Dodgers Close To Signing Dioner Navarro
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 2:01 PM PST
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The Dodgers are close to a deal with former catcher Dioner Navarro, formerly of the Rays, per Tony Jackson of ESPN LA. Any chances, however slight, of a Russell Martin return to the Dodges seem near impossible now.
UPDATE: Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times says the deal is done, pending a physical.
How did DRaysBay react to Navarro's departure from Tampa Bay? Per Steve Slowinski: "I think I speak for the entire Tampa Bay community when I say, 'Thank goodness that's over.'"
One the signings of Vicente Padilla, Tony Gwynn Jr., and Navarro are finalized, the Dodgers 40-man roster will be full.
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In other news, George Sherrill signed a one-year deal with the Braves worth $1.2 million, plus $200,000 in potential incentives, per Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.
Oh yeah, ESPN and MLB want to move up opening day for the Dodgers and Giants to March 31, in San Francisco instead of Los Angeles. The two teams would still play their scheduled series in LA from April 1-4, but the April 11 game in San Francisco would technically be the game that moves. Still, forget that noise.
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This game rescheduling is bullshit
but I bet it will happen if they throw Frank a money-wrapped bone.
As long as it's not this guy's bone
Frank might be safe:
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2010/12/hiv_porn_actor_aids_la.php
GAME RESCHEDULING.
BULLSHIT FOR SURE! AMEN!
by California Mobile CPR on Dec 8, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
I would like to start by saying Fuck you to the four letter network
We get first crack at them in our pad.
I would
have bet my sagging balls that Navarro was going to end up with Depodesta, he had such a hard on for him.
I’m quite glad we signed Navarro, not long ago he showed some decent OBP skills, he comes with some baggage but no one in baseball has had to walk in his shoes over the last few years. Plus this will give Vinny plenty to talk about for a while.
Now just sign Scott Hairston and call it a winter.
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
yes
consider it my gift to you.
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
It’s the gift that keeps on giving, the whole year long.
by robotmadeofnails on Dec 8, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Just starting off into a winters morn, and some asshole…
by robotmadeofnails on Dec 8, 2010 2:40 PM PST up reply actions
We are lusting after Hairston now?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Bold prediction
Mattingly will teach Dioner his extreme patience philosophy and Dioner will out-OPS Martin.
Could happen
back in 2008 they were both good offensive catchers.
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
Yep
Plus Dioner is MUCH better batting lefty and that is how he will get all of his AB’s.
That's not fair
we never let Russ hit left handed to know for sure who is better.
Disregard females, acquire currency.
by G.Scott on Dec 8, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
not true....
i’ve seen him hit lefty in spring for the last few years. He said it’s because he got tired hitting just righty. didn’t make much sense to me then and doesn’t make much sense to me now.
I have thought of this
with each low OBP percentage guy we sign. It’ll be interesting to see if there are any results.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Maddz
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1159643794#!/group.php?gid=2233931021
you?
Disregard females, acquire currency.
ahuh
The funniest part is when people started joining it that I had spoken to in YEARS.
Winter is coming.
Haha awesoke.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Navarro?
Jesus Fucking Christ, they really are getting the band back together.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
by mleadman on Dec 8, 2010 2:13 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Where is Jolbert Cabrera
I always liked that dude’s name and the way Vin would say it.
Just checked
Jolbert threw up a 181 OPS+ in the Mexican league last year. PVL alert, get Ned on the phone!
Why? lol. I just wanted to say that name!
by The Real Pancho on Dec 8, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Good timing
I just tweeted this:
Here’s an idea: Dodgers should only agree to Mar 31 opener in SF (instead of Apr 1 in LA) if SF gives ceremony for Kevin Elster’s 3-HR game
I miss Hiram Bocachica
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Jake passed away a few years ago.
We are trying one of Roseanne’s exes to fill his shoes.
IVdown will be needed to audition for the up and coming youngster roll in this.
For all three of us that were hoping for this
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/12/magglio-ordonez-rumors-wednesday.html
I forgot that Boras was his agent…Maggs should just sack up and head back to Detroit. He’s loved there, he can DH to keep the daily grind lower, and the Tigers just might pay him 2/20 like he wants. Freakin’ Boras…
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
because it seems like the only issue will be the Rockies and the Giants’ pitching stuff + Posey
Winter is coming.
That
gets a wow
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 NL West is a crapshoot
The fucking Padres almost won last year with the worst on-paper team ever.
Three team race
I fear the Rockies more then the Giants. Unless Kemp / Andre / Loney hit, I don’t think we can compete with them and when I say hit I think the three need to do this:
300/345/485
285/365/500
310/375/425
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 think Andre can do that, and in fact, I think he will do some very reasonable facsimile of that. He will be somewhere just north of 850 OPS.
I think that is wildly optimistic for Loney. He has never done anything like that in a full season in the majors. You can point to the partial seasons in 06-07 if you like, but I’ll believe that when I see it happen.
So that leaves Kemp. Those numbers are pretty similar to what he did in 09, so clearly, he CAN put up those kind of numbers. But will he? And even if he does, will it be enough? That is the biggest question facing the Dodgers in ’11.
Now with 33% more Kavula
Definitely a 3 team race
keeping in mind how the Padres shocked everyone last year but I see them being no better and likely much worse next year. The DBacks are rebuilding still. Giants, Rox, Dodgers are all good enough and flawed to be in a 3 team race.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Why
seems like your average off-season. Especially if the Yankees sign Lee and the Angels sign Crawrford.
I like two of these guys
DodgerDivorce
Will be on KCRW 89.9 FM talking McCourt divorce and Dodgers with Warren Olney and @BillPlaschke at about 3:00 Pacific.
Make it so.
Kinda sad that a Bill Hall signing would make me happy but it’s come to this. It would make me happy.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
True or False:
If a Bill Hall signing makes you happy, you are living in a world of self-delusion — a lonely place so dark that the briefest flicker of static electricity can be mistaken for light?
Now with 33% more Kavula
It means you live in a world
where we have really good pitching
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
False
on the grounds of poetic license and excessive gin-drinking. Request the question be stricken from the record, your honor! {swig}
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Glad to be back.
It was a forced absence due to stomach bug. Folly had it first, and then I got it.
At 2am on Monday night.
I was one unhappy Kavula.
Now with 33% more Kavula
The mere thought of Bill Hall gives me a stomach bug
OPS/YEAR
89 / 2007
81 / 2008
58 / 2009
110 / 2010 (Boston)
Average OPS for the four years = 84.5
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 8, 2010 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
In fairness to MLB
Didn’t they schedule the April 1-3 at Dodger Stadium before the Gnats won the WS?
So?
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Yes. And?
Do WS teams get some special treatment every year? Maybe they do. Not trying to be flip here. But I think this is still BS.
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 want to be more like the NFL
thats fine, do it next year and plan ahead.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Eric
we need a ruling, didn’t you say this photo in particular was a banning photo?
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
I was just in a bad mood that day, and the 37th Bieber photo of the thread made me mad.
It reached Hawksworthian levels of pic overkill.
there were two, and I had just gotten the press release from Fox, was amused and felt the need to share. excuuuuuuuuuse me!
Oh goodness, Reba was my favorite, though I also enjoyed a duet between Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean. The afterparty hosted by Blake Shelton was completely insane, partly cause of the four fingers of whiskey the bartender poured me and my friend when I asked for two
He must of thought that you looked like four-finger girls.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Robotmadeofnails
my have a point. After looking at all the photo’s the two best are the two we have already posted. The others bother me.
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
To be clear: was not justifying it
But it seems like a possible reason. Researching it a little, the WS winner the previous year hasn’t opened at home as much as I thought, but there have been a few times when they’ve taken the NFL route (Phillies at home in ’09, White Sox in ’06).
Right but were those occasions cases where they changed the schedule
to accommodate the WS win? That’s my question… anyway, yeah…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
On the one hand, I am in the “fuck that noise” crowd.
On the other hand, if the shoe had been on the other foot — the Dodgers had won the WS and were scheduled to open in SF — wouldn’t you want to see that switched? I would, and I wouldn’t be big about it. “It’s our team’s ring,” I’d say. “We should get the first crack at our rivals at home.”
Now with 33% more Kavula
If the Dodgers won the World Series and opened in SF, I’d show up to work in Dodgers clothes, tell my co-workers to fuck off, and leave work early to go to the game.
So I’d be cool with it. Plus, the Dodgers just won the fucking World Series.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
John Sickels ranked Sands #7 in his overall 1B rankings
The post is here
but here is the list:
1. Justin Smoak
2. Eric Hosmer
3. Brandon Belt (Giants)
4. Freddie Freeman
5. Brandon Allen (DBacks)
6. Anthony Rizzo (acquired by Pads for AGon)
7. Jerry Sands
8. Yonder Alonso
9. Chris Carter
10. Johnathan Singleton
11. Mark Trumbo
12. Paul Goldschmidt (DBacks)
I saw that. So I looked up his rating for Anthony Rizzo.
Before the 2010 season, Rizzo was a B-minus prospect. Not sure if his performance this year changed that.
Now with 33% more Kavula
Sure it will
He repeated (and in some ways bettered) his performance at a higher level. Hoyer’s comments make the Padres system sound like shite though.
And some NL West tidbits:
I am curious if the prospect experts are underestimating Sands. He has power and a solid eye at the plate. I would not be surprised to see him in LA in late 2011.
Last night on the MLB channel, I heard Padres GM Jed Hoyer call Casey Kelly and Anthony Rizzo the Padres top two prospects right now. Rizzo should get a shot to be the Padres first baseman in 2012 at some point.
I could see Allen putting up some decent power this year, but with a .250 BA. Not sure where Towers/Gibson will olay him and what their plans are for him, but he should get a shot after improving his plate discipline in 2010.
Also some prospect guys who have seen Sands play in person say he has looked fine in the OF and could play a corner.
Not this year
Unless he crumbles next season though he should be in a Dodger uniform in 2012.
I've seen him play and
he’s can certainly play in left or right. His arm is above average.
Ahead of Alonso?
Dang.
Oh, and in case you forgot my rant earlier, fuck Mark Trumbo. Asshole.
Disregard females, acquire currency.
What the hell is a Mark Trumbo?
Does he play the trombone or something?
George Lazenby is James Bond!
by Bobblehead Addict on Dec 8, 2010 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
those are not john sickels rankings
tht is a guest write ray guiylole from Fake Teams
So I guess this is still a think - Dylan:
The #Dodgers are looking at Bill Hall as a possibility in LF.
damn, I’m sorry Silver&Spouseless, didn’t mean to repost. Anyhow, glad to see we’re still plugging starter holes with subs
Its not so bad
when its a platoon, and the sub you are signing mashing lefties.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
“One of the main reasons we were interested in him was, he re-grew the beard for the playoff run,” Rizzo said. "And that’s the most important reason. He’s often in the playoffs, he’s a championship-caliber player, and he excels at the biggest stages in baseball.
Rizzo threw Werth 126 million because of a killer beard. The best GM.
Did he really say that?
fucking awesome.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
It was a year and a week ago
that the Cliff Lee/Roy Halladay trade went down:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4742072
It remains one of the unlikeliest deals I’ve ever experienced.
Dodgers.com story on the
The Dodgers are close to reacquiring former All-Star Dioner Navarro to compete with catchers Rod Barajas and A.J. Ellis, according to a baseball source, a further indication that Russell Martin won’t be returning.
it would seem so if you look at his history
He was never the same once he had the J. added to commemorate his Mother
now I feel guilty
for the “made love” joke
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
If you paid me 5 million plus a year to play lousy and be hurt half the year.
I would let you throw tomatoes at my mom.
George Lazenby is James Bond!
by Bobblehead Addict on Dec 8, 2010 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
His mom wasn’t the one who put the J on his uniform. That was the beginning and the end of his trouble.
Now with 33% more Kavula
99 cent tuesdays at Popeye’s Chicken was the begining of the end for Jonathan Broxton.
George Lazenby is James Bond!
by Bobblehead Addict on Dec 8, 2010 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, three is more than two, Ned.
“You always need to have more than two,” he said. “You’re always one foul tip away from having one. You’re better to go with more than less.”
For whatever reason
I can’t view the previous thread (there are 800+ unread comments). Did I miss anything?
I made people angry
then Josie made people angry, then Josie made other people angry.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Same.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
i merely said
that I wanted to drink because I was unhappy. I thanked you for trying to cheer me up :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
I'm really impressed
that the last thread surpassed 1200 comments….hasn’t it been a little while since that has been done?
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Switching Opening Day
would basically turn the Dodgers into the Washington Generals. We’d get to play the foil for ESPN’s showcase team.
This rotten year can’t end soon enough.
Or density.
“I’m your density. I mean… your destiny.”
/mcfly
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
by underdog on Dec 8, 2010 3:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
he knocked out Biff Tannen and saved his lady love from defilement.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Quotes from the Future -- July 31, 2011
“We’re thrilled to add Francoeur to our team for the stretch run,” Colletti said. “We’ve had tremendous success with pickups at the deadline and Jeff will bring his tenacity and veteran leadership to our team.”
Now with 33% more Kavula
humma you scare me
with the believability of your ficticious Colletti comments; I just know you’re going to psyche me out one day….I can feel it.
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
it's funny
because I thought the Colletti quote from earlier today was someone joking and it turned out to be an actual statement he made.
About it being okay to not upgrade the offense with a middle of the order bat since we already have plenty of speed and defense….UGH!
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
So far
I’ve predicted we’d sign Lance Berkman, Johnny Damon, and Matt Diaz. I guess I’m still alive on the Damon guess.
ok, please add Hall to the group so I can dismiss him from my thougts :)
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 8, 2010 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Josie will appreciate this Fark headline for a BBC article
Paris receives 4.5 inches of snow, promptly surrenders
Actual article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11951703
Disregard females, acquire currency.
OMG PRICELESS!!!!
Paris Hilton is dating that old white canadian rapper? When did they hook up? I guess I should start watching TMZ
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
OMG...
It was not usual for us to snow so much…
"Oh ville lumière, sens la chaleur de notre coeur, vois-tu notre ferveur quand nous marchons près de toi. Dans cette conquête, chasser l'ennemi, enfin pour que nos couleurs brillent encore..."
"Nous sommes les parisiens (clap clap clap clap) et nous chantons en choeur (clap clap clap clap). Nous sommes les parisiens (clap clap clap clap), fidèles à nos couleurs (clap clap clap clap). Lololo lololo, lololo lololo"
Kiss my Aul[ass], hahaha
Does anyone think Lemmerman will eventually be a starter on the big club?
He has surprised the bejeezes out of me with his offensive stats. To be able to produce numbers like that within months after being selected as a sleeper pick in the draft. Do you think Logan White is thinking “I knew it all along” or is he thinking “holy crappola” like I am?
The kid plays short and he’s young too! Right?
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Not that young
We’ll see what he does next year against real competition.
I'm rooting for him
but has a long way to go before we can get excited, imho. Would be great to have a SS prospect with some pop, tho.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I agree Underdog
I have a sweet spot for SS & C with POP, I really do.
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Jason Bartlett is a Padre
Been writing here folks, it’s a done deal, we should get official word here tonight. I’ll have the details at Padres.com — Bartlett your SS
What does Jason Bartlett make?
If you are going into full fire sale mode…why even bring in a guy you have to pay?
Ramos/Russell suck…but still.
Strange move.
You saying the Padres are going to have a 25 Million dollar payroll?
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
They didn't trade AGon
because they couldn’t afford him this year, they traded him because they couldn’t afford him in the future.
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
Don't be surprised
if PayPal goes down in the next 24 hours.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
basically
people(4chan/mcc) are angry about paypal/mastercard/visa suspending donations to wikileaks and so are ddosing the fuck out of mastercard and visa, and will probably go after paypal next.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
yes to the first part, no to the 2nd part
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
ddossed to hell
basically can’t acces it/use it.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
is Washington sending Werth his money via paypall?
by Josie Becker on Dec 8, 2010 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Damn Lucille
You sure get off on withholding things.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
"I’m nolander and I want to shoot down everything you say so I feel good about myself."
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
“I’m Mr. F and I like making threads look irrationally long with my signature”.
Disregard females, acquire currency.
"’Cause I’m an uptight… (long bleep)… Buster… (long bleep)… you old horny slut!"
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
I’m G. Scott and I wear the same stupid sweater, every day
--
--
To the Springfield River!!!!!!!!
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
I remember another one
when he was trying to be more “family friendly” though he went back.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
Eddie Murray said one of his players ....
would never learn to hit a curve ball because they don’t think they have any issues hitting curveballs. This was back in 2007 I think, and I want to say he was talking about Kemp but don’t hold me to that because I can’t remember for sure.
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Remeber when Eddie Murphy tried to pick up a tranny?
How come Hugh Grant gets more crap than Eddie does?
George Lazenby is James Bond!
by Bobblehead Addict on Dec 8, 2010 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
its a race thing
/has no idea what he is talking about
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Well, no one’s gonna top that.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
I do that?
I mean it sounds like great fun, but I didn’t know I did that. Go me.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I just made more people angry
OOPS
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Honestly… yeah, kinda.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
I really don't like that character
it was funny kinda the first time, and just creepy every time afterwards. Then again I stopped finding the show funny after the 3 1/2ish seasons.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I will be positive
I’m happy the Dodgers have spent money to improve the club as oppose to standing pat
I’m happy the Dodgers made moves early instead of waiting for someone to fall in their lap
I’m happy that the pitching moves have been for people who have been able to eat up IP
Someone please give me a LF…please?
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Better having a overpaid Uribe.
Than having a Garrett Anderson.
George Lazenby is James Bond!
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That’s all I ask for.
George Lazenby is James Bond!
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I’m just glad your third line didn’t end in ‘fap’ because I know Humma’s rhymnocerous mind went there.
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they call me the rhymenocerous
not because i’m fat
not because i got birds upon my back
but because i’m horny, i’m HORNY
Winter is coming.
Maddz just became my favorite person
My rhymes are so potent that in this small segment
I made all of the ladies in the first two rows pregnant.
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Maddz. Since you rap and now live in Tennessee
you remind me of this chick. I think your style is both reckless and cutting edge. You can definately sense your street upbringing in your lyrics. It’s not that often that a woman can mezmorize the masses with the mic in her hand, but you seem to have that “it” quality.
I give it 3.5 out of 4 goblets.
This is who you remind me of….
Is it this part?
She is currently facing criminal charges of conspiracy to commit armed robbery in North Mississippi
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I didnt read it!
That’s swesoke.
She used to live on “Mud Island” in Memphis. She had an apartment below a buddy of mine.
He said she was really cool.
LOL
Or maybe
you picture Maddz looking like this on the back of a bike? (click to enlarge, if you must)
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After pondering a bit, I’ve decided that there is absolutely no appropriate on-topic reply I can make here, besides this one.
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sweatpants have that effect
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I'm wearing sweatpants right now!
Cute dress was cute, but I couldn’t wear the cowboy boots anymore
Winter is coming.
I think I have a fever and it’s like, 15 degrees outside. So no, no publicness for me. I do have the house to myself. Maybe I’ll be naked instead.
Winter is coming.
As Josie says, “do you not understand how words work? I now I have a mental image…..”
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JTSS
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Had to work late,
sold the game
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My fault
I wouldn’t have to work late if not for this fucking blog
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Not me
If it wasn’t this fucking blog, I’d waste time some other way.
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that is true
I’v e been wasting time one way or another for most of my life
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Me too
But that is simply how I bluff my way through life.
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Biggest misnomer for a HS ever? Even back in the day it was, “if at first you don’t succeed, try NoHo”
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Redondo was only marginally better
Redondo Union High School turned into R U High School to the more imaginationally-challenged rivals.
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psh whatever
Where you from? NORTH HOLLYWOOD!!
To my never lasting embarrassment, my father asked one of the student tour guides during orientation where “South Hollywood” was. He knew there wasn’t one, but the student looked at him and then at ME like we were both crazy.
Winter is coming.
What a kidder that guy.
I had a couple exchange students attend Chatsworth HS. I always had to suppress a smirk when the girls would do a “C-House” chant.
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god. that chant.
“WHOSE HOUSE?!”
The Birmingham kids were the worst. I had to work with a ton of them at Ultrazone.
Winter is coming.
My wife
is a Birmingham grad. She said there were two kinds of kids there; she was the kind that lived north of campus.
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I went there, fine school. Loved my first day and a riot at the basketball game with Poly.
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
I went to NorthHo and Burbank HIgh my freshman year to live with my dad. Came home to Palmdale for the rest of LIFE but 2006
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
I am
also a product of the LAUSD. Fortunately I graduated in 1978, just as Proposition 13 passed.
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continuing with your positive theme
If MLB’s (evil) plan comes to fruition, at least I will save some money by just getting tickets to the Saturday night game, instead of shelling out all that cash for a Lincecum vs Kershaw opening day matchup on Friday afternoon.
I hope Furcal gets his option to vest.
Because I doubt Ned will let Gordon start in 2012, and he’ll might sign Furcal to another 3 year deal anyway.
If Omar Viquel can still be a SS….i wouldnt put it past Ned to sign Furcal for another 3yrs.
He’s going to have more MLB service time with the Dodgers than Braves.
This will be somewhat shocking
But at the end of 2011, his MLB service time will be split evenly: 6 years each with both ATL and LA
only because
we haven’t signed Eckstein yet
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I would have no problem
with Rafy at 8/24 after this deal expires but I not sure on that. Two bad years, Two very good years, one 1/3 excellent year. Still only once has he been able to play 150 games and he was kind of eh.
I know the sabre community really downplays what Wills contributed from 62 – 66 but I’ll still go with him to lead off and play SS. Based on what I’ve heard from those who saw him play at his peak, he was simply a game changer and needed to be seen to be appreciated.
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my vote is for Wills
but I’m partial to the Koufax era for unstated reasons
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A lot of no-hit, good-field SS
were making a living in baseball in the mid-60s.
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Reg sometimes
forgets to compare production from like positions in like years, something to do with Dodger Math.
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I don't find
OPS+ very useful for establishing the usefullness of elite base stealers.
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In this case, no. League average OPS+ for an SS in that era was between 87-90. Wills only got there three times.
63 was also a good season, but 62 was his only great one.
But he was only a Dodger from 62 -66 and played 3rd base in 67 / 68
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Not sure why the Pirates thought it would be a great idea to trade for Wills and make him a 3B.
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Because they traded us
their stud young 3rd baseman Bob Baily and young SS Gene Michael, they had a good SS in Gene Alley. Bob Baily would hit .229 for both 67 and 68, and Gene Michael would make Mark Belanger look good with the bat.
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Exactly
why not just hold onto Bailey, unless they already knew he would be the mid-60s Andy LaRoche?
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No ring in a box
The Pirates wanted to contend in 67, didn’t work out.
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Wills and sOPS+
(sOPS+ is OPS+ for the given split, in my comment it is the position split, so an sOPS+ of 100 is league average for shortstops)
Wills position splits. In 1964 he was decidedly below average (87), but some pretty good production at the plate otherwise.
sOPS+ 1960 – 1966, 1969-1971: 98, 100, 111, 113, 87, 106, 94, 108, 102, 119
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Maury Willis changed the game and was the best SS in the league for almost a decade..
…but I second that will only last until we get Eckstein to play for us.
George Lazenby is James Bond!
by Bobblehead Addict on Dec 8, 2010 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Only
because Duke Sims was also a Dodger catcher.
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I completely do
just as I differentiate between the Los Angeles Ram and the Saint Louis Rams but I am very much in the minority on this as I’ve been told many times. I simply reply do you really think the Saint Louis Rams have any business celebrating what the Los Angeles Rams did?
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I was an LA Ram fans and my fandom did not change when they moved to St. Louis. Still root for the team just as hard as when they were in LA…probably moreso now.
Of course the St. Louis Rams should celebrate their LA Ram roots…its still the same organization.
Well, your not normal
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I disagree, franchises are named for the city they are in, not by their nickname. St Louis had every right to rename the Rams, but as far as I’m concerned, what the Rams do in St Louis is part of St Louis football history, same way I don’t care about what the Rams did in Cleveland.
But the Rams kept everything in place..
Same uniforms, same people in charge, same players, same division….its just 1 year they were in Anaheim playing outside…the next they were in a dome in St. Louis.
Now yeah, if they had changed those things then it’d be like 2 different teams. But since they didnt…I still see it all as one.
I’m not from LA so I didnt take it personally when they moved either. Being in the midwest, I got to see more games on TV when they moved to St. Louis anyway.
well that’s a horse of a different color. As a young person growing up in LA pre-Direct TV, the Rams moving made them dead to me on the tele, and the Chargers my default local team
People wouldn't like that
its not exactly the same situation, but Houstonians get all riled up when the Titans wear Oilers throwbacks.
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Anyone from Chicago
rooting for the Arizona Cardinals?
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The Yankees refuse
To acknowledge that they were the Highlanders.
Jack Chesbro says hello.
Probably not but they still have the Bears.
But there are St. Louis Cardinal (football) fans still in St. Louis that root for the Arizona Cardinals…that do not root for the Rams.
Sure because
any day now they will be in LA again, but they are kind of unique.
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Agreed
I don’t agree with Crazy Josie on the city thing.
I think you are just a fan of who you are a fan of. It can happen for many reasons, and I’m sure a vast majority have to do with location, but only at the time you became a fan. Once the attachment is there, it’s tough to break.
Sometimes you just pick a team
because they are the new kids on the block.
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for the record I wasn’t talking about fandom there, but team identity. I think a teams identity has more to do with location than uniforms or ownership, which is why the Brooklyn Dodgers had a different identity than the LA Dodgers
Well
as far as the leagues are concerned, its the same franchise, so owns the rights to the records and whatnot, and previous uniforms. To the fans this is often not the case.
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Just takes one Georgia. She turned my excitement for the playoff run to the Super Bowl vs. the Steelers into a muted semi-satisfaction.
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haters gonna hate
no picture this team, I fear the banhammer.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
He is a USC fan after all
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You are NOT talking about
me are you? Check my profile.
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You aren't Eric
so no :-p
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Yes
The organization was completely fucked, and I was convinced that they wouldn’t win until Al died. Drafting a piece of shit Notre Dame QB would have been the last straw.
Drafting ND QBs
hasn’t worked for anybody since the 49ers. Rick Mirer anybody?
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Not even
the she – bitch could mute my excitement over that. I can still see Ferragamo hitting Waddy over the middle to put us into the World Series. I must have danced around my apartment like a mad man. My new wife must have thought she had made a huge mistake. (she was right).
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You keep thinking geographic proximity has to do with being
a fan, Christ we have a guy from Paris who is a Dodger fan, why do you persist in this idea?
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Maybe its because
of the picture I posted in the last thread?
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you are far
he is farther
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I think high school sports…people root for your city or local town.
But college, pro..I dont think people are as provincial about rooting for organizations that just happen to be where they reside.
There are obviously more fans from around the country and world when it comes to professional athletics, but geographical location still plays a major role. If for no other reason than it means you get to see the team more often and are thus probably more fond of them.
If not then the answer is easily Pee Wee Reese
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no votes
for Bill Russell huh? I never saw him play, and without looking at his stats I’m just banking on the team success and longevity. I know he was better than Greg Gagne without cheating on B-Ref.
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I say so
but just wait til Dee ‘E’ Gordon makes Furcal’s arm look consistent. Then the debate will rage on.
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Despite all that longevity
only four season with an OPS+ higher than 86. Yet his nickname was “Ropes”, as in a roped line drive. Besides rhyming with “Lopes”, I wonder if was supposed to be a bit ironic.
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The only Russell / pecker story I know involves him making a sandwich after Pedro Guerrero “wiped down” the platter.
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Yes, great story
you will LYAO
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Where can I find it?
And do you know where that Tommy Lasorda story is about the Batting lesson in the shower?
ty
I was trying to find it with no luck
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thanks Eric
yeah, I remember having a bit of a time trying to find it the last time I searched for it.
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This should be on
a FAQ for everyone.
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There is another Tommy Lasorda story at the bottom of this post
http://deadspin.com/5132956/the-one-with-the-sorority-girl-with-the-poop-on-her-leg
Ha ha
Lasorda is in town to help teach or do whatever it is he does
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In all the games I saw......
Russell never once dived to stop a ball. He started out as an outfielder, and you would think he would have learned to dive after a ball.
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
Every father has some faults
I think Bill Russell was one of the worst SS in LA Dodger history. Period
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I think it was more of the man not so much the player. When Davey Lopes dissed me as a kid, Bill Russell was really cool. I think that is what he liked.
Im asking as I type
He would have been like Jesus
compared to Lopes. Russell was a nice man, Lopes not so much.
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I loved that infield.......
Garvey, Lopes, Russell & Cey.
Never had to worry about who was gonna play infield for 9 years
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
Though you had to hold your breath every time Russell or Garvey threw the ball.
And Russell should have thrown at Reggie Jackson’s fucking dome!
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I remember reading that he and Lopes said that as outfielders they had been taught never to dive for a ball on the ground, so they didn’t really know how to do it. They never dove for balls as Dodger IFs. I wonder if Lopes ever did it later at 3B?
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Even as an outfielder I don't think he did it
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I don’t think they wanted to as OFs. If you dive at a ball on the ground and don’t get it, the ball is rolling to the wall and you are flat on the ground – not good. Better to run a good route that allows you to meet the ball, at or off the wall if necessary, and get it back in in a hurry.
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whoa I have an autographed pic of me and Bill Russell
while wearing a red sox little league jersey when i was 6 years old at picture day. 1978. I was so pissed it wasn’t ANY of the other infielders. My Grandpa sent it to him and he sent it back signed along with his jersey. It’s on my facebook page if you doubt me add me and u can look it up. I also am not a memorabilia guy, the only other thing I have is a Polaroid picture of Steve Garvey at May Company in Thousand Oaks at a book signing from 1981 and a Gretzky signed picture and Jersey from 1989 as a birthday present.
NOT FUNNY ERIC
What would you do if that came true???? That reminds me of Talladega Nights…“Don’t you put that curse on my Ricky Bobby!”
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Going out on a very thick limb
If Furcal’s option vests, the Dodgers will have a great 2011 season.
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Gordon should learn to play 3rd or learn how to pitch.
Jansen can do it!
George Lazenby is James Bond!
by Bobblehead Addict on Dec 8, 2010 3:46 PM PST reply actions
Dioner Navarro did have 1 good season..
But he’s been mostly awful.
If he’s signed to anything above the league minimum…its an overpay.
AJ Ellis is just as capable IMO.
Ned Colletti is basically saying F OBP this year.
Reason 46 why we should root for the Russian Billioniare to own the Dodgers.
He can buy his own fucking island.
he likes de best
(points to island) dis one
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
Fuck it
I think we win the division. Maybe I’m crazy. Maybe I’m overly optimistic, but I think this team can do it. It might not be pretty, but it’ll happen.
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As of this moment, yes, wildly optomistic.
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 8, 2010 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
Completely understandable, especially after adding a player the caliber of Dioner Navarro.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
He's just trying to stiffle the negativity comment from earlier
BUt I’m pickin up what you’re puttin down.
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“BUt I’m pickin up what you’re puttin down.”
I don’t follow what that means.
Despite the sarcasm of my post, I, too, believe we win the division.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Dioner Navarro is measured in caliber?
Suddenly Vicente Padilla wants him as his personal catcher.
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Keep in mind
the giants offense doesn’t look all that good either.
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Giants offense can still be worse next year and they could be better.
They’ll be getting a full season of Bumgarner instead of wasting time on Todd Wellmeyer.
And Lincecum really didnt have a normal Lincecum type regular season last year.
Sure
then they got a bunch of contributions from unlikely sources, who are unlikely to contribute at the same level again. Their offense will not be as good as it was at the end of the year last year.
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Nobody, but hopefully Torres remembers who he is, Huff has one of his off years, and Posey breaks a Santana leg.
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exactly
they have Posey, and Huff then….
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I do expect Panda to have a comeback year
but luckily we took Uribe away from them and that is the game changer.
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They may also be more willing to promote Belt (ala Posey)…than the Dodgers would be to promote Sands.
Depends on how much
Ross/Rowand/Torres/Burrel suck. Even then how long did it take to get Posey up? MCC was screaming for him in 08 and they still got stuck with 2 rings in a box for another half year in 09.
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Probably because Belt can belt
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I'm going out on a limb here.
The Giants got a fluke championship, and they’ll most likely finish below .500 this season. It happens to everyone. It happened to the Dodgers in 88 and it happened to the Angels.
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by Bobblehead Addict on Dec 8, 2010 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
I think they win 82 games at least
with their pitching
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Our pitching matches up better this year
also
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I'm not convinced
both Bumgarner and Sanchez will replicate their 09 success either.
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It has been reported that we are interested in Bill Hall.I think he would be a good fit becuase he has power and plays multiple positions. Would 1yr/5M be a fair deal for Hall.
It would
be a big overpay for a utility player which means
sure, why not
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only if we can trade Elbert and Songco for Eddie Guardado midseason.
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joking I’m hoping LOL….I still have hope for Elbert…not so much for Songco
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
question Jon
If we do get Hall what would you expect from him stats wise offensively? How many games would he play?
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
he would start 37 games in LF
he would start 14 games at 3b
he would pinch hit 47 times
As a starter he would hit .273/.322/.409
as a pinch hitter he would hit 127/204/300
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I'm glad you got this
when Joe asks for Jon I expect Weisman to chime in.
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I started a comment stating the same thing but just finished
deleting it because I wasn’t sure
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check his stats
2006 was a different era
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 8, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
Are you thinking of a different Bill Hall
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hallbi03.shtml
because testing is in effect, and the dude will only play against LHP, other wise he would be the worst hitter on the team.
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this is the bill hall that is making me crasy
by 68elcamino427 on Dec 8, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
I was thinking of the one
Who used to play for the Brewers and hit 30+ one year…is there another one besides him? I’m guessing if he was picked up that we would play him to Gibbons 3 games to 1
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
No he
did have a killer year but it is such an outlier that I doubt he could replicate that, then again Jose Baustista so who the fuck knows anymore.
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The #Dodgers have reached an agreement with Dioner Navarro. Deal is pending a physical.
So Ned has two spots to fill: LF and relief. A full roster means two guys will get the axe: Lindsey and Gimenez?
I’d guess Paul and Hu would be traded. I hope Navarro’s deal isn’t more than 1 million. I hope Navarro can bounce back but if not we still have Ellis. I would have liked Doumit though because he can play multiple positions.
Trading Hu is an idea until you realize that there is not much of a market. I think they keep Hu, then just outright him to the minors in April, since he will likely clear waivers.
You’d take $4,500 for who?
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
What
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My dad sold his ’88 Camry to my uncle for $1 some years ago…how much would that be now, plus inflation?
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
That's like 6 Wes Helms'
I wonder how many Andy LaRoche’s that would be…
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
I sold the first car I owned
for $50 and a bag of pot
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
back then
their was only one strain. Not sure I could even handle today’s strains.
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a bag
like a baggie. It was lousy as I recall. But back then (1978 or so), lousy pot was better than no pot at all.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Ooh, I just got an email invite
to meet and have my picture taken with Jim Gott at Kaiser Permanente Rose Parade Family Day event.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
You just can't quantify
the benefits at KP
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Very good
I’m actually cooling my heels in the Oakland airport waiting to come home.
Reading TBLA makes the time pass
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Has anyone seen Due Date?
Far as I can tell, anytime a movie gets compared to The Hangover, it means it’s going to be a massive disappointment.
let me know if that doesn't suck
I think my family owns it. I could ask them, but their opinion on movies is wrong.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
is
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
It really should say
opinions on movies are wrong. Its a horribly awkward sentance.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Indeed, and then there’s your declaration that there’s such a thing as having a wrong opinion =).
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
Legally Blonde 2
is not a good movie. Period.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
But 39% of Top Critics (at Rotten Tomatoes) liked it!
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
That would never happen at Pop Bunker.
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I want to make a joke about you having been in the Korean War, suggesting you are quite old, but I like you and will restrain myself
My father was stationed in Korea in the late 1950s. He enjoyed his time there, partly because he learned Korean in the Army Language School (in Monterey – nice location) and could speak with the people.
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It would’ve been a 100x’s better if I could speak the language.
I could order food, ask for directions, shit like that. Just what I had on a card that I memorized.
We used to walk to the huge chain link fence that separated the base from town. The children would meet us there at 7 am to swap MRE’s for Soju. 2 MRE’s gets you a liter of Rice Whiskey. Ahhhhhh good times.
It would be funny now
if after we have found out how much we had in common in your Dad and I mine knew each from having been in Korea but I think he was there in 1960-61.
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I owe the Koreans my existence
It was only because he was in Monterey that my dad met my mom. His buddy met a girl (my aunt) in SF on a w/e outing and wanted to see her again, but had to bring a friend to be the fourth for the kid sister – mom was on summer break after her first year, I believe.
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So many died
to make you possible, you must be humble about your existence.
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Prime 9 all-time Rule 5 draftees
9) Bobby Bonilla (PIT to CWS, 1985)
8) Shane Victorino (fuck you, 2004)
7) Dan Uggla (AZ to FLA, 2005)
6) Josh Hamilton (TB to CHC, 2006)
5) Willie Hernandez (PHI to CHC, 1976)
4) Darrell Evans (A’s to ATL, 1968)
3) George Bell (PHI to TB, 1980)
2) Johan Santana (HOU to FLA, 1999)
1) Roberto Clemente (BKN to PIT, 1954)
8) Shane Victorino (fuck you, 2004)
The Fuck You was not that Victorino got away in the Rule 5.
The Fuck You was that Philly didn’t want him anymore, the Dodgers could have had him back for $25K, and said, nah, you keep him.
Now with 33% more Kavula
Well, Fuck.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
I did not know that Darrell Evans was a Rule 5.
Isn’t 5) a little high for a relief pitcher? Yeah, I know he has a bogus Cy Young award.
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Darrell Evans
being a rule five is a surprise to me. That is a great list.
One HOF in Clemente
One maybe in Santana
Evans is at the top of OB / Power guys who never got their just due
Bell had a career like the curve named after him
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I was like
George Bell to Tampa Bay in 80? There was no…then I figured out it was Toronto Blue Jays. Two of these guys were traded for one sure fire HoFer (Bonilla for Piazza, ouch) and one iffy candidate (Bell for Sammy Sosa).
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Jose DeLeon
If I remember right maybe his rookie year he seemed to keep pitching one hitters or something.
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Mar 31
Late to conversation here but it keeps being reported Apr 1-3 is the dodgers/giants but that is wrong. Its april 1-4. So if they are talking about moving april 11 does that mean we play them 5 days in a row or have another odd series april 11 at dodger stadium and then april 12-13 at phone book?
MLB and ESPN just tweeted about Opening Day
April Fools Dodger fans.
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im really excited about Dioner
in kinda an embarrassed way. I still remember that crazy offseason with the shawn green deal(s)
Troy Renck with an oddity
Has deal info, but no team yet:
Hearing that Miguel Olivo will sign a two-year deal for $7.5 million Seattle considered the most likely destination
That’s too bad. First player to sign up for the armed services after Pearl Harbor; shit, probably 69 years ago today.
First minor league game I went to as a kid in Little Rock, Feller was there signing autographs.
Nice guy.
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The #Dodgers haven’t heard back from the #Royals about Greinke.
No news is good news?
Hearing laughter is hearing something.
Maybe the Royals farted a silent-but-deadly in his direction.
Now with 33% more Kavula
Why would we want Grienke?This just doesn’t make any sense at all. We would then have 6 starting pitchers 7 if you count Padilla.
Maybe we then trade Billingsley for a hitter unless we trade him for Greinke. This still doesn’t make any sense at all. Somebody tell Ned that we have enough starters and get a leftfielder.
He of course can't try to both
no siree.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Acquiring a good player is always good.
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You improve the team however you can
Who cares if we have Gwynn starting in CF if Greinke, Kershaw, and Bills are our 1, 2, 3 starters.
Texas and Toronto
have much better prospects to give…but I hear Toronto is on his no-trade list. If Texas loses out on Lee, I see him going there.
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Just saying
If he happened to hang out near a wood chipper, I wouldn’t shed a tear should there be an unfortunate accident.
Well, officer, as I was saying I was walking by, minding my own business, when I tripped on that branch there and I tried to catch my balance but bumped into this guy and he just popped right into that shredder. I tried to get him out but I may have had a concussion because I was holding his legs and next thing I know he’s just gone. Hell of a mess in that truck, isn’t it?
Hate to hear that about Bob Feller.
On the USS Alabama, they the have the bunk he slept in marked with a sign that reads “Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller slept here.”
I shit you not.
Currently
Bob Feller is the second oldest living HOF player, just turned 92 in November, Bobby Doerr born 6 months earlier is the oldest living inducted HOF. Feller is however, from the oldest HOF inductee class, being a member of the 1962 class. Stan Musial is next, being inducted in 1969.
They totally blow the ending though:)
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When guys like Feller succumb
I feel 100 times more mortal. What a tough SOB.
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My oldest uncle
(my mom’s brother-in-law) passed away yesterday (we weren’t close) at 88. He must have been pretty tough because his aorta ruptured, but he was still able to be taken to the hospital, be diagnosed, and make the decision himself for no further treatment. He then went quickly and peacefully, my cousin told me. I want to go with some grace and dignity too, but I will probably die in the head with my pants around my ankles.
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I cannot imagine men of that generation singing in karaoke bars.
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Sure
men sang drunk all the time to songs, Gene Kelly was a mans man back then. They were really into the big band stuff.
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Kinda my point – they didn’t need the artifice of karaoke to sing – they just damn well did it!
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contrived is right. Closest thing I’ve seen is the piano bar on those weekender cruises to Ensenada, although those are not old-timey bar songs. And hearing “Piano Man” all the time will wear anyone down.
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That is a duelling piano concept all right.
We should just bring a couple acoustic guitars to TBLA Camp Fire Night.
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No, but inoculations are recommended.
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I believe Josie would also consider that contrived.
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it's a dueling piano bar
it’s out of the past. How would it not be contrived?
Hmm. In the South. Honey, you gotta come visit me.
Winter is coming.
This is what we're pining for
Guy on the left end looks like Governor Ronald Reagan.
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I once had a student in Rome
who worked at a “piano bar”…a euphemism for a strip joint.
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Speaking of karaoke, I was a little surprised no one at TBLA night tried Cee Lo’s “Fuck You”. That could have been epic.
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Next Halloween
you should go out as Cee Lo.
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San Fernando Valley Representing
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Don't google it if you have not seen the movie
if you just being funny, ha ha
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I take you liked this movie
I think it was the first time I’d ever seen Kevin Spacey
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I have seen it a number of times. Kinda like Shawshank. I don’t mean to watch it and it sucks me in. Another movie like that for me is Heat…
I pass on Heat
but I stick with Body Heat.
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The Insider
is great as well. Bonus points from me for being an ace journalism film.
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I loved the Insider…And Last of the Mohicans. I was ok with Miami Vice though I thought the Crockett dude was pretty terrible. Public Enemies was just ok. Maybe even leaning towards not good.
Public Enemies was strangely boring, which it should not have been, given the subject and the cast. I’ve never walked out on a movie, but about 2 hours into this snoozefest something that looked smoke-like started coming into the theater so we had to leave. Turned out that someone set off a fire extinguisher. We got a voucher for another admission and I have never seen the conclusion of Public Enemies, and probably never will.
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As the catching dominos fall
per Scott Merkin:
Olivo, who agreed to terms with the Mariners, was the White Sox prime catching choice if A.J. Pierzynski had signed with the Dodgers
From P. Mike Hunt of the Daily Dipshit
Olivo, who agreed to terms with the Mariners, was the WS prime catching choice if AJ Pierzynski had signed with the Dodgers. Since then, Ned Colletti got hammered and lost a bet with Brian Cashman. Colletti has now committed almost $4.5 million to Rod Barajas and Dionar Navarro.
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Plasticy was on Around the Horn today, and lost 50 points for saying that Boise St. had no right to complain about the BCS since they lost that one game. I had to take a shower afterward, I felt so dirty
I imagine catching dominoes are really heavy
Does signing Dioner Navarro make Ned like this guy?
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For Julio tonight
http://www.clipsnation.com/2010/12/8/1863240/clippers-vs-lakers-game-preview#storyjump
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Not really impressed
All it means is we have to get rid of one utility player
I'm sayin' "What's in it for me?"
That is no way to talk
about the 2011 back up all-star catcher.
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Indifferent
I don’t think he costs much and could be due for a rebirth for all we know. Or he could suck. But he’s a backup. Just not convinced he’d be much better than Ellis. But I don’t think it’s a terrible thing.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, interception, punt, interception, interception, punt, interception, punt, punt, punt, end of game
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I remember coming up with that clever little line at the age of whatever I was, 12 or so, and then seeing it in Sports Illustrated a week later.
That wasn’t… high school?
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
lets bring back the LA Bucs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Buccaneers
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
My line includes no scoring
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
yeah
there was a TD return off a kickoff
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
More for the game since it was boring
but also because the Raiders had home field in the AFC title game and Shannon Sharpe scored on a 469-yard TD (roughly) that the corpse of Eric Turner would have done a better job of tackling.
The haynworth of his time
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I loved it
cos I cleaned up in Vegas. I knew the Ravens were gonna slaughter them. Ahhh, being right on bets, the salad days.
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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/features/superbowl/archives/35/
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Careful, or you’ll end up on Mike White’s list!
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Eric
another brilliant caption, they used to pay big money for captions like this. And for reporting like this.
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Oh come on
he sucks at chat moderation, Dave and I kick the shit out of chat moderating. Give us something. I’m not sure what Michael does but I’m sure whatever it is, he does it well.
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Ha ha
@cwyers Does anyone have the full voting results for the Topps Organization of the Year Award? I need to know who placed sixth.
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Matt needs to spend less time getting inked
and find a way to get a few dudes to hit a few hundred fly balls to him daily off live pitching.
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Is that before or after
he learns how to hit the broad side of a barn between the months of April and September?
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
I need to move out
my dad just made egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup and hamburger patties for dinner.
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mom always cooks
not that she’s any better. she’s just a control freak. mom is out at a meeting tonight.
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Agreed
Dads like it when their kid takes them out for a meal. And the convalescent home cafeteria doesn’t count.
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Actually, to troll my father, I would make him something to eat. He’d hate it because inevitably I would be doing EVERYTHING wrong.
Winter is coming.
my dad is out of work and has a broken thumb. I let him do stuff like this because it makes him feel like he is contributing still.
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I remember getting frustrated because I made meatloaf for my mom and my aunt & uncle, and both mom and aunt were keeping an eye on me the whole time. “you aren’t going to add an egg to that? How will it stay together?” (it was a Cooking Light recipe IIRC)
I finally said, “Do you want to make this or can I finish?”
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Combined in a different way
thats not that far off from a decent meal. Swap a different type of beef and noodle…
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
If the Dodgers offense makes you sad
To put it in perspective, remember what happened 30 years ago today.
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he's searching for the new LF
since X Paul is dead
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by Pure Azure on Dec 8, 2010 7:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I know
I can’t believe the Dodgers lost Alan Wiggins in the Rule 5 draft to the Padres.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 7:08 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
It's officially Christmas season
I just hear the Springsteen version of Santa Claus is Comin to Town for the first time this month.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 7:15 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I thought the same the other day
when I heard The Waitresses’ “Christmas Wrapping” on the radio. It doesn’t start for Phil until he hears “Father Christmas” by The Kinks.
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For me, Christmas season started on Halloween when I watched “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”
Then I think I went home and listened to the Charlie Brown Christmas soundtrack.
"Save that for the girl chat rooms. No here cares that you are sentimental and sweet. Jose [sic] already passed on you, Dodger SF is having a mid 20’s relationship crisis living in a town where she can’t love anyone because they are either gay or Giant fans, Maddz is stuck in Theology hell, and Teal is married. Not sure what is up with Connector. And my nieces are off limits. Sporky hates you because you adorn the cover of Jon’s book."
The writers at the winter meetings must all be blotto by now
The tweets have slowed to a crawl.
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Haha
Yeah, I would imagine if there was a party night, moreso than the other nights of standard bar carousing, tonight would be the night.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 7:32 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I think that was innocuous
As in, the Lakers normally have the lights turned down on the crowd and up on the court, almost like a theater atmosphere.
Wrigley Field is the same way during night games (though mostly because they have so few lights).
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 7:35 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Blake Dewitt has that effect
why do you think the Cubs wanted him? :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 7:37 PM PST up reply actions
I was just reacting to him calling it a Lakers game.
by Michael White on Dec 8, 2010 7:36 PM PST up reply actions
I think they do, because they pay the least in rent?
by Michael White on Dec 8, 2010 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
Not every owner requires excessive rents by the team they own.
by Tripon on Dec 8, 2010 7:43 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
For the record, I greatly enjoyed this comment for being so understated, yet at the same time so biting.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 7:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Lakers are first in the pecking order no doubt
They get all the Friday and Sunday night games when applicable.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 7:43 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Blake Griffin
INCREDIBLE!
Almost jumped over Lamar Odom on a putback dunk.
This is the game
Julio Nievas has the great seats for, isn’t it?
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Ooooooh, now David Bowie and Bing Crosby
“peace on earth…”
Xmas in full effect.
Also I may have been drinking.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 7:50 PM PST via mobile reply actions
You're simply
having a wonderful Christmastime?
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If so
not only am I coming, but I’m singing Fuck You and Give Me One Reason
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Hell
I should stop in there on my way home tonight!
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someone brought
a little mini-karaoke thing to my birthday party (the microphone is the entire thing, except for the second mic). We sang until the wee hours of the morning.
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2012
might be the biggest waste of two and a half hours ever.
Fuck the Rangers in 2010 < never coming down.
That movie was a slap in the face to the cartoon
Shamalayan needs to be castrated for ruining that movie…it had the potential to be amazing.
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
I had tickets
I didn’t go. When I am done with finals (and chores), I will get some whiskey and watch Avatar until I pass out. Or my flight. Whatever happens first.
Winter is coming.
2012
Is when Juan Uribe gets his third straight ring.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 7:53 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
clink!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
it's hard as shit
but I enjoyed it for the 20 minutes I played it.
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u mad
I prestiged once and am like level 34 or something on my second pass.. Im not awesome but I got an even k/d
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I'm recording
sounds like I’ll see some good stuff
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I saw it earlier
but 30 years ago today was the saddest day of my young life, just stunned that someone would kill him like that.
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The Outside the Lines segment was cool
Played off-air audio of Gifford and Cossell debating on whether or not to mention the shooting. Pretty interesting.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 8:04 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
What?
The Rangers are pushing hardest to make a deal with the Rockies, but have also discussed Young with the Angels, Cardinals and Dodgers, sources say.
Where would he play?
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Michael-Young-wants-to-remain-with-Texas-Rangers-120810
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More like Blake to Texas.
He doesn’t have a no trade clause. The main reason why the Rangers would trade Young is to get out of his dumb contract.
Okay, not a 5/55
Michael Young inf
5 years/$80M (2009-13)
* 5 years/$80M (2009-13)
o signed extension with Texas 3/07, with Rangers exercising $5M 2008 club option as part of the deal
o 09-13:$16M annually (total of $15M deferred)
o no-trade protection 2007-09, limited no-trade protection from 2010 to May, 2011 (submits list of 8 clubs to which he’d accept trade), before receiving 10-and-5 rights in May, 2011
o award bonuses: $50,000 for All Star selection; $25,000 for Gold Glove
he sure looked bad in the post season
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
To be honest with you, I really haven’t followed Young’s career. I just got the impression he was supposed to be pretty good.
he has played
like every position in the infield hasn’t he?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
except
for 1B
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
not really serious
but If he can play all those other positions why not first
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
did you read that latimes article
that was 2 years late to the punch?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 8, 2010 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
I moved to Nashville and walked around my neighborhood
and the first thing I said was, “huh. Reminds me of echo park.”
This was because of the hipsters.
Winter is coming.
HJ is in Nashville right now
not seeing any Hipsters, but thats what you get for staying in a springhill suites
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 8, 2010 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
and I don't know why I refered to myself in the 3rd person
can only hope to be channeling Rickey
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 8, 2010 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
just tonight
I fly to NYC tomorrow at 5PM – got into tonight at 6PM
Just in for a client meeting tomorrow – like arnold, I will be back
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 8, 2010 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
I did eat the sampler platter at Neely's
If I turn up the heat in this room I am pretty sure I will sweat pure pork fat
nice image, I know
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 8, 2010 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know if you guys know this
But “mele kaleke maka” is the thing to say.
(I most likely butchered that spelling)
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 8:11 PM PST via mobile reply actions
The signal in Peaches must be pretty good.
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Is that in East Bumblefuck or Butt Fuck Egypt?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
You guys as bastards
Glorious, awesome bastards though
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 8:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Im outta here for a while
Gonna stop and buy some High Life on the way home!
Keepin it redneck for TBLA
Later
I believe I have some assorted Sam Adams Winter Brews
awaiting me at home, so I should attend to them forthwith. Oh yeah, a loving wife too.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Closing timeeeee
but check it out, I posted a new fanpost.
I should probably do reading if I’m still awake.
Winter is coming.
“The Red Sox have agreed to a seven-year, $142MM deal with Carl Crawford, according to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe.”
@neufaustcan
roasted dynamite
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
That clears Beltre (and Soriano) to the Angels
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 8:37 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
maybe less sad
at least I can so beltre play again
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I really thought
it would top out at 18 million. And 6 years. Did we learn nothing from Soriano?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I meant before the bidding actually started
I thought baseball had decided to stop giving out so many stupid contracts. This off season has proven me wrong.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
speed never slumps
until your late 30s.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 8, 2010 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
or your first knee injury
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
from Maine
to San Diego
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
From Baja to the Canadian Rockies
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 8:44 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
From California, to the New York Island
From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
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You need grass to camp? I thought you needed like, at minimum, a sleeping bag.
/nieces
Winter is coming.
I am officially not sad
about not signing Crawford and Werth.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
Rosenthal reported it too
I heard they were interested, but it makes little sense on two fronts: 1) another lefty in a lefty-heavy lineup and 2) his athleticism isn’t really a good fit for Fenway and it’s going to be wasted there with the Green Monster. Plus it’s ridiculously expensive, but that doesn’t seem to bother the Red Sox at all.
Wah wah to the Angels.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Do you hear what I hear?
I had no idea Eric Gordon was averaging over 9 FT attempts per game this season (3rd in NBA)
by Eric Stephen on Dec 8, 2010 8:41 PM PST via mobile reply actions
He’s completely re-tooled his game. He is no longer a spot shooter. His game is Wade/Roy now.
Solid close by the Clips to lead by 2 at the half.
by Michael White on Dec 8, 2010 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
no, for real
I think it’d be a good boost for the Clips and I think it would wake the Lakers up.
Winter is coming.
I think
the month of April is the only thing that’ll wake up the Lakers based on their sleepwalking lately.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
there you go pandering to your crowd again.
She just told me on facebook that she thinks the Lakers will trade for Gordon and Griffin when Kobe retires because they deserve to be the better team in LA.
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Not trolling
the NBA league office says the Lakers must dominate or ratings will fall.
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Funny comment on Clips nation
when Griffin got called for the foul on the put back dunk:
dunking on the lakers, disallowed by the nba
by Philosoraptor on Dec 8, 2010 7:53 PM PST reply actions
by Michael White on Dec 8, 2010 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
Oh
forthwith means immediately, doesn’t it…..
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He gets on base
at like a 300 clip. I thought we didn’t like that
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
If healthy, I bet he’d be solid. It’s not like we’re in on a bunch of stars, so our pickings are slim.
yeah
he is young and relatively cheap ja? And fast, very fast. Ned would love him.
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
would it be fair to call him
Juan Pierre, but good?
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
based on their new team comp
they seem set everywhere. Maybe Elbert and prospects? I know they’ve been looking for a lefty.
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Man, I loved the Chappelle show. Getting the PBS guy to narrate the Larry Bigsy story was so understated.
Eric just tweeted
Heard this: Peppermint Schnapps should be the official drink of LA.
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That shit will get you drunk
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
JimBowdenXMFOX JIM BOWDEN
Francona told me Ellsbury going to play CF….therefore, Crawford LF and Drew RF w Cameron and Kalish will be used in all 3 as extra’s
how much is Cameron
making?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
Wait, but, no...
Pedroia, Crawford, Gonzalez, Youkilis, Ortiz, Drew, Cameron, Scutaro, Saltalamacchia?
Lester, Beckett, Lackey, buchholz, Matsuzaka?
Dang.
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To paraphrase a tweet I just saw, “A-gon and Crawford? I mean, that’s ok, but it’s no Uribe and Padilla.”
Winter is coming.
Crawford gonna score 200
and A gon is gonna knock in 170
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
And here I thought you would have gotten pissed.
/weeping
by Michael White on Dec 8, 2010 9:28 PM PST up reply actions
avickjr gets a Clippers t-shirt
red, blue or white?
They’re all game used, but don’t worry, they aren’t sweaty in the slightest.
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3rd fucking time this season an opponent has made a shot from the other side of their own half court to end a quarter.
this
and that was swesoke
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
Did Baron get hurt again?
Maybe one of these I’ll learn not to draft that washed-up SOB. Good thing I pick up Bledsoe off waivers early on.
He’s been hurt and he’s been coming off the bench since the injury.
by Michael White on Dec 8, 2010 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
Ok. I saw where his minutes had begun to increase...
…tonight he’s only played a little over 9:00, so I didn’t know if he had re-aggravated it.
I liked it. It was pretty polarizing. Plenty of my buddies hated it.
by Michael White on Dec 8, 2010 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
I thought he was the 4th best player on that KY team. Cousins and Wall were obviously going before him. And I thought Patterson was a beast in school, but it will take a while for him to do that in the NBA.
I saw Bledsoe plenty and I know he was good, I just didn’t think he was THAT good. I guess when Wall has the ball all the freakin time it’s hard to showcase yourself.
I saw Bledsoe play against DeMarcus Cousins...
…in the 5A Semifinals a couple of years ago and Bledsoe straight owned it. Cousins was supposed to have been the “superstar”, but by the end of the game and the tournament people were talking about Bledsoe. Outside of Trevor Lacey of Butler(Huntsville), who ended up beating Bledsoe’s team in the Finals, he was by far the best player on the floor. Wasn’t even close.
Cracker Barrell and Waffle House breakfast, FTW
by Michael White on Dec 8, 2010 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
I was in Nashville, Tennesee last year. After the show I went to a Waffle House. I’m not proud of it, I was hungry. And I’m alone, I’m eating and I’m reading a book, right? Waitress walks over to me: ‘Hey, whatcha readin’ for?’ Isn’t that the weirdest fuckin’ question you’ve ever heard? Not what am I reading, but what am I reading FOR? Well, godammit, ya stumped me! Why do I read? Well . . . hmmm . . . I dunno . . . I guess I read for a lot of reasons and the main one is so I don’t end up being a fuckin’ waffle waitress.
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/
Bill Hicks
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 8, 2010 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
the delay of game penalty
is really good at delaying the game all by itself
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
I'm playing Cata
and in here at the same time. My compute ris angry
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
gave up WoW because I didn’t want to go back to the Sleep-Work-WoW cycle. I can’t do anything half way and I wasn’t about to commit all of my waking hours to leveling an ugly ass tree.
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resto druid?
they changed the model or something
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
yeah
i re-leveled my hunter and really liked it. I like that it doesn’t use ammo and uses focus instead of mana, but I know it’s going to just be World of Grindquest followed by World of Farmquest followed by World of Rinseandrepeatbossesquest (reaching on that one).
Wasn’t motivated to play it because I only enjoy raiding and I see no creativity in the bosses. There comes a point where you have no more ways to make new bosses. That point was in 2007.
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I like the quests
I actually pay attention to the story, but I know I’m in the minority on that
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
WSU isn’t that bad.
Beat the crap out of my alma mater in a neutral site game (Seattle)
by Michael White on Dec 8, 2010 9:47 PM PST up reply actions
Its like
he was good at his job or something
LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
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