Davey Lopes, Dave Hansen Officially Join Dodgers 2011 Coaching Staff
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 10:34 AM PST
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As reported last week, the Dodgers made official their 2011 coaching staff today, who will serve under new manager Don Mattingly. Newcomers Davey Lopes (who will coach first base) and Dave Hansen (hitting instructor) both played with the Dodgers, while new bench coach Trey Hillman was the former manager of the Royals. Here is the full coaching staff:
- Dave Hansen – Hitting Instructor (first season)
- Trey Hillman – Bench Coach (first season)
- Rick Honeycutt – Pitching Coach (sixth season)
- Ken Howell – Bullpen Coach (fourth season)
- Davey Lopes – First Base Coach (first season)
- Manny Mota – Coach (32nd season)
- Jeff Pentland – Hitting Coach (fourth season)
- Tim Wallach – Third Base Coach (first season)
- Rob Flippo – Bullpen Catcher (10th season)
- Mike Borzello – Bullpen Catcher (fourth season)
"I’m extremely excited about this coaching staff, which has a great combination of experience and youth that will create a positive environment for our team," said Mattingly. "We’ve been able to reach back and bring in a number of coaches with Dodger roots and that’s one of the things that was very important to us. Not just the quality of the people and the experience they bring with them, but the history of this organization – where it came from and where we want to go."
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I really, really dig this staff.
Lots of guys I like, lots of guys I think will be what this particular team will need.
Maybe Hansen can come off the bench and pinch hit. ;-)
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 agree!
Now i look forward to both the players, and to seeing how the coaching staff performs next season! Dodgers, 2011!
Exactly
very optimistic right now. Even with roughly the same lineup returning, I’m hopeful for a couple bounceback seasons.
Still waiting on that Loney for Upton deal and Adam Dunn signing!
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
I like this on Trey Hillman's Wikipedia
yup
the Desert Dogs cap. I think that’s how they do it in the AFL. The players wear the parent club uni, and the AFL team hat.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
I have to say
that I do really like the configuration of this staff. It is certainly a welcome change from the grumpy old men’s club of the last few seasons. Wallach, Hansen, and Lopes are pluses for me.
Davey Lopes
is 7 months older than Larry Bowa (65 years old).
Wallach will be 52 when 2011 season starts, Hansen will be 42.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 22, 2010 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
He can and will likely travel but he’s not allowed to be in uniform or in the dugout during games.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
To be honest, I am not sure if he is even allowed in there during games.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Hmm, so he possibly has to hang out at the hotel when on the road? I would be interested to know where these guys are during games. I would think that he could be in the clubhouse, maybe helping to get a pinch hitter warmed up or something in the indoor batting cages.
I think they can go up to the press box area or some similar position
and watch the game there.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 22, 2010 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Marketing Campaing - True Blue Blood
You can be (incompetent and a nice guy), you can be (competent and an asshole), but if you are an (asshole and incompetent), your only future is to be Keith's boss otherwise you are unemployable
I like it, because it implies rich people are vampires, like Bram Stroker’s Dracula
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
So Pentland is the uniformed hitting coach and Hansen is a secondary instructor, or is the other way around?
CarGo 3rd
No Dodger received top 10 votes
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
They cheat on "Base Ball"
Base
Ball
Writers
Association (of)
America
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
That was supposed to be the sound effect I was making at the results.
by regfairfield on Nov 22, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
At least no one will ever ask “where is the love for Martin Prado again”
by regfairfield on Nov 22, 2010 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
Not sure of your question.
Why would Votto be a sabremetric MVP as opposed to Bonds in 04?
by Michael White on Nov 22, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
No way
Best player on best team
Lots of RBI
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Count the RBIs amongst players who made the playoffs.
by regfairfield on Nov 22, 2010 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
I think they showed on MLBN
that the RBI leader has won the MVP quite a bit in the last decade or so.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
FTFY
the RBI leader has won the MVP quite a bit in the last decade century or so
:)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
I also hit the italics button rather than strike-through.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
I wanted to say "more often than not"
but I felt that people would be telling me how a bunch of non-RBI leaders would like to speak with me. They would have a legit beef though. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Pujols got a 4th and 6th place vote? Seriously?!
by silverwidow on Nov 22, 2010 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
he hit like .310 dude
clearly he was mailing the season in. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
fuck him
in the heart
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
knofe him
in the robs
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Ubaldo
Appeared on only one ballot, and it was a fourth place vote.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Ages at the start of 2011 season
Hillman – 48 years old
Honeycutt – 56 years old
Howell – 50 years old
Mota – 73 years old
Pentland – 64 years old
Flippo was in college in early-mid 80s guessing he is in his mid-40s.
Borzello – 39 or 40 years old
Mattingly will be 49
when the season starts.
Ages of former Los Angeles Dodger managers when they started as Dodger manager
Torre – 67
Little – 56
Tracy – 45
Johnson – 56
Russell – 47
Lasorda – 48 (he was 49 when he started his first full year in 1977)
Alston – 46 (when the team opened in 1958 as the Los Angeles Dodgers)
by bhsportsguy on Nov 22, 2010 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
Vin Scully
will continue to wonder (as many others) what would have happened had Scioscia been hired in 1999 instead of Davey Johnson. Angels have had one manager since 2000, this will be the Dodgers fifth manager since 1999.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 22, 2010 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
so you’re saying we should all jump on the Angels bandwagon? Jim, load ’em up!
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
If you read the flurry of articles in the LA Times from a month or two ago
that’s what all of us should be doing!
only the ones with Plashke’s picture plastered parallel to the pinnacle.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
Bill Dwyre too
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dwyre-dodgers-angels-20101019,0,3747145.column
I seem to remember Dilbeck saying a thing or two on the matter, but he was probably just mad that they made it to .500 and we didn’t.
I tend to like Dilbeck, Dwyre I don’t ever remember.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
Dilbeck is ok most of the time
He can be a bit irritable at times, but then again, so can the rest of us.
Tommy did an interview at a AFL game aired on MLBN today
he was asked if another manager will see 20 years with the same team. His answer, off the top of my head:
Only four have done it! Connie Mack owned the team, so no one was going to fire him. Tug McGraw owned part of the team. Then Alston and myself.
What I took from that is that it isn’t some old-timey fad that has been lost in time. It’s not like players who used to spend their whole lives as a member of one team because there was no free agency. Managers have always been the scapegoats, so to stick with one team for so long is a reflection of prolongued, timely success and not losing for more than a year or two in a row.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
FTFY
Only four have done it! Connie Mack owned the team, so no one was going to fire him. Tug John McGraw owned part of the team. Then Alston and myself.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
The other 4 managers
did accomplish more (okay Cox only has one World Series to his credit) than Lasorda.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 22, 2010 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
If Tommy said
Tug McGraw instead of John McGraw, I would be surprised.
Only 21 managers have even managed 20 or more years total in baseball history.
Add Bobby Cox to the list with Mack, McGraw, Alston and Lasorda.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 22, 2010 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
he said John McGraw
i was watching.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
HOO-HAAAAA!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
just curious
did he strike out more times than Kemp?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
he beat out
Panda and Prince?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
so then
Howard: Philly Cheesesteaks
Prince: Tofu sausage and beer
Panda: Garlic Fries and Cake
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
You know Panda is grubbin his way through Chinatown right now.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
you gotta watch yourself in Chinatown, lest you end up lip locked on a monkeys testicles
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
I’m actually going up to SF on like, Dec 15-20, and plan on finally going through Chinatown. Hopefully I don’t find myself lip locked on monkey testicles, but some nice hot and sour soup and fried wontons would be great.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
to get better food at less risk, I’d take muni down to the Richmond around Clement St. Chinatown you’re gonna surrounded by megacrowds and likely shuffled into a restaurant against your will
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks for the tip. We’re flying into SFO and purposely not renting a car so we can take BART, muni, trolleys and walk wherever we need to go. We’ve almost planned out the whole trip to include the SF Ballet Nutcracker performance, the exploratorium, the wharf/Pier 39. Is there anywhere else some hip young 20-somethings should be going?
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
You should atleast walk through the SF Chinatown at the very least. It is the most interesting N.American Chinatown I have been to. There are some great dumpling places there, but sadly it has been a decade since my last trip there so I don’t remember any names.
Well I’m going regardless. My gf spent a lot more time in the city than I did, so it was her idea to see the exploratorium. I’ve mostly only ever seen Pier 39, SFSU’s shithole baseball field, the airport and the SFG’s shithole baseball field.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
Nutcracker is a must see, exploratorium is fraking fantastic, the wharf is the one tourist spot that I’m still down with but Pier 39 is nothing more than a mall. Stick to the true wharf a few F stops north of there. A boat tour of the bay is a good idea, Jazz at Yoshi’s in the Fillmore district, stop at La Boulangerie (my old bakery), SFMOMA is always worth a trip, There’s this really cool tiki bar called The Tonga Room that is called “Pirates of the Caribbean for grown ups”
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
oh, and we’re going to Alcatraz because I’ve seen it from Pier 39 far too many times without actually going.
I disliked Pier 39 because, as you say, it’s nothing but a pumped up strip mall with restaurants.
Jazz sounds fun, but we’re skipping the MOMA. We both like art and museums, but something about MOMA/MOCA’s pisses me off. You don’t put three blank canvases up on a wall and call it art.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
fair enough, there’s a cartoon museum on mission st. not too far from the MOMA, but it’s kinda small.
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
Great, thanks. It is going to be mid-December so I worry that it’s going to be too cold to be there at night, but may just tough it out.
You are 98% chimp.
I'll be up there in December too
for my anniversary.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
ya, it'll be cold.
but i bet that’ll add to the creepiness of the place (it’s supposed to be haunted!)
If you’re there on a Thurs night, there is also Nightlife at the Academy of Sciences. The place is turned into a 21+ event with cool science/shows and musical performances. http://www.calacademy.org/events/nightlife/
hip young 20 somthings here will be curling their noserings at you
in the Mission District, Valencia Street area. Which is fun to walk down and grab a burrito on. Or see a show at the Independent on Divis or the Great American Music Hall on O Farrell. North Beach is always awesome to walk around.
Fisherman’s Wharf is really irritating and touristy imho.
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’d caution that unless you’re ready for a $75 Italian meal, tread lightly in North Beach. Vesuvio’s is a brilliant place for a drink, Kerouac drank there doncha know. And then there’s this cafe up the street which claims to have brought espresso to America, but I can’t remember the name and definitely saw a field mouse in there one time.
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
there are actually some cheaper Italian places in and around there
now but yeah you have to either take a chance or do some research on Yelp.com.
I just love walking around there, checking out City Lights books, Specs is a fun bar to hang out in…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
polk street
I live on polk street, and i think it’s a fun place to walk about. Red Devil Lounge exists there, and they some fun shows also. While there, check out Bob’s Donuts between 10:30p – 12am, when they are making fresh donuts.
and there was much rejoicing
yay……
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
I’m sure Farveruh will improve immediately.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I thought
it was Fav-reeee, like reed
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
heh
Obviously it’s not a perfect parallel, but there are some similarities between what happened with Manny and Favre: An aged, disgruntled superstar goes to a new team, and all re-energized, gives the best performance of his career, only to come up a little bit short of ending up in the championship round. With the entire fanbase clamoring for him to come back for another shot, he finally returns- but not before a drama-filled preseason of back-and-forth with the front office. A scandal hits early in the season, which most people don’t care a whole lot about, so long as the guy can still play…but as it turns out, he can’t, or at least not to the same level. Tired of the whole thing, the fanbase is ready to move on.
All that being said, I still think Manny’s second go with the Dodgers will look better than Favre’s with the Vikings. After all, we’ll always have Bobbleslam, as well as that home winning-streak record to start the season.
Or quit immediately.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Welcome back Davey Lopes
Nice staff, well done Donnie and Ned.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 22, 2010 11:31 AM PST reply actions
yup- looks like the baseball universe is close to its proper alignment
Now, all we need is for Bowa to return to the Phillies, and all will be right again.
Pity. The Royals had the prospects to actually land him.
by Michael White on Nov 22, 2010 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
They do but I’m not sure it makes sense for them (since the team isn’t one player away from competing).
by silverwidow on Nov 22, 2010 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
The 2014 Royals enjoying Uptons age 27 season might be.
by regfairfield on Nov 22, 2010 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Well, they also have Granick.
Ya, I know they wouldn’t actually do it, but I don’t see anybody trading for Upton, really.
by Michael White on Nov 22, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
The Braves are the team that should do it. They have a slew of prospects and could a great, young lineup that could compliment their excellent pitching staff for years.
If I'm AZ
I trade Upton for Freeman and Jurjjens and call it a day.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
If I’m a Braves fan I’m calling Frank Wren the greatest GM of all time.
by regfairfield on Nov 22, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
wonder if they'd get involved
in a three team trade for him.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
I think whoever spends more time on the field should get to wear it.
So, yes.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
by G.Scott on Nov 22, 2010 12:11 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Ha Ha
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 22, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
LOL
Of course the coach is not going to take the number from the player. Lopes, in his post-Dodger career, wore 11 and 12 as a player when 15 wasn’t available. 11 is Manny (Mota) so that’s taken, so maybe he’ll wear 12 this go ’round.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
FWIW
Tim Dierkes thinks Rod gets the shaft and Pods gets offered arb.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
Rod probably won't be offered arb
because they’ll work out a deal. at least that’s what I think.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
Twas a very impressive night for the guy. I don’t see the point in keeping BDavis and Kaman at this point. Kaman I love but isn’t he a free agent soon? From what I understand, this coming draft isn’t all that talent-filled, and the Clippers will probably have a high pick regardless, but if they could trade Davis and Kaman for like, Gallinari or Curry and a 1st rounder, wouldn’t it be worth it?
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
They’ve lost every single game since BD and Kaman have been out.
But if your trading Davis for Gallinari, you do that in a heartbeat.
by Michael White on Nov 22, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Do you know when BD and Kaman are free agents?
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
Kaman after next season. BD the season after.
by Michael White on Nov 22, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
yes
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 22, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
I think this team needs Kaman
Jordan is the weak link in the youngster chain.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 22, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
I didn’t watch a ton of Clippers action before Kaman got hurt. Was his poor play just a matter of not adjusting properly to the Blake Griffin whirlwind down low (similar, sort of, to Elden Campbell not playing as well alongside Shaq)?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Not really, his shot was just not dropping. The ball was just rimming out for no reason so he tried to adjust by abandoning his jumper and creating (by dribbling) which is a disaster. He actually started to pull it together when he got hurt (he looked great in the Utah game.)
Kaman is the perfect partner for Griffin because he can shoot the jumper and give BG a ton of space.
by Michael White on Nov 22, 2010 12:50 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks
That last sentence was what I was thinking going into the season, which is why I was surprised by Kaman’s slow start.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
I would love to see Kaman sign long-term, and they have the cap space.
I think Bledsoe can turn into a servicable PG, and would love to see them shed BD’s contract and get a SF.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
BD is untradeable. Besides, he’s worth more to the Clipper than what he’d fetch in a trade (he’s still better than Bledsoe.)
It’s at the point where people on the Clippers blog are saying they would trade Baron for Gilbert Arenas straight up. Yes, people are daydreaming about trading a more expensive more injury prone SG for Baron.
by Michael White on Nov 22, 2010 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
Have to think Baron
is itching to get on the court with Blake.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 22, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Saturday Night was easily the most entertained I've ever been
while losing by 10 points because it was always close enough you thought you had a chance while watching Griffin simply have the greatest game I’ve ever seen by a Clipper.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 22, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Here's how dumb I am
I had the game on in the background, and the score was in the 90s near the end of the 3rd quarter. I thought it was the end of the game, and was shocked at the lack of urgency by the Clippers to try and comeback! Griffin already had like 33-12-5 or something similar, so I was preparing the game recap for SBN LA, but then I realized it was nowhere near over.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Steve mentioned a strange thing
That the rookie scoring record has been broken 3 of the past 4 years by the Clippers. Thornton broke it in 07/08, Gordon in 08/09 and Griffin in 10/11.
That’s why I don’t get too warm and fuzzy about youth movements. Clips (from management on down) needs to demonstrate an actual plan.
by Michael White on Nov 22, 2010 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
The previous greatest game I'd seen
was Lamar Odom’s debut when he poured in 33 points.
At this point as a Clipper fan I strictly want to be entertained. Not since the Cassel year has that been that case.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
He was very impressive Saturday Night
Why would Knicks even think about trading him?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 22, 2010 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
To get Melo. Denver apparently told NYK to find another 1st round pick somewhere which is where the Clips come in.
Of course NYK is not taking Baron, it would be a pick for Gallinari and I’d do it in a second.
by Michael White on Nov 22, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Okay
I would certainly give up our TW pick for him.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 22, 2010 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
10th from what?
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Even more importantly, the Heat are no longer #1 atop Hollinger’s ratings.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I wish I could have watched the Memphis/Miami game.
Zbo doing work.
by Michael White on Nov 22, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Along those lines
I’m thoroughly impressed with the Lakers’ depth.
I knew they were going to be deep, but this bench doesn’t just keep leads, it builds them.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
I am trying to come up with a better nickname for Barnes-Brown-Blake than “The Killer Bs.” Any ideas?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I like this, but would suggest The Ad Men, over The Law Firm
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
What about Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
Skip (Blake), Hop (Brown) and a Jump (Barnes)
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
Not a huge fan of “Kings” here.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
of please, are the kings really still a Laker rival?
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
Nah, but I wouldn’t name them the Bench Rockets, Bench Magic, or anything like that either.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Bad to the Bone!
Ba Ba Ba Bad!
They’re Bad to the Bone!
by 68elcamino427 on Nov 22, 2010 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
Three Men and a Baby (if you add a rookie or something).
by silverwidow on Nov 22, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
well
there is Carracter and Ebanks
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
why not?
they are rooks
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
Caracter plays more than
Sasha (though that will change once they get someone to replace Ratleff and Bynum comes back)
Ahh, Sasha. On a team with so much depth, I’m most frustrated that Sasha gets any minutes at all.
Let’s trade him to the Heat for a 2nd rounder and call it even. I hear they need a shooter.
You are 98% chimp.
i wouldn't be surprised if does get traded
but isn’t his contract the biggest obstacle?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
Contract + lack of any discernable skills + enough guys playing well that he won’t get enough time to show improvement.
Any of those three I suppose could be a roadblock.
You are 98% chimp.
Brings along girlfriend of some interest though.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
if he was bringinga long hot famous women to games, that’d be all well and good. Once he is bringing along hot famous wife, she’s not as fun to look at.
You are 98% chimp.
Since almost none of the fans are getting anywhere with any of them, why does the marital status matter? Looking is looking.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I don’t fantasize about being with married women. There’s an episode of scrubs that fits me where JD ignores any woman with a wedding ring. As soon as they take the ring off, they appear. As soon as the ring goes back on, they’re invisible to him.
I just can’t look at a married woman with any sort of appeal. I realize there are some very, very hot married women, and I acknowledge that they are attractive, but it’s just not the same.
You are 98% chimp.
Looking is looking.
That’s a very different thing than fantasizing.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Sure
for example, if you ever bring your lady friend to a TBLA event, it would be ok for me to notice how attractive she is, but it would be breaking the guy code to fantasize about her.
Do I have that right? :-)
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Yep. It’d be polite to make a comment and have conversation, but making advancing gestures gets you in trouble.
At least as far as I understand guy code.
In the Sasha case, I think you get to grab Maria’s hand, say “Nice job, Sasha” and then go back to talking to him about why he can’t hit an open jumper.
You are 98% chimp.
Sasha's response
“I hit those clutch free throws in game seven; go fuck yourself.”
OR
“In Soviet Russia, open jumpers hit you.”
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
The BuBBas
It would make sense if you were in Alabama right now.
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 22, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
perhaps you should wait
until Bynum comes back and Odom is back on the bench.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
The Lakers just have to trade for Jamario Moon now :)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of that
Have you ever tried Harvest Moon? I’m hesitant to buy it..
by Julio Nievas on Nov 22, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
which one? The original SNES one is bomb diggity
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
It’s OK. Not as good as Blue Moon, but still good.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
Might have to have some keeping with the T-Giving theme
by Eric Stephen on Nov 22, 2010 1:04 PM PST up reply actions
I’m always in favor of Blue Moon’s illustrations
by Julio Nievas on Nov 22, 2010 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
Deschutes is one of my favorites. Their reserve bottle of Mirror Mirror is excellent
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 22, 2010 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
I recall some commenters here or at DT raving
about Punkin’ Ale by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, but I have not had it.
Y’all do know that Blue Moon is brewed by Coors, right? And that Shocktop is by Anheuser-Busch?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
he probably brews his own beer. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
Yea but Blue Moon was originally its own micro-brew and Coors just purchased it. Just like Lienenkugels was its own brewery and was purchased by Miller.
Then, Budweiser tried to come out with Shock Top to compete with Blue Moon and Lieney’s Sunset Wheat.
I still say Shock Top is better
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Wikipedia may be wrong
but it disagrees with you.
Blue Moon, a Belgian-style witbier brewed by the Molson Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado, was launched in 1995. …. Originally called Bellyslide Belgian White, it was created by Keith Villa, a brewer at Coors Field’s Sandlot Brewery (the onsite brewery owned by the Molson Coors Brewing Company).For the record, I’ve drunk many a Blue Moon at Dodger Stadium.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I haven’t tried Blue Moon, but if it’s actually good, that’s a good thing. We need the beer giants in America to make better beer.
I don’t know for sure, but I would imagine that the microbrews have very thin margins. (Maybe a brewer like Sam Adams isn’t living quite so much on the edge.) Frankly, the big brewers have such a strangehold on the market and the USA has such antiquated/weird distribution laws that we should be surprised that microbrews exist at all. I would think that it would not take very much for one’s favorite to suddenly go under.
The problem then is that you may get shuttled from a rich, tasty beer into, say, Bud Light…. but if the giants see a viable microbrew market and turn out a good product, what’s so bad about that?
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 22, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The markets seem to work
(Sam Adams is hardly “micro” these days, are they?) The beer giants still make money hand over fist and many microbreweries have been in business for a long time. Seems like every company has found their niche, large or small.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
They claim to only have 0.9% of the US beer market, but a) that could be 0.9% of the alcohol industry instead, and b) that’s still a huge amount of money each year.
Also, 312 in Chicago >>>>>> any other beer you will ever drink. Period.
You are 98% chimp.
I think that actually is the beer market. I believe — and I’m looking for stats to back this up — that 1 in 2 beers consumed in the USA is an Anheuser-Busch (now InBev) beer and over 90% are one of the big two (InBev, MillerCoors).
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 22, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Is this like a Coke Pepsi thing? Where a lot of the soda being drunk is not Coca-Cola or Pepsi, but it is Coke or Pepsi products?
I don’t always drink beer, but when I do, I drink Blue Moon, Fat Tire, New Castle and Stella, so I think I contribute to this statistic.
Lately, I’ve been drinking almost exclusively Jack and Coke (Jameson and Coke when the Jack is out), except for one day last week when I was really sad. That 12 of Bud Light never went down so fast.
You are 98% chimp.
Pot Lucks are so aweseom
at this moment I’m eating:
Chocolate Cake
Lemon Bar
Pumpkin Pie
Brownie
After having stuffed myself on Turkey, Pork/Rice, Sweet Potatoe’s, Creamed Corn, and Cranberries.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Best things about small companies, are pot lucks
I was kind of the goat as I was supposed to bring the electric knife for cutting the turkey the CEO cooked. I failed. I pulled a Sherrill, I had a very small job but failed at it.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 22, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Went to Best Buy yesterday
and I think I saw some of your bikes.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
Yes, Best Buy has been a God Send for us
they pretty much have made us profitable the last two years.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Great placement too
they were right inside the door where they usually put their best TV/computer deals. Can’t say I stopped and looked at them, but they looked great. I was in a hurry looking for new computer speakers and a 1TB hard drive.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
I had….um….a roast beef sandwich. Yeah.
by silverwidow on Nov 22, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
I'm in downey now
and it’s a food wasteland. Nothing but burger shops, and Chipotles, etc.
and what’s with the fires out here. Every place puts that seasoned salt on them. I hate it.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
W/out it, you can’t taste them enough to overcome the smell of Downey. (Disclaimer: I know nothing about Downey except two freeways meet there.)
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Baby Boomers age group unhappiest of any age group about their sex lives. (wlsam.com)
Of course they are. They have to have sex with old people.
My life has a great cast, I just can't figure out the plot.
You are good at keeping track of all this
Do you keep dossiers on all of us? ;-)
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I’m sure it’s a google docs spreadsheet. But he only shares it with “special” people.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
looks like he sneezed yard all over his face
by Josie Becker on Nov 22, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
Lopes and Kent
are tied with the all-time Dodger franchise record for home runs in a season with 28 (Kent hit 29 in 2005 but he hit 1 while playing first base that year)
Seriously
I know I love Phil’s personal stories on TBLA as much if not more than his minor league wrap ups. Jon Weisman does great Dodger stuff but his tales from his life ring so true to me, here’s another example.
I can't compete with that, I've moved into fiction
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Damn…I love this place, but I really miss the Toaster
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 22, 2010 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
I really need to learn how to not respond to casual fans
but my 8th grade history teacher is own of my facebook friends, and he brings up Davey Lopes today. I said how optimistic I am for 2011 and he gives me the “I would be, but we still need a true ace” line.
He now knows what WAR is and how you shouldn’t underappreciate a 22 year old with back-to-back sub 3.00 ERA seasons so much.
You are 98% chimp.
lol
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 22, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
As much as I know the ace thing bothers people
until someone wins a game that is seen to be important, you will hear this line tossed out there and frankly, WAR just doesn’t do it for them.
An Ace is worth
four points in Bridge. Three for King, Two for Queen, One for Jack. Of course that’s a rough guide and subject to singleton/doubleton counts.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 22, 2010 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
If by batter you mean better, then you are insane.
but that’s just my opinion
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I think the humor I meant is lost in this one. I wish there was a delete key
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Ha
I think that frequently. Both that I am insane and that I wish there was a delete key.
You are 98% chimp.
Hearts is most assuredly not a “better game” than bridge, in the same way that ordinary chicken soup is not a better dish than a luxurious chicken dish prepared by Thomas Keller.
That said, you can’t have Keller every day, and it’s expensive, and maybe too rich and bad for you, and there’s nothing wrong with chicken soup, which is really, really good and sometimes just what you’re looking for.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 22, 2010 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
Admittedly, I only tried to play bridge once, and didn’t get it. I prefer gin/gin rummy to all other card games.
You are 98% chimp.
Oh, you didn’t give it a fair chance. Bridge is really complex and only shines once you really know the bidding conventions and have enough practice to play out the hands better.
You may say you have no desire to do all that learning to play this game, and that is fair.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 22, 2010 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
I never had the drive
to learn bridge well enough to play bridge seriously. If I’m Marty’s partner and I have 3 or more spades, do I jump to a game contract of 4 spades?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
It’s been a long time since I played, but…
…assuming Marty is playing “strong twos,” then the quality of your hand should determine your bid. I believe that 4S means you have a weak hand and should not play more than game. I believe that 3S, the lower bid, invites slam.
But like I say, it’s been 10 years or more since I’ve played, so hell if I know.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 22, 2010 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
You can generally assume I got a weak hand.
Bridge is the sort of game you have to play regularly to stay sharp on. Who’s got time for that?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Hmm. I should look this up… but I believe that a 2S open requires a reply. I believe a weak (minimal) hand, even zero pts, should play at game — and you might go down.
When I played, I would often underbid my hands, thinking it was better to make a weaker contract than go down. This is not always the case. You can lose a lot of rubbers that way.
TWSS in three… two… one…
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 22, 2010 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
Murray Chass disagrees with the AL pick for CY
Whodathunk?
http://www.murraychass.com/?p=2621
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Those geeks in their parents basements are well known for their bullyability.
by regfairfield on Nov 22, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
NFOT
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/11/22/1830247/blue-dahlia-chapter-one
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