National League Rookie Of The Year: Craig Kimbrel Wins SB Nation Honors, Kenley Jansen Finishes Tied For 9th
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:01 AM PST
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It is nearly that time of the year for baseball awards season, when for some reason the Baseball Writers Association of America waits more than two weeks after the season is over before announcing their awards. The final award this year is National League Most Valuable Player which will be awarded on Tuesday, November 22, a full 26 days after the day Game 7 of the World Series was scheduled.
The BBWAA won't begin announcing their awards until next Monday, but the SB Nation awards come this week. Various baseball writers around the network voted on these awards: 28 for the National League and 24 for the American League.
Up first are both SB Nation rookie of the year awards. Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves won the National League award pretty handily, while Michael Pineda of the Seattle Mariners took home American League honors. Here are the results:
| SB Nation National League Rookie of the Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| 1 | Craig Kimbrel | 22 | 4 | 2 | 124 |
| 2 | Danny Espinosa | 4 | 6 | 8 | 46 |
| 3 | Freddie Freeman | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
| 4 | Vance Worley | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Wilson Ramos | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Brandon Beachy | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | Cory Luebke | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Lucas Duda | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Kenley Jansen | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Mark Melancon | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Allen Craig | 1 | 1 | ||
Kenley Jansen picked up a single third place vote, and it didn't come from me or Phil Gurnee. Andrew Martin, friend of True Blue LA from Purple Row, gave Jansen his lone vote, and Jansen finished tied for ninth.
Our ballots were like so:
- Me: Kimbrel, Worley, Espinosa
- Phil: Kimbrel, Duda, Freeman
Here are the American League results:
| SB Nation American League Rookie of the Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| 1 | Michael Pineda | 9 | 4 | 3 | 60 |
| 2 | Eric Hosmer | 5 | 4 | 3 | 40 |
| 3 | Jeremy Hellickson | 4 | 5 | 4 | 39 |
| 4 | Dustin Ackley | 1 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Ivan Nova | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
| 6 | Alexi Ogando | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | Mark Trumbo | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 8 | Desmond Jennings | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Brett Lawrie | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Points were awarded as follows: five points for a first place vote, three points for a second place vote, and one point for a third place vote.
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Try this one Taylor
I hope the SBN NL Rookie of the Year Award was worth it for Fredi to abuse this kid enough that they couldn’t finish the NL Wild Card.
NL West Trade!
#Royals acquire LHP Jonathan Sanchez and Ryan Verdugo from Giants for OF Melky Cabrera.
Nice deal for KC. Not sure how much the Giants save on this.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
they got Melky
WHAT MORE COULD THEY WANT?!?! :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
probably less than that. Cabrera made $1.25 last year and is going back to arb where he should be able to pull $3-4mil, Sanchez is hitting arb again and projects by MLBTR to earn $5.2mil.
LE GASP!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
Amazingly, Cabera had a fucking good year last year. Hopefully he turns into the Melk man that cant play ball so good.
by UCLADodger32 on Nov 7, 2011 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
He did, but I’d rather have Sanchez ceiling then bank on him doing it again.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
guess this means
Zito is back in the rotation.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, of course. i was just shocked to see how nice of a year Melky had last year. There should be no way he replicates that, and kudos to KC for getting something of value for him.
by UCLADodger32 on Nov 7, 2011 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
Look at the Royals trying to build a team.
It’s cute.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
Where does Melky play in the OF for them next year? And would this move Surkamp in to the rotation if nobody else is signed? and Zito up to #4??
another excuse
not to play Belt
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Lincecum
Bumgarner
Cain
Vogelsong
Zito/Surkamp
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
My guess would be
LF Belt
CF Cabrera
RF Beltran
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
I just have this imagine of Fielder being a 8 year, 180mil committment that turns into Milton Bradley.
It would suck for Prince / Panda to be the corners for the Giants because I could so easily root for them.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
and would suck when they teamed up for 50+ homers for like year after year
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, and I want to be able to throw pork chops at him
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Duda had the 2nd highest wRC among NL rookies with over 250 at bats.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
the camp town ladies
sing that song
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
My rationale
I wanted to give Jansen a 3rd place vote, but I just went with bulk.
I thought Worley was really good, and his 132 innings trumped Jansen’s 54. Kimbrel was great, arguably better than Jansen over the whole season, and had 77 innings, 43% more than Jansen.
Same with Espinosa over Duda. 658 PA over 347 PA, and Espinosa gets extra credit for being a middle infielder.
But it was close for me.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
No problems with the voting of anyone’s top three just trying to rationalize my vote of Duda since it is a bit of an outlier compared to every other vote. Heck if I didn’t vote him 2nd he would not have even made the top 10
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Yeah
I just wanted to include it here since I didn’t mention it in the post.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
First was Allen Craig right?
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
No, and he got no top 10 votes. I’m guessing because he only had 267 at bats, but he was easily the best hitting rookie of 2011.
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not eligible (though FanGraphs might have showed him)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
Does Fangraph have it’s own criteria on what makes a rookie?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
If they just used AB, Craig didn’t have 130 before 2011. But he exhausted his rookie eligibility through service time, but nobody seems to track that.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Guzman was still a rookie
12 days of non-September service time and 20 AB prior to 2011.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
and we should.
I thought last year when we did it, we were given a list of players and simply check marked them, but this year we had to hand write or am I completely wrong on this?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Is that just your opinion or do you have something to back that up with?
/ivdownlately
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Heh
I am 99% sure it was a blank form to write in names.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
I don't know if that trade is *that* bad from Giants perspective, since they had room to unload Sanchez, but Ken doesn't like it.
Heh.
kenarneson Ken Arneson
OK, I’m back to thinking Brian Sabean sucks.
Cabrera potentially will be better than Torres. Rowand etc but still think Melky’ll regress a bit playing in that park and other NL West parks. Sanchez still has great upside even if his wildness remains an issue.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Dodger stadium is neutral-ish and there are two hitters parks and two pitchers parks
I don’t think it makes that much of a difference.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
he will play 18 games in hitters parks (Coors, AZ). Dodger Stadium is more on the pitchers park ledger than hitters. So (81 + 9 + 9) = 99 in NL West pitchers parks.
How does that compare to the AL Central? Aren’t CLE, DET, and MIN pitcher’s parks while KC and CHW are hitter’s? correct me if my assumptions are off.
Just on home parks alone
per Baseball-Reference:
SF: multi-year 94/93; one year 89
KC: multi-year 99/100; one year 101
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Min is pitchers
ChiSox, KC and CLE are neutral, smack dab in the middle, and the DET is mildly a hitter’s park
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, I forgot that he plays much more in ATT
I was just thinking the division as a whole.
But Dodger stadium isn’t as much of a difference as ATT or PETCO
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
Right
It’s not an LOL trade or anything, and could end up helping the Giants greatly, especially if it helps them free up money to sign another bat.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
Right it could end up also just being "meh" for both teams.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Watch Sanchez get flipped to the Dodgers for A.J. Ellis and a PTBNL.
by Xeifrank on Nov 7, 2011 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I guess that means Lucas May didn’t work out for them?
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
I think he’s in the D-back system now
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
I think KC “won” the deal so to speak, but the move makes a lot of sense for the Gnats. They get a decent player back who will play just about every day, and if they just saved $4mm that will go to a real impact bat then its the right move to make.
its a win if sanchez goes back to being good
and cabrera goes back to being bad. If they both just repeat last year giants win
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I remember when they wouldn't give up Sanchez for Fielder
that was what happened, right?
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
FWIW Jay Jaffe not a fan either
jay_jaffe Jay Jaffe
And the winner of the Brian Sabean Memorial Award for the Most Sabean-Like Move of the Day goes to Brian Sabean
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 have to assume these moves to set up other moves, the GMs make them knowing they’re going to get blasted.
I mean hell, how do you think sanchez feels right now?
I’d like to think Sanchez finally feels free, now that he is no longer a fucking Giant. :)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 8 recs
I regret that I have but one rec to give this comment
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
More Melk-ing for all its worth
(via Jaffe) the average take of four different defensive systems (UZR, DRS, FRAA, TZ) was that Melky was -11 runs in the field in 2011
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I'm sure sanchez is pissed off
but considering his aim I hope he doesn’t try to throw anything
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
by nolander on Nov 7, 2011 10:42 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
ZoroasterGurnee
Teams who start to unload excess pitching because they think they have excess pitching will be hard pressed to find a five man rotation come August.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Or even April
/Dodgers2011
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Its interesting how many relievers are starting to win the ROY award
Not to take anything away from the spectacular season that Kimbrel had but closers are too hyped these days IMO.
I suppose, but its much worse now though. Kimbrel is going to be 3rd closer in three years to win it.
easier for pitchers to come in throwing hard and be successful in smaller sample sizes, i would think.
exactly
none of that facing hitters 3 times in a game shit that starters have to deal with
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
and, “oh, you’ve pitched twice in a row? here, take today and tomorrow off. go get a massage or something, on me”
or the “if he throws that pitch again his neck is going to get whiplash turning around so fast watching that fucker fly into the seats”
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
nice to know that the role is consistently over valued
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
IIRC not that it is the be-all, end-all, but Kimbrel did lead NL rookies in Baseball-Reference WAR with 3.0
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
Allen Craig also wasn't eligible
By my rough count he had 57 days of pre-September service time in 2010, more than the required 45.
Me too.
I thought he was an aging veteran.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
I think I did, but will play it as it lays
It is short for “god-damned old”
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I assumed part of his pregame meal was Melk of Magnesia.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Melk Abbey in Austria wants to be included here but I can’t think of a good pun.
“The Yankees are so dumb, they’re screwing over Melky Cabrera by signing Johnny Damon”
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
his babip was 30 points higher then his career norm
I have no idea if any of this means anything
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
No doubt, the odds are in favor of the Giants “losing” this trade. But the reaction (on Twitter, not necessarily here) is a little too LOL and rush-to-judgment-y for my tastes.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Sure there’s a chance the Giants might come out ahead, but Sabean has to be the first guy to make a clearly bad deal with Dayton Moore.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Considering almost all of his improvement was batting average based, it means tons.
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by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
See, exactly
I hate it when people quote BABIP without checking xBABIP.
Because a hitter squaring up on the ball more is different than a hitter watching bloopers fall in and grounders skate under gloves.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
No idea.
Just a hint: His LD% went up 1.3%, and his HR/FB went from 3.1 % to 9.8 %, so he was hitting the ball harder.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe. A big increase is line drive percentage is worth caring about but something so minor is probably just noise. His line drives went up, but so did his popups so his xBABIP is probably the same as it always was.
Most of the time the best thing to do is regress a guy to his career BABIP.
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by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
you could contribute by
a) telling us what his xBABIP is
b) tell us how to check it ourselves.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Expected batting average on balls in play. Basically it’s what BABIP should be based on line drive percentage, ground balls, flyballs, popups, etc.
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/fantasy/article/simple-xbabip-calculator/
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Downloading now so i can answer A
was gonna post that with it.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
BUT WHAT WAS IT FOR HIS CAREER
I DEMAND YOU TO DO IT FOR EVERY YEAR HE PLAYED. please
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You sound like Spawn.
I WANT MILK GET IT NOW please
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 7, 2011 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
do you have to say
“what do we say when we want something?” before she’ll say please
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
I believe Melky’s career xBABIP is .331. I entered no park info though, as this calculator is a few years old, so take it with a grain of salt.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
It was .332 this year
See? Saying his BABIP rose is misleading, he actually hit better.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
which is why I said I'm not sure if it actually meant anything
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I’m all for any analysis that leads to Melky Cabrera Giants center fielder.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 12:18 PM PST up reply actions
FWIW, Matt Kemp’s xBABIP was .354, compared to his actual BABIP of .380.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
but can we compare babip to xbabip
or do we have to compare xbabip to xbabip
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Real lesson: don’t ask a bunch of dorks on a baseball blog for fashion tips.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
it depends what look you're going for
seriously
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
Like I said, accountant, or normal person.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
what ever you meant, i take offense :-)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
it completely depends on the shirt
and the length of the shirt
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
No such thing as an untucked dress shirt.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
I'm wearing a Stafford today
It’s a bit dressier than my usual attire, but I loathe tucking something like this in. So I’m just letting it hang loose with a white Fruit of the Loom underneath.
assuming the shirt doesn't have really long tail
then you are probably fine
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your work allows you
to wear Lions jersies?
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
tuck in your shirt
and shave that shit off your face
consider a sport coat while you are at it
and don’t drink shitty alcohol
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
I am down with Brooklyn, spent summers there are a kid seeing family
but I am not “of Brooklyn” neither in the stereo-typical marine park goomba sense nor in the wispy bearded hipster of Williamsburg sense nor in the park slope yuppie sense
but Brooklyn is ok with me
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
haha, I was obviously joking because these days if you hopped off the train in Brooklyn, this is what you would see:
untucked shirts (flannel only)
shit all over every face
no sport coats
shitty alcohol
and keep that phone off your belt Batman
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
i’ve lost my phone which may force me into the smartphone era.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I was working a
“Finally lost the shoe, eh Max?”
but the phone rang
damn work
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
still
LOL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
would have continued a great run by you.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
You ask for miracles
I give you AT&T
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 7, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
So many choices
IPhone 4
Droid Razr
Droid Bionic
Or buy someone’s castoff who wants one of the newest smartphones.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
wait 1 week
and get the Galaxy Nexus instead of any of those posers.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I’m traveling by Nov 18th, can’t wait that long, isn’t it not available until after Nov 20th?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Though I have to say it might be worth the extra wait.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I've been waiting for it for months
its driving me bonkers
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I guess thats the latest rumor
first it was after black friday then it was the 17th now its the 21st. Fuggin A. The Rzr will probably get ICS early next year anyways(Android 4.0)
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
will your phone company give you the latest model free?
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
Don't get the bionic unless its as a money saving measure
assuming the razr doesn’t end up being a buggy pos.
Forget the iphone 4 too, you would be better off with a Win Phone 7
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I’m still on the original droid incredible and love it. When it’s time to upgrade, will be getting Incredible 2
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
I first read this as “the rezound comes out in the 14th,” and I thought it was part of the crazy “How would you change the World Series” thread.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
I was working out this morning
and I didn’t feel like I had a lot of garlic last night but I certainly smelled like I did.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
at least you kept those damn vampires away
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
OMG
the production values on Season 1 are so much lower than the rest of the series. It’s so dark, and some of the monsters are downright campy. Still Angel is a classics classic as is Out of Sight, Out of Mind
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
Sarah Michelle Gellar was 19, so that’s not so bad.
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
I always get that show mixed up with Veronica Mars
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
both excellent shows. The WB was real good at the young female oriented shows, but the CW has been a terrible amount of terrible
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
both shows my wife enjoyed that I mostly didn’t pay attention to
in both cases, I found the “not classically” blondes in both shows to be quirky and cute. Attractive beyond the obvious
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
other then Buffy
was SMG ever in anything without being annoying?
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There was the NYC rich kid remake of Dangerous Liaisons which was bad, but enjoyably so
Um, she is in some TV now that I will not watch unless mama says so, um…what else am I to judge her on?
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
she was in Suburban Girl with Alec Baldwin, an adaptation of A Girl’s Guide To Hunting And Fishing
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
remind me
next time they are airing that on Lifetime so I can be sure to be out of the house
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
That one episode of The Simpsons where she was Bart’s girlfriend.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
The first season of Veronica Mars was an excellent show. The second season was not as good. The third season completely lost its way.
The mythical fourth season — which was going to jump forward in time, with Veronica having graduated college and joined the FBI — would have been an anathema.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 7, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Wearing with jeans? Untuck.
Tuck with dress pants/khakis.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
Theres nothing wrong with it
if you want to look like an 18 year old lefty. /sniggers
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
This is how I dress, basically, but I have long since stopped giving a shit about what I look like when I leave the house. I realize I look like an idiot who doesn’t know how to dress himself. Don’t care.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 7, 2011 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Ha.
But seriously, what’s your’s?
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Typically? Long-sleeved button up tucked in, black slacks, black belt, black socks, polishied black dress shoes, clean shaven.
x
button up
Button up? Button UP? Button DOWN! It’s always been a button down! I mean…
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by Humma Kavula on Nov 7, 2011 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
they are really just shirts.
this need to signify them by if they have buttons is a relatively modern – like last 20 years – phenomena
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 12:24 PM PST up reply actions
No client – Jeans, dress shirt, sport coat, brown shoes
Client, not a hospital – Wool or cotton trousers (seasonally dependent) dress shirt, sport coat, brown shoes
Hospital – Suit and Tie, black or brown shoes
Weekend – generally tuck in my shirt, except when wearing shorts.
and even though I am not “skinny”, and I don’t wear tragically hip skinny, I do wear slim cuts which I find more comfortable and flattering
Growing up working at Nordstrom, combined with being in exec / sales roles, combined with a natural appreciation for clothing, has made me a bit of a clothes horse.
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
That's what i'd go with for anything formal.
Except I sport a beard for now, but I’d shave fresh otherwise.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
Polos are an option too.
Forgot about them.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
Long sleeve button-down, untucked, sleeved rolled up
jeans
black belt, tattered and worn the leather peeling
black socks
casual black shoes
clean shaven on Monday, not so much by Friday
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 7, 2011 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
Luck hype
evansilva
Mike Mayock on #Stanford QB Andrew Luck: “From my perspective, this kid has everything you look for in a Pro Bowl-potential quarterback.”
Saying he has pro-bowl potential seems perfectly reasonable. On the radio the other day, Kiper was suggesting he was heading for Canton.
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
Sadly, that reminds me when Kiper said the same thing about Mike Williams.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
I for one
am looking forward to the revised revisionist position on Luck and him impact on the European debt crisis
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
100% of the media think he’s the next Payton Manning.
by Julio Nievas on Nov 7, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
I don't think
he’s the next Phil Simms either
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’ll put on my homer hat and point out that if he did become the next Phil Simms that would be one heck of a career (borderline HOF’er.)
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
No question
I just laughed at the word play of Marty
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
We’re all fans of Morehead.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 7, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Well They Can't Be Wrong
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
If their floor tilts at a 12-4 angle
That is some shoddy construction.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 7, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
They could also hit the floor
if they trip over their untucked shirt-tail
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 didn’t know that the Niners were from Brooklyn.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 7, 2011 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
they could lose out
and it wouldn’t matter anyways, they have essentially locked up that division with 7 wins
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I look forward to them losing their home playoff game after their bye.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
I heard that it is very easy to die of exposure in January’s bitter chill
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Harbaugh is a douchebag, but he’s a winning douchebag
by Julio Nievas on Nov 7, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
I take comfort in the memory of his crumbled sad face when the Steelers held off his Colt comeback in the AFC Championship game
that was a great Steeler team, fucking Neil O’Donnell
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Is there a better one two running combo in the NFL then Tate Foster right now?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I don't know if we have the Best overall o line
we might have the best run blocking line though
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I am
Surprised that Magic came in second in that LA Times vote of greatest Los Angeles Sports Figures.
by bhsportsguy on Nov 7, 2011 12:06 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Coulda been dumber
Coulda been something like “the fans”
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'!
did you know
Peen is the name for the part of the hammer opposite the face?
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
I got your ball-peen hammer
swingin
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'!
what do they call the opposite side of the claw hammer Josie?
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
The handle
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'!
a hammer has three parts, the face, the peen, and the handle
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
I’m missing something with these handles and balls, aren’t I?
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
“Cause these, aren’t the hammer”
“the hammer, is my penis”
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Everyone is giving out awards now
MLB.com picked a player, pitcher, and breakout player from each team. The Dodgers winners:
Kemp
Kershaw
Kenley
Great nickname for them
KKK
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 won’t be buying a souvenir hoodie.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 7, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
If Kenley is a breakout player then no one noticed what he did in 2010
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Reasonable to count an in-season turnaround as a breakout, or at least a longer-sample validation of the previous year.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
Too bad Belisario never showed up. He’s always my vote for breaking out.
"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 7, 2011 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Eric - has SbNation
commented yet on the fact they wiped everyone’s history prior to July and what they plan on doing about it?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I care. It was a real pain in the ass to find that Clippers fanpost I wrote earlier in 2011.
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think anyone’s previous history has been wiped; it’s just the search tool doesn’t go back further than July.
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
Right, which kind of makes it a blunt tool
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I need a blunt tool. My weed gets all over the floor without one.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Nov 7, 2011 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
I know what you need
a ball-peen blunt tool
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'!
useful for killing rats and snakes and the whomping upside the head the occasional burglar but not much else.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
varmits
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 12:49 PM PST up reply actions
I found
that you can carry a baseball bat in your car as long as you also have a glove
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
/tipsfromthemafia
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
meet the new boss
same as the old boss
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
One of the few real bad GMs gone. Sad day.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
In Memorium
Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett for Delmon Young and Brendan Harris
Johan Santana for Carlos Gomez
RA Dickey for nothing
Carlos Gomez for JJ Hardy which was good but turned into
JJ Hardy for nothing
Wilson Ramos for Matt Capps
Jose Morales for nothing which shouldn’t matter but it lead to Drew Butera getting 250 at bats and he might be the worst hitter of all time.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll take the wins. Who do you want, a guy who’s 10-15 with a 2.80 ERA or a guy who’s 16-8 with a 7.00 ERA? I’ll take the 16-8.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Also paying Slowey 2,000,000 to pitch in the minor leagues while giving starts to:
Scott Diamond
Nick Blackburn
Mauer contract
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Traded Hardy for nothing and replacing him with Tsuyoshi Nishioka
Gave Nick Blackburn a four year extension.
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Apparently Ryan really is just a temporary thing and they’re looking to hire from within so the Twins are still gonna be bad.
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Too bad, too, because wasn't Ryan a damned good GM if I recall?
Made a lot of great trades.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
More than one, or at least quite a few solid ones
besides the AJP trade with Giants there was:
minor leaguer Jared Camp and cash to the Florida Marlins in exchange for future Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana (a Rule 5 draft trade but still…)
Bobby Kielty for Shannon Stewart helped the Twins a lot at least one year.
Traded for David Ortiz, too, tho Ortiz didn’t really take off til he was in Boston.
Picking up Joe Mays for Roberto Kelly
OF Brian Buchanan, shortstop Cristian Guzman, pitcher Eric Milton from Yankees for Knoblauch was a solid trade
He at least made a lot of solid trades vs very few bad ones…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Can I compliment the Ravens on their win
and also point out that celebrating by pouring gatorade on their coach for a regular season win is also bush
and the definition of a “catch”, what is reviewable, and the small target allowed to DBs and the flags that come even when helmet to helmet is not met is ruining the football experience for me
fuck, fuck, FUCK
football is becoming less fun, but I think the worst is listening to announcers tell you how football is being ruined while you’re watching football. During replays and injuries they should show like Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny cartoons
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
If you take the paralysis out of the game
You’ve taken all the fun 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'!
Mr. Tatum
would not enjoy today’s game
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Nov 7, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t mind the rule change, but make it reviewable if everything else is reviewable
Early in the game, Hines Ward makes a catch, gets knocked out. No penalty for the helmet to helmet but they review the catch and decide, somehow, that it isn’t a catch. Well, if they are deciding that, than maybe they should look at the infraction that knocked him out
Later in the game Ryan Clark lays wood on a WR, shoulder first – but at game speed you cannot see it, not reviewable, 15 yards on 3rd down for a first down
I watch a lot of football, a lot. I no longer know what will be reviewed as a catch or not – that is a problem.
and yes, the Ravens won last night.
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
what does that matter for the outcome of the game
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
Okay, but everyone here is so touchy about spoilers wasn’t sure that we wanted to crush the spirit of those who had an HJ image of a viral young man:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
dude, I tested negative
besides, I am working old(er) and sexy. My shit still sells to the younger generation
ha!
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
I do like it
but the human side of me doesn’t like my enjoyment leading to a bunch of veggies – what happened to Mike Webster and so many other football players has me tempering my likes with being a good person
so I don’t mind the rule – I think it is working
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
I gave up boxing about 15 years ago. I’m still a lousy person
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
yes, but not as lousy as you could be
I loved Boxing – I still love the idea of boxing, the romance of the imagined purity of man versus man – but yeah…not so much for me anymore
I saw the Mancini vs Kim fight on WW of Sports. I was never so entertained and excited, and never have forgotten it for what happened next
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Stanford’s WR being taken off in an ambulance while the announcers told us how stupid it was that the fumble was taken away was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen as a human being. Mickey Mouse would have been a huge improvement
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
Come on, when those guys go down there is like 10 – 15 minutes of dead time they have to fill. I guess a producer could have a 15 montage of all the players who have been paralyzed in his pocket ready to go.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
To add on that, I like how later the announcers were subtly suggesting that the player who made the hit on the Stanford WR was then targeting by Stanford players for retaliation (where there was no evidence at all to suggest that.)
It was a classic, “I’m not saying, I’m just saying” type announcing.
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
Short of taking away all the pads and playing it rugby style, you can’t take the paralysis out of the game anyway. Pads make the game more dangerous, but that’s the game. All these tweaks are silly since you can’t stop something that happens with a moving target within a fraction of a second.
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
I think the rule changes are largely working in the NFL – DBs are taking their target level largely down
but to have that be such a big penalty and not reviewable….when everything else is
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
players start wearing pads to prevent injury, allowing for harder hits which can result in super injuries. Just like antibiotic soap breeding superviruses
Translation
(as someone who has been in this position many times myself)
“My team lost last night”
by Eric Stephen on Nov 7, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions
Yes the what is a “catch” and the incessant penalties on DB’s are my two biggest pet peeves right now.
I think that at all levels PI needs to be re-written.
I hate it so much. I want to see some allowance of molestation.
The Penn State clause
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Gross is my middle name
I’m waiting for Smokin Joe to go, so I can post Down goes Frazier!
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 haven't been on the Tweety
much lately
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'!
nor Facebook really
I think I’ve reached saturation (if not maturation) point
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'!
defensive holding should not be a automatic first down. Just 5 yards.
PI should not be a spot foul, but 15 yds
and they should call more on the offense for pushing off (like that is going to happen)
FUCKKKKKKKKKK
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:00 PM PST up reply actions
That’s the counter-argument, but it doesn’t seem like a huge problem in college football.
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
same as college
15 yards and a 1st down
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:05 PM PST up reply actions
but if I’m clearly beat, why not just sucker punch the receiver and give them 15 yards instead of the spot? Maybe it happens to quickly to actively think that?
And if you’re that clearly beat, you probably aren’t close enough to sucker punch the dude
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
That’s probably just illegal contact anyway.
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
It really depends on the fake the DB is biting on. If he is biting on a pass fake then yes. If he is watching the receiver and gets faked by him while the ball is in the air then no.
Think of fade passes to the corner of the endzone. On almost all of those the WR fakes a quick step over the middle. Sometimes the DB bites on the fake and can’t recover and will grab the WR. This happens quite often actually on similar type plays.
You go 15 yards
and whaddya get? Another play older and deeper in debt.
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 disagree on PI. I personally hate the rule in college football. It gives such a huge advantage to DB’s. What is considered PI needs to be changed though. Often times the DB and WR collide while going for the ball. Why does it seem the WR has more of a right to their position than a DB does? I know the rule says they both have the right to go for the ball, but it’s rarely called that way.
Its called spotty
but preferably its the DB getting punished for not playing the ball and thus running through the WR.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Yup, they need to change the penalties so that the ticky-tack bullshit they call is just a 10 or 15 yard penalty and not spot of the foul. It should only be spot of the foul if its like a DB blatantly bear hugging or dragging down a receiver.
Yep. And same with penalty kicks in soccer. Kick the penalty kick from three different spots depending on severity of the foul. No easy gimmes for a possible dive.
that I disagree with. The only auto-penalties are in the box, the needed change is better refereeing
a fairly routine trip or hand ball in the box farthest from the goal and a trip or hand ball on the touch line that may have kept a goal from scoring carry the same penalty. They are both penalty kicks. I think that is wrong. If both need to be penalty kicks then take the kick on the lesser foul from further out. You would in turn have something like a 90%, 60% and 25% chance of making the kick depending on if it was a first, second or third degree penalty in the box. Makes perfect sense to me. :)
but you’re turning an already subjective system into and even more subjective one…and you’re forcing teams to take a penalty kick from a spot where an indirect free kick makes more sense
Why does it make more sense? You have this magic rectangular box in which the goalie can use his hands and you use this as the basis for determining penalty kicks? The status Kuo makes no sense.
Not all penalties in the box are equal. Yet, they all get the same result a direct free kick from close range. Not hard to have three spots at which to take kicks from such that you still have a good chance of scoring, yet not all weighted the same. I think this makes it easier for the refs as a penalty kick call is not an all or nothing anymore.
And this is coming for an experienced soccer die-hard.
I know
Status Guo is the preferred nomenclature
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 don’t need to defend your claim to your opinion, I respect you as a soccer person. I just think, right now the refs have power in that they can give penalty kicks. But they also have the power not to give them. If you give a system where some of these current no calls end up being a penalty situation but from farther away, it gives the refs too much power over the game. I’m sure the average penalties per game is less than 1 in most major competitions, and that number would rise if there were different kinds of penalties to give
I don’t see where it gives them too much power, and I don’t see this as something to even focus on. What it gives to me is fairness in a logical sense. You had a great chance of scoring but got fouled in the penalty box, you kick from the 90% spot. I you had a decent chance of scoring, you kick from the 60% spot. You had a very little chance of scoring but were fouled or there was a non flagarant hand ball in the box then you kick from the 25% spot. Crime fits the penalty now. Right now you have lots of wierd stuff going on in the box with refs calling a foul that was in the box, but moving the ball just outside the box because he doesn’t want to give a PK. So they are already making stuff up.
but what constitutes a great chance of scoring? If a player has the ball on his weak foot, is that a 60% penalty? If the player has his back to the goal, but he’s known to have an excellent spin, is that a 90% penalty? That’s what I’m getting at.
You have four shades now, instead of just two where those two have HUGE swings in scoring probability (90% vs close to 0%). It is always a subjective call. Is now and always will be. So now you allow for different degrees. It will be more accurate than the old system as mistakes will be smaller. Kind of like when a team kicks a field goal, they don’t always get to kick it from the 10 yard line. They kick it from further away if they are further from scoring a TD.
if you were really a nerd
you’d “Huzzah!”
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know, one thing is for sure though
You can always trust the judgement of a soccer ref. They’re totes fair.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Don’t change any of the rules regarding awarding penalty kicks. Allow the goal keeper to do whatever he wants once the whistle blows and treat it like a spot kick during a tie breaker- the play is dead once the ball is scored or parried safely away. The resulting advantages for the defending team should mitigate some of the injustice.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 7, 2011 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
anything to further reduce the out of control scoring in Futball must be implemented.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
like foul and flagrant foul in basketball. Did he grab the player’s jersey? spot foul. Did he jump into the defender? 15 yards. Did I accidentally blow my whistle while trying to flag down the frozen lemonade vendor? 10 yards, suckah.
And basketball referees botch the shit out of those judgement calls all the time too.
Bringing this back to baseball, maybe we should go with computers calling balls and strikes since it’s really the only mainstream sport where we can drastically reduce the human error of the officiating.
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
I hate in Basketball, that they can review if player A went out of bounds, but cannot review if player A went out of bounds due to a foul by player B
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
I'm just here to pimp my movie review... nothing else to see here :-)
http://www.picktainment.com/blog/2011/11/review-melancholia/
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Interesting premise given the current state of the rock (air craft carrier size) about to fly between the earth and the moon tomorrow night. It is kind of amazing to me how they track these things so precisely that they know the next time a rock will show up again, seems it is not until 2036 when an known entity will be orbiting close enough to the Earth to be a possible threat.
At that point I hope you people who are championshipless in your lifetime have one to hold onto:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Question
How would a planet, much less one that is hurtling towards the Earth, get named Melancholia? That would never happen in real life. When I read that in another article I immediately wrote off the movie. It being made by Lars von Trier was another nail in the coffin for me.
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'!
Only the depressants called it that.
Just reading the review i couldn’t help but think that since
"a mental condition and especially a manic-depressive condition characterized by extreme depression, bodily complaints, and often hallucinations and delusions."
that this was all halluciantion and delusion.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Its’ moon was named Infinite Sadness?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Nov 7, 2011 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
I saw Puss In Boots
this weekend. Got the kids combo for $5.25 (small popcorn, small drink, small M&Ms). Movie was great, only a few small kids screamed and had to be carried out by their mothers.
It sounds fun
I guess it did almost as good box office as the first week which is practically unheard of.
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'!
So did we. I was shocked when rottentomatoes gave it such good review so we checked in and enjoyed it. Easy to see from the kids reactions to the previews which movies are going to be huge for the family audience.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Better than The Penguin?
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'!
Its not his fault
but Burton’s vision of the Penguin was wack
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Thanks for reading, y'all :-) Just something to do until I find a real job ;-)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Perfect, I am looking for work as a Certified Overrated Accountant !!! :-)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
gah, whatever, there’s openings there and they were really quick to dismiss me since i don’t have a CPA in progress or completed
Gary, if there's one thing I've learned in my search so far,
is not to go towards any big or “name” type company without a very good contact. Otherwise, its like directly putting your resume in a virtual shredder when you apply. But thanks for the tip :-) Hopefully we both end up on the other side soon :-)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
but when you shred things, it makes that cool bzzzzzzz sound
by Josie Becker on Nov 7, 2011 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I have 5 weeks left at my current job, so I’m hoping beyond hope that I find something before then so I don’t have any down time.
Still working for you here, Gary. Not sure anything is gonna come of it, but stay tuned anyway.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
Well from everything Ive heard and seen
the currently employed are more likely to find work than the unemployed, so you’re in good shape! Make sure your bosses give you good recs and all that…cause they often pull that out of sight out of mind crap on you once you’re gone
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
My boss is an untrustworthy fuck. But she said she’d put in a good word for me with the jobs I apply to, so I can only hope she tells them about my good work rather than talk about herself for 45 minutes when asked a yes or no question.
there's another one!
untrustworthy…my favorite kind of fuck!
Damn I hate people. I feel you, Gary.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Your favorite kind of fuck is untrustworthy? This could go so many ways?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
So many lines, so little time.
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- The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Who knew NBA players knew how to save for a rainy day. I’m guessing David Stern expects major repercussions when those first checks don’t show up.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Murray convicted
of manslaughter
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 this out of touch
I had no idea what this referred to, so I googled “Murray Manslaughter”
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
I hate to be the one to break this to you but...
Michael Jackson died
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
It was over before it started if you didn’t pay any attention.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
Kitten’s back in jail
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
Already 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'!
See? This is what happens when you don’t pay any attention!
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
Her whole life
is being late to the Morgue
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 7, 2011 2:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Celebrity justice. Justice for just us.
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Then they’d put you on the sex offender registry.
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You must have had a lousy lawyer, how would have you known Humma was down there when you started pissing?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Nov 7, 2011 2:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
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folks r lining up for dodgers. 2 more prospective owners r h’wood producer burt sugarman, ex-dodgers trustee tom schieffer
He's being Coy
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'!
ex-dodgers trustee tom schieffer
Tom was heard to say after seeing the Dodgers books, “a baboon could make with this team”
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Mate. He said, “a baboon could mate with this team.”
I still don’t know what he meant by that. 25 dudes and a baboon, you’re still not gonna get a baby.
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but it will be a heck of a good time trying!
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
Man, Dee Gordon needs to learn the art of when and how to retweet, on twitter.
Of course more important that he learns some baseball related things. But still.
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I’d rather he focus just on baseball….but that’s just me
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
It's never just you. ;-P
I said as much in my 2nd line. And of course I could unfollow him, too. I just get a kick out of his humor and excitement.
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Steeler loss Mondays don’t make for nice HJ
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
If we take away Dee’s sugar what do we get?
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OK maybe *this* is the problem. He's on the CC Sabathia Diet Plan
Could kill 2 birds with 1 stone, get his tweets more rational but also make him sounder of mind and body for baseball, with less sugar.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
And when I mean diet plan, I don't mean weight-related
obvi, Dee could stand to borrow a few of CC’s pounds. But sugar calorie weight ain’t healthy.
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LA Justice:
You are a celebrity: not guilty
You are not a celebrity: guilty
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Until OJ
we thought they only hurt themselves
but not so much anymore
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
I get the feeling you don’t like the people you are paid to promote
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It depends on the person. Some of them I like. Others, I don’t.
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I get the feeling you don’t like the bloggers you spend time reading
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I’m just glad this man is off the streets where he can’t administer lethal doses of drugs.
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The over the counter drug world is an interesting world.
I’m about to read a book about Quantum Physics that is going to explain to me why I did not get the jetpack promised to me but I did get the Smartphone no one saw coming except Dick Tracy.
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The new Brian Green book? I hear it’s great.
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You mean Brian Greene
but no
And I meant Quantum Mechanics and I only bought the book because of the cover:) Also it promised no math and would finally answer why I did not have my jetpack.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I can tell you why you don’t have your jetpack.
Look at the exhaust that comes out of a jet engine. If that was on your back, your entire body would be burned to a crisp.
You could find another way to get lift - huge fans? - but they probably would not provide enough lift or control to get you off the ground, and even if they did, steering would be a bitch.
Thus: no jetpack.
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Speaking of drugs
Saw Harold and Kumar loaded on Saturday night
first movie I have seen in 3D
I enjoy them, though this was not as good as the other two
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:13 PM PST up reply actions
Fall Dish - Tuscan Bean Soup the easy way
1/3 pound of chopped Pancetta
1 chopped med sized onion
Cup of chopped carrots and Celery
2 cloves garlic
2 cans of white beans
1 can of garbanzo
1 can chopped tomatoes
2 qts of chix stock
1 bunch of black kale
Herbs – thyme, rosemary, oregano, bay (or what you have)
Heat olive oil, render pancetta (or bacon) until crisp
Toss in onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Cook over Med-High for about 4 mins (see some softening and color. Salt and Pepper to taste (careful pancetta is salty)
Add stock, tomatoes, beans (rinsed and drained) and herbs (if fresh tie into a bundle which can be pulled out later)
Bring to simmer – simmer for about 20 minutes
taste: does it need salt or pepper (if you like heat you can add a few red pepper flakes here too)
Add Kale and simmer for another 20 or 30 minutes. Beans should be soft, Kale cooked through with a bit of bite. Your veggies will have some bite left too
Serve with grated parm cheese on top.
If you have a crust loaf of bread, would do the job here as a mopping instrument
eat it on cold nights until baseball returns
Sadly with the new and improved SB Nation search tool this will no longer be searchable come that cold Feb Night when someone gets a hankering for Tuscan Bean Soup since only things written within the last three months has been deemed worthy enough.
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Gonna start
roasting turkeys this week leading up to Xmas night dinner
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 need a bigger freezer for all the stock I’d like to make
I love roasted birds
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
I'ce got a ridiculously small feeezer
so carcassesesesessess go into the garbage
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'!
me too, more often than I like to admit
I weep for them later when I am buying Kitchen Basics stock for 5 bucks a quart or whatever those fuckers charge
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
I
Bet a nice Italian Red would go nicely with this soup
by bhsportsguy on Nov 7, 2011 2:14 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
sure – something medium body with a little spice
if it grows with it, it goes with it – so I would look tuscany.
Nothing too dear when it comes to price – Rosso di Moltocino
a good, but value priced Chianti
a “tuesday night” wine
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Brian Kenny's new MLB Network show starts today
Eric is right, he is an excellent mainstream baseball guy.
He’ll talk about the CF of the ’10s, Andres Torres.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Me to, can’t wait for him to tell us again why Matt Kemp was not even mentioned for CF of the decade
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Because he was coming off a year where he was worse than Juan Encarncaion?
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Still does not fly. You can’t judge a book by the last page you read.
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Sure, but I do remember he said that the picks he made that look really awful in retrospect were the guys with just one good year (Ben Greive)
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you can
with really shitty books. Because it’s usually page 58
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 sure this is not news but I didn't know this tidbit about the upcoming sale
McCourt’s agreement to sell gives him — not Selig — the final call on the new Dodgers’ owner. If Schieffer were to bid, it would be difficult to imagine that McCourt would pick him unless the bid were substantially higher than any other.
and thus the final pieces fall into place for the first Beijing owned MLB franchise
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
dude – this killed me
I mean, wtf – so bizarrely funny
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Because her fat uncles
Couldn’t stop eating them, and then picked a plane that couldn’t hold them
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'!
Oh, this sounds like something I should google.
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In N Out violated the one pseudo rule of high stakes corporate ownership: never have all the leadership together in the same plane.
Wiki mentions only one In-N-Out exec being on the plane in 1993. Unless I’m reading it wrong. Which happens.
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We are talking about something that happened 18 years ago? How about that Bill Clinton?
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Sure
but that ruined the joke. The other was a fat fuck too however. My brother used to have to deal with them on occasion.
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 7, 2011 2:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
does fuck only work to describe a person when preceded by fat or skinny? Can you just call someone a fuck?
so does "good"
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Bum works
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'!
No the way I use it
But decorum prevents me from expanding on that.
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Mindless, stupid, insensitve, creepy, selfish…goes on and on
my favorite when I am mad enough to make myself laugh
“You fucking fuckety fuck”
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
The president of the 45-year-old, 93-inut chain was 41.
Killed with Snyder were his boyhood friend, Philip R. West, 37, who was In-N-Out’s executive vice president and chief operating officer; Jack Sims, another friend of Synder’s and a consultant to the company; and two pilots, Stephen R. Barkin and John Odis McDaniel.
Synder and West apparently had broken a longstanding personal policy against flying on the same plane when they embarked on the flight to scout Southern California restaurant sites and open a unit in Fresno, Calif.
But we were talking about people with an ownership interest in the company, which is how it ended up solely in the hands of the lovely young miss above.
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I question a boyhood friend who was four years younger. How 12 year old are hanging with 8 year olds?
11 – 7
10 – 6
9 – 5
8- 4
7 – 3
6 – 2
5 – 1
4 – uterus
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depends if you grew up isolated or if you were a bugger by nature I suppose
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Without knowing their actual birthdays, we could give him the benefit of the doubt and say they were three years (and a month) apart. There would have to be brothers involved on one or both sides, which seemed to be the case here.
That’s what lift-to-drag ratio’s all about.
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But who own's Five Guys
I need to get a hold of them and tell them to put near my apartment… I will single handedly make it a success.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
JERRY-JERRY!
Five Guys in the SFV! Go! Now!
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
There is one in Northridge now.
One word: overrated.
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I hate Northridge too
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Everyone knows that I meant Five Guys there because Northridge is really just unrated.
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But since that is north of the boulevard, I know that doesn’t count for you. ;-)
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Damn, I will look like that in about five years. I would not trust that man
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5 years?
you gotta quit teeing these up
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'!
dude, look at the size of those paws!
either that is a Humma burger or that dude should be in the NBA
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
Sounds like umami burger
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Only smaller and tastier
Now with less syllables
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Spy that grotesque knuckle on the middle finger of his right hand
nauseating
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Looks like it was broken a couple times on some other dude’s jaw.
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I’ve only been to the Northridge one, but based on that one visit I am extrapolating to “Five Guys overall is overrated.”
They seem to want to occupy a space between In N Out and The Counter. I say if you want a fast-food burger, just pay less and hit In N Out (ask for grilled onions, pickle and “chiles” [chopped peperoncinis, I think] ); if you want to pay for interesting add ons, go full service and hit up The Counter – and have a beer with it.
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If i had only been to the Sherman Oaks Fudruckers I’d never have visited another one but since the one in Culver City was great and the one in Burbank is great, I’d humbly suggest trying another one before final judgment.
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Extrapolating to a conclusion from a sample of one is so much more fun though.
It’s a big enough operation that I’m willing to believe they’ve minimized the differences from location to location. Point taken though.
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There’s no Fuddruckers in Culver City.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Sepulveda / Pico I believe across from a Sporting Good store
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A) That is West L.A., not CC
B) That was Flakey Jake’s
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
GOD Damn
you are right, but did not remember until you said Flaky Jakes
Same concept:)
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http://articles.latimes.com/1985-06-25/business/fi-10645_1_fuddruckers
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
So THAT’S the guy we can blame for Macaroni Grill?
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Funny story
I knew a guy who played ball at St. John Boscoe, Stanford and later in the Rockies system named Edmund Muth. His family owned a restaurant off the 405 at Alicia Pkwy called Macaroni Grill. When the chain Macaroni Grill moved in, they demanded my friend’s parent’s change their restaurant’s name. Suffice to say it went to court and the chain won out, but not without some decent compensation. The restaurant changed its name and closed a few short years later. All their regulars stopped coming because they thought the place had changed ownership.
i guess you’re right, not so funny.
Mostly, not only is Macaroni Grill not very good, it’s, well, it’s not very good.
Romano’s or Muth’s? RMG is not too bad. It’s better than Olive Garden at least.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Olive Garden at least won’t completely botch reheating angel hair pasta.
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I miss Flakey Jakes
really liked their pizza. Its sad that I still drive by the broken down husk of one on my way to d-land/angel stadium
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Is Flakey Jake’s what used to be at Corbin and Nordhoff, where Olive Garden or Mimi’s Cafe is now? Or was that Fuddruckers?
I’ve been to the Burbank Fuddruckers fairly recently and found it so-so. Maybe I was having a bad day.
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Yes, Flakey Jake’s used to be there. Loved that place as a kid.
"It's a five letter word, S-T-R-I-K-E."
Ouch. I remember seeing those places get built. As an adult.
A short-lived Mexican place called “Garcias” was another restaurant in that space.
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The Fuddrucker’s at the Sherman Oaks Galleria is still there, I believe. It’s pretty decent but doesn’t stack up to the Flakey Jake’s in my memory.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I'm 100 yards from this one
It sucks.
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 should have a number
of decent or better lunch choices within easy reach there. Or am I wrong about that?
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Mostly Wrong
There’s a cafe 50’s that is surprisingly tasteless. Thee is Corky’s which is a good diner and that’s about 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 was told there were lots of great places to eat on the boulevard! Who lied to me??
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i've been to a few
one here in the west and a couple in the east. They aren’t better then in and out, but they sure as hell are more expensive
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In N Out combos is just doing the math for you. There is no discount in that price.
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which i maintain is misleading
maybe purposely so. Not that its a really big deal or nothing.
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it is a tax on the dumb and lazy
capitalism is FILLED with them
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
I don't see it as a tax
its not like they are charging you more, and if you don’t want fries or a drink there is no point to get the combo.
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More Terry Ryan
just tweeted by the Twins:
Terry Ryan – "There’s a need right now … I am going to take this job head-on. Being a GM is a 365 day-a-year job.
Wonder if Smith knew he was on the way out before the other day and if he would have tried for the Orioles job.
Also, How did Dan “Twilight of His Career” Duquette get another job?
Because if baseball can’t recycle it’s executives they might have to give jobs to intelligent folk who might make a difference.
This is this will not be Ned’s last GM job.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Way to potentially depress 29 other teams ;-)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I just need that first scouting job and you’ll hear about G.Scott, MLB Executive before the end of your lifetime.
No, I was scouted by the Mariners and Yankees and have a working knowledge of how a MLB scouting department operates. I would love to work as a scout but currently my only two remaining scouting contacts have either been fired or i can’t get in touch with them.
I hear scouting sucks, unless you like shitting at McDonalds.
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Interesting, you must have spent a lot of time with them. I got scouted in HS too, but didn’t really chat with them enough to have working knowledge of a MLB department.
Took pitching lessons from age 9-14 from the guy responsible for scouting Orange County for the Yankees. He’s where most of my knowledge comes from.
Yeah
dude was a catcher in college and the pros, but knew his stuff with pitching. Gave me the basics of the mechanics, but more importantly taught me the intricacies of the game and how it was supposed to be played. A real SOB, but a great role model. Kind of looked like Roger Clemens, Garth Brooks and Chuck Knoblauch all at once lol
Which says something that no Orioles GM since Frank Wren has ever worked again and it caused Mike Flaganan to kill himself
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He thought he had the day off
Hadn’t gotten the 365-day memo
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'!
My guess is also it's due to him being one of the few "viable" candidates who can work with
(read: stand) Angelos.
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Wat
SI_JonHeyman
Braves seek greinke like deal for jurrjens. Can’t blame ’em. Teams that could play include col nyy tex kc bos tor balt cubs
#3 starter who outperformed his FIP, xFIP, tERA, and SIERA by numbers ranging from 1-1.5 runs/9
With a declining K rate and velocity…..
It doesn’t hurt to ask, as long as the answer isn’t anything worth much.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
I meant it doesn’t hurt for Atlanta to ask for Grienke/Jair swap (but it has no shot of happening.)
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
figure they more meant they want for Jurjjins something similar to what KC got for Greinke, not that they wanted to trade Jurjjins for Greinke.
Don’t recall the haul for Grienke being that impressive.
Starting SS but not a world beater, basically Dee Gordon
Minor League CF who will probably be a Tony Gwynn Type
Bullpen guy
Good pitching prospect still in A ball at the time of the deal
That would be like trading
Dee Gordon
Tony Gwynn Junior
Lindblom
Gould
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CHConfidential
#RogueCommish would add a wild card team & make the World Series 1 game at a neutral site. How would you change the postseason?
That is some crazy shit right there.
You could then even up home/away games
Makes a bit of sense. Maybe have the neutral team give 1/3rd of proceeds to each of the two teams?
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Actually
they are talking about making the World Series into the Super Bowl. Just one game at a neutral site.
I read that as 1 game world series, not 7 game with Game 1 at a neutral site
by Michael White on Nov 7, 2011 3:06 PM PST up reply actions
7 games and a neutral site
could be really cool, or really horrible
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You mean 1 game at a neutral site, or all 7?
1 game actually makes sense, i’d like that, actually.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Nov 7, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
I would replace the World Series with a flipping coin.
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Fuck playoffs
Just have pennant winners and the champion is the league that wins the All Star game.
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 would change it so that each team played each other team 100,000 times to determine which two teams were the best.
Then I would have those teams meet up and flip coins, calling it in the air. Whoever gets more calls right in 100,000 flips is the World Series champion!
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It's Still Tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime for Dodger Baseball
We’re about to start game 65,108 of the season opening 100,000-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. There are just over 1,400,000 games left to be played this year at Dodger Stadium, so get your tickets now.
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Is that Williamsport?
Or as they say in PA, Sandusky-land?
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'!
Neutral site
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I don’t read this as being an actual proposal by Bud Selig, but then again I have no idea what CHConfidential is.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Only because I’ve been busy with work.
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You don't know what CH is?
YOU posted the pic of Switzerland! CH on Euro car decals…
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I could however get behind
2 games at NL park
2 games at AL park
1 game a NL park
1 game at AL park
Game 7
Always at the Ravine
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Jose Valentin gonna be hired as a Padres minor league manager, per Dan Hayes of the North County Times (in San Diego)
Was he a batting coach in the Dodger system this past year?
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At least I didn’t confuse him with Bobby Valentine. Or Karen.
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From Dallas reporter Evan Grant
Rangers have dealt with the matter of leaked Game 7 speech internally. No other details released by club.
I hope BucknellBruin’s fate was less severe.
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I looked up someone from grade school
on this jail tracking site, and to no surprise, the douche was recently arrested in Vegas.
this is why the internet is great and sucks all in a sentence
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
true
the guy could have grown up since grade school, and there could be real tragedy in his arrest.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
said it before, saying it now
fuck the police and a 502
by Hollywood Joe on Nov 7, 2011 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
Isn’t that like getting arrested for resisting arrest?
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he grew up
became a great guy, got married had kids. Loses his job through no fault of his own. Loses house, becomes addicted to crack, goes on a crack binge in vegas resulting in obstructing a cop. You get the idea.
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There’s a guy I played with in Little League who was easily the best player I’d ever played with or against relative to the level (and I’ve played with at least three major leaguers). He was in Juvie before he had a chance to even play high school ball. I’m sure he’s got a rap sheet too.
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Comfort Inn
has some real craptacular breakfast if you ask me. Last time I stayed, the “hot food” consisted of stale eggs and greasy-as-shit sausage patties.
I dunno- I like I-n-out
but Five Guys have a much thicker patty and better fries – i agree it should be compared with fatburger, the counter, etc. not i-n-out. if all you are looking at is price, sure. but if you’re looking for a good quality fast food burger, i prefer 5 guys. Maybe I’ll drop by the Northridge one (news to me!!!) when I hit up David’s Bridal for a veil. Burgers and wedding shopping- a marriage made in heaven
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I think the more options for crazy crap you can put on a burger there are, the worse the burger is.
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if burgers were meant to be loaded with crap (mustard, ketchup, pickles, lettuce, peppers etc…) cows would come with em.
who puts ketchup on their hamburger???
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isn't 1000 island mayo and chili sauce?
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that might be inout's recipe, but it's not mine :-)
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No 1000 on my burgers. Screw that.
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A little bit of ketchup on a hamburger is a good thing. That and some mustard, applied to the bun, for flavor and to help things stick together.
Ketchup on a hot dog is an out and out abomination, however.
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blood on the hot dog is a bad memory for josie
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uh TMI?
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Yes, but GD when has that stopped the rest of you
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I was sorely tempted by “untrustworthy fucks”, but resisted.
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Yes, but you see, I didn't take it any farther, and neither did you.
Winning.
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I was really just waiting for TBLA after dark, which starts a hour sooner these days, does it not?
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I was thinking along the lines of “but you promised to pull out!”
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nah you and I see eye to eye on hotdogs, it was my dad – he said I used to love ketchup dogs and surely I had just been brainwashed by the Berkeley illuminati.
Thank God my father was part German in heritage and taught me from a young age that hot dog condiments start with mustard and sauerkraut.
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You ain't German until you've been made to wear these to school
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There actually was one unfortunate German kid in my (2nd-4th grade) elementary school who wore classic schoolboy short pants to school everyday. Remember, this was long before Angus Young was running around stages worldwide.
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did he make it
to 5th grade? He might not have at my school.
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
He graduated (6th grade). I moved to a different school after 4th grade. Apparently no grammar school could put up with me for more than three years.
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Being in Germany my Mom made me wear them one day. I made a point to get in a fight and get them all dirty along with my face.
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I hope she took pictures before she sent you off to school. Could be priceless.
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We lost most of our childhood photo’s in a flood. Why would you store photos in a basement? Along with your most revered books? Probably because you’d expect the person watching the home while you are on vacation with the rest of the family to figure out what was important and carry them out of harms way instead of doing absolutely nothing.
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Ouch
I never had a basement, but it seems odd.
Once someone was watching my house and let a pump motor burn out because they let the water level in the spa get lower than the intake because they couldn’t figure out how to add water. There was a hose not 30 feet away!
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Sounds gross. I’ll stick to salt and vinegar, thank you very much.
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That seems ...
… odd. I love ’em straight out of the bag.
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TWSS?
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i heard they have those in the UK
which is known for having the worst food in the western world.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
The empire was always in search of better food much more then slaves and conquest.
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I would copy and paste my food porn on how a hamburger is supposed to be a complex complement and contrast of different flavors and textures, but I think it is older than SBNation will let me search.
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Which is why any place that lets you choose from twenty different things is hiding something. “You didn’t like your burger, well that’s just on you isn’t it?”
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lol
I agree- the beauty of I-N-Out is in its simplicity. But sometimes, if I’m in the mood to put a bunch of crazy crap on my burger, there are lots of places out there for that too. Also, the Stand has be in the conversation as a decent not too expensive burger (or dog). And the stand is a lot more convenient than Northridge.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
But Five Guys toppings aren’t that crazy. BBQ sauce (extra charge)? Sauteed mushrooms? If I want crazy toppings, I’ll head to The Counter.
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Yeah but it’s still enough that they’re clearly hiding something.
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at the counter
my kids sliders that are just meat and cheese taste pretty good. don’t see what they are hiding.
They’re okay, it’s just charging 13 bucks for something that Fatburger does better.
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I've grown addicted
to jalapenos in my burgers.
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Seems correct. I don’t like any pink in my burger, so I have to order it well-done at The Counter. And it is still juicy.
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I believe the sauteed mushrooms and BBQ are at no extra charge, a plus in my book
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You're right
all the toppings are included. I was confusing the “everything” list (which is not, in fact, everything) with pricing. The toppings that are beyond the ordinary are: BBQ sauce, grilled mushrooms, jalapenos, green peppers (I assume bell), A1 steak sauce, hot sauce.
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Do you think if I created a phony award given out by a phony organization, I could then get Clayton Kershaw to come to my phony event to accept his phony award and give me an autograph?
“All right Clayton to get the G. Scott award of outstanding performance in the field of excellence just sign here”
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by regfairfield on Nov 7, 2011 4:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Burger talk must be one of the top 5 topics that gets rethreaded. Even among Dodger talk I think it is a top five, while Hot Dog talk gets relegated to once or twice a year. I’d do the numbers but SB Nation had decided that searching for past information is not something their members should be allowed to do.
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heh
simultaneous digs on SB Nation search.
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This might be a hint I have nothing to add to these conversations or that we need some new blood at TBLA to shake us up.
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Or that it has been awhile since there was a meercat appearance.
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We could have been having Bill Smith chat if someone besides yourself chimed in.
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He sucked. What else is there to say?
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He really really sucked, and I don’t think enough people noticed.
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It was way out in the northern reaches of the AL Central. If you’re going to suck, do it someplace remote.
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On bunt plays, the corner IFs sweep the foul line with brooms in attempts to get the ball to roll foul.
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Kosher hot dogs at the Stand are AMAZING.
this is something i have always had beef (heh) with Dodger Stadium about. Why no Kosher hot dogs???? (all beef isn’t the same). StL has kosher hot dogs for christ sake. pun intended.
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When it really comes down to it, I will admit my attachment to Dodger Dogs has much, much more to do with nostalgia than taste.
you see, they ARE superior
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Here you go ink-stained wretches, free steamed mixed-meat dogs.
I eat one (or two) anyway.
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I do to and I hate myself for doing it. So much so I have to drown my hatred in cookies, ice cream, and popcorn.
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The pseudo-Mexican was a pass also, but at least there was fried chicken that night too.
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That does sound good. I hope you splattered Bleacher Report guy with excess BBQ sauce.
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He
brings a stuffed doll to all the games and puts it by his computer, when in the adjacent press room, he gives color commentary on the TV, but it’s like inane stuff that a six year old would say, it just drives everyone insane
I always end up eating too much soft-serve and cookies. The popcorn I pass on.
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you know, we could easily have seen the last of the blogger spot. The biggest person in our corner is gone.
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It is possible. I am hoping that no one want to rock the boat.
If Mark Cuban buys, doesn’t he like us better than the paid press?
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In the store-bought, Farmer John category, I actually prefer the meat weiners to the beef ones.
I am close to grossing out delias man here.
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exactly
Los Angeles had the 3rd highest Jewish American population – behind NY and Miami… why no Kosher hot dogs. We might need a new Jewish owner.. make it happen!
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Outside the Ravine, the only dogs I eat are Hebrew National
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i like Best hot dogs the best. HN are OK
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I’ve never strayed from HB, so what does Best Kosher have going for it, and are they readily available?
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they're available, or at least they used to be
they are, how can i say this without people interpreting this wrong and using it against me, thicker and jucier
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I'm just going to point out
this is the second time you have stated a preference for thicker
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omigod- i just found out on the interwebs they have been discontinued-feck!!!
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No!
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
well, i suggest you hit up the stand and get their kosher dog.
its a dollar more than a regular hot dog but its really really really good.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
there's one in encino, one is westwood... those of the two i know of
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
they're used to be one is woodland hills but i think it got made into something else
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No worries
Because there is nothing wrong with you preferring thicker and juicier.
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Off topic - Dodger question:
Wouldn’t the value of the upcoming Dodger television contract be substantially increased with a signing of Prince Fielder? I’m assuming that signing would enable the Dodgers to be true contenders next year.
Without that, attendance at games may well go up a lot next season, but, without a winning team on the field, wouldn’t ratings stagnate? Thereby diminishing the Dodgers leverage in TV contract negotiations?
Basing how successful a team will be over the next decade because of the addition of one player would be very bad business.
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TV contracts are long term deals, they are signed based on long term trends and projections that if I tried to half explain with my limited knowledge, Phil and Gary and anyone else with actual business sense would brow beat me. The important thing is, one signing will not affect those negotiations in one direction or the other. And realistically, it won’t effect the ratings much either.
My brows are a bit unwieldy but they have not gotten me arrested yet.
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Your brows can get away with murder because no one looks past your eyes for quite a while.
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i used to wear sun glasses alot to see if someone would like me for who I am. Turns out nobody did.
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I thought this blog was an exercise in that.
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Why?
Havent’ we lost a substantial number of viewers? Wouldn’t a team with Prince/Kemp/Kershaw plowing through the NL while the Lakers get another year old while not playing any games mean a huge bump in the rating to the point that they are out viewing the Clippers?
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I agree – it’s like people are saying there’s no “star attraction” to TV ratings at all. The Dodgers would be the top attraction in the market. It certainly worked for the Giants in the Bonds era.
Barry Bonds drew because he was chasing a record. The Dodgers ratings and attendance started to drop when they started losing, not when they lost Manny
We’re talking about expected wins over a decade, on that scale Fielder is a drop in the bucket.
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The Dodgers have struggled on the field this year, mired in last place in their division, and that surely has affected viewer interest. But just how far have they fallen? The team is in danger of being watched by fewer Los Angeles-area homes than Los Angeles’ second most popular NBA team. The Dodgers’ 67,000-home average is just above the 56,000 homes the Clippers averaged last season. By comparison, an average of 271,000 Los Angeles-area homes tuned in for Lakers games last season.
The Dodgers dropped 27% in their rating from last year to this year, but I don’t know how to do the math to show what number is 27% more than 1.17 million. I’m imagining it’s still far short of 1.5 million, which still puts the Dodgers in the bottom five.
I must be extremely dense, but you seem to be justifying my argument. The missing 27% won’t come back without a reason – simply having new ownership won’t do it. Winning team will.
Winning will
Signing Prince does not guarantee winning.
Winning solves everything.
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that’s my only point. Fox isn’t going to see Prince sign and go “holy shit, guaranteed wins! Here’s more money!”
My only point is that we should expect a bump back up in ratings as the team gets back into the swing of things and stops being a national joke. As you say how much is that worth I don’t know, but again, the dollars being bandied about for our pathetic numbers means something.
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well
my other point is that 1.17million versus 1.5 million households isn’t going to mean much come contract time. The Cards draw in 9.06 million households, for comparison
He was at 5.5 last year, roughly 3 better than Loney. Year before that he was at 3.4.
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Fielder certainly helps this team, but if we do nothing but replace Loney with him it’s no where near a lock at the playoffs or even .500 this year, let alone six years from now.
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I suspect Angel fans thought the very same thing about Moe Vaughn.
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I think the end of the McCourt era and the attraction of the reigning NL MVP and Cy Young award winners will help ratings.
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yeah
people who won’t pay to see Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw aren’t going to suddenly be won over by Prince Fielder
If All these comments are true, than the smartest thing for McCourt to do would be to make zero major free agent signings. How depressing. This team is not far from being a serious contender….
Unless you have massive revenues like the Yankees the safest investment is to be the Marlins.
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I see you point. Maybe trading Kemp and Eithier for prospects would be the fastest route to success.
That wasn’t the point. Point is that you can make tons of money in the MLB by cutting your expenses down to zero, who cares if you win. If you do and more people show up, bonus.
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But, the Marlins did win a World Series several years after cleaning house, trading all their stars for prospects!
It’s a nice bonus. You keep turning your stars into prospects you’re gonna run out of stars eventually.
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Sure when it works it works great. Just remember that most prospects are terrible and won’t amount to anything.
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How’s turning stars into prospects working for the A’s?
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I think it can be done but some of the best have tried. Beane sure tried, haven’t seen many new stars their lately.
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So, where does this team go? Looks like a somewhat hopeless situation to me.
Ironically – if I was a team owner, my first rule would be:
Thous shall not sign a free agent to a contract for more than 3 years.
That certainly flies in the face of my advocating signing Fielder!!!
Thous shall not sign a free agent to a contract for more than 3 years.
You are Ned Colletti. (Except for Juan Pierre, of all people.)
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Actually
since you said
if I was a team ownermaybe you are Frank McCourt.
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Without knowing what our finances really look like it’s really hard to say. If there really is no money there trading Kemp and trying to rebuild makes a ton of sense.
If the money is there, bringing in a couple free agents and go for it.
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We already know he’s going to sign a relief pitcher the only question is who, how much, how long.
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I think we have to try one more time but be ready to sell the boat come July 31st with Kemp/Andre/Loney all headed out the door.
Not having Rubby just makes it harder to try one more time while having the payroll to make it happen.
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Yeah – our excitement next summer might center around speculation of what prospects we’ll get for them….
Fuck that
I will be too pissed at the shitty W-L record to be excited about other teams prospects.
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go cheap
Jason Kubel, Trever Miller, Kerry Wood, and Kevin Millwood.
Not exactly sure how much it would take to sign these guys but it shouldn’t be all that much.
They could be really far away if Kemp goes even on us, Gordon flails, Uribe plumps, Andre goes Hawpe, and Sands is more of flooded castle on the beach at high tide.
Or they could be really close if Kemp goes on a MVP binge, Gordon becomes flash, Uribe rebounds, Andre earns his 3rd all-star game appearance, and Sands crushes his critics with a resounding bat.
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uribe...plumps when you cook him?
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Does he come with his own pop-up thermometer to show when he’s done?
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Plumps
like the swimming dude in The Walking Dead.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 7, 2011 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
I'd give anything for a decent hotdog
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Funny
that Matt Kemp’s interviews after the Silver Slugger and Outstanding player of the year interviews om MLB were the same (done during the WS), with slight editing the difference.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Nov 7, 2011 5:00 PM PST reply actions
what do you guys think of Fatburger??
anybody try their XXXL Burger?
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