2012 TBLA #9 Dodger Prospect Discussion
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 28, 2011 2:35 PM PST
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Shawn Tolleson had more than double the votes of any other candidate, and therefore is award the title of TBLA #8 prospect. Tolleson had some strong opposition, but the "relief pitcher prospect haters" were unable to find a singular player to get behind and ended up splitting their votes. At the end of the day the support for Tolleson simply outweighed the haters.
I'm not going to repeat all the scouting reports for all the candidates as you can simply look at the post below to see all the eligible players. In fact the only reason I'm making new post here instead of updating the old one is because we need a comment refresher.
For the #10 vote I'll add a few more names, but for now I think we have enough options.
Please use this post as the discussion thread, and cast your actual vote in this Fanpost.
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Grimjack has the meetup again in a new fanpost.
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/11/28/2592990/tbla-blue-friday-mod-appreciation-day-and-gift-exchange
It would be nice if we had more then the four moderators and Grimjack show up:)
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dude
I’m coming to the continent of North America soon. When I do, pls count me in!!!
by Jack Huber on Dec 3, 2011 1:12 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Remember, a vote for Baldwin is a vote for a guy that was actually the appropriate age for his league.
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Remember a vote for Baldwin is a vote for Reggie Abrecrombie
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Weren’t you driving the Baldwin Bus before?
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Jonathan Garcia was age appropriate for his league too.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Out of the guys up for vote.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
All I want to know is does Baldwin take as much time walking to the plate as his old man did walking off the mound at the end of the inning? ‘Cause I’d vote for that.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
In a perfect world Shane Tolleson will be not required in 2012 to be anything more then the first option in a 10 – 2 game.
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This is a Jim/James Loney situation
Shane is the shitty version
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The voting is getting to a point where I’m not sure if I should vote for the guy I want to vote for, or just wait and vote for one side of a majority between two options.
JMO – always vote for who you want, not for who might win, or in a year from now when you decided to go with the majority and the majority was wrong, you wont be saying damn it, I knew I should have voted for Garcia.
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If FedEx is our 9th best best prospect, that makes me sad
He was like the 25th best in the RS org and their system isn’t all that better then ours
In that case, it sounds like it is/was a lot better than ours
by Michael White on Nov 28, 2011 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: If Fed had been in the Dodgers system the last couple years as opposed to being acquired in a trade, no one would be talking about him (at least in the top 10).
You are saying that the guy who was promoted in Sept if he came up through our chain, would not be getting any support?
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You mean 27 year old AJ Ellis who was not even a starting catcher in the minors until he was 26?
You all know Fed is only 24.
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in my total, not really scientific
evaluation of Grif when I saw him in AZ this fall, I was unimpressed. Castle was pretty dope.
/westcoastbias
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You can find a maybe decent reliever among a group of low-cost NRIs, e.g., MacDougal. You apparently pay $1M for Matt Treanor, $1.8M for Jose Molina and $1M in last year’s dollars for Dioner Navarro. (Of course Dioner was worth it for the splashdown HR off Lincecum alone.) If Federovicz can be a half-time starter at C, that’s worth something.
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On the other hand you could sign JR Towles or something to an NRI and he’d at least be as good as Dioner.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
True/false: In theory, if you have ML level ability and are a position player, the fastest way to the majors would be to learn to catch?
If true, why don’t we see more good all around catchers?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
it is incredibly fucking hard at the major league level
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Yes, yes and yes, it’s hard. But you could move positions if it didn’t work out. I’m just curious as to why there seems to be such a lack of quality catching where retreads make good money. Or is it just old timey baseball groupthink where you need veterans behind the plate unless they hit a ton?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
Because it takes a special sort to get along with those high-strung pitchers.
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Yeah, but that was over a philosophical difference, not just because pitchers are high-maintenance.
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me too
I see the Tolleson vote as an example of why democracy blows :)
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
people don't get hot and bothered
for defensively skilled catchers, it seems
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Not True
Fed is very good defensive player at a premium defensive position who hit .325/.431/.627 in Triple A at an age appropriate 23. It is only because the Triple A team was ABQ and it was only 102 plate appearances that I push Fed to the BACK half of the Top 10.
by CanuckDodger on Nov 28, 2011 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
But he didn’t really hit in AA in a lot more plate appearances. Griff outhit him, even while scouts say he can’t hit.
And Some Players...
hit well in Doublee A and can’t hit in Triple A, even in ABQ. I prefer it be the other way around. Also, we have no way of knowing if the Dodgers batting coaches fixed a mechanical problem with his swing or changed his batting stance when they got their hands on him. Whatever the case, Fed sure seemed to do better hitting in ABQ than Trayvon Robinson did, at the same age, and nobody had a problem with calling Trayvon a Top 10 prospect in our system.
by CanuckDodger on Nov 28, 2011 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t really look at those 100 ABs in ABQ as that reliable of info. Any pitcher worth a damn was in the bigs or on the DL by that point in the year. He was likely facing tougher pitching in AA. Hell Trayvon was in the bigs by the team they put FedEx in AAA.
Maybe the Dodgers staff did do something though, that would be awesome.
Trayvon was coming off his 2010 AA season when we did prospect lists one year ago.
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I Meant During The 2011 Season, Prior To The Trade
When we let out a howl about the trade, I really don’t think anybody had put Trayvon outside our Top 10 by that point.
by CanuckDodger on Nov 28, 2011 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
Baseball HQ has him ranked as number four this year for Seattle. They do the Dodgers this Friday, I am curious where they put FedEx.
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Baseball HQ does the dodgers list on Friday also?
this will be a big week for Dodger prospect lists then because Baseball America’s Dodgers list also comes out Friday, and Sickel’s list from minor league ball should be later this week as well
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 28, 2011 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
I have no idea where I would have ranked him at the time of trade, but his K/BB ratio had visions of Delwyn Young in my head.
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all of them kinda appeared out of nowhere this year
were any of them even on the list you guys made last year?
by eitherethier on Nov 28, 2011 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Garcia certainly was talked about
Baldwin not as much
FedEx NOT
Angel Sanchez Not
Songco Not
Blake Smith is wondering why Songco is getting so much love.
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I'm a fan of Blake Smith
But he won’t get higher than 15th I’m sure.
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i'll be adding B smith
in the next round of voting
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 28, 2011 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
Last year's results
As Voted By You
Prospect (Age*) 2010
1) J. Sands of/1b (23) NR
2) Tray Robinson of (23) 9
3) Zach Lee rhp (19) NR
4) De La Rosa rhp (22) NR
5) K. Jansen rhp (23) NR
6) Dee Gordon ss (23) 2
7) C. Withrow rhp (22) 1
8) A. Webster rhp (21) 13t
9) Aaron Miller lhp (23) 7
10) Ethan Martin rhp (22) 5
11) Garret Gould rhp (19) 12
12) I. DeJesus 2b/ss (24) 4
13) Jon Garcia of (19) NR
14) Kyle Russell of (25) 13t
15) Scott Elbert lhp (25) 3
16) Lemmerman ss (22) NR
17) Ralston Cash rhp (19) NR
18) Leon Landry of (21) NR
19) Nate Eovaldi rhp (21) 10
20) Matt Magill rhp (21) NR
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thanks
and from my final post from last year, the next 5 on the list would have been Brian Cavazos-Galvez, James Baldwin, Javier Solano, Joc Pederson, and Josh Lindblom.
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 28, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Jesus
Last year’s looks amazing compared to what this year’s will be.
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that’s only because a bunch of dudes “graduated”
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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and our 2011 draft looks like it blew chunks
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2010 draftee’s on that list:
Lee
Lemmerman
Landry
Cash
2011 draftee’s on this list
Reed
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How many people from the 2011 class can you even name?
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
The 3rd baseman in Arizona.
That is all I got.
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Yeah I stopped after that one too.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
We have a Santana in the system again.
O’Koyea!
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A bunch of college catchers…Maynard, O’Brien, there was another one too. They will probably all suck.
McGough will be a decent reliever I think.
O’Sullivan has some projection.
Wingo – Maybe future Jamey Carroll.
There was some other utility-type of infielder too, can’t remember his name.
Boudreaux – Probably sucks
Pratt Maynard!
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:17 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah I know
It’s like to a lesser extent when Kemp, Ethier, Martin, Bills, Loney, Kuo all came up. If for some reason none of these guys were up long enough, I think it would be one hell of a farm system right now having Sands, Rubby, Jansen, and Gordon still prospects. Or at least top 15, closer to top 10, rather than 20-25 or so.
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Don’t wanna spend money on player development, then we won’t see those type of players in the minors anymore.
The CBA means everyone is playing Dodger ball now.
This won’t stop us from taking college relievers but it’s a start.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
you could also look at it
as a good thing that 7 of those guys made it to the majors last year
by eitherethier on Nov 28, 2011 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
I look at it as a good thing. Last year I felt good about our prospects and for the most point they out did what any other source expected of them. This year, not so much, though I hold out hope the scouts are wrong on Van Slyke, Silverio, Songco, Erickson, Lemmerman, but I don’t think they are.
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AHEM
I am the reason that Reg met his girlfriend online. I had plans with him and canceled because I had to attend to the shitshow that was my life at that point.
And yeah, I met my boyfriend on the internet. Hooray!
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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is for porn
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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and meeting significant others apparently
by eitherethier on Nov 28, 2011 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
haha
not with two cats we aren’t. koufax is currently attempting to destroy my shirt.
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My favorite cat Jonas is the mellowest cat you'd ever see
But if you pick him up/pet him and stay near him he will claw the ever loving shit out of you, but he thinks he’s just doing nothing. He also happens to have the sharpest claws ever.
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…that sounds awful?
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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It’s not how it sounds, more just digging his claws in just trying to get your attention to pet him or definitely not drop him, lol.
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awww
bodhi is the same way. “OH CHRIST DO NOT DROP OH PLEASE NO”
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I’d pick him up more since he’s so mellow and won’t actively try to make me let him go, but he really loves to dig in like it’s something I want him to do, lol. If you start scratching him under his chin he will just get so loose that sometimes he falls off the bed. Fun times
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My sister was brave enough to do that a few times
But it may not be worth the hassle.
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If you do it often, they’ll get used to it. Wrap them in a towel at first.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
Did it to Bodhi once, he tried to jump on my bed, missed, went poorly. I laughed and laughed…
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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My cat was tearassing around one day and went to jump on top of the dryer, but changed his mind right around take off, splatted right into the door, Wile E Coyote style. It was awesome.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Koufax went to jump at Bodhi last night, but was running around the coffee table to do it, and ended up just leaping sideways clawing at the air into the kitchen. So amazing #catlyfe
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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Max, my older Lab
Trotted head first into a parked car the other night on our walk. He was looking behind him and never saw it.
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'!
Mutual of Omaha style stuff you got going on there
Does G mind Marlin Perkins narrating around the house?
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Koufax took a licking
but he kept on ticking
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'!
by mleadman on Nov 28, 2011 3:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I think he’s close to his breaking point with “OMG LOOK AT THE CATS” coming from me all the time.
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Oh look I paused my show to come see the cats doing the same thing they do every night, Pinky.
by G.Scott on Nov 28, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
you are getting Koufax all up in your shit tonight at 3 am
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It’s fun to pretend that you two don’t actually have cats and that these are simply pet names for something else.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
You guys need Guinea Pigs, they never do anything interesting.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
Plus you can try a bunch of experimental shit on them.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
can you put them in plastic balls for the Cats to knock around the room?
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No, anything fun you can do with a hamster is bad for a guinea pig’s spine.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
Giant rodents on sticks! Time to deep fry ’em and serve up at County Fairs!
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by David Young on Nov 28, 2011 11:17 PM PST up reply actions
A slippered and robed Gary just makes an “Uh, huh” noise and nods without even looking up from his afternoon paper
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
No one Gary’s age knows WTF an “afternoon paper” is.
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Only Extra at the Times
I can remember while I was there, was 9/11. They are very expensive
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Pretty soon, little G II won’t know what a “paper” is.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
You put your WEED in there.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
First kid that I catch smoking weed will smoke until he pukes, enough so that he’ll tell the others to make sure dad never catches him smoking.
Can’t wait until you catch him/her doing speed or heroin
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“see Son, this giant needle is full of adrenaline.”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 6:50 PM PST up reply actions
you say that like getting them wrapped in the towel is easy
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
woah, so you went from reg to G scott? crazy… this board really is close…did all you guys know eachother BEFORE TBLA?
LOL
I’m friends with Reg, I met him through DT/Twitter. We were going to hang out because that’s what friends do: hang out.
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Men and women can't hang out
it’s just not done!
/best friend is a girl
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I think it is a generational thing
I am not good at it, but the younger folks have seemed to get the hang of hanging out without seeing each other naked
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
I dont believe girls really have guys that are just friends. They are guys that really want to bang, and are waiting for oppurtunity.
Havent you guys seen Chris Rock? When a guy asks you if he can help you with that, what he really is saying is Can I help you with some dick??
There were 13 apostles!
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
I think it is the other way around. JMO
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Shit, Gary might kick my ass now.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
compression shorts, activate
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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I can totally double leg him and move to side control.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
I bought some compression pants
they don’t fit my waist. cry time.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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I think you know the solution to that.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
More like
depression pants, amirite?
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
by mleadman on Nov 28, 2011 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
friend zone might not exist for dudes, it certainly exists for girls.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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and I mostly have friends that are guys. /shrugs
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yeah I can see that. My ex was like that too. Do you call most girls dumb bitches?
by uschris0304 on Nov 28, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Shut the fuck up, Gary
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Seriously, any girl that liked to get all dolled up, little prissey girls, girls that act like girls I guess, she would call dumb bitches… I never got it… so what, the girl likes to look nice at all times.. I like them Kardashian types.
you mean dumb bitches?
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by JLS23 on Nov 28, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
basicccccc
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basic for sure
dumbest bitchz to ever exist, pretty much.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
haha yeah, what guy doesnt like dumb bitches? Im not going to speak for anyone here, but as far as my ex, I think it was just jealousy. She wasnt bad looking, but wasnt plastics material, so she hated what she couldnt be, so therefore, they were dumb bitches to her.
Lots of guys don’t like dumb bitches. Some like smart bitches.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Guys fuck dumb bitches, marry smart bitches
/solved
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
But just being honest here, if a girl has it, she is going to flaunt it. If she doesnt have it, she is jealous, and calls people names.
if a girl has it, and is secure in herself
she doesn’t need to flaunt it. she just owns it, but doesn’t parade around.
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This reads funny one right after the other
what guy doesnt like …? Im not going to speak for anyone here …
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Haha
Man, sorry to be a party pooper guys, but “smart bitches and dumb bitches” talk makes me a sad panda.
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am i a dumb bitch Mad?
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
fuck no
#onebigroom
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bad bitch yes, dumb bitch no
/bumpin
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and thanks :-)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
the Friend Zone is the worst way to punish someone
When you’re in it, it feels like torture sometimes.
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only if you want out of it. If you’re comfortable being a friend and have no sexual attraction or interest in future dateablity, it’s a great place to be.
I’m conflicted. I love being such great friends with her, but other feelings are there, but I may be too deep in the friend zone. If I have to “settle” for being best friends, it’s good with me, but it would be nice to try and see if there’s something more there.
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G put me in the friend zone for a while
the way to go about it without making yourself crazy is just being happy that they are happy and hope they realize that they’d be way happier with you. :)
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Very true
We are both the first person each one texts or calls if something interesting happens in their day, which is really cool to me. We’ve only known each other since the Super Bowl this year, but we’ve hung out so much it’s like we’ve known each other for years. One thing that gives me pause is if we did start dating, what happens if one of us fucks it up, and we wouldn’t want to be friends anymore.
I just look to How I Met Your Mother and would hope we’d still be friends later on if shit happened, lol.
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Besties after 8 months. Bet you she’s bitching to her girlfriends about how you haven’t asked her out yet.
As long as it's smart bitching and not dumb bitching. ;)
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We need another TBLA night already. This is bad
by Michael White on Nov 28, 2011 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
Dec 10
I apparently will be at the Montage Hotel in BH.
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'!
Is that where he lives?
Ha. I’ll try to fake order room service for him.
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'!
Unless I’m confusing my hotels. Is there another famous posh LA hotel that starts with Mon…?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
Mondrian. But I think Montage is right.
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Christ, haven’t they made 100 movies about this very subject? Haven’t 50 of them ended badly and 50 of them ended well.
In the end you have to ask yourself, do you want a friend or do you want a fucking friend.
Bobby, do not bring her to TBLA event if you value your friendship with this girl.
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I would expect that in the end
You people would actually show your humanity and not do/say horrible things, lol. At this point it wont really matter, she knows everything about me for the most part, you people couldn’t do anything to my relationship with her :)
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I can see her thinking
4 iron keeps talking about this Dodger blog, True Blue something. I should check it out.
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I think Delias is the only person who would actively try to sabotage a relationship. I might unwittingly say something stupid or something that would be misconstrued because of my poor communication skills.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You're probably right
I know Deliasman would definitely say a few things to try and troll me, lol.
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there are limits
for example, i would not bring up former relationships. if anything i would feel her out to see what she is into.
Discreet ass grab – check.
Light boob fondling – not in public, check.
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Make your move man
Waiting and waiting is just prolonging everyone’s agony – yours, hers, and ours. If you really have an interest, there is no point in waiting.
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Other then being completely alone with no friend or lover, with only TBLA as an outlet. Does anyone really want that? More Bobby?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Bobby has no other friends? He has Cory to hang with. I know Cory can teach him a few things, like how to order Guiness in an Irish pub.
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iiidown
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'!
by mleadman on Nov 28, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I suggest bringing her to the next TBLA event, preferably one with Delias Man in attendance.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 3:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Thinking of how to do that currently
I’m not sure if I should make a big gesture or just come out with it.
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Wouldn’t that be considered a big gesture if you just come out with it? She might want dinner first and a little foreplay.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Perhaps they would be at someplace with a nice spread.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
No big gestures life is not a John Cusack movie.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
He should totally ski K-12. Nothing gets the underpants dropped faster.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
So
Holding up a radio in front of her house is out?
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 kiss her. That’s a pretty big gesture.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
And if she says she doesn’t like it, it means she does.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
I always find a simple
“Isn’t it about time we got around to fucking?”
to do wonders
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
I married my best friend. So have a couple of my cousins. It’s possible if that’s what you want. It might just take patience.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
you and your cousins
married the same person?
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'!
by mleadman on Nov 28, 2011 3:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'd like to think I'm marrying my best GUY friend
but I need my best girl friends to bitch about him to… haha
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Patience? Someone once said a girl knows if she wants to bang you within the 1st 5 minutes she meets you. So I guess if you arent having sex in the 1st 5 minutes, its never gonna happen.
She also knows in the first five minutes how long it’s going to take you to get there.
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performance enhancing drugs baby! oh, and keep your mind off what you are actually doing, think about something nasty, adds atleast an extra 5 minutes to the shot clock!
I meant she knows if she’s going to take you to bed on the first date or make you wait longer.
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fuck one of her girlfriends, not a best friend, just some chick she knows….that will salt up the equation and you will either take it forward or blow it up, but at that point what did you really lose
don’t be scared of “no”
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
Welp.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe we can trade him for a — wait
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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Josh Lueke did just get traded for a backup catcher.
I wonder if Matt Treanor is good at postin’.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
I’m glad you’re picking up what I’m putting down.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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Wasn’t sure if you knew how much Josh Lueke liked rapin.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
probably as much as I love cake
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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My favorite tweet from the whole thing
@Josh_Lueke Hey, glad to see you on Twitter and in the Big Leagues! I’ve always considered you a role model since I also Apr to be a (1/2)
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
@Josh_Lueke (2/2) rapist.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
LOL WHAT
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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Timing is everything.
Somehow Josh Lueke hasn’t blocked me yet even though he’s usually very good at getting rid of people who call him a rapist.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think you were actually advocating rape, though what other way is there to possibly take that turn of phrase?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
right, lets see, 10 comments above we have the same joke refrased
where is the equal opportunity outrage?
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/11/28/2593344/2012-tbla-9-dodger-prospect-discussion#84044332
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I took it as a joke playing off of uschris’s comment.
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Ding.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:30 PM PST up reply actions
Im about to go gloria steinem on yo ass
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
What does
“Get your fucking rapist hands off of me!” mean?
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
I agree
Guys who are nice, lack a bit of confidence, and are not devious / aggressive enough to make a move early fall into this category of a safe guy to have fun with
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
This should be the definition if "friend zone" were in a dictionary
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Nick from The New Girl
I used to avoid this type like the plague in college, but as Ive gotten older (and wiser) I started to seek out these types (hence my man). Maybe you need to date older women (who are wiser).
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
The girl I'm like best friends with
is 24, and avoids a lot of the stupid stuff i’ve encountered with younger girls for the most part, which is a big plus.
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When friends hang out with me, for some reason they stop being friends.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
and start being lovers
it is the Kenny Chesney curse
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
I think a good portion knew each other from dodger thoughts and the toaster
I met everyone (well, a lot of regulars) through TBLA and TBLA get togethers.
The funniest thing was when Maddz and I realized we shared a friend on facebook that she knew for a long time and I was working with.
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If that is the funniest thing, then you need more humor in your life:)
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I stared to write that about 3 minutes ago and then erased it because I thought it was kind of a dick comment
thanks Phil
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:18 PM PST up reply actions
For some reason I feel like Phil wrote it nicer than you would have
which is weird because normally I feel like Phil would have gone for the jugular more often than others here :P
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might be right – I certainly would have skipped the smiley at the end
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
I think you all hold me to a few comments where I was possibly mean, I mean out of 100 comments, I may make one mean one. I think a 99% rate is not being properly appreciated.
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I think you don’t understand how to count if you think that only 1/100 of your comments is mean. :D
Well, maybe one is out and out mean, but the other 89 range from sarcastic to snarky
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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Occupy Phil
up and running
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'!
Wow, I don’t get that. I may have to regroup.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I think you guys and gals
are too rough on Phil, he is going to have a different perspective on many things, heck I have one too. But when it comes to the Dodgers and their doings, I would say that he is pretty much in line with many here and when he isn’t, it certainly isn’t way out of line.
That's true
I just think you’re one of the best when you are in the 1% :)
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Not funniest thing ever :P
I also saw 2 girls that room with a girl I dated over the summer who goes to UCSB on the mutual friends list (along with you and Eric) for Brendan Scholari last night.
These small things amuse me for reasons I can’t explain.
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no it was hilarious
Matt and I worked together, he graduated a year ahead of me in HS too
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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That’s funny, Finkel is a really cool guy, definitely one of my favorites from time warner. Did you work in the video game field together? That totally seems like something he would do.
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I thought Maddz worked with a lady named Einhorn.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 3:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
nope, laser tag
pew pew
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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<—- match.com marriage
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
So, you are the reason
I keep getting those fuckin emails?
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’ve been voting for Tolleson for so long, now that it’s all over, I do not know what to do with the rest of my life.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Same
I guess I’m going with Songco…
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by Taylor Maricle on Nov 28, 2011 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
At the end of the day the support for Tolleson simply outweighed the haters.
How do you really feel, Brandon? :)
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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oh hey
if I were to get my hands on some baseball-oriented workouts, would any of you be interested in them? For rec leagues or SQUATTING MOAR or something?
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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yes, would like to look at it
I live in the fantasy that I will workout again one day
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
PackRat!
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'!
by mleadman on Nov 28, 2011 3:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
If we don't resign Kuroda
What do you guys think about trading for Garza?
What kind of package will Theo want? Can the Dodgers supply it?
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A similar package to what they gave up with only one great prospect instead of two.
Maybe you can do a Zach Lee and Sands headlined package with a couple relief arms thrown in.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
In looking at what the Rays did I came up with:
Zach Lee
Jake Lemmerman
Scott Van Slyke
Alex Castelannos
bearing in mind that the SS the Rays got who is now a top prospect was not in 2010 when the trade was made.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
So your saying
that swiss cheese is a better hitter than any Dodger prospect?
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'!
He’s 25 years old, his age 24 year old season when he was traded was no better then Silverio’s this year.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=guyer-001bra
Okay it was better but not so much I’m buying your comment.
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That’s a lot of dudes that are 24.I think Hak-Ju was a borderline top 100 guy last year.
I wouldn’t do that but it’s probably as good of a package as we could make.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
I would give them Eovaldi or Webster,Gould, Silverio, and Lemmermann
by dodgers4life on Nov 28, 2011 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
how many controlled season does Garza have left?
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Based on 2011 stats alone, Chris Jacobs is the best offensive prospect left on the table.
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yeah if 2011 stats alone is the criteria
you gotta go van slyke and silverio
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 28, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
and songco and O'Koyea dickson for that matter
by Brandon Lennox on Nov 28, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
I think you are not taking into account the league. .914 OPS in the MidWest League for a guy who was 22. Hits right handers better then left handers. Not saying he’s better then any of them as he only has this season to hang on his mantle, but he sure seemed to figure things out as the season wore on. Now he’s someone I’m looking forward to seeing in the Cal League.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Meeting someone who makes you happy
and who you can form a life together, and are compatible with and respectful of each other, is just an amazing thing. Who cares how you meet them. It’s just amazing.
/sappy rant over
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until it isn’t, but that is not important now
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Just sayin i think the TBLA coupling is cool, thats all
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
i wish E was as into the Dodgers as I am, might make the TV arguments less of an issue come summertime
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
the short Irish dude from Entourage?
awesome
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
No, my fiance is Eric, I call him E sometimes
no relation
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I’m glad you are not related to your fiancee.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
No relation to Kevin Connelly either
, hair color, heritage, or height.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Short is putting it nicely
Dude’s a dwarf
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'!
heightist much?
5’2’’ and proud.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
That's a fine height for you
5’ 2"" for a guy is miniscule. And I’m short.
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'!
Get Humma on the horn
we need a ruling!
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
Even I am taller than 5’2". 5’2" guys, by definition, have to shop in the boys’ section.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 28, 2011 5:47 PM PST up reply actions
I knew we could count on you setting this shit straight
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
yes, tis interesting in theory
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Well he appreciates that I adopted Cal, so he should appreciate
my Dodgers fanatacism. I mean, damn. He used to be an ANGELS fan. Shudder to think…
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
For a second I was thinking, “I run the damn site, woman!” But then I realized E didn’t refer to me.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Haha
I think everyone named Eric has been called E at some point in time.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
damn entourage
the truth is I call him that only because I wish I was Sloane.
Gorgeous, Jewish, Perfect, Takes no Bull woman? Yesssss.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Sloane went back to Eric a half dozen times including after Eric boned her step-mom. I wouldn’t say Sloane is a women who takes no bull.
by Michael White on Nov 28, 2011 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
boning step moms is hot n TV, but pretty fucking gross in real life
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
Doesn’t that depend on how much trophy dad could afford?
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Well yeah, but at least it stopped being gross.
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What about
EK and EY
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
You like the Dodgers?
Following your Twitter feed I assumed you were a Cardinals fan
by Michael White on Nov 28, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Dooooooope Grace, how sweet the sound…
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 4:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This reminds me of Louis CK
“Dude, bringing this cup was genius.”
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This is surprising, even if he's probably only available if Pirates are offered the moon and stars
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
“We’ve taken your offer into consideration. No.”
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
smart
they won’t contend for a few more years, pillage a farm system when his value is at its highest
Prob would have to add Dee and RDLR and maybe could take back Webster or Gould.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Why? They just signed Eric’s favorite, Clint Barmes, for two years and like $11M, presumably to play SS.
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They aren’t gonna supersub the highest paid player on the team.
I can’t even name a shortstop other than Barmes in the Pirates org.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
I should have known…
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
There are exactly 0 players I would make unavailable in that trade.
McCutchen is probably one of the five most valuable players in baseball.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
More pop and patience than Crawford.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:55 PM PST up reply actions
He should but it wouldn’t happen.
I can’t think of anything we could offer for McCutchen other than Kershaw.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
The LLC that owns the parking lots.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah I just threw that out but that’s actually an incredibly reasonable trade.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
But if you take it beyond just the offsetting value, is the Kemp/McCutchen/Ethier outfield going to outweigh Billingsley anchoring the staff with whatever else is out there to fill it in?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
We’d become a worse team right now if we made the trade, what makes it fair is that hitters are less likely to have career dooming injuries than pitchers.
In 2012, no. In 2015 maybe.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
Kemp seems grounded enough to know that McCutchen is a better CF than him. Besides, if they want to pay him like an elite CF to play RF, better for Kemp.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 28, 2011 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
Just want to be clear. That this guy is one of the top five valuable players in baseball.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mccutan01.shtml
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because I’m not seeing Elite OB or Power. Good. Has Elite lost it’s luster? Consistent for sure.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Keep in mind he’s got four years of control left and he’s still getting better.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:12 PM PST up reply actions
On the other hand I get kinda irrational about young centerfielders with power. See Rasmus, Colby.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
I was under the impression that .365 OBP over 700 PA while still maintaining a .450ish SLG was elite.
.289 / .366 / .504
Andre Ethier, 2008-2010.
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It is in this discussion since we are just asking if .360 OBP in combination with .450 SLug is elite or not.
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six in the last three years. That does sound Elite for Center Fielders
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
i realize I didn’t specifically mention it in that oncomment, even though I said it in an earlier comment, and the question is really if Andrew McCutchen is elite or simply very good, but his defensive value has to be taken into account. I’m not sure there is a good way to do that, but it has to be done. 111 seasons over 3 years (and 3 of those are his) means he’s in the top 37 seasons every year, which means he’d be the best player on a lot of teams, not just the Pirates.
24 year olds with 5.5 win seasons are incredibly valuable.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
Kershaw is the most valuable pitcher in baseball, but position players are more valuable in general. They are less likely to ruin their careers with an injury and they peak later.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
makes for an interesting discussion
that would take balls trading Kershaw! In a way I’d love the bravado…the thought of McCutchen in CF and Kemp in RF for years makes me drool
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
Dear Pittsburgh, you can have Chattanooga. Not just the players, the whole city. Choo choo!
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how’s them mechanics G?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
As a layman, seemed like the ball was pretty visible?
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that dude, with that fastball and that arm angle, needs to bag the shitty curveball and learn a splitter
OH NOOOO
he slows down at the end for his curveball. you can tell it’s going to be a curve from the moment he lifts his arm up to throw it
hopefully he can keep his control. I can see him progressing quickly through the system.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
Wily Mo Peña, working on a deal to play in Japan. Heyman says two years, about $5 million plus incentives.
Yakuza gonna whack him when he threatens Sadaharu’s record.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:13 PM PST up reply actions
Hard to hit dingers
without fingers
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'!
by mleadman on Nov 28, 2011 4:17 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Damn that’s a quality post.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
Jose Molina signing
According to MLB Trade Rumors-Molina is signing for 1.8 million with the Rays. Realize Molina might have wanted to sign with the Marlins, but wonder for 1 million more if he might not have been a better fit for the Dodgers. Especially in light of his improved offense last year.
Was the catcher they traded a complete hack defensively?
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jaso
I read a blurb that the only thing keeping him afloat was his bat.. which was crappy last year
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Nov 28, 2011 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
speaking of catchers who suck
Troy Renck of the Denver Post reports that the Rockies have inquired about free agent catcher Dioner Navarro.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Nov 28, 2011 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
From what I’ve heard.
Maybe the Rays have a lot of faith in that catcher framing article on BP. If it’s true, this is a bargain signing.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
There’s some problems with the way they normalize for pitchers which makes me doubt it but if it’s right Molina’s framing ability alone is worth 3.5 wins.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
Like I said there’s issues here with normalizing, but there’s certainly evidence that framing pitches is a skill.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:22 PM PST up reply actions
Do I really accept that Jose Molina’s glove is worth 35 runs a season? No.
Do I accept that his framing ability makes him at least as valuable as Mark Ellis or Clint Barmes. Sure.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
Then again the shit I just took is just as valuable as Mark Ellis or Clint Barmes.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
No one is paying you millions for that, unless you just crapped diamonds you smuggled.
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You are equating pay with value? Kim Kardashian would like a word
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Goddammit, my annual review is torpedoed!
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Couldn’t block a rapist from coming to Tampa, let alone a pitch in the dirt.
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I call Twitter foul
Retired MLBer Cliff Floyd is on Twitter, but his handle is @Sleepy30.
If there is one retired athlete named Floyd who should have “Sleepy” in their Twitter handle, it’s Eric.
It has to be an homage.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Hopefully he will respond to me on Twitter (I doubt it). We need to get to the bottom of this!
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions
I think Jonathan Garcia's prospects of being a major-leaguer
are greater than IVDown’s chances of getting together with this girl, if he doesn’t act damn soon.
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Tight Vote
Jose Molina was just given money by the Rays because of his defensive skills. What player has the best defensive skills in our system? What player could be worth 20 – 30 runs a season simply based on his framing skills? What player has a nick name ready to go?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Are you expecting Tim to be an overnight success?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 4:40 PM PST up reply actions
Delias Man
Long Beach State down 12 at halftime at No. 6 Louisville. They have their work cut out for them in the second half.
but im not mad
monson pissing me off. not going to the bench and the guys look like shit at the end of the games. looking like last year already. but this year they might actually have a bench. go figure.
I haven’t delved into the numbers, but the starting five have been playing a ton?
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 5:03 PM PST up reply actions
seems yes
But i have not fully examined the box scorea
by delias man on Nov 28, 2011 5:12 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Maurice Jones for USC has played 285 of a possible 290 minutes this season. Dude is shorter than E from Entourage.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 28, 2011 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
Goddamit, I spent all last week telling the Northern Gurnee’s that Long Beach State was the best College BBball team in the state, and now you are telling me this?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Turns out maybe not. But i know today they would kick the shit out of ucla and usc. They beat SC by 18 in an unofficial game.
by delias man on Nov 28, 2011 5:23 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
You can be the best bball team in Cali
and not beat the number 6 in the nation yo. They aren’t thouhg, UCI is about to hit their stride
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Look out South-Eastern Wisconsin State.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
Need new book
Just finished Matterhorn (It’s terrific, but brutal).
Any suggestions?
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 am 70 pages into Mannys book
What a odd childhood. U can pass. Ill read it for you.
by delias man on Nov 28, 2011 5:14 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I read that book – weird is right
dude is odd
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
best baseball book you read written in last 10 years
by delias man on Nov 28, 2011 5:16 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Probably the Joe Pos books
I liked “The Big Red Machine” an awful lot and have gone on and on about “The Soul of Baseball” about a 1000 times
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
Funny as hell
The Lonely Polygamist
or
Super Sad True Love Story
or any of the other funny books in the book thread (where ever that went)
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 5:14 PM PST up reply actions
I completely forgot
about the book thread
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'!
and man that book is brutal, but human. I loved it
another big heavy book, of that time period, is “Tree of Smoke”
I don’t recommend going back to back
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
if that was Tebow he'd just keep going until he reached heaven
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Nov 28, 2011 5:20 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
also the thing about those NBA players in China
save for the Chinese gov’t. getting involved to enforce contracts (I’m guessing they have more pressing matters), what would stop the players from just bailing? Get a ticket, board a plane, F the Chinese contract and resume your NBA career…FIBA has no jurisdiction over the NBA.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
The NBA
would likely not want to start something where professional basketball leagues don’t recognize contracts. It is bad business.
then you are reduced to buying out your contract or being an asshole or both
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 28, 2011 5:54 PM PST up reply actions
I have not read this thread
Too busy today.
But I was alerted that shit got real in the last thread, so I went over there, and it turned out that the shit did, in fact, get real.
Is there more shit in this thread, and is it real? That is my question.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
We need your input
on dating/sex advice for ivdown and some specific height questions. Plus compare and contrast dumb bitches vs. mildly less dumb bitches
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'!
dating/sex advice for ivdown and some specific height questions
Always date women taller than you. They are swesoke.
dumb bitches vs. mildly less dumb bitches
Always date women smarter than you. You will feel dumb sometimes, but shit will get done and get done right.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 28, 2011 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
I notice you didn’t feel restricted by the “smarter than you” provision. ;-)
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Boras clients don’t sign quickly.
Besides we seem to be running into this season with the attitude that James Loney has totally changed so I don’t even know if we’d go after him.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 6:00 PM PST up reply actions
a part of me wants to say we are going to be so disappointed for expecting those changes to be real, another part of me says fuck yah, we live and die with the Loneyman.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Pretty much. I know that the difference between James and Jim is at most a couple wins but him and a healthy Ethier makes this suddenly seems like a pretty good team.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
So, against right handed pitching we could see a line up like this:
Dee (6)
Jim Loney(3)
Kemp (8)
’Dre (9)
Uribe (5)/Rivera (7)/Sands(7)
Ellis (2)
Rivera (7)/Uribe(5)/Sands(7)
Ellis (4)
Let’s pray it is Jim Loney who shows up, and that Uribe surprises all with a “monster” comeback season (.270/.330/.450). If the Ellis boys hold their own, and Eithier gets back to form, the team could score some runs. Which will be needed, considering the big hole in the rotation (Kuroda).
SO if we are rooting for Jim Loney to show up, how about a few prayers for the arrival of...
Johnny Uribe.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Batting second and Playing First,
Jim Loney.
Okay maybe pretty good was overstating it.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 6:40 PM PST up reply actions
I think we'll see more James than Jim
probably close to his average production, 780 OPS at most…which isn’t good enough.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
if he fails
we trade for Votto. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
hell yeah!
I’d rather have him than Prince or Albert at this point in their careers (obviously Albert is better but for the money and his declining years, not as good as Votto now).
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
Samsung and Verizon have conspired to make me understand
Bride of Kuvala’s angst. GIVE ME THE FUCKING GALAXY NEXUS ALREADY. ITS READY. REVIEWS ARE OUT. STOP BEING DICKS.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I'm HJ and Im so superior cause I live in a cave
blah blah blah
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
don’t be a sasshole
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 8:23 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
:D
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
wasn't someone here pimping Blue Jays prospect David Cooper?
apparently the Jays will listen on him.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 9:25 PM PST reply actions
Me. It’s less exciting if we’re gonna keep Loney.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 9:45 PM PST up reply actions
He’s very low ceiling and his most appealing trait was possibly putting up a .270/.340/.390 line and being James Loney for 400K.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
ah
well that point is moot as Jim Loney’s gonna light it up in 2012! :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
he had like 9 home runs in vegas or something.. not good.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Nov 28, 2011 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
And he lead the PCL in doubles with one of the best strike out to walks in baseball.
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by regfairfield on Nov 28, 2011 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
After driving the anti-Loney bus
On the grounds that he just didn’t produce enough offense (not specifically HRs…just offense in general)….i feel like he’ll manage to get his OPS up to about .850. Considering his 1.000+ OPS post-swing adjustment, I’d think that’s completely reachable.
And even when driving the Fielder bus, i was okay with getting to see if Loney will be for real
@TElciram
I've always been riding the loney bus
ahem ahem….
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
got something in your throat?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 9:41 PM PST up reply actions
reply fail
theres just something undeniably likeable about loney. can’t explain it. i know he’s not very good, but i keep hoping he will be.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
seems to me the thing with Loney is
when we needed him to be better, he stayed the same
when we needed him to be himself, he got worse
I believe in Jim though.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 9:56 PM PST up reply actions
When we needed a grand slam
he hit one
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 28, 2011 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
that memory
will never die
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 28, 2011 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
I lol'd
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I got a 19" LCD Samsung for $150
from Best Buy, my first foray into this HD TV world. It’s just a small transitional one for my room until the LEDs are cheaper in a few years. That’s about as much of a consumer electronics slave as I can get.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
That's OK
But Phil still has his 13" Dumont black & white in his den. cave.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
by iiidown on Nov 28, 2011 11:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Happy Birthday Vin!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 6:08 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions 6 recs
I’ve had good examples in my life.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 6:53 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
And more class than the Sorbonne
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Nov 29, 2011 8:01 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
I have no idea where my head was here. I had 1922 on the brain
by Eric Stephen on Nov 29, 2011 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
… moved to Babylonia …
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by David Young on Nov 29, 2011 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Broxton now royalty
Signs a 1 year deal w/ the Royals pending a physical per Rosenthal’s twitter
just saw that
Good luck to him
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 6:52 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
yup
:)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 7:24 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
If four million is the new cost for a reliever that hasn’t been good for a year and a half Pujols is getting 500 million.
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by regfairfield on Nov 29, 2011 7:40 AM PST up reply actions
maybe it's a new kind of collusion
can’t pay ya Albert, we needed to make sure we locked up Dotel
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 7:46 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
NBC speculated that it was incentive heavy, not the case?
"It takes a special fan to root for a last place moribund bankrupt franchise."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Nov 29, 2011 7:50 AM PST up reply actions
Don’t think of it as a $4mil setup guy. Think of it as paying $4mil for a lottery ticket and the chance to move your best pitcher from closer to starter.
There is zero chance they’re gonna convert Soria to starter.
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by regfairfield on Nov 29, 2011 7:57 AM PST up reply actions
more likely
they’ll trade him
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 8:00 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I can’t see a team that extended Jeff Francouer doing something as crazy as converting their proven closer.
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by regfairfield on Nov 29, 2011 8:04 AM PST up reply actions
He'll sweat a lot more in KC
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Nov 29, 2011 7:57 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Good luck Jon. Btw, Brox, you do realize KC is not really near Georgia, right buddy?
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As the clay pigeon flies
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well there’s BBQ, and small towns, and he can drive his truck on backroads, pick up a backhoe….at Walmart
by Josie Becker on Nov 29, 2011 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
Is Dave Stewart his agent? Picking up backhoes is one of his fortes.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
by Nolij on Nov 29, 2011 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
They even have Best Buys
where he can shove the other customers aside
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 heard the woman who pepper sprayed customers at Wal-Mart, got her X-box, walked to the counter, paid for it, and walked out. And that’s the end of that story. Amazing.
by Josie Becker on Nov 29, 2011 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
It’s behavior you’d expect out of Stan’s Dad on South Park.
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by regfairfield on Nov 29, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
And that’s the end of that story.
If they can identify her, that will not be the end of the story. It won’t even be the beginning of the end of the story. It may, perhaps, be the end of the beginning of the story.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 29, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
There was
and she turned herself in. Police are weighing charges
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'!
you are being watched, so don’t be an ass
is not a bad thing
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 29, 2011 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
She might get off if she can convince the cops/DA or a jury that she was just trying to protect herself, not gain an advantage at shopping.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 29, 2011 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
“Whew thank God I’m safe. Welp now that everyones down might as well buy me this XBox.”
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by regfairfield on Nov 29, 2011 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
Next year I am going to try peeing on people and see what that gets me
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 29, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
haters wanna hate
lovers wanna love
I don’t even want
none of the above
I want to pee on you
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 11:07 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Sire, can I get another xbox?
This one has goo all over it
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’m not sure which orifice produces goo….it came to me while I wrote that, but I’ll let it lie
by Josie Becker on Nov 29, 2011 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Not sure why you’re asking a king for an xbox.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 29, 2011 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Today in Jacksonville Jaguars news:
1) Team sold
2) Coach fired
3) GM given an extension
Slow news day.
Is it 2027 or 2030?
heard this on Twitter today
RT @the506 JP Kirby
The Jaguars have an ironclad lease til 2030. Just because they’ve been sold doesn’t mean they’re going anywhere.
Either way.. they won’t be the LA Jaguars.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Stupid Jaguars
They should have filed for bankruptcy first
by Michael White on Nov 29, 2011 8:15 AM PST up reply actions
My Left Peg-leg.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
by Nolij on Nov 29, 2011 9:27 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
He pretty much did
in Gangs of New York
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'!
Even as a pirate, he’d overact, which is saying something.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 29, 2011 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
the ladies love them some DDL
for Mrs HJ is was the Kundera movie
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 29, 2011 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
The Unbearable Lightness of Being….mmmmmmmmm…
by Josie Becker on Nov 29, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
My money's on the Chargers.
Unless some other TBD team pops up at 11th hour, like the Bills.
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SD has a bad stadium situation iirc, they have some great fans but are also having trouble
selling out games, and the thought of an LA media revenue stream has to be appealing.
I would have mixed feelings since I wanted to kind of root for the LA team as a 2nd team but won’t do it if it’s them.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
a second favorite team always turns out to be like a 3-way gone awkward
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 29, 2011 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
I just mean a team I can tolerate. ;)
I just want LA to have an NFL team again but would’ve preferred it be a new team.
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Considering that Caleb Hanie, Tyler Palko, Matt Leinart, Curtis Painter and Blaine Gabbert all were starting quarterbacks last week, I think expansion is the last thing the NFL needs right now.
contract a team
then make a new on in LA. That fixes the Jaguars problems!
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
true nuf
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 think it will be two teams
The Bills won’t pop unless Ralph Wilson dies. If he dies then I think the Bills get moved asap.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I want the Raiders back soooooo bad, especially now that Al is gone… I thought no chance with Al around, but now that he is gone, I think the chances of it happening have improved, and I have my fingers crossed!
Maybe USC can turn pro, kill two birds with one stone.
;-)
/ducks
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by underdog on Nov 29, 2011 10:17 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I think USC would be over the salary cap.
by fbihop on Nov 29, 2011 10:18 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
ha ha
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 29, 2011 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
I find it totally unironic that Jonathan Broxton would sign with the team located in the city best known for its barbecue.
Very good
But KC BBQ is really good 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'!
and they got some crazy little girls there and I’m gonna get me some
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 29, 2011 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
I can only imagine that said with a wad of chew in your mouth
by Josie Becker on Nov 29, 2011 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
I went with Fed here because
while Baldwin has higher ceiling (from what I’ve seen) I know Fed is gonna be in the majors next year and possibly starting if his bat comes close to catching up with his D. And still have concerns about Baldwin’s development.
Or maybe I’m just making a wild stab at it and don’t know what I’m talking about.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Pretty sweet breakfast
Heated the gorganzolla cornbread stuffing up in a pan, pressed it together to make a little cake, got the pan hot so I got a nice crust on both sides
in separate pan fried two eggs over very easy
placed eggs on top of “stuffing cake,” poured Cholula liberally atop
in the words of Nolander
NOM NOM NOM
I just had a breakfast burrito from Lotaburger. Delicious. Two eggs, hashbrowns, cheese and green chile.
I love the breakfast burrito in its many forms
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 29, 2011 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
TBLA softball team?
On the right I put up a new FanPost about the softball tournament. (Can’t or don’t know how to link from phone.) Signups by Dec 1 are appreciated.
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by David Young on Nov 29, 2011 9:14 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
thats weird
when I came to the site that post was on the front page. When I logged on, poof
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I read a blurb last week Yadier Alonso Reds 1b/LF could be had…being he’s a butcher in the field but a beast at bat….1b only and has someone named Votto blocking him…in my daydreams Alonso comes and Loney goes…
Too many Yadiers
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 because his name is Yonder.
I asked my buddy from Cincinnatti what he thought it’d take to move him. He said, “Uhh, we’ll take Matt Kemp”.
This just in, everyone overrates their own prospects.
When Cincy tires of him
the headline writes itself. Reds Over Yonder
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'!
by mleadman on Nov 29, 2011 9:58 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
lol
Rumor is they’re looking to trade him for pitching.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 10:00 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Stupid Cubs
Cincy can’t trade them either one
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'!
by mleadman on Nov 29, 2011 10:02 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
If his home gets attacked: Yonder Window Breaks.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
if he gets traded to Philly
and Amaro dicthes hunter to call up Alonso
“Remove Pence to Yonder place”
But when he's traded to the Dodgers he can inspire Wild Blue Yonder headlines
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by underdog on Nov 29, 2011 10:19 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
or its too much work to actually look up other teams players
so they just throw out what they want not what they think is reasonable
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
he’s from Cincy but lives here and has heard me talk about Dodgers prospects since May. he at least knows names, and saw Dee, Sands, Eovaldi play.
Yonder had a Sept like Sands had a Sept. Haven’t seen anything in Yonder’s pedigree that suggests he’ll be any better then Jerry Sands. He’s hit 36 minor league home runs in four seasons. His career minor league OPS is .836.
His outstanding major league Sept is inflating his value with his .387 BABIP.
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by Phil Gurnee on Nov 29, 2011 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
Plus the Dodgers don’t have much between “Matt Kemp” and “things no one wants”
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by regfairfield on Nov 29, 2011 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
Broxton to KC
More dogs allowed under porches there than in LA.
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by David Young on Nov 29, 2011 9:19 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Here is the TBLA Softball Fanpost link that David was alluding to.
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I said the new CBA was going to be hard slotting yesterday, this wasn’t exactly right. New rule is:
The most significant new detail: If a team fails to sign a player in the first 10 rounds, its draft cap is reduced by the assigned value of his pick. It can’t reallocate that value to sign other players. However, it can reallocate the difference between a player’s bonus and the value of his choice.
So if you give a guy money under his slot, you can use that money later. If you fail to sign the player at all, you can’t reallocate the funds.
Please Scott Boras find us a loophole.
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I guess St. Clair is too far from the bigs.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 10:00 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
so, after all this talk yesterday
about meeting people online and such, up pops a GoogleTalk window from someone saying she’s “21 and I saw you online and wanted to talk”. I knew it was a scam, but was certain for awhile it was one of you guys trying to set me up
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Just FYI
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Looks like a basement
Must be a blogger
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Those of you missing out on the December 9 TBLA get together in Hollywood because you had Patrice O’Neal tickets no longer have an excuse to miss the fun.
Never heard of him
Would’ve guessed he was a she
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
yeah never heard of a guy named Patrice before… He must not be american.
by uschris0304 on Nov 29, 2011 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
and he is american, and a comedian, and was a voice on GTA4, sweet
by uschris0304 on Nov 29, 2011 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
and now he’s dead, so maybe not so sweet
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by Phil Gurnee on Nov 29, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
oh, sorry..forgot about that. . RIP Mr Oneal.
by uschris0304 on Nov 29, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
:(
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 10:10 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
There is a good chance for a 3-some right there
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 29, 2011 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
She is actually married. To a white guy.
she talked about it on WTF with Marc Maron a few weeks ago.
There is a show called What The Fuck?
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by Phil Gurnee on Nov 29, 2011 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
You probably also don't know
about Wait Wait Don’t Fuck Me
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Texans/Falcons
Great freaking game this week. nola, would you feel confident using Houston’s D in this tough matchup?
why wouldn't I?
I can’t be skeptical anymore, they are 2nd in the league in sacks, and in the top 5 when it comes to points scored and #1 in yardage allowed. Although the power running style of the Falcons could give us some trouble.
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Thanks
I thought about using the Jets (vs. Redskins), but fuck it, Houston is too awesome.
by silverwidow on Nov 29, 2011 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
I’d play Jets D… Rotoworld has Jets D 4th, Texans D 20th
by uschris0304 on Nov 29, 2011 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Because of the matchups, there is just a better chance of Jets D doing better vs Redskins then Texans shutting down Falcons.
by uschris0304 on Nov 29, 2011 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Though ESPN has Jets D getting 14 pts, and Texans D getting 12, so who knows.
by uschris0304 on Nov 29, 2011 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
in my experiance those ESPN and Yahoo FFB point predictions are near-accurate about...
40% of the time. fwiw.
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or experience, for that matter.
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40% of the time
they work, every time
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 10:25 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
yes they are rarely accurate… maybe even less the 40% of the time… Its just an indicator, but they say you if you have a hunch go with it…
by uschris0304 on Nov 29, 2011 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
Point predictions are silly but using rankings is probably the best bet. I mean, what else can you do?
by Michael White on Nov 29, 2011 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
I like looking at the pt predictions plus the rankings plus the "experts" rankings for each week
and then combining that with gut instinct, tea leaves and seers from Minority Report.
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Be a good person, keep a reliever and a 24 year old catcher out of the top 10.
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by regfairfield on Nov 29, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
at least you got the age right this time
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by Phil Gurnee on Nov 29, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
How many times would you have voted for Reggie Abrecrombie in the top ten if we had been doing this?
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by Phil Gurnee on Nov 29, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Until he dropped a .226/.272/.335 in his second year.
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by regfairfield on Nov 29, 2011 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
I’m pleased Broxton signed with KC, thus allowing me to still root for him.
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Following the Jose Offerman / Chris Gwynn / Kirk Gibson route
by Eric Stephen on Nov 29, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
Took care of that
/Dontreallyknowwhobaldwinis
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Jansen is at one year, 73 days of service time. The Super Twos are now the top 22% of service time of players between two and three years of service time, up from 17%. There will be something like 5 players, maybe 10, added to the Super Two crop each year.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 29, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
RDLR is in the danger zone though, right?
by Michael White on Nov 29, 2011 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, after 2013. He might have been even under the old rules (128 days so far)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 29, 2011 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Him and Kenny Loggins
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I was going to refer to a highway here, so we are on the same page. :)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 29, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
To clarify
Jansen didn’t get sent down for a month this year. It was like a few days.
by silverwidow on Nov 29, 2011 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Long enough to get a -2.67 SIERA in AA :)
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by regfairfield on Nov 29, 2011 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Silverwidow is right
Jansen was optioned, but was back within 5 days. He got MLB service time for the whole time since the option was less than 20 days.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 29, 2011 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
There is this thing called the disabled list….
by Eric Stephen on Nov 29, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
@MLB:
BREAKING: Giants extend GM Brian Sabean and manager Bruce Bochy through 2013 season with club options for 2014.
Fantasy posts are boring, but here I go anyway
This year my FF team is completely re-writing the rules on how to win at FF
My RBs are ranked 13, 19, 22, 24, and 26th – in terms of points scored this year. Choosing two every week is like the lottery
yet, I am still the points leader in the league with a 10 and 2 record
ugh
I remember going like 1-5 one year, while somehow being in he top 3 of points scored or something like that. It was terrible
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Its all luck, they say those things will usually even out, but sometimes you do miss the playoffs when you shouldnt… its all about luck… I agree, just get in the playoffs is your only goal, after that, hope for the best.
by uschris0304 on Nov 29, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
in our league, to right this wrong, the money is split between the teams that do well in the playoffs and the teams that score the most points
the best years happen when you win both – then take home is the twelve hundred dollar range right when xmas credit cards are coming due
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 29, 2011 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
but so much more interesting than your adventures in the friend zone
by BFDC on Nov 29, 2011 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I just voted for Baldwin
because it seemed like Federowicz was getting slightly ahead for the moment. Can’t have that.
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won the work football pool again
only missed on one pick
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 10:57 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
nope
Missed on WAS vs SEA. Picked the Seahawks
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by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 29, 2011 11:00 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
congrats
I would have picked the ’Hawks at home too
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 29, 2011 11:02 AM PST up reply actions
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