Not A Lot Of Reason For Dodgers To Feel Chipper Right Now
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:15 PM PDT
in Dodgers Game Previews
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PrintIt's a shame that this series between the Dodgers and the Braves isn't between the best in the NL West and the best in the NL East. But the Dodgers haven't held up their end of the bargain this season, floundering several schools behind the lead pack. It's even more of a shame that, for what will be 11 straight Dodgers-Braves games after Monday, we will not get to see Chipper Jones.
As someone who is still bitter about 1991, I disliked the Braves for years. The fact that they were on TBS meant that I saw an inordinate amount of their games, relative to other teams (remember, this was before the Extra Innings package). That they continually made the playoffs year after year made them an easy target for my jealous rage. However, over time the layers of hate were peeled away, slowly but surely. I began to like the trio of Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and Greg Maddux. I loved watching Andruw Jones patrol center field, which made his putridity in blue even more painful. I even began to enjoy the Braves' announcers. Skip Caray was a good announcer, and even more fun to imitate in a Kermit The Frog voice. I was able to look past the perm and see Don Sutton as an excellent analyst (his son is a different matter, however). But most of all, I respected the hell out of Chipper Jones.
The Braves drafted Jones first overall in the 1990 draft, and he seemed destined for greatness. After about a month in the big leagues, in 1995, here's what Tim Kurkjian, then of Sports Illustrated, had to say about Jones:
Obviously, Jones is supremely confident, despite having played in only 39 major league games at week's end. But he's not really cocky. "I call it a necessary arrogance," says Jones. "You've got to have that to be successful in this game."
The son of a baseball coach, the 6'3", 195-pound Jones was groomed to be a big leaguer, and now he's on the verge of stardom. "I feel I do all things well, and I'm intense about it," he says. "I've patterned myself after Cal Ripken and Dale Murphy. You can't do any better than that."
Jones has had a great career, and should enter the Hall of Fame shortly after his career is through. He has had seven full seasons with a 140 OPS+ or higher, plus two more years if the plate appearance threshold is lowered to 400. His career OPS+ is 142 in 9,654 PA. He has had several seasons of five wins above replacement -- eight per Fangraphs, or seven per Baseball Prospectus. He is seven doubles shy of 500, he has scored over 1,500 runs, and is nine RBI shy of 1,500 in his career. At .306/.405/.536, Chipper is one of 14 players with at least 2,000 games played to hit at least .300/.400/.500 in his career, a group that includes 11 Hall of Famers, plus Frank Thomas and Edgar Martinez.
One can only hope that his torn ACL, which has shelved Jones for the rest of this season, hasn't also ended his illustrious career.
Lineups
| Dodgers | Braves | |||
| LF | Podsednik |
2B | Infante | |
| 2B | Theriot | RF | Heyward | |
| RF | Ethier | SS | Gonzalez | |
| 1B | Loney | C | McCann | |
| 3B | Blake | 1B | Glaus | |
| CF | Kemp | LF | Hinske | |
| SS | Carroll | 3B | Conrad | |
| C | Ausmus | CF | Ankiel | |
| P | Kuroda | P | Hudson |
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Notes
- Hiroki Kuroda, who has 108 strikeouts this season, is nine punchouts away from setting a new career high, which was set in his first MLB season of 2008. His high in Japan was 165, set in 2005 while with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
- The Dodgers are 20-29 all-time at Turner Field
- Andre Ethier is hitting .381/.447/.690 in 12 career games at Turner Field in Atlanta, with three home runs and 11 RBI, although he has just three hits in 14 at-bats against tonight's starter, Tim Hudson.
- Matt Kemp has four hits in nine at-bats against Hudson, including a home run
- The Dodgers today signed Ethier's brother Devon, a 32nd rounder from this year's draft
Get your guesses in for Xeifrank's game simulation here.
Game Time: 4:35 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket
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Why is Ausmus playing nearly everyday? That is some ass backwards philosophy — play the guy who’s retiring over someone who will be needed next year.
Doubt Ellis is seen as a starter.
If Martin is gone, they’re going FA hopping for a catcher, or a trade.
Jason Kendall anybody?
Would not shock me
but I’d like to see AJ come here to shake things up. I’d like to see what a player is like who no one likes. Oh wait, I already forgot about the Kent era.
never mind
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I liked Kent
sometimes.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Or you meant other players
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
AJ is the anti Martin. No wait, they both can’t hit for shit.
He’s more like a Martin who can’t walk.
Too bad Belliard doesn’t play catcher.
He’s certainly built for the job
by 68elcamino427 on Aug 13, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish we'd had a Chipper
and my path to liking the Braves was similar to yours in just about every way. I enjoy the hell out of Bobby Cox and miss the pitching coach who rocked back and forth.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I forgot to mention Cox in my post, but yeah, I love him as well.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Carlos Ruiz (that jackass) was scratched from his game today for quad soreness. Probably from screwing the Dodgers too hard again.
Fuck that guy.
by Alex41592 on Aug 13, 2010 2:24 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
It couldn’t have been from running, since he “only” got a single on his final hit.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey Ruiz
I hope your quad is sore because your leg has gangrene and needs to be amputated, you miserable fuck.
How’s that for over-the-top hate?
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
pretty good
kinda hard to top your earlier, hey you, fuck you chain of comments that were all greened.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 13, 2010 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I like Ruiz
the more someone kills my team the more I respect them. I call it the Larry Jaster Syndrome.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I call it
Stockholme Syndrome
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I call it
insanity.
Texas has executed people for less.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Credited with a double in
this box score, if you can bear to look. Makes sense since the winning run had to score from first.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I hope Dave has tickets Thursday
because throwing out a ceremonial first pitch will be none other than:
He needs to be the press blogger that day
so he can interview her. They are available. Let her know she is the TBLA poster child, and save to see we started losing when Dave stopped using her.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Holy Shit!
I actually have tix for Wednesday and Friday…. I’ll have to see if I can blow off Thursday at work. Maybe…..
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
How is she??
My guess is Zooey Deschanel…
I like her so much… Great singer… :O
Louise Bourgoin: The hottest French actress I've ever seen <3
I will be there Thursday!
Can I make out with her? I mean interview her?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 13, 2010 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Now I really need that press pass
If the former happens, I will have to take pix for TBLA. We will set a record for hits and comments.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
you'll have to get me close enough
but I’ll Berkeley experiment all over her if I get in range : )
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 13, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Tempting
but trying to sneak in an “intern” the first time I use a press pass might be a poor life decision.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I'll just
cross out Galaxy on mine and write in Dodgers! No one will know.
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 13, 2010 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
So, if the Dodgers are really rebuilding
Do you think Ned Colletti is the kind of GM that can do it?
He responded to the 2005 season by signing FA veteran after FA veteran in Kent, Nomar, et al.
After 2007, when the Dodgers missed the playoffs again, he responded by signing Andruw Jones.
After 2010, Ned Colletti will be….
Ned
extended him, that was the problem, the original FA contract was perfect.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That's a crazy good deal for the contracts being given out in the 2000s
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
I was at the Oakland airport when I head that Derek Lowe signed for 4/$36m that offseason. I wanted to punch a wall, I was so mad. But that contract turned out to be outstanding.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe our rabid friend was referring to the extensions given to Kent and Nomar, by Ned
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Ned has a different idea of rebuild
then intelligent people
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
In others words
The four-run eight didn’t change the win expectancy a whole lot, but did make it an automatic (for almost all managers) Broxton situation.
I put that kind of WE graphs in the first couple game recaps I did, but I have forgotten to do that ever since.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Glenn Coffee retires?????
It’s not often that a third-round pick retires from the NFL in just his second season, but that’s the story of Alabama running back Glen Coffee(notes), who announced today that he was leaving the game of football. Coffee explained his decision in a statement released through the team.
Wow
Safe to say his career was nothing more than a cup of Coffee?
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Ha
I think I jacked the widths. Oh well. Seems appropriate right now
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Worst. Possible. Position.
Colletti will almost certainly sign some Type A free agent.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Fucking awesome, lol
Come on, lets lose some for the protected first rounder!
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
I’m going to try some vitamin water tonight. It’s called Fat Tire
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a little verklempt. Talk amongst yourselves. Here's a topic.
Vitamin Water contains neither vitamins nor water.
Discuss.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I like G2 better
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I can't do water
and a burger.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I think he meant pop
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
to KeithC
coke is a synonym for pop. Not usually in those parts. My wife’s family (Tennesseans and Georgians) did the same thing.
“What do you want from the store?”
“Coke”
“What kind?”
“Dr. Pepper and Co’cola.”
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I thought you might be impressed that I knew
how to phonetically spell the full name of the Coke brand.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
my southern in-laws have also improved my usage of
“ain’t” and double negatives. For example:
Ain’t no chance the Dodgers gonna be in the playoffs.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
That is awesoke.
Start using “fixin to…” now and see how that goes over.
“I’m fixin to go to the store.” or instead of saying “Did you eat yet?”
Say….“Jeetyet”
Fixin' to is good, thanks for the reminder.
We used to always use the cousin of jeetyet, “squeet” (let’s go eat), but I think of that as east coast, not southern.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
His reference to columbia and fire
made me wonder if he was thinking of nose candy.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I used Colombian as a nose candy reference
but I did realize everyone was talking about the soft drink.
well yeah I figured you where saying it in a joking way
so I pretended to translate it for you. Now that we have fully explained it, it is now no longer funny at all. Go me!
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Well I am a shitty partner on this sort of stuff
You should probably avoid my posts like the Plague.
I agree It is way overrated
The only flavor I like is Fruit Punch
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 13, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Larry Wayne Jones is not having surgery yet
He is going to attempt rehab and play thru it for now.
I hope his leg falls off….
OT: I got monopoly for my Iphone
I’m very happy with the result thus far. I’m not doing great, but I’ve got all the red lots and I’m trying to build from there. Someone already has Park Place and Board Walk…I’ve landed on it once in 2 go arounds already.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
This is what we are reduced to talking about?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You missed the Monopoly discussion yesterday
and who the hell wants to talk about the Dodgers at this point?
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
No I didn't
but talking about Monopoly is different then someone giving us a play by play of a monopoly game.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
So if I had just said the Title then the first sentence it would have been fine?
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Now I landed on chance (inbetween all my red spaces)
And I get to go straight to Boardwalk…awesome
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
Mod that shit
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
No offense to Fernando
but Park Fucking Place? No way!
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Koufax shoudl be Park Place.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he is a utility
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Full disclosure
I hate hate HATE all other versions of Monopoly other than the regular one.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Eric : hats :: Eric : Monopoly
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Your so rigid
you’d think you were a first born instead of a last born.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I've got that game
never opened it, maybe we should use it for the TBLA monopoly night
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
We use real money
or what we call McCourt Dollars
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I hate Monopoly
That game is like Smirnoff joke I keep repeating: you don’t play the game; the game plays you. There’s only one strategy — roll the dice, land on a property, buy the property. Boring.
If you guys seriously want to play board games, I play them all the time. Games in which you have lots of choices, games in which there are 17 things you can do, but have to pick two. I am always happy to play. But not Monopoly.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed. nothing good comes out of playing a game on monopoly.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 13, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Settlers of Catan and shit?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Settlers, yes.
Settlers is a very, very good game and a GREAT introduction to that kind of game.
After that… Puerto Rico, Caylus, Princes of Florence, Power Grid, Tigris & Euphrates, Railroad Tycoon…. there are lots of good boardgames. Always happy to play.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Humma, have you played Agricola yet?
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 13, 2010 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Haven't. Is it good?
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
It took over the top board game from Puerto Rico about a year ago. I have not played it yet. I always wait for the price to come down a bit.
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 13, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
RPGs? Not really.
I was into them when I was younger. And if I had the energy, I’d figure out how to play Paranoia and give that a shot again. But haven’t played an RPG in probably 20 years.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Clue is family fun
Risk was fun but you needed time to invest.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I always preferred the Cheapass Games version of Clue
called “Kill Doctor Lucky.”
You hate Doctor Lucky. All of the other players also hate Doctor Lucky. You all want to kill him. But you can’t let anybody see you. So you have to get Doctor Lucky alone in a room with a weapon.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Also from Cheapass Games
“Devil Bunny Needs a Ham.”
This is the official description of Devil Bunny Needs a Ham:
You and your friends are living pleasant and complete lives in Happyville. You are highly trained and well-paid sous-chefs, who have decided to climb to the top of a tall building, as fast as you can.
Devil Bunny Needs a Ham. And he’s pretty sure that knocking you off the building will help him get one.
Perhaps he is right. Perhaps he is not.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Also from Cheapass Games
“Before I Kill You, Mr. Bond”
You are a supervillain. You have to capture James Bond and read him your monologue, then kill him. However, the other supervillains are trying to let Bond escape while you are monologuing, so that they can capture him, read their monologue, and kill him.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
My favs…Puerto Rico, Settlers, Bohnanza, 42, Carccasonne
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 13, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I forgot the Train one….European edition
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 13, 2010 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Ticket to Ride?
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Game night under the railroad trestle!
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Must be a generational thing.
Like rations. And war bonds.
There's no reason you should know them if you don't like boardgames.
You’d have to be kind of a geek about it — they’re most imported from Germany (reprinted in America) and sold in specialty game stores.
Like I say, the only unifying theme among them is player choice. Instead of doing whatever the game tells you to do, you are able to map your own strategy, and there are often several ways to win.
The Settlers of Catan is a very good place to start for these kinds of games.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably the last time I have played TP as well.
I am a big Scene It fan, but don’t play it often. I am more of a card game guy.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to play Scene It
against my girlfriend and her 2 roommates. They sucked. I am still waiting to lose.
First time
I played Settlers I hated it. My numbers never hit.
The thing I love about Puerto Rico is that your choice is good for you, but it may be better for someone else depending on the order of the roles being picked. I love having the extra ship and port
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 13, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a Factory guy
Get somebody else to craft and ca-ching!
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
No.. what is it?
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions
It's
a public marketplace for the buying and selling of shares of companies for profit and investment, but that’s not important right now.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Aug 13, 2010 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
A fun game where you traverse the board and buy stocks as they change in value.
In the original 1960s version, there were eight stocks, four on each side, a mirror image of value. As one side went down, the other went up.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3887/stock-market-game
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
If you like that, you may like Acquire.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5/acquire
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
That, and Apples to Apples, are on my list.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Apples to Apples
is much more suited to larger groups. I probably wouldn’t even bother with less than seven or eight people. The player needs that many choices to make sure some of them are funny.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
What if I hang out with unusually funny people?
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Like we believe that, Uncle Google
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Somewhere other than here?
Is the crowd at Peaches that hilarious?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
There have literally been more references to Peaches in the last week than in the year and a half I have lived up here. Not just by you, either.
It’s uncanny.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Can't help but see there billboards by the 15
on my way to/from Vegas.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I have had two non-blog Peaches references, too. It was funny.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I have played both games
the former in the late 60s and the latter in the early 70s.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
That’s an RPG for you these days, right? ;)
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Aug 13, 2010 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
"numbers never hit"
Man, if I had a dollar for every time I had settlements on Sheep with a 6 and a sheep port and the fucking six never came up….
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Not proud
I love board games but have no one to play them with. My family moved, my friends moved, my other friends died. Plus being an asshole doesn’t help.
Wipe your eyes.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
This is like the Happy Days episode when Fonzie was eating a bologna sandwich, alone on Christmas.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anyone know whats up with Garrett Gould?
He hasnt pitched since July 30th
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 13, 2010 2:42 PM PDT reply actions
The Dodgers put Matt Kemp in charge of his schedule.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I picked up Kuo last night
with this “Fuck Broxton, give me Kuo or give me death”
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
No
but for a team based in Burbank there are no Dodger fans so they don’t pay attention to the team. 21 teams, I’m the only Dodger fan. Can’t ever get a Dodger game get together.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Actually saves are not that important
we have 13 categories with saves just being one but it is offset by IP so you have to pick your poison.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Who the fuck is Guo?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Let me try something less controversial
Baby seal abortion is fun
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you use a club?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Can we sign this kid in the LLWS
Hes only 12 or 13 and throws 73-74 MPH
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 13, 2010 2:46 PM PDT reply actions
Just wait until hes 16 and throwing 82.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 13, 2010 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Not bad
Roid him up and he will be in the 90’s
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 13, 2010 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Both are bipolar
So this will be fun as hell when they get to drinkin
by keithc13 on Aug 13, 2010 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I heard
It’s the happiest place on Earth
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 13, 2010 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I gotta stop reading comments on other sites
There is negativity here, but everywhere else it’s just disgusting.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 13, 2010 2:48 PM PDT reply actions
wasn't there that caused my ire
but I stopped looking at that cesspool a long time ago.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 13, 2010 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
It was MLBTR
that was pissing me off. Mainly this one guy saying Kemp was a prima donna and a “cancer in waiting” and just generally being an asshole. I didn’t have the energy to say that the one person who I think is handling everything maturely is Kemp. He hasn’t mouthed off to the media, he’s going out there and competing and doing his work. If anyone is being mature it’s the coachs and FO.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 13, 2010 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions
MLBTR people are just as bad
Many of them have no idea what in the hell they are talking about. I used to frequent MLBTR and Dodgers.com, until I found the holy grail in TBLA…thank god for this place.
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
I don't know if I'm old
Or if that’s just Iv being Iv
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Canadian Singer long before you or your parents were born
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You know how all the movies show
all the people over 30 getting eliminated to take care of the population problem. They have it all wrong, the baby boomers will rule the world, we shall eliminate you children, take your woman, and piss wherever we want.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Good luck with that plan
We will just fight you off when you have to take your afternoon naps :P
"Stop exploding you cowards!!!"
The oldies have a big warchest, over all the money they have saved over the years by eating dinner at 4pm for the early bird special. :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions
You'll be so busy playing Monopoly on your Iphone you
won’t even know what happened.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
What is funny
is that was late 60’s and how many parking lots have they built since then. A bazillion. Okay, not funny, depressing really.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
including several by one Mr. Francis McCourt
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Scott Radinsky, first half of 1998. Prior to the Jeff Shaw trade
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions
For every Kuo save
Bring in your ticket stub and receive a free 6-inch sub of your choice!
Subway, EAT FRESH.
ahhh, shit
spelled it wrong.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Silverwidow Industries would like to thank the following sposors for their continued support:
Steven Strasberg
Jeremy Hellickson
Trayvon Robinson
Chris Withrow
Rubby De La Rosa
Domonic Brown
Mike Stanton
That is sad
our prospects are bordered by studs
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
With Special Thanks to:
Glaceau, creators of Vitamin Water
Starbucks Frappuccinos
and
The Beatles Remastered Collection
That should be
Starbucks Frappuccinos, created 2010 and not a moment before
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Jay Mariotti should bathe in hydrochloric acid.
Get the fuck out of my town.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 13, 2010 3:25 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
I heard him once
He is utterly useless and devoid of talent.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I have watched Around the Horn
maybe 10 times. I watched today. I swear on everything I hold sacred I have never heard Bill Plashke speak before today.
He is a fuckin moron
It was through around the horn
that I learned of his idiocy.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Isn’t Mariotti also still unemployed after submitting his resignation in an attempt to get more money out of his newspaper?
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions
He was sitting
in front of ESPN LA today on Around the Horn. All the other shitboxes were in there little newspaper cubby holes
I thought I heard him working local sports talk radio here in LA the other day
Maybe he was just filling in for someone? Search me.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Favorite Card Games - Non Poker
1. Cribbage
2. Canasta
3. Spades
4. Hearts
???
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
1) Oh Hell
2) Hand & Foot
3) Hearts
Then a bunch more…Spades, screw your neighbor, golf
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
When I was a teenager
we played a lot of Asshole.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
We played a game called Fucko
that become a marketable game called Uno. We were all amazed, we thought we’d created the game one stoned night.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I completely left off 500, which is probably 2 or 3
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like I have heard of Tonk, but can’t remember what it is. That was popular in the NBA when Jordan was around IIRC.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Kind of like rummy. Get 5 cards and try to make sets or runs.
a good gambling game.
I learned it in the service.
Speaking of that
Phase 10 and Uno are also fun.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I think my first card game
and maybe most of you was War. Simplistic but still the joy of being down to one card and winning reigns supreme among life’s little pleasures.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
War was fun, for a while. But I now dread that game since it takes so long.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Good to keep the kids entertained
before the world changed.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Used to play a lot of pinochle
but can’t remember the rules. I often played a t a friend’s house. His dad would play also and no one wanted to be his partner because he would literally explode and tell us to fuck off if he lost.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Hey Marty
John Doe is playing at Cal State Northridge
Founding member of the seminal L.A. punk rock band X, John Doe is scheduled to perform with The Sadies on Nov. 20. The Sadies are known in the recording industry as much for their collaborations as for their own releases. It’s the live band on Neko Case, and has recorded albums with The Mekons, John Langford, cult soul legend Andre Williams and others. John Doe and The Sadies joined forces for "Country Club," an album of classic country covers and originals, which was released in April 2009 on Yep Roc Records.
Has anyone caught any of the recordings from “Country Club”?
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How do you know it's really him?
John Doe could be anyone
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Jon Dough is following me on twitter
That’s different guy though.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Tying everything together
I used to love watching Tic-Tac-Dough with Wink Martindale.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I used to wink at Dale Martin while doing Tic Tacs.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
That sounds like a great show. I loved the Mekons.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
http://www.yeproc.com/artist_info.php?artistId=12948
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Still got the great voice
Thanks Phil. This makes my day
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Yes
I love Bridge.
But I haven’t found anybody else willing to play, much less three others. So I’ve forgotten all the conventions.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I rarely play too
only bids i remember is opening with 2 of f anything implies at least 20 points, opening with three of anything means you are way oversuited in that suit but generally weak everywhere else.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Is it 4 clubs or 5? I honestly don't remember
Plus you and your partner have to be on the same page about strong vs. weak 2s… and there’s more than one slam convention… Bridge is very difficult to learn.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That is the barrier to creating new players
I never came close to committing the strategy to memory, so I was pretty useless as a fourth. The perfect dummy if partner had a hand that bid itself though.
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Then there are transfer bids
Where one person has the weak hand, so they don’t want to be the first person to mention that suit and make the strong hand the dummy, so….
…fuck if I remember how to do transfers.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Here you go.
Bridge bidding conventions.
PDF:
http://web2.acbl.org/documentlibrary/play/SP3%20(bk)%20single%20pages.pdf
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
How poor is my memory these days?
I knew all these conventions at one point, but reading through that PDF none of it is coming back to me.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 13, 2010 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Haven't played cribbage in years
Played lots of hearts, oh hell, and spades. Tried to take up bridge, but found I didn’t want to work that hard to learn all the strategy, bidding conventions, etc. – would have been better to learn it younger. No rummy players here?
One of the first card games my father taught me was called Casino. I wonder if I remember how to play. He made me always play all games according to Hoyle.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I played a lot of Casino when I was a kid
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I did too
but just with Dad, I think. In junior high, we nerds sat around and played a lot of hearts. And oh hell.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I was wondering what would happen to TBLA when the Dodgers started to suck
evidently nothing. A game thread at over 100 comments and the game has yet to start.
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Just wait until mid-September, when we start getting Minesweeper play-by-play updates.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
late August is clearly still dominoes update time.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Some day my commenting rate will slow
And you’ll know I’m trying to catch up on work!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Gotta get ready for this fuckin
wedding. I am wearing shorts and a polo shirt.
I would give anything if they asked me to leave.
Talk to you guys in the middle of the game.
Go Blue
Drunken Keith should be entertaining? I'm assuming the blokes in Arkansas drink
at weddings. With the partners being Bi-Polar sounds like he’s going more to a show then a wedding.
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I hope there are multiple video cameras going
new internet sensations coming right up.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Right
everyone wants to dance down the aisle now.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Does anyone still have a working standalone VCR? Or are they completely dead as a doornail?
I have one left and when it’s gone, well…
Haven’t had one for a good three years or so, at least.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Last one I had I got as a xmas present 5 years ago
Never turned it on
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
White elephant perhaps?
(no, that would have been a bad gift too)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 13, 2010 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions
so you're going to give it back to him
in the trunk of a crushed automobile?
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
(you’ve heard the story of the brothers and the moleskins pants?)
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Short form (and all I remember): One gave the other a pair of apparently awful moleskin pants as a b-day gift
the other regifted it back to him in some well-disguised packaging. Ultimately this evolved to the point of one giving it back to the other in the glove box of a crushed junker.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
One completely working
although I haven’t tried to record anything on it in quite some time – have used the playback recently. One that plays only, at least last I checked years ago….
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Tommy! Tommy!
Did you see this? Adult Swim animated the high school part of Scott Pilgrim! Click the link and be happier!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
My wife just informed me at lunch
that she wants to see the Scott Pilgrim movie. She was impressed that I knew all about it based on your conversations here.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
see
my prattling comes in handy occasionally
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 13, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
What would make me happy is a new owner
What is your opinion of Dennis Gilbert, former agent, as the new Dodger owner
(supposing for a moment the team will be sold this off season or next?)
by 68elcamino427 on Aug 13, 2010 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
because I am likely to have a clue who Dennis Dilbert is
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 13, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Would have loved for IvDown to have had a middle name of Dilbert instead of Melvin
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I'm excited to see it
when I can do so for 2 dollars. I cannot bring myself to pay 15 bucks to go to the movie with my wife when I can just buy a movie for that.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I understand
but I still love going to movies. Unlimited popcorn, movie, woo hoo
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
There is still something to be said for the shared experience of the crowd
all watching the same movie on a big screen.
Comedies are funnier this way too.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Thats why I go to the two dollar theater
I just have have some patience. Movies like Inception will get my ass out there to the normal theater, but thats rare.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
/s/have have/have to have/
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
@ jay_jaffe Broxton out, Kuo in as closer for the moment? Ok, but don’t ask Dotel. Try the veal!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I suggest
Don’t Fly Delta!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 13, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
what a joke of a lawyer
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A lawyer says her client did not intend to drive drunk before a crash that killed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and has asked a judge to drop a murder charge.
Attorney Jacqueline Goodman said in a motion Thursday that 23-year-old Andrew Thomas Gallo’s designated driver got drunk, so Gallo took the wheel of his minivan instead.
Goodman says Gallo did not have the “implied malice” required for second-degree murder.
Prosecutors say Gallo’s intent was irrelevant because he still chose to drive.
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 13, 2010 4:08 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
well
The goal is to get a lower charge. They really have no hope of getting him off, and I imagine he was offered a shit plea if anything. There isn’t much they can do.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
They should charge the designated driver as an accomplice
thats ridiculous if true.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Tweet gold
I made Matt Kemp sit in the back of the plane and think about all of the things Broxton could have done better. #Dodgers #Phillies #MLB
http://twitter.com/DodgersGM/status/21083983893
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
by nolander on Aug 13, 2010 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Game Thread is Up
http://www.truebluela.com/2010/8/13/1622020/dodgers-braves-game-1-chat
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