Dodgers Trade Chin-Lung Hu To Mets For Michael Antonini
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 2:38 PM PST
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PrintThe Dodgers today announced that they have traded infielder Chin-Lung Hu to the New York Mets for minor league left-handed pitcher Michael Antonini. This was expected, as Hu was out of options and figured to be a long shot to make the major league team in spring training. At the very least, this move clears a spot on the 40-man roster, which now has 39 players.
Hu had sips of coffee in each of the last four seasons, hitting .191/.241/.283 at the major league level in 191 plate appearances. He saw his most time in 2008, filling in for the injured Rafael Furcal, but hit just .181/.252/.233 in 65 games. Hu's calling card is his defense, and his prospect luster shone brightest in 2007, when he put up an .871 OPS splitting time between Double A Jacksonville and Triple A Las Vegas. However, he combined for a rather mediocre .735 OPS in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League from 2008-2010.
Antonini was drafted by the Mets in the 18th round in 2007, and he split time in 2010 between Double A and Triple A in his age 24 season. In 29 starts last year, he was 8-12 with a 4.49 ERA between Binghamton and Buffalo. In his minor league career, Antonini has walked 2.1 batters per nine innings while striking out 7.0 per nine. Antonini has started 84 of his 96 career minor league games, including starting 79 of his 84 games in the last three seasons. Antonini will have to be added to the 40-man roster after next season to protect from losing him in the Rule 5 draft, if the Dodgers are so inclined.
Eric Simon of Amazin Avenue had this to say of Antonini:
Antonini is a finesse lefty with good control but little in the way of strikeout prowess. If he were a ground ball pitcher then he might be a poor man’s Jon Niese, but he’s a fly ball pitcher and overall not very projectable.
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Strikeout numbers
bh, you said the highest strikeout total in the last 11 years was Kevin Brown in 1999 (221). You know that the 300 mark has been eclipsed during that time, right?
I'd be willing to bet Kershaw gets at least 225 Ks this season
I’ve got a great feeling about him this year.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Kershaw was sick each of the last two seasons
Kemp was very good after 09. Pretty good difference.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Repeated quiz question.
Name the last Met, Pirate and Cardinal to top 220K in a season
One was HOF, one has played for two of those three teams and the other won World Series titles for 2 other teams.
by bhsportsguy on Dec 27, 2010 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Okay
I’ve got Gibson for the Cardinals
Oliver Perez for the Pirates but I had to check his numbers to make sure he had done 220
David Cone for the Mets – didn’t think he had 220 K’s ever but the clue was big
Might be wrong on the Cardinals. Seems like someone like Wainwright might have done it since him. Or Carlton. Or Rick Wise.
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
You are right
Gibson was the last one to top 220 (I think the last time he did it was over 240-250).
I thought the clues would help.
Had
a hard time coming up with Perez because you usually think of good pitchers who have hit that mark. Then again I was a big fan of his, just another sign I’d make a terrible GM.
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
Wild Ass Lefties
are a weak point with me, mainly because of Randy Johnson.
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
this made me giggle
Hu had sips of coffee in each of the last four seasons, hitting .191/.241/.283 at the major league level in 191 plate appearances.
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
I see that MLS
is trying to get Fox Soccer Channel to pony up $20M per year for rights fee in their next deal, that would be almost a seven fold increase from the $3M they get now.
they won’t get that much, but that’s a figure most likely based on future size and quality, no way the rights are worth that now, ESPN doesn’t want a full MLS slate, and I doubt versus could afford that
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
hahaha you guys/girls kill me
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Dec 27, 2010 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
so with a guy like Hu
is a trade like this the only (forgive me) option? Can a guy that is out of options and not playing for the major league team just be fired?
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
Yeah, once he’s out of options he gets put on waivers if you take him off the 25 man.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
so...
"What I Like About Hu" was really…nothing?
(sorry, couldn’t resist, this is what you get for misplacing your cellular device)
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
they’re gonna quarantine us, at this rate
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
Your not taking “got drunk at family function” as an excuse?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
hahahaha well played, well played
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Dec 27, 2010 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
Your 2011 Dodgers!
We really, really, really like pitching. Really.
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
When Abreu got traded people actually thought he was good.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Still might be
why do people write off players after they struggle their first full year in the majors when they get limited at bats?
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’m not saying he’s terrible, just that the perception of Tony Abreu in 2009 is very different than Chin Lung Hu in 2011.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, i remember the gnashing of teeth
Carroll kind of makes Hu unnecessary though, right? And Uribe? Can Uribe play SS or am I making things up?
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
Yeah he can. Only problem is that this isn’t gonna lead to a good player, this is gonna lead to Juan Castro.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
AND IT CONTINUES!
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
I bought a book of stamps today at the post office. The guy says “It’ll be $8.80 for the stamps and a $3.00 service charge for all Dodger fans.” I told the guy that I thought he could take the $3.00 and use it to cut off the rat tail he had.
He got pissy and mumbled something about good natured ribbing.
Fuck him
There’s a missing “are” in there. You figure out where it should go.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I used a stamp today to send away for some Super Bowl commemorative glasses from Coors Light. Now I just need to figre out what to do with 9 pints of Coors light
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
have bros drink them really really fast?
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
it’s not bad beer after your tongue goes numb from the first one, it’s just not tasty beer either
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
But the beer in a cup you’re about to flip?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
flip up? I guess watery beer is best for the drinking games. Didn’t have those in the co-ops though, it was more drinking sangria from butter tubs.
Naked of course
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
Honestly
sounds like he was trying to have fun with a Dodger fan and you were being defensive. TOTM
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
If he cut off the rat tail, Keith did him a huge favor.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Well I figured he was just being a run of the mill Cardinal prick.
Giants fan. No shit….
I wanted to go use that machine that spits out stamps.
I’m in fuckin Arkansas! How in the hell do I meet the only Giants fan within 300 miles?
Giants fans are coming out of the closet across the country
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
if such a thing would happen to the Dodgers the amount of Dodger fans who would come out of the closet in LA alone would stagger the imagination
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
Spring Training question
anyone here go to it before? Suggestions on where to stay, what to do, etc? I’m looking for a Div School Diversion in March.
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
Yes
Book hotel room now
Watch as much baseball as humanly possible
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
Arizona. Duhhhhh
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
my spring break is right at the beginning of ST so I am going to go and see if I can’t charm Ely into a picture
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
totally random idea
if plan A is wink wink, why not make plan B us splitting a hotel room in Zony, if our Spring Breaks line up?
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like you two
are off by a week though you share the weekend of the 4th-6th.
Pictures and autographs are not hard to get but its better to do it before the games start since if a pitcher is going to pitch that day, he is not going to stop.
Actually JJ24 is even better at this since he does get pics and stuff.
Staying somewhere is really based on your budget and what level of hotel/motel you can stand. As for stuff to do, don’t ask Eric or myself, since he was generally either out at games, writing or sleeping and I was doing the same without the writing part.
I guess I’ll have to get my own room, but we should definitely hit the games together Maddz
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
that would be amazing
I would really enjoy that
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
hey Maddz
I’ll give you a break down of spring training and how to meet all the players when I get back home tonight or tomorrow.
I’ll try to post a fanpost closer to ST with some helpful hints.
Also, I suggest priceline or hotwire for hotels. You can get a 3 or 4 star hotel in the phoenix area for $40-75 that way.
In the meantime, my wife and I are on the way to the Valley View Casino with the sole intent of eating their buffet. Wish me luck in the backwoods of San Diego county.
by JJ 24 on Dec 27, 2010 5:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
hahaha MORE GUFF?!
Yeah though I guess we don’t line up :(
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
that wasn’t guff, that was a realistic guess at what’s going on : )
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
I went last year, but I stayed kinda far away
I was no further than 15 feet away from Kershaw…I was too nervous to ask for his autograph, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Seems like a decent deal
Does this guy even have a chance, as a left-hander, of getting some cups of coffee at the major league level? Weren’t we all hoping to add some LH depth?
He has as
good a chance as Leach did but we don’t have to protect him this 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
did someone explain Hu they’re getting?
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
Their backup middle infielders last year were Ruben Tejada, Alex Cora, Joaquin Arias, Luis Hernandez, and Justin Turner.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
Those 5
combined for .212/.285/.289 in 531 PA in 2010
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
Bad players are always greener
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Eric Simon
of Amazin Avenue said this of Antonini:
Antonini is a finesse lefty with good control but little in the way of strikeout prowess. If he were a ground ball pitcher then he might be a poor man’s Jon Niese, but he’s a fly ball pitcher and overall not very projectable.
Better than a right handed Ely.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
if he's hot
then I’m all for it
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
Whats the chance Xavier Paul gets moved next? Now there is a better chance that Mitchell stays. This also means that a spot on the 40 man roster is free which would allow us to get a LF which is probably our next move.
Curious where Gwynn will bat
I hope Mattingly will not want this OBP disaster at the top of the lineup. Torre would have put him there, though.
Hopefully he is not starting and we get a good LF.
by dodgers4life on Dec 27, 2010 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
Dodgers must love them some juan castro. Also typing on a smart phone is hard.
by Tripon on Dec 27, 2010 3:24 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I got your shirt back in return mail today!
My wife screwed something up in shipping. I’m sending it tomorrow. Should be there by the weekend.
Ha. No worries. In time for the Sugar Bowl is good enough!
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. Also didn’t realize that true blue la had it’s own mobile site.
by Tripon on Dec 27, 2010 3:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Catching up
In the last thread… on the grounds that that trade was the least justifiable before it happened, while it was happening, and since it happened. For all of the others there is at least some weak-ass rationale that you can go, “Well, that’s twisted logic, but OK.” Dotel made no sense at any time.
In this thread…. and just too late for Christmas!
Every Hu down in Huville liked the Dodgers a lot, but the Ned, who lived just north of Huville – did not. The Ned hated the Dodgers – the whole Dodger season. Now, please don’t ask why; no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. Or it could be that his head wasn’t screwed on just right. But I think that the most likely reason of all may have been that his brain was two sizes too small.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 3:27 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
or it could be his hair? Because he had no hair at all!
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 27, 2010 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, I should have read that first paragraph instead of just cutting and pasting. I voted for McDonald.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
Or it could be that his head rug wasn’t screwed glued on just right
low blow, I know, but couldn’t resist fixing that for ya.
by LA Taco on Dec 27, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Way more fun than trading Prince Fielder for B prospects and winning 75 games.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
They can do that at the trading deadline.
by Tripon on Dec 27, 2010 3:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
They can do that at the trading deadline.
by Tripon on Dec 27, 2010 3:49 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Still easily the third best team in the NL Central
With the Cardinals and Reds the top of the class.
haha
NL Central odds to win the W.S.
1. Cardinals 20-1
2. Reds 25-1
3. Brewers 30-1
4. Cubs 35-1
5. Astros 75-1
6. Pirates 150-1
and just for funzies…
NL West Odds to win W.S.
1. Giants 12-1
2. Rockies 20-1
3. Dodgers 30-1
4. Padres 40-1
5. DBacks 80-1
and also for some more funzies.
Phillies 7-2
Yankees 6-1
Red Sox 9-2
Rays 20-1
Rangers 20-1
Odds courtesy of BoDog. In general there is very little value in “futures” bets like these. There was the Devil Rays that one year though… but let’s not go there! :)
Way too generous on the Giants
Their offense isn’t going to catch lightening twice (outside Posey)
Yes, I think so
but keep in mind that the path to the W.S. in the NL is easier than in the AL. That helps boost their odds, but the Giants will have their hands full just winning the NL West over the Rockies and Dodgers.
If I could I'd probably wager some money
which means its probably good that I can’t. At 30-1, I’d put $20-50 on M’wawkee. If they’re viewed as the third best team in the NL Central and the odds were long, I’d put a chunk of change on winning the division. If I didn’t have to tie up money, I’d be tempted to bet against the Cards going to the WS. I wouldn’t be surprised if they were out of the running by the ASB.
If the Brewers make the World Series
let alone win it, I will sing a Bruce Springsteen song in blue body paint at TBLA Karaoke XXIV.
Just a follow up to Post-season play droughts
The current longest streak of NBA non-playoff appearance is 6 years (Minnesota and New York), in the NHL it is for the Florida Panthers (11 years), aside from Florida, the every team has made it if you go back to 2004.
Nobody watches it?
Sounds like you and your friends don’t watch it on TV.
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t have a dog in this fight, but I think NHL fans can come up with a way which presents it as stronger than the NBA and vice versa. In any case, I think it’s closer than you give it credit for.
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
The ability to “draw serious money” in the U.S.
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
Well in this one regard
currently as far as network tv goes, they do not pay the NHL for the rights fees, network covers production costs, NHL gets 80/20 split on ad sales.
How does that compare
to the NBA?
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
TNT and ESPN/ABC combine to pay the NBA roughly $930 million per year on the current deal.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 4:20 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I honestly did not realize that it would be a controversial point to say that professional basketball is more popular than professional hockey (in the USA.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
I think it’s more regional. You live in Los Angeles, home of the Yankees of the NBA. I expect if you live in Minnesota, Detroit, Pittsburgh or Philadelphia the opinion is different.
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
And Tampa Bay
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
But they need more folks in the stands
The Rays were clustered near the bottom third of baseball teams in attendance and the Bucs were 31st out of 32 teams (Oakland was last) in attendance.
The Lightening are also just over 80% tickets sold per home game.
RSN NHL ratings
Hockey is an acquired taste, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit are among your leaders.
One thing is pretty sure, unless you are planning to have the Lakers anchor your RSN, you probably are not going to be able to sell a non-Fox RSN in LA (Dodger station in my opinion is a non-starter).
If by regional you mean
in a few places hockey is more popular then sure. Come on, 930 million vs 110 million tells the tale all by itself.
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
Wonder if this means anything for dejesus. If you don.t think he is a starter, might as make him a UI guy right now.
by Tripon on Dec 27, 2010 3:55 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I expect him to get regular reps in AAA, with Uribe in the fold for three years I’d like to see them play him at SS/2nd since you can’t just keep re-signing the Juan Castro’s of the world. I expect him to get flipped at the deadline for a relief pitcher.
His future is Jose Vizcaino. At one time the Dodgers had two middle infield prospects, Vizcaino and Offerman. Management was enamored with Offerman’s speed and gave him the SS gig and Vizcaino the heave ho. I expect the same thing to happen here.
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
So would a relief pitcher be fair value?
by Tripon on Dec 27, 2010 4:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Maddz, if you're still out there
I stayed here twice last season and was perfectly satisfied:
Red Roof Inn
5215 W Willetta St., Phoenix – (602) 233-8004
It’s maybe 10 miles from Camelback and about 7 from Chase Field.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 27, 2010 4:06 PM PST reply actions
Still catching up
Last week, Phil pinned the Dodgers success in ’11, in part to “the core showing up,” which he defined this way:
Loney – 280/340/.420
Andre – 280/360/480
Kemp – 300/330/480
I will note that the Zips projections for those three are:
Loney — .279 .338 .416
Ethier — .280 .360 .480 (right on the money!)
Kemp — .271 .327 .458
Which means, basically, if the core can merely meet their projections, ya gotta like the team’s chances. If you agree with Phil. (Yeah, Kemp has to outperform his projection a bit.)
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That is of course based on the presumption the pitching does what we expect them to do. I think if the core does not repeat the 2nd half of 2010 but instead meets those projections we have a decent shot at competing for a post season berth, but so much has to go right for us.
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
How do bad OBP teams fare historically? Goes without saying that this Dodger squad has a chance to be dreadful in that category.
The Giants won
a World Championship:)
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'll go check
but the 1988 team had to be pretty bad with the exception of Gibby and Marshall.
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 White Sox won with a team OBP of .322
Only Konerko (.375) and Podboy over (.351) over .350
Uribe at .301 is what kept that team together.
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
No one else this decade
had a bad OBP but that is two teams with a sub .325 OB who have World Championships in the last six years so do we have a chance?
Yes we do.
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
In 1988
the NL average OBP was .310, the Dodgers were at .305, overall the NL OPS+ was 93, the Dodgers were at 90. They scored the league average total amount of runs and gave up about .5 earned run less per game than the league.
Garrett Wittels draft stock probably just plunged...
http://www.fanhouse.com/2010/12/27/garrett-wittles-fiu-baseball-star-charged-with-rape/?synd=1
If you’re an American in a foreign country (especially one that relies on American tourisim dollars)…you have to really mess up to get charged with something. Most foreign governments dont like charging Americans with anything due to bad tourism publicity.
A town without pity
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
And with the second pick of the 2011 draft the Seattle Mariners pick Garrett Wittels!
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Also I think I’m going to avoid reading the comments on that article.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 27, 2010 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
KeithC13 will be very upset if this is true
Michael Wittels, whose telephone appeared to be disconnected later Monday, told the newspaper that his son and his friends met the two girls at a casino and they later went to a private party. The girls apparently described themselves as students at the University of Arkansas, he said
High school basketball sucks in Alaska
Sample size of one (with apologies to Trajan Langdon).
Palm Springs High School today beat a team in a tournament in Alaska by the score of 73-16.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 4:50 PM PST via mobile reply actions
especially when he says his catch phrase after each kill, “You’re out cold.”
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
Neither: it is a documented fact that people in Alaska are 100% Merkin. Don’t hate them just because they can see Russia and Canada from their houses.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
the fact that they’re made of pubic wigs isn’t um, weird?
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
JUST BECAUSE SOME OF US NEVER WENT THROUGH PUBERTY DOESN’T MEAN ANY OF US HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE SHAME OF BALD GENITALS
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
By which she means
The Valley.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 10:04 PM PST up reply actions
God dammit that is not true
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
oh wait
I get what this conversation is about. Christ Jesus I need sleep.
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
I’m just sad because I grew up in the Valley.
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
and because you are crabby.
Not, y’know, “crabby.” Just, y’know, crabby.
Because of the lack of sleep.
Y’know.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
I think the crabby thing is genetic. I’m a porch chair away from yelling “GET OFF MY LAWN!”
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
Hey, lawns are nice. You work hard and all you want is to sit in your chair with your gin and tonic and look at your HEY YOU GODDAM KIDS YOUR FUCKIN BIKES ARE RUININ MY LAWN
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
I would like to say that some of you people are bastards
You know who you are, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
but are we armed bastards
*
*no one knows what I’m talking about
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
Next up, dodgers trade for another reliever
by Tripon on Dec 27, 2010 5:41 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Belated farewell to Hu
I wish him the best of luck. Was a disappointment to me.
As a film nerd I would’ve preferred the Dodgers trade for Michelangelo Antonioni but I guess this will do.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Dodgers offense this year
could be a L’Avventura. I can see Mattingly wandering a Red Desert of ennui and alienation.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
I appreciate the word “ennui”
the square root of 69 is 8 something, right? cos i've been tryin' to work it out...
I’m fighting vainly the urge to quote the Cole Porter lyric that uses that word.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
loving both the word and Cole Porter
I say you should go for it.
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My story is much too sad to be told
But practically everything leaves me totally cold
The only exception I know is the case
When I’m out on a quiet spree
Fighting vainly the old ennui
And I suddenly turn and see
Your fabulous face
That’s the verse. Then it goes into the refrain, which you’ll know…
I get no kick from champagne…..
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Sinatra did it better?
But I get a kick, out of you
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
Ha! My sriracha friend sang that for his singing test for jazz band one year…he got an A- (I did too, but i sang Blue Ronda la Turk by Brubeck…that was exhausting)
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The verses of his songs get performed so rarely. That’s one of the things I like about the Ella Fitzgerald songbooks.
My favorite Cole Porter verse is from Just One of Those Things:
As Dorothy Parker once said to her boyfriend, “Fare thee well.”
As Columbus announced when he knew he was bounced, “It was swell, Isabelle, swell.”
As Abelard said to Heloise, “Don’t forget to drop a line to me, please.”
As Juliet cried in her Romeo’s ear, “Romeo, why not face the facts my dear.”
It was just one of those things….
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
I love Dorothy Parker!!
I think my favorite Cole Porter song is Love For Sale.
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Love for Sale verse:
When the only sound on the empty street
is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
that belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop
The moon so long has been gazing down
on the wayward ways of this wayward town
my smile becomes a smirk,
I go to work
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
I should say
it’s my favorite because Miles (I think it’s Miles, anyway) does a samba version of it that’s just fantastic.
Can that be my mulligan? I wish I didn’t stop playing the trumpet.
/two-sevenths
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also
I was asking Maddz Daddz about it (I am TBLAing in the living room) and he was like, “Really? You didn’t know that LOVE FOR SALE WAS ABOUT PROSTITUTION?!”
Now we’re listening to it.
I also highly recommend ‘Round Midnight. But that’s by Monk.
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I am totally with Maddz Daddz on this one.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, well
I’m not very smart.
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We all have our holes.
In our knowledge! We all have our holes in our knowledge! DON’T YOU TWSS ME!
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
Awww shucks. Foiled again!
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that’s what the Doctor Said?
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Dominatrix, I’m working out the details of foiling in my head
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:21 PM PST up reply actions
wouldn’t that be more what a hairdresser says?
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first outside inside last
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
bahahaha
my brother just walked out of his room, half-asleep.
Maddz Daddz: Hey Maddz Brah, if there was a song called “Love For Sale”, what do you think it’d be about.
Maddz Brah: Prostitution
Maddz Daddz: SEE?!
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I like that he said, “IF there was a song…” as if there wasn’t one.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
oh he knows it’s a song, I think he has like 5 versions of it.
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I know he does. It’s just… “If there was…”
Oh, never mind.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
I like how your family refers to each other by their character names.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
rondo not ronda
jeepers, i’m like 2/7 awake right now
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Probably better than trading for Vito Andolini at least.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
How do you or can you..
post pics? Cause I can show you how as a 14 year old star baseball player I promptly quit and never played again. And no one here would blame me.
A little bummed about Hu
I never expected much after his brief stints in MLB, but I always pulled for him to somehow notch out a Juan Castro like existence with the Dogers.
In a slightly related note: Is there any truth to Hu and Kuo being the only Taiwanese players with homers in the majors? Someone told me that once and I thought, “Hey cool.” but never actually checked.
He could still have a Castro existence with the Dodgers
10 years from now we may have signed him five different times to be our backup infielder after he builds up his PVL with other teams.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Didn’t we decide that Juan Castro is the single worst player in baseball history to have a career longer than some X number of games?
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 8:59 PM PST up reply actions
wasn’t that number 3?
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I thought that was the third-worst hitter, and that when defense was included, he was numero uno. But I could be wrong.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
He’s second, after Dave Flynn.
I’m pretty sure Castro is the only guy ever to never have a positive WAR.
This topic is very important to me.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 28, 2010 7:54 AM PST up reply actions
Actually, I don’t know if he can. He’s certainly a terrible hitter, but if his defense is as good as advertised — and I have no reason to doubt that — he would have to be, by far, the worst hitter in baseball history, and yet still stick around on a major league roster.
If for any reason he can stick around, based on his defense, I certainly think he has a chance to be a very poor hitter.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
Cool time lapse photography of the Eastern Snow storm
I love time lapse photography for stuff like that.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
So earlier today I posted on FB a taunt to my back-east family and friends about how beautiful today’s weather was.
One of my parent’s friends — probably 64, 65 years old — replied, “At least I don’t live in the land of fruits and nuts.”
Question: am I humorless, or is that really kinda offensive?
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
East Coasters don’t have souls, so you have to factor that in
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
well, you can apply the rule of the internet
and just remember that since nuance is completely gone, it might have been meant in jest, but didn’t come across that way.
My favorite is to respond “You know, the thing I appreciate most about you is your tolerance and respect for people of different lifestyles.”
Because then they have no idea how to respond. But I’m kind of a jackass.
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I don’t know about you, kinbote, but me —
I was much more of a jackass before I turned 30. I was prone to outrageous comments, in the name of humor, that would provoke a reaction.
I don’t do that anymore, but I am much, much more of an intolerant asshole than I ever was then.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
Maddz Daddz has perfected the art of being a jackass. I am nothing if not my father’s daughter. :)
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If being a jackass should fail you, have you considered intolerant assholery? It’s done wonders for me.
/drinks gin alone
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
well, if teaching/phd doesn't go through
I’ll go into law school and hone my intolerant asshole skills
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Three years does not warrant capitalization.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 9:19 PM PST up reply actions
Probably would have been better to say “second loss IN THREE YEARS in the Georgia Dome.”
That would have been fine, but “ever” (or “EVER”) implies quite a long time.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
TBLA: Where You Can Get Into Mild Disagreements About Capitalization And/Or Whether Hockey Is Or Isn’t As Popular As Basketball
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
the important thing to remember is MLS will outdraw hockey in three years
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
The important thing to remember is
Soccer is really boring. I love the part in Superbad when Michael Cera’s character is in PE and playing soccer, but just standing around doing nothing. One of his teammates goes “come on man, you let the ball go right past you!” Michael Sera just says “Relax Greg it’s just soccer.”
Good shit
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
y'know when the biggest complaint about baseball is that it's boring
I wouldn’t go a-throwing stones.
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
South Park
did do a whole episode about how boring baseball is
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
I would defend you here (because I completely agree with your point)
But you were shitting on the Clippers tonight
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
oh come on, there was no shit, just an observation that fouling someone behind the arc with the continuation rule in place down by three is funny!
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
Luckily it's not to me, so I don't care :)
The same thing should apply to you, fuck what I or anyone else thinks. I’m just some asshole named 4iron on the interwebs.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
for example
“I may live in LA, but this is only my second time EVER at Disneyland.”
Loses its impact if you’re three years old
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
The impact gap would be filled by the fact that a three year old would be commenting on TBLA.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
Drats. You’ve outed me.
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Remember those bastards I was refering to up there
You are one of them.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
hahah
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
When I turned over to check on the Clipper game, it was 96-87 LA. It got real there for a second.
But is now 100-97 with five seconds left.
The Clippers game notes the last few games have been listing the top NBA dunkers this season BTW
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
And I had to sweat that out
Holy shit.
Gomes, you are a moron
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
did they have a foul to give and he just mistimed it?
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
I’m not sure what he was thinking, other than he thought he was inside the arc….
They did not have a foul to give
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 9:32 PM PST up reply actions
aw man, that game was funny, like two boxers wearing mittens
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:30 PM PST up reply actions
I’m going on Wednesday.
Unbelievably, the Clippers entered tonight only 6.5 games out of the last playoff spot and it’s still 2010.
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
You are correct. This time the Kings got the rebound though….
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 9:33 PM PST up reply actions
man
my family is watching a House Hunters set in Nashville, TN and it TYPIFIES the difference between west coast chicks and the southern belles I go to school with. My parents keep laughing at me.
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I can watch about 300 episodes of that on Hulu Plus
no thats not an exageration. Whats more impressive is the oldest episode is from like 2007/8
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
is salvia still legal?
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Of course it is. I am making some in my mouth right now. I have a gland that does that.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
I believe that’s saliva. :)
I’ve heard mixed things about salvia — some friends think it’s awesome, others recoil in horror.
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I was convinced an alien was sitting on my chest, never again
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
far as I know, though it’s really the “downing three bottles of cough syrup” of highs available at your local smoke shop
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
does downing three bottles of cough syrup give you a 10-15 minute hallucination? If so, then yes.
The new thing the kids are smoking is called “spice” and surprise surprise, no one out here knows what the hell it is.
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I think it’s about that short, and then your insides get really mad at you.
Didn’t know about spice. I guess I’m not cool anymore. In my day we ate belladonna to earn a trip to the emergency room after brief hallucination
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:47 PM PST up reply actions
It’s getting made illegal out in TN and the like but I guess when you live in TN you smoke all sorts of shit because it’s fuck-off boring if you aren’t 21.
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I imagine much fun can be had by getting an adult to buy you Keystone Light, then drinking said Stones, then shooting the empties with your pellet gun
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
Spice?
isn’t that a drug in the Star Wars universe?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2010 10:03 PM PST up reply actions
HE'S A WITCH
BURN HIM
Also, he has kinda had a deleterious effect on American cinema of the past quarter-century, so burn him for that, too.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
double burn
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2010 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
it is
it is indeed :)
(glitterstim being the most potent/illegal)
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i just remember
Boba Fett killing some dude under the pretense of buying it off him.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2010 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
Never mind
I thought you were making an “Americans don’t know hockey” joke, but I realize now you meant halftime of the Clipper game.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
If it helps, I’m not taking back the rec!
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
Isnt their a smoking hot Kings reporter?
I watched the post-game one time and she looked as good or better than Erin Andrews
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 27, 2010 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
Damn
I will definitely be watching more pre and post game shows. Forget about the games
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 27, 2010 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
Neither did I
This is the first time EVER that I heard Androl was on The Apprentice.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 27, 2010 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
I say that ironically. I grew up with the Mighty Ducks movies, and I love listening to Bob Miller
by Josie Becker on Dec 27, 2010 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
ha
i went to a Blades game once.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 28, 2010 6:29 AM PST up reply actions
The Sharks can bite me
;-)
man they looked bad though. Oh well, they’ll make the playoffs, only to choke in them as usual. Meh.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
oh that’s right, you’re a sharks fan. that’s why alex was loving it and you have a sad. cause you like evil or whatever. man i completely misread that.
by Josie Becker on Dec 28, 2010 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
Liking the Sharks is liking evil?
It’s more like liking perpetual disappointment and mediocrity.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Says the soccer fan ;)
Taylor Morgan: "My abortion was botched!"
Teemu Selanne: "Wow. That sounds awesome."
by DodgerBlueBalls on Dec 27, 2010 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
Someone has to support the fringe sports, like the NFL circa 1955
by Josie Becker on Dec 28, 2010 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
NFC playoff picture
- ATL should smash the Panthers next week and lock up the #1 seed
- I think Seattle sucks ass and will lose at home with Whitehurst at QB to the Rams
- That sets up STL for a loss at home to Drew Brees in Round 1
- It will be interesting to see if CHI lays down this week against GB
- If that happens, the Pack could meet Vick in a first round shootout
Why would CHI lay down?
Assuming PHI wins tomorrow (and they will) CHI would lay down instead of playing for a first round bye. Win next week, and Chicago wins their first playoff game.
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
I know what it means, I’m asking why on earth they would do that.
Rest starters, then play an extra game?
by Michael White on Dec 27, 2010 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
There’s no way the Bears would rest.
Its a rivalry game and they’d want to knock the Packers out of the playoff hunt.
Whats interesting is the likely rematch of the Bears-Pack the very next week assuming the Eagles win out.
Chicago
Owns tiebreaker over Philadelphia
by bhsportsguy on Dec 28, 2010 1:13 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
What I think will happen:
Packers will beat the Bears (clinching #6 seed)
Eagles will win their final 2 at home (Vikings and Cowboys)
Falcons will beat the Panthers.
Rams will beat the Seahawks
- - Falcons
- - Eagles
- Bears vs #6 Packers (rematch of previous week)
- Rams vs #5 Saints
I always liked Hu. He reminded me of the little contortionist dude from Oceans 11. He shall be missed.
50 years from now, Chin-Lung Hu will best be mis-remembered for his bat flip. But Bob Timmermann III will be there to remind everybody that it was Kuo.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
I sure hope so. That is an entertaining world.
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by Humma Kavula on Dec 27, 2010 9:47 PM PST up reply actions
HANS BRIX
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2010 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
The Kings color man
just used soccer to illustrate a point about hockey offsides. We’re officially through the looking glass people
just don’t fuck around with the sorcerer’s paintbrush……all kinds of bad shit could happen
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2010 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
TWEMS
that’s what Epic Mickey said
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 27, 2010 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
my brother got Epic Mickey for christmas, it looks, dare I say, epic
by Josie Becker on Dec 28, 2010 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
I saw 2 movies this weekend..
Up in the Air – i was bored. I thought it was dull, unemotional, and the ending was terrible. I dont know even know what you’d label this movie – its not a comedy, nor drama, nor romantic comedy…its just bad. I thought the acting was fine, but I cant believe critics gave it 90% of rotten tomatoes. I’d have rather watched a documentary about downsizing than this lifeless flick. 1.5 out of 5 stars.
She’s outta my league – Maybe its because i wasnt expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. It was entertaining, the dialogue was interesting. Its sort of Judd Apatow meets Kevin Smith movie. I’d give it 3.5 out of 5.
I watched that today
and I thought it was great for a comedy. It’s no Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Anchorman, or I Love You Man, but it was still a pretty funny movie.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
its not a comedy, nor drama, nor romantic comedy
You are right, its not any one of those, its all of them. It wasn’t as good as Reitmans other work but I enjoyed it, and I don’t think a movie has to have a happy ending for it to be a good ending.
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
My opnion of those two movies
Is the complete opposite of yours. Pleasantly surprised with Up in the Air, outright bored with She’s Out of My League.
by Michael White on Dec 28, 2010 7:28 AM PST up reply actions
Random Comment.......
I can’t watch NFL Football anymore. It’s way too boring, unless you really like the intense thought processes involved in throwing the coach’s protest flag. Everybody is too big, too fast and too smart. there is no chance of seeing a Bo Jackson, or Merlin Olsen, or Jim Brown anymore. They all blend together into one super-monster video game hero player, who can run through any tackle, throw any length pass, kick 60 yard field goals with ease and catch anything the quarterback releases. It reminds me of the Electric Football Game I had as a teenager…….takes 5 minutes to set up the play (by bending the little tabs on the bottoms of the players), then when you turn on the juice, the runner goes the wrong way. Frustrating!
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
No offense but...
you sound like you have watched 5 minutes of football in the last 10 years. Braylon Edwards would call you to tell you about how players still drop balls all the time, but Jacoby Jones fumbled the phone while trying to hand it to him. Do you know how many 60 yard field goals have been kicked this year? I’m pretty sure its less then 2. etc etc
"The trouble with programmers is that you can never tell what a programmer is doing until it’s too late."
If you put the O/U on 60 yard field goals at 2, I’d take the under.
by Michael White on Dec 28, 2010 7:28 AM PST up reply actions
Watched football for a couple of years..
… then one day asked myself the question: “Do I want to kill all my Sundays for the rest of my life in front of the tube?” The answer was no, and I went cold turkey. As with basketball, the only time I take a look is if it’s on at a friend’s house. Baseball is the only sport I would really be unhappy doing without.
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/12/28/1899643/dodgers-minor-league-countdown-140-131
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