Dodgers 2011 #7 Prospect Chat
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 3, 2010 12:48 PM PDT
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Dee Gordon was winning the #6 vote by quite a bit, and therefore we've decided to move on to the #7 prospect vote. Gordon also was a very close 2nd place in the #5 vote, so it makes sense to move on at this point given his additional support in round 6.
Thus far, the TBLA Prospect List looks like:
1. Jerry Sands
3. Zach Lee
4. Rubby De La Rosa
6. Dee Gordon
Same rules apply as always. We'll leave the voting in the fanpost open for 24 hours, until 12:30 pm PST on Thursday. Click Here To Vote
The round 7 candidates (ages as of 2011 opening day):
Allen Webster (21 years old) RHP – Webster has been excellent in his 3 minor league seasons, and has a career minor league ERA of 2.76 in 218.1 innings. While his strikeout rate dropped a bit in 2010, his 131.1 innings with the Loons as 20 year old almost doubled his workload from the previous year, so it was expected that he’d tire a bit. He has a low 90’s fastball that hits 94 and has a lot of sink, and his curveball is very solid.
Aaron Miller (23.5 years old) LHP – Was great in the California league, but struggled during his 23 innings in AA. He doesn’t throw real hard, generally working in the low 90’s, but he has great control. He also has a power slider and is working on a changeup.
Chris Withrow (22 years old) RHP – TBLA’s #1 prospect last year, Withrow had a very disappointing 2010 season in AA. However he was one of the youngest players in the Southern League at just 21 years old, so he still have plenty of time to improve his game. He still has great stuff, as Baseball America’s most recent report says that "he features a mid-90s fastball that bores and sinks, and he also spins a plus curveball in the mid-70s."
Ethan Martin (21.75 years old) RHP – Martin had terrible stats in 2010, but his stuff is still solid. He throws in the mid 90’s, occasionally hitting 98, and has a big breaking curveball. He also has a developing changeup, and is still just 21 years old. His biggest problem last season related to the fact that his fastball lacked movement, so he needs to improve that as well as the mental aspect of his game.
Jonathan Garcia (19.25 years old) OF – Garcia played the entire 2010 season as an 18 year old and posted some very solid stats. The only caveat to his .305 average and 10 homers is that he did most of his damage at home in the Raptors hitter friendly park. He’s a little undersized at 5’11", but plays solid defense and at 19 years old he still could still hit a growth spurt.
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Some thoughts from another LA GM
Should the Clippers blow everything up?
This is going to sound weird, but the question Olshey, his staff, and new coach Vinny Del Negro must answer going forward is whether they can afford to try and keep winning.
In other words, asking whether the long-term future of the franchise is best served by trading Kaman or Davis or both for draft picks and/or salary cap relief and, perhaps most important, creating more playing time for Griffin, Gordon and rookies Eric Bledsoe and Aminu.
That’s an easier sell in a market like Oklahoma City, still basking in the glow of having its own team. But in Los Angeles, with the Lakers as neighbors and an owner who has opened his wallet for free agents and to build a new state-of-the-art training facility, it’s not realistic.
“We don’t have the luxury of tearing it down and having a five-year rebuilding plan,” Olshey said. “And that’s not what we’d want to do anyway.”
its not like a ton of fans go to clippers games to actually see the clippers.. I dont see the problem.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Nov 3, 2010 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
I could buy the argument. I even argued it in the off-season which involved trading Baron for Eddy Curry (expiring) and then trading picks for Rubio.
For the record, I think the team could rebuild and keep Kaman. He’s really not that old.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
He is not gettable. No chance.
I would love it though. Gasol and Rubio on the same team. Hell, I’d even try to trade for Rudy Fernandez in that case.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
how can they be jumping off when he hasn’t even played here yet?
I still think signing Trevor Ariza to play the 3 would have been a great move by the Clippers. He was a Lakers fan favorite, their 3’s tend to suck, and he can run with Bledsoe, Gordon, Griffin.
On a side not, Bledsoe dribbles too fucking much.
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Brandon Jennings looked terrible playing in Europe and exploded on the league last year.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Trevor Ariza
he’s better than Devean George but he should not be in your top 4 best players on the team.
I would think with Baron Davis, Chris Kaman, Eric Gordon and Blake Griffin, he’d be a high-energy, defense-first complementary piece to that starting five. He would be the 5th best player on the floor.
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I actually think he’s right.
Problem is paying for Ariza if he’s the fifth best starter, but you can do that when you have EJ and Griffin on rookie contracts.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Baron is good. He’s got his issues, but he can play.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
If he is one of your 3 or 4 best options, you’re fucked as an organization. IMO
He is fat, bitchy, and hurt way too much. IMO
That’s silly. How many teams do you think have 4 better starting players than him?
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Just about everyone in the West
we are talking the 2010 version, so I’ll stand by that until he can show me he can still play.
Baron Davis is good.
every 10th game and only if it’s against a good team on national television.
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Right
I think he would have fit in pretty well there. I think the best player for that team right now is 2000-01 Rick Fox.
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Fine by me. Cheaper price. Watching that guy play he is a true PG. He makes the right decisions. His shooting will get better.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Rubio
He looked terrible against the Lakers in the exhibition game in Europe. No offensive game at all.
To bad
they will have to anyway. And they do have that option, no one more then Clipper fans know about playing for the future. Maybe Olshey should listen to his season ticket holders who are screaming for Bledsoe and Jordan before he makes that comment that they don’t have the luxury of tearing it down.
Trade Baron for Eddy Curry, trade Eddy Curry and two first rounders for Chris Paul. Boom.
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That ship has sailed.
NYK is no longer intersted in Baron since they signed Felton and they can just let Curry expire and use the space to sign Carmelo.
What I’d do right now is help NYK trade for Carmelo by trading a first round pick for Gallinari.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
interesting. Do you think they missed out on an opportunity by not getting involved with the 4 team trade that could have gotten them either Darren Collison or Ariza (or both!). Imagine if they could have given up Baron Davis and a 1st rounder for those two and ended up with Collison, Gordon, Ariza, Griffin, Kaman with Bledsoe off the bench.
Pipe dreams.
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The front office apparently had other GMs calling about the availability of every starter and Deandre Jordan in the off-season. Not too surprising in the case of Gordon and Griffin. Kaman has a bit of trade value still too. Baron was the most surprising considering his contract and his showing these past 2 years (even though he wasn’t bad last year.)
So yes, if it turns out that the Baron we saw the first 3 games is here to stay, then they missed an enormous oppurtunity to move him.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I would not have posted the story
if it was just a reporter’s opinion, it was the quotes by the GM that intrigued me.
Right
Olshey is 50/50 right for me. I saw no point in spending money just to be spending money on Gomes, but I totally loved him getting Bledsoe when he saw he was still available. As anyone who has seen the team, this might be a 500 team after they start playing together but that is the max. Since that is the max, why bother, the future is going to be Gordon/Blesoe/Muslim/Griffin/Kaman or Jordan. Might as well get them as much time together as possible on the floor right now.
Sure Blesoe dribbles to much, that is however based on one professional start. His growing pains are going to be tough but lets get them out of the way now. JMO
I thought Bledsoe played great considering. As Clipper steve mentioned, Westbrook still dribbles too much. Bledsoe is 19 and played SG last year. He’s showed up great considering his background.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Should be fun tonight
going to be a track meet.
Biggest surprise to me this year is how fast Eric Gordon can get to the basket. 2nd biggest surprise to me is how sucky Eric Gordon has been shooting outside the paint.
In the broadcast Monday night MILPH asked if Gordon was maybe off after playing all summer with the international 3 point line? After all, he’s been hitting jumpers, just not three pointers.
It’s a good question.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Right, I heard that
but that was months ago and he’s been using the real 3 point land for several months. I’m skeptical, I think he’s just in a shooting slump.
Clipper broacasters: Mike Smith and Ralph Lawler
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
move the clippers to OC
Thinkblue522 in MLBTradeRumors.com
by Chuy Gutierrez on Nov 3, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
If Donald Sterling created a TBLA account and started commenting here, would you ban him?
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Twelve Players. Two Coaches. Ten Wins. One Season.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
by Pure Azure on Nov 3, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We don't ban clever
Not sure if anyone remembers or cares but DodgerRamon bashed the Clippers last year and got on my shit list, and I bet him that we win 40 games, I had to pay by Dec we were so bad. Now were buds.
Captain Crankypants
I like the poster. When he does post, he comes in firing.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes but not because he is the Clipper owner
but because he is a terrible person who thinks he can buy his way back into heaven but it is not going to work.
Captain Crankypants
Word Association with Donald Sterling
1) Clippers
2) Racism and Housing
3) Horrible Graphic Design
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose 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."
Ron-Ron would prefer SD:
Maybe we can swap, the Chargers for the Clippers. No disrespect to the Clippers. You can have them back. I don’t mean that in a disrespectful way. I really like the Clippers, but I feel they deserve their own fan base because in L.A. they’re overshadowed. The Clippers deserve a shot at having their own identity.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose 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."
Humma is going to get his wish?
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Better chance of these two being teammates next year :)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 3, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
But he’s Phil’s favorite hispanic poster!
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Ryan Theriot looking a little too closely at Jayson Werth
in his defense, he probably saw the flowing locks and thought he was a really athletic chick.
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For some reason
this made me laugh out loud. LOL.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
well which one declined!?
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
This thread has too much sass.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
LOL
loved that sketch
RIP Phil Hartman
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Heard this
silverwidow is Al Davis. It all makes sense. Silver…..Black…..Widow.
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yep, Jeff Fisher taking a chance on him
I would hate to be the Titans caterer right now!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
My lunchtime conversation
For the sake of protecting the identities of some rather high up people, we’ll refer to the two people I had lunch with today as ‘Ned’ and ‘Frank’.
Me: I know September 19 is National Talk Like a Pirate Day. When is National Talk Like a Trucker Day?
Ned: Well, for Frank, everyday is Talk Like a Trucker Day.
Frank: Fuck you.
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tough vote between withrow and webster
not sure which one i should chose
Don't think it is that tough a vote
Withrow has the better arm and put up better peripherals than Webster at the same age in much tougher pitching environments.
Except he got crushed in AA
and we don’t know what Webster will do in AA. I’m going with Webster. If it was just command issues with Withrow but the fact is, he was hit really really really hard. Like Tomko hard.
Withrow's H/9 was 10.1 last year in his first full year in AA at age 21
Brad Penny had a H/9 10.1 in his first full year in AA at age 21. Penny wasn’t wild though.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
It was the number of extra base hits that bothered me in a league
that had a league average OPS of .727 according to Tripon.
32 doubles, 6 triples, 13 HR in 129 2/3 IP, 604 batters faced, per firstinning.com
I’m just more willing to bet on a Withrow rebound than Webster not also struggling when he gets to AA.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I expect Webster to struggle
if he starts 2011 in AA. Will he struggle like Withrow did in 2010? I hope not. Withrow had a pretty shitty defense behind him in Perez/Perdroza/Gordon/old guy. Webster probably had a decent 2nd/Ss with Ynoa/Lara.
I voted for Withrow here
Even though he struggled in AA, it is AA and he was only 21. For all that Webster did show, it was all at Great Lakes. Not enough for me to drop Withrow, his potential and his #1 pedigree below Webster.
Was Withrow the guy that Charlie Hough was ga-ga over?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Gotta be Webster
2.88 ERA, 114 Ks in 131 innings with only 6 home runs allowed in Single-A at age 20? He’s got my vote.
Check his numbers this year
Not so good. If Webster has that kind of year next year I might leave him off the prospect list entirely.
It is way too soon to give up on Withrow's potential
and it would be way too soon to give up on Webster if he has a year like that in the Cal League.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I’m not so sure where Webster starts 2011.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
His numbers really don’t scream “jump me up two levels”.
K/9 under 8 is really concerning from a guy that’s supposed to be a great prospect.
Well, if he can’t succeed (at least to some degree) in high A, what’s the point?
Withrow managed.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s also mostly a sinkerballer isn’t he?
Even Brandon Webb at age 21 in A+ had an 8.8 k/9 and Derek Lowe at age 20 in A+ had a 4.7 k/9
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he also won a Cy Young
my point being, even if he isn’t Brandon Webb, if you have a good sinker, your peripherals (specifically K/9) may look worse than your peers, but depending on what piss-poor minor league defense you’re playing in front of, your stats aren’t all that set in stone.
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Then again
maybe we should examine what is two levels? DeJon Watson has stated he considers the MWL and the Cal league pretty much the same and does him promotions based on other criteria.
Yea but we know MWL is a lot easier to pitch in than Cal league. Seems like they like to put their trade bait in the MWL.
It’s just the opposite.
MWL has always had our top prospects since 2007. Withrow was the rarity that didn’t pitch there.
I'm not sure I even agree with myself
In that I was kind of kidding about the trade bait thing. I doubt they put guys in leagues based on expectations of trading them.
Just seems like in recent history we’ve traded a lot of pitchers out of the MWL. I say this based off no research and just memory.
They are about equal in value right now — they are going to go 7-8 in our rankings — but I think with Withrow’s history, he would garner more in a trade.
So, yeah, I’d trade Withrow first, too, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I’d rank him below Webster.
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I'd like you to participate more here on the prospect talk
we all respect your opinion even if we don’t always agree with it. I know it is hard for you without calling anyone an idiot but I think you can do it in a way that would enlighten us.
I am willing to jump into the conversation and he can call me an idiot.
I’m willing to be the sacrificial lamb…
I don't mind being called an idiot
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
I don’t mind being called an idiot, either, but I like that this is a place where people try to refrain from calling each other idiots, so i’d hope that would continue.
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Shouldn’t you be coaching first base somewhere?
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 3, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously, I Think That Is Unfair, Phil
I never call people here idiots. I may occasionally refer to something said as idiotic or stupid (yes, I think there is a difference) or call Colletti, some journalist, etc. an idiot or a moron, but I do not call non-trolls who participate here rude names.
That is true
you never call anyone a name, but you do an excellent job or you did at DT of saying someone is an idiot without calling them a name. My wife would say it is the tone I use. I would say it is your writing tone.
Either way, jump in here, I know you have plenty to add to this conversation.
Yeah, I Agree That The Way I Write Has A Tone To It That Can Make People Feel Like I Am Talking Down To Them
It usually isn’t intentional. Usually.:)
by CanuckDodger on Nov 3, 2010 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
As if that team didn't have enough douche bags
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
You are assuming Vince Young stays healthy long enough
to actually throw him a pass also.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
The problem with Withrow
If a guy’s going to be a great major leaguer, he’s probably not going to struggle TERRIBLY in the minors, right? You’d expect him to just blow by the competition, correct? And yes, Withrow struggled terribly, even considering his age: ERA of almost six, WHIP of 1.66, 69 walks and 13 home runs allowed in 129 IP = not good. He can’t be considered a good prospect until he learns better control.
If a guy’s going to be a great major leaguer, he’s probably not going to struggle TERRIBLY in the minors, right? You’d expect him to just blow by the competition, correct?
Not necessarily, no.
But for the most part , yes
for every AJ Burnett there are dozens who got whacked in AA and will get whacked in the major leagues if they even make it. Would you be betting on him becoming AJ Burnett or the rest of the story?
Rest of the story, but I have more faith that he’ll make it than Webster. Withrow’s still young for his league, I think he gets another year to prove himself.
This
Is pretty much my line of thinking.
I feel like with Withrow something will either click and he’ll be a #2/#3 guy or it won’t and he will be done.
Webster might be more likely to be a #5 pitcher, but seems tough to think he will make it as much more.
So then it becomes, what do you value more – the upside, or more of a sure thing with a lower ceiling?
But where Withrow was before this year can’t be ignored, right? How many prospects as highly rated as Withrow go to AA and get bombed?
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He was only highly rated here
he did not make many prospects top 100 lists, so when you say highly rated, remember it was us who highly rated him not the prospect mavens. I argued with HQ scouts about him, and they said I was ignoring his command issues and to much on his age.
Our current #6 prospect went to AA and got his ass kicked too.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
He also mentioned “great major leaguer.” I don’t really expect that of any of our prospects anyway. We are talking about the 7-8 guys of a middling farm system.
Right at this point
interchanging Webster or Withrow does not really matter. We hope they both are in AA proving their potential is real so that on July 31st we can get the relief pitcher we will need.
Clint Hurdle
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
#pirates managerial search is down to clint hurdle, probably the favorite, or respected organization man jeff banister
2005
Dodgers let Jim Tracy go, Tracy is hired by Pittsburgh, manages Pirates in 2006 and 2007. Out of baseball in 2008 (still being paid $1M by Pirates). Hired by Colorado as bench coach prior to 2009 season, takes over for Hurdle in May 2009.
Hurdle, fired by Rockies in 2009, was in last year of his contract with Rockies, hired by Rangers as their hitting coach in November 2009, now about to replace John Russell who was fired from Pirates with a year (2011) left on his contract.
note to Hurdle
don’t stock your coaching staff with ex-managers that will take your job when given the chance.
like Trey Hillman and Davey Lopes
sharpening the daggers for when Donnie Baseball turns his back?
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
BA released Red Sox Top 10
Noted Scouting fav Lars Anderson is finally off the list for sucking too much.
Although, Casey Kelly despite having as worse of a season as Chris Withrow did is ranked 1st on the list.
Red Sox system was ranked #5 last year
So over-hyped. I wonder what they will rank this year after multiple top prospect flops and the loss of Tazawa and Westmoreland.
I guess they spent the most on bonuses in the 2010 draft, so that helps.
jonmorosi Jon Morosi
Column: As #SFGiants celebrate in #SF, it’s time to consider future. Repeat possible? I compare to ’90s #Yankees. http://bit.ly/cDI3bL #MLB
My large gut says no.
Um, congratulations to the Giants on the championship and everything, but the late 90s Yankees are the best team I’ll ever see, so you’ll pardon me if I think comparisons to those Yankees are premature.
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hyperbole stupidity is to be expected.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
I think there are some posters here
who might find that insulting.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
synonymous terms
I hope not. I make my money in hyperbole. And good money it is, too.
I hope it’s not stupidity. Hyperbole I can sleep at night; stupidity I can’t.
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Every reporter every year
This [just crowned sports champion] team sure looks like a favorite to repeat as champion of the [league] next year.
I think the fact that it was Giants-Rangers in the WS
shows you can’t truly predict jack shit.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Enter Fox reporter
On his desk are a bottle of whiskey and some droll from where he fell asleep earlier.
Fox Reporter
I have nothing left to say about this season. I’m paid to watch the national baseball scene, and all I know about the Giants I learned last week.
His Boss
These Giants fans want to read more stories about themselves. Give me some content.
Fox Reporter
takes a shot of whiskey
Welp, I’ll just take my World Series review, and insert the word repeat at random
if writers had droll
instead of drool oozing from their mouths, it would be a funnier planet
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
That piece Jon and then I posted yesterday from Cliff Corcoran
took a far more realistic approach to looking at next year’s GIants. a ton of question marks, a mediocre outfield, the odds are their hitting won’t repeat nor will they afford the biggest FAs, and overall the answer was: odds are no, they will likely not repeat.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Only a 11 time Ring holder can make this statement
Quote of the night: “We [A.C.] Green and we had Robert Horry backing him up. We had [Rick] Fox backing up [Glen] Rice. We had two people at every position that were quality players … except [John Salley] for Shaq.” — Phil Jackson recounting the 1999-00 Lakers team, the group he considers to be the deepest he’s coached until maybe this season’s edition
.
So because the Dodgers will likely dig into the bin like every other team that needs a 5th starter.
Who would you sign for the scrap heap, Webb, Harden, Bedard, or Penny?
Who doesn't hate Penny?
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
The Nickel hates all other denominations
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
especially dime
“I’m bigger then this little shit, and he’s worth more? what the fuck?”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
same here
those shoulder injuries on pitchers are troubling.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Penny
is probably the most likely to actually stay healthy, but I feel like has the least upside.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
They would have to get someone
who could come in and play for them immediately. If they are total crap at the deadline maybe trout and some other players might do it? I don’t think they trade him period really.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
No
the man has only played above A ball and is not an impact player just the best athlete in the minor leagues playing CF. Would you trade Pujols for Crawford because that is Trout’s upside.
The Trout hype is reaching a boiling point right now. If they expect Pujols to leave, this is an incredible talent to acquire.
So, if you were a Cardinal fan, you would be alright with the Red Birds trading one of the best players……ever for Trout?
Cardinal fans will be unhappy about a Pujols trade
regardless
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
True
But if they had to trade him they should be getting more than 1 player who is a top prospect. Honestly, if Pujols were traded, it should be for some kind of haul like:
Moustakes
Montgomery
Lamb/Dwyer
That might be a little much, but i’m sure that looks something like what the Dodgers and Angels (at the time) would have had to have traded for Miggy or Santana, and Pujols is better than both of them by a good margin, and they were insanely great players.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
But he’s a free agent in 365 days and will require a 200M contract. If you can get Trout, it might be worth looking into.
When you are
baiting the hook with an HOFer in his prime, you should reel in more than one Trout.
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by David Young on Nov 3, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think that’s the wrong way to evaluate a trade.
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
so says
the spider
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
This is where your prospect lust overwhelms your senses and makes you ask irrational things ;P
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I thought his upside was Mickey Mantle?
oh wait, that’s Bryce Harper
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
no
and why would they trade for him if they have morales
Thinkblue522 in MLBTradeRumors.com
by Chuy Gutierrez on Nov 3, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Because one guy is Morales who just missed most of the year with a broken leg
and the other guy is the greatest hitter in baseball.
Captain Crankypants
Reminds me of
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by G.Scott on Nov 3, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I was trying to get some work done then this tread got much more interesting then the previous thread
When I’m unemployed and living under the bridge I will curse all of you
you don’t curse us now?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I had to run away for a bit
too much work to be done.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
a capital S
it’s DodgersSF
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
They are different people.
That and having a y chromosone
by Michael White on Nov 3, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
This just in
Josie doesn’t like to knock on wood.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 3, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
One has been
quoted on the front page of Dodgers Thoughts, and the other hasn’t.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
One appears
to be dating more than the other, at the moment.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Hey look everyone, white power bill has dirty ears
Dirty ears Bill!
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Don't Stop Believing just came on my mp3 player
now I have to go buy a new iPod and fix the hole in the wall.
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no comment
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CONDEMN OR ALLOW?
Pandora just started playing “Crimson and Clover.” I need a ruling….
SHALL I CONDEMN OR SHALL I ALLOW IT?!
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Prince did one recently
where he combined Crimson and Clover and Wild Thing.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Then you are the only one allowed to consistently call me idiot.
2 days without snuff now. Thought it would be harder than this. I expect when it gets around to Friday and Saturday and I’m either playing golf or watching football that I’ll be tested.
Drink more?
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Cool
based on your previous problems, do you have an addictive personality and is that why you cannot stay away from TBLA?
Does that make us managers and editors
pushers?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
apparently when I’m a TA at Loyola next year, I have to conference with each student about their grade. that sounds like the worst!
“When I ranked the class, you were the #9 prospect. Try to show some patience, don’t just write about the first topic you see.”
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Maybe. I just get in these grooves, both good and bad, that make me do certains shit. I’ve never considered using any kind of drug in the last 10 years. I don’t drink that much anymore. Whenever I’ve decided to quit doing shit, I just stop.
I need to get passed the tobacco, then cut out Mountain Dew (never gonna happen)
So you live in Arkansas
so the space you waste is less valuable?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I read that as condom or swallow
what is wrong with me?
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Which version?
if you heard the original when you were 9 then it shall be allowed, if you heard the original when you were 25, then it shall be condemned. Context
I still have a soft spot
for the original Tommy James version. I can pass on Joan Jett.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I know what a 45 is!
I had to go buy my dad one of those LP to mp3 converters so he wouldn’t lose his record collection to age and wear. I told him he should just get the new re-released/remastered versions online, but he likes his clicks and pops and white noise.
When coke was a coke.
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Someday I'll do the same
if only I had lazy layabout son who had nothing else to do, to do these tedious tasks for me.
They don't have
wax cylinder to mp3 converters though.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I can picture that single
Orange Roulette Records label, I believe. I can see that one and Crystal Blue Persuasion – my friend’s older brother had those.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I once sang
Crystal Blue Persuasion at karaoke!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I feel like I am at a 7th grade dance, holding a girl’s hips at arm’s length, enough space to fit Warren Sapp between us.
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Wow considering our age difference that is quite a bingo
except mine was sixth grade and eventually we all danced to the whole complete version of In A Goda De Vida
A cop once told me a story, from years ago
of responding to a shots fired call and finding a suicide scene with the stereo still loudly blaring In a Gadda Da Vida somewhere near the inner groove.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
If Tommy kept his songwriter rights
he made some good change when Joan Jett, Billy Idol and Tiffany all had hits close together with his old tunes.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
then he got into coke, moved to Vegas, killed a hooker
and now goes by Tommy Blackjack
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no court
can prove that :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
circumstantial
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Jose Lopez
what’s the opinion here of him? I ask because MLBTR says his option was declined, and he could be non-tendered. I remember he had a pretty good 09, but contributed to #6org’s 2010 season of PAIN.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
maybe not
just checked his B-ref page. guy can’t take a walk. Moving on!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Jose Lopes and Joel Guzman
were both 19 year old AA shortstops with high expectations. They were both born on 11/24. They both had power.
Except one was 19 and the other was 20. But still kind of amazing they both ended up sucking wind.
I think she is wearing a WWJD bracelet.
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 3, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I think a lot of commenters here
would mind introducing her to her inner freaky side.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
No Chili Davis
Meanwhile, former major league outfielder Chili Davis, who served as an instructor at the Dodgers’ Instructional League program for a few weeks this fall, is no longer a candidate for the secondary hitting instructor’s job, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/news/story?id=5757587
Money quote
on why John Moses had his exodus:
“They said it was because [Dodgers prospect] Xavier Paul didn’t improve in the outfield,‘’ said Moses, who also had the responsibility of working with outfielders at the Dodgers’ Triple-A Albuquerque affiliate. "I was shocked, let’s put it that way. A lot of people were. I think the job I did spoke for itself, if you look at the things that happened offensively over the last three years. … But the way I look at it is, it’s their loss.’’
I would love to be a hitting coach
whose job security depended on how my batters’ stats for Albuquerque!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Interesting
the only thing I can add to that is that the one game I did this year, the major league coaches were working with Paul in the outfield. I remember thinking, shouldn’t he know all that shit by now.
BRING BACK MIKE EASLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Easily my favorite song to play on guitar….well that and Cherub Rock
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 3, 2010 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Flea is pretty sweet
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he just learned it
he’s happy he learned something new!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Found the perfect platoon partner for Ethier
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.cgi?id=kinkami01&year=Career&t=b
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I really liked him
do you remember the over the shoulder diving catch he made?
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Baseball Reference has facebook integration?
for fucking really?
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
for some reason
my mind drifts to Cold Stones, where you can’t order small-medium-large, you have to chose between Like it-Love It-Gotta Have It
I blame Starbucks
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Favorite
Founders Favorite® Sweet Cream ice cream with brownie, pecans, fudge and caramel
http://rockingham.va.golookon.com/listings/cold_stone/cold_stone-menu.html
This is the closest taste ice cream wise to the Kool A Cooooooooooooo
please don't tip
I don’t want to have to sing…again (stupid high school job) But when I worked at Cold Stone’s we had smalls and larges! Also we had black and white ice cream shoppe decor not brown starbucks interiors
Depends
on whether or not delias man adjusts for cost of living
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And he wants his coffee refilled six times!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-qV9wVGb38
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I tip based on service and refills mostly. i don’t tip a percentage because I don’t think what I order should affect the service. If I order filet mignon for $30 or a burger for $10, what did the waitress do differently? Nothing. Why would they get 4.50 instead of 1.50 because I ordered a nicer meal.
On the flip side, I tip as much for water refills as I do alcohol or soda, so although my water isn’t adding to the bill, I’m tacking on tip in my head. It tends to work out.
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Its like a fun game
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
how hard can it be?
You bring me a refill, I’m appreciative, I’ll tip more.
You don’t bring me a refill, I’m upset, I’ll tip less.
What they are refilling my glass with shouldn’t matter, should it? Is it more effort to refill soda than water? Is it harder to bring out a steak instead of a burger? No.
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All that counting how many times you get your glass refilled sounds taxing. I guess if you want to save money on tips, you can just sip slowly.
Who says he is counting?
If your glass is empty for a annoying long time, then thats bad service.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Yeah
no counting. But you know if you’ve been taken care of and if you’ve been ignored. I just don’t use the total of the bill to determine how much tip the wait staff gets because the value of my meal does not affect their effort levels.
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When I go out with Bride and Spawn (Folly is too young to eat), the check comes to about $40ish.
15% of $40 is $6. 20% fo $40 is $8. We are talking about two dollars here.
So I shut the fuck up and I give the two dollars to somebody who probably needs two dollars a little more than I do.
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I generally feel that tipping a little nicer makes very little tangible difference to me but maybe would help make a waiter’s day or something. It’s all about intangibles.
"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."
That is quite interesting
I’m not sure I’ve heard that common sense approach to tipping. It does effect the waiter however, who gets less because you’d rather eat a 10.00 burger in a place that sells a $30 steak. The biggest thing to take from tipping is that is their income and pays not only the waiter/waitress but the bussboy. Plus they now get taxed based on the assumption they get that 15% tip.
Captain Crankypants
Yeah, the tax thing is BS. not that I don’t believe you, but that it exists.
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They can blame all the waiters that came before them I suppose
for not reporting
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Once you worked in any restaurant
where you have wait staff, you will always be sure to tip at least 15%.
Seems odd that you are responding to my comment
with that comment. Either way 99 percent of the time I try to tip well, but if the service is just awful then the tip will suffer. I try to be understanding if its god awful.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
god awfully busy
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
I only ever delivered pizzas, so I always felt like any tip I got was more than I should have been paid.
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I hate delivery drives
no, not really, but in my 5 years of working in a pizzaria the drivers were generally the whiniest of the whiny, especially about their tips. I mean come on guys, you get paid extra to sit in your car and listen to music, while other people are actually busting their humps in the store.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
I mostly made boxes and blared music
but delivering pizzas for the Hermosa Beach Round Table makes tips go up. Not only is the pizza super expensive, making anyone who tips by % to give me too much money, but it’s all rich shits who want to flaunt their money. On an average night I pulled in $100 bucks in a 4 hour shift. The day USC played Texas in the national championship I almost pulled in 300 bucks in 6 hours.
FYI don’t order pizza on Monday nights. It’ll take forever. American Idol + MNF = 90 minutes for pizza.
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Heh
we where always dead on Mondays. We weren’t a big chain though, just a ma and pop operation, though we did pretty good.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
So in your opinion driving
is not working just as hard as you guys making a pizza?
It would seem to me that anyone who got a tip for delivering pizza should be splitting that tip with those who took the order and those who made the pizza.
Captain Crankypants
Its not an opinion
its a fact! I mean I drove plenty myself when need be, and honestly would have chosen to do it more if I could have, but I wsa needed in the store more.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
and I can say
sitting in my car for 15 minutes on my way to the house was easier then answering phones, making salads, cleaning tables etc.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
We had to make a salad anytime someone ordered one
hardest part of the job, and the most frustrating because your pizzas would come out and be hot and you’d realize you needed a salad so you had to hurry. if you took your time making the salad your pizzas would get cold and not only would you not get a tip, you had to spend the next 40 minutes driving back to the store, wait for their order to be remade thend rive their free order back, then drive back to the store and wait for your next delivery.
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We would make the delivery salads if we could
Which was almost always. Most of my drivers where good enough chaps that I could grab them if need be and have them help in the store in between deliveries if it came to it.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
The cooks and cashiers had a tip jar in the restaurant that they split the tips from customers who ate in the restaurant. Drivers kept all their tips. We were asked to report them but most either didn’t or reported a lower figure.
If I got 2 bucks for the delivery or 4-5 for being faster than the estimated time then great. Anything over that was excess which I usually tried to turn down, but like I said our delivery area was Manhattan beach, hermosa beach, Redondo Beach so people flaunted their money a bit.
Drivers usually get money per mile (usualy like 75c or a delivery fee on top of each order), so it’s not like I needed extra tip to cover my gas.
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Cooks and Cashiers
would get about 20 bucks every 2 weeks in tips. i’d make 20 dollars an hour.
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At my store we conceeded all tips to the cooks
they worked far harder then us and had to do all the shit jobs like cleaning the bathrooms and washing dishes.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Note to self:
Never share a check with silverwidow.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Tip your servers people
unless the service is horribly and ridiculously botched. You should understand that in our society, this is part of deal you signed up for when you decided to eat in a full-service restaurant instead of cooking your own food.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
depends on service
There has been at least once where I wanted to tip negative.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
It all depends on what the threshold for horrible is
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
I’m suddenly understanding the love of the McRib
by regfairfield on Nov 3, 2010 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Here’s what I can’t figure out. Just a few weeks ago somebody posts the picture of mechanically separated chicken and everybody gets grossed out.
But everyone loves the McRib, which contains mechanically separated pork.
Resolve this hopeless contradiction for me.
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People were grossed out by that? That picture just made me want to go out and buy some chicken mcnuggets!
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose 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."
If you made it into a vaguely familiar shape and coated it in BBQ sauce for the low low cost of 2.99 sure.
I ate dog in Korea. I had it for 4 days in a row. Didn’t know it was dog until some nice woman told me one day.
FTR, it was awesoke.
I couldn’t eat it anymore when I found out it was puppy.
You are probably judging the service you received
too harshly compared to your expectations when you rated the waitress prospects upon stepping in the door.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I feel comfortable saying that in the last 25 years, 10% has never ever ever been an acceptable tip amount.
I usually tip at least about 20 percent when I can (which is most often)
One time I only had like 85 cents and I felt bad even leaving just that, but it’s all I had left, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
This was like a 15 dollar meal, btw
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Really
you’d rather not sing then make extra money? Interesting, now I understand the glower I’d get after I tipped. They should have a singing tip can and a non singing tip can because I’m pretty sure that 90% of the patrons do not want to hear the singing.
I hate the places that have three sizes
Medium, Large and Extra-Large.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I hate places where the sizes start at small
but the small is what a medium was 5 years ago, and a medium is gigantic. So basically, everywhere.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
I think Jack in the Box started this
they made a small a medium to both make you think they gave better value and so that when you habitually ordered a medium expecting a 21oz drink you’d get an extra 8 ounces and they’d make an extra 40 cents per customer for a few months.
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I always thought it was Carls
but I almost nevr used to go to Jacks.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Kinda funny
I was talking to my friend from Canada and he was pissed because the Wendys up there have been the first places in Canada to implement a similar sizing system.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
we go the other direction
I ignore the labels and order the biggest damn size you got.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
dignity
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
It costs money to do what Sean Forman does there
I don’t begrudge him this.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
In February 2009, Fantasy Sports Ventures took a minority stake in Sports Reference, the parent company of Baseball-Reference, for a “low seven-figure sum.”3 In reporting this transaction, journalist Eric Fisher wrote,
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Good things do happen
to good people.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Nice
and I guess I’ll stop feeling guilty for never sponsoring a page there.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
has nothing to do with dignity
and everything to do with getting your website’s name on the wall of 350 million users multiple times a day
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Vlad Guerrero
Looking for a DH job.
http://trsullivan.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/11/rangers_decline_guerreros_opti.html
The Angels and Rangers should swap DH's
I wonder if Tampa will call. Money going to be tight for the Manny’s, Matzui, Vlady’s of the world?
Bah I picked the wrong time of day to have a haircut appt
in San Francisco. At least it wasn’t downtown. Far away but had to deal with Giants (please leave the s there in any requote) Dicks on public transport. Grumbled and muttered all the way home.
bunch of bandwagoners….
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Ryne Sandberg has apparently left the Cubs organization after not getting the managers job with the big club
Is he now the favorite to be the next
White Sox manager, a la Mike Scioscia?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
One was a HOF 2nd baseman for his team
the other was a heavy catcher who never let anyone score and hit a lucky home run off of the original Doc.
Did Sandberg ever manage in the Cubs minor leagues? Seems the “great” players think they are above that.
I'm pretty sure he was their AAA manager
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Worked his way up from single a
After the 2006 season, Sandberg was named manager of the Class-A Peoria Chiefs in the Midwest League. Following two seasons with Peoria, Sandberg was promoted to manager of the Double-A Tennessee Smokies, and the next year was named manager of the Triple-A Iowa Cubs. Sandberg was named Pacific Coast League Manager of the Year in 2010.6
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
It does seem really lame
Oh you worked really hard in a way that completely suggested we thought you could be the next coach, and won an award because you where doing such a good job? No we don’t think you are right for the job.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Blame Pinella. He doesn’t quit early, Quade doesn’t get the interim job, Sandberg has a better chance.
Yeah fuck that guy
who gives a shit about their mother anyways :-p
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Ha Ha
I had no idea what Eric meant until that showed up. No one here can get upset at my spelling adventures, someone told me it was part of my timeless charm. Plus WTF RYNE, or is your son named RYNE and if so WHY? Where is Mat Latos when you need him.
Captain Crankypants
Such an influential band that they are hard to overrate
although Rolling Stone managed to do so anyway
Rolling Stone the ESPN of rock magazines…
That would be like saying Babe Ruth is under-rated
I’d say the Kinks are the most underrated band who stuck around for 20 years.
Have you heard
“Fairytale of New York” by Kirsty MacColl / The Pogues?
Now THAT is a cranky Christmas song.
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I’m a Blue Christmas by Elvis fan.
I also like That Spirit of Christmas by Ray Charles.
Neither are cranky
Underrated by whom?
They sold a ton of albums and were inducted into the RnR HOF in their first year of eligibility.
by about 99% of the public
they never sold a ton of albums, they sold enough to keep making more. Most people couldn’t name you one song by them other then You Really got Me and Lola.
Captain Crankypants
Better then Fred Durst???????????????????
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
I was considering saying that Davies was the best songwriter of the 20th Century
but that might be overstatement.
George Gershwin, Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter, and Johnny Mercer might be better. Frank Loesser too, I suppose. But Ray Davies is in the converation. Bob Dylan is also in the conversation but I’ll take Davies.
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From wikipedia
“The Kinks had five Top 10 singles on the US Billboard chart. Nine of their albums charted in the Top 40. In the UK, the group had seventeen Top 20 singles along with five Top 10 albums.”
That is not that great
when you consider they made 25 albums. Overall they sold a ton of albums but that is because they made 25, but five top 10 out of 25 is not something a record company was making money off of.
Captain Crankypants
Are you kidding?
Nick Drake barely sold 5,000 albums in his lifetime.
Ray Davies has nothing to complain about.
I love Big Star's cover
of “Till the End of the Day”…but the Kinks were ace…Sunny Afternoon is one of my faves.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
You old people
need to get a room
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
36 is the new 24
and "young’ people use the YouTubes too, thus they can listen to the Kinks as well
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
25?
If I live that long I might just have to kill myself
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Nolander says that 25 is the new 16
I don’t even know what that means, but I hope it’s funny
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I think
for the joke to have the impact you want the ages should have been reversed.
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by nolander on Nov 3, 2010 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Just remember whatever room we get you will be paying for
for the rest of your lives. I love you hate that.
Captain Crankypants
I don't hate that
I’m all for socialized medicine. I hate the mismanagement of those resources thats going to leave them pilfered by the time I’m 30.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Surprised it took that long for someone to mention Waterloo Sunset.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose 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."
Better Things is awesome
we have done this conversation before and Shangri-La is my favorite.
Captain Crankypants
Best Kink's concert song?
Victoria. And the then maybe Apeman…
I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Vegan Party. That said, sorry for eating your cat.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 3, 2010 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m guessing that their best concert song is probably Lola. Yeah, I lose points for naming one of their most famous songs, but c’mon, it’s Lola.
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Having seen them over a dozen times
Lola got the crowd going the most. There were times when the Kinks put on some stinky shows, but there were other times they were the best live band I’ve seen. You just never knew which Ray Davies was going to show up, the petulance prince or the kick ass rocker.
Captain Crankypants
That said, some band should totally do a cover of Victoria. That song owns.
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Youtube is the greatest thing
since sliced bread.
I’ve just heard five versions of Shangri-La. I may need to cut back my TBLA commenting.
Captain Crankypants
Humma
if still around. Ray Davis doing Shangri-LA at the Orpheum a year ago. I was pissed I missed that show but lot of good video up on it.
Captain Crankypants
be careful what you wish for
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=victoria+cover&aq=f
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
goddamnit
disregard that, just a bunch of people covering jon mayer
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Hey Jude is not a likeable song to you?
WTF is wrong with you, sir? Well, besides the obvious of living in Arkansas.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I’d like to make some kind of grandiose Diamond Leung pun that would garner multiple rec’s and make me feel like Humma at 5pm, but I just can’t.
by kinbote on Nov 3, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Save that for the girl chat rooms
no here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose 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.
Sporky hates me?!?!?!?!?!
"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."
Don't listen to Captain Crankypants there
You’ll find the Dodger girl of your dreams soon enough.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Signatures for all!
"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."
Was shorter than my original idea which doesn't roll off the tongue as much
Curmudgeon McCranky.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
You’ve already played the “Mc” card with Slappy McPopup. Plus the “Mc” may invoke memories of McC, and that’s no good.
"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."
Or McRibs
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Maybe I should tell the wife we are going to McDs
for our 6th anniversary tonight because of the McRib.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
We could walk down to subway
and pick up a McRib on the way….
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
So did Mr F apparently
LOL
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
2nd time is the charm!
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
So the Rockies don't want to pay Olivo $2.7mm?
I guess they are banking on Iannetta, but if Olivo costs less than $3mm, then Russell better get non-tendered and signed for less $3mm.
Apparently everyone now a FA is a Ned guy these days?
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You misspelled "suit"
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Looking at the #7 voting
we’re a fickle group, myself included. Withrow had a bad year, but damn it if he isn’t still on a fast track.
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Do they have any other shitty relievers who ned would overrate?
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Its an over value. This is the first year where he shown something. He’s 28 and going to start entering arbitration after next year.
Its 7.7 for his career, and 7.9 last year.
Either you’re thinking of somebody else, or you’re more easily impressed than I thought. Its good, but not amazing from a reliever.
Joel was awesome last year
and had some good runs with Nat’s, I’d welcome him, not as a closer but as a solid piece of the bullpen. I would much rather have traded for him then Dotel since he’d still be on the team.
Captain Crankypants
Anyone here ever been Julian apple picking?
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
When I was a kid my mother required me participate in that god-awful activity with a frequency I found to be less than ideal. I suspect, given my description of what is a rather pleasant day with the family, that I harbor some negative feelings because of this.
heh
I ask because my wife wants to go, so I said we would go this Saturday to celebrate our Dating Anniversary, and I want the inside scoop.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
I could see how it would be nice as an adult with a willing companion. I found it indescribably horrible when I was a captive teenager dragging behind my parents. But Julian is cool enough to wander around for awhile.
I could imagine
Any place can be made horrible in that sense.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
What is Julian?
I grew up in upstate New York so of course I went apple picking, but I don’t know what Julian apple picking is.
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I went with my grandparents when I was younger. I had a good time. We went and picked apples, apricots and I want to say walnuts or something.
Apples was probably my favorite, but you’ll get a little disgusted at how many really good looking apples have worms in them.
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As far as it being a dating type experience
seems like it would be nice. If we’re talking about the same thing, you end up kind of alone and secluded in an apple orchard.
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sweet
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Great with a gf
requires self-entertainment if you’re with your grandmother.
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I always tried not to “self-entertain” when I was with my grandma, but maybe your grandma is more liberal than mine was.
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 3, 2010 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I've been looking for a place to take the girlfriend for a weekend
Any chance you have a link to this place? Otherwise I’m going to end up showing her Vegas for the first time, and I don’t really know enough about vegas to make that worthwhile.
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Heh
its not that hard to show someone Vegas for the first time. Just wander around looking at all the pretty lights.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Right now we’re debating between Blue Man Group (my choice) and Cirque du Soleil (hers).
My mom has some timeshare time banked so we’d be getting a 1 bedroom suite for 4 days for about 100 bucks, which is nice, but I just want to make sure that’s where I should take her. It’s not a special holiday for us or anything, I just want to treat her to something nice. It’s been 5+ years and now that I’m “working” full time I don’t get to see her as much as I should.
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This
"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."
I really wanted to when we went
but we didn’t want to spend the money on a show(poor just married young couple) and my parents didn’t tell us until we where halfway there they would pay for any show we wanted to see, which of course, where all already sold out.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
I don't know if the Lion King is any good in Vegas
but it was awesome in New York.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Plays like that in Vegas
are almost always shortened somewhat. Vegas likes to get you in and out of shows within a certain time frame.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
One is not like the other
The Cabin at Strawberry Hill is a secluded place in Julian, run by quiet people who don’t like people very much, the other is ……….
Vegas
Captain Crankypants
I too would like to know
where this mystic chalet is.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
No
but I’ve been to Julian and had their apple cider, apple pie. Great apples. I expect the picked apples are going to be awesome.
Captain Crankypants
So basically it says that we got Pods for a decent price if he comes back, but shouldn’t be starting.
Sweet
From what I’m understanding they’re saying this.
Scott Podsednik is a decent 4th outfielder, just maybe not the best one for the Dodgers. However, you shouldn’t pay a 4th outfielder 1.9 million because they won’t generate 1.9 million worth of value in 200 AB.
All of that is about right.
They don’t like him as a 4th outfielder though. Because he can only play LF
Right
Great price and a decent player. He needs to play everyday to prove his worth, but he sucks kinda.
Oh, and he can’t be the 4th OFer because he and I have equal range. Even though he is fast as hell.
Kelly Stephen will get a kick out of hearing that shit out his limited OF range.
Nice breakdown but I'm confused on a few points
There are some other issues to consider. For this to really be a "good" deal for LA, Podsednik needs to play pretty much the whole season.
Given the Dodgers’ current hole in left field and their potential to contend, picking up Podsednik’s option as a safety net isn’t a terrible idea as long as he isn’t Plan A. As for Podsednik, while he has proved he can still be a bit useful in the right situation, he shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
It would seem this is only a good deal if he plays alot but they then say he’s isn’t a terrible idea if he is not plan A. Wouldn’t he have to be a Plan A to play alot?
Captain Crankypants
Gordonzilla ate your Durantilla for dinner
and Bledsoe ran all over Westbrook.
BOOHA
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Lol
I forgot she’s out of town today. Not only did she grow up spending time with Various Lakers in the 80s, she lives next to Russ Westbrook and her kids are best friends with him. I’m sure she’s upset but she’s a real basketball fan so I’m sure if given the opportunity she’d tell him how terrible he played last night.
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Pods
The AP report has more specific info, noting that if Podsednik declines the option he does not get the $100,000 buyout.
The comment on top is the best. Not talking about the story of course, the GM that posted his way to fix the Dodgers.
That was funny stuff.
Funny stuff
Good start, now bring in Guerrero and Beltre, each on $15mil, two year contracts, along with say Lee on a 4 year $60mil deal, re-acquire Beimel, re-acquire Izturis to play SS until Gordon learns D while moving Furcal to 2B to cut game losing errors in half, resign Kuroda for two more years at about $12mil, and give 5 year extensions to Either, Billingsley, and Kershaw, and we’ll know you’re finally ready to win some baseball games. Total cost: about $50million annually (less than the amount of budget cuts over last 5 years).
That is monumentally stupid
and unrealistic to boot.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
hahaha
That’s the 2nd great AR quote I’ve seen from you today, it’s helped make my day less shitty.
“You better check your lease, because you’re living in…FUCK CITY!”
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Miguel Olivo + Rod Barajas would be cost less than Russ Martin right?
Isnt this a no brainer that the Dodgers non-tender Martin and sign those two?
If Olivo isnt worth 2.7mils (and the Rox have determined he isnt)….how can anyone reasonably expect Russ Martin to be offered arbitration?
There seems to be market shift in what catchers are worth.
Eh
just because one or two teams won’t pay that, doesn’t mean the whole market has shifted.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
@DPLennon David Lennon
Also, Yu Darvish bailed on jump to MLB this year because getting divorced. Plans to come to U.S. for ’12 season, which helps #Mets chances.
That sucks. Darvish’s wife was hot.
Is that how Dental Assistants dress over there? That is one way to get people to the dentist
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 4, 2010 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
The posting fee won’t be as high as Dice-K. And Scott Boras won’t be his agent.
I’m guessing $60-70 million total, including posting fee.
among about 5 others
including a mid to high 90s fastball
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions
from Wikipedia
In NPB he throws a four-seam fastball that usually sits around 146 to 151 km/h (91 to 94 mph) and tops out at 156 km/h (97 mph) {Only 1 pitch measured 161 km/h (100 mph) in World Baseball Classic final in 2009} as well as a hard slider with a vicious break.3738 He complements these two with a wide repertoire of secondary pitches, including a two-seam fastball (sometimes described as a shuuto), a curveball, splitter, cutter and changeup.
it also says there he stopped throwing his screwball due to the strain it put on his shoulder.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I figured
you’d be all over this.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Saw this on a Pujols trade discussion thread
The Dodgers still remain the best shot of Pujols to land. They can offer Clayton Kershaw who would interest the Cardinals a lot. A really good, young left hander who is cost controlled for many years. Would make an excellent 1-2 punch for years to come with Adam Wainwright.
Ha
probably the one guy I wouldn’t trade for Pujols
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 3, 2010 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Clayton for one year of Pujols
would be monumentally stupid. Even an overzealous Card fan must know that
Hating the Giants for going on a half century and counting!
by MammothDodger on Nov 3, 2010 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I would if it was from an actual news source. This is just a fan and was posted here for comic relief.
It’s a waste of time.
If it’s not worth linking, don’t quote it.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 3, 2010 10:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Pujols is untradeable.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
I like him being on the Cardinals, he seems like a tremendous fit on that team
But if they could pillage the Royals farm they should likely do it. Get back Hosmer or Moustakes as the starting point, then likely 2 of their 4 best SP prospects and a couple of lower prospects and they will be in business. It would have to come with an extension most likely for it to make any sense, or a window that is.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I like him on the Dodgers, he seems like a tremendous fit on that team
Just not for Clayton :)
by Julio Nievas on Nov 3, 2010 10:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Yet the Royals wouldn't do that
because they would be throwing away their future to barely miss the playoffs anyways.
Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? 'No!' says the man in Washington, 'It belongs to the poor.' 'No!' says the man in the Vatican, 'It belongs to God.' 'No!' says the man in Moscow, 'It belongs to everyone.'
Why would the Royals do that for one year of Pujols?
Now, would you trade Clayton for Pujols if it meant locking up Pujols for 5 years?
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 4, 2010 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
If Pujols is traded it would be a 5 percent chance (if that good) that he would not be extended right away
But then they could just wait a year and sign him anyway.
Basically, the point is that, thinking about it now, Nolander is right and pujols is basically untradeable.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Shout out to Brandon L.
for his excellent prospect content.
by kinbote on Nov 3, 2010 10:55 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Fuck
I’m laying on my bed reading minorleagueball.com, and a freakin big spider runs on my bed right next to me and all I can do is move my shit so it doesn’t get on anything else and I lose it running behind my bed. I’m paranoid as shit right now.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
No need to worry
Worst case scenario is that you get bitten and become Spiderman 3.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 3, 2010 11:33 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Dude I hate that
Happened to me a month ago, I found it and killed the S.O.B.
by Julio Nievas on Nov 4, 2010 12:10 AM PDT up reply actions
An hour later I was about to walk out of my room and I saw the bastard on the wall by the floor
I had a tennis racket just sitting there and it’s like it was using it as cover…sneaky…
I was able to move it and club it with my shoe, haha.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Rat
One time when I was an RA in college, one of my guys had a rat run in his room…big one. The damn thing disappeared and we spent an hour and a half tearing the room apart. Turned out the rat had scurried up the keyboard cord and was hiding in the pull out keyboard slot.
by robotmadeofnails on Nov 4, 2010 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Keith has inspired me
to download some Beatles songs tonight, among some others. I’m downloading Abbey Road as we speak. I’ll be listening to a bunch of Beatles songs at work tomorrow now :)
I also thought it would be cool to see what song is everyone’s favorite Beatles song. Mine as a kid was Ticket To Ride, but now it’s Let It Be.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Top 5 Favorite Beatles Songs
Chronological:
“You’ve Got to Hide Your Love Away” – Help! (1965)
“Norwegian Wood” – Rubber Soul (1965)
“Paperback Writer” – Past Masters Vol. 2 (1966)
“A Day in the Life” – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
“Something” – Abbey Road (1969)
The first two are my favorite “Dylan”-style songs the Beatles ever put out. Paperback has a guitar riff that just blows me away. A.D.I.T.L. is an epic masterpiece and the last one is George’s finest work.
Impossible to say--I'll invoke the silverwidow five rule
“In My Life”
“Within You Without You”
“Across the Universe”
“Blackbird”
“Fixing a Hole”
Of the 10 songs the two of you posted
I’ve heard of Paperback Writer.
I have like 30 songs, and instead of being upset that I don’t know these ones, I’m excited that there are new songs out there.
Five zombies. Four bullets. Two zombies.
My 5 year old son's top five
“Drive My Car”
“Octopus’s Garden”
“Yellow Submarine”
“Norweigan Wood” (he also likes the Cornershop version)
“Eleanor Rigby”
You never give me your money
Is 5y/$105m for Cliff Lee realistic? What about 6y/$140m?
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/contract-crowdsourcing-results-cliff-lee/
Sounds like the Cubs are out on Dunn
said they’re going after Nick Johnson types and are planning on reducing payroll.
Five zombies. Four bullets. Two zombies.
NCPOT
I’m going to let this run up top until Brandon puts out the next prospect vote. The votes is so close he is going to let it run until noon.
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/11/4/1793556/gordonzilla-throws-down-the-gauntlet-delivered-by-bledsoe
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
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