Dodgers Finalize One-Year, $1 Million Deal For Dioner Navarro
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 4:45 PM PST
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As expected, the Dodgers finalized their one-year deal with switch-hitting catcher Dioner Navarro today. The contract will pay Navarro $1 million in 2011, per the Associated Press. Navarro, who played with the Dodgers in 2005 and the beginning of 2006, followed his 2008 All-Star campaign by hitting .212/.263/.306 during the last two seasons. He is one of seven switch hitters to catch for the Los Angeles Dodgers (a list that includes the immortal Derrel Thomas!).
The Dodger press release noted that Navarro was the first (and only) catcher in major league history to start and end a triple play. Navarro's 2-6-2 triple play came on September 2, 2006 while with Tampa Bay, on a strikeout and botched double steal by Seattle.
Also from the press release:
Navarro and his wife Sherley have made several school visits in the Tampa Bay area and in 2009 the pair started the Dioner Navarro Family Foundation, which counts St. Joseph ’s Hospital in Tampa as one of its main beneficiaries. In 2003, Sherley suffered a brain aneurysm and was given a slim chance to live, but made a full recovery at St. Joseph ’s. Navarro has always worn No. 30 in honor of Sept. 30, 2003, the day his wife was expected to pass away, according to the doctors.
I should note that Navarro wore number 68 in his cup of coffee with the Yankees in 2004, and he wore number 41 with the Dodgers in 2005, but has worn number 30 ever since. Davey Lopes is currently penciled (dry erased?) in for number 30, but might he give it up for Navarro?
The Dodgers now have a full 40-man roster.
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Sherley you jest
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
he's serious
and don’t call him Sherley
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
More Triple Play
Navarro’s triple play is the only triple play ever where the bat never touched the ball.
@andrewngrant
My take on TroncosoTalk from previous thread
Let’s say Person A is really good at his job, which is guiding planes at the airport with those lighted marshalling wands.
Person B than comes along and chops off both arms of Person A. Sure, Person B is obviously to blame, but that doesn’t change the fact the Person A will no longer be hired to guide planes.
bingo
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
I am sad that I missed the context in which this makes sense because without any context, that statement is like Nick Cannon: hilarious.
Winter is coming.
it's not just hilarious
it actually makes a lot of sense.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Well, cutting off arms isn't really all that hilarious
especially if it interferes with the ability of someone to do their job. That’s not funny.
What is funny when it’s like, “Oh, about Billz — it’s really hard to boil eggs if you don’t leave the eggs in long enough; if you undercook the egg you can’t complain when it isn’t hardboiled”
Just…what? But I get it now, given the context.
Winter is coming.
it's more hilarious
because I see Eric saying it like Lewis Black, yelling and pointing with both his index and pinky fingers.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
I can see that
in my head for sure.
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
Troncoso
is person A, Torre is person B. Guiding Planes = Middle Relief
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
and the airport is an homage to Shea Stadium, even though the Mets now play at Citi Field, because Troncoso appeared in his 14th game in 20 days in NY in April.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 4:59 PM PST up reply actions
Funny
but in this case Person A may have grown his arms back and we have to see if he can still use the lights like he used to. As Canuck pointed out, he was okay at the end of the year. With a full winters rest let’s find out if the sinker is back.
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
Eric, For That Analogy...
to be valid, Troncoso would have to be permanently ruined, but like I noted, he came back from the minors like the Troncoso of old: his ERA for his post-minors appearances was 2.60.
If people are unsure that Troncoso can be relied on, fine, but here’s the problem with signing another reliever who can’t be sent to the minors: one of Troncoso or Jansen will HAVE to start next season in the minors, even if they both have good spring trainings. I’m not okay with that.
by CanuckDodger on Dec 14, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t want to sign another reliever either, as I think it’s overkill. But I was not particularly impressed with Troncoso when he came back either. In that post-minors period you mentioned, Troncoso also walked seven and struck out just nine in 17 1/3 innings. Meh.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
Well
we might need someone for when Kuo can’t get out of spring training again. How about we sign Soriano and just go with the six inning rotation followed in one game by Jansen / Kuo / Broxton and Elbert / Belisario / Soriano in the next game and then Padilla for three in the 3rd game. Every starter must go six inning. Do this all year. 125 victories.
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by meercatjohn on Dec 14, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I did not know this
Per Lakers’ beat writer Kevin Ding, Matt Barnes and Gilbert Arenas are both engaged, and their fiancees are sisters.
Matt Barnes and Gilbert Arenas are both engaged
I read that part and I was like, whoa, I missed a really big story.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
I’m surprised that the Barnes-Arenas nuptials has not been getting more play.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
I read a screenplay and a novel that were about that very thing
except set in baseball..
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What was it called?
Stick and Ball?
Good Wood?
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Three Strikes and Yer Out of the Closet?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 5:47 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Hah hah no it was by Peter Lefcourt
who wrote the amusing The Deal. Called The Dreyfus Affair. Was a fun read. Script was never produced, obviously.
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definitely
obviously he meant to reference the other historical event but that just confused everyone.
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 got it —
Playing for the Other Team
or, the more risque and possibly homophobic choice,
Taking One for the Team
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Pitchers and Catchers Report
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
thirded
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
Nice
I guess Going for Brokeback would be too wrong?
Don’t Ask, Dotel?
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by underdog on Dec 14, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Don’t Ask, Dotel
That was MY line!
Q: With Broxton failing, who should close for the Dodgers?
A: Don’t ask Dotel
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:51 PM PST up reply actions
Just remember
your Dodger angst is why you are brilliant.
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
Yeah, Picasso had Dora Maar, and I’ve got the Dodgers.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
Of course, in forty years, some proto-punk guy will write the hit song, “Humma Kavula Was Never Called an Asshole”
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
well then
you’ll be cool again, after that period of time where liking your work is too “mainstream”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 6:04 PM PST up reply actions
I like looking at your iconized profile pix on the side
when you two reply to each other, in either order.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
ha!
i just noticed that. awesoke
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
Dammit!
I thought I was clever. Well, it had a whole new place to be used appropriately, that’s how clever it was. And Chris Berman would weep in jealousy.
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If they were Dodgers
I was thinking Camelback Mountain
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
by Pure Azure on Dec 14, 2010 6:05 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
She’s already on a show called “basketball wives”.
Never seen it but apparently its on VH1 and follows shaqs ex wife and some other women around.
That
screams long term, why get married, seems so pointless
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One Million Dollars
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
by mleadman on Dec 14, 2010 4:58 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Typo
Navarro’s 6-2-6 triple play came on September 2, 2006 while with Tampa Bay, on a strikeout and botched double steal by Seattle.
Unless Navarro was playing Shortstop (or in Pasadena), you have a typo.
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EVERYBODY REFRESH
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
PATIENCE
he might not be done yet. Yeesh.
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
WHEN I SAY REFRESH, YOU’D BEST REFRESH, MOTHERFU—-
Sorry, I got carried away.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
Yet he still has slow 3g
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
But seriously, that dude did look like me.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t want to be a negative nancy but we’re fucked if we get the caliber of left fielder we’ve been linked to.
An offense of
Furcal
Hall or whatever shitty guy we sign
Ethier
Kemp
Loney
Blake
Uribe
Barajas/Navarro
Will be shit, pure shit. Or as Vin would say, fertilizer.
The Humma Kavula Debbie Downer Club
meets on Monday nights at the Elks Club.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
I've always been partial
to the Moose Lodge. Now all these things are places for drunks to congregate, but at the Moose they’ve got DRUNKS
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Yeah, but you never know what the TV is going to be tuned to at the Moose Lodge. Once it was Matlock.
MATLOCK!
I mean, I’m a gentle, patient soul, but I could not abide that. So we moved it to the Elks Club.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
You can use the TBLA Loft
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
Won’t the constant negativity seep into the walls and destroy it for the rest of you? Seems bad for the Feng Shui.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
Actually
it has a trap door to rid ourselves of your lot, you all get to meet once a year then we make nice and poof “you be gone”, and we start on the new recruits who dare to pollute the positive energy we strive to maintain.
Not sure how you escaped last year.
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 ate bearface and spc7. I left their bones in the foundation of the building.
What would have killed me was the lack of gin — but I never go anywhere without my fake arm.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:26 PM PST up reply actions
Of course most of this means
the heavily looked forward core (position player wise) never panned out. I mean, you kind of know what Furcal, Blake, Uribe and even Bajajas will bring you with regular time.
I had friends who liked to go to the Moose Lodge
in Redondo to drink the cheap liquor. They joined up and everything. But we were always stepping over passed out 60 year-olds. Now that I’m closing in on 60 that sounds kind of fun.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Thought you just hit 50
don’t be so fast to jump to 60, many of us never make it.
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
55 is the new 60
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 know
but I thought Marty was younger then he looked:)
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
Unfortunately, you’re right.
True or False: bad seasons with bad offense are worse then bad seasons with bad pitching.
False, the games go faster.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 14, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
Vicente Padilla
wants a .44 caliber LF behind him.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
To bad for him
he’s going to get a 90MM Glock
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
That is a fucking big Glock. 90mm!
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Prince Fielder, maybe Beltran.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 14, 2010 5:18 PM PST up reply actions
I’m always available. But Matt Kemp is better at adjusting to offspeed pitches than I am.
Do, do, do you have it?
the 5th one is looking for a toothpaste endorsement deal
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
Ben Kingsley
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
by mleadman on Dec 14, 2010 5:20 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
FTW
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
Juan Pierre? He can move from Beast Mode to Sexy Beast Mode.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 5:21 PM PST up reply actions
True- but the snarking potential is off the charts..
Game threads will be must reads due to this.
Always look for the positives…in negatives.
off the charts
LOOK AT THESE CHARTS!!!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
Mr. Dennis is battling Joey Joe and Tripon for that end of the year Negative Nancy TBLA Award
Do, do, do you have it?
Man, yet another award I’m gonna lose. And not for lack of trying!
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
The switch-hitting catchers would be a great trivia question
or band name. Or a Chatsworth-filmed movie of a certain genre.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
How is the Joe Smith deal three-way?
as reported by ESPN? Nothing is moving between Houston and LA. It’s the same as one NJ-LA trade, and one NJ-Houston trade.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Only thing I can think is that if it is a three-way, there might be cash involved to make the numbers work. Just a guess though.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Many times with a three way, cash is involved
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
Peter Gibbons: That’s it? If you had a million dollars, you’d do two chicks at the same time?
Lawrence: Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a millionaire I could hook that up, too; ‘cause chicks dig dudes with money.
Peter Gibbons: Well, not all chicks.
Lawrence: Well, the type of chicks that’d double up on a dude like me do.
Do, do, do you have it?
luck boy who will have diarrhea
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 14, 2010 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
soooooooooo
sausage, egg, cheese….is there bacon?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 5:34 PM PST up reply actions
That seriously looks like they slammed five sausages, hashbrows, egg and cheese in a tortilla.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 14, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
that's
man vs food right there
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 5:36 PM PST up reply actions
Not of fan of potatoes inside a flour tortilla – what’s the point? Green peppers and onions would be better there.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
That reminds me of my mother
who hated it that we wanted toast with pancakes.
Toast!?! You already have pancakes!
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Not a fan of green peppers,
But cook the onions with the eggs.
Exactly
Potatoes are the bomb
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
Holy hell I think that actually is five whole sausages.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 14, 2010 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
lol
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe the person who ate that just happens to have very sharp, very straight teeth.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
what if
she has a mouthguard?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
Bomb!!!
This joint by my house, Pepe’s, looks just like that.
by Julio Nievas on Dec 15, 2010 1:23 AM PST up reply actions
Matt DYE-AZ is now a Pirate
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Per Jennifer Langosch of MLB.com (who was not a fan of some rap music being played pregame at Dodger Stadium, calling in inappropriate for children, BTW) breaks down the deal:
$250k signing bonus, plus $2 million in each of 2011 and 2012.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
Refresh
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
The refresh that pauses
/drinks Coke
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Wouldn’t the Un-Cola be more appropriate?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Indeed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tAiEFhNHZk
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Donovan McNabb is in the house
Spiro says he got some boos when his face was shown on the big screen.
Spero and Mychel
are talking about how cold it is in Washington D.C. Currently 23 degrees.
Mychel is looking forward to getting to Indianapolis. So, I look up the temperature there and it’s 13 degrees.
It’s pretty easy. Pretty much no politics.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
Normally you would add religion
but then Maddz would be limited to comments about her cat, the local drinking scene and sweats.
How about that Spiro Agnew eh? Think he'll run for president once Nixon retires?
{Early 70s Callback Night}
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One more reference
and POW, right in the Kissinger.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:08 PM PST up reply actions
I've posted this before
But Spiro Agnew anagrams to Grow A Penis.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
Not a shot at Nick Young but
he has scored 19 points in 21 minutes (on 15 shots).
The Wizards are a minus 19 during those minutes.
Young is in favor of the ball, when leaving his hands, going directly toward the basket.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
Can we bring back the term “gunner” for such individuals?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Sure
I am kind of partial to chucker, but gunner works too.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
Scrooged
great flick
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
I just forgot how strange it was
for a big Hollywood movie… great cast though. I don’t love all of it but it’s more interesting than it deserves to be.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Long
ago I left the movie house after watching Scrooged determined to make some mouse reindeer but the two sided tape, glue gun, and staple gun all let me down.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I guess if I was still a student
and students still needed to keep pieces of paper, I would need to buy me several of these.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I initially typed “were” instead of “was” in one of my earlier comments, and fixed it to make the subject and verb agree, just out of respect for you Mr. F.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I remember the Pee Chee on the left as of my era; maybe Marty or iiiDown remembers the one on the right.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I had the ones on the left mostly; those designs seem familiar.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:31 PM PST up reply actions
The one on the left is most definitely from my school days. The one on the right is from about 10-15 years earlier. This is the currently available product.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Nice
I don’t remember ever buying the colors; I stuck to plain.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:38 PM PST up reply actions
In my day, there was only the classic buff. The other colors are abominations, like plaid Dodger caps.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I left for about an hour........
and when I got back, everybody is speaking as though Happy Hour was 2 hours ago. Very stilted- not letting on that they are hammered. And discussing non-existent party entiites and school supplies.
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
I don’t even remember what the drawings were when I was in school. The one on top does look familiar, though.
Just kidding. I love everyone exactly the same amount.
"The one on top"
the “She & Him” one? That’s a product for Zooey Deschanel’s band.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
http://shop.sheandhim.com/collections/frontpage/products/she-him-peechee-folder
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Oh, I was referring to the second post with the 2 different peechee folders together. My browser window is small so I guess the peechee folders stack on top of each other rather than show up side-by-side.
Just kidding. I love everyone exactly the same amount.
Ah
top=left.
You may have had that or the design on the colorful ones, not sure.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
And of course I know about Zooey. She & Him is great! I’ve seen them live.
Just kidding. I love everyone exactly the same amount.
my friends have seen them too
and love both of them…they are sexually ambiguous in a way, so no surprise
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
I surely do think that Zooey is purdy, yes I do…
…but her voice is thin. Give me M. Ward solo.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 9:47 PM PST up reply actions
If thin voices
disqualified people from singing popular music, 75% of rock music wouldn’t exist. I have heard a couple excerpts where she has sounded pretty bad though.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, that’s cool. My stuff is so boring…
by Julio Nievas on Dec 15, 2010 1:28 AM PST up reply actions
The other 99 listings
for insurance sales right?
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
I think J.D. Drew has to be the leader
of articles defending his contract by using Fangraphs WAR to dollar conversions.
How about, JD Drew was a good deal because they couldn’t have replaced his production from the last four years for much cheaper?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 14, 2010 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
Rule No. 144
You don’t tug on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit in the wind, you don’t pull the mask of the Ole Lone Ranger and you don’t mess around with J.D.
Firefox warns me if I try and do that.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I’m sure I have checked the “don’t warn me about this” box before. In this case, I clicked a Twitter link from Tweet Deck, and it opened ESPN radio in my browser, on a new tab. I didn’t realize that’s what the link was, and the ESPN radio player also shrinks the browser down to a reduced size. I assumed it was a new window, and closed it. Something like eight tabs went bye bye.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:42 PM PST up reply actions
IE?
open a new tap and click “open last browsing session”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 6:44 PM PST up reply actions
Firefox on my Mac has a feature to open all tabs from last session also, in the History menu, I think.
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Well I hope you're still searching for that answer, five hours later
Voila! It’s Firefox.
by Julio Nievas on Dec 15, 2010 1:29 AM PST up reply actions
I almost downloaded Firefox tonight.
My Yahoo toolbar malfunctioned, and wouldn’t let me open Internet Explorer
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
Took me 2 hours to figure out....
Just uninstall the Yahoo toolbar…..
(but the message didn’t say anthing was wrong with the toolbar, just that explorer wouldn’t work!)
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
How many adults
should a can of pasta sauce and a normal bag of spaghetti feed? Because I’ve noticed that when ever I make it, I get three dinners out of it for one person and it seems to me that it should feed me longer.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I have no idea about canned pasta sauce, but we normally get four dinner servings out of a pound of pasta plus enough leftover for at least one lunch. That will use up one jar of sauce. (Marty is cringing that we are not talking about homemade sauce.)
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I usually avoid sauce, and just heat up a can of diced tomatoes with some other spices, maybe throwing in some meat occasionally.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Angel hair for me, if I am the sole determinant.
Not typical spaghetti, but my nephew’s wife has been making spaghetti noodles with edamame and soy sauce, and it’s freaking great. Usually have a chicken breast or something similar with it.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
I like farfalle (bow-tie) and rotini (spirals) the best, because the hold the sauce so well.
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I am a big fan of penne and rotini as well.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:52 PM PST up reply actions
I've heard
that there is a correlation between sabremetricians and the pasta they love.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
My wife might like that
she does not eat it when I use sauce so it is all mine.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Probably healthier that way, less added sugars and stuff.
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I still enjoy sauce though
and when I do have it, less often, it tastes really good.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
My sauce has pepperoni
My uncle, who is from Sicily, taught me how to make sauce about 30 years ago. My family loves it. The pasta is whatever’s handy, up to mostaciolli. (That’s too big.)
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
The big necessary add is fresh parmesan. Get it in a big block. It’s expensive but oh, so good.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
and then you can make alfredo
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
Do you eat anything else with that? Usually I have some veggies or salad on the side as well.
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I plan on living to 80
and telling people I rarely ate veggies on the side. Normally garlic toast.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Spaghetti is a stand alone, single course meal for me as well, unless you count the bread, which is always a staple.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah
garlic toast too. And a nice chianti.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
We closed the facility I work at on Friday. Sudden news. Had 3 days to prepare.
spent all weekend with the family.
I will have to be a late night contributor only from now on…
Unless I get this job at HP..
Thanks man
I had to transfer to a different facility.
Only staying here for 2 weeks or so.
Moving back to the one in my home town after the New Year
You had a different job
right? Still a money raiser ?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Same job at a different site now.
Still a fundraiser.
I just want to switch to day shift. 14 years of the night shift is enough for me.
Is the night shift tougher
with the daughter? Do you have her during the day before you go to work? I imagine esp. once she starts school that you’d like to be home in the evenings.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
3-4 seems right depending on if you add stuff to the sauce or eat it with sides.
Just kidding. I love everyone exactly the same amount.
usually sausage or meatballs.
I was just curious how a family of seven of which I was could be fed on one helping of spaghetti when I can only make it last three meals. So my mom either gave us very small portions or she used two bags of spaghetti and the big jar of Ragu:
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Probably more of the former than the latter, but a mix of both.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
Well I'm done
now I get to wait for my stomach to swell to the point of explosion, then slowly return to the point of satisfaction.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Dude don't lie
They didn’t make Ragu yet when you were a kid.
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Possible that in my early time my Mom made it from scratch.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
My mom made sauce (starting from canned tomatoes, IIRC) much more often than I do. She had three times the children that I have and worked a full-time professional job. Honestly, their generation was so much more together than ours is. Although they didn’t have the internet as a time waster.
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The productivity of that generation really is amazing
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE INTERNET AS A TIME WASTER
and their values were instilled before there was “prime time” television. But yeah, I’m just a slug by comparison.
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My mom never worked
but raising five boy had to be a handful. For at least four of those years she had to do it on her own when my Dad was overseas. Plus no friends since we moved every year. Every mother should have a daughter, it is very sad for her that she ended up with five boys.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
my Mom had 4 boys
and she desperately wanted a girl. She’s awesoke though, and makes sauce from scratch!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
I’m comparing Cliff Lee and Kershaw in 2010. And it looks like Cliff Lee had a game where he didn’t face a single lefty. Any idea what team it might have been?
Also Kershaw is very very good.
That wouldn't surprise me
Wouldn’t opposing managers what to stack righties against a tough lefty like Lee?
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That’s tough to search for on Baseball-Reference. You can see the vs. Batter stuff for 2010, but you can’t sort by date.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
Found it
3 switch-hitters, then 5 righties, then a switch-hitter for Anaheim.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
Yep
No Morales, Abreu got the day off. Tough.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
Looks Like Kershaw had 2
So maybe it not that rare. I think both games were against the Cubs though.
Love listening to Bill Simmons' podcast
and for the most part I am a fan of and enjoy all of his regular guests, including his friends…
But, listening to Simmons and “JackO” talk about baseball can be so grating. JackO especially can be sooooo condescending, and the general vibe is that if it’s not Yankees-Red Sox, it’s not real baseball.
O is short for “Off”?
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
rec
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 7:07 PM PST up reply actions
I listened to the Herd today for a couple of hours. While I may not always agree with CC, he is usually super prepared and puts a lot of effort into his show.
Today all his baseball rant was on how baseball has went from the National game to a regional game. The NE has, in his opinion, about 15 of the 20 best and most recognized baseball players and that it’s where all the “meaningful” teams are.
Many callers slammed him for this. I get what he is saying, but the WS Champs are out west and STL, Chicago, and LA are still big baseball communities.
This is pretty funny
Amazin Avenue linked to a column from last week from Mets’ beat writer Andy Martino.
Martino had this nugget, on December 6:
Here’s some of what we’ve been able to gather during the first day here in Florida. Lots of information swirling around the Twitter, some of it questionable. For example, if the Phillies sign Cliff Lee, I’ll cover spring training in a Speedo.
Martino responded on Twitter:
1. Didn’t say I wouldn’t wear clothing over Speedo. 2. Who says I need to hit the gym?
now that's literally
covering your ass
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 14, 2010 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
Wait......
That site looks suspicious. If I didn’t know any better, that pseudo-hipster banter sounds vaguely familiar. Are some of you people closet Mets Fans, and commenting on their site with alter egos?
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
My last swimsuit was a Speedo. They do make trunks.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
my guess on J Martin's numbers
with the Yanks: .260/.360/.400, around 10 HRs and 40 RBI in 400 PA. I think he uses the one-year deal to springboard into a journeyman existence, maybe bouncing around to 2 or 3 more clubs before he’s done.
His star shone so bright at the beginning. This is why I don’t get too attached to players. Sigh.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
I was bored and went back through the game recaps this season
And here is the breakdown…
I wrote 140 game recaps in the regular season, and in those games the Dodgers were 69-71.
David wrote 10 recaps, and the Dodgers were 6-4 in those games
Phil wrote 6 recaps, Dodgers were 3-3
Michael wrote 6 recaps, Dodgers were 2-4
I think it’s clear I should have had Dave write more recaps. His 6-4 record was more impressive considering his first two games were the doubleheader losses to the Mets in April.
You must have been bored
I was also 2-0 in the DS press box.
Here in front of commentariot and country, I vow to cover more games next season!
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
Ran Phillies vs Dodgers
through my simulator with rough estimate lineups. 5 different pitching matchups (#1 vs #1, #2 vs #2 etc…) were used with each team getting a home and away game, making for 10 different matchups – each game ran 10K times. Darn, it appears that the Phillies are better than us.
Halladay vs Kershaw, LAN 53.84%
Kershaw vs Halladay, PHI 56.29%
Lee vs Billingsley, PHI 52.13%
Billingsley vs Lee, PHI 61.52%
Oswalt vs Kuroda, LAN 50.69%
Kuroda vs Oswalt, PHI 58.74%
Hamels vs Lilly, PHI 52.86%
Lilly vs Hamels, PHI 61.60%
Kendrick vs Garland, LAN 52.7%
Garland vs Kendrick, PHI 56.16%
Average: PHI 54.21% or 87.8 wins if two teams played each other 162 times.
by Xeifrank on Dec 14, 2010 8:58 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
if we did play them 162 times
the Dodgers might score 162 runs. Chicks dig the solo homer.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Can you put that in context? Because that seems pretty terrible. Is it as bad as it seems?
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
hmmm … context … let’s see. Not sure I can do that very coherently other than to say that it means the Dodgers are a slightly above average team.
BUT I THOUGHT WE SUCKED!1!1
So basically our pitching is so good our offense not being all that great isn’t the end of the world?
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
Yes, basically that is it. We won’t be favorites to win our division though, but should be close enough that winning it shouldn’t be a surprise. It should only be a three team race, unless the unexpected happens. The 2010 Padres say “hello” to that previous sentence.
I’ll put it a more negative way and see if you agree with this:
If everything goes right for the Dodgers, they have a real shot at the postseason. Is that how you’d put it if you were a pessimist?
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
Or
if the preponderance of random variation including but not limited to the Dodgers, Giants, Rockies and to a lesser extent the Padres and Diamondbacks goes the Dodgers way then the Dodgers “have a real shot at the postseason.”
I figured the gin would help you read that sentence.
I dig your jive. And furthermore, I agree with it, to a point: I agree that the talent is there that this could be a postseason team.
The only question that I have left, then, is if the variations that will come in this coming season are, in fact, random, or if the Dodgers are constructed in such a way that they are bound to get more than the average number of bad bounces.
For example, Furcal. He is an important part of whatever offense we have left. But few people think he’ll play in anything approaching a full season. Is this random? Any team losing its leadoff man and starting shortstop for an extended period will suffer, but does Furcal’s specific risk make the Dodgers different? And that’s just one example… what about Lilly’s home runs? Garland’s arm? Kuroda’s age? Kemp’s Kemp-ness?
I might not have a leg to stand on here. I don’t know if the Dodgers really are constructed in such a way that they are more likely to suffer bad breaks than any other team. That’s my question.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
I will answer that
next October! :)
In other words take another drink and keep drinking until you stop thinking about it.
Clink! and Thanks. The original comment in this thread is rec’d; good work.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
I know that Reg pointed it out a few times last season
but Ethier’s walk offness from 2009 really came back and bit them in the ass in 2010.
Winter is coming.
I'm the guy
who thought until last night the Texans had a good chance to make the playoffs. Optimistim is what I do.
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
I'm more of a simpleton
I just want to know what you assumed for LF for the Dodgers.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like the Sasha trade
which sent a Lakers draft pick to New Jersey (plus one pick from Houston to New Jersey as well), will pave the way for the Nets to trade for Carmelo Anthony. Should go down tomorrow.
Big maybe applies here, as it hasn’t been widely reported yet.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
Haha
Another reason for DenverStiffs.com to hate the Lakers and all things LA.
by The Dude Abides on Dec 14, 2010 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
Well that is big news
Favors goes to Denver?
by Michael White on Dec 14, 2010 9:19 PM PST up reply actions
Yep
From SLC Dunk, the SB Nation Jazz blog:
Just spoke to @denverchannel’s news desk. He said the deal would send Favors, Troy Murphy, and picks to the Nuggets for Melo.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
Nice score for Denver. That’s getting darn near top value for a guy that wanted to walk.
by Michael White on Dec 14, 2010 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
But then Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo chimes in
Any report Denver and New Jersey have an agreement for a Melo deal is “completely and utterly false” one high-ranking team executive texts Y!
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
Is that really gonna be their new name?
I was gonna say “yeesh” but then thought of how they’re currently the “Nets” and shrugged.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
They were gonna go for Brooklyn Leaders & Legends, but the Big Ten scooped them.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
But no one's copyrighted Brooklyn Hipsters yet!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
That is funny stuff. “Maybe it doesn’t weigh anything. Did ya ever think of that?”
But really, I think the reaction shots are the funniest things in it.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
Yep
From the same institution that granted a law degree to Jamie McCourt. Maybe one day I too can own half of the Dodgers with no money down.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 9:56 PM PST up reply actions
Nice. I actually visited there when I was looking at law schools back in ’05. Seemed like a cool place.
I like it
the drive from DC, not so much
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
grats
I just submitted my final take home and good LORD was it a humbling experience.
Winter is coming.
I felt all right about it
I can’t wait to see everything I missed and screwed up. I should get the grades by February.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
I knew that it wasn't going to be fun
when my father looked at my syllabus and emailed me back saying “WTF this shit looks really hard”
And that’s from someone who got his JD from USC. So. My brain hurts.
Winter is coming.
Hahaha no
I mean, it’s a theories of religion class, but even then you’re usually dealing with stuff that is a bit tangible like “regarding eschatology” or "sociology of religion’. But no, my professor is so insanely smart that his syllabi are intimidating.
Winter is coming.
Does it take into consideration all the MAJOR religions, or does it include the guy who kidnapped Elizabeth Smart, and the Church of the Rim of the World, too. What I’m asking, is: are you studying the beginnings of these religions, or how they transformed over the years?
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
In the scope of this course, no.
This course dealt with issues like the sacred, origins, the sacred vs the sovereign, mystery, fate, the Other…stuff like that. At some point I will have to take a course on the history of Religion in America and the History of Religion in general…so it might touch on stuff like that, but what you’re talking about would probably require a seminar.
It’s not really up my alley so I don’t think I’d learn about that in particular, but my roommate just took a class on Church and State and wrote a paper regarding Waco.
Winter is coming.
When you do.....
Find out how that white salamander knew about Jesus Christ.
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
I just realized I don't know when my grades will be available
but I’d like everyone to know that I was able to send myself into a bit of a panic attack regarding grades. Yup. I’m that kid.
Winter is coming.
You do know you’re at the point where grades don’t matter, and you’re getting an A for just about any work you turn in right? Grad School should be renamed get fucking drunk and don’t care school.
If you wanted to get a PhD in education, would grades have mattered a bit more?
I ask this because everything I’ve experienced since August and all of the professors I’ve spoken to, both inside Vandy and at other institutions, have assured me that doing well (i.e. getting good grades) is kind of necessary to get into a good doctoral program. Now, obviously grades aren’t the be-all-end-all, but I can assure you that not everyone gets As in the program I am in. Not by far.
Winter is coming.
I can assure you that not everyone gets As in the program I am in. Not by far.
They must be sleeping with the wrong professors.
While I’m not surprised this comment was made, I’m a little surprised to see who made it. :)
Winter is coming.
Busy watching Neptulon
get his ass kicked. Talk about anti climatic.
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
I was digging out boxes of Christmas tchotchkes from the garage.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
I was going for the odd juxtaposition there.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:54 PM PST up reply actions
I’m saying that you’ll get good grades anyway because of how the grad system is set up. You work with professors and other grad students, and you’re eventually competing with them for a job in the field. But there’s no point to ‘give’ out bad grades.
But you’re right, I’m just speaking of my experiences so it likely is different from yours. But my experiences talking to other people in other PhD programs is that they’re worried about their dissertations and how much time they have to grade, not what their grades were.
Also, an PhD in education is generally easy to get. Its an requirement to become a Principal, and uh… Lets just say adjustments are made.
I’m sorry, but the B- I had in this film class two months ago kind of flies in the face of your assertion. There is a point to giving out bad grades…if a student doesn’t do well enough to deserve a good grade, why should they be rewarded for subpar effort?
This also is Divinity school, so the end game for everyone is slightly different. Some people are training to go into ministry, some into the academy, and some for different career choices entirely. We definitely aren’t going to be competing for the same jobs.
I guess I just don’t appreciate that my concern for doing well was belittled (despite feeling the same way), because I definitely do NOT feel that I could go and get drunk and not give a fuck and still do well. Whatever. I’m tired and wired and my back hurts.
Winter is coming.
Do you need it for a principal
None of my principals ever had one, but superintendants always did.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
Law schools are a little different
The ABA requires a B curve.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty much all grad schools requires a B curve. Yet, almost all the students get A’s. Its how the system is set up.
I had a professor tell us he usually has to resubmit his grades a few times because he turns them in with too many As
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
I would almost get rid of grades altogether on the grad level. There’s very little chance of a guy or girl who couldn’t handle the workload being accepted into the school.
Fairly certain Harvard Div still has grades, though I’ll check with my friend there.
Winter is coming.
I think it was just the law school that did it. And I think it makes a lot of sense, just do pass/fail if anything. The hard part is passing the bar.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
oooo
look at me I’m Maddz I use big words
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
:-p
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
I'm in paper mode
my brain hasn’t calmed down yet. To be fair, I think that particular statement
was redundant and therefore stupid. :)
Winter is coming.
Its only dumb
if the other people actually understand it well enough to know so.
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
I had to read St. Anselm once
many moons ago. I don’t remember much about him or his writings, but I know “teleological” applies to him somehow.
I have no point, but how often do you have a chance to drop in St. Anselm appropriately?
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
“teleos” means like, “ends” (as in the ends justify the means) in Greek. I think. My brain hurts. Anywhizzle, I have never read St. Anselm. I should do it over break. :)
Winter is coming.
He was assigned for the undergrad philosophy of religion (western) class I took as a third-quarter freshman. The prof said something like, “most students expect to get Augustin in this class, but everyone uses him, so I’m assigning Anselm.” I managed to B.S. my way into a A in that class. I probably followed Mr. F’s advice and used proper grammar and sentence construction throughout my essays.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
The panic (college finals, grades etc…) stays with you until around the age of 35. I had nightmares about college courses until around that age when they finally started dying off. The most normal nightmare was going in for the final exam on a class I needed to graduate and not having gone to any of the lectures or read any of the class material for the whole semester.
I haven't had that dream in a long time
however, I do frequently dream about tsunamis.
Winter is coming.
+1
I had that dream over and over again until just a few years ago. I am 36.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 14, 2010 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
I have something like that
either high school or undergrad, and I forgot that I was taking creative writing. I think it’s based on me having to write 9 weeks worth of journal entries the night before they were due
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
I stopped having that dream
after my daughter was born. I was almost 29.
What’s really disturbing is when you have that dream and you are going into the final exam in the nude.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:52 PM PST up reply actions
I'm always nude in that dream
always
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
it’s extra disturbing when you fly into the final in the nude.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
Most annoying dreams:
1. The one where you’re driving your car and you have a car crash that is your fault.
2. The one where you’re naked for a test.
3. The one where you think you’re dreaming about the future.
4. The one where you keep on having accidents and hurting yourself.
I have never had 1. and 4.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
My most annoying dream
is being on/near some sort of ledge, and constantly falling down and being left dangling from it.
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
My most annoying dream is when The Ex comes up to me and professes his love for me and we spend the rest of the dream being a couple.
Then I wake up and am annoyed.
Tsunamis freak me out though.
Winter is coming.
But does he embrace Billz?
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 11:26 PM PST up reply actions
Oh, different ex.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 11:45 PM PST up reply actions
oh yes
Billz Hating Ex and I, while on good terms, know we aren’t compatible and thus I have closure. With The Ex it’s a whole different ballgame. Plus he likes the Cards.
Winter is coming.
Just to keep up, I’d need a list. But that’s probably a mite too personal.
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
I know; I just can’t keep up with these young’uns and their doings.
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by David Young on Dec 15, 2010 12:00 AM PST up reply actions
I once had a dream
where I didn’t punch a cat. I woke up in a cold sweat. What a nightmare.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 11:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I actually remember my dreams once I awaken
It only happens a few times a year, I think. And it’s been quite some time since I’ve had one of the recurring ones. Maybe age dulls the dreams too.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 11:27 PM PST up reply actions
I can never remember enough details of my dreams
It’s very frustrating.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 11:36 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Welcome to my reality. I ALMOST missed my Final because I’ve been swamped with other stuff for other classes. Thankfully, my brain clicked.
by Julio Nievas on Dec 15, 2010 1:46 AM PST up reply actions
Steiner Sports...
the sports memorabilia website, has some random crap. A few of my favorites:
Tim Hamulack Game Used Locker Room Nameplate
Greg Jones Game Used Batting Practice Jersey
plus a few more random ones. Also, all of these things cost at least $100!
Love that the Hamulack locker room nameplate is “game used.” Haha!
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 10:02 PM PST up reply actions
Tim Hamulack
what could be worse than trading Edwin Jackson for Danys Baez?
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
The Tim Hamulack & Jae Seo for Duaner Sanchez & Steve Schmoll trade might be the biggest meh trade of all time. :)
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
Aww, Dammit
I just remembered I was thinking of Lance Carter. The guy who would take 8 run leads and turn them into save situations for Danys Baez to blow.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
or
I just remembered I was thinking of Lance Carter. The guy who would take 8 run leads and turn them into save situations for Danys Baez to blows.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
comedy from a Giants fan to Keith law
RT @keithlaw: Um, sure. RT @Zeebs25: With the Yankees desperate for pitching ……Sanchez for Montero & Hughes a good return?
That proposal puts whatever wishes and delusions we dodger fans have come up with to great shame.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hughes might be better then sanchez
what a fool
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
Some of Law’s a**holeness is quite funny
by Julio Nievas on Dec 15, 2010 1:48 AM PST up reply actions
Rickey Henderson had a 260-game stretch from late 1984 to late 1986 during which he scored 261 runs. More runs than games played.
as opposed to the 1966 World Series, where the Dodgers scored 2 runs in 4 games.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:20 PM PST up reply actions
I bet seven-year old Rickey could have scored a few that series.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
That would have been a tough strike zone for a young Jim Palmer.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 14, 2010 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
Arizona is about to sign Henry Blanco for Dioner Dinero, and are shopping in same thrift store as the Dodgers, eyeing Austin Kearns and Xavier Nady as a RHB LF.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 11:34 PM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Dioner Dinero
Nice.
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by David Young on Dec 14, 2010 11:47 PM PST up reply actions
A surprise
Any thought that the Dodgers at the last moment might sign Beltre? Doubt it I know but it would be great.
If the Dodgers sign Beltre, Andy Martino will cover spring training in a Speedo.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 11:38 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Let’s get Lady Hawk on the line!
by Eric Stephen on Dec 14, 2010 11:43 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
My stomach
feels like it’s mad at me for eating a pound of wings earlier. But I don’t care, they were the best. And I was the best. I was the champion. I need sleep
Oooh the wings
you, uh, rocked!
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by David Young on Dec 15, 2010 12:01 AM PST up reply actions
Happens to most of us.
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by David Young on Dec 15, 2010 12:01 AM PST up reply actions
Russell Martin took less guaranteed money from the Yankees
per Buster Olney:
Martin’s deal with the Yankees is for a $4 million base salary.
Could be more incentives with NYY, or perhaps they are more easily reachable than the Dodgers final offer ($4.2m + $1.5m in bonuses), but the fact remains that the guaranteed money is less.
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