Free Falling
by meercatjohn on Sep 20, 2010 5:51 PM PDT
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Tom Petty - Free Fallin' (via TomPettyVEVO)
Hard to believe but we are not playing the worst baseball in the NL West. On August 25th the San Diego Padres were 27 games over .500. On Sept 20th they are 17, because of an 11 a 10-game losing streak. They righted their ship by sweeping the Dodgers, but have gone only 4 - 7 since then. If the Padres had not been fortunate enough to play the Dodgers they would be 7 - 18 since Aug 26th.
The Padres find themselves in a tough bind. Their best pitcher may have hit the wall, and some wonder if he has already thrown to many hard innings this year. Do you keep sending him out, hoping to make the post season or close him down?
Professional Innings:
2007 - 56, 2008 - 56, 2009 - 122, 2010 168 and counting
Mat Latos looked like he was up to the task of carrying the Padres on his back. Over a five start period from Aug 14th - Sept 7th Matt Latos was simply incredible. He didn't pitch deep averaging just over 6 innings a game but while he was pitching he was Gibsonish Gibsonesque. 33 innings, 23 hits, 4 walks, 45 K's, and his OPS against was .501. The Padres replaced Jake Peavy with a better version.
To bad for Latos the season didn't end on Sept 7th. As the Padres started to falter he simply didn't have what it would take to stop the slide. His next start on Sept 12th he didn't get into the fifth inning for the first time since April 26th. On Sept 17th the wheels came completely off as he managed to only get four outs before giving up eight earned runs.
I take no pleasure in the Padre slide, I had hoped that if the Dodgers couldn't be in the post season, that Cinderella might as well be. Adrian Gonzalez is doing his best to keep the offense afloat but he's surrounded by Theriots. Ryan Ludwick was expected to give him some help but Petco has sucked the life right out of his bat. He hit a big game winning home run over the weekend against the Cardinals but for the most part has been Loneyish in his ability to deliver the power the Padres need. For once when we match up our offense with our opponent it will not look one sided.
We have Andre, they have Adrian
We have Theriot, they have Eckstein
We have Kemp, they have Ludwick
What the Padres don't have is AJ Ellis.
Coming at us this week will be:
Clayton Richard, Tim Stauffer, and the above mentioned Latos. Richard had been solid all year until the Rockies tattooed his ass for eight earned runs in his last start. Former fourth pick of the 2003 draft Tim Stauffer had been excellent pitching out of the bullpen once he came back from an injury. He moved into the rotation due to rotational injuries and has made three starts in a row. Latos will be hoping to right the ship after two disastrous starts.
This would not appear to be a playoff team, but baseball is baseball so who knows how it will work itself out. Once the Padres are done with us they have to play the Reds, Cubs, and Giants. They have owned the Giants this year winning 10 out of 15, and I'll be rooting like hell for them to make that 13 out of 18 during the final series of Giant baseball this year.
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Awesome
By the way, if A.J. Ellis hits 35 home runs and drives in 98 runs in the final 12 games, he will break Mike Piazza’s franchise record for home runs by a rookie catcher.
That'll be cool
to watch while Gibbons hits 68 home runs. fuck you bonds
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
This is funny to me. Great work Phil. I liked this little gem the best.
Adrian Gonzalez is doing his best to keep the offense afloat but he’s surrounded by Theriots
If Ryan T would have had the walk-off hit yesterday, I would have used “Theriots of Fire” in the recap headline.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 20, 2010 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Atlanta does not affect the Wild Card Magic Number
Philadelphia could put Atlanta in a tough spot by themselves.
Tony Jackson has some (standard & vanilla) quotes from Logan White and DeJon Watson on losing out on the AZ GM job.
Oh
And if I said how I feel about Tom Petty on here, I’m sure I’d end up in “Go Fuck Yourself” land.
:)
I thought Southern Accents
was the Arkansas anthem? How can a Southern boy not like our Petty? For shame?
Christ
if you say you don’t like Neil Young, then you will simply have to play somewhere else. Certain gene flaws we can handle but some are fatal.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
The only thing you young uns are good for
is paying for our social security, otherwise we’d have removed you by now.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
we'll just close the Country Kitchen
then where will you be?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm to old to understand the cultural reference.
The Baby Boomers have all the power, money, and blue pills, which gives them access to all young hot babes even if they have to pay for them. The only thing you boys have is your hair, and it is our drug money that is trying to solve that for you, because most of you are going to be ugly as shit without it.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Hell, I still have my hair
and I’m ugly as shit NOW. What the hell would I do without my gorgeous, flowing locks?
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I know I will be
My problem is, I’ll probably lose just the hair on my head. My other bodily hair will remain and turn white, completing my transformation into a “Old Goat”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
In Keith's defense
I hope Neil Young will remember, a Southern man don’t need him around anyhow.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
I have to stick up a bit for Keith here
using the “tastes and preferences” clause, because I am not a fan of Neil Young. I was a late bloomer to his music, and while I like some songs superficially I find his voice and style a bit grating, kind of like post-1975 Bob Dylan.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve got a few things I’d like to get into today and I want to participate in the game thread so I’ll keep my Robert Zimmerman comments to myself
Love of Dodgers make us family
haters can only divide
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
haters gonna hate
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Tom Petty should write that song
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
i don't even want
none of the above….
(someone else can finish it)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
applause
for the two a ya’s
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Next year, Cooper Manning will be our fifth starter.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 20, 2010 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions
That is a badass photo
It almost doesn’t look real.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 20, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
We have an office in Minneapolis, on the 21st floor of a building just off the pic to the right. I watched that field being built but haven’t been there this year to go to a game. Definitely looks great.
by KellyStephen on Sep 20, 2010 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I've just been speechless about it for awhile
Just another tragic death in Broncoland :-(
So depressing, suicide especially. Everyone has to be in shock there.
Don’t we have a Gamecocks fan around here? I saw a nice post about him on their blog tonight.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Nice video.. showing southern California. However, wouldn’t it be ‘Gibsonesque’ instead of Gibsonish? ‘Loneyish’ I can see- but Gibson deserves something more elegant.
slow day at the Times?
This just in- David Eckstein is a gritty gamer who does what it takes to win:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-elliott-eckstein-20100921,0,1679824.column
The Dodgers counter with the team MVP Jamie (Broken Finger) Carroll
and
in reserve, Lindsey, the career minor leaguer
plus
the home run only hitter, Russ Mitchell
along with
the hottest hitter on the planet, AJ Ellis
finally
home town boy finally gets to be a Dodger, Rod Barajas …
don’t forget
the guy who couldn’t catch so good, but he sure can hit
were he an Angel, he’d be a real Rally Monkey, Gibbons
by 68elcamino427 on Sep 20, 2010 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions
When asked about managing the final game for Torre
“I don’t know what it is to manage,” Ethier said. “I don’t want to manage. I will never manage. I will never manage or coach, I can guarantee you guys that. I only think about playing. It (coaching) is the one aspect I don’t think about.”
http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_16130364
"We were never friends"
Sounds like a helluva day for Jamie according to yahoo.
http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/09/21/mccourt-divorce-trial-resumes-as-jamie-has-rough-outing-on-stand/
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
I guess yahoo = fanhouse.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Some great stuff
Mrs. McCourt’s testimony also included more unflattering glimpses of the couple’s private life. Jamie wrote down notes about her daily routine on small index cards — jotting down details about everything from a dinner at Manny Mota’s house to a conversation with Frank about selling a stake in the Dodgers.
On Monday, Susman cited the notecard she wrote on March 31, 2004, the day the couple signed the disputed MPA. The card had no details about the document, but noted that the couple’s private jet to Los Angeles was forced to stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa — a stop that “freaked” Mr. McCourt out and prompted him to yell at Jamie repeatedly, according to the card. Jamie even had a shorthand for “yell at me,” abbreviating it as “YAM.”
I may have to change my new name to “YAM”.
I'm already working on the TV show based on the McCourts, trial and all
Can’t decide on format, sitcom vs hour long procedural or soap opera.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Will anyone want to watch a show about a couple of dicks?
From them to the lawyers you are not going to find a sympathetic character for the watchers to hang on to. Unless you create a fictional Dodger Blue Man Ark Angel who cries and sigh’s as the trial progresses.
It would have to be a comedy, and bad things would have to happen to them. I’m thinking It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia here.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Frank needs a loveable sidekick. I am thinking Larry Bowa playing the Mr. Furley role.
"We were never friends"
People watch reality shows about dicks all the time these days, alas
So yes, they would.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Veiled? ;)
But that’s the least of it, all those “Real Housewives” and a lot of other reality shows seem based around dicks.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
er, maybe that's not the right word all the time...
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 was just wondering yesterday if some thought-to-be-deceased assistant was going to burst in on the court proceedings with some Young and the Restless-style shocking revelation?
I'm not really Jamie McCourt
I’m(rips off wig) Mitch Conners!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
This is really good stuff. If my private jet were forced to stop, I’d probably yell at my wife too.
Underdog—I think you should do a Japanese-dubbed humiliation game show.
Or Battle Royale?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
so
we put them on an island and let them kill each other?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a 10 game losing streak...
But whatever helps you make your point.
Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.
I can not believe you came here for baseball insight. We do not talk about baseball anymore. Only divorce, TV and NFL blackout rules.
"We were never friends"
and facial hair. Don’t forget facial hair.
Anyone see Jamie’s facial hair on TV as she walked into her divorce trial? I think they were arguing about NFL blackout rules when her driver ran over that pedestrian. I wonder if he ran her over because he had his eyes closed as Jamie was seducing him. You know, she loves her drivers.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
i wanted to comment that she was probably blowing the driver AGAIN, and he got distracted. but let it go yesterday.
"We were never friends"
So did I. I nearly tweeted it, but gave up after struggling with my touchscreen phone.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
they have touchscreen salad bars?
I hope AT&T doesn’t own it, you’ll never get any service.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
you had to be there.....
but my ATT service has surprisingly improved the last 3 months
"We were never friends"
I looked in the mirror last night and decided not to shave the beard. I like how it looks too much
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 21, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I shaved last night
Though I don’t feel good about it.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
rec
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Mat Latos and Cla Meredith are both members of the
Las Lette Missin Clu
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
would I
be ommy?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
And lets not forget the Dodgers' own
Joc Pederson
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I think there’s a nice way to say that.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
haha I thought that was the nice translation to ‘Us Padres fans think you Dodgers writers can stick it’
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
personally, it should be changed to Mattt Lattos just for effect.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
I can understand the post
we’d be irritated if someone called Matt Kemp, by the ignorant spelling of Mat for the name Matt. Having lived in Alexandria, Virginia I didn’t remember how many of the folk came from West Virginia.
Is Z not working for anyone else?
Like a crack-addicted rat, I keep hitting Z, and it keeps not working in this thread. Just me?
Fuck You Ruiz
With your new comment Z suddenly started working
Not sure what was wrong, but it’s fine now.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
As Lebowski is to The Eagles
I am to Tom Petty
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Who knew that the faultline that would divide TBLA
isn’t anything about the Dodgers, but the man who wrote “Zombie Zoo.”
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I saw that movie once
Too much hype; I did not find it as iconic or groin-grabblingly great as many.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
I really hope you are joking
because I may have to have you killed otherwise
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I only saw it once
and it seemed like something that would be funnier on future viewings, or at least very rewatchable.
It’s all about expectations. Mine were too high going in.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
that happens a lot. Expectations are horrible for movies.
Lebowski is amazing, it’s one of the ultimate “LA” movies, a mashup of The Big Sleep, Up in Smoke, and about 100 other LA movies from every genre.
The screenplay is incredible, you notice new stuff on every viewing.
Coen Brothers
I just saw “The Man Who Wasn’t There,” which I found excellent. Amazing cast with Billy Bob Thornton, James Gandolfini, & Scarlett Johanson.
Favorite Coen Bros. movies in order of most to least liked
The Big Lebowski
Fargo
No Country for Old Men
The Hudsucker Proxy
Raising Arizona
Blood Simple
O’ Brother Where Art Thou
A Serious Man
The Ladykillers
Burn After Reading
Burn After Reading
(phone rings in the middle of the night)
“Hullo?”
“Yes. Are you concerned about the security of your shit?”
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice list
Big Lebowski and No Country for Old Men I have not seen. Burn after Reading was easily my least favorite, not just a Coen movie but any movie. I have seen many parts of Lebowski just not the complete movie, and I don’t know why, I’m sure I’d like it. It is filled with my favorite actors.
Fargo
O Brother
Blood Simple
Hudsucker
For some reason I always thought the bowling movie with Bill Murray was a Coen movie.
probably my top four.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Kingpin! Hilarious movie… I think a Farrelly brothers if I remember correctly. Maybe that’s the mix-up.
sure was farrelly brothers
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
“I’ll lose my entire bonus check, because I’m so bombed.”
“You get that way drinking ginger ale?”
“No, he was…sniffing glue in the parking lot.”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Right
God I loved that movie. Big bowling family.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
We need a TBLA bowling event this offseason.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
We can double dip
Clippers game / Lucky Strike Bowling
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Hence the Clippers
instead of the Lakers.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Lucky Strike more expensive than Clip game. that being said, I’ll go for it.
"We were never friends"
Really?
Never been there, just walk by all the time. I expect they have the highest class of ladies to ever grace a bowling alley.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of your stature.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Sep 21, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we’d get more if it was just bowling. But I’m probably down for both.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
We are more about
exclusionary then inclusionary.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
We should have a Santa Anita night
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Went to Del Mar over labor day, have never been to a horse track before nr since. I have no clue about the tracks around here, but I hear Pomona is okay?
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Del Mar is fantastic.
Santa Anita is fairly nice, but very few tracks are as impressive as Del Mar.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
hollywood park is fun
if youre into bukowski and like to people watch
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 21, 2010 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
If we do Clippers, I submit november 3 at Staples vs Oklahoma City.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Kingpin? With Woody harrelson? Love that movie.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Maybe Bill Murray's greatest role
I’d vote his hair as the greatest hair in any movie any time. It had a life of it’s own.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay
you love Kingpin, all your other flaws can be ignored.
I vote that Kingpin be the deciding factor on TBLA membership. If you don’t have a sense of humor you won’t survive being a Dodger fan.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
“He’s going to win a lot of political offices some day”
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Prediction
Joey doesn’t see why people think Kingpin is so funny.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
TBLA's Two Faultlines
1. Tom Petty
2. Meercat vs. Phil
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Man…one of the funniest movies. Love that one.
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't see how you relate Lebowski to Up in Smoke
They are nothing alike except for the fact The Dude smokes a few joints in the movie. The Big Lebowski is not a pure stoner movie or a movie that revolves around smoking pot.
To be honest I did like it more in subsequent viewings
I remember liking it okay when I saw it in theaters but as a huge Coens fan I felt slightly disappointed.
Then I saw it again later.
And again.
Repeat 10×. Let’s just say it grows on you. A lot.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Two thoughts about that
1. When it came out, it was their first film after Fargo. The Coens will never make another movie as good as Fargo, so if you saw it when it came out, you might be understandably disappointed. Everything pales by comparison to Fargo. I certainly missed many of Lebowski’s charms.
2. Lebowski gets funnier and funnier every time I watch it.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I was of the same opinion about Fargo
But as you said, you can watch Lebowski a million times and enjoy it. Not so sure I could do that with Fargo. I seriously think Lebowski may be their best movie. Certainly their best screenplay.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I thought they peaked with Raising Arizona
because it had your favorite actor in it.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I love M. Emmet Walsh, too.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Disagree
I think “No Country” is their masterpiece. (BTW, I pleasantly enjoyed “A Serious Man” until the final shot, which blew me away.)
Re-watched No Country last weekend. Did nothing for me on a second viewing. Knowing where the movie is going really killed it for me.
Loved it the first time i saw it though.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I dunno
Maybe. I find No Country so bleak, even for them. The classic knock on the Coens is that they hold their characters in contempt… so maybe a movie as bleak as No Country is the full realization of their talents.
But what I love about Fargo is how they make Marge the moral center of the movie. Marge is easy to mock, she’s everything that’s good about the world — in the midst of a world gone mad.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the book is what made it bleak
by robotmadeofnails on Sep 21, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, sure...
…but the Coens decided it was a project they wanted to adapt for the screen. I think it’s fair to attribute the bleakness to them on that level.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
a serious man
is sooo good. for me its very similar to lebowski but mostly in spirit. not any direct connection. I was also seriously dating a jewish girl at the time so that helped to relate more to the characters.
looking forward to true grit. the return of jeff bridges!
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 21, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I love Fargo. So many great scenes. When they are riding into Minneapolis/St Paul with the windows up and the guy is chain smoking and Buschemi is giving him shit about not talking…..It makes me roll every time
Speaking of which, have you seen our anti-Tom Petty woodchiper?
This reminds me, you must really hate the Travelling Wilburys.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Handle With Care and End of the Line are my favs.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Sheeet
I wonder if he has heard of Johnny Cash, Christ they make them so young these days.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
The dude from Walk the Line? He’s real?
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
by G.Scott on Sep 21, 2010 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I love Cash
The singer and the item
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
And the guy who had that great season in '61
and the guy in our minors
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Neil Young and Tom Petty
taught Johnny Cash everything he knew:)
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Kristofferson's version
of Sunday Morning is terrific. He wrote it also.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
My list
1. Fargo
1. Lebowski (tie)
3. Miller’s Crossing
4. Barton Fink
5. A Serious Man
6. The Man Who Wasn’t There
7. Blood Simple
8. No Country
…..all the others. A tie for last with Raising Arizona and Hudsucker Proxy
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
1. Big Lebowski
2. Barton Fink
3. Fargo
4. Blood Simple
4. Miller’s Crossing
6. No Country
7. The Man Who Wasn’t There
… the rest
I feel ashamed
I haven’t seen Miller’s Crossing, Barton Fink or The Man Who Wasn’t There
My Coens List
(in order not of “quality” per se but just my favorites, and honestly #s 3-7 are all pretty close)
Fargo
Barton Fink
Blood Simple
The Big Lebowski
The Hudsucker Proxy
A Serious Man
No Country for Old Men
Raising Arizona
Miller’s Crossing
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (still enjoy it and great music but I still find it kinda thin)
Burn After Reading
The Man Who Wasn’t There (an interesting film noir, just didn’t connect with it at all)
Ladykillers (actually a little underrated and misunderstood, but still lesser Coens)
Intolerable Cruelty
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
actually 3 through 9 are all pretty close I should say
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’d put Man Who Wasn’t There lower — didn’t like that one — and Blood Simple higher.
And I have an irrational love for Hudsucker Proxy. I love that they tried to do a 30s-style screwball comedy. Sure, it doesn’t really work. But some of the lines in there get me every time. You know — for kids!
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
At the bottom for me is Intolerable Cruelty. Still don’t see why they wanted to make that movie… except that it is a romantic comedy called Intolerable Cruelty, which is a fine joke.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
The one that used to be downtown?
Serviceable in a pinch. I don’t miss it.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
The AAA championship is today on Versus, for anyone who is interested.
The PCL champ Tacoma Rainiers (6Org) take on the Int’l League champ Columbus Clippers (Cleveland). The game, naturally, takes place in Oklahoma City.
Ha!
“I’m a better alcoholic than you.”
“You weren’t supposed to say anything!”
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
FYI - Per BH-Listening in on the Court tweets
it is his opinion that those of us who would like to see a community property settlement that would hopefully turn into them selling the team got a big boost today.
burned.
But didn’t Jamie have a god awful day yesterday?
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Today was lawyer day
and the switcheroo was on the table
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Winning is relative
She has been able to show that she had no knowledge of events, which is not a defense but it sounds like the document she signed first, excluded the Dodgers and when the change was made, their lawyer did not inform her of the change.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't watch much football anymore
but watched the 49er/Saint game. Has anyone mentioned how much Alex Smith looks like a young Casey Blake?
I watched the 4th quarter. That ended up being a nice finish.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Its tough for me to watch Monday night games anymore
Its just ridiculous with the amount of hyperbole the announcers inject to try and make the game more important than it really is.
I had it on mute the whole time, at least until the final 2-3 minutes.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
seriously, it’s horrible.
They start every sentence after every play with someone’s name and some hyperbolic statement.
ALEX SMITH… is so precise, he’s like a top-flight surgeon. He’s maturing in front of our eyes, here on Monday Night and it’s incredible to watch.
Haha
Exactly!!
Next week Alex Smith will throw for 175 yards and 3 pics.
Alex Smith is one of the best passers in THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I almost passed out a couple years ago when that idiot Kornheiser tried to claim that this one mnf game the cardinals lost was the ‘worst loss in franchise history’
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Sep 21, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
In fairness
The Cardinals did have them right where they want them, and they let [the Bears] off the hook.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of brothers
Dodgers will face only half of the Hairstons this series, per Ken Rosenthal:
Another blow to #Padres: J. Hairston out rest of year w fractured rt. tibia. Played w it last 2 mos. Had thought it was shin splints.
Maybe Happy can fill in
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
by mleadman on Sep 21, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If losing Jerry Hairston
is a blow, then ………….
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Not that it matters
The Dodgers have played 48 games in the second half against +.500 teams, they are an unremarkable 14-34 in those games. They have played only 14 games against sub-.500 teams going 10-4 in those games.
We can kick the shit out of the teams who suck
will be the 2011 Marketing Slogan
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Almost every other team
has played 30+ games against sub-.500 teams in the second half, though for the other NL West teams, it is a bit skewed since the Dodgers only became sub-.500 in September.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
For instance
The Cardinals are something like 11-25 against sub-.500 teams in the second half
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
What did the first half numbers look like?
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers’ season in 50 words or fewer:
The Dodgers were a flawed but average team that could hang with the good teams, but then they stopped hitting, and then they could only beat the bad teams, and they didn’t face enough bad teams.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This might have to be a contest
for a lead story. I like the first one.
by meercatjohn on Sep 21, 2010 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers season in five words and a number.
Garrett Anderson got 163 at bats.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Once they no longer hit, the Dodgers turned into shit.
Ned made some deals, causing more groans than squeals
In the end causing Torre to quit.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, Matt Kemp was benched
But leads the team in PA
Still, future in doubt
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Matt Kemp
will be between 10-15% of his Pecota Card at the end of this year, dare I say he had an Andruw Jones type year for the Dodgers.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Naw
23 homers alone make it better than Jones’ stint
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
True
but the rest of his stats are way below his projection.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure
but to lump him in with maybe the worst Dodger’s year ever? It’s hard to defend Kemp this year, but jeez, this is Andrew Jones we are comparing him to
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I'll put it this way
As bad a year as everyone else had, Kemp’s was the most damaging because he was expected to provide a lot of the offense.
Now Jones was at a negative value so you are right in that sense, but the impact of his performance was similar.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
The LA Dodgers
Wait until next year again
The future, dark
I think i got it right.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
The season sure is a bumma;
This team is no Boys of Summa.
Don’t blame the divorce
Point the finger of course
To the poster what calls himself Humma.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
As the Dodgers continued to stank
We talked of where Loney would rank
Though he should be departing
He will end up starting
Next year, take that to the bank.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
In March, he showed up without beard
And the season was all that we feared.
The Dodgers allege
That his razor’s edge
Is what caused the whole team to get sheared.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Beautiful
I was trying to think of a Casey Blake one, but I couldn’t expand on beard/feared.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
that was awesome
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
you two poets
should do a stanza for everyone. Fanpost of the year.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
What can you say about Raffy?
Whose bat drove opponents quite daffy
He was the best when he played
But on the trainer’s table he laid
With a back made of saltwater taffy.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
It wasn’t that he could DeHit;
It was nobody else could DeFit.
They traded the dude;
The Riot ensued.
Now we miss DeBat and DeGrit.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Fifty games? That’s a steep price, indeed.
Now a warning for others to heed.
Be as clean as a Scout
Or we’ll ship you out
To Pittsburgh for smoking the weed.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
As a starter he was too bad for words
Even crying after producing turds
But in the pen he shone bright
So it didn’t seem right
To trade J-Mac for 18 and two-thirds
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Slight edit!
As a starter he was too bad for words
Shedding tears after producing turds
But in the pen he shone bright
So it didn’t seem right
To trade J-Mac for 18 and two-thirds
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Won't read well. Try
As a McStarter well too bad for words
All in tears after serving up turds
Yet in the pen he shone bright
So it didn’t seem right
To trade J-Mac for 18 and two-thirds.
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
you need a comma
between McStarter and well
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
the whole thing is without punctuation, though I see your point
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Your issue is trying to jam too many syllables into the last line. That’s the part that just doesn’t scan right.
With his trades that were too bad for words
Colletti sure served up some turds.
Though it beggars belief,
Ned wanted relief.
What he got was 18 and two-thirds.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
even that needs some work. it requires putting the stress on the second syllable of eighteen. Nobody says that. They say eighteen.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
when I read it
I put the stress on the ‘teen’ rather than the ‘eight’
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Right, and that's a problem.
The word isn’t pronounced eighteen. It’s pronounced eighteen. To really be a strong limerick, the words’ stressed syllables should match the meter.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't
When I count, I say
e LEV en
TWELVE
THIR teen
FOUR teen
FIF teen…..
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s fantastic! Oh wait, I forgot, personal experience doesn’t win arguments. The dictionary lists both pronunciations as possible for all the teen numbers
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
that’s fantastic! Oh wait, I forgot, personal experience doesn’t win arguments.
Wow, really? That’s where you want to take this?
1) Try again, and be nice. I was being nice.
2) Personal experience surely does win arguments. Despite what the dictionary says, do you actually know anybody that, when they count, puts the stress on the “teen” syllable?
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
2 is true
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I was just messing around, gee wiz : ) And the reason I’m sticking with the dictionary in this argument is that pronunciation is regional so people I know doesn’t really answer the question.
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, I’m just taking things personally these days, I guess. Not just you; happening in other parts of life. Imagined slights are getting me down. I apologize.
I guess it comes down to this: if you’re gonna be persnickety about making sure the stressed syllables match the meter, you should use the pronunciation of the words that most people use. And if you don’t — if you’re gonna use an alternate pronunciation — it had better be in service of a really, really good joke.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
For instance, many people thought to stress YOUR in “Go fuck yourself.” :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Well sure
A: Go fuck yourself!
B: Go fuck MYself?! Go fuck YOURself!
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
And it's obvious, you stress GO
like “Go forth, young one, and fuck thineself!!!”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm gonna have to site an academic source here
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
damn it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scu9zzC5U3g joke still funny?
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
tell you later
but people, please, we’re getting off track. We still need Martin, Kuo and Caroll at least.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Alternate academic source
Well, she was just seven-TEEN
and you know what I MEAN
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I disagree, though the dictionary gives both a’ten and ‘a,ten, I find a’ten more common
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
T’was Some thought Andre a Giant
He tried to be so compliant
But then a broken pinky
And his pants quite stinky
Made the Dodger fans all quite defiant
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
For Manny, Ned wheeled and dealed
But this year he was never quite healed
With Manny we won ribbons
But we’re now stuck with Jay Gibbons
Who can hit but also can’t field.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Get me rewrite!
You can surely work Gibbons into a monkey/ape-related pun.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
When Broxton forgot how to pitch
Joe Torre came out, made the switch.
But we said, “Go to hell!”
Don’t ask Dotel
To close. That is just not his niche.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s a dream to drive in a Martin
but his injuries left him smartin’
as quick as a blip
he screamed “ow my hip”
Now he drinks his milk from the carton
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
excellent
someone on twitter, see if Maddz wants to contribute Ely
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
The problem is not that he’s old.
It’s not that his bat is just cold.
The issue is odd:
We called him our god.
We are Fools, ’cause we thought he was Gold.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Too many limericks -- time for a nice, simple Clerihew.
James Loney
Bat a phony.
Think he’ll start?
Ah, bologna.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
If MLB scheduling was like the NFL scheduling
then this would matter.
Is that .500 now or .500 at the time they played said team(s).
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
You want to know everything possible about the Isotopes 2010 season and roster
Christopher Jackson of the Albuquerque Examiner has the goods. (hat tip to Jon Weisman, who tweeted this)
This is pretty interesting
They were never swept in a series all season, but nor did they sweep any opponents
Interesting article
some talk of Sands and Trayvon making the move to AAA in 2011. Wonder if they would start there or move up during the year.
Only reason they could start(according to Jackson) is Lindsey and Gibbons may both be gone from ABQ, with Lindsey maybe going elsewhere, and Gibbons seemingly earned a bench job with the Dodgers.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Jay Mohr is talking about pics of Jaime at court with a starbucks cup with the name Jeff on it.
"We were never friends"
there’s always that counter lurker at Starbucks, who doesn’t even look when they grab their cup and makes a mad dash for the door.
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I have often thought of that regarding laundromat thieves; are there a lot of people out there stealing clothes from dryers?
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
I imagine you have to be a special level of desperate before you steal clothes from a dryer. But in this economy
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Jeff
is name of her alleged companion/boyfriend/former Dodger employee
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
It's a pretty old story
unless she did it again last week.
I really don’t find much about this whole thing funny.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
No need
I should also add I don’t find Jay Mohr funny but that is a whole other thread.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah Mohr really went off on the McCourts mess this morning, whoa.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Dotel PTNBL
Eric, do you know of a deadline on this move? I believe stuff like this gets announced around 10/15 or so.
Two rules apply
1. The transaction must be completed within six months of being announced (AKA the player has to be named).
2. The player may not be an active Major Leaguer player during the interval between the trade and the date the player is named. As a result, PTBNLs are basically always minor league prospects—though sometimes a long-term major league DL player is the PTBNL.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers & Rockies obviously agreed on a list of players when they finalized the deal. But hopefully these are not just organizational guys (i.e. Jamie Hoffmann type).
by silverwidow on Sep 21, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
It's not obvious it was a list
The player could just be someone on the 40-man that the Rockies didn’t / couldn’t pass through waivers.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
You’re right, like the Tony Abreu deal. Well, then that would be pretty good (maybe).
by silverwidow on Sep 21, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Pffft like anyone would trade someone off the 40 man to rent Octavio Dotel.
by regfairfield on Sep 21, 2010 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep flew in last night from my whirlwind trip down the East. It’s comforting to come back and see that nothing changed at all
by regfairfield on Sep 21, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Except AJ Ellis being awesome, you mean.
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 am fairly sure
the Dodgers considered Tony Abreu an organizational type.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Hong-Chih Kuo has the 3rd best ERA and 3rd best ERA+ in Dodgers history (1884-present), minimum 50 IP
http://bbref.com/pi/shareit/sPvvd
ERA
Gagne (2003) 1.20
Brewer (1972) 1.26
Kuo (2010) 1.31
ERA+
Gagne (2003) 337
Saito (2007) 319
Kuo (2010) 294
I think it’s time to trade Broxton, so I hope so.
(Trade him because he’s expensive, nearing FA, and the team isn’t going to win next year. So it’s time to get what they can for him and move on.)
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
by MartinGreen on Sep 21, 2010 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m guessing someone would roll the dice on him. I remember Keith Law saying Brox was one of those guys you hope to get as much out of as you can, while he’s cheap, then just move on.
Question for Eric
If the Dodgers didn’t reach a deal with Kemp and Broxton, where would there arb raises put them?
Are the Dodgers going to be paying them more than their arb raises would have been?
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Excellent question
Both jump from $4m to $7m (Kemp’s could increase with a few more PA this year).
Broxton has the worst ERA+ (99) among all 25 pitchers with 20 saves this year, but then again, he does have 22 saves (and 6 blown saves). His case rests in body of work over multiple years.
My gut says both would get something close to $7 million, but perhaps not $7 million in arbitration. So the Dodgers didn’t save any money, and perhaps lost money. I need to do a little more research though.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Huston Street
Heading into 2010, he had the 5 years of service time that Broxton will have after this season.
Street (thru 2009): 330.2 IP, 2.91 ERA, 151 ERA+, 25-13, 129 saves
Broxton (career): 377.1 IP, 3.08 ERA, 137 ERA+, 24-17, 77 saves
Street signed a 3-year deal with $7.2 million coming in his sixth year of service time. He and Broxton have similar numbers, and Street has more experience as closer. I would say this is a case against Broxton earning $7m in 2011.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
If Kuo gets 5 more scoreless innings, he will beat Gagne (1.20000 ERA to 1.20429)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I find it oddly annoying that
the pitch that basically it is now implied got Bills sidetracked for the last season or so, the cutter, is now the savior for Cole Hamels
I think he just mixes them better now
he still has a really good changeup as well. Billz problem wasn’t his cutter was bad, he just used it to damn much.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I am finding it oddly annoying that
gmail (and now this comment) is telling me I am spelling incentivize wrong. Is their some other spelling I am unaware of?
probably just too new, not in their respective dictionaries yet
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
You weren’t properly incentivized to do so
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
it really only happens when you actualize yourself and find a new paradigm outside the proverbial box.
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
"So he's proactive"
“Oh yes, we’re talking about a totally outrageous paradigm.”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
"You said I should be proactive"
“No I said you should use proactive. For you face.”
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe your computer is accidentally British?
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 Sep 21, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you. I specialise in British humour.
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'm not sure the Pac 10 is chipping in
I think this is b/t the Big 12 and CU. From what I remember, Texas, A&M, and OU are the only ones getting most of that buyout money anyways, so it’s really just on them I’m guessing (which means it’s really just b/t Texas and CU). Makes sense then as to why it’s Orangebloods being quoted that the Big 12 aka Texas is on board with CU leaving now at a reduced buy out.
I look forward to CU joining you guys ASAP
They can gtfo of my conference, and PAC-12 teams will be guaranteed an additional conference victory a year sooner.
ROCKTEMBER - Time for Some F***ing Guy to Shine
ROCKTEMBER - The month before we play Mora playoff games
ROCKTEMBER - The rest of you can settle for Festivus
by Mondogarage on Sep 21, 2010 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
i agree
UCLA needs every win they can get in 11 while you know who is sitting in the corner. It will be their last chance ever at a PAC whatever title.
"We were never friends"
Wonder where the first championship game is played
I know a bunch of PNW school fans were bitching about having the game in So Cal, but with SC not even eligible for the game, you could have some serious empty seats if you don’t have that game in Cali, where every fan base has a TON of alums. Could you imagine Utah v. Arizona in Seattle? Empty stadium.
Championship games will always have empty seats. If you are going to travel, why not just wait for the bowl game?
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Agreed
I think there’s a potential for disaster though in certain locales. I think that’s part of the rationale for the Pac 10 tourney being in LA, attendance is bad there, it’d be embarrassingly so elsewhere.
Of course, they still need to figure out their divisional break down, and revenue sharing (which is going to get really heated.
That was a rumor
not done though. The 4 PNW schools are gonna fight that till the end.
They all want USC! :)
Seriously, they want a team that travels well. SC does that great when the team is going well (although no one goes to Pullman anyway), not so great when they’re coming off a 9-4 year.
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
They need guaranteed trips to LA and the Bay Area every year
Those schools are convinced recruiting will suffer (since they all recruit Cali even more than they do locally) if they can’t sell guaranteed games in LA and SF / Bay every year. They’re probably right.
Agree 100% w/this; definitely more important than the fans travelling. Excellent point.
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I think that's why
those schools are pushing for the zipper formula. It would at least give them a guaranteed LA trip every other year, and a bay area trip every other year (possibly those could be staggered too) with additional LA and Bay trips when they happen to be playing the other division’s Cali teams on the road.
The ACC does it this way, the problem is no one knows who the hell is in which division.
Something like:
USC, Stanford, Oregon State, UW, CU, and ASU
UCLA, Cal, Oregon, Wazzu, Utah, Arizona
The only problem is that if you keep rivalry games the last week, you have a chance for a repeat game if it were an Oregon/Oregon State championship game, etc.
But with the Big Ten putting Ohio State in Michigan in separate divisions, the precedent is there.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
The scheduling would not be fair/even if you split them and kept rivalry games no matter what. It would be like Interleague with LAA and LAD playing 6 times no matter what. And we all hate that.
"We were never friends"
It’s not fair that I was objecting to, more the idea that nobody would want to see USC and UCLA play each other 2 weeks in a row.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
They'd probably move the game then
to earlier.
You can mitigate the “instant rematch” problem by only having divisional games the last 2 weeks. I think this is why they talked about Michigan and OSU playing earlier in the year.
Right. So that’s what you lose, the tradition of USC/UCLA the last week and all the other rivalries.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup.
I don’t like it either, but if you go zipper style, you almost have to. SC has played a game after UCLA though a few times recently.
as have both Cal and Stanford played a game after the Big Game, usually Cal v Wahsington and Stanford v Notre Dame respectively
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
apples and oranges though. You’re comparing 100 year old matchups to a forced initiative to make baseball “more interesting”
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I think the dodgers playing a perennial winner like the angels 6 times and the padres playing the mariners 6 times similar to USC getting an easy win vs. UCLA every year while Cal has to play a tough Stanford every year. Who is going to get the easy win and clear path to championship game?
"We were never friends"
trust me, Cal fans aren’t gonna complain about the Big Game, and UCLA isn’t going to stink forever. Just 5 years ago you could reverse those complaints
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I think every two division conference has that possibility built in, given that you still play a few games outside your division
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
since realistically
most one time major sporting events lose money for the host, and we’re not dealing with pro cities trying to promote a new stadium, I don’t think rotation will be so much a factor as maximizing profit for effective sharing will be.
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Good point
How they’re going to share it will be a nightmare though. SC and UCLA aren’t going to want to divide it all evenly. I see both sides here. Normally I’m for conf. members splitting stuff evenly, like the Big 10 does, but (yes, I am biased here) the Pac 10 isn’t really the same as the Big 10.
I think it should rotate, but they do not do that for MBB tournament. Phoenix, Seattle, Rose Bowl, and new 49er stadium would work for me
"We were never friends"
Big 12 and ACC rotate. SEC is always at the Georgia Dome.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Big 12 did rotate
Till Texas got them to commit to Jerry World for like 5 straight years. Another reason Nebraska left. Doesn’t matter now.
Why not play it there? I may bust a nut just walking in the door of that place. Looks so tight.
"We were never friends"
Because as soon as Texas is not in the title game, the stadium will be half full.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Seattle, AZ, and Denver all have relatively new NFL stadiums. The smart money says it’s those 3 to start off with, throw the Rose Bowl or Colliseum in there to appease the LA base and you’ve got your first 4 years covered.
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I view conference title games as a “made for TV” event anyway. No need for enormous state of the art venues.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
With the caveat
that whoever the designated home team is has to have their fans act like Raider fans
I was gonna make a “as long as it’s not in that toilet bowl called Oakland Coliseum” comment earlier, just to razzle you, but I thought, no that’s mean and uncalled for.
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, someone actually reads my tweets?
I will never deny that the place is a total dump. I hate the facility. When it rains…. I can not even describe it.
"We were never friends"
What’s the word, are the 49ers building a new stadium in Santa Clara?
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I heard it was voted yes, but something came up after that. have not really followed it.
"We were never friends"
Measure J was approved by the voters; the 49ers and County of Santa Clara now need to raise $937 million for the stadium, construction of which is scheduled to begin in 2012. If construction proceeds on time, the stadium is scheduled to be ready in 2014.
That’s as much as I know
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m cool with that. I just don’t want the clear perennial powerhouse to have an extra home game every year.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Let’s just stop at Utah v. Arizona. And no, I can’t imagine that. :)
And don’t forget, we’re appealing the 2nd year ban, damnit!
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I think there's a better chance of a scholly reduction than getting that year back
We’ll see. I’ve heard both very optimistic, and very pessimistic predictions for the appeal.
Alas, as much as I hope otherwise,I think the smart money is on “no fucking way”.
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Nah…he’s a lawyer and he’s been very coy. He’s just bending over backwards saying all the right things so he has a better case for the appeal. They said “no contact with Bush”, so he wouldn’t answer his calls. Pretty funny.
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
If you lose the appeal, blame Garrett and other USC program honchos
seems to be hitting these penalties hard if you don’t penalize yourself , look at what Tennessee did to its basketball team. too bad USC did not do some self-imposed football penalties before the report came out, they probably could saved a year or two off probation and maybe that 2nd bowl year and schollie reductions.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
USC still maintain their innocence. Why would they self-impose themselves for something they don’t believe is true?
by Julio Nievas on Sep 21, 2010 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
B/c you should have the foresight to see what’s coming down the road.
They already had the NCAA’s notice of allegations. They should have known the NCAA was going to claim that they thought McNair knew. I know SC thinks they never proved that (and they clearly didn’t), but this isn’t court.
If they'd self imposed last year
which they should have the second they lost to Stanford, that would have been it.
That LA Mag article said that was Carroll’s decision, that MG was pushing to self impose.
It was on the P a couple weeks ago
It was that LA Times Mag on the Downfall of SC.
http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2010/09/the-fall-of-troy.html
I find this interesting but perhaps it means nothing
USC’s total margin of victory for their first 3 game this year is 27 points, lowest total since 2002.
2009 – 53
2008 – 71
2007 – 79
2006 – 71
2005 – 131
2004 – 92
2003 – 69
2002 – 37
by bhsportsguy on Sep 21, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
More important stat
USC is 3-0 for the first time in three years!
by Julio Nievas on Sep 21, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
If we fail to beat the Cougars by more than 14 points, I’ll break my hand by punching something I am not supposed to..
by Julio Nievas on Sep 21, 2010 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on Oshea
You know we don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell to get it reduced…
by Julio Nievas on Sep 21, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Come on Oshea
don’t you say what I mean
At this moment
You mean everything
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think the odds are good
They key things would be
1) Dee said the 2 year bowl ban was based on 2 years of Bush being ineligible for bowl games. So if you could clear 2004, then the NCAA sort of has to give you that one back, no? (still think virtually no shot).
2) Scholarships. That one was way more arbitrary, and I think the NCAA actually may reduce that to the Bama number (like 21 or 20).
From today's Bleacher Report
It’s already rumored that Mattingly has asked third base coach Larry Bowa to become the club’s bench coach next year, and based on Bowa’s past personality issues and his ongoing conflicts with several players on the team, this move could very well be adding fuel to the fire.bq.
also from today’s Bleacher Report
Boxing great turned superstar promoter Oscar De La Hoya said that it “wouldn’t be difficult at all” for him to put together a group to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers. bq.
In short
Never quote anything from “Bleacher Report”
by Julio Nievas on Sep 21, 2010 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Bleacher Report
Fulfilling the “Teenage guys in their parents basement” stereotype about bloggers. In this case, true.
Why oh why does Google consider BR to be “News” site?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
It’s absurdly arrogant. He has no idea of the purchase price, yet he’s confident raising that amount of money would be no problem.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m confident that De La Hoya has a shitload of money.
by regfairfield on Sep 21, 2010 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
He does, but he’d still need a shitload more to buy the Dodgers. He is very well connected in this town though.
It’s just a throwaway comment. He’s a PR guy. Even if he has the money, I can’t imagine him sinking a ton of his own personal money into buying the Dodgers. That’s not his business and I don’t see why De La Hoya should be considered some ideal candidate to buy the Dodgers. I thought everybody wanted some billionaire who will spend whatever necessary to field a winner, losses be damned? Even if that guy probably doesn’t exist.
by Michael White on Sep 21, 2010 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
De La Hoya buying the team could lead to a De La Hoya vs. “The Worlds Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski MMA match at Dodger Stadium. No other buyer can offer that.
by regfairfield on Sep 21, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I was on an historical tour of Pasadena awhile go
and his property had some significance to the subject matter but he wouldn’t let anyone on the grounds.
Dick
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
his property
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
It is sad that two sports institutions
will probably find their immediate futures not decided on the playing field but by arbiter of justice, one bound by law, the other bound by their complex set of rules.
I am actually attending the next two games in person
When I sort of backloaded my tickets this season, I expected these games to be meaningful for the Dodgers, not for just for their opposition. Well, maybe Bills or Lills will make a run at a no-hitter or something. Or John Lindsey will homer off Clay Dick.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
My daughters are going tonight. Just can’t stomach the thought myself. I hate that.
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
My personal record for Dodger games attended has come in a crap year.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
The Dodgers are 11-10 with me in the house this year
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven't
actually sat down and figured out my record. I was at the Mattingly two visits to the mound game though, so that felt like two losses. I’m 1-0 in the press box though!
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I only went to one one game besides the TBLA nights
and that was the game Kershaw was creamed. I had not been to less then 30 games since McCourt bought the team.
Are they going just for the Andre fleece blanket?
(Cue Josie in 3, 2, 1…)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 21, 2010 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
PLEASE!!!!!!
Someone get that fleece blanket for me? I’d do it myself, but I’m gonna be in class. Please oh please oh please
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Le Sigh
I’m never gonna get an Andre blanket : (
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I could get you one but I prefer to keep my job. Besides, they are really Angel themed.
"We were never friends"
no worries
I’m sure they’ll creep up on ebay
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I think you need to change your clinet code
to BUMS
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the reasons
my wife is going. She is a little disappointed the blanket does not feature his visage.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
OMG!
Could you imagine? Cuddling up in Andre’s arms every night. /swoon
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice
No, I put him on my closet door so I approach him nekkid everyday
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, as a fan the next two nights
in the press box on Thursday. The readers will be further punished by reading my prose about the Dodgers rather than Eric’s.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
That’s okay with me. Dude is just a hater these days anyway.
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I am of the opinion that something is physically wrong with Broxton
and that he is hiding it. The Dodgers are out of it; they should just shut him down, let him get into his off-season regime, and pick it back up in the spring.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Let’s hope you meant “off-season regiment” and that Broxton is not planning a coup of some central American country or something.
But what exactly is that regiment? Eat everything in sight?
I, for one, don’t think he’s dead yet. But I would like to see him work on some conditioning.
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I saw/heard two interesting things in Las Vegas this weekend
1. At a sports memorabilia shop at The Forum at Caesar’s, Pete Rose was appearing and signing stuff for a fee. No one was at the table. Las Vegas does seem like Pete’s kind of town though.
2. Mariachis singing “Another Brick in the Wall” and “Don’t Stop Believing”. The former had my wife and me cracking up.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I believe
Pete is there all the time, I think he will sign a ball saying I bet on baseball for a fee
I would love to hear this
Mariachis singing "Another Brick in the Wall"
It really was hilarious
They sang it to a table of six young girls who were below drinking age, judging by their table. Maybe Eight-EEN.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
He gets paid an absolute shit ton of money to do that. Its sort of insane, considering that you can get a Rose Ball for like $40.
by UCLADodger32 on Sep 21, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Ominous Tweet
is a great name for a band.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
He came down with a case of amnesia.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Seems to be going around in that courtroom.
by KellyStephen on Sep 21, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
does it?
I don’t recall
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 21, 2010 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
If you refresh the page
Can you see the 2011 payroll column on the right payroll sidebar? I only added Kemp and Broxton, just to see if it would show up.
Let me know if you can see it, and what browser you are using.
Yes
On the Browser That Tries the Souls of Hearty Men.
aka IE.
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
In retrospect
I wish I’d called it “The Browser of Choice for Carlos Ruiz.”
Fuck You Ruiz
by Humma Kavula on Sep 21, 2010 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I only see the 2010 Payroll list.
IE 7
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Scratch that
I’m just Troy Percival blind mixed with Jose Offerman stupid right now.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
Eric
so far this conference call is all technical difficulties. It’s kind of funny in a way. They made a big deal of it being the game of the week on ESPN2 and everything and ten minutes in and all we’ve gotten are bits of classical music and coaches on cell phones talking gibberish.
My other other gig tells me that NBC Sports is having a conference call about their golf coverage over the weekend, maybe I’ll try that one out. /not
now it’s rolling. It’s actually quite brilliant. It’s done through a third party company who do only conference calls, and it’s a great way to do a pre-game press conference without having to gather everyone together
by Josie Becker on Sep 21, 2010 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Everyone was bashing him for rejecting Vick’s success and starting Kolb to justify trading Donovan. Those same people will bash him for being a flip-flopper when Vick struggles this week. He should talk to Phil about what it’s like to be a blogger.
"Remember, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Except for herpes. That shit'll come back with you."
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