A Look Back At LA Dodger Position Players To Pitch In A Game
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 7:27 PM PST
in Dodgers History & Records
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PrintIn 53 years in Los Angeles, the Dodgers have had just seven position players pitch in a game. As is almost always the case, the position player entered in a blowout, although the Dodgers did have one of their seven position players get a decision. Here's a look back at all seven pitching appearances by position players in LA Dodger history (thanks to kinbote for the idea):
Mark Loretta
July 28, 2009 at St. Louis: 1/3 IP, one flyball, one hit-by-pitch
Chad Billingsley and Adam Wainwright were each scoreless through five innings, but that's where the good news ended for the Dodgers. Billingsley allowed six runs in the sixth inning of an eventual 10-0 loss. Brent Leach couldn't do any better in the eighth inning, allowing all four batters to reach safely, ending his Dodger career (Leach is now in Japan) by allowing his final six batters faced to reach base. Loretta hit Matt Holliday, then got Ryan Ludwick to fly out to deep left field to end the inning. It was especially bad for the Dodgers to use Loretta because they were carrying 13 pitchers at the time.
Robin Ventura
June 25, 2004 vs. Angels: 1 IP, three flyouts, one hit
Jose Lima had a magical year in 2004, but he didn't have anything magical on this night, allowing three home runs, 11 hits, and eight runs in his four innings of work. The Dodgers trailed 13-0 after eight innings, and turned to Ventura to finish the job in the ninth inning. He retired Robb Quinlan, Alfredo Amezaga, and reliever Derrick Turnbow on fly balls, with a single by Darrin Erstad mixed in between. Ventura told the Associated Press he was not happy with his performance:
"I just tried to throw it over the plate," Ventura said. "It was definitely weird."
Ventura said the last time he pitched was "a lot of years ago."
"I was not very good. I can honestly tell you that," he said.
The loss was the fifth straight for the Dodgers, who would also lose to the Angels the next day as well. Beginning with this game on June 25, 2004, the Dodgers have gone 36-66 in interleague play.
Chris Donnels
May 5, 2001 at Cubs: 1/3 IP, one groundout
One day after the Dodgers released Carlos Perez, eating the roughly $6 million remaining on the water-cooler-attacking left-hander's contract, they trailed 4-1 to the Cubs after six innings at Wrigley Field. Terry Adams began the seventh inning, and faced seven batters, but failed to get a single out. Adams was replaced by Rule 5 pick Jose Antonio Nuñez, who didn't fare much better, allowing nine runs while recording five outs. Nuñez was designated for assignment three days later, never pitching for the Dodgers again.
The bases were loaded with two outs in the eighth inning, and the score already 20-1. According to the Los Angeles TImes' game recap, "The Cubs became only the third team in the modern era and the first since Cleveland in 1928 to score eight or more runs in consecutive innings." After Nuñez walked five in the eighth inning alone, Donnels started Gary Matthews Jr. with two balls. However, Donnels got Matthews to ground out to Eric Karros, ending the inning.
Jeff Hamilton
June 3, 1989 at Astros: 1 2/3 IP, two hits, one run, one intentional walk, two strikeouts, Loss
This game probably deserves its own post at some point. It was one of two 22 inning games played by the Dodgers that season, and at seven hours, 14 minutes was the longest night game in National League history. Orel Hershiser pitched seven scoreless innings of relief, on two days rest, and would also pitch seven scoreless innings in the other 22-inning game that season, a 1-0 win in Montreal. The use of Hershiser would complicate the rotation for the Dodgers, who were already scrambling with an upcoming doubleheader two days later. The Dodgers recalled Ramon Martinez to pitch game one of that doubleheader, then optioned him back to Albuquerque after Martinez threw a six-hit shutout.
But back to Houston, the game was so crazy, and so long, that there were a number of memorable occurrences. John Shelby played all 22 innings in center field, but went 0-for-10 at the plate. After Hershiser, the Dodgers were out of pitchers, so they turned to Hamilton, who started the game at third base. With Hamilton on the mound, the Dodgers moved first baseman Eddie Murray to third base for one of just six games in his career, and brought in Fernando Valenzuela, the previous night's starting pitcher, to play first base.
Hamilton retired the Astros in order in the 21st inning, including a strikeout of Billy Hatcher, but allowed a leadoff single to Bill Doran in the 22nd. After a groundout moved Doran to second base, Hamilton intentionally walked Terry Puhl to face Ken Caminiti. After three two-strike foul balls, Hamilton struck Caminiti out swinging and was one out away from getting out of the inning. However, Rafael Ramirez lined a single over the outstretched glove of Valenzuela (three inches shorter than Murray) at first base, ending the game and giving Houston a 5-4 win.
Also, in case you needed another reason to love Vin Scully, check out this note from the Los Angeles Times:
Vin Scully, who fulfilled his Game of the Week assignment for NBC Saturday before flying from St. Louis to Houston, trotted through the press box in the Astrodome Saturday night during the national anthem, barely making it in time for the Dodger-Astro broadcast. The Dodger announcer, who usually does not work Dodger games on Saturdays, filled in for Don Drysdale, who has laryngitis.
Mickey Hatcher
May 4, 1989 vs. Cardinals: 1 IP, one run, three walks, one hit-by-pitch
With St. Louis leading 11-0 at Dodger Stadium, Mickey Hatcher was tabbed to finish the game. He was all over the place, walking three and hitting a batter. A Jose Oquendo double play grounder let Hatcher off the hook for what could have been a worse outing. Hatcher, per the LA Times, took it in stride.
"I needed one more inning. I was finding the zone," Hatcher said with a semi-straight face later. "I had good stuff in the pen, then I get in my first outing, and that guy (plate umpire Jim Quick) was squeezing me."
Danny Heep
July 30, 1988 vs. Astros: 2 IP, two hits, two runs, one home run (to Caminiti)
Heep, one of the famed Stuntmen, the name given to the Dodger bench in 1988, pitched the final two innings of a 14-6 loss to Houston at Dodger Stadium. It would be the last start for nearly two months for Valenzuela, who was battling shoulder and arm problems.
Jim Hickman
June 23, 1967 vs. Giants: 2 IP, three hits, one run, one home run (to Willie Mays)
Hickman was acquired along with hit-by-pitch king Ron Hunt from the Mets before the season for Tommy Davis and Derrell Griffith. Hickman, normally an outfielder and first baseman, entered the game with the Dodgers down 6-1 to start the top of the eighth inning. He retired five of the seven batters he faced, and allowed a solo home run to Willie Mays, certainly nothing to hang your head over. Pitcher Mike McCormick also had a single off Hickman, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah. I like that idea. Loney can be our 8th starter, and Sands can play 1B!
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HEY ORNAKE
What’s your take on relationships?
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
Do I really seem like the kind of girl that would need to ask that point blank if I were interested in someone?
I was just being obnoxious. Carry on. :)
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Dammit I wanted to see where this was going.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
That's not emo.
Its sad. And it is in good taste. I know. I’m awesome.
Chad Billingsley: The Man With the Golden Thighs
ornake
I can only have one internet boyfriend at a time, it’s like, the rules. Once I kill off GScott so K3vo here can have a friend, we can negotiate how much you’d like to be a ghost.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
Being shitty and lasting a long time < being awesome and criting a lot
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Its all about that burst damage
yo
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
rolling ignites imo.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
+1
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If you had true cred you would go with Dex and Wis.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
This isn't 1998
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
True hipster nerds played RPGs before they were cool.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
I remember back in the day
trying to level up in super mario rpg by beating up lower level characters, only to realize how XP actually worked. Fucking spiny bitches didn’t give me shit.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
best place
is to fight the spearhead guys in Smithy’s lair. You also get rock candy’s that cause 200 damage to Smithy’s steel head.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah I did that
at the end, it was awesome.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
gotta have lazy shell
and give the armor to the princess, she heals, Mario and Geno lay the smack down.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
It’s the marijuana of hipster bands. A gateway band to being really into Sigur Ros.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 7:50 PM PST up reply actions
or getting into Muse
and rocking the eff out
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
Is that possible for anyone that’s making D & D references?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, he's +5 to intellect
cos he’s a stupid clothy
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
Ummmm that is clearly a World of Warcraft reference please don’t bring your plebeian MMOs into my sacred tabletop.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 7:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
but
she has the “boob” stat booster
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
now there's
a D&D reference!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
it's a booster for a stat
it ain’t roket siense Ornake
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
But you just said you were a +5. Stories got more holes than Gabe Kapler’s swing.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
You just said you had no stats…
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
it's his loss Maddz
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah like I’d want to hang with a bunch of Burberry scarfless nerds.
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by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
Listen. You and me can have a hipster party.
But I’m also getting cockblocked here. So, help me out man.
Chad Billingsley: The Man With the Golden Thighs
Love, if you don’t wanna get cockblocked don’t hit on women on a baseball blog.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
regfairfield
reputation has risen
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
I was into/not into it
before it was cool/uncool
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
honey, it increases your stats
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
Dont call me honey.
That is reserved for Maddz and Humma. Just because Humma is that swesoke.
Chad Billingsley: The Man With the Golden Thighs
sorry cutie
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
I dont get it dumpling, what are you trying to say?
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
Darwin says if my ultimate goal is saving society I should pick a different pookie pie
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
i think
you need to ask which one is which
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
wow
Looks like i’ve missed a lot in the past 4 or 5 months since i’ve read these threads. I need to catch up on my TBLA gossip (grabs magazine)
I'm nobody's fool, least of all yours
by BoulderDodger on Jan 11, 2011 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
Who would you rather have at 1B?
Player A: .331/.381/.538
Player B: .282/.347/.502
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 7:48 PM PST up reply actions
You just picked Loney circa 2007.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
he's somewhere in there
and maybe, just maybe, a dynamic first year manager and his wide-eyed group of coaches can bring him out.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
Only if you are willing to give up Zach Granick
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
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You are well advised to start hitting Z now and not stopping.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 11, 2011 9:22 PM PST up reply actions
you z'd yourself
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Speaking of optimal Lakers possessions (from earlier today)
3 of first 5 Laker possessions featured corner threes by Fisher (2) and Artest (1). Awesome.
Dodger position players:
A new source of pitching talent for the Pirates.
Position players are actually surprisingly effective.
You’d think Nick Swisher striking the man out would be somewhere but it’s not. Damn you Selig.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
You are the wind beneath my wings.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
Oh no!!
I think I remember Jeff Hamilton at the Astros. I either watched some of this or read a detailed review. After waiting forever for Hamilton to do absolutely nothing got several of these extras where he could really disapoint!
same about of AB's?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
this game has promise, I’ll take the top guy for 500 alex
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 7:57 PM PST up reply actions
The top guy will likely drive in more runs by getting more hits
But he takes a walk like Christian Guzman.
The 2nd player is better but I might take the first guy because he creates more opportunities than just 1 base with a walk and a bit more power.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Take #2
He makes less outs and provides .056 more OPS. That .015 increase in OBP alone is enough to be meaningful, I think. Just to pick an example, Juan Pierre is tolerably decent if he OBPs .345; at .330, he is the outmaker so many loathe.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Basic conversion is that five walks instead of singles is worth one walk instead of an out.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
That English still confuses me.
5-6, with 5 singles = 0-0, 6 walks?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
That was terrible of me, but yeah, you figured it out.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 9:00 AM PST up reply actions
Math FTMFW
I assume that the .041 increase in Slg is enought to take player two anyway, or is the ~.100 diff in isoP the dominant term?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
The slugging percentage is more important than the iso. IsoP only measures bases you get beyond the first one, and those aren’t nearly as important.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 9:10 AM PST up reply actions
Typing fail
IsoD – relating to the five singles, six walks rule.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Yeah B is still the better player. The 60 point OPS spread is too much for a few extra singles to matter.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
linear weights
assuming average distribution of runner(s) on base (ROB)
Single: 0.73
Walk:0.42
Out: -0.42
A. 5-6 with 5 singles and one out
(0.73 * 5) – 0.42 = 3.23
B. 0-0 with 6 walks
(0.42 * 6) = 2.52
Hat tap: Tango Tiger
Those are amazingly different from the linear weights numbers I usually use.
Doesn’t that also mean a shortstop missing a play costs the team over a run?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
with no runners on base
using the numbers from the same site I get
Single: 0.29
Walk: 0.29
Out: -0.20
(0.29 * 5) – 0.20 = 1.25
vs
(0.29 * 6) = 1.74
So with less runners on player B is better, with more runners on player A is better. I don’t know if the numbers listed above are weighted by the fact that different base states occur more/less often than others. Thoughts?
vr, Xei
those are the weights with runners on base though. It’s .49 for a single and .35 for walk overall, isn’t it?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
2.45 vs 2.10 with your numbers. Then subtract the value of an out from the 2.45 to get the linear weight comparison.
-0.3 for the out, so close to even. Not my numbers, it’s the last line of the table, labeled “avg”, in the link you provided.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
looked it up it is 0.31
so it is 2.14 (singles hitter) vs 2.10 (walk guy). The first numbers I used were not the correct chart to look at. The .49, .35 and .31 numbers are the ones. So they are very even using linear weights with a slight edge to the singles hitter who made one out.
vr, Xei
-0.3
so 2.15 vs 2.10
over the course of a season it would add up to around 6 or 7 run difference, or just over a 1/2 win.
So 5 singles + one out = 6 walks is coarsely right, as reg postulated.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
I’m trying to follow this… so how much SLG is an out worth?
To bring up the NBJHBA again… in the Babe Ruth comment, James sticks Ruth inside a made-up lineup of all-time stiffs. What would be the better strategy — to walk Ruth every time or let him hit? And of course the answer is that it’s better to let him hit, because as dangerous a hitter as he is, he’ll still make hundreds of outs.
My question, then: if it’s true that the added SLG can make the 5 singles and an out equivalent to the 6 walks and no outs, that implies that there is some level of SLG where it DOES make sense to walk “Ruth” (or whomever) every time, right? What is that level?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 12, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
depends on the base state and the game state.
Why? If we are talking about walking him EVERY time, why does the base state play into it?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 12, 2011 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Ok, I see where you are going with this. It is not a realistic exercise but I suppose you are trying to compare the values of walking Ruth every time vs pitching to him every time??? Correct?
That’s right. Not realistic — walking him every time vs. pitching to him every time.
Bill James says to pitch to him, because his hundreds of outs outweigh whatever damage from his SLG.
But if 5 singles and an out are equivalent to six walks and no outs, then there has got to be some level of SLG where it actually would make sense to walk the batter every single time.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 12, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
There is, but it’s in the 3.000s.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
Thanks.
And: wow…
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 12, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
What if you only walk him when the bases aren't empty?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
That’s entirely possible.
Basically there’s no situation where you should walk a guy with no outs and the bases empty.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Not even Barry Bonds in 2001
in the 9th inning in a tie game?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Nope. The odds that Barry comes around to score (44% assuming average players behind him) is bigger than the odds that Barry goes yard.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
sweet tables
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Let's assume 650 PA
Scenario A: Walk Ruth every time.
650 * 0.35 = 227.5 runs or 21.7 wins.
(That is a lot!)
Now let’s make up some numbers for a hitter that would match those 227.5 runs given that he is pitched to every single time and never walked.
Using excel to help me out, I can come up with the following line which matches the player that walk every time… and it is.
PA: 650
AB: 650
Hits: 382
1B: 180
2B: 100
3B: 12
HR: 90
BB: 0
AVE: .588
OBP: .588
SLG: 1.194
OPS: 1.782
LW: 227.32
Use your power as a simulator
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
But tending toward infinite!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
I'll never forget the Jeff Hamilton game
I remember watching that one in 1989, and being heartbroken when we lost it. I’ve seen the game broadcast once or twice in the years since on ESPN Classic.
I’m pretty sure Vin called all 22 innings of that one, as well as another extra-inning game a day or two later.
I watched the whole game
at my grandma’s house. It was epic.
That reminds me, I added an awesome Vin Scully note above from that game.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
David Eckstein
wishes he had half the grit of Vin Scully :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
Is the top one a pitcher’s batting line? I’ve gotta believe it is, and the bottom is an ok player’s season line but actually plays every day.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Top one is Juan Pierre in May of 2009
Bottom is Babe Ruth at age 22
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 7:47 AM PST up reply actions
I'd forgotten that Robin Ventura was on the Dodgers as recently as 2004
weird…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Grand Slam machine
he was
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I'm kind of surprised
things don’t go worse for position players who pitch. I would totes expect them to get lit up
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Most of the games are blowouts, so the opposing batters seem as drunk as Ornake is when he comments.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
now if they were drinking like Humma
then the game would never end!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
Sure
I would just expect them to perk up when they see the position player come in.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
they have dinner plans
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
Miyamoto has wisdome for this thread
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
by nolander on Jan 11, 2011 8:14 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
upvoted already.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
its not for you
its for cornholio
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
turn about is fair play.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
nooooooooooooooooooo
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Miyamoto-sama
is wise
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
This thread got terrible
quickly.
Sorry, Eric. It was a nice article.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Agreed, Is one coming on pitchers who played field positions?
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:19 PM PST up reply actions
I've only heard of that happening once
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
It happened in the Houston game above, for one.
Lasorda did it a few times with Valenzuela I think.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
thats the one I was thinking of
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Jeff Weaver liked to pinch run
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Check out the 20th and 21st innings of this game at Wrigley Field in 1982. Valenzuela and Bob Welch alternating RF & LF with Dusty Baker.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
Also there was
this great Mets game where Davey Johnson had both Roger McDowell and Jesse Orosco in the game at the same time, shuttling between the mound and the OF depending on who was hitting.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
how about a post on pinch-hitting pitchers? Like Randy Wolf?
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
It would begin with Tim Leary and end with Jason Schmidt.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
I agree. I apologize.
So, Nick Swisher pitching was interesting!
Chad Billingsley: The Man With the Golden Thighs
what more can be said
that Robin Ventura didn’t already announce, with authority!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
Does it detract from Ventura's manliness
that he got handled by Ryan, or do you just applaud him for having the cajones to take on the man, the myth.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
He said after
That he had no idea why he did that. lol
Chad Billingsley: The Man With the Golden Thighs
ha
i always forget that was him
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
Impart us your wisdom
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Oregon has also benefited from the whole
lying on top of a dude so not tech being down thing themselves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THpcstNxGb4
Of course this was 2002 and not the national championship game…
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
OT
soo, anyone gonna see The Green Hornet?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:29 PM PST reply actions
When its cheap
and if its good. I finally get to see Social Network this weekend awwwwwwwwwww yeah
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I refuse to see anymore comic book movies
they are derivative at best
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 11, 2011 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
That statement is so vague as to be almost meaningless
/nerd
I assume you mean SUPERHERO comic book movies? Examples please.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
HJ said Batman (the characte, and movies) all suck. Fight!
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
Psh
Batman is an OG, other superheroes be derivative of him yo. Tim Burton and Joel Schmuck deserve a special place in hell though. Ok thats a little harsh on Tim boy, but he did fuck up the ending of the first movie.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I was just trying to peck a fight. HJ has no beef.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
Yes it was such a clever ruse
If only I had cracked the code in time!
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
we’ll have to fly around the world so fast we go back in time, and then stop the trolls from taking over the internet!
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
well except for Supes
he is THE OG
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
They are OGs together
Yin and Yang
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
no homo
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
on topic
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
robin as catcher. Interesting. . . .
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
Interestinger
is that he isn’t catchin for Batman. Maybe Nightwing is pitching
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
But the pitcher remains a mystery. Or one of The Mysteries.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Mysteries
are a gritty team
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
this
i believe i’ve stated before how fandom of each represents a different stage of life. Superman=childhood, Batman=adulthood
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Lakers FG% at 50%
Cavs at 25%
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 8:33 PM PST reply actions
57-25 at the break.
That will get it done.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
25 points?
All they have is 25 god damn points?
by Michael White on Jan 11, 2011 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
I still remember this game, from 1987. The Lakers were up 29-0 on Sacramento, and 40-4 after the first quarter. They won by 36.
The LA Times the next day had a picture of the Forum scoreboard with the 40-4 tally on the front page of the sports section.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
26-5 at the half. GO CAL!
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/gameflash/2010/11/26/69038_boxscore.html
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
Also
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/012209dnsposhutout.40d72ee.html
FTA:
The final score of the high school girls basketball game was 100-0, and his team had the nothing. Still, a week later, Dallas Academy Athletic Director Jeremy Civello was chalking up the game in the win column.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
I remember that
I attended a game in the early 70s when they blew out the Warriors by a then-record margin, 150-99, or something like that. Every Laker scored and I want to say the last guy to do so was Jim Cleamons, now a coach.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I want to say that was 162-99, or maybe 163-99, because that score was stuck in my head.
I can’t remember which team was which, but like 10-12 years ago I believe Portland more than doubled up Indiana, 124-59. Awesome.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
The first is correct
no box, but it is listed here. Jim Cleamons was on that roster.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Hey Dave
belated thought…Maddz Daddz is totally on twitter. Bahahahaahaha
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
is that
his handle?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Does he follow you? I don’t think I’d follow my daughter on twitter, if she tweets, which I don’t think she does.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
he does, he trolls me and my sister regularly.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
#bettymoment Just out of bed, “Whooeee! We should treat the morning more like a rodeo. Yeee Haaaww!!”
Betty is my Maddz Mommz
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
and
Each of my daughters is friends with the other’s ex and both are friends with my son’s ex What happened to “fuck those assholes forever”?
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
That is hilarious. I should follow her.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
her?
Oh no, that’s my dad. My mom just gets quoted. He’s protected, though.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
against tweet sluttery?
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
Slow on the uptake here.
Tweets with a condom?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
To obnoxious mormon attorney on the other side, who is in a tizzy: “Don’t get your magical panties in a bunch.”
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
omg LOL. I had a buddy who dated a mormon in college. Magical underwear was a BIG deal back in the day
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
The magic underwear is always the go-to.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
he actually said that. Best. Litigation attorney. OF ALL TIME.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
In court? Wonder if the reporter kept a straight face.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
oh reply fail
it means that he needs to be following you for you to see his tweets. I believe.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
With your post count as it is I’m glad I have 2 antivirus programs running.
can’t have enough protection against comment sluts
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 9:04 PM PST up reply actions
Dude you’re not supposed to double bag.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
Dude, calling her a comment slut or nympho is so last hour (on twitter anyway).
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I know, it was more an homage than an original thought.
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 9:09 PM PST up reply actions
It wasn't the greatest comment of all time
just an homage?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
he couldn't remember
the greatest comment of all time
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
Someone else gets credit for the comment slut line. (cough) David (cough)
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
The best motherfuckin comment the greatest comment of all time.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
So glad I get to karaoke Friday.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 9:31 PM PST up reply actions
The NBA record margin
Largest margin of victory, game
68-Cleveland vs. Miami, December 17, 1991 (148-80)
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
fo
sho
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 9:14 PM PST up reply actions
Cleveland’s Manny Harris is a cool -50 in the game in the third quarter.
by Michael White on Jan 11, 2011 9:16 PM PST up reply actions
Lakers record
for points against. Charlotte only scored 66 points.
March 12, 2002
The Cavs are at 33 with 3:30 left in the 3rd.
Cavs are bad, news at 11
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by Ghost_of_K3vo on Jan 11, 2011 9:10 PM PST up reply actions
Thanks for this, Eric
I admit I don’t even remember Chris Donnels. I also didn’t realize Danny Heep was on the list. I loved that guy almost as much as Len Matuszek or Matt Luke. And he pitched two innings.
Overall I’m surprised the number is as low as it is. I guess these 12 man pitching staffs have made it more rare. Seems like we used to have 10 man staffs which gave way to 11 and now 12. I believe crazy Torre even went 13 at one point. Anyway, great stuff.
if it's not too much trouble
which team has used the most position players as pitchers?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 9:13 PM PST up reply actions
In the days of four-man rotations, pretty sure nine-man staffs (staves?) were common, or at least not uncommon.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Assuming a 12 man staff
I can’t get a handle on our bench. Navarro, Carroll, & Gwynn/Gibbons are locks, leaving two spots open. We really need a RH power threat [Mitchell is a longshot] as well as a 1b/3b option [Blake would fill this nicely if he weren’t starting]. I don’t see the need for Castro, but someone usually explains to me how we need a back-up SS beyond Carroll. I don’t see any room for X. Paul at this point.
Gibbons is gonna be backup first base. Uribe/Carroll is backup at third. Leaves plenty of room for Castro.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
That’s why you bring Castro.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
Shannon Fucking Brown
Half court shot at the buzzer puts the Lakers up by 51 after three quarters.
Joey is going to think Byron Scott should be fired.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 11, 2011 9:20 PM PST via mobile reply actions
1-21 in their last 22 games I believe
He certainly isn’t in line for a contract extension, haha.
But I believe a coach is some of the very least responsible for how good a team is, so it really wouldn’t matter who the coach is at this point, unless he was Grady Little-ing it up out there.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Man, wish the Lakers could've saved some of this for that Miami game
but then again, cleveland isn’t Miami.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Manny Harris of the Cavs is 51 in 31 minutes. Kobe was +46 in 25 minutes. i dont know if i’ve ever seen such high +/ numbers in such a short amount of time. Hell, I think I could do better than -51 in an NBA game.
Woah, I have no idea how to do a strike through. Not sure how that happened.
by UCLADodger32 on Jan 11, 2011 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
Heh
OldHossRadbourn
As a child I often shoveled offal out of my pappy’s butcher shop. Tonight’s performance by the Cleveland Cavaliers smells far worse.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Hercules cleaned the Aegean stables, which required diverting a river to clean out all the shit, and even he is like, “I’d rather smell that than watch Cleveland.”
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 11, 2011 9:33 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I hold a minor in Classical Civ….so that’s a rec from me!
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
Show off.
I have no minor, but my B.S. says “Mathematics/Computer Science”, which makes me half-assed at both.
My daughter, OTOH, will be awarded a B.S. and a B.A. in June.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I just like making half-assed references to classical shit.
I’m right now reading Dante’s Inferno, one canto at a time, on Saturday mornings, when we go to the library for Spawn’s story hour.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 11, 2011 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
I enjoyed the pun!
I really like that era of history. A lot.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
(Reads up thread, wonders where he made a pun….)
I’m glad you liked it!
(shifts eyes suspiciously)
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 11, 2011 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
“classical shit”
both in terms of the Herculean effort listed above and “things that are Classical, yet said colloquially”
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
Hey, wow! That makes me sound smart.
Except that the pun, like all of my comments, was half-assed, meaning that it is unlikely that the shit got out without getting all over the place.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 11, 2011 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
Hercules smelted stuff?
I got nothin.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
Calling Maddz the show off, not you. All my references are half-assed, so I look up to you having only some of them be.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
There are two Cavaliers
who have not entered the game.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Funny this game comes after Eric’s post. What’s the basketball equivalent of a position player pitching?
4:12 to go
all Lakers are positive in +/-
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
2:50 to go
Joe Smith only Laker not to score.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Somehow
Pau played 31 minutes tonight. Bynum next at 28.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
lowest points allowed
in franchise history
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
Balanced attack
Six Lakers with 15 or 13 points.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
MLB Playoffs unchanged for 2011
@revinevan1 (Evan Bladh) New Post – MLB Postseason Expansion delayed…Changes to the postseason format will not occur this year.
He quotes Selig from television here.
"There continues to be fruitful talks about it, but they’re definitely off the table for this year. Really, I think that’s what we’ve been saying all along. We couldn’t expand the postseason for 2011. The schedules are already done. But we’re making good progress. (Replay) is still under discussion, but there’s nothing new." [source: MLB Channel]
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
True or False
As much as you and I might bitch and moan about the expanded playoffs, most fans — the kind of people who think James Loney was great last year because look at all the RBIs — think expanded playoffs is a great idea.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 11, 2011 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
I think it’s a great idea too. But I also acknowledge that we probably don’t make the 2009 NLCS if the 2009 NLDS goes 7 games.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Ya think the Cardinals would have taken the last four straight?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 11, 2011 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
I think we could have beat Kyle Lohse.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
gotta think
they’d have thrown Carpenter at us again. Weren’t they planning to if they won game 3?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe but then we get Joel Piniero on short rest if they do it that way.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 11, 2011 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
i just remember
the sports media types thinking (again) that it was almost laughable to think the Dodgers would sweep a seemingly superior team.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 11, 2011 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
Which was fueled by stupid shit about Aces
we had won 4 more games then them in the regular season, its not like we where chopped friggin liver.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
didn't matter
i remember Dan Plesac almost laughing that we were running Padilla against Piniero. I remember thinking, “I hope Padilla just pitches the game of his life.”
Imagine my happy :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 12, 2011 6:34 AM PST up reply actions
Which is super stupid of him
Piniero is good, but not that good, and Padilla isn’t anywhere that bad and in fact had been hot as all get out since we had acquired him.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I can't agree with that
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I'm drinkin the Kool-Aid
I forgot we swept. I thought we had dropped a game in there somewhere.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
I still can't believe NBC canceled Southland.
Its a better show than anything on NBC right now, outside of the Thursday night block.
Putting on Monday at 10PM would made the most sense.
you mean TNT?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
ah
didn’t realize it originated on NBC. Its still going at least. Better then outright cancelation
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Agreed
But at least TNT picked it up, and I can rent the DVD’s. The final episode of Season 1 had my heart racing in the middle and at the end. And then they pulled the show.
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
Same here
And I hadn’t set my DVR to record the beginning of Season 2 so I don’t think I every saw the first episode after that cliffhanger.
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 8:43 AM PST up reply actions
Since there's nothing going on
The Five Essential Stupid Comedies from My/[Maybe Eric’s] Rotten Youth:
1. Airplane—The classic. Nothing comes close. More jokes per minute than any other.
2. Naked Gun—Leslie Neilson FTW. Some seriously funny stuff here. Airplane’s first son.
3. Top Secret—Completes the trifecta (or long two). Classic bits ala the first two.
4. Kentucky Fried Movie—Raunchy, raunchy, and raunchy, but hilarious.
5. Amazon Women on the Moon—A quantum leap down from the top four. Whiff to Hit ratio very high, but some funny stuff. Besides, five is a round number.
[Disclaimer—this is NOT a movie list. Movie taste is individual, especially comedies. Just trying to name the flicks my jr. high buddies spent all day quoting. Carry on. Sorry XF.]
1) Never seen it.
2) Hilarious
3) Never Seen it
4) Never Seen It
5) Never Seen it
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 8:04 AM PST up reply actions
I feel like we grew up in the golden age of comedic cinema. They all kind of follow the same path, BUT:
Anchorman
Super Troopers
Dodgeball
Office Space
The Hangover
Old School
Wedding Crashers
Talladega Nights
Pineapple Express
Superbad
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Napoleon Dynamite
Zoolander
40 Year Old Virgin
Elf
And I know I’m probably forgetting some. Maybe a scene or two from the Jackass movies, some people liked Borat (I didn’t). I know quite a few of these movies are the same movie, but they’re still awesomely quotable and always entertaining.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
I feel like American Pie
kicked off the rebirth of these films. Or maybe they never left and it’s the first one that I noticed/old enough to watch.
Of your list
I liked:
Office Space
The Hangover
Wedding Crashers
Forgotting Sarah Marshall
40 Year Old Version
SuperTroppers
I hated:
Pineapple Express
Superbad
Meh:
Dodgeball
Anchorman
Old School
Zoolander
Didn’t see:
Talladega Nights (no interest)
Napolean Dynamite (no interest)
Elf
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
Key problem with Wedding Crashers: only 10 minutes of wedding crashing. It’s like calling the Hangover “guys plan a trip to Vegas”.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
I agree
American Pie seemed to give merit to the “R-rated comedies can be funny and make money” ideology which had staled somewhat in the 90s. Then the floodgates opened for all these other raunchy ideas to come to light. As for G.Scott’s list:
Loved – Super Troopers, Dodgeball, Office Space, Wedding Crashers, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, 40 Year Old Virgin
Good, but not great – Anchorman, Old School, Talladega Nights, Napoleon Dynamite, Zoolander
Didn’t see – The Hangover (I know, cardinal sin), Pineapple Express (wasn’t enthused about it), Elf (keep missing chances to watch the entire film)
Oh, and Borat has it’s good and bad moments…that scene in the hotel room…* shudders *
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
I will NEVER
send back a plate that has a mistake on it now, just because of that movie. Also, Dane Cook is tolerable (just barely) in small doses, like as the chef in this movie.
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Didn't the new guy
pull “The Brain” on all of them? Very impressive, IMHO.
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Out of those [personal taste disclaimer]
I think Office Space is the closest to a classic. Just a really funny movie. Second would be Napoleon Dynamite, which I found surprisingly clever considering its MTV vibe]. Third would be Superbad, but not for laughs, more for deeper meaning (seriously). I haven’t seen a lot of the others. (I’m also in the minority: I think Bruno is better than Borat, but the original Borat bits on the TV show trump everything.)
Office Space passes the test of “can I watch this movie 20 times and not hate it?”
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 8:46 AM PST up reply actions
I have only seen
Sarah Marshall and Elf (Zooey!) from that list. Doesn’t Tropic Thunder belong in there?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Maybe, I wasn’t a big Tropic Thunder fan. It just felt like a money grab all the way through.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Though I do now have a different reason to appreciate the film.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Also
Pro Tip: When you bring a girl home to watch a movie, even if she likes the movie, don’t put in A New Hope. The intro theme music makes you both want to watch the movie instead of each other.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Nerrrrrdddd.
Though I did do this with The Truman Show soooo
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
Good morning, good afternoon, and goodnight.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
you forgot
good evening :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 12, 2011 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Were there four salutations, or did I just misplace one?
Haven’t had Dr. Pepper today.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
Does he pitch or catch?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
neither have I, and I remember.
He says “Good Morning….and in case I don’t see ya, Good afternoon, Good evening, and Good night!”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 12, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
no prob
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 12, 2011 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
watching each other is kind of creepy. I’d rather watch A New Hope. Han Solo FTMWF!
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
In high school, my girlfriend was into Peter Greenaway. So I took her to see Prospero’s Books. When Ariel starting pissing on stuff, I said, “Wanna make out?” Fortunately, she did.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 12, 2011 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
Haven’t heard that phrase in probably over 10 years.
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
Haven’t heard that phrase in probably over 10 years.
Prospero’s Books was released in 1991. So there you go: 20 years.
I am old.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 12, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Also, frankly, I’m shocked that you guys are mocking me for my use of the phrase “make out” and not for taking my girlfriend to a Peter Greenaway movie.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 12, 2011 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
She asked for it.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
Zing!
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
neck
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
it is how young people
use to show affection before the invention of cell phones and texting. Look it up at wikipedia.
affection? It was usually lust.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
alcohol fueled lust. New band name.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
First comes alcohol
then comes marriage
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Then comes the lawyer
demanding child support payments?
And telling opposing counsel not to get his magic panties in a twist.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
no politics please
:-p
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
FTMWF
Heh.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
I thought
it worked, although I’m not sure exactly what “mother-winning” means.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
For The Mike White Fail.
Kind of rude to Mike, if you ask me.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
There’s definitely a generational thing here, as I have no doubt I would probably like some today’s broader comedies if I were younger. Similarly, some of the older stuff probably doesn’t hold up unless you have it burnt into your memory. For example, I’m not a Mel Brooks fan at all. This would be a hanging offense in many circles. It’s all personal, which is I why I hate cultural imperialism that dictates you HAVE to like something. I think Raising Arizona, This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show are about the funniest movies ever made. I would never tell anyone they have to agree. (Not aimed at you, btw, just ranting. I’m done!)
Caught Best of Show at my buddy apartment some years ago
Thought it was clever, well-written, and very well-acted…excellent movie. Funny as hell, too.
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Mel Brooks runs the gamut though
The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein – hilarious. Spaceballs, pretty stupid. Raising Arizona and Spinal Tap are great choices.
Of course there are also the Monty Python movies….
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I am a fan of all of the above
I think if you like comedy, you should be able to find the humor/entertainment no matter what the generation or genre. Some you will like better than others of course.
I’ve yet to see Best in Show, but I hear good things. I’ve seen most Mel Brooks films, I do not speak well of him.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
I’m willing to execute the post-breakup Maddz/G.Scott division now.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
Sorry big dog
Ain’t gonna happen anytime soon, but keep the tally going just for public record sake. Women are shifty, I don’t want any staples to go missing.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
just for you
dicit: sed mulier cupido quod dicit amanti,
in vento et rapida scribere oportet aqua
she says this [that she wants me instead of Zeus]: but what a woman says to her desiring lover,
should be written in the wind and on fast running water.
Catullus.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
I like the quote
but am slightly thrown by the juxtaposition of Latin and the translation to “Zeus” instead of “Jupiter”.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Just trying to use what little I know!
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
it’s correct, I just decided to go with Zeus because…I wanted to.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
Zeus is the better name anyway
Not because it is older, but because it is monosyllabic, starts with a “Z” and ends with an “s”. Sounds powerful – ZEUS! Jupiter sounds fat and drunk with power.
That said, I have worked with a guy whose family name is Jupiter, which is all kinds of awesome.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
I feel like we grew up in the golden age of comedic cinema.
I still think of the 1930s and 40s as the golden age of screen comedy. I know those movies can be really dated now, but some of them are still REALLY funny.
More to the point, they are stories. For my money, The Producers is the funniest movie ever made precisely because it has a slow build toward Springtime for Hitler. Airplane kinda ruined comedy for me — sure, it’s funny, but when the story is dispensible, it leaves me cold in the end. Everybody Else’s Mileage May Vary.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 12, 2011 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
I was a late comer to The Producers, and I agree, it is amazing.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
Don't shoot the dynamite!
you might make it angry…
Not sure if that is the actual quote, but its how I remember it
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I once went to a Marx Brothers Quintuple Feature — one ticket, stay all day. It was amazing.
Except for At the Circus — I think it was At the Circus. The one where they get into blackface. That was unfortunate.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 12, 2011 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
One movie for each brother?
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
There’s a reason why when movie makers try to revive the “screwball comedy” they might it difficult to do.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
might = fine
typing fail.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
only seen the first two
the “drinking problem” joke in Airplane cracks me up every time.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 12, 2011 8:10 AM PST up reply actions
Excellent list
I might switch it up just a bit:
1) Naked Gun
2) Caddyshack
3) Airplane
Then I think there’s a big drop
4) Fletch
5) Top Secret
I left off UHF because I know there aren’t many people on that island.
Amazon Women on the Moon is really, really funny, and could easily be #5. Sadly, I never saw Kentucky Fried Movie, but I did eventually see The Groove Tube (I always mix those two up)
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
Fletch is probably my favorite of those 5. All are great though, of course. Never saw KFM or Amazon Women. Will keep my eyes out.
Dude
You were quoting KFM yesterday: “The popcorn you are eating has beeen pissed in; film at 11.”
Agree on Fletch. That movie killed me when I was younger (I’ll throw in Sixteen Candles too.) My list was more non-narrative, parody type flicks.
I didn’t know that was a line from the movie. I just like saying “film at 11”
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
Good point
I almost put Planes, Trains, and Automobiles on the list but it’s more of a real movie to count.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
I have only one thing to say to this
Catholic high school schools in trouble.
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I've seen the trailer for that
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
It’s a sketch in KFM that is in movie trailer form.
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hah
then I’ve seen the whole thing!
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I can think of two things that you certainly remember from it.
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midgets and boobs?
is that three things?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
My wife tends to refer to this genre as guy comedies.
Do Animal House, Caddyshack, Stripes qualify as “stupid comedies” or are SNL starrers a genre unto itself?
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No the Jerk?
or am I getting my eras confused.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Music
What Pandora station should I start off with this morning?
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 8:43 AM PST reply actions
Start with “Don’t Dream It’s Over” by Crowded House
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
High on the list of automatic station changers for me.
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Ignored you all
Went with The Slackers
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Zooey did better than you.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Just my luck
I was at the game where they gave up 20 in Wrigley with Donnells pitching
But I was also at the game in AZ where they scored 20 and Ross took Grace so deep, so deep.
"The answer is.. day one, I had to pull the eject button." - The Situation
I had an irrational
love for David Ross
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 8:59 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I blame Charles Johnson. If he didn’t back out of a trade worked out by DePo at the deadline in 2004, Johnson would have caught regularly and Ross wouldn’t have soured his welcome here by going 2 for 89 (rough estimate) after the trade deadline.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
This is part of the irrational sadness for letting Martin go. It seems like the Dodgers SHOULD have a franchise catcher at the position (Campy, Roseboro, Yeager, Scioscia, Piazza). Lo Duca broke some hearts, but then Martin came along. Now we have Barajas? It just doesn’t feel right.
Barajas is the Hundley bridge to the next Dodger catcher.
Hopefully Navarro has a little Kreuter in him.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
Old wounds
The next great Dodgers Indians catcher rhymes with Lantana
Seriously
There are no good free agent options. Best bet seriously might be hoping for a Dioner resurgence.
It’s at that point where you bring up your AA/AAA bullpens and let them duke it out. Why the hell would you pay more than a million for middle relief? Make it a NRI slugfest.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
In the Rays' case
Part of it is just for some veteran stability. The bulk of their pen is going to be guys with little to no MLB experience. Its good to have at least couple guys in there who have been to a rodeo.
They should still try to find guys who are still good at baseball.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Those guys cost 2 to 3 years right now
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Based on what we’ve seen this offseason, reliefs pitchers are going to be hot stuff at the deadline. We’re seeing teams just load up on expensive arms in the pen. I’m very curious where Soriano will wind up. He might get closer money to be a set-up man.
I did enjoy buster Olney’s joke about Soriano valuing money over role. i believe he said if someone offered him 45/3 to be the bullpen catcher he’d do it.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
The perfect Boras client
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
With the "NRI slugfest"
you run the risk of ending up in a situation like LA did last spring, what Jon Weisman brilliantly termed “Les Ortizables” recently.
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I have to assume to them: Balfour – Farnsworth < Draft Pick. Like, the draft pick is more valuable to them than the difference in performance.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Rowdy Kyle Farnsworth was pretty okay last year. What else is out there that the Rays could spent 3 million on.
Also he can teach valuable lessons in self defense.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
It’s not the best investment, but $3mil will get ya a couple DR prospects.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Who will help them next year?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Right, but the Rays are still trying to win this year.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
Does that mean a plane is going to crash into him soon?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
That plane's name
Blake Griffin.
And there are multiple flights scheduled tonight.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 9:41 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Kind of what I was thinking
though he didn’t reference the game itself, so we’re all just assuming. I guess if he wasn’t referencing the game he would have said something by now clarifying. Whatever, it was a fun game.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
I don’t really care about basketball that much, but this is a pretty classless gesture by James. Everybody knew the Cavs were going to be hurt by his departure, so fans and management proclaiming that things will go on and they’ll be better than the Heat, was nothing more than coping and keeping a stiff upper lip. For him to rub a huge loss in the fans faces really degrades his status even further in my mind.
Yep. Three wrongs make a right.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
Jim Rome
spent a half hour loving it, saying that he should now embrace the villain role. Sounds fun.
"The answer is.. day one, I had to pull the eject button." - The Situation
Except he won't
and will be an asshole while claiming to be totally not an asshole.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
someone texted in
instead of tossing powder, throw it in a fan’s face, flip off the crowd, etc. etc.
"The answer is.. day one, I had to pull the eject button." - The Situation
I heard he was baiting the crowd in Portland the other night when he went insane and scored 44 points in an overtime victory.
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
I thought he bashed Lebron yesterday because you don’t see him in commercials anymore because he’s a dick… Or was it someone else..
by Julio Nievas on Jan 12, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Betting on Baseball thinks Kershaw is the 8th best fantasy starting pitcher. Better than studs like Greinke, Verlander and Josh Johnson. Pretty elite company.
8.45 Mil watched Jersey Shore thursday night
http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/Cable_20/-Jersey-Shore-debut-sets-an-MTV-record.asp
"The answer is.. day one, I had to pull the eject button." - The Situation
The end is nigh.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 9:56 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I am even more in love
@therealzooeyd (zooey deschanel) morning record: ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS-IMPERIAL BEDROOM #morningLPs http://say.ly/MaH6ve
I love this record. That is all.
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Philistines, the both of you.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
would go to zooey's imperial bedroom
if you know what im sayin
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jan 12, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
No. What are you saying?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 12, 2011 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
In the imperial bedroom, the regal boudoir
This casual acquaintance led to an intimate bonsoir
(Note: Not on album)
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
That is a great line.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
I never saw Six Feet Under
but the entire series is available today on Amazon for $79, for those interested.
My instant review about Six Feet Under
It’s dark.
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by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
If it was blu-ray, I would be down
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
Who spends 80 bucks on DVDs these days?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Exactly. This is not to say it is not a good deal, but if I am dropping $80, I want better picture and sound. I would rather just netflix those then spend that kind of money.
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I would gladly drop $80 for this
http://www.shoutfactorystore.com/prod.aspx?pfid=5257354
I’ve been wating for this series for a LOOOOOOOOONG time. Yes, I’m a nerd…and I’m not ashamed.
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
better deal
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002LWJ510?t=slicinc-20&tag=slicinc-20
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
That's ridiculously cheap
I spent more than that buying the first volume of the series when it came out. >.<
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
muahaha
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Upon closer inspection
It seems the reason for the cheap price is the overall cheapiness of the packaging and dual-sided DVDs in the set…with all the friends and family that borrow from my collection, I’m glad I have my bulkier-but-sturdier single sided DVD volumes.
That said, I want it. :-)
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Speaking of Six Feet Under
Albeit much deeper
This is pretty interesting.
Jeff Hamilton - june 3, 1989
I totally remember watching that game. I was 12 years old at the time. By far the strangest game I’ve ever seen. what a weird finish! I remember thinking if only Murray was still at first he would have made that play!
Vernon Wells = Mr. Humble?
You get to go out and impact lives. The way I feel about it, I was blessed with that contract to go out and do things. Everybody would say I’m not worth the money and I would totally agree that I’m not worth that contract, but I don’t think there is anybody . . . but I know what I can do with that contract will far outdo what that contract’s worth.
The circumstances of his contract are a little sad if you ask me. At the time the Jays thought they had a superstar and superstars tend to graviate to larger markets (i.e. the Yankees). The front office locked him up largely out of fear that he would leave and the fans would be left grousing about another player departing. Problem is, unless you are at the top of the salary rankings, you can’t really afford a major mistake like that. If you want to posit Zito as a counterargument to this, I’d say that Lincecum is the outlier of all outliers.
for anyone hoping for that A's owner buyin the Dodgers
“There is no truth to this report,” said the A’s in a press release. “Mr. Wolff has no interest whatsoever in purchasing the Los Angeles Dodgers franchise. Furthermore, he has no knowledge of the source of any such rumor, and he has informed Major League Baseball and Dodgers ownership of his position.”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 12, 2011 11:23 AM PST reply actions
the problem with the 24 hours news cycle: folk mistake some guy saying “wouldn’t that be nice” for “this is a news report”
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
My example I always use for that is when I had jury duty, they had CNN on in the waiting room. Their big story was a firefight in the streets of Beirut. And they were covering the heck out of it. Stay tuned, developing story, etc. The next day I tuned in just to check on what was happening. Nada. Not a single mention of it.
Top 5 rotations in baseball?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
1) Kershaw-Billingsley-Kuroda-Lilly-Garland
2) Padilla-Ely-Monasterios-Hawksworth-Elbert
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
i like
the way you think
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 12, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
No Phillies?
Are the Angels good enough to get mentioned in there? Athletics?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
The Phillies look sick on paper, which is why I will take great delight when it somehow blows up in their face. :)
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
What do the numbers say X?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Neither is mine
I was too cowardly to even throw mine out there, mostly because it was Phillies Angels Dodgers Giants and the Mysteries
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Well the A's are super young
and their team wasn’t all that good last year
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
not to say their pitchers weren't good
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Second in ERA+ last year (granted Cahill is going down) but they should have Brett Anderson the whole year.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah
I just meant that because they are mostly really young most people haven’t heard of most of them, and with their team being bad they didn’t get much press to get the word out.
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
they were playoff worthy around the 60 game mark, weren’t they?
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
.500
I caught myself in my comment before that by saying they weren’t all that good, then lost restraint in the 2nd comment. Blast!
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Red Sox need Beckett to bounce back in a big way and Buchholz to repeat which I wouldn’t count on says FIP and xFIP.
I admit I don't look at it that closely
But Buchholz might be their #2, behind Lester. Then Beckett, Lackey, & [Dice K]. That’s pretty legit.
Beckett’s gonna Javier Vasquez effect his way to a great year.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Are the Sox really that good? I mean Lester and Beckett are good but I think both Kershaw and Bills compare favorably to them. Beyond that they have Dice-K and Bucholz, who else?
Is overpaid
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Kuroda might be better
both have injury issues
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Then Buckholz is better then Lilly
but who is their 5th starter?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
aren't better then Padilla/Garland?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I perhaps overvalue the 5th starter
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
and Dice K can't throw a strike
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Kuroda’s better, but I think of Lackey as the four.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Is Dice K even in their rotation anymore?
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Could really go either way
Kerhsaw = Lester
Billz = Beckett
Kuroda > Buchholz
Lilly < Lackey
Garland = Dice-K
Padilla > Wakefield
I think you are overvaluing Dice K
he has not been good for a couple years
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Phillies
Giants
Rays
Red Sox
A’s
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
East coast bias!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
No love for Cleveland? ;)
Carmona
Masterson
Carrasco
Talbot
Tomlin
Are you kidding me?
by silverwidow on Jan 12, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
New Fangraphs WAR Grids
Top 25 catchers 1990-2010, I count atleast 6 who played for the Dodgers at one time.
But where they any good when the played for us
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
the answer being
yes
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Mike Piazza is saddened by your line of questioning : (
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
He is but one man
of 6. But then I remembered Lo Duca, so thats at least half that where good with us. Ausmus was a backup when he was here. I’m blanking on the other 2
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I stretched it out to 1970
I did not even know Brian Downing was a catcher. I never saw him play there.
That’s because your age was a low single digit.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
I never saw him play either
But I did know about it.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
As someone who
went to Game 3 and 4 of the 1979 ALCS, I did see Clark Kent catch.
by bhsportsguy on Jan 12, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Since my cousin was a big Angels fan
I saw most of their home playoff games in 1979, 1982 and 1986.
by bhsportsguy on Jan 12, 2011 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
For those wondering
The Tigers avoided arbitration with Ryan Raburn today, signing him to a two-year deal.
The link is worth clicking for the picture alone.
Baseball
and baseball
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Then it is SFX.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
i need details
no twitter at work…..
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 12, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
#Mattingly says he has talked to Casey Blake a little bit about being flexible and playing some OF but primarily still a 3B
gracias
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 12, 2011 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
My reading of that statement
Mattingly: Hey Casey. We got dick in Left Field. If we start platooning that shit, you may have to rotate over in the later innings. Salright?
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
We are going to platoon the shit out of left field
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
I always tout the wonders of promotion/relegation
but sometimes it means you kick off a match in front of 8,000 people, as is the case in the Blackpool v. Liverpool match on my tele.
Davey Lopes sighting
today at DS winter workouts, as per the Dodgers official twitter. Also there today? Shawn Green. Anyone know why?
Maybe he’ll be yet another LHH OF for the DOdgers!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Issuing statement on “blood libel”.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
Heh
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Underdog
Do you listen to the “On the Page” podcast?
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
Yah sometimes! Pilar Alessandro's?
Yeah it’s very valuable at times.
I am more hooked on the Creative Screenwriting podcasts which interview very interesting writers (and actor-writers like Ben Affleck).
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 thought it was crazy and liked it
it was made to be more of a gut level film than a very deep subtle film (obviously). It’s like an amped up version of The Red Shoes. Interesting that original idea was for it to be about actors, not ballet. Some of it was kind of darkly funny. But overall it worked for me.
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 find it hard to wrap my mind around Natalie Portman’s next release, a romantic comedy opposite Ashton Kutcher. Really?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Art project, pay the bills, art project, pay the bills
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah that looks horrible
I guess she wanted to do something light and silly after what must’ve been a grueling shoot for Black Swan.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
The billboard I saw with Natalie in a partially-button man’s shirt had its enticements though.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
ahem
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
also
its Ivan Reitman directing!
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
/pretends its still the 80s
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Yeah, he’s had a directorial dry spell of his own. What’s his last reasonably good movie, “Dave”?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Its only been 17 years!
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
This is only his third time at the movie helm in the 2000s! (Evolution, My Super Ex-Girlfriend)
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Yep
Dave was great, too (good script) but after that it’s been terrible.
Oh well, his son’s been doing pretty well.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
They still haven't greenlit ghostbusters 3 meanwhile
I’m not sure if I should be angry or happy with Bill Murray
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Say what you will about the quality of the movie
But that’s a good poster.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
They play the commericals occasionally on Pandora radio. I find nothing about that trailer funny.
“That’s a terribly self-destructive decision and we’re behind you 100%.”
That’s supposed to be funny?
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
Her last like five movies for Black Swan bombed, she needed a paycheck badly.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
I liked brothers
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
it made 42 million
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
That’ll teach me to joke about what I don’t understand.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
Its never stopped me before
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Budget of $26 million, gross of $42 million. Not bad.
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
It wasn't really a cashing a paycheck movie either way
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
the budget factors in whatever Natalie got paid, so we can assume she pro’lly made a cool million or so with lead billing
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
Its a figure of speech!
rabble rabble
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Too bad her movie has a synopsis that sounds like Love and Other Drugs without the viagra side-story, and likely not the nudity either.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I’m not even sure who the target audience is here. Do couples really want to see a movie about friends getting together and realizing that all of their other relationships pale to what they have.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
Gotcha
just saw your tweet earlier, and for some reason I was thinking of that podcast. She is the wife of Pat Francis, frequent guest on Never Not Funny
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
@dylanohernandez Mattingly on LF: “I don’t think Manny’s a viable option right now.” #Dodgers
I wonder who asked that.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Bill Plasticy, but I bet he said it while smoking a cigar, kicking a small child
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
Whoa, $1 billion?
Forbes blog (Mike Ozanian) on value of the Dodgers.
[I] spoke with some team owners, baseball executives and sports bankers. Here is the likely scenario: McCourt will not be able to raise enough money to buy the 50% his wife controls and the the highly leveraged team will be sold. That did not shock me. What did shock me was the price the Dodgers, stadium and real estate will go for: $1 billion.People are already maneuvering?
as one billionaire team owner told me: "There will be such a vanity premium put on the team that even I will probably not be able afford to buy it." There are already several very, very rich people lining up financing.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
There are already several very, very rich people lining up financing.
This devil sounds better than the devil I already know.
Sure. Assuming that devil actually exists this time around.
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
and infinitely better than Some Devil. Man, what a terrible album.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
This is my point. I thought that the team was also worth 1B now. they could sell, split and still walk away ahead. Unless they are over 200M in debt, which I doubt.
I don’t have the LAT links handy, but aren’t they over $400m in debt?
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
Are there any zoning restrictions on the land? Could someone build a huge parking garage, a la Doucheland, and then use the land for other purposes?
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
To centralize parking to free up space, with lanes going in and out towards the exits. I don’t know if it is possible, especially since you have a mass exit at the same time
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
OOH, you meant a new parking garage for the stadium.
Got it.
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Yea. I know it would probably not work, but just asking
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Yes there are restrictions. This is why there aren’t already condominiums on that property. The local expert on this is Bob Timmermann, I think.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
ESPN Sunday Night Baseball
Dodgers are on April 3 (well, and Thursday March 31) against the Giants, but not again through May 29 at least.
I’m cool with it. I don’t really like waiting until 5 for Sunday games to start anyway.
by Michael White on Jan 12, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
I like games on KCAL, and I wish MLB.tv would not black me out for the fascist cable elite
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Considering that cable/satellite has, what, ~80% coverage in the U.S., it is hardly elite, but I agree with you that MLB.tv blackout rules suck.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
entertainment providers don’t really have public responsibility. I think that was proven when the national championship, an event of obvious public interest, was placed on cable
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, but I could watch it for free on ESPN3
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
you have drawn a line in the sand i never would be able to
I would go without eating for a couple days a week just to have cable to watch Dodger games.
It was a simple matter of can’t afford it, money needs to go elsewhere.
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
so your complaint is that while ESPN has made arrangements with select internet providers to place their non-NFL content on the internet, MLB has only paid cable networks for their feeds, and as a result adhere to their blackout rules?
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
I just think it is ridiculous for me to pay for MLB.TV and still have the blackouts. I would be happy to pay more to watch the advertising and have it go to the cable/sat companies for MLB.TV, but it is a lot of money to pay to get blacked out
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
does someone smarter than me know why ESPN3, MLBtv and the like don’t show the normal commercials? is there a difference in the feeds?
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
Different ad rates for TV versus Internet.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
that’s what I figured, pepsi is paying for their ads to run on cable, not over the internet, and the ad is only contracted to run so many times
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
I for one am glad we’re off the Entertainment Network
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
we played like so much shit in those games last year
I will not lament this development..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jan 12, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
We looked amazing until the 8th inning against the Yankees. Did Broxton come in for part of the 8th in that game? Damn, Kershaw was awesome
by robotmadeofnails on Jan 12, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
Just the ninth.
Brox came in during the 8th inning the day before, with a 9-4 lead.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
It just felt two innings long.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
This is funny
From the Seahawks press conference today:
During Carroll presser, one reporter’s phone went off on the podium. Carroll answers it, “Not now — this is a press conference.” Hangs up.
That is really funny to me.
that’s the best! I for one always sigh inside when I see a reporter using their iphone as a recorder. I’m all for one stop shopping devices, but you can’t forget that it’s still your phone.
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
This is the real reason for “airplane mode”. I will be using my iPhone as voice recorder this season at DS.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 12:30 PM PST up reply actions
and I shall be using my analog tape recorder this season at HDC
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
As long as the ringer’s off, the iPhone is fine. Though I don’t like the sound quality.
I have had much better success with my digital recorder.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
We actually have a small digital recorder that my wife got one or two Christmases ago. Now that she has a smartphone, she hardly needs it. Hmmmmmm.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
As if I needed reinforcement for my perception that he wasn’t very good last year.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Jan 12, 2011 12:32 PM PST up reply actions
One of more amazing things about today's world and ability to track down anything
In less than 4 days, the media tracked down the high school girlfriend of the alleged Arizona shooter and barraged her with so many questions, she had to issue a statement.
As someone who has done their fair share of detective work for my job, that is impressive but then think about all the information available in social networks or even forums like these.
Makes you think.
The benefit of not having a boyfriend/girlfriend: no intrusive media inquiries.
Makes the crippling loneliness all worth it.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 1:16 PM PST up reply actions
in the event of that happening to me, I’d have Eric or Phil (he’d derive more pleasure from it) ban me from TBLA.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
The boys (and girls) from forensics will find it.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 12, 2011 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
foreveralone.jpg
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
Warm
its getting warm
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
that’s pretty much the only reason I want my PhD. I told my mom she’ll have to start calling me Doctor Becker. My friends in law school make me call them Fake Name, Esquire.
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
But I actually am an Esquire, so what do I win.
Same first, last and middle initial as pops, different middle name. Should make me Gary A. Scott, Esq., or so I’ve been led to believe.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Unless your dad was a nobleman I don’t think this works.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
you win a future malpractice suit when you try and practice law without a license? Like Judge Reinhold
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
Why do you think the show was called Mock Trial?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
I’m so glad that Arrested Development extended Berkeley’s own William Hung’s 15 minutes of fame to 16 minutes
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
I just want my WLHUNG license plate.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
My first thought was from under cheese
but I don’t think thats what it is
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I’m impressed they caught that.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
that’s the kind of license plate which causes me to kick your taillight in
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
After they explained it to you.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
well, I’d get a friend to explain it to me, I couldn’t kick in a taillight with the owner standing right there.
Unless I thought I was faster than them
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 2:03 PM PST up reply actions
Ha, this.
My college coach would never let us say the ‘H word’ (Hot) or the ‘C Word’ (Cold). Said weather is a state of mind. Said you already had to play against the other team, don’t give yourself more opponents than you already have to face. Said they have to deal with the exact same conditions, so if they can get passed it and you can’t, you’re already at a disadvantage, and visa versa.
Kind of stuck in my head.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
also
you hate talking about the weather. So there’s that.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
I do
I hate talking about the weather for two reasons though. 1) As we’ve discussed, if you’re standing next to me talking about the weather, I know, I went through it too. 2) I live in Redondo Beach. No one in Redondo Beach looks up what the forecast is going to be. You just kind of assume everyday is 65° and partly cloudy. “What’s the weather supposed to be like?” … “Nice.”
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
Hey it was really cold like two weeks ago and I could not go to the beach in December.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, and it drizzled for a couple hours last night. Pisses me off.
You are my favorite reason to lose sleep.
on the serious! I’m driving home from class, picking up my In-N-Out, talkin on my iphone, and then it’s like what, water from the sky? redonk
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
Its been threatening for like 3 days though
and finally we got 5 minutes. Huzzah!
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
It was actually freezing on New Years
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I was not outside until the very last moments of 2010. I was playing Kings Cup with my brother and his friends, instead.
Pro tip: do not play Never Have I Ever with your older sister unless you want to learn some stuff when you attempt to troll your friend.
she's murderously sly, she's never gonna come back down
Hot and Cold are relative terms. There is a lack of heat in the air, or an excess of heat.
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
The goldberries however
taste like silverberries
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
every bodies a critic
"this team has no chance whatsoever of winning a World Championship said the writer of a Giant blog in Jan of 2010"
I wonder if anyone has seen my friend Glen. Mr. Livet?
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
He’s a good friend of mine.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
it’s not like you’re allowed to smelt it down and sell it, all the visible surface is still real gold
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
Tragic news today as 10 year old Chinese Gymnast has neck crushed on podium.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jan 12, 2011 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
ahh! I get it! cause gold is heavy right? I know a science!
by Josie Becker on Jan 12, 2011 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/1/12/1931391/mattingly-quietly-addresses-2011
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
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