Marcus Thames - TBLA 2011 Community Review
by meercatjohn on Dec 29, 2011 5:50 PM PST
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What were we drinking thread. The unbridled optimism from the TBLA community had no bounds for Mr. Left Field.
| Year | Age | PA | HR | Runs | RBI | BA | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| 2008 (DET) | 31 | 342 | 25 | 50 | 56 | .241 | .292 | .516 | .339 |
| 2009 (DET) | 32 | 294 | 13 | 33 | 36 | .252 | .323 | .453 | .329 |
| 2010 (NYY) | 33 | 237 | 12 | 22 | 33 | .288 | .350 | .491 | .365 |
| 2011 (LAD) | 34 | 70 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .197 | .243 | .333 | |
| 2011 Projections - Age 34 Season | |||||||||
| Year | PA | HR | Runs | RBI | BA | OBP | SLG | wOBA | |
| Bill James | 320 | 14 | 38 | 45 | .244 | .307 | .434 | .323 | |
| Marcel | 348 | 16 | 39 | 45 | .252 | .313 | .452 | .330 | |
| HQ | 219 | 10 | 23 | 30 | .244 | .303 | .413 | ||
The experts were wrong, the community was wrong. At some point Michael White confused Marcus Thames with Craig Monroe but little did he know that he was being prophetic. I'm not even going to post some of the projections, safe to say everyone thought he'd at least hit against LHP.
The thread itself was one of our better spring threads, so while I'm not going to give you anything to read here, if you are bored take a look at what we were discussing on March 24, 2011.
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a place in the winners circle
with the other prediction winners
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
A dream vacation to Hawaii
if you can guess the incredibly marked-up value correctly
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'!
Wiggy is going to be a valuable player for them, kind of what I had hoped Blake would be by 2011 instead of our regular 3rd baseman.
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 8:28 AM PDT up actions
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Prediction
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Blake will hit better and provide more value to the Dodgers than Wigginton does for the Rockies in 2011
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 8:30 AM PDT up actions
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Well done Eric.
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by regfairfield on Dec 29, 2011 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
Underdog wins something
I know it’s just ST and all but Tejada looks like crap for the Giants
.
that could end up a crappier signing than I even predicted (not that he costs a fortune but…) Both in the field and at the plate.
.
by underdog on Mar 24, 2011 8:32 AM PDT actions
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
woo hoo! But really... I don't feel like Nostradamus for predicting he'd suck.
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 just bought a French Press coffee maker
to replace my broken standard machine. I’m excited.
/BaldBilly
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 read that as Bald Bull……..
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
Melvin Mora
has retired
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 6:44 PM PST reply actions
I hope he saved money for the triplets.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 29, 2011 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
doesn’t he have like 8 kids?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
First five are pills. I hope he saved money for the triplets. :)
by Eric Stephen on Dec 29, 2011 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
He can now concentrate fully on UCLA football.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 29, 2011 8:17 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I didn't even know
Marcus Thames was on our team last year. Is he a special assistant to the GM yet?
GUYS, GUYS, IF WE DON’T ALL TALK ABOUT ONLY THE DODGERS IN THE COMMENTS SOMEONE’S FEELINGS WILL GET HURT!
balderdash
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
just like you can't explain interest in things you like
MMA fans can’t really explain it to you
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
if you can't understand whats exciting
about seeing superhumans being superhuman I don’t know how to explain it to you.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
giant half naked dudes
beating the shit at each other with random intermittent hugs… and then more unrelenting beating…. i’d rather watch you ride a butterfly in flames or some sort of emo shit like that
ANYTHING THAT MAKES ME FEEL NOT MANLY IS EMO
salad is fucking emo
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
it has meat
it passes
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
it sometimes passes
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:27 PM PST up reply actions
hahah
it took calling a class of 7th graders “emo” to make me realize that my 1997 definition of emo is much different from the 2010 definition of emo
I remember when pop punk was a genre
now everything is called emo
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
my genre's of music
shit i listen too
shit I don’t listen too
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
reminds me when I was laughing at the emo army in Brutal Legend
and then realized they where actually 80s goth metal army.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
we called it emo
in the 90s! Sunny Day Real Estate, Mineral, Get up Kids, promise Ring… all emo…
pop punk was more along the lines of The Queers and Mr T Experience…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbYS2qcwJvU&ob=av2n
Lookout! Records, black chuck taylors…
yeah true
though emo and pop punk tend to have overlap, but no one calls anything pop punk anymore, it all gets thrown into emo
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
well
i think they ahve blended in the last few years… the Panic at the discos or whatever… the eyeliner heavy stuff that is LITERALLY popular punk… while “pop punk” used to describe punk that was bouncy and light lyrically (a la the Ramones)
It used to count!
Now you must be this emo to count
jaredleto.jpg
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by regfairfield on Dec 29, 2011 7:30 PM PST up reply actions
jared leto is a poorly dressed man
and I appreciate you not actually posting a picture of him
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
well see
you have that attitude, how can you properly listen to someone try to explain why they like it?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i never rule things out. if people give me reasons to come around to things, i will. but i havent been given any.
ok
do you know the rules of MMA?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
ok
check’em out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_martial_arts_rules
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
My favorite are no pinching and no throwing a guy out of the cage.
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by regfairfield on Dec 29, 2011 7:42 PM PST up reply actions
and no spitting
it’s gross
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:43 PM PST up reply actions
Which hand can you use to hold the folding chair that you’re going to hit your opponent with?
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
lol, shaddap :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:51 PM PST up reply actions
no offense
but telling someone to “read the rules” to make someone interested in a sport is prolly not the most effective way
no no no
this is not the end of the conversation. I merely wanted you to understand how the game works, so you don’t have the “these two are murdering each other” stigma
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
A mouthguard and protective cup are also required and is checked by a State Athletic Committee official before being allowed to enter the cage/ring.2
’s dream job!
lol
that goes like this
“open your mouth” (guy shows mouthpiece)
“cup?” (fighter taps his own cup)
“go ahead”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
MMA is really just like any other athletic competition
many of these guys have been practicing martial arts since they were kids, and they love it so much, they still want to do it as they grow up. And they want to test themselves against the best the world has to offer.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
I think that MMA will be a niche sport for the foreseeable future. The deal with Fox to show 4 fights per year is huge. But, man, you have to think it would have benefited the UFC in the long run to sign with ESPN/ABC even if it was for less money. We all know the power of the ESPN hype machine.
Anyway, I stop trying to tell people to watch MMA unless I can get them in the same room as me when an event is going on so I can explain what’s going on.
Yeah, I'm not trying to make mintxcore or anyone a fan
i just don’t like the “anything goes deathmatch” stigma that MMA has
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
I wonder what would happen to UFC’s view if Hendo/Rua was headlining a show on Fox.
Most brutal fight I’ve ever seen.
really?
I guess in terms of guys getting hit, but I don’t remember it being real bloody or anything.
I remember Sean Sherk vs. Kenny Florian for the Lightweight title may have been the bloodiest fight I think I saw.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
The only way mintxcore would be a fan is if they dueled each other with baguettes to John Zorn songs.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 29, 2011 9:03 PM PST via Android app up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
i'd settle
for him not breaking his monocle :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
Same here
I’m still a fairly new MMA fan (I don’t count when I was 10 years old renting UFC 3 from Blockbuster), I don’t defend any sports to people who just reflexively complain about it. And while MMA is a sport that doesn’t get a ton of support on this board, in real life the sport that I love that gets shit on the most is baseball. “It’s boring, it’s too slow, blah blah blah.” I honestly don’t care if other people like it any more.
by Michael White on Dec 30, 2011 7:53 AM PST up reply actions
I think that MMA’s early days (when headbutts were allowed, no time limits, etc.) are almost a different sport.
This was a time when a guy thought wearing one boxing glove would be a good idea!
But, yeah, I realize that MMA isn’t a mainstream choice and I’m alright with that. And, damn, I hope Donald Cerrone beats the crap out of Nate Diaz tonight.
Not really, but I do respect him. I’d like to see him actually finish a fight for once.
Someone said yesterday that Fitch can beat any welterweight in the world unless their initials are GSP (which is true) — and that isn’t a bad thing, to be the second best in the world to one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time.
Everyone should be.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
I figured you’d be. Both you and fbihop seem sporting.
I’m in the same camp. The point is to win, not entertain.
by Michael White on Dec 30, 2011 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
Plus the Fitch is boring complaints are a little overblown I think.
Yes, he makes no attempt to actually finish anyone, but he’s way more active than most other wrestlers so he’s at least interesting when he’s lying on someone. Problem comes when he’s fighting someone that’s totally outclassed and they just curl into a ball and don’t move.
I think Fitch/Hendricks will be good.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
Would be interesting if Hendricks could keep the fight standing. Hopefully Hendricks has improved his MMA wrestling since the Story fight.
He couldn’t get Mike Pierce down from what I remember and Pierce got Fitched hard for two rounds, so I doubt it.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
I remember being 10 years old and having no idea what a triangle choke was. Dan Severn was in Royce’s Gracie’s guard and 10 year old me thought that was a good thing. Next thing you know, Severn taps out. I was completely stunned.
by Michael White on Dec 30, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Trying to think of who would be in that “Oh crap, he’s on the ground with him!” camp.
Probably Frank Mir, Big Nog, Maia, the Diaz brothers and Aoki.
I don’t think it exists anymore, at least at the highest levels of the UFC (unless you are fighting Chael Sonnen). It’s incredibly hard to tap someone out when they know how to defend.
Or as Cerrone put it
“If he wants to take the fight to the ground, go ahead. He’ll just lay on his back, get beat, flip me off and yell ‘209.’”
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
I still think that Maia is at that level.
Problem is that there is almost no one in MMA (outside of Pat Barry and Dan Hardy) who is completely helpless on their back.
And I hate Chael Sonnen.
Even then Maia is pretty clearly the best grappler in the UFC and the last guy he subbed was…Chael Sonnen.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Problem for Maia is that he doesn’t have the wrestling to get guys to the ground. He would have had Munoz if Munoz wasn’t so strong.
And Maia hasn’t tapped anyone out since Chael though, right?
I assume Maia loses to Bisping by Bisping keeping it standing and out-pointing him in a kickboxing match.
by Michael White on Dec 30, 2011 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
I remember Joe Son taking something like 15-20 consecutive shots to the nuts.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
Preemptive justice.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
right
When the UFC ownership didn’t give a fuck
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 10:27 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I remember always being intrigued by the UFC tapes
when I walked past them in Hollywood Videos
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
It says a lot that’s the UFC has gone from Faces of Death to somewhat legitimate sport.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Weird as it is that actually is true.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
That was still during the dickpunch era right?
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 3:00 PM PST up reply actions
sure
they are in football
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
then
he’s finally fighting someone his species
because Overeem ain’t human either
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
No need for this, many come here expecting to read about Dodger baseball.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Sure, but a newbie who stumbles upon our site from Yahoo expecting a Dodger blog would have every reason to be taken aback by what we do talk about. Making fun of them is surely not the way for us to ingratiate ourselves with them.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
i think there is a difference
between a person who shows up, confused, and is like “uh, baseball?” versus “HEY IDIOTS TALKING ABOUT GODARD”
absolutely
espicially whent he person doesn’t actually say anything on topic themselves, but gets pissed off because people aren’t dancing for him
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
calling people out for not talking about it is a little preachy though
TBLA 2011 Postseason Prediction Champion
i’m just wondering where it came from, I’m guessing I missed something……
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:12 PM PST up reply actions
more letters than i would have used
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:19 PM PST up reply actions
I would think
when someone has to skip to the bottom of the post and ignore quite a lot of dodger and sports talk to find something to bich about, they can go ahead and eat Pure Azure
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I’m Italian so I have a garlicky aftertaste.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 29, 2011 8:28 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
plus
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL NOLANDER TO BE MORE CAREFUL. HE MISPELLED “BITCH” AND ITS UPSETTING TO ME
inside voice
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:20 PM PST up reply actions
Is anyone here
of the Space Cases, Allen Strange generation? I was more of a Clarissa Explains it All, Alex Mack girl.
they all kinda blended for me
I had a crush on Alex Mack though
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:23 PM PST up reply actions
we’re bonding mintxcore
/emo
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:31 PM PST up reply actions
i collected like $7
in change from friends in order to send her a collection of mix tapes i made for her. i never sent them, alas (hence why im not married to her haha)
lol
nice.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:35 PM PST up reply actions
and
haz powerz
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:41 PM PST up reply actions
you got up that early?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
oh
thought it was like 4 in the morning
/gettingoffthelawn
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
that’s my frame of reference :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
THEN YOU WIN!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
I watched the last Howdy Doody show by accident. Clarabelle the Clown was the last to sign off.
From Wikipedia:
Clarabell was first played by Bob Keeshan, who continued in that role until 1952. Keeshan was fired after a salary dispute and later became Captain Kangaroo at CBS. At the end of the final episode, telecast on September 24, 1960, Clarabell (then played by jazz musician Lew Anderson) broke his series-long silence to say the final words of the final broadcast: “Goodbye, kids.” Lew Anderson followed Nick Nicholson,6 who also played Doodyville’s J. Cornelius Cobb.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
I heard about that
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 10:09 PM PST up reply actions
Marcus Thames was in my Super SSS Dodgers Fanpost (hitters less than 86 PA and pitchers less than 30 IP).
Only two mentions of him:
only Mitchell, Gibbons and Thames had any extra base hits.
Three SSS hitters grounded into double plays in the year: Thames (4), Mitchell (3) and De Jesus (1).
Serge Ibaka and Vince Carter
about to throw down
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:24 PM PST reply actions
apparently
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:26 PM PST up reply actions
from the bench, his thoughts
“I should have taken a day…….eaten some candy……..i wasn’t really that mad…….”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
Not often
you see the hurried shot foul, other team misses the two free-throws hurry down fling up 24 footer win the game strategy work. :)
Double wow!
and then lose when other team hits a three pointer, in bounding the ball with 1.4 seconds left. Can’t wait for the high lights of this one.
Durantula
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
Dodgers
ain’t the only backloaders
Jerry Crasnick saying Pujols will make $12M next year
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 8:14 PM PST reply actions
ah yup
but he will be a DH, and Pujols could be one of those guys who can still hit as he ages
barring injury of course
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
A guy who can hit for more average, but as he gets older less power than the last 2 or 3 years Jim Thome
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and we'll laugh
because you used WAR :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
One of those acronyms is missing a “D”. Maybe both.
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- The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:09 AM PST up reply actions
Ha! Didn’t catch that.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Saw that earlier
Been waiting forever for the damn contract breakdown. Crasnick says in the article the contract is taking longer to approve, understandably, due to the language about the personal services deal after the playing contract as well as the special performance bonuses.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 29, 2011 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
yeah I heard about that
Pujols has to do work for the Angels for like 10 years afterwards?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 8:34 PM PST up reply actions
My truck clean yet Albert?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 8:38 PM PST up reply actions
He’s going to consult with Tim Gunn to design new Angel uniforms every 3 years.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 29, 2011 8:55 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
That means Angels payroll will be about $150 million in 2012 if they don’t make any other moves.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
I enjoy that we've started off with Kemp's profile
then did Billingsley, and now we’re just getting all the shit out of the way, lol.
Can’t wait for Kershaw’s, he seems to be the only one I can get really close to every year!
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like pumpkin pie cheesecake
ya gotta save that for last
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I wonder if all 35 or however many profiles are going to be done
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There were 49
and I don’t want to speak for Phil, but no they will not be.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 29, 2011 8:53 PM PST up reply actions
The community was so wrong on Thames he had to be one of the first. I’m not interested in the boring ones, if you would like to do some feel free. Or we could just look at the same thread for three / four days at a time.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
No Hector Gimenez recap?
“Michael White projected 0 PAs and boy was he wrong. Vector got 3 PAs!”
by Michael White on Dec 30, 2011 8:06 AM PST up reply actions
300% wrong, that sucks
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Isn't that infinity times wrong?
That’s definitely super wrong
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My opinion is that if he had not been hurt and gotten regular burn against LHP he would done what he always has done. 72 at bats is nothing.
However most of the projections seemed to imply he would do even more then he has done in the most recent past. Not sure what Eric was drinking.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
he was drinking hope
pour a cup of kindness for me
but you can keep your stinking hope
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 8:18 AM PST up reply actions
hope is a good thing Joe
Maybe the best of things
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 8:21 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
they infected you too eh?
hope is the cruelest of constructs
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 8:23 AM PST up reply actions
careful
Your grizzle is showing :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 8:29 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Anyone watching this Alamo Bowl? Washington and Baylor apparently have some sort of gentleman’s agreement not to play defense.
as Vinny would say
Robert Griffin the third, suh
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 9:03 PM PST up reply actions
102 points and 1,178 yards through 3 quarters
by Eric Stephen on Dec 29, 2011 9:07 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of rushing yards (from earlier today)
Baylor has three players with 100+ rushing yards tonight.
The smart man would have bet the over on this game.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 29, 2011 9:38 PM PST up reply actions
is the game still going?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 9:39 PM PST up reply actions
66-56 Baylor, extra-point pending after yet another rushing TD by Baylor.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 29, 2011 9:42 PM PST up reply actions
just saw
dayum
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 9:44 PM PST up reply actions
sipping 18 year old whiskey
And watching 3 games.
by bhsportsguy on Dec 29, 2011 9:35 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
John Heisman would approve of RG3 winning his award.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I saw him on College Game Day week 1 this year and have been a fan ever since. Great kid; obviously brought up right.
by KellyStephen on Dec 29, 2011 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
2 points away from highest scoring.
Set records for total yards and touchdowns.
And probably ex-defensive coordinators.
by KellyStephen on Dec 29, 2011 10:00 PM PST up reply actions
Washington’s DC is apparently one of the highest paid in CFB
by Josie Becker on Dec 29, 2011 10:05 PM PST up reply actions
You had it, but shoulda gone
He must be paid by the yard.
by Josie Becker on Dec 29, 2011 10:16 PM PST up reply actions
Guess I need to send my posts to my editor from now on. ;)
by KellyStephen on Dec 29, 2011 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
So Andrew Bynum parks in handicapped spaces when he does his shopping? Simers article coming out tomorrow…
He’s on quite a streak of being an absolute turd.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 29, 2011 10:32 PM PST via Android app reply actions
No, I was watching the Kardashians.
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by Pure Azure on Dec 29, 2011 10:35 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
He’s on quite a streak of being an absolute turd
yeah, Simers is an asshole :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 10:47 PM PST up reply actions
Ambiguous grammar FTW
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by Pure Azure on Dec 29, 2011 10:56 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
steve jobs did it and no one cared
why can’t a guy who revolutionizes the way we watch basketball do it?
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Because he was so frickin rich he would have a car until it hit the limit on days you are allowed to operate without a license plate, then get a new day. Damn.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
yeah i read that article
a guy i work with has a 3 year old prius that he will not put plates on because he does not want to get tickets. He also drives like a pussy so i dont get why he would be worried about that.
You’ve never ridden with me apparently.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:24 AM PST up reply actions
Until he gets the ticket for driving without plates.
Also, he’s an idiot.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Best way to ask someone when their flight is coming in without admitting you haven’t paid attention to them the last few times they’ve told you: Ask what their flight number is.
I am honest
‘If you don’t email me your flight number, I am just going to end up asking you again"
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 8:21 AM PST up reply actions
Not a Lakers fan, but know there is one or two (dozen) here. NY Times profiled Metta World Peace.
"We’re all more mature than what we were back then," [Lakers coach Mike] Brown said. "We’re a lot more stable with what our roles are, with what our expectations are. He’s no different than I am."
.
That last statement might be a bit of a stretch. But Brown clearly has a special fondness for World Peace, and a respect for the name change, even as others snicker. "I think I try to call him Metta more than anybody else," Brown said. "I’m like ‘Metta, Metta Metta.’ And then I hear Steve Blake, ‘Hey Ron.’ I hear Kobe: ‘Hey Ron. Hey Ron, hey Ron.’ And it throws me off. So I’m trying. But nobody is helping me."
Mike Brown
So far is living up to his rep of being a good defensive coach, and even if the team is not as good as in years past, it’s been kind of fun watching them not having to deal with the triangle. The guards look so happy.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Dec 30, 2011 7:09 AM PST up reply actions
And then I hear Steve Blake, ‘Hey Ron.’ I hear Kobe: ‘Hey Ron. Hey Ron, hey Ron.’ And it throws me off. So I’m trying. But nobody is helping me."
This made me laugh.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
I called him
World B Free last night
it was unintentional
the mind is strange and unknowable
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
Shaq
such a ham
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 29, 2011 11:10 PM PST reply actions
Oh, and Marcus Thames was a terrible player for the Dodgers.
#coveringmybases
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by Pure Azure on Dec 29, 2011 11:19 PM PST via Android app reply actions
As one of Thames' biggest supporters
I’ll defend the projections. The guy mashed lefties throughout his career and had a very successful year in the AL the prior year in a platoon role. Other than just taking a shot in the dark and suggest that this is the year he ages and sucks, being optimistic about his role within a platoon seemed fairly reasonable to me.
Also (as I attempt to go down with the ship) I still think that he would have worked his way through his struggles if he somehow managed to stay healthy.
I’d be willing to be that if a major league team gives Thames at bats in 2012 he will out hit Juan Rivera. He simply fell into the black hole that consumed Eric Davis, Daryl Ward, Andruw Jones, and Juan Uribe. You’d think the hole would have no more room.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
You are betting a lot of people will outhit Rivera. I’m a little scared for your 2012 projection of him.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 8:14 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
yeah, both have to get 200 plate appearances, OPS+ works for me, I don’t care about their defense.
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ok sounds good
but thames wont get 200 from anyone because he fucking sucks. this is for a frosty beverage.
That’s what she said
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by Taylor Maricle on Dec 31, 2011 10:21 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
BH and I hit this place up last night
The dish of the night, I shit you not, was the grilled beef heart on a stick.
How is Ryan Garko out of a job
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=6319&position=1B
When James Loney seemingly has a strangle hold on the Dodgers 1B job?
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Those stats are pretty underwhelming. Loney’s plus was always his price. This year is make or break
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 9:53 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
shit he was released by a KOREAN team because he sucked
Player A: .275/..347/.434 line.
Player B: .288/..346/.432 line
Career High numbers at over 120+ games played in any season:
Player A: .289/.359/.483
Player B: .289/.357/.434
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When defense gets brought it, it makes more sense
But I’m always baffled when a guy is good, or better than average, and then just falls apart, especially when they are so young.
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Ryan Garko
Is lousy
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 10:07 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Basically James Loney is doing close to the bare minimum required to keep a starting first base job. You play worse than Loney, you’re done.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
sometimes you play as poorly as Loney you’re done too
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
On most other teams I don't he'd ever have lasted this long
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Yep, at that point it’s a real fine line between making to free agency and bouncing between the bench and AAA.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
I was surprised to see that Garko is within .003 OPS points of each other in their careers
and Garko has been out of baseball for a year and a half already, lol.
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I think you're overstating how I feel about this
At the very least it got some conversation going, this place was dead before I said anything.
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So, really, we should be thanking you
by Michael White on Dec 30, 2011 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
he said should be
Not that we were gonna
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 12:02 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Can’t hit righties either apparently
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 9:57 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
That’s no big deal; it’s not like ~70% of the league throws right-handed or anything.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
2 year deal
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 10:04 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
A much better comp.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Was good on Indians
Traded to Giants
Hit like complete shit
Waived
Signed to a big league deal by the Mariners
Had a terrible Spring
Released to make room for Mike Sweeney
Signed by Texas
Hit like shit in AAA
Finished
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
he also got to have 38 reallly shitty at bats
in the majors with texas
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It's hard to believe those 2010 numbers weren't from a starting pitcher
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Guys that bring nothing to the table but a bat don’t get too many chances when the bat goes.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
I guess it's more I don't know how someone can go from what he was doing
to so absolutely shitty he can’t hit at all anymore. How do you lose that so young?
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Failing to make adjustments
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 10:06 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Loney will play 145+ games this year, and I bet he starts 130+. I wouldn’t expect Rivera to take his job from him.
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Rivera will start against lefties
and Loney will ride the pine against lefties
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I think towards the beginning he will get some time at first
But later as the season goes on the job will stay Loney’s*.
*That is until the Dodgers get a new owner, fires Ned, gets someone good, and he swings a killer deal for Joey Votto.
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After the All-Star break (when the Dodgers got Rivera), Loney started against 12 of the 21 left-handed starting pitchers the Dodgers faced.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
He’s had the job for several years without a platoon. I think stranglehold is a pretty fair statement
by Michael White on Dec 30, 2011 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
I’d call it more of a headlock than a stranglehold. Maybe the MMA blood thirsty subject matter experts can weigh in on this.
We need the Tommy Blackjack signal
Oddly enough I think it would take the form of a Dr Pepper can.
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that'd keep me away
Reg knows more than me I think. (not really surprising)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 10:21 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Buffalo Wild Wings
Great news; they’re opening one in Pasadena where the stupid old Barn place used to be on Fair Oaks.
I’ve never been there but I’m sure it OWNS.
I disagreed with you
on Big Daddy’s. I liked the burger and fries I had. Much better than the In n Out next door, though it is more expensive.
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'!
Fries were good, but the burger was meh. Maybe it was because I got the no frills one with just cheese, who knows. It didn’t have thousand island on it either. That is a staple that I need.
by silverwidow on Dec 30, 2011 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
edible? yes!
Awesome? not really…
Red Robin, a similar class of place, much better for me
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
If you slop 1000 island all over it, how can you tell if a burger is any good or not?
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
It’s just ketchup, mayonaisse and pickles. What do you put on a burger?
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
thats what ya'll put on your hot dogs
so why can’t he put it on his hamburger?
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People who put mayo on hotdogs are doing it wrong
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
Why must you artificially limit your possibilities?
I was more reffering to ketchup though. Though, once I had hash browns and bacon on my hot dog. MMM.
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Definitely NOT mayonnaise.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
what’s with all the mayo hate? did mayo once touch you in your special place?
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Mayo deserves to have unsolicited dick pictures texted to it.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
“peni? I don’t remember soliciting peni.”
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
if i send you come cell numbers will you
text some dick pics to them? I love that joke, i need a new number to use.
Mayonnaise has its place. On my hamburger is simply not one of them.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
a) that doesn't fit in two hands
and b) have we not met?
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Well, there commercials are stupid, therefore the restaurant is probably stupid
by Michael White on Dec 30, 2011 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Buffalo Wild Wings is good for what it is: a place to watch sports. They usually have 15-20 beers on tap and if you are a fan of wings they have many good flavors. But other than that the food is just normal/plain/not good
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
Yes
if it where not for the insane number of TVs in that place, I would never ever go back
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is there a bar where the food is better than the atmosphere? Is the food great at Beef O Brady’s?
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
doesn't have to be better then the atmosphere
it could just… not suck.
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Is Fathers Office a bar?
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
they advertise as an upscale pub though. If you say upscale, your food damn well better be good. But if you advertise SPORTS!!! like Buffalo, Beef O Brady’s, or Hooters, well then…
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
There’s a place by me called Tony P’s that makes some good food.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
gastropub, that’s the buzzword in the industry. I expect gastropubs to have good food, and I expect Sports Bar in a Box to have schlep cooked by perverts attracted to young women with naturally curly hair
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t think I ate any, I just got propositioned
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
Ha ha, great minds……
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
it’s my bottom isn’t it? It’s always getting me in trouble, and I can’t keep an eye on it!
#humour!
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
There’s a place on the westside where the food is by “Chef Art” ……
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
Happy birthday to Sandy Koufax
I believe he’s 76 today, and he could probably still get on as some team’s 5th starter ;)
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Koufax, Tiger, Lebron. Not a bad day for birthdays.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
Finally, somebody good at their sport
by Michael White on Dec 30, 2011 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
and Eliza Dushku, James Burrows, and Kenyon Martin.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
You’ve made me want to watch Sin City again.
She is way underrated, so I am going to say:
Angelina Jolie, Jessica Biel
I really like her
I have no idea who to put in either, as it would be super subjective.
I’ll start with hotter than Christina Hendricks, but not as hot as Katy Perry
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Got a warning message on my PC
System Fan Failure, Repair to Prevent Damage, blah blah blah, press F2 to continue
Should I be worried about this. It still works fine.
heh
just kidding. Was this at start up? This could be really bad depending on which fan broke.
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monitor your temps with this
http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/
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It means your fan broke, turn it off, open it up, start it up again, see what fans aren’t spinning.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
I backed all my shit up last night because this PC is almost 5 years old. It’s not worth the hassle to fix.
by silverwidow on Dec 30, 2011 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
For what it's worth:
I had the same story with an older computer a few years ago. I ignored the problem, just made sure the vent spot for the fan was kept clear to allow as much heat to get out of the system as possible. I “retired” the computer a couple of years later – it never failed on me.
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
No, I just stared at the message for 6 hours. :)
by silverwidow on Dec 30, 2011 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn’t press F2 until I got the pentagon on the phone
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
(cheers)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 12:04 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
of course, after chess our young hero decided to play hooky. And then there was that time he encountered Godzilla.
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 12:25 PM PST up reply actions
then he decided to settle in a small town
And desired a robot wife
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 12:30 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
it’s kind of neat to look at an actor’s career as one long story. For the Jewel Staite lovers:
Young Saturnian engineering genius gets lost in space, eventually picked up by smuggler as a mechanic, then takes up medical career on a new spacecraft.
or Zooey:
Rock groupie, eventually gets seasonal work in New York after bleaching her hair. Goes dark haired again and teaches delusional children. To escape tragedy she moved to Los Angeles to make greeting cards, but fell into teaching again – moved into apartment with three guys.
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
After the Earth was somehow recreated.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
Zooey asked me not to include The Happening
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
People always leave the ennui out of their (auto)bios.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
when recovering from one of your students committing suicide, it’s best not to do mushrooms in your parent’s attic. And yet…
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Wonder if there is a family relationship between Sandy (nee Braun) Koufax and Ryan Braun ?
by padrecarroeselmer on Dec 30, 2011 11:37 AM PST reply actions
Braun means Brown in German. There are a lot of Brauns.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
There are a lot of Brauns.
In just coffeemakers alone.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
I will guess that we have under-30 commenters here that know who Spike Lee is.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
I would be surprised if any of them didn't know who he was
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uh
I"m 25 and everyone I know knows who he is. He did make inside man ya know
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I don't know why I typed non twice
sorry for confusing everyone again!
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Probably interests few others
but I was catching up on the last thread and saw this:
Not sure how that one comment ends up shaded entirely in gray, which is kinda weird. BTW, it stayed that way after I ’z’ed across the unread comment. Odd.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 11:45 AM PST reply actions 2 recs
It was hidden. My guess is Phil accidentally hit the “hide” button when trying to rec it.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Dude, I totally forgot about “hidden”.
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by David Young on Dec 30, 2011 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
Does anybody think that going out to see Charlie Murphy to standup will be any good? I tend to think not. Unless Dave Chappelle was standing behind him the whole time acting it out.
I saw him a couple years back. He wasn’t bad.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Dec 30, 2011 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
I strongly encourage everyone with access to their old baseball cards to every so often just look through them. I spent from a few minutes of looking at two random boxes.
Box 1 (Misc. cards mostly from the 80s and 90s) — I found a solid half-dozen cards of parents of Dodgers (or their farmhands), not even including Tony Gwynn. So many can’t-misses that missed. Gregg Olson is another college closer who closed in MLB. Acetate cards were kinda cool, but they overdid it in the mid-90s. Jose Uribe had already played in the majors (for the Cardinals!) when he became the ultimate PTBNL. Jerry Mumphrey. Cecilio Guante.
Box 2 (2003 Fleer Tradition) — Hank Blalock was still considered a prospect in 2003. Ray Lankford was a Padre. All four of the “leaders” of the 2002 Red Sox wore a Dodgers uniform. Jason Simontacchi and Josh Phelps had “banner seasons.” The dude in Moneyball looked more like David Justice than I remember. Travis Lee had 70 RBI one year. For the Phillies. Jung Bong.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I have a small stack on my dresser
I’ll go through them when I get home. Pretty sure I have the Orel record breaker card in there
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 12:54 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Also
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
For the life of me, I will never understand the flat top
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
It’s just easier to do headstands with that ’fro.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 30, 2011 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
My hair in the 80’s was awesome
I had about 5 inches of lift in my pompadour
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
“God damn that’s a lot” – Brian Setzer
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
That was my decade of variety
My 80s hairstyles:
early – longish, parted in the middle, feathered on the sides, the disco look carried over from the late 70s.
mid – gave way to a longish, slicked full of product, combed straight-back style, a la Gordon Gekko or Pat Riley, but before Wall Street came out.
late – something like what I have today.
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Guess which one
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 3:02 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I think he more meant
black is black, asian is eyllow, native american is red, white ranger was white
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she is?
Holy shit
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 3:43 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I thought you where from the internet
its like I don’t even know you anymore
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did you ever know me?
Knowlander? :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 3:51 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Keith Law may be moving on from espnto the astros
Link is behind espn pay wall: http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/features/rumors
Starting to think
companies are announcing fees and price changes just to get publicity:
latimes: Verizon scraps $2 ‘convenience fee’ after consumer backlash http://t.co/QoVLO7c2
Nah, they’ll just fold it into something else. All the good publicity, all the profit.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 1:23 PM PST up reply actions
in other news fuck letstalk.com
amazonwireless here I come!
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Pure Azure
Got me looking for Red Riding on Sundance last night, and I found that the 1st of the trilogy is on nex5t Wednesday. Thanks, dude!
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 30, 2011 12:55 PM PST reply actions
Might be breaking the rules, if I am I apologize.
Need to find somewhere to bet on sports that does MMA now that bodog has become really shady. Any recommendations?
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They turned into bovada.lv which tells me they’re a step away from shutting down US payments.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
for amusement purposes only
by bhsportsguy on Dec 30, 2011 2:15 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Well I’m convinced, thanks.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t get all the Jennifer Aniston love and I never have. She’s pretty, but I don’t understand why guys go gaga over her.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
She's more than hot
I think she’s one of the most beautiful women in hollywood (what a dumb expression, but it works). I’ve watched Friends for a long time so her character as Rachel is really what swayed me because she seems like so much fun. Also she’s shown she can be dirty and funny in Horrible Bosses, which was pretty great.
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trying
To figure out a comp for this, I would use my infatuation with Jacklyn Smith of the original Charlie’s Angels. Except that Jen Aniston does have a personality, while Smith was somewhat vanilla. But I do think vintage Smith was more attractive than vintage Aniston.
by bhsportsguy on Dec 30, 2011 2:31 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I'm sorry
I just puked in my mouth a bit “one of the most beautiful women in hollywood” really? I can name 100 hotter women off the top of my head.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
It’s amazing to me how often a simple "i disagree" will suffice in place of 100 comments about beautiful women, movies, whatever.
Jennifer Aniston has been my #1 since puberty, and the only thing that has changed between then and now is that Jessica Biel is #1A
not my kind of lady
plus i saw her at the SB Film Fest like.. 5 years ago and she had a nose job and was really boney and just ehh. plus her short film sucked
women like to claim that its the man that keeps them down
and yet
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by nolander on Dec 30, 2011 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
2 more off the top of my head
Shannon Elizabeth and Jaime Pressly – both way hotter actresses than Aniston
I'm fine if you want to say anniston is the hottest thing that ever lived
Subjectively, I find SO many women so much more gorgeous. Don’t forget, Anniston has had a lot of work done, so its not like shes a natural beauty or anything. At least a chin job a nose job and some tox. AT LEAST. I prefer brunettes anyhow, which she is one naturally.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
at this point I assume all hollywood actresses have had work done
its not worth my time worrying about it
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Zooey is overrated but I find her more likeable and a more natural beauty than JA
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
plus she was willing to marry Ben Gibbard (who is awesome)
speaking of, her doppelganger Katy Perry is single once more! Cheers! (keep her away from Kemp though)
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Both great looking women
But I prefer Aniston to both. For a while I was in love with Jaime Pressly though like 8 years ago, lol.
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Since you are a woman
I’m definitely attributing this to jealousy.
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The illusion of attainability.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Men and their aspirations for mediocrity.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 30, 2011 2:48 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
I can see you saying she is not your cup of tea – but she is not mediocre that in a sample of 11 women, she is only prettier than 5 of them
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m making a larger point than Aniston above.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 30, 2011 3:06 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
wow – what is a really good looking woman in her 40’s look like?
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Heather Locklear is probably hotter today than Aniston has ever been.
She’s a top 5 babe of all time
to address hollywood joe... a "really good looking woman" in her 40s..
Stacy Dash.
She looks like she’s in her 20s.
She doesnt age.
Aniston looks like a 40 something that tries to appear younger
nice to know
our definitions of that word are wildly divergent
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:02 PM PST up reply actions
need a time for catch tomorrow. need to be in Redondo at 2 for a pitching lesson. can we shoot for 9 or 10?
let’s do 9AM! Now to figure out where……
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
She’s really pretty and I certainly don’t see an oddly-shaped head.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 30, 2011 3:29 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
apparently
Not many Kid N Play fans here if you don’t dig the flat top.
by bhsportsguy on Dec 30, 2011 2:25 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
the only Spike Lee film
You need to see is Do The Right Thing.
by bhsportsguy on Dec 30, 2011 2:26 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I respectfully disagree - I enjoyed these more
School Daze
She’s gotta have it
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
There's always the overllooked
Hollywood Shuffle by Robert Townsend.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 30, 2011 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
That is the best, 25th hour is very good, much of the rest you can’t hear over the bombast.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 30, 2011 2:53 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Watching This is England tonight. Surprised to see Stephen Graham (aka Al Capone) show up partway through. Never realized the actor was English.
That movie is excellent, if pretty harsh
Yeah Graham is also in the Damned United. Good actor.
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yep!
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 hate you people
carson daly? spike lee? THE SITE SAYS TRUEBLUELA NOT TRUELAMEHOLLYWOOD
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DARREN OLIVER SIGNED WITH THE JAYS DISCUSS
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
I hope one day we can be making darren oliver jokes
instead of jaimey moyer jokes
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He’s still six years younger than Jesse Orosco.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 2:47 PM PST up reply actions
This sounds like my “John Franco, hall of fame” case.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
How about Derek Jeter who is a baseball player
But has been in super small roles in movies???
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why are their bowl games on in the middle of a friday afternoon
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A man who works who took today off says BS
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Is there a blog called
The Bald Billy Chronicles?
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 30, 2011 2:40 PM PST reply actions
Pujols is only making 12 mils next season..
Note to Ned Colletti – these are the circumstances in which you consider backloading.
link
Pujols agreed to a backloaded deal — taking significantly less money in the first two years — to aid the Angels in their pursuit of free agent pitcher C.J. Wilson, baseball sources told ESPN.com.
Pujols will make a base salary of $12 million in 2012 and $16 million in 2013, said a source. His salary will gradually increase until it surpasses $30 million annually near the end of the deal.
It’s amazing to me how often a simple “i disagree” will suffice in place of 100 comments about beautiful women, movies, whatever.
or you just post your own top 7 list
#1. Heather Locklear
#2. Stacy Dash
#3. Carrie Underwood
#4. Melanie Rios
#5. Vanessa Hudgens
#6. Cassie
#7. Christina Milian
I’m sure people could think of someone else randomly and I’d be like "yeah i guess you’re right…its hard to evaluate 1 billion people..
wow
so I didn’t know who most of these people are so I did some searching
next time a porn star warning would be appreciated
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
DUDE – how often have I ever referenced a porn star by name??
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by David Young on Dec 31, 2011 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
I feel libeled.
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by David Young on Dec 31, 2011 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
“libeled” would be something that could happen in porn if the word didn’t already have a use…it shares some letters with some relevant body parts.
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by Pure Azure on Dec 31, 2011 10:21 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I'll go there
I’ve been labialed! Though not right this minute.
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'!
Christina Milian is a singer – and really she looked much better in 2000, which is what i’m basing that on. She hasnt aged the most gracefully.
The only porn star is Melanie Rios.
dude doesn't just create a grocery list
he is picking snapshots in time
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
which snapshot in time is he using for Vennessa Hudgens?
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True that…as for my list…if we’re talking beauty thru their whole lives…i’d still take Heather Locklear, Underwood, and Dash..
Not sure if Hudgens, Cassie, or Melanie Rios will keep their beauty.
Milian has lost most of hers based on the last couple recent pics i seen of her. I could replace her with Minka Kelly i guess.
" I could replace her with Minka Kelly i guess."
it is important to have options
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Cassie and Christina Milian are probably considered 1 hit wonders though…
Cassie sang Me & You.
Christina Milian sang Dip it Low and a couple others that got some play
this is awesome
I am so context free in this conversation everything you said could be completely made up and I would not have any idea
I like this – I want more stuff I know nothing about
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
I've been arguing with coworkers the last 2 hours about different celebrities, lol
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mike white
Is going to delete those pics since they can’t be minimized
by bhsportsguy on Dec 30, 2011 3:19 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
or maybe
They can be closed on computers but not on mobile apps
by bhsportsguy on Dec 30, 2011 3:20 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
no
I would appreciate them being deleted as I am at work.
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they aren't really that bad
but anyone peeking through my door is just going to be able to tell that as a rush to close my window
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I Mike Whited them a little while ago.
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by David Young on Dec 31, 2011 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
Registry Cleaner program
Anybody got a clue which one is best?
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
if its that bad
just format your computer and re install everything
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Too lazy for that. Just have slowing down problems and random pop-ups.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
thats not a registry issue
you can run malware bytes or windows defender and see if that helps. Otherwise, nuke it from orbit
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Whatever one is free and won’t drop terrible things on your computer.
Registry cleaners are mostly a thing of the past.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve tried a few virus cleaners over the years that also clean your registry, but they’re not registry specific.
Malwarebytes: http://www.malwarebytes.org/
Sypbot: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/
Best to run them both while in safe mode, and run them twice just to make sure.
Good luck; virus’ suck.
by KellyStephen on Dec 30, 2011 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
i went shooting today
with some real hardcore gun nerds. not as much fun as a casual day at the shooting range.
most of the time hardcore nerds just take the fun out of anything
softcore nerds make things better
watch baseball with a hardcore nerd and he will spout X+FLIP – ZIXK until you are like “just watch the fucking game and shut up” – softcore nerd will give you the context without the close-up and make you better informed
hardcore sucks
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
well it wasnt that
so much as spending 2 hours at a gun shop and then 4 + hours at a gun range when about 5 min at a gun shop and 2 hours at the range would have been plenty for me haha
I’d like to find time to get my guns smithed and start shooting again
but that is my point exactly – like I consider myself a softcore wine nerd, I know what I like to drink and I drink a bunch, a hardcore wine nerd is talking more than drinking and that isn’t fun for anyone buy him
shoot more, drink more, talk less
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
I was going there – trying to frame a quote when you beat me to the comment
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
As I recall
the first time he and Depp met, they not only shot and drank at the same time, they did so at improvised explosives. Interesting chap he was.
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I have done all kinds of substances while shooting guns in the sierras
it is fun to shoot when altered, incredibly fun
Only once was I dangerously stupid, mostly I was just mildly stupid
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
The “50 rounds, pitcher of beer” was the best groupon.
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
That was my dad's philosophy
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 think there are some indoor ranges nearby. I have a Springfield 1911 A1 45cal I’d like to get some use out of.
There is a Firing Line in Northridge and in Burbank
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
Dude, like Torrance, Northridge has its better parts and its lesser parts.
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by David Young on Dec 31, 2011 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
There’s something to be said about hardcore nerds that understand context :(
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by regfairfield on Dec 30, 2011 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
yes, well placed silence is a real blessing
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
Hardcore nerds make for lousy porno.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Dec 30, 2011 3:29 PM PST reply actions
MLB network
Just had a retrospective on all the people who died this year. Carl Erskine was talking about Duke. It was one of those things that’s kind of sad and kind of nice at the same time.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 4:03 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Carl Erskine is one hell of a gentleman
I was talking to him one day about my father and it was kind of sad and nice at the same time – I got misty eyed and he got misty eyed.
One hell of a gentleman
by Hollywood Joe on Dec 30, 2011 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
and he
Was talking about how much he admired Duke and the way he carried himself.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 4:11 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
would anyone else want to see the boys in blue wear these colors out on the field once in a while?
or should I just kill myself(but not really :D)?
I assume that is batting practice only. It looks terrible with the black letters and numbers.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
No, thanks. It would have to be made of satin to be any good.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
I love the color scheme
It’s a little Mets-ish, but I’d love to see it out there a few times.
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Albert Pujols annual payout
per Mike DiGiovanna:
2012: $12 million
2013: $16 million
2014: $23 million
2015: $24 million
2016: $25 million
2017: $26 million
2018: $27 million
2019: $28 million
2020: $29 million
2021: $30 million
personal services contract: $10 million total over 10 years (2022-2031)
Bonuses:
$3 million for 3,000 hits
$7 million for 763 HR
If that were Loney's projection
for home runs, I’d take 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'!
by mleadman on Dec 30, 2011 5:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
$$$
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 30, 2011 5:54 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
LOL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 6:14 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
TBLA MMA contingent
Y’all watching the prelims?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 6:44 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Happy New Years
New 2012 law that is throwing us for a loop is the new child booster seat law. It was 6 years old, 60 pounds… now goes up to 8 years old or 4 foot 9. Which of course means we dumped all of our booster seats well over a year ago but now have to buy probably two new ones again just for 5 months. Would’ve been nice had they grand-fathered this new law in.
Lawmaking for lawmaking’s sake.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 30, 2011 7:46 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Dodger Talk
Kevin Kennedy is the new Dodger Talk host, right? Does he have a twitter account, like @JoeBlock did? Need to start peppering him with bad Dodgers related questions to get him battle hardened for this upcoming season.
by Xeifrank on Dec 30, 2011 7:04 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
LOL
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 7:08 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Jimy Hettes
There is a missing letter epidemic in sports.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 7:28 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
Bles u
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 10:27 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I'd hope so
That’d be depressing as hell
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 7:56 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
the teams are only responsible for selling a few thousand of the 42k seats at ATT park. The rest are given to corporate sponsors and ticket brokers
by Josie Becker on Dec 30, 2011 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
WIll be a lot of empty seats in SF tomorrow
by Eric Stephen on Dec 30, 2011 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
holy shit
Fitch got knocked the fuck out
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 7:59 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
by Johny Hendricks
/epidemic
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 8:02 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I hate him so much
Him and his brother
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 8:59 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
looks sure
But Lesnar is an amazing athlete
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 9:14 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
He be good
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 9:20 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
This made me laugh
NSFW for language
http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6648229/siri-argument
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
That was pretty good.
I love the message “is this my fault?” like the iphone’s a kid. Heh.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Dec 30, 2011 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
Bulls vs Clippers
Where are all of our TBLA Clippers fans tonight? Out singing karaoke or watching the game? Pretty entertaining first half, but the Clippers seem a little outgunned tonight. The Bulls sure are well coached and or intelligent players.
not watching that game
But the Bulls are damn good
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 9:03 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Brock retires
Kinda sad. But it’s understandable.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 9:24 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
(over my head)
And
(drinking)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 30, 2011 9:27 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Didn't realize Mcfadden also had a lisanfrracture
no way that dude is playing this year(I"m a doctor you see)
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Hey
you want to play the Bengals, Raiders, Titans or Jets?
Titans would be fun to see the posts between you and VegasBlues. :)
by silverwidow on Dec 31, 2011 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
I want the Titans for more reasons than just being a Titans fan. To get in the Titans will have to beat the Texans in Houston this week and then turn around and do it all over again. Playing the same team two weeks in a row will be tough for both teams to gameplan against.
This is the Texans first ever playoff game. Can you imagine what would happen if they were knocked out by the Titans? (For those that don’t watch football the Texans only exist because the Titans/Oilers left Houston back in the 90’s)
I’d honestly feel bad for Texans fans if we were the ones to knock them out of the playoffs. That would be one swift kick to the balls that I’d only ever wish on Ratbird or Steeler fans (Sorry Joe but my hatred of the Steelers comes from growing up an Oilers fan).
I honestly don’t like the Titans chances of beating the Texans twice in Houston though.
I don't like their chances of beating them once
assuming we come out and try to win this weekend
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honestly I don't care
just want a playoff game and I think we can beat any of those teams. Raiders might be nice for a bit of payback
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now THAT is one gorgeous lady
agreed.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
This trade combined with the Latos trade makes no sense to me.
I like this trade for the Padres but why do it after trading away Latos?
Same reason they got Huston Street. They acquired him for nothing so you can either trade him for more at the deadline or get draft picks.
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by regfairfield on Dec 31, 2011 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
That $7.5 mil contract is big money for the Padres. They better hope Petco doesn’t kill him and any trade value he has.
Even if it does, nothing lost, nothing gained.
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by regfairfield on Dec 31, 2011 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
They weren’t gonna spend it on anything better than Quentin.
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by regfairfield on Dec 31, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
I’m starting to think Kenny Williams might not know what he’s doing.
Also a team that has Juan Rivera in left sure would like getting Carlos Quentin for nothing.
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by regfairfield on Dec 31, 2011 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Its times like these
thats its hard to say if Kenny Williams is the buffoon who traded Carlos for nothing when teams where offering more, or if all the other GMs in baseball who could use a LF are buffoons and didn’t offer anything good. Or maybe we are the buffoons.
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