Jamey Carroll Is Headed To Minnesota
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 3:13 PM PST
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PrintThe Dodgers are about to lose their second free agent this week, as Jamey Carroll is on the verge of signing a two-year contract with the Minnesota Twins worth about $7 million. More details can be found by reading Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports or Rhett Bollinger at MLB.com. Carroll is expected to be the everyday shortstop for the Twins.
Kudos to Carroll, who for his ages 38 and 39 seasons will nearly double the contract he signed with the Dodgers in December 2009. That a utility man like Carroll got a two-year deal from the Dodgers at the time was questionable, but he proved every bit worth the $3.85 million and then some (Carroll also earned $600,000 in contract bonuses, bringing his total salary to $4.45 million for his two years in Los Angeles).
Carroll hit .290/.368/.344 in his two years as a Dodger, and his 924 plate appearances are the most he has ever had in any two-year period in his career. His 99 OPS+ is the sixth highest in Dodgers history among players with no home runs and at least 200 plate appearances. As pointed out by Jon Weisman at Dodger Thoughts, Carroll has the highest on-base percentage ever by a Los Angeles Dodgers infielder.
Carroll joins the list of departed Dodgers along with catcher Rod Barajas, who signed a contract in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Three of the Dodgers' MLB-high 10 free agents have decided their 2012 homes, including Juan Rivera who stayed with the Dodgers.
Maybe in his spare time in his new baseball locale, Carroll can do some sightseeing:
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Everyone bats fifth
in San Diego
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
San Diego is like the cheerleaders with the earned reputation in high school
and batting fifth is like getting lucky
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
Given that Aaron Miles hit 5th for us numerous times in 2011, this is a bit of a glass house.
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I could bat 5th.
#women
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
i like my numbers like i like my men
round.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
I’m getting Gary fat. You heard it here first. He just ate ice cream straight out of the carton.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
That’s just efficient. One less dish to wash.
But that’s not his j….ABORT. NEVERMIND
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
what's great
is it IS his job. LOL
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
oh crap
you’re gonna eat him aren’t you?
RUN GARY!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
need to find me a witch
only problem: cold teets
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
so I hear :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
I’m watching Charmed. Those witches be hot
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
my Mom loved that show
and yes they were
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
I wish I were Alyssa Milano
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
I wish I were Alyssa Milano..Except for the pregnancy thing, fuck that. But I guess she did, and that’s how she’s pregnant? Fuck being pregnant.
I don’t want to be pregnant, either. High five!
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
HAPPY TIMES!!!!!
/borat
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
but you would have banged Brad Penny………..ewwwwwwwww
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
ewww.
maybe i could have had maddox to call all the shots for him i — no, I’m not going there
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
by Maddz on Nov 11, 2011 8:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
you should wish you were Rihanna
then you’d have been Bison’d
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
YOU OPENED THE FLOOD GATES!!!! NOW I CAN’T STOP!!!!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
Usually one member gets the other fat because s/he is insecure and perceives that the s/he is doing much better than s/he should be by being with this person s/he is fattening up.
So what is you motivation since I know this can’t possibly be the case with you and Gary?
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He’s actually lost weight. :)
But he did seriously just eat all the ice cream out of the carton, the fucker.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
Oh thanks, asshole. Instead of eating my sorrow, I’ll be drinking more cheap canadian whiskey. There’s a saturation point in which I will text that son of a bitch and tell him that I hope his valtrex script is up to date.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
damn my sensibilites
so many innapropriate jokes i could make
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:51 PM PST up reply actions
DO IT
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
fine, here's one
the ice cream is a ploy, Gary knows you want it, but now all that delicous taste is stored in his mouth
you know what to do…..
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
Punch him in the face for stealing all the ice cream?
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
hello police? we just spoke……
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
I ate big time Crow on the Carroll signing.
Being an everyday SS (and pay that goes with it) seems to be more important then playing for a winning franchise. Whatever floats his boat, I wish him well.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Murphys Law was in full effect for Min last season
That division sucks, they can contend next season
Not unless Ryan rebuilds the team. They have no 2nd baseman, no 3rd baseman, no left fielder, no right fielder, a 1st baseman who has yet to prove he can come back from the concussions, and a very very shakey rotation.
Kubel FA
Cuddyer FA
Dark days a head for this franchise, multiple singles hitting center fielders will not do the trick.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Per B-R
What Jamey Carroll made:
2003 29 Montreal Expos $300,000 4/3/03 AP
2004 30 Montreal Expos $310,000 4/7/04 AP
2005 31 Washington Nationals $335,000
2006 32 Colorado Rockies $700,000
2007 33 Colorado Rockies $1,700,000
2008 34 Cleveland Indians $2,150,000
2009 35 Cleveland Indians $2,500,000
2010 36 Los Angeles Dodgers $1,535,677
2011 37 Los Angeles Dodgers $2,285,677
2012 Status not updated,
Career to date (may be incomplete) $11,816,354
We know from Eric’s article that it was a bit more than that over the last two years. In baseball terms esp., that is not big money. Took him a career to earn what a fair number of guys make in a year. I don’t begrudge him taking the Twin’s offer for for more than half his career earnings.
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BH and I were talking at lunch about the late career windfall both Carrol and Rod are making – good for them. Changes their after baseball lives significantly
Look at Jody Reed – wrong decision at this age and you are done
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 5:09 PM PST up reply actions
And Rod has a lot of kids to feed. Barajas is pretty similar, about $12.5M career before last season, about $7.25M for 2011-2012.
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HUGE difference in the rest of his life
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
as I said to BH as he drank his beer at lunch
I am glad he is getting all that cash
and we are not paying it
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
I just want to know who his fifth choice is.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Watch him not vote for either Halladay or Kershaw
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 11, 2011 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
Grant is a lot of things
but I think he would give it up for Kersh
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
especially after he owned the giants like he did
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
I'll barely remember him in 10 years
But I’ll barely remember everyone here too.
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
We’re already spending $11 million on two bench players. (Uribe and Rivera), there’s no more money for a guy like Carroll.
So we are signing someone to play 2nd and 3rd while leaving Uribe on the bench? This is news to most of us.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Where is Nolander?
you going to let him talk this way about our boy?
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
I don't even understand what he is saying
if he hits, of course he won’t be a backup, so saying especially is just confusing. Plus its Tripon, somebody has to take the grumpus role from phil sometimes.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Out of the mix of any random 4 or 5 infielders the Dodgers will employ in 2012, Juan Uribe would be last.
In other words, I think he will suck. Suck hard.
yes I know
but you think they would bench him if he does hit? I’m just being pedantic.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I think he’s going to be bad on defense because he’s a year older and I’m not impressed with him defensively anyway. And I think he’s not likely to hit well in 2012.
And I think the team realized that they fucked up signing him in the first place. I’m probably wrong, but my dislike of the man will endure like the sun.
2B Options
What do tou guys think about Ian Desmond and Emilio Bonafacio for 2B? Both could be expendable if their teams sign Reyes or Rollins. Both are young and would give us good speed at the top of the lineup.
Who are two crappy players who have never been in my kitchen?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 11, 2011 3:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
If one loves Dee Gordon there is no rationale why they would hate Emilio Bonafacio. I’d have no problem with him as our 2nd baseman compared to the Barmes, Ellis’s, and Hills of the world.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
5.5 fWar the last two years
I’d take him, he is young and seems to be getting better
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Bonifacio hit .296/.360/.393/.753 last year and had 40 steals. Gordon,Bonafacio, and Kemp would create a lot of havoc on the basepaths.
by dodgers4life on Nov 11, 2011 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
so he wouldn’t be available in a trade.. or if he was the Dodgers would get bent over backwards in a trade.
Wonder if he will be considered for the everyday job at 3rd or CF?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Chris Coghlan needs a spot.. or maybe they will trade him.
Morrison, Hanley, Sanchez, I think they wanna resign the guy they got for Uggla..
Lots of dudes need PT
yeah
but hes either gonna start in CF or hes getting traded.
I don’t think they will start him in Triple A
if they sign pujols and reyes
infante or bonafacio would compete for 2nd wouldn’t they? Maybe bona can play CF for them
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
And he has defensive versatility (no idea if he’s good at any of those spots though).
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Might be the most versatile defensive player in baseball.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I’m still hoping for 2010 Alfredo Amezaga to get healthy :)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
desmond cant get on base to save his life iirc
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Nov 11, 2011 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
What about Prado then?
I don’t think we will go after Johnson since he is a type A free agent or Hill who I believe will resign with Arizona.
by dodgers4life on Nov 11, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
I used to think of Dawson as Greeks once thought of Zeus
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
Capable of yelling mountains into bleu cheese crumbles while watching gorgeous women eat his burgers?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Zeus can do that?
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I assume the God of Hamburgers has a slightly lower rank than Zeus, and since that dude can do that (why would Carl’s Jr. lie to me?) I assume Zeus can too.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
If Maddz was around she’d point out that the Greek gods embodied certain human ideals, so while they all possessed certain gifts, and while some gifts were stronger than others, no god possessed all the gifts, no matter how powerful
or some shit like that
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
The god of hamburgers was probably fathered by Zeus disguised as a cow banging some milkmaid though.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Check out the udders on that one!
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 11, 2011 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but it’s sort of like Gambit from the X-Men. Whoopty doo, you can throw the eight of clubs.
I’m confident in Zeus’ ability to produce bleu cheese at will.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
God of Hamburgers – a lesser deity, not to be confused with the God of Hamburg (even lesser, except in Hamburg).
that was a Burger King commerical
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:03 PM PST up reply actions
you win this round Stephen
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
i prefer this commercial though
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
lol
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
marlins
gotta love how loria is so unashamed about his shitty ploy for corporate welfare. now that he got what he wanted he can go back to buying championships.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Nov 11, 2011 3:30 PM PST reply actions
he knows he can't pull that 40 million dollar payroll shit anymore
The talent evaluators in that org are happy I assume
I don't get this
we are suposed to be angry that he is now willing to put money into the team?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
sometimes you just gotta wait to the hear that click sound on the safety bad and then let the TBLA roller coaster take you where it will
click
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
not that
just the fact that he was such a cheap ass bitch before the stadium now theyre like WELL HAVE PUJOLS AND REYES AND BUEHRLE AND ALL UR OTHER FREE AGENTS ALL AT ONCE
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Nov 11, 2011 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
so we are angry that he saved his allowance
and is going to spend it well instead of having wasted it on plastic shitty made in china trinkets?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
If any of you will be in or around Compton on Monday
The Dodgers will unveil a new Dodgers Dreamfield at Mona Park
Wait a minute
The Dodgers paid Manny in 2009 AND built Dreamfields?
It’s as if everything the McCourts said was a lie!
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 11, 2011 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
500 bucks in my pocket
I would buy my wife one of those newly released old-time turntables that can output to your ipod and a bunch of records. And I would sit with her and listen to the music she really likes to sing to.
and with anything left over I would buy a bunch of pairs of the Nike Elite Basketball sock because all the kids on my Nephew’s high school team swear they are really comfortable
and if I has about 100 bucks left, by chance, I could use a new pair of Dodger Blue Mizuno 9 spike cleats
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
If someone handed me $500 today
I’d probably buy a new briefcase. I also need new table lamps for the bedroom
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
good stuff
I strongly recommend this one
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Nice
That is my type. I don’t like hardcases
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
it’s Rawlings, baseball glove leather
not too expensive
I have had two – the first lasted about 8 years and then I was given a new one
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
My wallet made of the stuff
is tattered and frayed, but they don’t make them anymore :-x
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
not sure why they discontinued those
bought a bunch a few years ago at XMAS gifts but didn’t buy enough to keep one for myself
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
My wife found a company who produced a similiar product and where thinking of making more
if they ever get back into contact with her I’ll let you know
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I have a cheap leather satchel
now. I had a really nice leather briefcase for years, but it was stolen out of my car a couple years ago
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
good xmas present idea
thanks
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
I TRIED TO BUY YOU A REAL GLOVE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY AND YOU SAID NO. YOU WILL GET YOUR BRIEFCASE AND YOU WILL LIKE IT.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
A briefcase made from glove leather.
YOU’RE WELCOME
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
“Hi, pleased to meet you. I’m Gary, and as you can see I’d be a great catch for you and your company.”
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 8:44 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
awesoke
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
hello police
i’d like to report a domestic disturbance
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
he’s just happy I’m no longer threatening to assault my best friend’s ex
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
Whatever
now you know exactly what will happen to you when you break up with me and start dating some old looking floozy two days later:
- I will call her an acura driver while disparaging her appearance
- I will make sure everyone knows, in detail, exactly how big of a jackass you are, and how that is in reverse proportion to your penis.
Seriously, I was mad.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
you can only hit someone over the head with a fire extinguisher so many times……
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:44 PM PST up reply actions
Whatever anyone wants to do is fine by me
I just don’t like backpacks
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
those work
I am cool with the backpack, though would not feel comfortable using one in my job
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 3:50 PM PST up reply actions
i am using a messenger bag
but it says JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL on it. and i work at a high school. oops.
i should get hip
1/3 of a half an inning of Juan Rivera
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 11, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
More seriously, if I had 500 bucks to blow, I would buy a new (to me) antique watch. The one that Bride got me about 10 years ago is now on the fritz again. I don’t want to pay to have it repaired — repairs are expensive and the watch isn’t worth enough to make the repair worth it.
I wonder if I can get an old Rolex for $500. Probably not.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 11, 2011 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
starting about 2 grand for a used rolex
I like 50’s hamiltons – maybe
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
Good point
I’ve got an antique Mido watch that is sort of an heirloom. I should spend a few hundred bucks to get it fixed
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
From the previous thread about academic requirements
I was skimming through that thread, so I don’t know if it was agreed upon.
Stanford has the strictest requirements for incoming athletes in the Pac-12, that is a fact, and UCLA is next, with stricter requirements than Cal (we’ll see if UCLA loosens up requirements a little bit. There is talk that they might) But as was mentioned before, the schools have these requirements because they don’t want to accept players who won’t be able to keep up once they get in college. USC is much more lax at letting kids into the school and has the least stringent requirements in the conference.
Here’s an article about it http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-01-15/sports/RECSTORY15_1_measuring-stick-college-coaches-athletic
Not sure where you got that from your link. It said Cal has tough standards for high school recruits but less so for JuCo transfers (Aaron Rodgers was a JuCo transfer and had a GPA of 3.6 and 1300 SAT) . I knew a great many athletes in all sports, and they were all just as serious as any other student at the school, with the possible exception of Tony Gonzalez. I didn’t know him well, but he knew his ticket was punched.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
There was a ranking system that goes along with that story, all the schools are ranked from 1-10, with 10 being the toughest requirements, 1 being the most lax. Stanford came in at 9, UCLA 8, Cal 6. Obviously some athletes are great students and could have gotten in anywhere but chose to go to a school that didn’t have the toughest requirements. Cal has been able to take players that UCLA would not have let in though.
If you are interested I can share the rankings with you (I have the list, but don’t want to post all 120 teams on here) I’m looking for a link to it though, too.
I remember hearing a thing about Neuheisel was trying to lower requirements to be on par with USC on recruiting, but don’t know if that ever happened. Notre Dame people are always bitching about it.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
UCLA would never drop all the way down to USC’s level, but there is talk now about loosening things up a little bit. Notre Dame has pretty tough requirements. They were ranked at 7. USC is a 3
I don’t believe that UCLA has stricter policies than Notre Dame. I believe you when you say the list has that, it just doesn’t seem right at all. I mean, I remember Freddie Mitchell.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Freddie! Loved that guy.
They are pretty close. I don’t really remember hearing about guys who haven’t been able to get into one but being able to get into the other. But that has happened with Cal (Desean Jackson anyone?)
Jackson has a 3.0 GPA and 1280 SAT.
LB Poly is notoriously pro-athlete, but this is when the SAT was still out of 1600, I’m pretty sure.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Those grades might have included non-core classes that inflated it, but I’m not sure. They also could have been self reported (I ask my players how their grades are all the time, and they often say they have a higher GPA than they actually get on their report cards)
It’s pretty widely known that Jackson didn’t have the grades to get into UCLA
He’s dumb as rocks, to be sure, but I don’t believe that is truly the case.
Karl Dorrell alleged that at some point, but I believe it was more sour grapes than anything else.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I never heard Dorrell say it, but the recruiting experts have said it. I don’t even think you could call it sour grapes, because UCLA never even offered Jackson because he didn’t meet the academic requirements. Sucks, too, because people said he wanted to go to UCLA.
People say all sorts of stuff. He went to USC’s camp. Yes, he said he was offered a scholarship by everyone in the Pac except Stanford and UCLA. It may very well be because they were afraid he wouldn’t qualify or they may have had other reasons to believe he wouldn’t sign or that he’d be a bad fit for the program.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
You’re entitled to think that there is only one possible conclusion. I don’t think there is. More importantly, this is one case is a multi-layered conversation. If Dorrell and Neuheisel are poor recruiters, it is very easy for them to blame academic standards, rather than admit to crappy recruiting.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Dorrell was a pretty weak recruiter, but Neuheisel has been a great recruiter (just horrible coach).
It’s a fact that Stanford>UCLA>Cal when it comes to having stricter academic requirements for football players. But Stanford has also shown that that doesn’t mean it can prevent them from being successful in football
Historically, UCLA has had success too. It’s just a convenient excuse for mediocrity. Cal was lousy for a long time, and the academic standards were certainly not the only reason why.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
When they discovered no math was involved
everyone quit the team
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
If there’s one thing everybody knows about people at Irvine, it’s that they love doing math.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
When I was college age
35 years ago, UCI was known as a math and science school
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I remember at a Chargers v Texans game
I was wearing my Boselli shirsey(even though he never played a down for us) and a guy behind me in the convenience line chatted me up about him. Apparently he never showed up to any classes, but showed up and aced all the tests. Don’t remember what the class was.
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Can someone photoshop a big candy cane in Jamey’s arms in that pic?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 11, 2011 3:46 PM PST reply actions
that is sweet and awesome
Dee is now officially my man
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
I am gonna buy a pizza
is that new artisan pizza from Dominos any good? they are literally a 2 minute drive from my house.
I haven't tried it
but no
what zip code do you live in
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
the family lives in Laguna Hills
I live in Chicago
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Corporate hype
“…the CEO of Dominos, Patrick Doyle, said in a statement, "We have never launched anything that showcases our quality ingredients and craftsmanship quite like Artisan Pizza. Consumers really need to see and taste these pizzas to believe them."
But one of them does come with spinach!
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
when you see on TV or ad, looks all loaded, when you get it, toppings all few and far between, hate fast food false advertising, stop showing me the good shit you aint gonna sell me.
I mean you can try it if you want, but ofcourse its nothing like what you see in the commercials. My and a friend bought all 3 of them, and ate half of each, and I personally would never buy them again. It just wasnt worth it, its like, frozen pizza in the store, I dont know, I wasnt impressed at all.
Not enough
herbal preparation in advance, uchris.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
How come there isnt a place that sells REAL Italian pizza… have you guys ever had real italian pizza before? Its un real.
haha no but I knew you’d respond… But im serious. Its sooooo good. They dont even grate the cheese either its like little globs of cheese. But the crust and sauce is out of this world… Does anyone make anything close to Home made Italian Pizza?
if you go to Terroni they refuse to slice your pizza – you have to eat it with a fork and knife
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
it is needed when you eat very thing pizza with your hands…so probably
it is the same principle of structural strength you create in a piece of paper when you roll it
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
Mozza has a location in Newport Beach
shit just got real
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I've had it at a couple places
its real tasty. I love Prosciutto
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I just like the way prosciutto rolls off the tongue.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
How come there aren’t any good Chicago style pizza places in LA?
There’s a couple good ones in Berkeley
Good Chicago thin crust
is Casa Bianca in Eagle Rock. I abhor thick crust/deep dish
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Nope
Deep Dish was introduced in Chicago in like the 5-0s or 60s. Before that it was all thin crust. Cut in squares rather than slices
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
That's Mantegna's place
I like it fine. My Chicago friends are always disappointed
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
The dog is ok
Want to try the Italian beef
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 5:27 PM PST up reply actions
I love Italian beef. My friend makes it occasionally – her father used to run a restaurant in Chicago that made it.
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I'll never understand Italian Beef Sandwiches
I tried to like them a couple times in Chicago and I just don’t get it. Tasteless beef in a soggy roll.
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
The beef I had was not tasteless.
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Oh man. I want to make an Italian beef joke that involves some people we know, but I respect them way too much
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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i’d say DO IT, but they are fine gentleman
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
BTW Johnny Rockets offers a “Philly Cheese Steak” for $9.15 and an extra buck or so to add onions and bell peppers.
IT’S NOT A PHILLY CHEESE STEAK WITHOUT ONIONS AND BELL PEPPERS. IT’S A ROAST BEEF MELT
by G.Scott on Nov 11, 2011 9:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I had a pizza
in Rome when I was 12. Way too much olive oil for my young taste buds. I was bummed out.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
dam, all this talk about pizza is making me want it now… Im trying to save that for tomorrow for the fights.
I'm getting Tony Pepperoni's tonight... I think
NOM NOM NOM
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
funny if overrated
glad you came out – nice to have a glass of red in the middle of a dark and cloudy day
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
Never knew
there was such a thing as a brown widow spider until a few minutes ago.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 4:41 PM PST reply actions
got a shitload in my back yard
still will fuck you up
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
About a dozen
racist jokes popped into my mind
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
lol
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, different spiders. Kind of interesting, though:
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
the widow family of spiders is pretty cool
they are all different across the planet.
fuck spiders tho
Fair to say they don’t want to be your friend, either :)
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
Especially those big Orb spiders
that scheme it so you walk face first into their webs in the backyard
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
hey now, spiders are your friend (er, except for the poisonous bitey ones)
I welcome t hem in my yard and garden. Catch a lot of pests.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Speaking of math
Pythagasaurus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5cab4NMHsY
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Just got another shout out for Matterhorn, HJ. Going to have to get to that real soon.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 4:55 PM PST reply actions
powerful book – looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
Bought it a week ago
But haven’t started it yet. I’m almost done with Game of Thrones
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
this is a bad time for me to read
video games are whispering sweet nothings in my ear. I’ll be able to pick game of thrones back up in the spring…
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
looks like my kind of game
don’t have the time, won’t do the crime
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
I'll wait till its under 30
gotta finish the wonderful narrative of Uncharted 3, despense justice as Batman, and save the world as Link first.
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I wanted to play it
but I think I’m skipping it to go straight to Skyrim. I only have so much time for games like that
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Fallout 3 is better
just for the much more depressing it was but New Vegas is pretty awesome. I can’t wait to get some modding in
that is my kind of value
I was thinking of picking up Dragon Age II for my next flight to India now that it is under 20 bucks.
Anyone play that?
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
I've heard mixed opinions
not knowing your history its hard to rec.
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Only in the middle of Clash of Kings
Wonderful books. Got the 1st four of the series for $17.99 at Buy.com. Free shipping, even.
I’m liking the second book maybe more than the first. Could be because I watched the miniseries, though,
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
books are fun, politics are great
I like how anyone and everyone is fair game for death
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
I really can't wait
to read about Joffrey’s head on a spike.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
no one respond to this
I fear spoilers or even the hint of spoilers. I’m about 1/4 of the way into clash
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
…of course, I’d settle for him being torn to ribbons by a direwolf.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
That was just me imaging outcomes, nolander. I have no clues as to what will or won’t be :)
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 11, 2011 5:20 PM PST up reply actions
It's nothing I'll ever re-read
Amateurish writing I think. Good story though
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
arms are dumb anyway, it’s all in the feet
by Josie Becker on Nov 11, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
in the snow
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Yet, Naismith created the game for days when it was impossible to exercise outside
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 11, 2011 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
I’m a sucker for any photo that uses the natural horizon
by Josie Becker on Nov 11, 2011 5:41 PM PST up reply actions
Just have to hire more slobber boys.
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Former Dodger farmhand Steve Johnson throwing for Mesa.
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
by JB 8 on Nov 11, 2011 6:04 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
BCG
With the Niedenfuer look. Sporting #49 in the Dodger home whites. Coming up 3rd in the next half inning.
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
by JB 8 on Nov 11, 2011 6:09 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
And first pitch 6-3 putout.
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
by JB 8 on Nov 11, 2011 6:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
You couldn’t have expected many pitches when he batted.
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Humma's hero
because he’s done the two hooker thing already.
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Anyone else watching the Miami Marlins thing?
It’s pretty funny so far. My personal favorite moments include the sound going out during the big promo video, the promo video emphasizing stars such as Uggla and Cabrera that the team couldn’t afford to keep, and crediting Loria with bringing the city a nice new stadium (but no mention of Miami tax payers).
Loria going on and on
about how awesome he is.
by truemontenegro on Nov 11, 2011 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
For the record, this is the only graphic
MLB uses to model uniforms. If they aren’t on this guy, they aren’t official 
road says Miami too. Alts we saw, but there’s an orange cap for the orange alt
by Josie Becker on Nov 11, 2011 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like the Giant's home unis
Except Miami’s have their names on their back
by Julio Nievas on Nov 11, 2011 6:28 PM PST up reply actions
like the Texas Texas's
overall they look silly and cartoony
by truemontenegro on Nov 11, 2011 6:29 PM PST up reply actions
OT- Hey guys/gals,I have a question, would really appreciate the help. I want to order fight tomorrow. Tecate offers 25 dollar rebate when you order fight, and 12 pack or more of Tecate. But in fine print it says “Due to regulatory restrictions, refund for CA residents will be applied in a pro rata basis to each item purchased”. Can someone please tell me what this means? WIll I not get the full 25?
The fight is 59.99 in HD, and the Tecate was 10.99, 12.93 after CRV and tax, incase that info is needed.
pro rata means in proportion. But I have no idea what they are trying to say there. It might mean that technically you are getting a rebate on the fight, and a rebate on the beer, in the proportion of the price you paid. Since 60/71 of your cost was the fight, maybe you get 60/77 * $25 = $19.48 rebate on the fight and $5.52 on the beer?
Advice on that Tecate. Make sure it is really cold. You know the thing with the lime squeeze and the salt? You’ll need it.
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oh ok, hopefully thats it. Hopefully im getting the 25 since im drinking this crappy beer. Thanks for the advice!
that makes no sense
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t understand those words in that order.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 7:45 PM PST up reply actions
must be some kind of moon man language
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
the presser when they get all these players should be interesting
SI_JonHeyman: #marlins are also in on madson as well as pujols, reyes and buehrle. #southbeachtalents
they found wilson ramos!
sbnation: And there is good news tonight: Wilson Ramos was found. http://t.co/bQqLtdOz
by shaqfor3 on Nov 11, 2011 7:00 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
I wonder if he was ransomed or what.
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wonder if kidnappers let him go
got scared of authorites search
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:13 PM PST up reply actions
just as likely
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:16 PM PST up reply actions
Thank God
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
Glad to hear. Thank god.
re: stopping 3rd world kidnapping for ransom societies:
to wipe out this assholic behavior, some countries where this used to be prevalent instituted a policy of shooting the entire family of those involved. I bet this would stop this shit real quick in Venezuela.
tone it back Jack. I understand the anger, but let’s not want innocents punished
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
hey TBJ, thanks. I’m not really saying I condone this. I was told that this stopped this kind of behavior really quick in some other countries that used to have this problem
reading your post again, I can see that you just stated it and did not actually condone it. Seems like killing an ant with a flamethrower. The real problem is these countries have corruption so deep in their politics that things like this just go unabated. The fact that these guys were so bold as to kidnap an ACTUAL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYER shows it. This was a horrible incident, and I’m sure MLB will think twice before letting any of it’s players go to Venezuela again.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
Wilson Ramos is Venezuelan. MLB isn’t going to tell players “don’t go home”.
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
i know that
but the ones who aren’t will probably not go, and the Venezuelans might think twice if they think themselves or their families are not safe
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
I’m just glad that the dude is fine. I’d hate to think if there wasn’t an absolute media outrage over this if someone else wouldn’t have been found as easily. Venezuelan baseball players are pretty proud of where they come from (that I’ve seen) and one of the reasons they go back to represent. It starts up top I suppose… Radical problems sometimes call for radical solutions. It’s up to our buddy Hugo.
same here
this was a scary incident, but Ramos is alive, and we should all be thankful for that.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
There is a split in MLB among Venezuelans. Some (Magglio in particular) support the Chavez regime, even stumping for him in campaign rallies. Others are very anti-Chavez.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Ozzie is pro-Chavez i think
I remember Venezuelans booing Maggs during the WBC for supporting Chavez
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
Pro Chavez or not, the guy’s got his reasons for his rhetoric, good, bad, or otherwise. The dude’s got quite some work to stamp out corruption if that’s his intention. Letting kidnapping for ransom run rampant in his country is pretty irresponsible though; leads me to believe he’s not necessarily out for the betterment of man.
not something i can speculate about
i know so little about Venezuela. This incident doesn’t grow the brand though.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:17 PM PST up reply actions
5th place
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think it would be out of line to suggest that Hugo Chavez is not primarily concerned with the welfare of his people. Feel free to strikethrough Hugo and change it to “every politician ever” if you must, but Hugo especially.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Sadly, I agree with you dude. I would love to live in a world where Kershaw tied with Halliday for the SBN CY was the biggest problem…. oh, and Annie’s boobs everywhere I lay my head
Somebody
bought Kemp a nice suit and matched it with a shirt, it looks like.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 11, 2011 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
big man
needs a big glass
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
If there were one player that you have seen play, whom you wished played his whole career for the Dodgers, who would it be?
Mine would be Ken Griffey Jr.
mike piazza
Would have set the best numbers in LA Dodger history and would have been a shoo in first ballot HOF
by bhsportsguy on Nov 11, 2011 7:45 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
(sob)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
I saw Piazza at his absolute best in a Dodgers uniform. He was my number two, but I already got a lot out of him in LA.
With Pedro, the Dodgers never really had Pedro. That would have been soooo fun.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 7:47 PM PST up reply actions
Piazza
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
also, if we're going to revise history a bit
A-rod
(for a player who was never a Dodger)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
I was going to say Maddux as my non-Dodger, but 2006 and 2008 complicate things.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
i went to one game where he pitched for us
he kicked ass
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:02 PM PST up reply actions
I was at AT&T Park when he started and got the win in 2006 to clinch a playoff spot.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
i got choked up a bit
that last start where he asked for the ball before leaving
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
My favorite Maddux memory
Was when the game when Penny was on the mound and Maddux called every pitch from the dugout and Penny owned.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 11, 2011 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
But when Brad Penny and Maddux were teammates on the Dodgers, during the last two months of 2006, they had a conversation one day that led Penny to reach a stunning conclusion: This guy knows my stuff better than I do. It was eerie, really, how easily Maddux dissected Penny’s repertoire and suggested ways to maximize it. Penny, figuring he’d take advantage of the situation, asked Maddux to call a game for him against the Cubs. And so, on the night of Sept. 13, Penny glanced into the dugout before every delivery and found Maddux, who signaled the next pitch by looking toward different parts of the ballpark. Penny threw seven scoreless innings with no walks and beat the Cubs 6-0. “Maddux probably won’t tell you that story,” Penny says. He’s right.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 11, 2011 8:17 PM PST up reply actions
I saw Maddux
Out duel David Wells on the first game of the 4 game series that ended with 4+1. Great game, had a seat behind home on the Loge.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 11, 2011 8:19 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Piazza for me too
In the “never was a Dodger category”, I’ll take Nolan Ryan
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
we only saw their shells
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
shells?
that was Derek Thompson
(ugh, i ONCE saw a pic of him wearing a shell necklace, never to see it again)
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 11, 2011 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
nice
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
how about an outfield of
Wiiiiiiilllie, Mickey, and the Duuuuuuukkkee
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
from Maine to San Diego?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
AND YOU KNEW WHO YOU WEEEEEEEERRRRRREEEE THEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNN
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:48 PM PST up reply actions
Bonds
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Not PC, but who cares?
Barry Bonds
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Oh word? Nolij is posting?
Did third period just end? :)
by G.Scott on Nov 11, 2011 9:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
good, now we can say
Derek Jeter
/runs away giggling
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
Bored on a a Friday evening
So I was looking at winter league stats for Dodger players. 21 year old Juan Noriega having a nice season in Mexico. 12 Ks against only 1 walk in 12.2 relief innings. Given up 10 hits but only 3 runs. Maybe another young bullpen arm from the right side in a couple of years.
Funny to see Belisario listed with other Dodger players. Doing pretty well.
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
Good at throwing a baseball
Bad at decision making
by 68elcamino427 on Nov 11, 2011 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
The Shadow
I remember seeing this movie when I was 10, and loving it. I am watching it right now 17 years later, and I might love it just as much seeing how cheesy it is.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 7:45 PM PST reply actions
are you younger than me?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
whippersnapper
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
1986
GET ON OUR LEVEL
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
back in my day
we played the ORIGINAL Super Mario Bros., not this Super Mario Bros. 3 crap. HOW THE FUCK DOES A LEAF TURN YOU INTO A RACOON?!?!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
Yoshi, bitch.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
riding it with his cape like he’s some kind of baron of mafia town
“plumber” right, “waste disposal”
good front
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
bacon is awesome
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
BCG
Worked a 3-1 count, then……5-3 putout to end the inning
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
Probably a good thing Carroll moved on
He’d have to give up #14 anyway once Gil Hodges gets elected to the HOF this year and the Dodgers retire that number
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
good attitude :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
Really hate to see him go...
Jamey was one of my favorites this year, truly an exceptional player who came in as a “back up” and ended up almost hitting .300 for the year with full-season AB’s. Played any position they asked of him, and played them well. His and Miles’ contributions to the team were amazing! especially as players who weren’t supposed to see much playing time.
Jamey, you’ll be missed in L.A., and thanks for the being one of the few consistent bright spots (along with Kemp, Kershaw, & Miles) in an otherwise disappointing season…
don’t be a killjoy
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:09 PM PST up reply actions
I just now got told by Disney that I wasn’t exceptional enough to be considered an applicant for Disney positions as a whole.
btw
i haven’t forgotten about you for the job at my work, but the whole company is moving from one building to another. I’ll see what’s up Monday.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
it’s all good. I like helping people.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
I forwarded your resume around too
Problem for me is that strangely enough, most people I know are not doing business in LA
I don’t want Maddz hunting me down as you board he plan to Mobile AL
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 12, 2011 7:56 AM PST up reply actions
I applied
For a job at Disney once, I probably would have hated it if I got it but I never heard back
by bhsportsguy on Nov 11, 2011 8:17 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I worked at Disney for five years until I was let go for no reason.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 11, 2011 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
Not as much as the heels, I’d imagine. Humma’s not tall enough to play anyone but the princesses.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
There are seven dwarves.
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 9:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I have some bitchin’ gold heels that met Delias Man’s approval. I’ll wear them to the next TBLA outing. I will be GScott’s height
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you will demonstrate
by patting his head
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:19 PM PST up reply actions
Sorry man, but screw Disney
I temped at that place (in two different positions) and loathed it. Of course it was mostly because I worked for a douchebag in their HR dept. Disney Online was a bit more fun and relaxed but the other depts can GFT.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Dex something.
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 10:48 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
haha
G it was like 10+ years ago so honestly I don’t remember. I could probably look it up but it might bring back bad memories. He’s likely no longer there, nor is the type A girl I had to work with.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
FUCK the Mouse
There has been only company that I have failed to come to contractual agreements with after I was able to come to business terms with – you guessed it, the Magic Rat Kingdom
I had the VP of SW development begging their legal department to be reasonable because we were the vendor of choice…. They weren’t and we never got the deal done. he was forced to use a 2nd tier vendor who would sign up for their bullshit
this happened twice
my past life client list is a pretty impressive list of companies ranging from just about every major technology company from 1995 to 2006 to old school companies like big pharma and railroads….I never failed to make a contract work.
Except with the Mouse.
Twice.
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 12, 2011 7:55 AM PST up reply actions
wow some baby was born at 11:11, on 11/11/11, in room 1111…. and was given Dodger gear…. it has to be a prophet!
And has 11 inches
where it counts
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
how do you know this?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:06 PM PST up reply actions
nice
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:07 PM PST up reply actions
he’s bound to be a future Dodgers GM who trades away our best young starting pitcher prospect for a 37 year old middle reliever.
he'll be a singles hitter
drafted in the 11th round
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
not in the subject
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:08 PM PST up reply actions
I click on the link icon, I paste in URL, it goes it subject. I click post, then it says I need something in the headline or whatever, so I put link. How do I do it?
write something in the comment, then highlight it, then click the link icon and paste the link.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:15 PM PST up reply actions
no need to thank me
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
Thank goodness for that!
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 11, 2011 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
Goodness is a fine gal
slip her a C-note and she’ll give you a great show
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
no worries. fwiw after our spat, i think you’re hilarious. i just wish youd stick to being hilarious without insulting anyone, ya dig?
one day i’ll get the hang of posting pics
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
reading Tecate's
Disclaimer, I would opt to buy my favorite beverages and not worry about any rebate.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 11, 2011 8:09 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
yeah, I was thinking about that, but I drink my favorite beverages all the time. So, I can suffer through 18 beers I dont like for a few bucks less then I would have normally spent on what I do like plus get a free 25 bucks in the process. It was a business decision, but I probably wont end up sending it in because im lazy, but atleast I’ll get drunk.
/clink!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:24 PM PST up reply actions
endgame
but atleast I’ll get drunk.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
well
For one thing, I am not sure you get a $25 rebate plus you are out the price of the Tecate so at best you save maybe $15
by bhsportsguy on Nov 11, 2011 8:29 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
nah im gonna sent it in, shiet. 25 bucks is 25 bucks, thats like half a video game almost. Money never sleeps, gotta make that paper boo boo!
we all are
well, most of us. :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
Salt River Dodgers...er Rafters
trying to reduce their magic number to 2. Up 7-6, top 9th, but Mesa with a runner at 2nd with no outs
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
Matt Vasgerjian (sp?) just referenced Jody Reed in a discussion about Ryan Madson, i.e. is he gonna regret leaving money on the table (if he really did).
Jody Reed, lead domino
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
saw that
frackin Jody Reed
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
Does anyone know the story there yet? I thought Madson, or at least Boras thought they had a deal, at least verbally, and the Phillies were the ones who backed out…which was their right as nothing was in writing, at least from what I’ve heard.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
Phillies claim
a deal was never in place
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
yeah I see this. Despite reports that the Phillies were close to an agreement with free-agent reliever Ryan Madson, a source said Wednesday that no such deal is in place.
The source also said that the Phillies remain in talks with free-agent closer Jonathan Papelbon.
Philadelphia is prepared to fortify their bullpen by either re-signing Madson or signing Papelbon.
Madson went 4-2 with a 2.37 ERA and 32 saves in 62 appearances this season.
Papelbon went 4-1 with a 2.94 ERA and 31 saves in 63 appearances for the Red Sox.
Doesnt explain much but I would think either A Phillies wanted Papelbon more then Madsen, or B Madsen wanted more money?
Paps has the track record
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe a paralell to Furcal after the 2008 season and his dust up with the Braves. Is this one of those “there was a signed offer sheet” issues?
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
the braves submitted an offer sheet, but it was taken by Raffy’s agent to Ned, Ned matched it, Raffy signed Ned’s offer. There was no signed Braves/Furcal offer sheet and Frank Wren needs to GTFOverIt
can't hate
loved that guy when he was healthy, so much fun to watch
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
Still waiting on Grimjacks’ fanpost about the 12/9 TBLA get together.
I submit: gift exchange. Humma and Jen get post-its and colored pencils.
they get 8 days of gift exchange! and latkas. I love latkas.
Seriously though, a TBLA gift exchange (limit 10 dollars) would be HILARIOUS
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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A TBLA key exchange would be
awkward.
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crazy when you guys get into that inside lingo. You guys have really know eachother that long huh? crazy
awww uschris
I am disappoint
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A TBLA Key Exchange would be called Twelve Angry Men
by G.Scott on Nov 11, 2011 8:54 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
oh man
i know what i would recieve
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
A key?
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grad students gotta ma — I’m sorry, Gary
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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I need to make money, dude
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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There are advantages to living in the SFV.
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learn how to cap fools in the skull
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
yuuup, but most of all, we know how to get fucked up out here… killing, sex, and getting fucked up, the life in the SFV, holla!!!!
thats right, you think this is a game? this aint no game, this is real life! We take this shit for real out here!
REGULATORS!!!!
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I hear Gary & I are due up in just a few more minutes.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
Hell
we did that when you weren’t even there!
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uh huh.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
not a fan either?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
they are bad enough apart
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
who is that
in the background BTW?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:34 PM PST up reply actions
BH standing on right, Mrs. Phil sitting
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
There’s still one floating around my office at work from last years x-mas exchange. I’m gonna find it.
I hope it’s me. Oh please
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dammit
they sound useful, but they look damn ridiculous
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:18 PM PST up reply actions
If only the shakeweight worked back muscles. I have to do physical therapy. :(
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oh noes
wha happend?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
I just have no muscle back there. so it all goes to my shoulders/traps. I have ridiculous looking shoulders.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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in a good way?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
I needed physical therapy after she hugged me.
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I’m jacked son. I got the gun show going on
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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I started doing my pushups tricep style.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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i need to do more pushups
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve heard this said about us men.
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just as true
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
OK, Reyes, maybe
but there is no way that Pujols signs with the Marlins. I just cannot see the Cards letting the Marlins outbid them on their franchise player, especially coming off a title.
In a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened
cause the million dollar man
ALWAYS gets his way
NYA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
except for our mothers, wives, daughters and girlfriends.
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So if they paid the price, then I’m the whore? Whaaa?
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Y’all been zapped!
/chappelle’d
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:19 PM PST up reply actions
lol
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:29 PM PST up reply actions
Lions up 10 on the Bruins wtih under a minute left
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
It wasn’t a question.
I saw the score at the 2:00 mark.
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we know
we’ve heard you
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I’ve been told I’m too fucking nice
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
a kiss would have been nice :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:33 PM PST up reply actions
here's
The thing, losses don’t bug me and frankly I don’t talk trash. I am generally amused by how serious some take their sports, to me it’s all just the toy box of life.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 11, 2011 11:42 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
69 - 58 Final over UCLA
BTW, UCLA playing their home games in the Sports Arena sucks. Why not the Forum?
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USC went so far as to label their “road” game against UCLA as a home game on their basketball home schedule poster.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
he's trying to appeal to Josie
RESIST JOSIE!! RESIST!!!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
he internet with the San Jose Earthquakes. He’s alright in my book.
by Josie Becker on Nov 12, 2011 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
he’s adorable but that facial hair is just no
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amish
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
as i walk through the valley where I harvest my grain
I take a look at my wife, and realize, she’s very plain
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
he looks real good clean shaven, and he sounds like that nerd in Avatar when he talks.
by Josie Becker on Nov 12, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
Loyola Marymount was 11-21 last year.
2-12 in their conference.
This might be the worst regular season loss ever for UCLA.
Chinese riddle for ya!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
if there was a place to do it
that’d be it
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 10:43 PM PST up reply actions
BOBBY BONILLA
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I KNOW!!!!
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
ONLY LIKE 20 MORE YEARS AT A MILLION PER FROM THE METS
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 12, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
just watched an ep of Rocko's Modern Life
nostalgia kick FTMFW
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 10:47 PM PST reply actions
You're a tweener
They’re young enough to have seen it as kids; I’m old enough to have watched it with my kid.
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
I just assumed it was a spinoff series featuring one of Al Czervik’s pals who helped the judge find his wallet.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 11, 2011 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
Loved Rocko
Don’t think my wife liked it as much.
I currently work with a woman who looks just like Heifer.
by RoyaleWithCheeze on Nov 11, 2011 11:17 PM PST up reply actions
ha
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
overrated?
it was good, not the best. had some fun with it
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
kids these days
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
It was no “Doug”.
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 11:03 PM PST up reply actions
Ren and Stimpy was my favorite
Doug was pretty good though
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
KILLER TOFUUUUUUUU!
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
I NEED MORE ALLOWANCE
YODEL-AY-HEE-HOO!!!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
BANGING ON A TRASHCAN
STRUMMING ON A STREETLIGHT!
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
THINK
BIG!!!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
my grandpa HATED doug. HATED it.
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Maybe
he only saw the inferior ABC version. The Nickelodeon version was great.
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
We liked Rugrats too. My daughter sang The Go-Gos’ “Vacation” at the elementary school talent show because of Rugrats!
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
Of course. One of the characters is named
Patty Mayonnaise !
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watching it now
makes me wish i were faded
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talking bout my generatioooooonnnn
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
I’m fading like The Beatles on Hey Jude.
/ELO
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
NAAAAAAAAAAA
NA NA NANANA NAAAAAAAAAAAAA
NANANANAAAAAAAAAAA
HEY JUUUUUUUUUUDDEEEE!!
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:12 PM PST up reply actions
Faded
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I see "faded"
but I hear “”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=705LEH3j2g0" target="new">Jaded".
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
FAIL
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by David Young on Nov 11, 2011 11:17 PM PST up reply actions
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
Um...
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Complicated. (And I’m sorry, for whatever that’s worth)
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 11, 2011 11:54 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
But it didn’t even rhyme! Waited.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
This is what I couldn’t get out of my head this whole time, even though it didn’t quite work for the circumstance.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
more Gamer news
The contract also contains a $2MM option for 2014, reports La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune (Twitter link). Neal tells MLBTR that the option vests if Carroll makes 401 plate appearances in 2013, but Carroll can choose to turn down the option.
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1965 Season on MLBN
Tonight at 6 PM on MLB Network: 1965 “Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale lead the Dodgers to the World Series”.
From Kissing Suzy Kolber
Here is your ultimate tailgating device:
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
“Gross Crap”? Bacon not a Meat Product? Are these overlaid text pointers on the company’s ad to start with, or are they Kissing Suzy’s contribution to the conversation, do you know?
I think
Gross Crap is the tip-off that its KSK
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Speaking of delicious and gross
this AM made Cream of Wheat for the Mrs
Purposefully made too much – now cooling Cream of Wheat in small loaf shaped container. Overnight in the fridge.
Tomorrow morning, sliced 1/4 inch and into skillet with some bacon grease and/or butter
Fry golden brown, serve with brown sugar or honey or maple syrup
It ain’t healthy, but lordy
I'm going to have to try that!
This morning G made a scramble with left over pot roast, cheese, and salsa. Delicious! Next up: turkey meatloaf in the slow cooker. That will be a thing.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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Slow cooker rocks
left overs in eggs rocks
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 12, 2011 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
not worth it
find a good deal and go for it.
the AMAZING BLACK FRIDAY DEALS are mostly just publicity and on the no-name stuff.
new job is
AWWWWEEESOME hahah
it’s great to be in the classroom, thou im doing a bit of a mix of teacher and admin stuff. pretty happy up in SB too, but will know more when we actually move there for good, which will be soon.
what are you up to?
Still subbing for Irvine, applied to a couple of long term subbing games that start next year. Nothing much. Its great that you are enjoying your situation.
I cant believe people spend the night outside stores just to save a buck! Not worth it!
by uschris0304 on Nov 12, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions
most of the good deals are happening between now and thanksgiving
if you see a good deal don’t hesitate to pounce
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
yeah I agree… My daughter really wants a laptop for xmas, but she is 9. Best Buy ran a friday and saturday sale, last weekend, and I got her an emachines laptop for 199.99… I think thats ok for a 9 year old. Also got an HD camcorder for 39.99 so I wont be embarressed with my old ass camera for her xmas show this year, cant wait!
by uschris0304 on Nov 12, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
She didnt want an ipad… I thought she would too, but she says she doesnt like them, wants a laptop, so ok…. She wanted one of those dell ones where you can change the color of the cover, so she can make it pink. But I didnt want to spend 5-7 hundred, whatever it is, just so she can make it pink, even if it is probably a better laptop too. But 199.99 emachines is what she gets.
by uschris0304 on Nov 12, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
just search black friday adds in google
most have leaked already
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Wilson Ramos wasn't released
he was rescued by MF commandos!
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7222317/wilson-ramos-washington-nationals-found-alive-well-kidnapping
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Probably mentioned before, but Verducci writes about Alex Tamin, who just got hired as the Director of Baseball Contracts, Research and Operations, AKA, his sabermetrics guy. No mention of Paul Depodesta or the indirect reason why Ned Colletti was hired in the first place. Hilariously ironic, or is that Ironically hilarious?
My fanpost for a hollywood meet up is up.
TBLA Blue Friday gift exchange and editor appreciation night.
FAKE OUT!!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 12, 2011 1:45 PM PST reply actions
/highfive
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 12, 2011 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
i’m surprised how many jokes on Rocko I only get now that I’m older. And that they got away with them.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 12, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Rocko made so many sex puns that just went way over my head. I definitely holds up over time. I love Spongebob too, and Ren and Stimpy, so maybe that’s just my sense of humor.
Doug is in a different category, it’s more an animated sitcom than an irreverent cartoon. I don’t know what is meant my over rated. I don’t think anyone’s called Doug the best cartoon ever, it’s just an enjoyable cartoon.
by Josie Becker on Nov 12, 2011 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
Josie will be happy
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
THEY LOST!!!!!
HOORRRAAAAAYYYY!!!!
But Stanford lost, so USC-Oregon gets the good timeslot, and Cal-Stanford is in the last night spot. Not that I’m complaining, at least I get to see my bears
by Josie Becker on Nov 12, 2011 11:38 PM PST up reply actions
Douchebag says what?
They call me the thread killer
by Greg Stephen on Nov 12, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
Wonder who will manage in Boston........
I hope Lamont gets the job. He’s the only one of the five interviewed with managing experience, and after his teams in Pittsburg, he deserves better.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
He wasn’t all that on the South Side way back when. I kinda like the idea of Sandy Alomar, Jr.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I vote
The corpse of Dick Williams
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Zombie baseball
Brains, I wish I had brains………….
Did someone someone say brains?
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by Greg Stephen on Nov 12, 2011 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
Got his cage rattled and couldn’t defend himself. Sucks. I wonder how this makes fox feel. 1 goddamn minute?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Nov 12, 2011 6:45 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Great picture
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by Greg Stephen on Nov 12, 2011 7:19 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Kershawmania?
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by Greg Stephen on Nov 12, 2011 7:24 PM PST up reply actions
As a man with limited facial hair, I feel his pain
They call me the thread killer
by Greg Stephen on Nov 12, 2011 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
As a man with adequate facial hair.
I feel more masculine.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 12, 2011 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
natural pronation. In fact, if you don’t pronate (which isn’t that uncommon) your shoulder ends up taking all the breaking force from the throw
Easier to fix problems with pronation than prostate.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 12, 2011 8:00 PM PST up reply actions
Stanford looks like they will go from reasonable shot at the BCS title game (needed a loss, likely by Okalhoma State, too) to not the Rose Bowl.
At least Greg won’t have to stay up so late watching USC v. Oregon next week
by Eric Stephen on Nov 12, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
Date night next Saturday for the boy.
I’ll be up anyway waiting to him up
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by Greg Stephen on Nov 12, 2011 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
Tweet by Jack Welch
Jack Welch
Stanford field goal try a bad coaching call. They need TD’s against Oregon speed
They
Play Cal and Notre Dame (both at home). They could still lose but neither of those teams would be considered tough.
Oregon looks like a deserving BCS team. Cardinal still in play for an at-large maybe.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Yeah, Stanford could still be in good shape for an at-large.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 12, 2011 9:20 PM PST up reply actions
Ok State has Oklahoma. LSU has Keith’s favorite team
by Eric Stephen on Nov 12, 2011 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
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