Kuroda In Search Of A Good Start Against Rockies
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 4:00 PM PDT
in Dodgers Game Previews
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PrintThe Dodgers look to extend their winning ways against the Rockies, as they have won 22 of their last 29 against Colorado. Hiroki Kuroda looks to get back into the win column.
It's not that Kuroda has been pitching that poorly. Over his last eight starts, he has averaged under six innings per start (5.83) but he has 36 strikeouts against just 10 walks, and his ERA is 4.05. For his efforts, Kuroda is 1-6 in those eight starts. The only game he won, Kuroda pitched eight shutout innings, in a close 2-0 affair. The Dodgers have scored a grand total of 16 runs in those eight games.
That said, Kuroda has never in his career had a good start against the Rockies.
| Date | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec |
| 4/25/08 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | W 8-7 |
| 7/23/08 | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | L 3-5 |
| 8/19/08 | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | L 3-8 |
| 5/7/10 | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | W 6-5 |
| 5/29/10 | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | L 3-11 |
| Totals | 27.1 | 43 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0-3, 7.57 ERA |
Jason Hammel gets the start for the Rockies, with his "I'm better than this" 4.42 ERA. Hammel has a strikeout-to-walk-ratio of better than three to one, the 22nd best mark in baseball (Kuroda is 25th). His peripherals are very similar home and away (3.30 FIP, 3.68 xFIP at home, 3.63 FIP, 3.85 xFIP away), but his raw splits are rather remarkable. At the high altitude of Coors Field, Hammel is 6-1 with a 3.36 ERA, but on the road he is 2-6 with a 5.64 ERA.
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Game Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket, ESPN
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This was scheduled
And I forgot to postpone it before it published. D’oh
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 4:16 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
All that work done on
divisions, gone in a puff of smoke and the only thing that will be remembered is ………..
The other thread had someone ask to compare Herhisher and Troncoso’s sinkers. That automatically makes it bad. :)
by silverwidow on Aug 18, 2010 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Wow
I honestly didn’t even look at the lineup; I just cut and pasted. Completely missed that factoid.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 4:17 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
while I could never root against the Dodgers
Maybe it’s best at this point that the Dodgers don’t put their best lineup on the field. I shudder to think what waiver deals Ned will look to make if they actually get back to within 5 of the wildcard. I mean, could Zach Lee be flipped to Minnesota’s farm system before August 31st, in yet another attempt to “shore up” the bullpen? I could see it now- all the journalists, marvelling at the “miracle” pulled off by Ned, picking up Jon Rauch AND $200,000, while giving up no more than someone who’d never thrown a pitch in professional baseball!
As for the periodic benching, I won’t let it bother me too much, so long as Kemp’s stay with the Dodgers outlasts the current coaching staff.
I think you need to N the player within six months.
Still the most unlikely thing here is the Twins actually trading a middle reliever.
by regfairfield on Aug 18, 2010 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
(or maybe COL (cry out loud) instead?)
I was mostly kidding…mostly. But with MOKM’s little blurb about Ned’s current attitude, nothing would surprise me at this point.
If you’re at the blackjack table, Colletti is the guy who hits on 19 with the dealer showing 6. He loses most of the time, but the one time it does work, it just further encourages him to keep hitting on 19.
I don’t think that is the correct analogy and some people seem to be going a little overboard on the attacks and insults on Colletti imo. Colletti is more likely the guy who stands on a 12 when the dealer is showing a 8. He’s likely going to lose either way, just one way is slightly worse than the other. Maybe the Juan Pierre signing could come close to that analogy above, but not the stuff that is going on this year.
That picture looks like a
Matt Kemp - Bringer of drought, puncher of babies faces(ugly ones killed on site), not Larry Bowa's GUY
Good to know our GG, 30-30 potential Center fielder is a master of the pine.
Matt Kemp - Bringer of drought, puncher of babies faces(ugly ones killed on site), not Larry Bowa's GUY
As is our < 700 OPS since the all-star game.
Maybe they can get their heads together and figure out which one they want to be.
That was on the other night and I couldn't get the wife to watch it
by Greg Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
We traded our starting 2nd baseman?
Though I understand your point. If Belliard was good enough to replace Hudson, you’d think he’d be good enough to replace Theriot. If 2011 has Pods/Theriot I’ll punt 2011 and concentrate on the Rays.
I don't mind punting
if we can pin the Padres, Giants and Rockies inside their own five yard line. I think the Diamondbacks are taking a safety.
If you are going by that
Bench Loney for Gibbons (why not play him there, like anything matters anymore now anyway, lol) and Blake for Belliard too.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
We have Scott Podsednik now.
All of our problems are solved. We can move Kemp now for an aging vet.
Maybe a Kemp for Chipper Jones move is in order here!
Jay Gibbons can play 1B too, you know, in case Torre wanted to rest a player slumping worse than Kemp.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 4:22 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
But Loney gives 100%
in his effort to suck.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Lol, I literally just said that without reading this yet
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Torre quotes
Joe Torre: “Rafael Furcal suffers a setback, will be reexamined, his rehab is on hold.”
Joe Torre: “George Sherrill has been good the last six outings or so. My pitching coaches have fixed some things.”
Joe Torre: “Manny is going to have to tell us when he’s ready.”
Joe Torre on sitting Matt Kemp: “I want to give Jay Gibbons some at bats. He’s got a left-handed bat. Matt is gonna play most of the time.”
Joe Torre: “I’ll have a chance to meet Zach Lee (1st round pick) tonight.”
Can we just cancel the game
And just have a camera following Zach Lee the whole time
by SeanMillerSavior on Aug 18, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
"I want to give Jay Gibbons some at bats." – Joe Torre
by regfairfield on Aug 18, 2010 4:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe the silliest thing Torre has said or done as a manager. He’s talking about Jay freaking Gibbons taking at bats from Matt Kemp. My mind cannot wrap around the stupidity involved in that statement.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 18, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain
around the fact the guy everyone is worried about losing ab’s has sucked for six weeks. If he was 32 there would be calls for him to be DFA’d. I expect Torre would bench everyone if had any valid options to play 3rd base or 1st base. Or catcher. Or 2nd base.
Because he doesnt do this with Ethier against lefties, nor has he benched Blake for extended time, etc. This team is out of it this year, and maybe Kemp can get rolling and jumpstart him into next year. Taking away at bats from a guy who can use them to give them to a guy who will not contribute anything to the organization in the future is just sort of silly. Everyone knows Kemp has sucked this year, but he is a year off of a tremendous season, and theres no reason to take away some at bats that he could use and give them to Jay Gibbons.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 18, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I disagree
the issue is that Kemp is treated differently than everybody else.
Loney sucks ass right now, and he doesn’t get benched as often as Kemp. Podsednik has played all but one inning since he got here. Why? Theriot plays everyday; why not get Belliard time at 2B.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
How does the handness play into
Theriot and Belliard?
And I already answered the question about Loney / Belliard. I think once Joe say Belliard play 1st base he wished realized that not every utility infielder can play 1st base.
If you look at games played, Kemp is still right there among the leaders. The coaching staff feels he’s struggling against RHP, the numbers back that up, I really don’t understand the breast beating about this. Kemp is not hitting, so try something different.
by meercatjohn on Aug 18, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He could do no worse than Loney at this point
and if he did who really cares at this point.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
If your going that route
then bring up Trayvon because he could do no worse the Kemp at this point and if he did, who really cares
Kemp's potential>>Loney's Potential
That’s why Kemp should be playing, really. But if they were going to bench him, and they decided to do it in favor of Trayvon, it wouldn’t be nearly as bad as doing it for Gibbons.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Potential has nothing to do with slumping
And who should play and who shouldnt. I agree that Loney should be benched but
Loney lucks out because we have no viable option to play 1st. Blake would be it and stick Belly at third. And fuck that notion all together.
Matt Kemp - Bringer of drought, puncher of babies faces(ugly ones killed on site), not Larry Bowa's GUY
You can break out of your slump at any time
Kemp has done it 3 or 4 times this year in a big way, then gone right back into his slump.
Yeah, we’ve got no real options to replace Blake or Loney, which blows. Loney’s defense is great and that’s a big reason why he shouldn’t be benched, I just wish we could DH for the 1b.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
a cheap ticket
i’ve only been saying that he could do about as much as Belliard does, and i’ve heard he can play 1st. So while no one wants to get on the Lindsey boat but Ivdown, I’m saying Russ Mitchell would be a good bench guy for his versatility.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a good boat though :(
I’ve got graham crackers and koolaid.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
We don’t have valid options for OF either, yet Kemp sits.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Lots of shitty players do things, occasionally.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure
so what. Would you have benched Marlon after a few games because his history says he’s going to to start to suck. Or Belly last year. Or anyone number of crappy players who inexplicably get hot for whatever reason.
Should the Royals bench Betemit now because his history says he will start sucking?
If Kemp was hitting, this would be a non issue but at the moment he’s no more help to this lineup then Juan Pierre was. GIbbons will probably suck, but who really cares if he gets an game once or twice a week? Is it really that big a deal that we have to go crazy every time Kemp sits, which is not that fucking often.
It wouldn’t be as big of a deal if Torre and his fucking coaching staff wouldn’t fan the flames with bullshit.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
You seemingly have a vendetta against Kemp
Why not be so ready to bench Blake or Loney as well? They’ve been worse since the break.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Sure you can
We just have to watch out for Toe Jorre betting Opponents 9, Dodgers 0 every day in the Xei pool.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I have no vendetta against Kemp
but this board seems to bend over backwards to defend him just as much as Torre’s stuff seems to go out of their way to insult him.
Matt Kemp is a player with elite skills but is not demonstrating those skills enough to be immune from sitting down once in a while. The same posters who are defending him with their life were making fun of Chris Young for his shortcomings. Will look in the mirror.
I've already explained that, so either read what the fuck I've written
or don’t comment. As Reg, says you can’t bench everyone.
i heard it was Ausmus
that fixed Sherrill’s mechanics. Is elsid around to confirm?
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He won't be able to confirm or deny
a rumor that a certain player or coach may or may not have helped a pitcher who is left handed.
seems like the past few months
Matt Kemp has been getting the A-Rod treatment from Torre. In other words, an elite(ish) player who rubs him the wrong way. (Maybe even as far back as last year, when you think about the whole “batting 8th” thing.)
yeah, I caught myself there
that’s why I added (ish), but Torre’s MO is very similar in both cases. In other words, doing something that unquestionably seems like a dig to the player in question, but when asked about it, he tries to give some sort of other explanation that never quite adds up (‘I thought he needed a day off", ’so-and-so is a right-handed pitcher’, etc.). I’m not even sure if Torre himself knows why he does this, or even REALIZES that he does this.
“I want to give Jay Gibbons Garret Anderson some at bats.” – Joe Torre, two months ago
by The Dude Abides on Aug 18, 2010 5:02 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
REPLY FAIL
Meant to reply to regfairfield
by The Dude Abides on Aug 18, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m going to ask Torre on Saturday and/or Sunday since he is so intent on playing the handedness card, why doesn’t he bench Ethier for Reed Johnson or Loney for Belliard more often
So is putting Gibbons in the OF and Podsednik in CF. Torre is out of his fucking mind. If he’s benching Kemp, I want him to say it and stop pussyfooting around the issue.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
agree completely,
but it’s not the Torre way. Pussyingfooting with the media is what he does best. We’ll have to wait for “The Dodger Years” to be published before we get the whole story.
Yes, but when you bench Kemp
you put Scotty Pods in CF. This is a guy who is only a marginal defensive upgrade in LF over Manny Ramirez (a lot more range, moderately weaker arm, much worse at catching flies or fielding gap hoppers on the run). And now Joe wants to put him in CF.
On the other hand, this could very well help the team in the long run, as we don’t want Ned making any more ridiculous trades at the 8/31 deadline, believing the team still has a chance at the WC.
by The Dude Abides on Aug 18, 2010 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions
we should have
all star CF Andre Ethier there.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh man, that would be great. I’m guessing he wont even attempt to answer the question, but it would be nice to know. And also remind him that there is a reason Jay Gibbons hasnt played in the majors for half a decade.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 18, 2010 5:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric: "What's your fucking problem with Kemp?
Joe: “I don’t have a problem with Matty”
Eric: “Then why does your dumbass keep benching him for Jay fucking Gibbons”
Security: “Uh, sir, I’m going to need your press pass”
Eric: “Go fuck yourself”
by Greg Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
webster
4 IP 7 hit 3 ER 0 BB 4 Ks so far
3 of the hits are infield singles… 2 bunts and one off the end of the bat
5 innings 7 hits 3 ER 0 BB 4 Ks
9-0 GO to FO
The youtube
vid of 1988 Bottom of the Ninth, cuts out at 10 mins, which is just before the steal. The original daily motion vid is too large for the site I used to pull the audio from the youtube clip. I’m about ready to start throwing monkeys, I’ve got the whole game simulated and the audio is three minutes short!!!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
booooo
youtube. can you post it in two parts?
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
May I worded that funny
the video for the project is done. But I got Vin’s call of the Bo9 from a youtube video, which cuts out after the steal, and I’m having trouble finding a source of audio for the rest of the inning.
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, that sucks
I used to have a video of the whole thing, but youtube removed it. i think it started at Davis’s walk.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I would love you forever
and adorn you with kisses if you still had that video. We’re fast approaching the 24 hr mark, with only sleep and eating to punctuate my time
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:21 PM PDT up reply actions
awesome as that would be
i mean it was saved in my favorites, it wasn’t my video, and MLB are bitches about things like that on youtube for some damn reason.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I do apologize for all
the evil shit I have been thinking about you and this video. I have been looking forward to it since you posted
yes it is. I’m bringing in Eckersley as we speak
yeah
I thought it was gonna be smooth sailing, but I had to redo that game cause a key moment didn’t record, then it was like 2 in the morning, so I said fuck it I’ll start over in the morning, and now we’re going on 6 and I’m still working out the kinks.
But there are some subtle things I’ve been able to do that I’m super proud of as a VG artist
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The whole thing is here…
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd2fhk_1988-world-series-game-1-bottom-of_sport
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
Haha; I thought that was the RBI baseball version; I was like “what is this real video shit?” :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
problem is
the file is too large for the online audio converters, and the online video downloaders only do FLV and MP4, which the video editor I’m using doesn’t recognize. What I need is either a link to a site which can rip the audio from any size video, and a video downloader that works in AVI
and I have no idea what I just said
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm doing it
on my parents PC
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
hold on, I’m having one of my I’m completely brilliant moments
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions
There are free software packages that will extract the audio from a video file. For instance, http://mp3.about.com/od/tutorials/ht/Video_to_audio.htm
Would that do what you need?
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
Worst case scenario you can just record the audio in Audacity and use that.
by regfairfield on Aug 18, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I IM'd one of my guys in the Philippines
He says he could do it later today (it’s mid-morning there).
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
Hey gang
just checking in after a crazy day at work/home. Haven’t read the threads. What’d I miss?
The Omar Moreno of this blog
Eric got banned from DS and your wife is having a baby.
by Xeifrank on Aug 18, 2010 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
15?
Jeez, I have a remarkably poor understanding of how human conception works.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Keith is like Sting, with his tantric style.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions
women love a good lute player
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I love sex, it's great
but jeez, every now and then, I want to get up and get a sandwich.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHchl4AxsE0
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions
15 is a rough estimate
As soon as the wife gets a new job and we get hours established……It’s on like Donkey Kong
Matt Kemp raped an orphan kitten and was suspended for tonight’s game.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
At least Carlos Ruiz is hurting the Giants, too. Triple and an RBI single tonight. I still despise that man.
Hey Ruiz
FUCK Y——-
Wait, you’re hurting the Giants?
WELL FUCK YOU ANYWAY but good job.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
This is from Craig Calcaterra @ Hardball Times on why the Rays signed Ramon Ortiz
<My first and best guess is that the Durham Bulls are worried that their 15.5 game lead in the International League Southern Division is in jeopardy and they want some extra help holding off Gwinnett. Yes, I realize that they only have 14 games left, but it’s the minor leagues and anything can happen!>
also a double away from the cycle in the 4th inning
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 18, 2010 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the choices on "Streak for the Cash"
on ESPN is
Yes: Kuroda gets the win
No: Kuroda doesn’t get the win
9.7% say Yes
90.3% say No
Hardee fuckin har
Ranch Dressing
is the best dressing of all the dressings. Agree/disagree?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
Ranch dressing + curly fries = deliciousness to the nth degree
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 18, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
That is college at its best right there for me. Late night movie or poker game with the friends, munching on curly fries and ranch. Awesoke.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 18, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Disagree
Italian, Bleu Cheese, Caesar, …
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
come on, Bleu Cheese is Ranch with cubes of rotten cheese
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
-10000000
Making those kinds of claims about blue cheese just shows you’ve had some bad blues.
Try yourself some Saint Agur. Delicious creamy goodness.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
When we are ready to have the cheese thread
I’m on board. I’ve been eating a lot of different kinds of cheese lately, and I am ready to say this:
I have to start exercising, because if I have to start cutting triple cream cheeses out of my diet, I’m not sure I’ll be any fun to be around.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha.
What if someone developed some sort of Cheese Gin?
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
A friend actually suggested that --
Well, not gin.
Take a bit of Red Hawk (my favorite — a washed-rind cheese) and melt it into cream. Allow to cool. Mix with Vodka.
It’s the Red Russian!
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I've seen a Bacon Vodka
I want to try this extremely bad.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
“Homer, did you just eat 64 slices of American cheese?”
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
No one can eat fifty eggs
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I hate that fucker Paul Newman
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
http://dodgerthoughts.baseballtoaster.com/archives/888991.html
Post #40.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the great comments ever
I have a big problem with Paul Newman.
Not only is the guy the handsomest man ever. I mean, gorgeous, into his seventies. That’s not enough.
He also has not one but TWO guy-fantasy jobs: movie star and racecar driver. And he’s fantastic at both, a legend in his fields. But no, that’s not enough.
He also is married to a woman just as gorgeous and talented as he is and their love flies in the face of Hollywood scandal and breakups. They seem really really happy. But that is also not enough.
He also decides that he’s going to start another business: selling food products with his face on the labels.
And the food products, by and large, tend to be really good and good bargains and worth the money — not just cheap efforts to cash in on his fame and face.
But that is also not enough.
He then takes all the profits, every penny, from that food business and gives it all to charity.
And what charity? Kids with cancer. You really couldn’t pick a more worthy cause. Kids with cancer is maybe the saddest thing.
How can I compete with that? How’m I supposed to just go through my life knowing that Paul Newman is out there?
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Read the explanation in the DT link.
You’ll see it my way.
The Omar Moreno of this blog
by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
don't forget to add the Bombay Saphire to your gatorade
by Greg Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I discovered the magic of triple cream cheese a few weeks ago.
That stuff is not allowed in my apartment because I will sit on the couch and eat it like a tube of cookie dough.
by regfairfield on Aug 18, 2010 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions
To those who enjoy Italian
why not just go with a vinagrette
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Disagree, Tziski is the only white condiment that’s above replacement level.
by regfairfield on Aug 18, 2010 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good but I would like to say a little something about
Ranch dressing…..
I am not a fan of dipping anything that is fried or baked in Ranch dressing. I like it on a salad. I like to dip carrots in it. Other than that, it has no real use for me.
I have
and I don’t get it. It tastes like pizza….with ranch on it. I don’t get the fascination. I am willing to concede that I am n the minority here again. (not hard when it comes to food)
Pizza...with ranch????
I can’t comprehend this thought.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Old pizza place @ the Orange Mall had that.
Never tried it, only crushed red peppers on my pizza, thank you very much
by Greg Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
yet
you can drink Dr. Pepper.
Seriously though, give it a try.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Why hasn't Eric banned you for your Dr Pepper hate yet?
I don’t get it :P
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Only good soda
Cactus Cooler, Coke, and Orange Crush
Matt Kemp - Bringer of drought, puncher of babies faces(ugly ones killed on site), not Larry Bowa's GUY
All good
but so many more, including #1 overall seed Dr. Pepper.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
mmmmmmm
Dr. Pepper lip gloss
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by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Dr Pepper is the
Duke of sodas.
Is there a better team I could have used? I would have gone Yankees…but fuck the Yankees.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
AND FUCK YOU TOO RUIZ
Sorry, just couldn’t resist.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
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Say clone, do you like my new sig? I was cracking up at it all day.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
you're the clone mr. wholesome
and yes, I LoLed, quite hard.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
i've been trying to think of one
for me, but It’ll have to be just a great quote that I can’t help but laugh at.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I was checking out some Futurama quote threads earlier for one
I decided this one over:
“Fry, you remind me of a Zap Branigan, not much younger mind you….perhaps a few years older.”
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I think Fanta was made originally in Nazi Germany. Were playing So you think you know soda? RIght?
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don't tell Eric that
He will be down here in November trying to get me to get him on a deer lease somewhere.
Ha
Fuck it, ill make it myself.
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i think it's the orphan blood
that does it for him.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
works best on a thicker pie
and it also depends on toppings… usually a spicier one (pepperoni or sausage) works best
I generally dip them
in dog shit, to ensure no one in my home eats the nasty fuckers as well.
I gotta Lab, she shits like a man! :)
powdered sugar all the way
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
That is a cardinal sin.
Good wings (re: my own homemade) wings need nothing to make them awesoke
by Greg Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
fuck you, you've never had mine
and where do you think i got the recipe from
by Greg Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
OT
Christian Bale ruined the Dark Knight and the shit box Terminator movie.
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The Dark Knight
was ruined by the idea that every single comic book movie has to be full of dark, depressing, woe-is-me bullshit that makes me want to jump off a tall building after seeing the matinee, rendering my child an orphan at a tender age.
Fuck that shit. Comic book movies are supposed to be fun. Bride and I had the same reaction to The Dark Knight: “We shoulda seen ‘Up.’”
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Batman was originally a dark comic
That’s how it started.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Until the darkness was, rightfully, abandoned.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
i'm not anti it being dark
i’m anti it being so over the top and um, kinda pretentious. i saw it, it was fine, moving on. thats my feeling.
The point of the movie is that people are inherently good, because they didn’t blow each other’s boats up, and Batman took the fall so justice could prevail. I say it was a dark movie, but ended up with the light at the end of the tunnel.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I'm sorry, no
That’s like seeing “The Wizard of Oz” and saying the point of the movie really is “There’s No Place Like Home.” No. Oz is full of color and interesting characters and awesomeness. Kansas is in black and white and there are tornadoes. The point of The Wizard of Oz can be phrased in two words:
KANSAS SUCKS.
The Dark Knight is just like that.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Not really, because at the end the Joker is locked up, their hero has been killed and because of it has turned into an almost god like figure, and batman sacrifices himself to make Dent look like the hero so the town wouldn’t destroy itself.
I’m saying it’s a happy-ish ending, lol.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Also, the ugly lady character ends up in pieces.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
That was part of the happy ending
You have no idea how joyful I was when that happened…is that wrong?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Yeah, and at the end of The Wizard of Oz, Dottie goes back to black and white and says There's No Place Like Home
Happy endings don’t negate the previous two hours of film.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
So are you saying the place basically ruled by the dictator with the flying fucking monkeys is a better place? lol
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
And the real message is that as wonderful as Oz is Dorothy still wants to go back to sucky Kansas because that’s where her family is.
"A baseball game is nothing but a great slow contraption for getting you to pay attention to the cadence of a summer day."
Her parents are dead.
she lives with her aunt and uncle.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but we get it Bruce. Your parents died; get over it Debbie Downer or just jump already!
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus this kid won't shut up or stop crying
Can we put him in an orphanage?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
[says in ridiculously low voice] “What are you talking about?”
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you kidding? He's a great batman
I’d say he’s the best one yet.
I hated his voice in Terminator though…YOU’RE JOHN CONNOR, NOT FRIGGIN BATMAN!
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Agreed
and have you all not figured out that every mom in a Disney flick is dead?
by Greg Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Disney hates women!
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Like
95% of cartoon characters are orphans. Parents are a bitch cause they are actual people and more interesting than children
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Correction. Terminator sucks because theres only 2 real movies. The Terminator and T2.
Did anyone see Predators? I thought it okay, It would of sucked really bad if they didnt come out AVP and AVP 2: welcome to dim death
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Dude
I really liked Predators. The Japanese guy was the shit.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I said it was okay..
But I loved Predator and Predator 2 was fucking hysterical.
Terminator, Predator, T2, and Repo Man are classics and were all fucked with by these assholes in Hollywood
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REPO MEN
but I really think they just took the name. It sucked of course.
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OT
So I just got an iPad. What apps do you guys recommend for cool shit that you couldn’t do on the iPhone?
I think you can stream Netflix movies to it? Don't know for sure.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
you can't on iphone, which pisses me off to no end
It would be cool if you could on the Ipad, but I’ve got no idea.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
My brother
bought a vibrant.. wow
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Yeah, you can, I mainly bought it so it can be an HTPC that I can take on the road. Same with Hulu.
by regfairfield on Aug 18, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Read SI
without going blind, then manage a company
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 18, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
The MLB app is like a billion times better on the iPad
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ve played with that, definitely in on that next year, don’t know if I want to spend 15 bucks on a bunch of meaningless baseball.
by regfairfield on Aug 18, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
AND BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE!!
All that clip does is sadden me.
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If a team has 7 hits in 5 innings
6 of them being extra base hits, what do you think the odds would be that said team would have 2 runs in the game?
The royals are just that inept in my Franchise in The Show.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
The Coens
could make it interesting.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally misread a letter there
and thought I was gonna have to delete a comment for a moment! :)
by Eric Stephen on Aug 18, 2010 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Regarding the new Dove ads
If someone was truly uncomfortable in their own skin, I don’t think there is any kind of soap that could remedy the situation.
The most interesting thing about the Dove ads
is how they have positioned Dove as the real-women-have-curves all-women-are-beautiful brand.
Meanwhile, Dove’s parent company, Unilever, makes a product called Fair & Lovely, a skin whitener aimed at Indian women.
Dove’s heart isn’t in the right place. They have soap and cream to sell.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Here's the ad for Fair & Lovely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIUQ5hbRHXk&feature=related
And while you watch it, remember, this is the same company that made this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U
Yeah, Dove, no wonder our perception of beauty is distorted. You have soap to sell.
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by Humma Kavula on Aug 18, 2010 6:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Hawpe's last hurrah tonight
per the Denver Post:
Hawpe told The Denver Post that he is prepared for tonight’s game against the Dodgers to be his last in a Rockies uniform.
“It’s a business. All players go through this,” Hawpe said.
The most likely scenario is that he’s given his outright release either after tonight’s game or before tomorrrow’s game. Reliever Matt Reynolds is expected to be called up. The Texas Rangers are among the teams who have shown interest in Hawpe once he’s released.
“He has been a very special player for this organization. It’s difficult to even talk about, given the respect I have for Brad,” manager Jim Tracy said. “I am dealing with a player that understands what it is that’s going on and what has to take place.”
i mentioned that a while ago
no one here seemed enthused
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Would the universe implode when Brad Hawpe starts in right field for Andre Ethier
Since they are the same person?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Goodbye
.349/.418/.606/1.024 lifetime against the Dodgers.
Against the Dodgers
His numbers are actually better at Dodger Stadium than at Coors.
.357/.433/.643/1.076 in L.A.
Sad to be rooting for the Phils
The pain and angst in the Giant radio announcers voices are priceless. Philly added two runs in the 7th. 7-2.
Can't a meteor just hit that bandbox
So that we can all be happy?
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
by angelofdeath on Aug 18, 2010 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Bad news for Furcal, per Jimmy Bramlett of LAist:
"It’s not good," Dodger shortstop Rafael Furcal said about the setback on his back. "I’m working and working, and I never get better."
Furcal to 3B next season? (if he can play?)
by 68elcamino427 on Aug 18, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
sounds like
his calf earlier in the season.
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 18, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of, has anyone been to Craft Steak? Is it work it?
by regfairfield on Aug 18, 2010 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey... Anyone has seen 'The Expandables"??
Louise Bourgoin: The hottest French actress I've ever seen <3
Yep. It’s almost exactly what you think it’s gonna be.
by regfairfield on Aug 18, 2010 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I've seen today...
OMFG Movie… The Best Action Movie I’ve ever seen for so many years…
Stallone is great… Statham is even better…
Everybody have been so surprised… They said: “OMG, WTF Movie…”
Louise Bourgoin: The hottest French actress I've ever seen <3
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