Some Trivial Facts About The 2010 Dodgers Offense
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 8:01 AM PDT
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PrintSure the Dodgers' offense disappeared in the second half, but they still were able to lead the league in some categories. Broken down by position, the Dodgers...
- Catchers led MLB by reaching base 12 times via error
- First basemen tied with the Reds for the MLB lead with five caught stealings
- Third basemen tied with the Braves for the NL lead with three sacrifice hits, and tied with the Giants and Phillies by reaching base 10 times via error
- Shortstops led MLB with 75 walks
- Center fielders led MLB with 15 caught stealings and nine sacrifice flies
- Right fielders tied with the Mets for the NL lead with 11 intentional walks
- Pitchers led MLB with 53 sacrifice hits
- Designated hitters led MLB with a .360 batting average
Go Braves.
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walk, single, single to tie. Ground ball through Brooks Conrad’s legs (his third error of the night) for the go-ahead run. All but the walk came with 2 outs.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Who really cares
you missed a great SD-OAK game
"With this spray tan, this chain & this shirt fitted, how could she not love me?" - Vinny
I actually watched that.
Was a great game. Thought Oakland was going to get boned by the refs on a fumble call (by reversing it) again.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
That ref is having his rookie season. No time to get up to speed on the Fuck Oakland directive yet.
"With this spray tan, this chain & this shirt fitted, how could she not love me?" - Vinny
I thought it was one of the early chapters of the refs handbook.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah. That rule was enforced on the excessive celebration penalty in Dallas yesterday because the fat guy lost his balance.
Wow, that was bad. Although I think the 73-yard kickoff return played more of a role in the late Tennessee TD. Still, a horrible call.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
the ball is kicked into the end zone without that call. Dallas is not a very well coached team and poorly coached teams will turn the ball over in the 4th quarter and have 6 penalties in the 4th quarter. But that still blows balls.
You’re right; I did forget about Buehler, the former USC kicker. Awesome leg.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Impressive game tying single by Huff
against a very tough left handed pitcher. Felt strange watching a left handed hitter actually come through against a late inning left handed pitcher.
Big error by Conrad when Sanchez scored the go-ahaed run...
It should be a DP on a weak GB to Conrad… But he sucked…
Louise Bourgoin: The hottest French actress I've ever seen <3
Didn't look weak, the line drive one hopped him
and stayed down. All those years of taking infield practice working on keeping the ass down did him no good in his biggest moment. Tough break.
I've decided, it's me, the teams i root for loses!
Was at the 49ers game yesterday – they lost. when the Giants won, entire parking lot of tailgaters cheered. Also, I was tailgating with my friends who were all Eagles.
Sucks to be Conrad
and the Braves trying to win against the Giant pitching without Chipper and Prado. 30 year old career minor leaguer finally getting real playing time for the first time thrust into a role he simply isn’t ready for.
Simply a subjective observation
but other then Mariano Rivera I have no faith that any closer is going to do the job in the playoffs if they only have a one run lead.
Yes!
This is my philosophy and it is an emotional one. Bullpens suck!
You really notice it a lot more when you follow almost every game closely. It is amazing how many leads are blown as soon as a team goes to the bullpen. The Giants bullpen meltdowns, esp the one by Romo were typical of this.
Giants' starting pitchers in the NLDS
23 innings, 11 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 4 walks, 31 strikeouts
Mike Scioscia's TI offers up his 2011 plan for the Dodgers
http://mikesciosciastragicillness.com/2010/10/11/the-msti-2011-plan-part-1-offense/
(part 1)
(btw, anyone catch Mike Scioscia on the Simpsons last night? Very funny. I guess that could be counted as a long delayed sequel to his Tragic Illness cameo in Simpsons season 1)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
What next, we learn that Wade Boggs is actually a Lord Palmerston supporter?
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice stuff
but we’d have an infield corner of Dunn / Betemit which could be the worst in baseball. We’d have to follow that up by not having any ground ball pitchers.
I like Rayburn but so does Detroit, with Magglio/Damon being gone, I’m not sure they are trading that asset.
I like Betemit, but any plan that includes “Wilson Betemit, everyday regular” seems doomed to fail.
Not that this is an easy exercise.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions
See also giving 400+ at bats to Jay Gibbons.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't forget when Furcal is hurt
that Carroll would be playing SS.
At least each flyball to the outfield would be an adventure and I’d love to see how many errors Furcal would have over a full season with Adam Dunn manning 1st base.
I like how everyone seems to assume Loney is saving Furcal from some significant amount of errors.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Hyperbole on my part
G.Scott has mentioned it as well
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey Loney has saved 6, maybe 7 runs as a Dodgers with some sick scoops.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess any 1st baseman
would handle a certain % of those short throws, but I don’t see a bad 1st baseman like Dunn handling enough of a % that it would not reflect on some additional errors for Rafy. Then again with such a huge target maybe he just lets it fly toward the big guy.
And yes, I’ve been very impressed with how Loney handles throws from our infielders. Best I’ve seen since Steve Garvey.
To clarify my point:
a) I really enjoy Loney defensively, and he is very good on scoops especially
b) The difference between Loney and a bad defensive first baseman isn’t enough to make up the offensive difference IMO
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
As a fan I love the aesthetics of a sweet fielding 1st baseman. But I also like the big fly. Why can’t I have a Votto? Then again after his dismal showing he might fall back into depression without his father to help him through the tough winter.
Votto's 3 years away from FA
what would he cost in trade? (gulp) I’d certainly l ike to have him, though.
Wonder how he’d fare with half his games in Dodger Stadium though.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hm. Trading for the soon to be MVP with 3 years of club control.
Whatever cost is, we don’t have it.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
They are both outfielders/1st baseman
will be interesting to see how they progress.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I would want him just to play It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue when he bats:
Yonder stands your orphan with his gun…
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Sands + Alonso = win!
find room for em both!
i wasn’t really thinking there’s a way to get Votto, just dreaming aloud. Hey, Phil started it!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Not a perfect methodology but Fangraphs looked at this. Loney is one of the best of the last decade, but there’s a difference of about 5 runs a year between best and worse. Also one of the few better than him is Hee Seop.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of Loney
Was playing The Show over the weekend and it’s a trip how nonchalant his character is on defense. Makes everything look easy.
I'd be okay with him as a cheap 1st baseman
he is kind of Carlos Pena, but not as a 3rd baseman. He’s simply terrible.
Agreed
How expensive is he going to be again? I would like to have him, could even see him being the Dodgers version of Juan Uribe, except not even as good a fielder as Uribe. And what’s the defensive drop off from Loney to Betemit at first base for that matter? Still, I would like to have him back in some fashion. Dunn + Betemit (and go knows who our 2nd baseman will be) could be one terrible infield.
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I have no clue
what this great 1/2 year will do for Betemit salary wise. He was in AAA and just about at the tail end of his baseball career when he got this break.
Marge alluded to his first appearance which was great.
"With this spray tan, this chain & this shirt fitted, how could she not love me?" - Vinny
That was funny
It could be seen as derisive of sabremetrics, baseball “stat nerds” which is kinda easy, but was still amusing and Lisa’s education on sabremetrics leads the team to succeed for first time and make championship, but then Bart’s “gritty” anti-stat logic base stealing wins her over.
and then he’s tagged out at home.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
If one wasn’t rooting against all things Giants, one might be so inclined to root for SF to win tonight, so the NLCS can start Saturday with a Lincecum/Halladay matchup.
I don’t see how the Giants will be able to sniff any runs at all vs PHI. Might be a sweep.
Sadly, it’s looking like a boring rematch of last year’s WS.
I think you mean
An Evil Rematch.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I am
no need to keep this going any longer then it needs to. Braves would have no chance against the Phillies, we could see an epic pitching series.
Indeed
If you think about it, NL teams since the Big Red Machine essentially comes down to the 1990s Braves and these Phillies (and probably the 2004-2006 Cards)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I think this is the best of the Phillie teams we have seen
with Doc and Hamels so locked in, and Ruiz becoming a what Martin used to be they are a nasty team.
Too bad about Ruiz, though,
what with all the fucking and the youing and the ruizing.
Now with 33% more Kavula
by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think keeping Lee was the clear play
but it will end up working out for them because they still have Oswalt for next year, so they have the same team back next year, sans Werth, but with a decent replacement in Brown.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Moving Lee was a “miss”, but they are allowed. Teams/GMs aren’t going to make every correct move, at least they addressed it like you said.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Same team next year
Is all I could think about as I watched that game last night.
"With this spray tan, this chain & this shirt fitted, how could she not love me?" - Vinny
The Situation was outrageous last episode. Not a fan of him acting like a big child.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
You know the only episode I've ever seen
was the one where snooki gets punched, and only the beginning of it at that. They black out the punch, so I always assumed it was some weak ass shit, but I just saw the gif this morning and the guy actually nailed her pretty bad.
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Best part of that episode was the guys (Pauly and Vinny) walking around the boardwalk looking for the guys friends to beat the shit out of.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure it’s few and far between, but it’s years like this that I will miss the old Oklahoma-Nebraska matchups on Thanksgiving weekend.
The fact that they stopped playing that game every year pissed me off to no end.
All in a move to make it as though Oklahoma Texas was the premier rivalry.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Hadn’t heard, but that makes sense. If the Big East can work it with no divisions and 16 teams, the Pac 12 can do it.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Royals obviously have the best system when they take the top three in Texas League (Moustakas, Hosmer, Montgomery).
blasphemy
"Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." -Robert Heinlein
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Also
Michigan State and Ohio State do not play each other this year so you can have 2 undefeated teams in the Big 10/11.
Nebraska and Oklahoma could be undefeated until the Big 12 Title game
Boise State and Utah/TCU could also end up undefeated.
Currently, unless LSU or Auburn run the table, it might be hard pressed for a one loss SEC team to make the BCS title game (same goes for a one loss Pac 10 team)
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
CAN WE GET A PLAYOFFS PLEASE
jebus. These days I just vote for every BCS team to lose games.
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It’s ridiculous. I’m an Oregon fan and I freely admit there’s little reason why they’re so ranked so much higher than most other unbeatens.
well
I would take Oregon against most of the other unbeatens if I had to put money on it.
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Agreed
the Ducks’ offense is scary good.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I wouldn't
Especially since Boise State and Ohio State beat them last year and all 3 teams are better this year.
Watched the Oregon State WSU game this Saturday. Oregon’s defense blows, particularly their run defense. I would not be shocked to see UCLA beat them, but am personally rooting for some Civil War revenge knocking Oregon out of national championship and Rose Bowl.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I was mostly referring to those ranked
below them.
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I don't really think they would steamroll any of them
I think all of the unbeaten seem beatable
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UCLA will not beat Oregon. If that happens, I will forever be a UCLA fan.
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
You guys are really overrating Oregon. Probably based on them beating down Stanford… who should have lost to USC.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Its not like UCLA
has been any better
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No, and maybe I’m overreacting to a shitty showing against WSU, but I watched the WSU line open up holes and push Oregon d-lineman back all day.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Stanford should have lost to USC
I think that game was a toss up if not for the fumble in the 4th quarter, Stanford wins that game without the heroics.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a great game
Clock management by LK, lack of discipline, and overall defense made us lose this game.
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
UCLA has a lot of time to prepare for this game.
If the spread is somewhere near 21-23 like I expect, I would really like UCLA to cover.
Chip Kelly is an offensive genius
Stanford game had me convinced in the second half that they have that second gear.
LaMichael James is scary good.
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
BTW, didn’t anybody notice that Oregon lost their quarterback in the last game? I kind of like Costa, but still if the starting QB can’t go it’s even more of an issue (of course they have a bye week to get him healthy.)
I just don’t see how they are the number 2 team in the country. I think Ohio State (ranked higher), Nebraska, and Boise are all better teams. I don’t see Oregon running the table either (though there’s no shame in that.)
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
My rankings
1. Nebraska
2. Boise St.
3. Oregon
4. Ohio State
5. TCU
I may overrate Nebraska because they didn’t blow out South Dakota St in the hangover game. But they have a FAST defense, and they have a huge D-line. They can beat Oregon’s O.
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Oregon leads the nation in points and yards per game. It hasn’t just been the Stanford game.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
3 wins are Washington State, Portland State and New Mexico.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Fair point.
I already said USC would beat them :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
And Arizona State
Which has the best defense in the Pac-10, yet scored 42 points on them…
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m not suggesting the Oregon offense is bad. I’m saying their defense is and counting on outscoring everybody is destined to cost you at least one game.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Last time an Oregon school from the Pac whatever, went undefeated?
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
From memory, never. Unless it was back in the 30s or something. The Oregon schools sucked for 30 years until the late 90s.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I would like for this year to be the first year
but they seem like the Senior Cade McCown team, all offense, no defense. As you say, that can’t stand.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
They've never won a Rose Bowl
So never… I assume..
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Oregon State won it in 1942. Game played in North Carolina due to WW II.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
1916
Oregon Ducks went 6-0-1 and beat Penn in the Rose Bowl.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Ohio St has a tough one this week in Madison.
Oklahoma is the LSU of the Big 12. How in the hell are they undefeated?
Boise St and TCU run the table.
Auburn and LSU still have to play each other. Both still have Arkansas and Alabama left on their schedules.
Is Oregon gonna lose?
My calendar is off
and I am an idiot.
I meant All Hallows Eve Eve
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Dunno
Six conference games left. Everyone has at least the potential for an upset. I do think they need to play better in the early going of games. They’ve made up for weak starts with great finishes, but that’s not a strategy to keep up.
I would say now
the big game for Oregon is the finale at Oregon State.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Bigger then normal
I always love it when the Oregon match has such huge connotations.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Jersey Shore
is rotting your brain.
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But Auburn and LSU
are the only teams left that could run the table. But you could also see a 2-loss team winning the SEC
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Saw an earlier tweet from Darren Rovell
that a guy had a $5 NFL parlay card yesterday, and he won the first 14 games. He would have won $100,000 if he came through on the Sunday night game, but he pushed, losing the parlay. I wonder if he pulled a reverse Xeifrank by putting a ton on the other team last night (I’m not sure which way his parlay stood).
How much could you have sold that parlay card for
before the Sunday Night game started?
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
50 thousand for the card, then you bet 50 thousand against yourself.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
So if he had simply bet 50,000 agianst himself
he’d be sure of 50,000.
So that is where you need friends with access to that money. Now let us say you owned the card, and I owned the 50,000 to make the bet, how much you offer me to loan you 50,000 for four hours?
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s some terrible math up there. You end up with nothing no matter what happens. It should be 25/25.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
It's around $52,378
You gotta factor in you will be betting with a -110 on the Sunday night game.
If you lose the bet Sunday night, you lose $52,378, but win $99,995 on the parlay, netting you $47,617.
If you win the bet Sunday night, you win $52,378 / 1.1 = $47,616.36
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
and I forgot to factor in the $5 loss on the 2nd option. But you have an idea what the amount is.
You lock in a guaranteed ~$47,600 rather than play the chance for $100k. It’s real life Deal or No Deal.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the work
I wonder what he did?
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Like you said, it’s got to be tough to scrounge up that kind of cash, especially since he really had a short time to do so.
Let’s assume he figured he had a chance to win it all after all the early games, that still only gives him like 4 hours to scrounge together the $52,381.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Lot of people with money within shouting distance
as Reg said, maybe a Bail Bondsman is the best choice. 10% right off the top but your dealing with a trustworthy source who can get the money in the blink of an eye. Good money for five hour work for the Bailsbondsman.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
semi related
I managed to end up in a pick em league with a guy who is in the top 50 of all of yahoo pick em. I don’t think I’m going to win.
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Too bad he didn’t fill out a parlay card where a push is a tie and it just drops down to the next level.
by robotmadeofnails on Oct 11, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
My friend won 100k on a betting site free promotion for picking all of the games one week. Not bad to get paid $8k a month during your senior year of college.
by UCLADodger32 on Oct 11, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Saw USC lose another game
Saw Rays win two games
So not a total loss this weekend.
How many times have you watched your team drive for a go a head score and just know they left to much time on the clock?
That game was painful to follow on my phone.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I think I saw a post from Craig
that he was excited about the UCLA game this weekend. Probably not so much today.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
It was about what I expected
college athletes are a pretty fickle bunch and I think it really starts from the high school recruiting sites to then the NFL draft sites. Cal played well at most phases of the game but UCLA helped them out too.
But now comes Cal’s big hurdle, USC, where they have come off good wins and then had similar let downs against them.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I was excited too. And then UCLA did what UCLA always does. I hate our football program. Good thing that gymnastics is right around the corner!
by UCLADodger32 on Oct 11, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
And the women's volleyball team
beat Stanford this weekend
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
I have a theory about women’s volleyball, and why there’s always a photograph of it in the daily paper, and that’s about all I can say.
That's not a theory
there’s a reason College volleyball gets more press than the WNBA
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
True
attractive woman will always get better ratings no matter what the sport. Tough break that Leslie is gone.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Anna Kournikova still gets better press than Serena Williams, who is really as revolution to her sport as Tiger Woods
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup
we be shallow beasts. I always rooted for Chrissie over Martina strictly because of aesthetics.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
This
is why I feel no shame in putting shirtless men as my lead photo
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I almost emailed you Thursday
Because I laughed at the Beckham photo before the MLS game. I just thought, “classic Josie.” :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a part of soccer!
They’re always taking off their shirts after matches, trading jerseys, Beckham usually gives his to a fan. Other sports should take notice (I’m looking at you basketball)
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
there is not a lot of english fiorentina only news out there
and so one of the best places is/was this website run by a bunch of girls who MAINLY just swoon over the photos of the players, but theres some good transfer news and what not there too.
i just find it hilarious
Didn’t dear old Dennis Rodman get suspended for trying this kind-hearted gesture?
Poison kills 80 children in Uganda. Damn you, Brett Michaels! Damn you!
NBA is laaaaaame
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I root for the Texans
its always too much time on the clock for our defense.
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I wasn’t such an option was available to them
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I wasn’t aware such an option was available to them
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
They expect Ohio State to move up
as they play better teams and Boise starts playing the dregs in their league
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Right. Such is life. I’m actually surprised people still argue and let this shit bother them after all these years.
I was pissed back when Oregon State and Washington (2000 season), Oregon (2002), and USC (whichever season the first one was), kept getting screwed. East coast bias and all that. I’m completely bored by it now.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Just a knock on people who say that Boise ST plays in a bad conference.
The Big 10 has been sub par for the last 4 or 5 years, but the reporters and coaches who vote in the polls still treat it as if they’re at top with the Big 12 or SEC.
I hear ya. I actually do think Ohio State is good and Tressel is one heck of a coach. They completely imposed their game on Oregon last Rose Bowl. Ohio State gets a lot of hate because their style of play is boring (like the Spurs in basketball.)
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of musing about the Dodgers future
and the infield and so on, a semi-handy guide to the off season trade market for 1st baseman, from MLBTR
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/10/trade-market-for-first-basemen.html
which followed a piece on James Loney, “non tender/trade candidate”
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/10/non-tender-candidate-james-loney.html
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I guess college football is more popular than the pro game here. It’s like you’re speaking a foreign language. :)
I like the pro game more. It’s not even close for me.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Not for me
I don’t even have a college team I “officially” root for though I grew up rooting for UCLA. My alma mater(s) don’t have football teams which doesn’t help. I enjoy following it, partially for the prospects of certain players as pros and just for fun but have very little rooting interest.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
doesn’t CCA at least have a LARP team you can root for? Or maybe some sort of intermural kickball team?
hah hah. They did have intramural sports
I even played on the soccer team, was surprised to find some athletic artists out there!
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Opposite
Schools and BCS have too much ability to game the system for me to care.
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I like College way more than pro
Because, they’re College players and make many more mistakes than the pros, so thee’s always a chance for the big upset.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I don't get that either
there are huge upsets in the NFL all the time, because the talent level tends to be closer. You can be guaranteed many more competitive games then with college football your team playing 3 or 4 good teams a year.
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If the talent level is closer, the upsets aren’t as huge.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I've never seen anything duller
than a meaningless pro game. But I can watch MSU-Michigan type games all day. Now maybe that’s just me.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I tend to find pro games more meaningful
since there is an actual playoff system. Bowls seem so pointless and stupid to me( mostly because of the way teams are picked for them, if they actually put the top ranked teams in BCS bowls I wouldn’t mind as much).
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My tune might change
if there’s ever another LA pro team. Unless it’s the Raiders. Then the NFL would be even more dead to me.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
What, you don't want to root for the Chargers?
but their such lovable scamps! /not
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I agree with this times infinity. If we had a team I would care way more.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 11, 2010 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
As with baseball
I expect the pro game has become more interesting because of the fantasy leagues. I’m not familiar with any college fantasy leagues. If the Packers are not playing I’ll take a good Pac whatever game over the pro game.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I prefer college because the talent isnt as even so theres more big plays. Every game counts too so theres less field goals, more risks being taken.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 11, 2010 11:01 AM PDT reply actions
And if there is a player you don't like, they are gone in a couple years.
In the NFL, guys you hate stick around forever. Looking at you Peyton. With your feminine name.
Archie Manning
is the only Archie I’ve ever heard of outside the comic strip.
I was thinking of Kelly when Lisa was reading off her list of female baseball managers:)
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not that old:)
ok I am, and I did forget him.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Archie Bell and the Drells! Tighten Up!
Ricky Bell’s brother. True!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
So you prefer sloppy play?
I guess I’ve never understood that, but then again I also like defense.
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I guess I just see CFB
as more of a pleasant diversion, almost arcade version of football.
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True
although it seems all the top offenses just run the spread these days. Although its not like every team in the NFL runs the same offense.
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You make Vince Young
and Michael Vick sad. Although With VY thats really not very hard.
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Doesn't Oregon
and every SEC team run a spread?
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basically yes =)
Im warming to the nfl a bit but theres just too many 9-6 type games for my taste..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 11, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Well
It depends on if thats the Bills v Browns 9-6, or a Steelers vs Ravens 9-6. Big difference ya know? One is because both teams suck and the other is because they are knocking the snot out of each other.
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Maybe I’d like the pro gram more if I wasn’t a Browns fan.
by Little Blue Bicycle on Oct 11, 2010 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
haha
sorry man.
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Once again, a Browns quarterback yanks defeat from the jaws of victory.
by Little Blue Bicycle on Oct 11, 2010 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Why print is dying
Channeling Plaschke while upping the ante on his mentor’s “no ace” trope, Dilbeck complains that the Dodgers have no true star. Can’t be Kershaw because pitchers can’t be stars. This too is Frank’s fault. He needs to go get a “Kirk Gibson or a Darryl Strawberry.”
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgers/2010/10/the-dodgers-are-a-team-left-witout-a-true-star.html
by Little Blue Bicycle on Oct 11, 2010 11:35 AM PDT reply actions
Actually he’s achieved both, but I assume the paper paper pays his salary.
by Little Blue Bicycle on Oct 11, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
my guess is he's paid relatively little
and he’s not on staff. I just did a search of the Company staff and he doesn’t show up on it.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I would argue that Manny/Ethier/Kemp are stars in that vein, though obviously it didn’t work out all that well this season…
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Dilbeck is awful. Embarrassing that he has a voice at such a big site.
by silverwidow on Oct 11, 2010 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Fun fact: avg news channel veiwers age
Fox News viewers: 65 years old
CNN: 62
MSNBC: 59
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I wonder what the average age is for the Stewart show
I wonder what the average print age reader of the LA Times is? Marty?
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I have nothing to back it up with
but my guess is the average reader is over 40
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I hope print doesn't die too soon then ;-)
In all seriousness, everybody I knew who worked in newspapers is now underemployed at something else.
by Little Blue Bicycle on Oct 11, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Marty…for someone like me with lots or practical, but no professional experience, is the A+ certification the way to go?
by robotmadeofnails on Oct 11, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
And, I am sorry if that question was intrusive in this context
by robotmadeofnails on Oct 11, 2010 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, just got back from lunch
I don’t know that particular certification, but certification in general is very sought after. Pick a discipline (Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, etc.) and go for it. It makes a big splash to recruiters and hiring managers.
If there was one certification that I would recommend over all others, I’d say it was a PMP (project management). That can be used across a host of industries and isn’t locked into just IT.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
40ish
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Wait till we get through the offseason ya maroon
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This is the time of year where
the pundits get all excited by the stars. By they only remember the starts on the winning teams.
Reds – no one can question that Votto is not a star. Oh well
Braves – no one can question that McCann is not a star. Oh well – maybe to soon on that one.
Twins – no one can question that Mauer is not a star. Oh well
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
These Dodgers? The wattage is so low, some are calling them the Los Angeles Pirates. Which somehow seems to insult Pittsburgh.
Who is saying that?
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Dilibeck.
Although the Pirates have a bunch of old Dodgers prospects. Maybe they should be called the Pittsburg Dodgers.
Well, obviously Dilbeck is saying that, it’s in his article. I’m just curious if anyone else is saying it.
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I expect some fans are saying it
as they watch the playoffs and they say to their friends and family how come we don’t have a Halladay, Lincecum, Jeter, ARod, Longoria and so on. That is natural.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope
General fans outside of the local market hear of stars
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
this
stars get their images on video games
Which brings me to my next point: is Tim Lincecum a star?
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I say yes, DESPITE HIS BEING A PITCHER
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To me, that was the strangest part of Dilbeck’s piece. Who was the Dodgers’ star in 1965, Maury Wills?
by Little Blue Bicycle on Oct 11, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure, but pitchers can’t be “stars” according to Dilbeck, so who’s left?
by Little Blue Bicycle on Oct 11, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Well
maybe some of you consider Kershaw a star but I don’t. He had a great year but so did many pitchers this year. He has yet to have a Beckett/Hamels type of post season run. The average fan who does not play roto ball simply does not know about him.
To me a star is recognition factor among casual fans, not blog readers, or roto players. And I don’t think being a star has anything to do with building a winning baseball team.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
it seems that being a star is contingent on post-season success
was Roy Halladay a star before he moved to Philly?
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cool
so we got the following:
- postseason success
- multiple awards
- household name
Anything else?
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Stars are like pronography
You know them when you see them.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
but sometimes it’s softcore and sometimes it’s hardcore
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
and when you pursue both, you end up getting fucked anyway
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
-Being white and shitty on a good team.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I met Billy once, at a basketball camp. He was wearing short shorts. My brother and I made fun of him for a month
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I was like ten, and yeah I got near the whiteness
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
The style difference
between 60-80 basketball and today’s is about as different as you can get. I think more woman were attracted to the old uniforms and you rarely got closeups below the waist.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, don't go there
Big Bill was the greatest and coolest player at the same time.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I actually meant Luke
my B everyone
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How dare you
is like an uppity high society lady saying “Well, I never!” and then storming off with a harumph.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone else
remember the hippo lady on Rocko’s Modern Life who said “How dare you?”
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I understood 2, maybe 3, words of your comment.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for that
It reminds me of the Acura lady, and my need to do a commercial post this week.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN
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I worked on that, that’s why I asked my question. :)
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The 2k series has tended to use rising stars though, nes pa? Lincecum now Longoria. Seems to be a reason for that, 2k doesn’t outsell The Show, so you go with the we’re youthful and edgy angle while The Show puts another Yankee on the cover
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
did it eat you up when EA Sports gave up on baseball?
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It did a lot of people
they had the best baseball game hands down, but then lost the license because of wankery.
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because of their own wankery, let’s be clear
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
they became Blue Castle Games
and made Bigs and Bigs 2.
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Thats true
2k was only responding to EAs wankery
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there are other reasons why the 2K Series doesn’t outsell The Show. :)
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well being considered the better product would certainly help : )
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
It could be the Geico theory
you go with someone who doesn’t have any baggage
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Isn't that being generous?
or do testers consider themselves part of the process?
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
testers are DEFINITELY part of the process
games won’t be released if they have a certain number of bugs in them. Developers don’t have time to QA their own products.
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Developers are too important to QA their own products
:-p
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Without testers
all games would be a buggy mess.
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I’m fairly certain we’ve seen people refer to the Dodgers as being like the Pirates on this blog.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I've used the Twins a lot
because now the bring in over 3,000,000 fans and have a payroll close to us. It will be embarrassing when the Royals starting turning into the next Rays.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
It's the Fox News
version of fact. If the morning news says it, then the evening news can say “sources have said”. Yes, you, your people said it this morning.
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I have never heard someone compare us to the Pirates.
by robotmadeofnails on Oct 11, 2010 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Who knew that taking Manny out of the equation
would lower the wattage to the point where we get writers, writing this stuff. Dilbeck is from the old school where stars are always the answer, I’m sure he was giddy when we signed Strawberry.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
he does make a point though
maybe if they sign a star — like Dunn? — people will show up despite being super annoyed at Frank.
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Only slight problem with that
is that Dunn is not a star.
I’m not even sure Carl Crawford is, to be fair.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither is the star Manny was when he was acquired (to state the obvious)
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Crawford
will enter free agency not as a star, he will start next spring training as one.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
hence the question mark :)
There aren’t many starts to be had. I think we have them, they just need to show up.
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We should just sign
Evan Longoria, Ryan Howard, and Vladamir Guerrero
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Vladamir Guerrero
wasn’t really a star before he went to Anaheim.
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Sure he was
He was widely recognized as one of the best players in baseball while an Expo.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think he was a
“star” though. Maybe thats just me.
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someone with personality, someone that ESPN can sell in a thirty second byte
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
and go on about, forever
when s/he decides to retire or possibly move teams
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I stopped using their
Favre cam service after they started following him into the bedroom. I don’t need to see that
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Star would imply
people that aren’t stat nerds are well aware of them, and they would have to carry some sort of glamor. Vlad was always reffered to as a guy only fantasy baseball players knew about, becuase he played for the Expos. He didnt’ really get the spotlight till he went to Anaheim.
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He had a spotlight in Anaheim?
Not buying this. I didn’t see any difference when he went to Anaheim
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
He won the MVP in Anaheim.
That said, I don’t really agree that the Angels play in a big market. The Dodgers have a tough enough time breaking the huge advantage the Lakers have in L.A., and I don’t see the Angels doing anything breaking up that either.
The Dodgers problem isn’t that they don’t have stars, its that the Lakers are able to market their players much more easily in L.A. than the Dodgers can.
For better or worse, Derek Fisher is a star, and Andre Ethier isn’t
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
oh that’s amazing
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woah woah woah. Derek Fisher is a star because the Lakers win championships with him. Andre takes the Dodgers to the big show and he’ll be a household name.
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know anyone that would consider Derek Fisher a star
he is a household name, that does not make him a star.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Why is he not a star? Because he’s overshadowed by Kobe?
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Because he’s never been even the third best player on any team he’s ever played for?
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
But but but he does the things that don’t show up in the box score.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
That makes him Eckstein
but not a star
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
And being the definition of mediocre. At his age now, he’s probably in the bottom 5 of starting PGs in the NBA.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
arguably the worst starting pg right now
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And
yet he continues to win rings. What would Kobe do with a real point guard? Could he even play with one? Didn’t do so well while Mr. Fisher was not in town did it.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Not PG
The formula is simple:
Kobe + All-Star caliber C = rings
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
With the triangle, PG doesn’t matter.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
but there was no Gasol either.
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Derek Fisher is a star for the same reason David Eckstein is.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
he totally won that thing for those fish that one time
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
well...
heh, being “known” doesn’t make you a star, but you can’t be a star without being “known”. Square rectangle type o thing.
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The basketball?
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that’s only person I could name in that photo
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Fabricio Oberto?
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With all that beef jerky money, he’s already a star.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Vlad was having 40 40 seasons in Montreal, people totally heard of him because he was a beast.
No one cares about Kershaw because he’s like the 20th best pitcher in baseball. Can’t sell someone on that.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? Outside of one year where he was a top 5 pitcher, Josh Beckett is usually a 20-30 top pitcher, Roy Oswalt ‘ace’ label is built on being a top 25 pitcher.
It's like Gold Glove winners
and All-NBA Defensive team picks
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Oswalt was just as good as Kershaw this year.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
So 23 year old against a flagging arm
doesn’t seem fair. Good chance Clayton blows his arm out and achieves that ace status.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
More like 12-15
But point stands.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
That doesn't mean anyone cared
how often have we complained about how little coverage we get? How much do you think the Expos get?
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I'm guessing this means Votto is no star?
That’s why these conversations are stupid.
I don’t care what ESPN or Joe Casual fan think about any of these guys.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Votto got
a feature article in Sports Illustrated. Are people still reading SI?
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
How many baseball players do you think that can be said about it the past 15 years?
Without looking it up, I’m sure the same can be said about Vlady in Montreal.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
So considering
the audience of TV/Magazines/Newspapers, let’s set a rubric:
TV: Superstar
Magazine: All-Star
Newspaper: Local Hero
Radio: Fantasy star
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
He is a star in my eyes
and might well be after this year.
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Well, he did argue that Vlady became a star when he went to Anaheim.
Anaheim is reputations are built. If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Vladdy is a fun guy
I just remember never having heard of him until he became a FA, and after that everyone seemed to love him.
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Vlad in Montreal was a much bigger star than Votto is now, or will be if he wins MVP next month
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
There was a time that Vlad the Impailer was viewed as one of the 2 or 3 best all around players in the game.
Votto will never be this. And I think Votto is awesoke, FTR.
He was quietly one of the best players in baseball
I don’t think he was what people call a “star”, and I don’t think he ever got there.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Despite even to this day not even know what his voice sounds like, Vlad is easily a star. Casual fans know about him, and they did when he was in Montreal.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
He never spoke english to the media
which my uncle seemed to mean he was a shitty player and couldn’t be a leader in the clubhouse. Nevermind that he probably didn’t want to embarrass himself in front of millions of people.
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I'm Pujols
Pujols, pujols, Pujols? Watch me hit a dinger!
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
I have heard him speak several times in commercials and interviews.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think casual fans knew about him in Montreal
I know I barely know of him.
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Montreal was baseball crazy at that time. I know baseball fans there who STILL talk to me about Gagne.
Well I'm sure people in Montreal knew about them
but Canadians don’t count
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right, because that’s what was wrong with that comment
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Interestingly
is lack of interest in ever speaking English probably kept him away of ever becoming any kind of star in the sense of local endorsements, heck even Manny did a ticket broker ad.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Manny grew up in the US
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LA needs a legit star—- someone with personality and performance. Dunn is not that man. None of the current crop of free agents are, I don’t think.
Why?
It is very hard to find personality and performance. The Manny’s of the world are unique, not common, and the ones with personality, usually come with a personality that is not flattering ala Reggie stir the milkshake Jackson
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll admit
my kneejerk reaction was to add “or rape”, but, uh…yeah. HOW ABOUT THAT NLDS GUYS?!
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I can't take someone seriously
who says:
Lots and lot of stars. We have more stars in L.A. than the Milky Way. Our stars have stars.
Never has a paragraph had less meaning than there.
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no problem with that sentence.
I kind of like it . We are a city of stars, maybe more so then any other city in the world.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I think he could have said it
without all the wankery.
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If Matt Kemp had written that prose
he would be declared a savant.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
and hustled
he’d be Larry Bowa?
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Because a guy who only graduated High school should be compared to a man who has a BA and went to J-school with decades of writing experience under his belt. :)
That is not my point and you know it
it is back to the fact if you don’t already like someone, and they do something, you automatically find fault with it. If you like someone, you continue to overlook their flaws.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
it's the hyperbole that bothers me
which is Ironic since the Galaxy use that very hyperbole to get their nickname, but you wouldn’t sell New York that way and they’ve got more famous people than we do
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Reposting something from last night
The one thing about this list, there is certainly no question that outside the Cubs, the Dodgers have much more resources than the teams that surround them.
I kind of knew that the Dodgers would be towards thel end of this list but it is now getting somewhat historical. The Dodgers have never gone more than 21 years without a World Series appearance (albeit they had only one from 1903-1942). But from 1947-1988, they had 15
pennants.
Longest without a World Series appearance
Chicago Cubs – 1945
Texas Rangers (Washington Senators) – 1961
Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) – 1969
Seattle Mariners – 1977
Pittsburgh – 1979
Milwaukee – 1982
Baltimore – 1983
Kansas City -1985
Los Angeles Dodgers – 1988
Oakland – 1990
Cincinnati – 1990
Minnesota – 1991
Toronto – 1993
Cleveland – 1997
San Diego – 1998
Atlanta – 1999
New York Mets – 2000
Arizona – 2001
San Francisco – 2002
Los Angeles Angels – 2002
Florida – 2003
Houston – 2005
Chicago White Sox – 2005
Detroit – 2006
St. Louis – 2006
Boston – 2007
Colorado – 2007
Tampa Bay – 2008
Philadelphia – 2009
New York Yankees – 2009
Explain
Texas Rangers (Washington Senators) – 1961
Washington Nationals (Montreal Expos) – 1969
In 61 the Yankees played the Reds
In 69 the Orioles played the Mets
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Should say "never"
that was their first year of existence
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Just wanted that clarified
we are indeed starting to fall close to the territory where other fans will start to feel sorry for us and root for us because it has been so long. We all knew there would be a price for the Orel/Gibson show in 88 but I really thought it would be over after 10 years.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
I should have stated, Texas, Washington and Seattle have never won a pennant.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I took statistics in college
unfortunately knowing how to compute ERA was not something that I could use.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Braves Lineup - Conrad benched
Infante 2B
Diaz LF
Lee 1B
McCann C
Gonzalez SS
Heyward RF
Glaus 3B
Ankiel CF
Lowe P
Glaus will now make three errors
the Giants should simply go bunt crazy and watch him fall down.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I just want to point out...
…the dozens of posts that grew out of my original Dilbeck comment, in case plans for the the TBLA Fantasy League are still afoot ;-)
by Little Blue Bicycle on Oct 11, 2010 12:35 PM PDT reply actions
I
am refusing to click on the link cause that’ll only give this attention whore publicity. I invite others to do the same
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
but the article makes fun of Philadelphia
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It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia is one my favorite shows
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he wanted him to sign it. Better than a shoe, I guess
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe he didn't get charges
make an example out o the douche
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A shoe or book with a bomb
would not be funny. We need to cut off his head.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: I don't think we need to warn people
that the comment is off topic when we have been collectively off topic for a 4+ hours
2+ months you mean?
;-)
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Not I. It really fucks the O/U, and it completely eliminates certain aspects of football (kick offs, punts, etc)
by Michael White on Oct 11, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I think there should be some middle ground.
It just shouldn’t be sudden death. Coin flip has too much effect.
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I heard a proposal for NFL OT to be as it is now, kick and receive is determined by a coin toss, but if you score on your opening drive, you have to kick off to the other team and give them a chance. It’s basically college rules, but both special teams, both offenses and both defenses must perform.
The coin flip is still a factor because if the first team scores a touchdown then you know they have to go for it on 4th and 3 from the 30 instead of kicking, but it’s more or less fair.
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Yeah I read that one
and liked it for the most part. I just hate that you can kick a field goal and win the game without the other team ever touching the ball.
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NFL needs to just end regular season games in a tie
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
they can if OT fails
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OT
Rhode Island is neither a road nor is it an island. Discuss.
why would something spelled Rhode imply a road? That’s like Big Pharm implying Farmland
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
I love this Belize newspaper using “Jacked” in its headline.
http://belizenews.com/thestar/cayostar247.pdf
is mint core a genre of hardcore metal? Is it Southern? Do y’all drink mint juleps?
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I never had one teacher in high school
who kept their pants on. If you want to make it in that business, kid, you’re gonna have to ditch ’em.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I was lucky to get out of there by 1st grade.
Must suck to be a priest now and get all those jokes.
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Another reason to think Derek Jeter is the luckiest guy on Earth
Really, who cares what your zone rating is when she is waiting for you at home.
All night at dinner, she goes out of her way to thank the men who bring us bread and clear our plates and change the silverware. They are mostly Mexican, I think. She does not just thank them, she pauses if she is talking, looks up at them and smiles and says, “Thank you.”
“My boyfriend noticed that about me, too,” she says when I point this out. “He’s the same way, and he said it was a good way to judge someone’s character. It’s actually unfortunate, in a way, that you would notice that. It blows my mind that anyone could be unkind to anyone. The guy clearing our plates is a person. I don’t care if you’re sweeping the floor. I don’t care if you’re cleaning my toilet.”
She dabs the corner of her lips with her napkin.
“Not that I have someone to clean my toilet — I clean my own toilet.”
i walked by minka kelly once
when i was interning at a production office. i had NO idea who she was. she had a big huge bodyguard. i smiled at her while i walked by (you know, to be friendly) and she ignored me and the bodyguard scowled.
She would have treated you with respect
if you had cleaned her toilet. Not that she cleans her toilet.
the best part of this story
is that i had NO idea who she was. didnt think she was really famous. except Rainn Wilson and like… Aaron Eckhart or something were sitting in the lobby and she said hi to him and he couldnt figure out who she was either until he remember her from an NBC party or something.
what a weird universe i lived in for a short period of time
OT
check out this shitty onside kick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4fv_yQ86D4
"Pluto’s not even a planet no more, which I’m very disturbed about. I grew up when Pluto was a planet. Now, I’m 25, I turn around and Pluto’s no longer a planet. I’m going to elbow that guy in the nose." -Ron Artest
She has nothing on Bride of K
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't wait to see your comment
when B of K is not looking over your shoulder.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm at work
while she is home with Folly.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
You dig Jersey Shore. I don’t know if you can be trusted.
Although, Jersey Shore pulled a bigger number Thursday Night than playoff baseball!
There is no
equal time rules on TBLA :)
by bhsportsguy on Oct 11, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m just worried about our Title IX status is all
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I will gladly go there with you
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s really depressing that no matter what I do, I will never look better than Brad Pitt in Frito stained cargo pants.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I envy his body
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Going to repost this for Robot, since it gets lost up above
Sorry, just got back from lunch
I don’t know that particular certification, but certification in general is very sought after. Pick a discipline (Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, etc.) and go for it. It makes a big splash to recruiters and hiring managers.
If there was one certification that I would recommend over all others, I’d say it was a PMP (project management). That can be used across a host of industries and isn’t locked into just IT.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Thought this was cool
The Rangers’ owner, Chuck Greenberg, or rather a lackey in his office, posted a fan post on Lone Star Ball.
that is pretty neat. Now I don’t know who to root for…
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But, whichever team wins tomorrow, that’s my clear rooting favorite for the World Series win.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate they are both
using their silver bullet to face the Yankee’s. Couldn’t your Twins at least won a bloody game.
The Twins failed me. Middle America let me down.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
nice
you cant pee your pants about the outcome of a series when you have cliff lee on the mound for game 5.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Oct 11, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Some other trivial thing
The Philadelphia Phillies have only had the best record in the National League 4 times in 111 years of NL play. The Giants have only once had the best record in the NL since 1962.
!!!!
Some chick in a Phillies 2010 playoffs hat just walked in. Couldn’t help the shank eye. :(
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The “playoffs” hats and shirts are really the lamest of the lame. They are the participatory trophies of apparel.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
OT: I saw "The Town" over the weekend
Great movie.
I don’t think it should win an academy award like others have said, but movies have been pretty weak this year. TS3 should win Best Movie.
You mean like how Return of the King one, even though it was the weakest of the triligy(ts3 is not the weakest of the trilogy), as like a cumulative award for the trilogy?
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It won't beat Inception
regardless of what anyones opinion on the movie is.
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or the Social Network(still haven't seen it personally)
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love that movie, but not Oscar worthy
though I had a feeling Heath Ledger was going to win a posthumous award for playing the Joker.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 11, 2010 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Even before he died
he was getting the buzz, so it wasn’t all just for the feel good story.
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yeah
I certainly enjoyed the hell out of his potrayal.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 11, 2010 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
What maroons said that?
I’m a batman fan and I loved the movie and I never expected that. I’m just saying TS3 won’t get the consideration, regardless of whether it is the best movie or not.
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its a horribly kept secret
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If there are 10 Best Picture noms again,
then I disagree. I think Pixar is in a class by itself in the minds of the Academy. With 10 nominations to play with, I think one will CERTAINLY go to the best-reviewed movie of the year, TS3.
Can it win? That is a tougher question. I think probably not. But Dark Knight didn’t even get a nomination, and I think TS3 will.
If there are five Best Pic noms, even then, I think TS3 has a good shot, though obviously, there will be a larger contingent satisfied to let them have Animated Feature and call it a day.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Can it win? That is a tougher question. I think probably not. But Dark Knight didn’t even get a nomination, and I think TS3 will.
Thats what I said. I never said it couldn’t get nominated.
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I guess you where going off me saying consideration
although I don’t think a lot of the 10 best picture noms got any real consideration last year, it was more a token of recognition.
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OT
I’ve taken the site down for the time being. I will continue to collect data in 2011. Email with inquiries.
Minor League Splits is splitsville for now
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Tiger Woods
is set to be replaced at the top of the World Golf Rankings.
Lee Westwood will overtake him on October 31st if Tiger doesn’t play in an event before then.
Tiger has stated he’s not playing again until November.
He has been the World #1 for 279 consecutive weeks.
Question for those more knowledgeable then me(or just about everyone here)
Does anyone here like Kila Ka’haiue from the Royals? And what would it take to get him? He’s blocked by Hosmer and Butler, but he’s shown good power and patience in the minors.
(shields to full)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 11, 2010 1:41 PM PDT reply actions
Don't you just wanna hear Vinny say it?
It’s a given he says Aloha after a home run by him.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 11, 2010 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
apparently it’s spelled Ka’aihue. d’oh!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 11, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
has there ever
been a ML player with an apostrophe in his name before?
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
ask Eric
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 11, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
A whole bunch
“O’ " names, esp. back in the day. Pete O’Brien in the 80s.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
of course.
dumb of me.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
If you exclude the O' names
maybe he is the first. The Braves had Eric O’Flaherty on their roster much of the season. It was a joy hearing Vin say that name.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Just make one big trade
Get Ka’haiue, Betemit, and Gordon. We will combine my trade with MSTI and send them Paul, Elbert, Dee Gordon.
after reading this
I don’t think I want to hear Don’t Stop Believing at DS anymore. Besides, after seeing DSB guy perform the rountine with David Hasslehoff, there’s no where to go but down.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Oct 11, 2010 1:54 PM PDT reply actions
I never wanted to hear DSB in the first place
so maybe the coalition of the always-hated-it and the Giants-ruined-it can win the day.
I stand by my choice for 8th inning music: Good Vibrations. LA band, great fun song.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
To punish him?
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd be OK with jettisoning DSB
Especially if they just start playing It Ain’t No Fun…
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
They need to rid us of both DSB and GBA
and bring back LA Based songs by Dodger fans only. Surely Mintcore has written something we can use.
I wrote a rock opera based on the life and times of Norihiro Nakamura
does that count?
by mintxcore on Oct 11, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That deaf, dumb and blind kid can’t play third at all….
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Did you call it "Swing and Miss"
can it be played on the organ?
by meercatjohn on Oct 11, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BTW
Saw an email that Season ticket prices will remain the same in 2011 and if you buy parking in advance, it is $10.00 (must buy entire season) for GA and a little over $15.00 for preferred lots.
That's smart with the parking.
Save $400 over the day-of-game price, or pay the same and park closer. Smart for the Dodgers and the right way to do it.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
PR blitz!
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Content of the email
The Los Angeles Dodgers want to thank you for being such a loyal fan and season ticket holder. As we appreciate your support of the Dodgers, we are pleased to advise you that the price of your 2011 season tickets will remain the same for the fourth consecutive season.
Next week, you will receive your 2011 ticket invoice in the mail. It will include details about our popular five-month payment plan which is being offered again for the upcoming season. As was the case in 2010, it will not include a December payment. A Dodger season ticket representative will follow up with a call to discuss the opportunity to upgrade your seats.
Renewals will begin online Tuesday, October 12th on dodgers.com.
Again, thank you for your support of the team. We look forward to speaking to you.
Next PR blitz?
Carl Crawford
Poison kills 80 children in Uganda. Damn you, Brett Michaels! Damn you!
If you buy the season parking pass, can you sell individual parking rights when you sell individual tickets?
If you can’t, McCourt will be able to sell the parking twice. Good for him if he can get away with it.
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
man
just get there nice and early and park outside! i can’t imagine paying to park each time for 50+ games, even at $10.
I only need to be there about 40 minutes early to be able to park outside. I love living in Pasadena where there is no traffic to the stadium. I don’t know how my dad did it driving us to games from the South Bay in rush hour.
by robotmadeofnails on Oct 11, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
What if GA offered to valet park your car?
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
He was at every game every weekend
do you count those as TBLA games because he was in the press box?
I missed the Braves series and the Yankees series (not available), and missed June 12 against Angels (at OC BBQ festival). Other than that, I hit every Sat/Sun game.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I paid for two games this year, one of which I ended up not attending.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Ahh, good catch
Make that 3 paid, 2 attended for me then.
The two attended were both TBLA games (one of which I was in the press box for).
The game I paid for and missed was the Kershaw should-have-been CG 12-K game against the Cubs (start of my family reunion) but I stayed at work too late to make the game.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
GA would be an excellent valet
He can’t hit anything.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Dennis Manion
anyone think he no longer has a gig because Frank finally asked him to do something the he finally said no to?
Wash the motorcycle?
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think it has more to do with not having to gear up for a divorce trial (not that it’s completely over) and Frank having more time.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
What would he asked him to do
I think it is more to do with cutting costs, his role was a buffer to Frank and now Frank doesn’t need it.
I was thinking of new and more inventive ways
to funnel money from the Dodgers to Frank’s assortment of companies.
Why would Mannion care about that?
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
because Frank was paying him too?
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Josh Lewin
@HardballTalk: Josh Lewin won’t be back as Rangers’ play-by-play announcer http://bit.ly/bxHMsI
Lewin > Eric Collins?
Discuss.
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I like him
Even though he does Chargers games too. I won’t hold that against him.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Little known fact
He plays in a rock band
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool
I’ve always found him pretty decent, well the few times I’ve heard him. Def. think he’d be better than Collins, who is just annoying and bland (which is no small feat).
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I remember hearing them go on and on about the significance of “Dodger Blue”. I had to triple check I was actually watching the Dodgers game and not listening to supporters of Prop 19
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Some came up
for just a cup
of coffee
While others played for many a season through
But they all had the dream
and they all made the team
and they all wore Dodger Blue….
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
you and aj
need to write “TBLA: The Musical”
I demand to be written as a harpie. I’m sure many will agree with that choice. :)
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I wish I could claim credit
That is Dave Frishberg. You’ll know him as the author of the Schoolhouse Rock classic “I’m Just a Bill” but he’s written a number of great songs. Peel Me a Grape, Van Lingle Mungo, My Attorney Bernie….. and that one, Dodger Blue.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Real song
Can’t find lyrics online. It’s a “list song,” mostly consisting of the names of great LA Dodger players. I don’t have it with me, but can transcribe the lyrics later, if you’d like. Or send you an MP3.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
this can so happen
we both spend most of our time in culver city…. to the Conservatory we go! or mrs garcias haha
Pretty much
Have you guys heard my band Arcade Fire? It’s fun.
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your band?
if it’s your band, udog, then my brother and sister would love you forever. :)
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Is he the one who ends a Texas Rangers win yelling “Ballgame!”?
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember
Collins only works around 40 games or so.
Not a full time gig so I don’t know how good a gig it is to have.
True
It just feels like more ;)
{sniff} We won’t have Vin around forever of course, and I’m not sold on Charlie Steiner as heir apparent… in fact I’m sold on him not being that.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
What is the closest city, weather wise, to Los Angeles? I was thinking something like Orlando.
Thoughts?
Culver City, Glendale, Pasadena, to name a few
by Eric Stephen on Oct 11, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Perth, Australia
for the win? It’s even on the west coast, suffering from the biases of the east coast metropolises.
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They don't call this
a Mediterranean climate for nothing.
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But I kinda like the music
Say the ladies are insane there
And they sure know how to use it
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heh
I posted that reply before following your link!
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I always thought
Anaheim had similar weather to LA. What do people think?
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
all i know
is that they have a better baseball stadium. you can get panda express there! so fast!
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have you really waited in line for Panda?
Always bring in your own Panda….tis cheaper
by robotmadeofnails on Oct 11, 2010 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
now I want chinese food :(
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Panda makes you want Chinese? That’s like McDonalds making you want food.
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I fail to see how that's bad
it’s like saying, oh yeah, I could eat that shitty food but instead, I PREFER DELICIOUS CUISINE!!
Now I really want bao. Ugh.
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Best Xio Long Bao IMO
is at Dean Sin World on Garfield in Monterrey Park. Wonderful
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I miss the Chinese on the Mesa in Santa Barbara.
by robotmadeofnails on Oct 11, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
it's actually largely the landlords overcharging for rent
after rebuilding the whole look of the place. my dad managed the pizza place up there (Deano’s) and they had to shut down. But that is a long story.
There is a shopping center near where my wife grew up that has about 10 empty shops because the owner kept raising the rent and not working with people. Wouldn’t it be better to charge a bit less and have full shops instead of vacant properties?
by robotmadeofnails on Oct 11, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
apparently not
which is why we can’t trust these people to make the “right choice” when it comes to small business’ and whatever.
I think it’s more profitable to take a hit for a few months/year and then get some money bleeder like Olive Garden or Chili’s showing up.
Snorts in derision that anything in Anaheim is similar to Los Angeles. Then after careful thought, nods quietly in acquiescence
Did anyone catch the Simpsons last night?
Banksy opener, then a Moneyball parody for an ep. Interesting stuff
I felt uncomfortable watching it, it walked way too close a line between parody and political statement
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn't mention it only because everyone on my Twitter and Facebook pages were linking it
and talking about it all day so I was burned out…
and Fox chickened out and had all traces of the opening pulled from online video. It was pretty crazy.
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Great huh
my wife and I kind of watched it open mouthed from start to finish, but I knew Bart was going to hit a home run and get benched. Was hoping they would have zagged on that.
It was fantastic
But yeah, Simpsons were really ballsy with the opener.
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
link would help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6nhcuLuCqM
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
"If something
is the something of something, it’s not really anything"
Take that Stanford, McGill, Duke, and um, a fourth place
“The only thing I know about strategy, is that whatever he does is wrong. Unless he’s right, in which case he’s a button pusher”
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
So Will Carroll wrote a really bad article about the sabermetric strawman just doesn’t get baseball and how they don’t know how to tell stories. This might have had more impact coming from a good writer.
Since Carroll is acting like a giant child, I’m gonna guess there was a fallout.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
There is so much hyperbole and generalizations in that article.
by robotmadeofnails on Oct 11, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
If you watched the Simpsons instead of flying to Atlanta you are a bad fan I think was his point. Oh and if you know someones FIP you can’t enjoy watching Roy Halladay hit. It would have been nice if he completed a thought.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Who does enjoy watching baseball more
the Michael White’s or the Clueless Drunken guy who cheers and boos everyone based on what they did the last time they were up?
This may be my new signature, at least some form of this. I think it is hysterical.
the Clueless Drunken guy who cheers and boos everyone based on what they did the last time they were up?
The Michael Whites get more overall enjoyment
but in the moment it might be hard to say. Depends on how drunk the guy is, and if he still has his shirt on.
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by robotmadeofnails on Oct 11, 2010 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a bad piece, but it really goes over the top when he says,
Oh, I forgot. Chad Billingsley is totally gonna get injured, fuckers.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
This was such the horrible season; I looked forward to the end of the season...
Because the Dodgers usually end it with the Padres, and the locals San Diego Station covers and televises the Dodgers here; what a downer this season has been for a baseball fan, and a Dodgers fan and a National League fan.
I hate American League baseball, too.
you know what I like, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Tallegio Grilled Cheese with Carmelized Onions
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Their about the only onions I care for
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Not sure why it would be a downer for a NL fan
based on what we have seen of the Phillies, they might win another World Championship.
The Giants could match them
though I would guess that the Phillies could scratch out more runs though they can be pitched too.
The Giants could match them
But then, the hellmouth would open and all of Satan’s children, free at last, would roam the earth, scorching all living things to bits. Who wants that?
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Makes me think of a Penny Arcade comic
“I will open one of my six mouths and sing the song that ends the earth”
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http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/10/
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Yeah well
that doesn’t surprise me. I’m pretty sure one of your leisure activities is stalking Whedon.
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if you stay at least 500 yards away it’s not stalking
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Its a slippery slope
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and gonna be a huge problem
when Josie gets cast in The Avengers.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve requested to play Kitty Pryde, so all my scenes will be on the green screen. He can just direct me via teleconference
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
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True that
I love the fact they use her at the end of the DVD ad. Totally tintallating. I have no idea what you woman see in men when you have woman out there like that:)
I hated the voice she put on for that movie
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe my favorite movie of the 2000s
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I've never even heard of it
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Just being Humma
But would love to know what you think of it.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Me – so we are going to rent Ghost World
Wife – why
Me – it has the Black Widow in it before she was legal
Wife – Oh, cool, she’s no Mrs Smith, but she’ll do.
Steve Buscemi is in it!
and he’s really good!
the movie is funny and sad and odd but good overall. well directed.
Steve Buscemi is in it
and he is sorta-kinda the romantic lead, in a creepy-funny-sad-true way
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds perfect
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My Buscemi street cred:
I’ve been a fan since I saw him in Miller’s Crossing.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Cool wife?
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If you go in thinking ZOMG BLACK WIDOW you are going to be disappointed.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, she seemed a bit young.
I’ve been a fan since that crazy Sci Fi human organ movie that no one seemed to like but myself. Lost in Translation was the first time I saw her, but she was just eh. Nice but nothing to break out the oil over:)
I liked that movie!
The Island
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Its not hip to like Michael Bay movies
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nor is it... um
well, michael bay movies stink. especially when they steal the plot from movies riff’d my MST3k
I say “this is America man, learn the rules” at least twice a week.
by regfairfield on Oct 11, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish “You also invented homos” was more quotable
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
This
was what was in my head. I doubt one can say the word “hellmouth” to a person who has seen even twenty seconds of a Buffy episode and not conjure up that series.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Its been a while since I've seen an episode
but its all coming back to me
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I will guess
Zero.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d imagine Mariano Rivera had at least two
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
worst case
scenario
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
If that is the case, I’m gonna have my sectre….errrrrrr….Administrative Assistant call me Phil from now on.
Howard Cosell
agrees, and from the grave, still insists on calling that boxer Cassius.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Some Keith Law premium notes
• I saw two disappointing Dodgers arms, although they had better ones on their instructional league roster. Garrett Gould was still stuck at 86-88, which is where he was when I saw him in March, and his 76-78 mph curveball doesn’t have the same bite it did when I saw him as an amateur. Left-hander Scott Elbert was mostly 88-90, touching 92 once, with a very early-breaking slider at 83-84
.
• A scout who saw right-hander Zach Lee the day before I was there said it was one of the cleanest deliveries he’d ever seen on a pitcher that young while also praising Lee’s fastball command. I have a feeling that pick will turn out to be the steal of the first-round, and I know at least one club that was disappointed to see him sign after they’d discussed comparable money with him prior to the draft, only to have him turn it down.
Man
I’m dying to know who that club is…
by Julio Nievas on Oct 11, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I need one point, yes one point, from Randy Moss tonight to win. Sounds easy enough, but who the eff knows.
Pretty much guarantees a knee injury in the first series.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I heard Randy Moss doesn’t like Adrian Peterson’s waves, they make him sea sick
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Name the last Dodger to pitch more that two innings to get a save
in the post-season.
Bonus points, name the last one to pitch more than 3 innings to get a save.
yes and yes
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“I made baseball as much fun as doing your taxes” c’mon now. This is how rumors get started : p
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Watching
my first press screener, kind of cool cause it’s pre-post so you can see green screens and really bad temporary FX
it’s a copy of an episode which hasn’t aired yet or gone through post-production, given to entertainment journalists by tv studios via the mails on a DVD
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
hey see that second link in my sig, I’m bona fide
by Josie Becker on Oct 11, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m bona fide
She’s bona fide. An’ what’re you? Nothin’.
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by Humma Kavula on Oct 11, 2010 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m proud to have had occasion to use both those quotes in correct context
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