.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
The only good thing that's come of this Greene non-playing phenomena is what it tells us.
It tells us very clearly, in my opinion, that what we thought, that Mo and LaRussa were “at odds” in philosophy, is pretty much true.
It’s clear who is running this ship and who isn’t. I’m just glad we now have evidence of it.
by stlcardsfan4 on Sep 15, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i saw some tweets from MIL fans begging PHI to sweep us
a little scared?
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
phi has no reason to do anything
they’ve clinched, and all.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
besides, if we're pathetic enough
maybe they should let us win
figuring we’ll be easy pickings
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
that would be ideal time to put all their rookies and minor league callups on the field
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
my goodness, how revolutionary...
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
TG for Utley
I think that’s totally fair
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
we'd be the meanest team ever
Goodnight, Sweet Prince. Colby Rasmus ~ June 7, 2005 ~ July 27, 2011
by YesWeOquendo on Sep 15, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I mean it's not like it really matters
We have to get insanely lucky anyway. The odds of that happeneing don’t go down much with Holliday injured.
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I know you left Jackson out
and that the Cards had to pay Wainwright this season, but if you take the pitchers who actually pitched our total it around $40, correct? (Not really that it makes any difference, you’d have to adjust the other rotations similarly…)
Anyway, to me, Westbrook is the big disappointment of the season. Lohse, we hoped, would have done better but he’s not sucked (too much). After watching his last several starts, I’m really starting to like Jackson. I don’t see how we sign him, though, he’s going to make himself quite a few $‘s over the next several years. Given the chance, however, I’d certainly prefer him over Westbrook for next year’s rotation.
Longer term, yea, I think our rotation will look more like the others cited. Top heavy with a couple vets (Wainwright, Jaime) and lots of cheap, young arms (Miller, Martinez maybe, etc.).
By bWAR, the Lohse contract looks great in comparison to the Garcia extension
I take that to mean that bWAR is a shitty stat for measuring the value of pitchers, and I think empirically know that it is. I can’t for the life of me figure out how Kyle Lohse has been worth more than Garcia. There’s literally no evidence that this is the case in terms of performance, peripheral statistics, etc. Sean Smith has some explaining to do as to how it’s possible to come up with a number totally at odds with what the peripherals indicate for Jamie.
fWAR has Lohse at 1.9 and Garcia at 3.3. That seems to be more in line.
If you look at the rotation via fWAR:
- Carp – 4.1 fWAR
- Garcia – 3.3 fWAR
- Lohse – 1.9 fWAR
- Westy – 1.1 fWAR
- K-Mac – (-0.2) fWAR
- Jackson – 0.6 fWAR (Those predicting 1.5 to 2 WAR from EJ — how do you like your crow? Smoked? Grilled?)
# Total = $10.8 WAR for $43.5M.
So, ~$4M per win. That’s not terrible when you consider that Wainwright’s $6.5M salary is completely hollow. If you stick WW in and pencil him in for his innings and performance from 2010, you would eliminate K-Mac and Jackson and would end up with around 15.5 WAR for the same price, which would be around $2.8M per win, which is pretty damn good when you consider that there’s only one pitcher in the whole rotation making less than $6.5M.
Now, let’s compare that to the position players (min 100 PA’s, which excludes pitchers, Hamilton, and Carpenter): 29.2 fWAR for $56.62M or $1.94M per marginal win.
Freese, Craig, Jay, Rasmus, and Descalso have provided 8.3 WAR for $2.103M, or basically about 75% the cost of one Skip Schumaker or 63% of the cost of one Ryan Theriot, who, COMBINED, accounted for less WAR (1.2 WAR) than Nick Punto did in 141 PA’s (1.4 WAR).
I guess my point is that if we’re going to complain about wasting money on crappy pitchers, perhaps we should first complain about wasting money on completely worthless middle infielders.
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
by fourstick on Sep 15, 2011 12:49 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
yeah, i don't get that
i thought it was basically just ERA, but lohse and garcia are very close according to ERA. i might have to retract my statement about it being a pretty good indicator of actual results and just completely banish it
by prophetjohn on Sep 15, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
fWAR is built of xFIP
So I think that’s got to be a better judge of value. Lohse’s bWAR and fWAR are pretty much in line, but Garcia’s are 2.4 WAR difference — that’s a pretty significant amount of error….
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
http://www.fangraphs.com/library/index.php/misc/war/
Pitcher Value: fWAR relies totally on FIP
[…]
As a result of these differences, rWAR values typically come in lower than fWAR values, meaning a 6 rWAR is more impressive than 6 fWAR.
i mean rWAR is obviously not perfect and i’m not much of a fan, but i find it a little flawed to completely dismiss it based on how it rates one player
I'm still trying to figure out what bWAR is measuring.
Looks to me like it’s based on adjusted RA as you said above. I’m not trying to be totally dismissive of it, but FIP is a far better measure of how a pitcher performed than AdRA, so what is the point of giving any value to bWAR — it’s using a measurement that we know isn’t as accurate at measuring pitcher value to determine it’s conclusions.
It would be akin to using Fielding Percentage vs. UZR to determine fielding value. We know UZR has flaws, but it’s still MUCH better than fielding percentage.
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
i don't think it's quite that extreme
i think the philosophy behind it is more about measuring the actual value received than the level of performance received. ie results vs “what should have happened”
i can’t really think of a time i’ve ever quoted it, but it’s got some uses here and there
Right...
Which makes my second statement regarding FP vs. UZR a perfect example. FP is simply determining the outcomes of what happens, UZR is trying to determine actual talent level.
I just don’t understand why you would used the former over the latter, regardless of the luck factor.
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
no i don't think that's a very good comparison
fielding percentage is measuring the whims and biases of the official scorer. RA is measuring the number of runs allowed to score by a pitcher in a baseball game. RA is actually rejecting that logic considering that it is not using ERA
This seems very counterintuitive.
Use a statistic that measures results instead of “what is supposed to happen” to create another stat that is supposed to measure “what is supposed to happen”. It’s a square peg in a round hole
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Sep 15, 2011 2:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You called FIP a stat that says "what should have happened"
And RA a stat that records what occured. And bWAR uses RA to calculate WAR which is a “what should have happened” statistic according to your convo with fourstick. I just thought it was silly that the bWAR makers would tell you a players performance through a “what should have happened” statistic when they created that statistic from a “what were there results” statistic because they don’t feel comfortable with “what should have happened” statistics. That would be making a statistic by contradicting themselves therefor not being very productive in informing people about how a player performed.
Also, I don’t know these things as well as you guys, is bWAR baseball reference WAR and fWAR fangraphs WAR or are they something completely different?
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Sep 15, 2011 4:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i wouldn't say this
WAR is a "what should have happened" statistic
WAR can mean various things depending on how it’s implemented. fangraphs’ WAR (which i may have forgotten to specify) is more an attempt at measuring true talent or “true performance” which is what i mean by “what should have happened.” this being opposed to the the actual results seen on field. rocket line drive caught, weak bloop over the 2B’s head, etc
and to your last question, kind of. fWAR = fangraphs’ WAR. when people say bWAR, they mean rWAR or rally WAR which is found on b-r.com, but b-r doesn’t have anything to do with the creation of it, to my knowledge
Thank you, yeah my understanding of WAR came from people talking about fWAR and I assumed bWAR used for the same purposes but measured differently
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by Buddhasillegitimatechild38 on Sep 15, 2011 8:20 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I guess it's for people who don't believe...
that it’s possible to separate luck from performance very accurately and would rather just go with outcome. Or people who just want to know what the end result was when he pitched.
It's RA
So Jaime gives up a lot of unearned runs because he’s a groundball pitcher and has Theriot and Skip as his MIF.
There’s an argument to be made that for value purposes, you should look at RA – but in terms of performance, you should really go with fWAR.
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
bWAR thinks Jaime Garcia is a 0.8 WAR pitcher.
Just felt like that needed to be repeated.
Wat
by stlcardsfan4 on Sep 15, 2011 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's a little unfair to Skip to group him with Theriot...
If Skip finishes the year at .8 fWAR, he’ll cost us $3.38M/win. That’s less than half of Theriot’s per win cost if he finishes the year at .4 fWAR ($8.25M/win). Skip’s $3.38M is on par with Albert’s $3.20M and Hollidays $3.47M.
What I’m getting at is Skip has been approximately worth his contract if not more. That being said he should not be resigned, as he provides no upside vs. Descalso or (Punto who I would like to see back).
"Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first base." - Frederick Wilcox
See fWAR disagres massively with you.
Last year, fWAR had him at -0.3 WAR and B-R had him at 0.6 WAR. Considering he was a well below average hitter with awful defense, I’d be inclined to think fWAR is more accurate.
In which case, he’s been worth 0.5 WAR or $9.4 million per win. I’d agree he’s not that bad, but he’s pretty fucking bad in his own right.
by stlcardsfan4 on Sep 15, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
But he is talking about 2011. Schumaker has hit for a high average in 2011, even if his walk rate has fallen.
Cardzfanbub is using his fWAR for 2011 and the value of it. Last year, Skip was a horrendous value. This year, he is at about market value.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Well i wasn't sure because he is worth 0.8 bWAR too.
And his contract involves last year since he signed a $4.7/2 year deal so I just assumed that last year should count as part of his contract since he signed a two year deal.
I just don’t like Schumaker and I used to defend him, but I think he’s pretty much worthless now and want him to get off the Cards. (Which i’m afraid won’t happen)
by stlcardsfan4 on Sep 15, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
But!
Does he compliment the guys in the clubhouse? “Hey, handsome stirrups, Furcal!”
by hangingfromatree on Sep 15, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Furcal should be called Mittens....
…for those weird things he wears on his hands…
;=8)
GAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Corey Effin' Patterson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:=8O
it's actually more like a hoof
Can’t believe you don’t like it.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Bad on me...
Should have said this year’s salary, not contract.
"Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first base." - Frederick Wilcox
I'm not lumping him in with Theriot
I’m simply saying that there are better ways to spend money in the middle infield. Because what we have there right now is damn near replacement level, and players making 1/10 of those salaries are putting up equal to better value.
Mr. UpBaby’s original post centered on the fact that we’re spending a lot of money on a rotation that hasn’t returned a lot of value. My counterpoint: if we figure on a 4.5 WAR year from Wainwright, the money we’re spending on the rotation isn’t as bad as it looks — it’s just that our best pitcher (who we happen to have on the cheap) was lost for the year, requiring shuffling in spring training that wasn’t anticipated in the off-season. The real problem is that we wasted around $6M on a couple of crappy middle infielders…..who also, due to their shitty defense, adversely affected our pitching staff. We paid Theriot twice what we would have paid Brendan Ryan, and got 1/4 the value. That’s not a good way to run a team.
Hence, what we’re paying for pitching really isn’t a horrible amount — it’s competitive. But we’re wasting a lot of money in other places (middle infield, bullpen) that could be better utilized as well, and those areas can actually be better utilized as soon as next year, whereas our pitching situation is not going to change much until 2013 when Lohse and Westbrook will likely be off the books.
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
Fair enough...
and I agree we have overpaid/misused our MIF. Would we be 4.5 games back if Descalso gets the majority of the 2B starts and TG the majority of the SS starts (till Furcal got here)?
"Progress always involves risk; you can't steal second base and keep your foot on first base." - Frederick Wilcox
please no more skip
or theriot for that matter, be gone!
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 15, 2011 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I think this pretty much nailed it
The rotation has been decent, overall. Given the loss of Wainwright, I’d say it could have gone much, much worse. The only thing I’d add to what fourstick said is that beyond the carousel of shitty middle infielders, we had these problems:
Franklin -1.2
Batista -0.5
Tallet -0.5
Miller -0.3
Those 2.5 wins sure would be kinda fuckin useful about now….
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
This.
Hopefully our bullpen next year looks like this:
RHP: Salas, Motte, Sanchez, Boggs, McClellan, Lynn
LHP: Rzep
Although I fear that Boggs ends up in AAA so TLR can have another LOOGY. Hopefully it’s not Arthur Rhodes.
I honestly don’t see a need for a second lefty when Rzep can handle full innings and Salas, Boggs, McClellan, and Lynn all handle lefties pretty well as it is.
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
I like where the bullpen is now
I also like the fact that Lynn can definitely take a rotation spot if somebody else gets injured, or if Wainwright isn’t 100% by April.
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
What a dick.
“I think that because I am rich, handsome and a great player people are envious of me. I don’t have any other explanation.”
Actually, it’s probably cause of the woman you manage to get despite being a colossal douchebag. Or I guess because of it. Link
...I mean, it's true
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Yeah but saying it just makes you sound like a dick.
by stlcardsfan4 on Sep 15, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
an accurate dick
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of end of regular season)
120 1/3IP, 133 K, 52 BB/HBP, 55 ER, 7 HR, 3.04 FIP
Postseason: 1 Start- 9 IP, 4 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 14:7 GO:AO
Who can knock a pop can off the top of the goalpost from midfield.
Manchester City: 12 points, 4-0, 1st in EPL, +12 GD
Sergio Aguero: 6 Gs, 1 A
Edin Dzeko: 6 Gs
by cardinalswsbound on Sep 15, 2011 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't envy this guy
because I couldn’t tell you who he was if he were standing in front of me.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
ew
he’s not that handsome
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You'd tap that
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nah
i sort of hate arrogant assholes
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I didn't say spend the rest of your life with
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i forget what its like to be single
but still. thats the kind of guy i would turn down just to spite him
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I have literally no idea what it's like to be both past puberty and single
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I've been dating my now-wife since I was 14
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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We got married like 3 months ago. 22, right after we both graduated
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that's really cute.
i didn’t know you’d been dating so long.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Yeah I dunno how this all happened
I am, by no means, the type of guy who gets married early. But damnit she’s just too awesome
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i think, given the facts,
you are the type of guy who gets married early.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Small sample size.
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
by Alxfritz on Sep 15, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That's racist
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You don't?
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he probably calls his 'taste'.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Well it is only a portion of your manhood
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
one of my brothers dated the same girl
all thru HS and college. they’ve been married for 30 years.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
You think you're better than me?
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We were both 20
officially, I had to get my parent’s permission.
’course, them was the old days when folks married young!
by ArkansasTravs on Sep 15, 2011 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
My mom said I'm just a late bloomer!
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In hindsight, being really excited for my first pube was really foolish.
These things are annoying.
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
Gotta keep 'em trimmed, homeslice
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VEB: the personal grooming blog that occasionally throws out stuff about baseball.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
amen
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions
There's a few supermodels that would disagree with you.
Also, Maria Sharapova.
by stlcardsfan4 on Sep 15, 2011 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
o/
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TWSS
and in this case, the she is IHB
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
you know IHB?
it really is a small world
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
nice
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it's time that IHB changed her name to
IHeartBoobs, in the vein of the monkey on Community, Annie’s Boobs.
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by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Sep 15, 2011 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I agree
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LOL
i would not have noticed that if you hadn’t pointed it out. damn submachine
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I can't tell what it is =(
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if checked his profile page and are still confused, then you are out of the loop.
Still not a werewolf.
I must not be hip enough
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that's what happens when you work for free
instead of hanging around on the day threads. It was a week ago, today.
Wait, you ARE here.
Still not a werewolf.
you are probably the only one here who actually has time to do these puzzles
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My wife working nights sucks balls
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Hm that was unfortunate phrasing
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I'm gonna be good and leave that alone.
Can’t promise that anybody else will though.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
add a couple commas and that gets very unfortunate
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
It sucks balls when my wife works over night
If anybody is a resident or married to a resident: surgery rotations are evil. Life-saving, technologically advanced, blah blah blah, but evil all the same. It’s a medical specialty designed to never allow you to spend more than a couple waking hours with your spouse.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Yeah, I loathed my surgery rotation.
At the med school I attended, the head of the surgery department was very proud of the fact that his residents had one of the highest divorce rates in the country.
Stupid UCL's.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Sep 15, 2011 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Surgery: Saving lives and destroying them at the same time!
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
It's like you people have never heard of self medication and surpressing your feelings.
I bet doctors in Ireland never had this issue.
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
I've been drinking wayyyyy more since this started
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That's actually the content of the first two classes in medical school...
Alcoholism 401 and Emotions Are For Pussies
Stupid UCL's.
by Bring Back Tommy Herr! on Sep 15, 2011 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, screw that.
I’ll be there all day.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
do NOT do explore first
the subnet is not for the faint of heart. do it last.
there was a mostly clank thread where I gently hinted him through, and pointed out the rare fail-bits. i’m sure clank can direct you to it.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
wait, when did I become your SBN Search monkey?
kinda sneaks up on ya
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 15, 2011 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
delegation is good for the soul?
also clank has shown high aptitude.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I spent most of the next two days doing nothing but that
I will own up to resorting to the walkthrus a couple times, just to get unstuck.
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
just ask
I can nudge you along without all the brute force.
well, except for the sewers in sub2.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I got all the way thru the end, and even did the exploring bit
Once I finally got started on #2 I eventually figured that one out. Blew thru #3; the only one that gave me trouble was when the board breaks. I missed the switch that turns on the light that gives you the solution for a long time.I definitely cheated on the bathroom grate/chemistry experiment part on sub 4.
I took pages of weird-ass looking notes. #7 was the real mind-blower.
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
no kidding. esp if you find all of sub7's secrets.
sub6 is nightmare fodder, to this day. it’s not the greatest gameplay but terrifying in a Kubrick kind of way.
I had a note about sub4! I was trying to save y’all the mind-break. definitely a low point in the series, but it’s in the midst of my favorite installment.
dude you are fast. the subnet by itself takes me a day.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
yeah, sub 6 was seriously creepy; Kubrickian is right
7 was so cool. I stopped at the glowing tree part and just stared at that for like 10 minutes.
I thought #4 was cool, once you got past the chemistry experiment part. There’s so much variety in the settings.
There are secrets in #6 I haven’t seen yet. My guess is it must have something to do with the wall of exhaust fans that you go past, before you can turn them off and get behind em. I haven’t figured that part out though.
I thought #2 was really damn hard in places, in addition to that segment of #4. The cipher plate stuff in #5 was confusing; the metal box puzzle took me forever cause I kept turning around in circles. But the part that totally stumped me was finding the goddamn light bulb! I had to look at the walkthru for that.
Taking notes helped immensely. Like the sewer section of #2….you almost have to take notes so you don’t miss a section. I had to look at the walkthru to finish #32….I eventually figured out everything, but I missed a topaz. That one was pretty hard too.
Re: speed….to be fair I did make sparing use of the walkthrus. But I only let myself do that when I had been stuck on something for a long time, and it was either turn it off or sneak a peek at the end of the textbook.
By subnet do you mean #3?
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
no, explore
the subnet is that little explore button by itself, that i tell people not to enter until they’re done
#6’s secrets have a degree of backtracking. and the exhaust fans are ……. spoiler! all dummies, I think he put a lot of them there for foreshadowing.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
screw you people
I’m at work, I can’t be playing this.
Also, why in the world isn’t this blocked from our network?
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
at least I was coy. AND I mentioned it would take HOURS OF YOUR LIFE.
y’all are just throwing that link around
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I blame Yadi2.
"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 Sep 15, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
full circle!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
that is not a particularly flattering picture.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
his hair looks ridiculous
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
And I'm not being sarcastic, I mean that for real.
Just gross.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
I got to the creepy lady and then I stopped
Can I be done now?
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
hah
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
his hair?!
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
the idealised version of him presented in his ads
is much better looking. now i think i know how girls feel looking at supermodels.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
he's just speaking the truth
not a fan of c. ronaldo, but this is just cold hard fact
"Albert hits good pitches hard and bad pitches even harder. And when he gets in the batter's box, if you pray, then you start praying. And if you don't pray, you think about starting."--Brian Bannister
Trevor Rosenthal Update (as of end of regular season)
120 1/3IP, 133 K, 52 BB/HBP, 55 ER, 7 HR, 3.04 FIP
Postseason: 1 Start- 9 IP, 4 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 14:7 GO:AO
so the phillies already clinched a playoff spot
that is good news for us
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
dayum
msimonespn Mark Simon
by Buster_ESPN
@Buster_ESPN Right-handed hitters have one hit vs Motte’s fastball since the All-Star Break…and he throwing it for strikes at 73 pct rate
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
I don't know that this can continue at this rate.
Mariano Rivera is the only guy I can think of with tremendous success based on one pitch and one pitch only.
Pujols or not Pujols. That is the question.
maybe the terror is real.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Mitchell Boggs' frustrating season
Nate Grimm interviewed him. Some pretty candid quotes
“We’ll see,” Boggs said. "Time will tell. I certainly feel like I have an opportunity to be pretty good. And this year is a year that, like I said, I learned a lot about myself. [I’ve been] put through some things that were tough for me, but at the same time I’ve competed and tried to go out there and do my best. And that’s what I’ll continue to do.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
wat
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
Oh
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
Motte's hot streak
Hitters are hitting .180/.207/.207 in 116 PAs. BABIP is .233.
Adjust that to his career .277 BABIP… What do you get?
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
Like .220/.250/.250
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
That's about my guess, too. I was hoping someone had an abacus handy.
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
That's only if you assume all the extra hits are singles though
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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looks like i'm not going to my calculus lab today
woke up late thinking it was already the weekend and my will has been dead since
screw partial fraction decomposition anyway
Partial fractions aren't so bad once you figure it out.
And absolutely necessary if you are going to take differential equations.
Which you probably aren’t.
Still not a werewolf.
i'm not
and i don’t think partial fractions are very hard. it’s a refreshing change from all the trig-centered shit we’ve done every other day this semester
but i’m frustrated with the class because i’ve done poorly on the couple of quizzes we’ve had so far. they’re worth three points, so if you mess up one little thing, you get a D. rocked this long, complex trig substitution integral and then busted at the end because i messed up some basic U-substitution. that’s a 67%
so is having to deal with tony larussa as manager somehow punishment for being a contending team nearly every year?
it’s the only explanation I can fathom.
also, Kyle Lohse has been pretty good for us this year.
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 15, 2011 1:53 PM EDT reply actions
pop quiz on mlb.com
Which team is more likely to make the postseason?
Rays
50%
Cardinals
49%
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
For all the Scully enthusiasts:
In an oddity, the Cardinals play two games at San Francisco but seven at Los Angeles.
Still not a werewolf.
I do like Dana better than Fox.
"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 Sep 15, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
The fuck is this?
I only get two games here in SF next year?
I’m going to write angry letters and also spend some time being mildly upset about this.
i am also pissed that the cardinals are playing san diego for weekday series for like the 4th year in a row
i used to go every year when it was a weekend series
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
I noticed that.
On the gamecast Tuesday, Al said we were playing Philly three series again, but that’s wrong, we play LA three series next year and only two with the Phils. The extra road games against LA are balanced by three home interleague series vs. two on the road.
by ArkansasTravs on Sep 15, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
that was hilarious
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
I'd just like to say
that I thoroughly dislike off-days.
"I actually used about nine pitches--two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a changeup, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman" - Bob Gibson
by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Sep 15, 2011 2:25 PM EDT reply actions
they are particularly bad the day after an early day game
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
asdgjkdsjglajglasg
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
i was hoping either ATL or MIL was playing today so i would have something interesting to watch
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
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
how are you VEB's resident hipster?
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Exactly. *takes bite of organic apple from Trader Joe's*
I don’t comment very often, because your ways often confuse me.
Maybe I should change my sig to “Unfrozen Caveman VEB hipster.”
VEB hipster
did you have another username before, flavius?
“Joined: Jan 08, 2011”
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Indeed.
I commented as “26thman” for a long time.
VEB hipster
fun fact of the day:
drinking coffee right after eating pomegranate yogurt is one of the worst things you can do to your taste buds
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
This
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
come on, everyone knows that
pomegranate yogurt and coffee – that’s newsworthy
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
Oh hey Rui,
I spent like an hour reading those commen misconceptions last night…haha, couldn’t stop once I started.
by mick311 on Sep 15, 2011 3:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Try this one too
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
oh I didn't notice this one earlier
2009: Vladimir Likhonos, a Ukrainian student, died after accidentally dipping a piece of homemade chewing gum into explosives he was using on another project. He mistook the jar of explosive for citric acid, which was also on his desk. The gum exploded, blowing off his jaw and most of the lower part of his face.
Still not a werewolf.
what
2008: Abigail Taylor, a 6-year-old from Edina, Minnesota, died nine months after several of her internal organs were partially sucked out of her lower body while she sat on an excessively powerful swimming pool drain. Surgeons had replaced her intestines and pancreas with donor organs, but she later succumbed to a rare transplant-related cancer.
Still not a werewolf.
no politics, but wasn't this the same story behind one of john edwards' early civil cases?
"the less I think of it, the more certain I am." beckett
Does this offend you?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
Yeah!
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
And I am increasingly sensitive to that stuff post-baby.
My hard candy shell is gone!
"Sometimes you scare me." - azruavatar
My brother said that dead baby jokes stopped being funny
after all the complications with his wife’s first pregnancy
Still not a werewolf.
dude.
dead baby jokes were never funny.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Not even with Yakkity Sax playing?
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
by Alxfritz on Sep 15, 2011 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Dead baby jokes are nowhere close to funny.
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 ♥
At the very least
they stop being funny once you start having babies.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
I disagree! But that's ok.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
At the very least
[I personally feel that] they stop being funny once you start having babies.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Oh, I certainly agree with that.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
See, the new version
makes it clear that we were in agreement the whole time.
The power of brackets!
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
We need to share this new-found power with world leaders!
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
Well, I did a little Google searching
It turns out the practice of “bracketology” is well-established already.
Also, it has nothing to do with this stuff. So we’re kind of out of luck.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Darn! Back to the drawing board.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
I was thinking about RBI Baseball-Based Diplomacy
The main problem I foresee is countries fighting over who gets to use Boston.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
Perhaps Baseball Simulator 1000 diplomacy would work.
The most powerful countries could pick teams first, but they could not use magic, while the less powerful countries could.
What do you think?
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
none of you commented on the sudden reappearance of CG
no wonder she doesn’t come around
jerks
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Computerized Griffey?
That SNES game wasn’t even that good. You could have slapped Griffey’s face on a 2×4 during the 90s and kids would have bought it.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
I haven't stabbed anyone in months.
/missing my wielder
by spants' knife on Sep 15, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
i feel like i can't leave my house now
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
or move at all, really.
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
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
i did. i wasn't properly warned.
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
Secretary of the (VEB) Tyler Greene Fan Club
In addition, IHeartFreesie
How were you not properly warned
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
because i thought it was going to be related to common misconceptions
i didnt know it was going to be a list of the millions of different ways people can die just by existing
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
You clicked a link to "Unusual deaths"
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
i realize that
but i still thought it was somehow related. i don’t know. shut up
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
this one is slightly better and more interesting
list of people who have disappeared mysteriously
i guess it still may be unpleasant to read, so don’t click it if you question whether you will like reading it.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Hahaha
Read 2005: kenneth pinyan
Way to inappropriate to post, but lol
by mick311 on Sep 15, 2011 4:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That's a pretty well-known one
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
And the Segway guy is a good one.
by mick311 on Sep 15, 2011 4:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
What's the deal with that?
I remember kids in grade school saying that if you had fillings, chewing foil would hurt.
Why the F would you do that, though?
VEB hipster
hey dude.
i like trades. i am a noob so that means you could probably screw me over.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
yeah.
nope. =)
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
is my team really that bad?
maybe i am just heady from my week one win, and i realise my QB and WR situations aren’t the best (read: pretty bad i guess). how would you suggest i improve, seriously speaking? or if you don’t want to give me advice, i understand and withdraw my question.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
No
Your team looks like mine. Strong runningbacks, weaker everywhere else. Runningbacks hide many warts. The only advice I can give you is buy low sell high. (ie Fitzpatrick) Honestly you will find teams get more desperate as injuries pile up. Also hitting a homerun on a rookie (foster last year) helps.
Wallace and Witten are WAY too much.
I’m interested in Fitz, but he’d be a platoon at best for me.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
hey fink,
is there a limit to the number of free agents and waiver acquisitions we can make over the course of the season?
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Probably not. Check the rules, but that would be very unusual for a football league.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
I think I'm not going to spend any of my chips at the moment unless I can get a clear-cut starter for my team.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
So....
Scoot, can you please give me one of your running backs for Michael Crabtree? (Or really any of my receivers, I just assume 49ers fan wants a 49ers player)
by stlcardsfan4 on Sep 15, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions
no
I’m not parting with any of Peterson, Forte, or Beanie.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Is Christina Hendricks on the other side of this link?
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Go there immediately
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
i hope you have $1000 per square foot to spend
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
this is a slight exaggeration.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
It looks like I can get a pretty nice place in the 1000-1300 a month range.
FREE TYLER GREENE!
FIRE TLR!
awesome, dude!
where are you moving from? what’s the job?
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
From Billings, MT
Medical Software Company called GetWellNetworks. It’s actually based in MD but a hospital in San Diego just bought the software so I will be the guy on site.
FREE TYLER GREENE!
FIRE TLR!
i am reading the company's website now.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Yeah it's pretty cool stuff.
And they are just starting to expand pretty rapidly so I am getting in at a good time.
FREE TYLER GREENE!
FIRE TLR!
So why do people dislike Salas as closer?
I must have missed the decision everyone came to
FIRE EVERYONE
Eh
He’s probably worse than Motte. I actually liked Motte in that non-closer fireman role, but I don’t hate him as closer either
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
my only issue with motte - even though i really like him -
is that he is like the only pure strikeout pitcher we have. and it seems to me there might be more important times in a game that we need him other than nobody on, nobody out with a lead in the 9th
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
That is almost exactly what I said, in different words
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
just now?
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity. No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball. --Albert Einstein
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Kind of
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
hmmm
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
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In addition, IHeartFreesie
Ya know,
a guy does some research for an off-season main post and then Rui goes and starts commenting about it. Maybe we’ll just consider this a teaser trailer….
"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
who wants a free preview of windows 8?
you can get it here (at your own risk, of course)
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
what're your thoughts?
it looks pretty interesting, but i’m a layperson when it comes to tech and don’t really know what i’m talking about.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Don't know tech
Don’t know fantasy football
My God, man! What DO you know?!
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
You're one to talk, loser.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
Whoa, too mean
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
Orton crushed you like a tomato!
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
this was six minutes after the offer,
so it didn’t matter any way. =P
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
i realise this was sarcastic and humorous,
but i will nonetheless respond, mainly because i have some time and am interested in making conversation.
politics.
baseball, but that’s a credit to this forum.
i’m very good with people.
history.
writing.
i can use technology well, but i don’t interact with it more than on a surface level. i know d-dee knows more than me so i was looking for her thoughts as a “techie” or whatever.
i get bored really easily so i feel that unless i am innately interested in something, i do not tend to have the attention span to learn about it or how to do it. i guess this is true of most people, but it’s a weakness in myself that annoys me greatly.
what about you, rui? what would you say your strengths are?
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
I would say that:
I am good with people
Sports in general, but baseball and soccer particularly
Random trivia
Beer
Food
Nutrition and fitness
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
His mom knows.
"I kinda like the Wong" -Aranathor
by Alxfritz on Sep 15, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
If this is bolster Rui's self-esteem day
I’d say that few liven this place up better than you.
Still not a werewolf.
i think it's too early, unless you're a developer and want to ensure compatibility for your applications
"I still don’t understand what commercial is better than having me on tv" – Chris Carpenter
2011: Boog would've count 78
I'm not DD
but I fear change.
I’m still annoyed by Windows 7, and annoyed that I had to spend 30m figuring out administrator mode so the 1 damn game I play didn’t have 20 popups when I ran it. Also, Windows 7 is not as fast as XP . Why in god’s name would I upgrade?
The one good thing: If you swap a hard drive and motherboard in Windows 7, there’s like one reboot and you’re done. it’s not like XP where you had 30 reboots and a ton of screwing around in device manager.
for me,
as an end-user, windows 7 was SO much better than xp. but whatevs.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
I don't like Win 7
Because basically I’ve had to unlearn everything I knew about Windows from using it the last 20+ years.
It’s a heck of a lot more stable and better at managing memory than XP, but even the simplest tasks are completely different
And it was a nightmare when I first started, figuring out that whole permissions things and be able to do anything without popouts screaming at me
I'm not ready for Windows 8 yet
I’ve had Win 7 for all of 2 years and I’d actually rank it ahead of XP.
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
7 is the best windows yet
but before that i had vista, so maybe that is changing my perception
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 15, 2011 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Does anyone here run Chrome on a Macbook?
If not, why not? If so, why?
"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
Same with me.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
I do. It just renders pages faster than Firefox, and has a little more customizability (...is that a word?) than Safari
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
Twitter | Gas House Graphs
I do.
I just like it better than the others.
by stlcardsfan4 on Sep 15, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions
have they updated it to support the gestures
in lion?
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
depends.
i’ve heard differing things. some say it’s the buggiest apple os since 10.0, some love it.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
to clarify,
i don’t actually have it.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
BACKWARD SCROLLING
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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i'd love that if it weren't for the fact
that i use a bunch of different computers every day, so switching seems like it’d mess me up.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
yes,
i know that. that wasn’t my point. i would prefer every computer to have “reversed” scrolling.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
My brother doesn't, he said it's less fully-featured on Mac, which I didn't feel like arguing about
Manchester City: 12 points, 4-0, 1st in EPL, +12 GD
Sergio Aguero: 6 Gs, 1 A
Edin Dzeko: 6 Gs
by cardinalswsbound on Sep 15, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I got Firefox when I first got the computer, and I've had no problems with it
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Under
5 or fewer, unless there’s a middle infielder injury.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
under
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Push
For no particular reason
Manchester City: 12 points, 4-0, 1st in EPL, +12 GD
Sergio Aguero: 6 Gs, 1 A
Edin Dzeko: 6 Gs
by cardinalswsbound on Sep 15, 2011 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
We shall revisit this at the end of the season and see what happens.
by stlcardsfan4 on Sep 15, 2011 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, yes we shall
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Under.
I say he’ll get 1 start, strike out 2 or 3 times, botch a play in the field, and aside from an occasional pinch running appearance, thats the last we’ll see of him.
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on Sep 15, 2011 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
in a cardinal uniform.
He’ll go to Pittsburgh and bat around .230-.240 with about 10 HR’s and 35 SB’s. (For some reason the dude just likes like he should be wearing a Pirates uniform to me)
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on Sep 15, 2011 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Westbrook, Jaime and Carp all get screwed this year using bWAR
If you use fWAR, add another 5 wins to our rotation.
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If Waino makes 3/4 of his starts and we re-sign Furcal and Pujols,
how many wins do you think we get next year?
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
(Berk is gone. Skip stays)
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
90
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
i'll say 92!
unless a frankintista equivalent is back next year, our bullpen should be much better. also rzepchinski is better than trevor miller. i think that’s 2-3 wins right there
sadly i think yadi and freese will regress.
also i think we trade one of our stud faberge egg starting pitcher prospects (also maybe adams, greene, anderson) for a center fielder
Goodnight, Sweet Prince. Colby Rasmus ~ June 7, 2005 ~ July 27, 2011
by YesWeOquendo on Sep 15, 2011 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the idea of the CF trade,
but I think they’ll stick with Jay…unless they don’t resign Berkman, which I’m starting to think is getting less likely. I always figured it was either Carp or Berk, not both.
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on Sep 15, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
there aren't many center fielders that will be significantly better than Jay
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 15, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
its about the same either way
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on Sep 15, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll be looking at the season-end numbers and going from there
as it stands now, the few center fielders that would be a good upgrade would cost the farm.
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 15, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Is the defense that bad?
"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
It's pretty bad
Well the infield is terrible, and all of those pitchers are pretty extreme groundballers. But a lot of it is probably just bad luck.
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions
correction
the middle infield is terrible
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 15, 2011 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Last night Shelley Duncan made three leaping catches against the left field wall on three consecutive plays
Link. He definitely has the Duncan grace we came to know and love with Chris, but he made the catches….
by BTown Birds fan on Sep 15, 2011 5:54 PM EDT reply actions
Is outfield Shelley's "natural" position?
With Chris he was converted to outfield from1B, of course.
I'm not sure what he came up as
His first couple years in MLB were roughly evenly split between 1B and corner outfield, but since then it’s been mostly LF.
by BTown Birds fan on Sep 15, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Shelley was injured in the same way Chris was, for the same reasons.
if they hadn’t pushed themselves to pump iron so much, they both might’ve had monster careers.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
and Shelley has a history of injuries, though I don't follow him closely enough to know if there's a pattern
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
OT: Why you should always drive recklessly
by CarpIsMyManCrush on Sep 15, 2011 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
ahaha
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtRb4qEpWRg&NR=1
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
i miss when the cardinals were good at baseball
can’t we just have those years back
qq
Don't say hi to me.
you don't think the cardinals are good?
Goodnight, Sweet Prince. Colby Rasmus ~ June 7, 2005 ~ July 27, 2011
by YesWeOquendo on Sep 15, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
ok, i miss when we were mediocre and won a world series thanks to the power of grit.
w/e
Don't say hi to me.
being a fan of an inconsequential team sucks
i already am in every other sport, baseball used to be an exception
and i don’t think the cards will be good in the next few years.
:<
Don't say hi to me.
but we have shelby
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
jeez...its not like they've been the pirates the last couple years
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on Sep 15, 2011 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think they'll be 2004-2005 "good"
but there is no to think this team won’t be competitive in the Central for at least the next 2 seasons. Even if Albert doesn’t come back.
by The Ghost of Todd Burns on Sep 15, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
it's chalk!
what
you’re back
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
kind of a jerk move,
man.
"I don't know where Cueto learned to fight."-- Chris Carpenter
do not mess with yadi f. molina
Good evening you bunch of drunks
My but VEB is quite active today on a day we aren’t even pacing the Braves for WC wins
11 in '11
what has happened to the fanshots
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 15, 2011 8:35 PM EDT reply actions
The Chinon is terrific, and a Bonnezeaux from the Clinton years is in the fridge.
You beer-chugging knuckle-draggers can kiss my Celiac heiney!
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
I laugh at you from behind my bottle of Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat.
You and your overpriced grape juices.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Leinies! Very nice.
Just not as nice as my grape juice!
You got that Redbreast at some point, right? I can’t remember…
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
It's amazing what you find in a random HEB. They had an endcap display of Leinie stacked 10 foot high.
I did get the Redbreast and love the 12. And the wife bought me a bottle of the 15 year. It is nowhere as smooth as the 12.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Yeah, I wouldn't expect Leinies to be sold in Texas. I hadn't heard of it until I moved to Wisconsin.
Good to know about the Redbreast 15. I haven’t tried it yet, and next time I’m tempted maybe I’ll just go for the 12 again.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
All I know is
The pitching was a lot better, when the DEFENSE was alot better (particularly up the middle). Maybe a full season from Furcal (whos Fld% isnt amazing since arriving) and less Shu will make for a MUCH better staff next year. I mean this is the team were Wellemeyer went 13-9 with a 3.71 ERA right? We werent built well at all for the ‘Dunc system’ this year with Theriot and Shu up the middle. G/O, DP, low in the zone etc etc we all know…..THE SYSTEM…save for maybe the GM and TLR
"You may run like Mays, but you hit like sh**."
by Lankford 4 President on Sep 15, 2011 9:02 PM EDT reply actions
Late night VEB...you are letting me down!
Where is everyone?
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 ♥
Too busy.
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 15, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
You're almost done? Working in schools, but not a full-time gig yet?
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
Yeah.
I’m in a 3rd grade class Mondays and Wednesdays which I love and want to do everyday and then methods classes Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, which I hate and make me want to die. Especially Thursdays which are 9-5 in the same classroom with 3 2 1/2 hour classes with 30 minute breaks.
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 15, 2011 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Heh. Yeah, methods classes are, uh, not useful.
You’re almost done!
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
I just need to get to student teaching.
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 15, 2011 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Next semester? And does it last just one semester for you?
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
Yes.
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 15, 2011 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions
You're not useful
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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It's nice to talk to you again too rui.
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 15, 2011 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh wait that was meant for fink
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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HAHAHAHA. But it was totally directed at CG.
Proving, yet again, that… Well, we all know what it proves.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
That rui doesn't know how to use the reply button?
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 15, 2011 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions
That I'm impotent?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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Well, no. I was going to say "sort of foolish from time to time," but... wow.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
VEB: You'll tell us, eventually.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
by TBender on Sep 15, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is awkward
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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Not as awkward as the failed marital relations.
"Sometimes you scare me." - azruavatar
by spants on Sep 15, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
This is awkward all around
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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She is very, very cute
I shall call her Pumpkin
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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I mean I was just going to say sort of rude.
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 15, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Uh huh.
Sure.
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 15, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
HAha
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
9-1 Rays in the 8th. I LOOOOOOOVE this.
If the Cards don’t come back and the Rays do, there’s my playoff rooting interest.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
If they make it, the Rays are definitely my AL team.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
We can do a fanshot gamethread (if the Cards are out, of course)
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
Exactly...
Honestly, I can’t conceive of how a team with Crawford, Drew, Pedroia, Ellsbury, Ortiz, Gonzalez, Youkilis, Beckett, Lester, and Papelbon could possibly miss the playoffs, but it might happen.
It would be highly humorous.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
AL East'd
FWIW, Crawford’s wOBA for 2011 is .301. For shits and giggles, I looked up Descalso’s for a comparison. DD’s wOBA is…. .301.
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
That's what they get....
he was a pure luxury item, totally unnecessary for the them… I hope he makes Vernon Wells’ contract look good.
I will never get tired of
soxenfreude
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
It really is my only baseball schadnefreude
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
Had to look up that word.
It sounds really nice.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
But I did drive through Bastrop today.
Wow. That was incredibly depressing. Every piece of normal greenery was charred.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Kickypants has boo-boo
It is possible that the Reds’ Johnny Cueto has already made his final pitch of the 2011 season. He will definitely miss his next turn to start.
Cueto, who exited his Wednesday start vs. the Cubs after only 3 2/3 innings because of a strained right lat muscle under his arm, was re-examined on Thursday by the team doctor. While the visit was a positive one, Cueto was not initially optimistic he would continue pitching this season.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 10:14 PM EDT reply actions
My understanding
is that he felt like he was cornered in the produce section of a supermarket by the local knitting club. He curled up into a ball and started flailing his arms and legs wildly in self-defense. Thankfully he missed the dear old ladies, but strained his lat from the exertion.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions 12 recs
I'll add a rec, and another one for any brave soul who wants to make a photoshop
of the events in question
by BTown Birds fan on Sep 15, 2011 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Oddly, this reminds me of the Cards' season
Obviously Theriot is the too-slow water buffalo calf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM
Manchester City: 12 points, 4-0, 1st in EPL, +12 GD
Sergio Aguero: 6 Gs, 1 A
Edin Dzeko: 6 Gs
by cardinalswsbound on Sep 15, 2011 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
Oh, look. Josh Kinney.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 10:37 PM EDT reply actions
I was thinking a couple minutes ago
that the Red Sox this year had their own “MV3” thing going on with Ellsbury, Pedroia, and Gonzalez.
Then I looked up the fWAR numbers for those three guys, and the numbers for Rolen, Pujols, and Edmonds in 2004.
Conclusion: The Red Sox do not have their own “MV3” thing. Rolen, Pujols, and Edmond were un-fucking-believable that year.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
I don't know...
Two of their big three play up the middle and play it really well. That’s worth a lot.
It's more like
Rolen was over 9 fWAR, and Pujols and Edmonds were well over 8. Right now, Ellsbury is at 8-point-something, Pedroia is in the 7s, and Gonzalez is over 6. If they really turn it on for the remaining couple of weeks they could get to a similar level, but the 2004 guys were just bonkers.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
We still love you Scotty.
(And you too Jimmy.)
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Can Colby round out our new MV3?
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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I MISS COLBY
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
The only people that won't miss Colby are TLR
and the schmucks on the P-D boards.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Quad Cities wins again.
One win away from their championship.
Wong 2 – 5 w/ a 3B
Taveras 1 – 2 w/ 2 BB
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 10:45 PM EDT reply actions
a fink has possibly heavily inebriated a fink's self.
ENTERTAIN ME.
I’m going to post poems in the meantime.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
Two guys walk into a bar.
The third guy ducks.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Heh heh heh!
Quack
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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ARGGGH
Just spent several minutes typing a poem by Paul Zimmer that cannot be cut and paste.
And I clicked something else by accident. IT IS GONE!
NO!
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
I thought this might happen.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
You just need to keep it short and sweet:
Fancy poultry parts sold here.
Breasts and thighs and… hearts.
Backs are cheap and wings are nearly free.
(nearly free)
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Suzanne Vega!
You, sir, are a scholar.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
It looks absurd typed out on the page
but it’s so pretty when she sings it.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
First time I saw her in concert
was 1985. Saw her twice in 1987, haven’t seen her in concert since.
"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 Sep 16, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
I've had this melody stuck in my head for like 5 years
And this just thread just reminded me who did it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ_lIoM5HLA&feature=related
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 16, 2011 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Love that song.
One of my wife’s all time favorites.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 16, 2011 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Pablo Sandoval has hit for the cycle tonight.
Yup. Panda somehow got himself a triple. (Wow, he had 5 3B in 2009).
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 10:48 PM EDT reply actions
clearly that's what Yadi was going for, the other day.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions
They stopped putting that giant cake on the field
Solved the triples problem.
Ceterum censeo La Russa ire necesse est.
that reminds me
somebody should make an addition to video of the Ryan Braun pratfall along the lines of the Sandoval/cake gif….
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
we should mix it up, though.
donuts are kind of done
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions
ryan braun falls on jessica rabbit???
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
He's not a douche.
His shirts are just drawn that way.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I thought we were talking about things to distract him.
But that image did make me laugh out loud.
"Sometimes you scare me." - azruavatar
as long as there's no pattycake involved
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Schwing
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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I'm envisioning something along the lines of Mario Kart.
He could be chasing Yoshi.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions
blue spiny shell
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Harold Reynolds thinks it is "weak"
for Francoeur to attempt to throw runners out at first.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
he also thinks the Cubs
will be the best team in the central next year if they can sign Prince or Albert. Yes Harold, one man is going to make up 20 games in the standings.
"Baseball is like Church, many attend, few understand" - Wes Westrum
Not happy with DanUp getting me to Google this.
danup Endless Dan Moore
writing the furpile scene. yes.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:05 PM EDT reply actions
The Puppet
The puppet thinks:
It’s not so much
what they make me do
as their hands inside me.
Charles de Lint (b. 1951)
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
by a fink on Sep 15, 2011 11:07 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I love Charles de Lint!
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 ♥
by ClemsonGirl on Sep 15, 2011 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Heh. I know almost nothing about him, but came across that poem a long time ago. I dig it.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
twss
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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the more you comment
the more it’s obvious the mrs does not read VEB
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Clearly
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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Still odd to see Beltran in a Giants uniform.
I guess it shouldn’t. It’s not like he stayed with one team his whole career.
Colby in TOR: .216/.239/.398 3HR 22K/3BB 8/25 - And on the DL
by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:09 PM EDT reply actions
Another short one
I Can’t Help You
Poor moth, I can’t help you,
I can only turn out the light.
-Ryszard Krynicki
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by a fink on Sep 15, 2011 11:12 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
anything I can think of to entertain you
might not work while you’re inebriated
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Go for it!
While you’re typing, I’m going to pour another one.
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holy crap kongregate isn't loading
alright, a mirror then.
http://jayisgames.com/games/wonderputt/
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions
i usually hate these games
but even if you bogey like crazy, it’s delightful
extra challenge after you play the whole course and start over
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
i keep missing full rainbow by 3 or so.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I was +10, but I was +16 on the skull hole. Other than that, I was good.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
this is your drunk score
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Drunk and Poetic
Is no way to go through life, son.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
actually, it's pretty great.
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You know that. I know that.
But we don’t want them to know that.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
just don't cut off an ear, and you're gold
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
An Excuse For Not Returning the Visit of a Friend by Mei-Yao Ch'en
translated by Kenneth Rexroth
Do not be offended because
I am slow to go out. You know
Me too well for that. On my lap
I hold my little girl. At my
Knees stands my handsome little son.
One has just begun to talk.
The other chatters without
Stopping. They hang on my clothes
And follow my every step.
I can’t get any farther
Than the door. I am afraid
I will never make it to your house.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
by a fink on Sep 15, 2011 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
:3
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somewhere I have a book of haiku translated by Rexroth
A testy Pujols when asked by @JoeStrauss if he thinks this injury will affect his future "that’s a stupid question, Joe," then walks off.
That's wonderful.
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by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh she promised to meet me when the clock struck thirteen
down by the gashouse three miles south of town.
Where there’s pig-ears and pig-tails and good ol’ Western steak
and sirloin was thirteen cents a pound.
Oh she’s my honey, my baby, she’s cross-eyed and crazy
knock-kneed pigeon-toed and lame.
But although her teeth are phony from eating Swiss baloney
she’s my cross-eye, constipated Mary Jane.
Down by the gashouse dimmer, dimmer,
I can see that she was thinner.
Her teeth were false, her hair peroxide
I could see that she was cross-eyed.
Listen to the murmur of dresses in the breezes
caused by the sandpaper on her kneeses.
She had a wooden leg and she couldn’t walk home
but I love her just the same!
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by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:19 PM EDT reply actions
A song a friend of the family taught me as a child.
I suspect it was something he brought back from the military and cleaned up for my sister and I.
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by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Project: Entertain fink
continues apace.
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by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions
or else...?
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
...the tofu gets it?
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by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions
perhaps the celery
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
At 94
Pop started to spend more time
on the front porch than his workshop.
He watched barn cats disappear under cars
and the tractors under the overshoot,
while their kittens pounced
on unsuspecting crickets.
“Yes we have no bananas” never got old
nor did, “You are growin’ and I am shrinkin”
And with great excitement
he would tell us how many hummy birds
had visited the Rose of Sharon today.
No one dared to tell him
the visitors were impostors.
Fuzzy bellied moths with a pair
of wings that hummed and hovered
before the blossoms.
He passed believing he was leaving
his great grandchildren a world
with more hummingbirds than ever.
And kittens that caught crickets in the grass.
-Jennifer Vanburen
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Touching.
He’d like our place. We have lots and lots of hummingbirds. And cats.
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by The Continental on Sep 15, 2011 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
We have a ton of hummingbirds. Less cats.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
Question
have any narratives developed about the relationship between Carp and Jackson? This is solely on the CCDNGAF game when Carp got beaned. Seems like something we would have heard about by now
fanfic, I guess
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 15, 2011 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Has there ever been an Iron Chef: Battle Garbanzo?
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
Not on the original.
But Batali owns chickpeas.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
ooh, I gotta find that one.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
the most complicated code i've ever written is now working and running
it will probably continue to run for at least a day. 17MM iris pattern recognition comparisons later, i will have some neat statistics that i can make graphs with and draw conclusions from
this is pretty cool, but at the same time, i pressed F5 at 10:19 and my bus left at 10:20. the next bus doesn’t come until 11:05, so i get to just sit here. i could have started walking home and probably been close by now, but fuck that
btw, clankenstein, assuming you're here
i do like that song, but not really the rest of the album, at least thus far
I'm here now
And yeah, that album’s all right, but nothing special. However, Desire Lines is badass, especially the second half.
Still not a werewolf.
I have some new fish coming in the mail tomorrow or Saturday.
I’m going to name one Rui. I hope he’s not impotent.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
They send fish in the mail?
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 15, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
yup. They ship really well if the weather is amenable to it.
Oxygen in the bag, or there are special bags that allow gases to exchange through it.
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I meant impotent as in helpless!
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in bed
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by vivaelpujols on Sep 16, 2011 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
You meant to respond to me.
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Nooooo!
I have a few poems! Shorties, too!
Candy is dandy
But liquor is quicker!
Ogden Nash
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor.
But, if it had to perish twice
I think I know enough of hate
To say that, for destruction
Ice is nice, and would suffice.
Robert Frost
Farewell, My Friends
Farewell, my friends
Farewell and hail
I’m off to seek the Holy Grail
I cannot tell you why.
Remember, please, when I am gone
’Twas aspiration led me on.
Tiddley-widdley, toodle-oo
All I want is to stay with you
But here I go, goodbye.
Clarence Day
"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 Sep 16, 2011 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
this is the worst thing i've ever seen
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 16, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
wat
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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That's the end of Blood Meridian.
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
Why is everyone gone?
Weren’t you aware that I’m still waiting for the bus and need entertainment?
Still not a werewolf.
real analysis, a writing class, a linguistics class, a chemistry class, and a probability/stats class
by hr on Sep 16, 2011 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
oh, I hear real's a chore.
linear algebra and matrix theory, wave motion and optics, the lab for waves, discrete math, and advanced vector cal.
How’s probability? I hear it’s really easy. And which chem class? I’m glad to be done with that class.
Still not a werewolf.
the probability class is mostly theory, but it's not too difficult
Yeah, real _anal_ysis is a real pain alright (uh huh did you see what I did there?… or is it not the time for bad crude jokes?), but I’ll manage. I’m minoring in chem, so I have to take this funky inorganic chem class. Fun fun fun. Are you just straight physics major or dual degree kind of thing with math?
by hr on Sep 16, 2011 1:28 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm double majoring in both physics and math.
How much longer until you graduate?
I only had to take chem 1 and 2 and stopped right before organic. I hear it’s bad.
Still not a werewolf.
Back in my day
you only took organic chem if you were headed to med. school.
"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 Sep 16, 2011 1:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Math
a BA in math, just to get as quickly as possible out of school. When I started, I figured I’d be a student for the rest of my life, never graduating. After 3 years, I had yet to declare a major, and I was bored with school. I had taken intro courses in 17 different subjects, looking for something other than math to grab me. Nothing really did, other than Ornithology, but I didn’t plan on making a career out of that, so I stumbled back into Math, hating it for the most part. Got out, moved to California to establish residency to go to grad school, but didn’t have a clue in what. Moved back to Colorado a year and half later, got a job clerking in a lawyer friend’s office, and DJ’d at my alma mater’s NPR station. Finally went to law school, practiced as little as possible for awhile, and wound up making custom furniture with my bro-in-law for a number of years. Now, I’m retired, watching my kids grow up, and enjoying my 50’s.
"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 Sep 16, 2011 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions
wow, that's amazing.
And retired in your 50’s? Very impressive. Would’ve been cool if my dad had been around more. I was his favorite when I was little because I was the only one that liked baseball.
Still not a werewolf.
hmmm
I’ve been thinking about taking the custom furniture route after I get tired of playing gigs up here. any tips on the custom furniture front? I’m thinking of taking quality resale items and funkifying them.
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 16, 2011 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, that may be something you can do in large urban setting like Chicago
that has enough people looking for that kind of thing. When I was making furniture, in the 90’s and 00’s in Boulder, our customers wanted what they wanted, and weren’t necessarily looking for artsy-fartsy stuff. The key here is the word “custom”. We made what they wanted us to make. Did very little making of stuff on our own, then trying to sell it….little to no market for it, in a city that barely had 100,000 people, and a third of those were students or recent grads, none of whom could afford what we made. My partner eventually went into cabinetry and remodeling when the furniture biz dried up around ‘01. I got out then, because a) I didn’t like making cabinets, and b) we were moving south.
"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 Sep 16, 2011 2:02 AM EDT up reply actions
artsy fartsy
I don’t know why that word is used in a denouncement kind of sense. I’d rather have an original piece of art than tells someone how to do their craft.
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 16, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Can I have a couch
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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Nah we actually have a nice set
Wife bought it at a local thriftstore for $400. They were brand new, but the furniture company accidentally slashed them so they just donated it to this store. All leather. Really nice.
But having custom furniture would be sweeeeet
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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Don't do furniture anymore
and all my tools and equipment are 150ish miles north, in my ex-partner’s shop.
"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 Sep 16, 2011 2:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh man, in no way was I being serious
But that sounds like an incredible profession. You get to balance brute strength and artistic sensibilities, all in one job. So jelly
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(wasn't serious in that I wouldn't and couldn't expect that out of you)
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I'm ahead of the curve
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She's a nurse who works nights
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She likes it
But last night she had to do a one-on-one, which means her only responsibility is to sit in a room with a sleeping suicidal/homicidal patient and make sure they don’t hurt themselves.
Which means she sat there for 12 hours in the dark. She HATED it. Gotta buy her a Kindle or some shit
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wizard is an English term for cool from the 50's or 60's, right?
Is Jon Jay the next Willie McGee? Is Arthur Rhodes the next Arthur Rhodes?
he's trying very hard to be
a popular linguistics pioneer in case the saberintern thing doesn’t pan out.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Think of all the money in that!
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I'm trying to.
I mean, if Paris Hilton can get an Mtv award for coining ’That’s Hawt.’ then you really should clean up.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Crack is a powerful drug
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 16, 2011 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
it hasn't changed much
it’s required for all bio majors now, and most of them go to medschool anyway
by hr on Sep 16, 2011 1:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh nice
If all goes to plan, I graduate next semester. Organic sucked, I just happened to be decent at it so I said why not. The labs were a real chore though. Good thing you stopped before organic haha
by hr on Sep 16, 2011 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
well, I'm off to bed now
it’s 1:30 here and I need to get up at 7. ugh. see you all tomorrow.
nighty night
by hr on Sep 16, 2011 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I hate everything you are.
Which reminds me, I haven’t done my discrete homework for tomorrow. Awesome.
Still not a werewolf.
i still need to make it to campus at some point tomorrow
i just don’t have any specific time i have to be there. i also have a little but of the homeworks to be doing
Gone, I'm gone.
"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 Sep 16, 2011 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
i had to reboot
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
by Yadi2Second on Sep 16, 2011 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Aw, damn.
Ross Olendorf is in line to win his first game since the Nixon administration, but Evan Meek just loaded the bases. Pirates are currently up 6 – 2, 2 out, bottom of the 9th, Hanrahan in.
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by The Continental on Sep 16, 2011 1:07 AM EDT reply actions
Oh, nevermind. Miles was up.
Olendorf gets his win.
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by The Continental on Sep 16, 2011 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions
watch the incredible hulk throw a bear really far
and laugh hysterically http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55nFsKUSK9M
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 16, 2011 1:10 AM EDT reply actions
thanks
I posted this twice on facebook and not even a comment or like. I was like WTF.
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 16, 2011 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions
yup that is the green icing on the proverbial cake of hilarity
still, the best part is watching a bear fly over a 100 feet through the air. the novelty factor is pretty high there.
low in the zone
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Sep 16, 2011 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Davy Crockett kilt him a bar when he was only three.
Probably never threw one, though.
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by The Continental on Sep 16, 2011 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions
and what he killed was a black bear.
not exactly in the same league.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions
a small one
looked like a smallish brown bear. A brown is just a smaller version of a Grizzly.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:27 AM EDT up reply actions
nah. black bears are little fuckers
compared to browns. A large black is maybe 350-400 lbs Browns can go from 350-1500 depending on food supply.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Kodiaks being the largest subspecies.
I should have said food supply and subspecies. there are several subs.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't know if I'd call him a wuss.
If he was only 3, just the sheer biophysics he would have to overcome would be astronomical. They would be about equal. Plus the Hulk had gamma induced rage on his side. I would imagine Davy needed some serious BABIP to pull his off.
The Kodiak is about the size of a polar bear. Which means he’s a big sonuvabitch.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:40 AM EDT up reply actions
o/
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:44 AM EDT up reply actions
nice trip down memory lane.
I never missed a show.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Fritz had 16 recs in this thread
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that is really unfortunate cuz fritz sucks
fire tony larussa
by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 16, 2011 2:30 AM EDT up reply actions
The potential of that account was wasted on you
Of all sad words of tongue or pen; the saddest are these: 'It might have been!' -- Whittier
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i know. but what the fuck ever
fire tony larussa
by stlcardinalsfang on Sep 16, 2011 2:33 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, it was ruined like the first day
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 16, 2011 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions
you'll be pleased to know that the Weather Channel is running
“It Could Happen Tomorrow”
the episode is St. Louis + killer tornado
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
been there, done that
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:45 AM EDT up reply actions
no, they're lookin' for the Big One.
that shuts down everything
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
oh the one about the super tornado.
they really come up with some spooky shit sometimes
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:49 AM EDT up reply actions
damn, wreck the brand new stadium
and Eads Bridge. for some reason they’re fixated on that, metrolink and all. like it’s some huge transport hub.
attendance 40,000, by the way.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
There was a weather program that came on basic tv around 3 or so
I would often watch it as I was falling asleep, and then I’d have crazy weird dreams about tornadoes and the like.
Still not a werewolf.
that'll teach ya
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:53 AM EDT up reply actions
looking at the tv listings, it airs at 4:30. Man, I used to sleep so little.
It’s called Storm Stories. It was my favorite.
Still not a werewolf.
yeah, that's not a bad show
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 3:04 AM EDT up reply actions
"the tornado season overlaps perfectly with baseball in St. Louis"
omg it’s Isringhausen!!
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
thank you, y2s
I just turned on my tv to see if I get this
and stopped when I got to Cool TV just in time to see the video for Run DMC’s It’s Tricky
Still not a werewolf.
our Cool TV has Black Crows (sp?)
holy shit that mall is no longer open
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I had heard the playlists are regional
there ya go.
though there are a lot of special scheduling blocks
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
'let's get into our time machine and go back to the early 90's'
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess.
I wasn’t the biggest Depeche mode fan. My oldest nephew was though. Of course, he grew up in Houston.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions
ummmm, yes, i can agree with that.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 3:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't even think we get a cool tv.
I’ve never seen one anyway. Sucks to be me.
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:55 AM EDT reply actions
nice reply fail, dumbass
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 2:55 AM EDT up reply actions
hey don't talk to yourself like that you son of a bith
Secretary of WAR and defense (Tyler Greene Fanclub). PUT TYLER ON THE GREENE.
by vivaelpujols on Sep 16, 2011 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions
my ego can handle it.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 3:01 AM EDT up reply actions
2,4,5,9,11,24,30,46(?)
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"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 Sep 16, 2011 2:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I just found Android Apocalypse on Syfy.
looks fascinating
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"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 Sep 16, 2011 3:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh shit, I read that wrong.
I thought you were asking what stations we get. The answer you are looking for is StL.
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"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 Sep 16, 2011 3:05 AM EDT up reply actions
ours only comes in on the HD package
though I don’t think it’s HD.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
I have Direct tv. So it may not have it.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 3:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Actually, since the Cards decided to almost throw it away in Aug,
I started my annual ritual of watching Farscape from beginning to end again. It makes me feel better. Of course I usually don’t do this until October. so I may be dragging out my Sharp’s Collection by Thanksgiving.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 3:12 AM EDT up reply actions
It's my fav sci-fi show.
Even more so than firefly. It was the creation of Jim Henson’s son. That and I really like Eureka for some reason. There was another show that I can’t think of the name of from back then that was hilarious. Sci-Fi used to have the best promo commercials.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Well kids, I'm going to go see what my eyelids look like.
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
"There is not a better feeling in the whole world than knowing that you are the best team in both leagues."- Bob Forsch on winning the 1982 World Series.
by MaytheForschbewithyou on Sep 16, 2011 3:08 AM EDT reply actions
Oooh this Cold Case Files has a killer in St. Louis.
Too bad I want to watch ScienceNOW instead
Still not a werewolf.
the other night
My First Place had a couple in St. Louis.
I didn’t get to find out their ultimate choice, though.
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
now has come the time to leave clank alone with his thoughts
hypothetically
would've.
"But listen, and understand: more Molinas are out there..." - THT
right now my only thoughts
“did they get rid of KBVO and now I can’t watch Storm Stories?! noooooooo”
Still not a werewolf.
I just discovered that Nosferatu is free on hulu
I could and should be sleeping, but no, of course not. Y2S, this is somehow your fault.
Still not a werewolf.
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