2011 Dodgers Player Profile: Marcus Thames, A Simple Job to Do
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 6:01 AM PDT
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PrintThe simple job? Replace Manny Ramirez in left field. The Dodgers ended the 2010 off-season with a number of holes which needed to be filled. The hole in left field was already there (as the Dodgers traded Manny to Chicago) but the team has pretty much sucked since Manny stopped being the every day left fielder. Additionally, the team needed to find 3 starting pitchers, a catcher, a second baseman, and fill out the bullpen. While some of these holes were filled out in different ways (TWSS), the left field job seemed to be shaping up as a platoon opportunity, with Marcus Thames (who crushes lefties) and Jay Gibbons splitting the duty. As the Dodgers prepare to break camp though, Thames seems to be the only definite for that spot, and as the best hitter of the prospective left fielders (Gibbons, Xavier Paul and Tony Gwynn Jr. being the others) it'll be interesting to see if Manager Don Mattingly sticks with a straight platoon or starts to lean on Thames more as an everyday player.
Trivia
Marcus Thames has put up some pretty remarkable home run rates throughout his career. For his career (which goes back to 2002) Thames has homered once every 15.58 at bats, which is good for 27th best all time. From 2006 to 2010, Thames has homered once every 14.93 at bats, fourth best during the AL during that span. And my personal favorite is the home run stretch he went on in 2008 with the Tigers where he hit 9 home runs during a two week span, and during that time went on a run where all 8 of his hits were home runs (remarkably, his batting average went down during the two week period.)
Contract Status
Thames signed a one year deal with Dodgers on January 18th. The deal is for $1MM and pays up $800,000 in additional incentives.
Stats
| 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 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 | ||
2011 Outlook
As I mention earlier, I'm curious to see if Donnie attempts to lean more on Thames in an everyday role, but his career to this point does not support such an attempt. Thames has never reached 400 plate appearances in a season, has played generally poor defense, and has a considerable platoon split to work with (wOBA of .358 vs lefties compared to .329 against RHP.) As such, I would hope that Donnie would try to limit Thames and play to his strengths, but that will only work if somebody like Gibbons, Paul or Gwynn steps up.
Even though Thames' 2010 was built on a bit of BABIP good fortune (.345 BABIP- a career high) I'm bullish on Thames, and I think his move to the NL will be a good one. I predict a line of .275 / .320 / .460 in 310 plate apperances.
What is your guess for Marcus Thames in 2011? Be sure to guess BA/OBP/SLG, plate apperances, and any other stats that you feel are relevant.
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Wow. High HR rate low RBI.
Should we expect a lot if one run games? I’m all for so long as our pen can be up for the task. I give the majority of the atbats to Gwynn Jr.
by Skunkburner on Mar 24, 2011 7:00 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
A DH who will make plays that will cause the pitchers to throw more pitches to batters than necessary,
when compared to the leauge average defender in LF.
I’ll sacrifice some power for good D. Defense wins championships. Hopefully his old man taught him how to spray the ball around the field. With his speed he should be legging them out. Not as fast as JP, but a much better arm. Opposing players may think twice before advancing an extra bag on Gwynn Jr.
by Skunkburner on Mar 24, 2011 7:20 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
i hate that saying "defense wins championships"
it should always be preceeded with “When offensive production is equal”
and that is true in every sport.
the gians didn’t win last year because of Lincecum and Cain, they won because they scored 27 runs in their 4 wins.
by stevesaxaphone on Mar 24, 2011 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
265 / .305 / .445, 12 HR in 250 PA. I just don’t see him starting as much as you think, Michael, or finishing games with Gwynn available (and maybe even Paul)..
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Mar 24, 2011 7:32 AM PDT reply actions
I'm looking forward to him as a pinch hitter
It will be nice to have some power off the bench for the first time in a while.
.276/.326/.499 13 hrs, 48 rbi's 265 pa
I think his bat wont really play against righties, so his time will be limited. Theres alot of really good right handed pitching, in the division, and alot of these guys are going to be pitchers he hasnt seen before. I think if Gwynn hits, its going to put Thames in a spot similar to the Killer Tomato, a big, right handed bat off the bench. I think he will get ab’s from 1b also, especially if Loney has another Loney year. My hope is that he see TJ Simers face on every pitch thats thrown, and mashes, which will make my prediction consevative…
The good news
is we have our DH for interleague play. Ned is always thinking ahead. I think he fits right in with Uribe and Barajas at the bottom of our lineup. .250/.333/.450.
true but..
What about when we face a righty in interleague?
by Dodgerblue8188 on Mar 24, 2011 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions
If he gets the call up I say Gimenez. Is that his name? The catcher turn 1st base.
by Skunkburner on Mar 24, 2011 7:58 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I predict Thames gets some at bats vs righties too
especially if he’s on one of his hot streaks.
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Best Thames Trivia
Hit a home run in first major league at bat against future Hall of Famer, and the guy who many consider the best left handed pitcher of his generation, if not ever.
Saw that one on TV.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
On the first major-league pitch he ever saw too.
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Two well known Dodger prospects had interesting debuts. One hit a home run, one hit a ball off the top of the fence for a double just missing a home run by a foot. One was known for power, he hit the double, one was known for speed, he hit the home run. The guy who hit the home would not hit another one for the rest of the year. He would end up hitting only eight home runs in his Dodger career. Ever since then I recoil when a prospect hits a home run in his first game.
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I’m quite certain that Offerman is the home run.
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I was there – thought everything was possible at that moment
Had no idea it would end with beating a man in Newark with a bat
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I beat a man in Newark, just to watch him die.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I swear
that lyric was in my head when I wrote that sentence
freaky Dave
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought everything was possible too, but I got suspicious when he became allergic to ground balls.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Is Billy Ashley the other?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Not sure who the double might be. Greg Brock?
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Maybe Karim Garcia?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Who is Karim Garcia?
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
“Correct.”
“Ok, I’ll take And You Thought Franklin Stubbs Sucked for $1000”
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
“This future utility infielder was once voted the top prospect in the PCL and Tommy Lasorda refused to acknowledge that he actually was terrible.”
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
We could do this meme forever.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Garey Ingram had a homer in his first at-bat as I recall.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Garey Ingram has some great stories – I wish I could tell them here
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
How about you tell us some stories about Arey Gingram wink wink?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
They just take too many words to write
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Two well known Dodger prospects had interesting debuts. One hit a home run, one hit a ball off the top of the fence for a double just missing a home run by a foot. One was known for power, he hit the double, one was known for speed, he hit the home run. The guy who hit the home would not hit another one for the rest of the year. He would end up hitting only eight home runs in his Dodger career. Ever since then I recoil when a prospect hits a home run in his first game.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
With his defense if Thames does not bring a plus .800 OPS into this world I would not consider his work a plus. So I’m going higher
.256/.336/.496
His work against LHP will be over .830 but he’ll also get some at bats against RHP which will drag him down a bit but I’m going to say that whatever Thames does against RHP will be higher then whoever else is manning LF that is currently on the team.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Thames also has an OPS of .924 as a pinch hitter in 74 ab bats. Some will say that is small sample size but I’m under the belief that some can pinch hit and some can not, and Thames can. At some point this year, Thames is going to have a shot at Brian Wilson and we are going to get good vibrations from that encounter.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
It’s funny how one misremembers things. I was going to add to this that Thames hit a 3 run homerun at Yankee Stadium against Rivera to win the game (even though the Yankees got to hit in the bottom of the 9th.) I thought I remebered this, because I was at the game.
Well, I was at the game. But it was Craig Monroe not Thames, and he hit it off Scott Proctor, not Mariano. Still a pretty cool ending though. Completely sucked the life out of Yankee Stadium (2 on, 2 outs, up by 2 and Monroe hits a 3 run bomb.)
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers lineup - return of the Gamer
per Dylan H:
Paul LF
DeJesus 2B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Loney 1B
Navarro C
Miles 3B
Carroll SS
Kuroda P
that is an extremely powerful infield
by Brandon Lennox on Mar 24, 2011 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
If that was ever to take a major league infield it would have to be a rival for the smallest combined slug% since they decreased the mound in 69.
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If they played regularly that group has an outside chance at under 20 home runs…total.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I’d be willing to bet there are several division II teams with comparable infields and division I schools with better ones*. I know they’re major leaguers, but they’re all among the worst at their position.
(* I’ve been known to overexaggerate)
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Easy money, the difference is so large, it is why stud college players with wood bats find A ball built like the berlin wall.
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I think Aaron Miles, Jamey Carroll and Juan Castro would maintain similar OPS levels if they played college baseball today. James Loney, however, would go off.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I honestly find that a ridiculous comment.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
It is. And I know this. It’s why I put a disclaimer.
Sorry, in a mood.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I was of course talking about the Loney going off part:)
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by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
me too – I think it is a funny comment, I think it highlights their limitations, but I also think it is silly
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Carroll and Loney would combine for 100 homeruns facing college pitching and using aluminum bats.
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
also amazing base running, and amazing mustard jersies
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Don't mean to be mean
but UCLA isn’t the powerhouse they where projected to be, and USC has never even sniffed the top 30 to my knowledge.
These hands will always be rough
UCLA still has a team ERA of 1.71. Unfortunately, the team can’t hit. Cole has made 5 starts (one was for 2 innings on Monday to get him ready for Friday’s game) and his ERA is 1.67. Bauer’s ERA is 1.40.
by Bob Timmermann on Mar 24, 2011 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Right
so they went to a game where the best team on the field has great pitching, but can’t hit. College baseball gets a bad enough rap as it is, so I guess I feel compelled to defend it. Plus I’m a bitter UCI guy. We will have our revenge!
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You say UCLA can't hit
But can anyone hit this year? All I’ve heard is that offense is down all over. I’m just curious how they rank given the current climate.
USC has never even sniffed the top 30
Whaaaat? The land of Tom Seaver? They’ve won the college world series like 11 times.
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
USC is 8-13 this year and the pitching staff has an ERA of 4.32 which is not good in college baseball this year.
by Bob Timmermann on Mar 24, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember you saying that, but I haven’t checked out any games yet.
If that’s the case, why didn’t they just switch to wood?
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
What I have heard
is they can’t supply enough wood bats for the kids, either there simply isn’t enough supply for all the college teams, or it would be too expensive, or a combo of both.
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Okay. That all makes sense. Thanks guys.
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
expense, both in cost to replace bats and an apparent rise in insurance costs for the school is what we were told at Sonoma. Whether either is true, I don’t know. They make the composite wood bats that never break and have no pop. Mostly, I think if they went to wood from metal then the games would be less exciting and hitting prospects would have a harder time getting seen/schools making money off pimping prospects.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Has to be cost given how easily wood bats break these days and the cost of them for that level of performance.
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How many 93 mph fastballs right over the plate would they see? Only 100?
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by Nolij on Mar 24, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Easy rec.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Rockies lineup
per Troy Renck:
Fowler CF
Herrera 2B
Smith RF
Giambi 1B
Wigginton LF
Stewart 3B
Lopez 2B
Pagnozzi C
Chacin P
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.
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Prediction
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 reply actions
Casey Blake is a better player then Wiggington but he’s also much older with known back problems and now rib problems. Not sure I’d go with the guy four years older who is already suffering health problems before the season starts. I’d like to take that bet but then that would put me in the situation of rooting against a Dodger and for a Rockie which is not something I do, so we’ll just see how it plays out.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Nothing that a little Tyler Texas BBQ can’t fix
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dr. Hogly Wogly’s? Been awhile since I’ve been there.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Never been but always loved the name.
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by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
That would be the one. I smell a future TBLA event.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
The SFV crowd could do a dinner since they all work over the hill and far away
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by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
the BBQ is worth it, company can be depending….
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
well with Ms. Madeleine back in town in a few weeks, I imagine spending a weekend or two up in that area. Just pick a day and I’ll be there.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Sounds like a plan in the making. W/e during the season probably gets Eric into it too.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s inflammation in his back near his spine which is causing tightness in the same general area (back and ribs)
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
General Tightness teamed up with General Area? Christ.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
we need to call the Justice League, NOW!
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
TWSS.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
“Remember to report any erection that lasts more than four hours to your doctor.”
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
did anyone see Love + Other Drugs. That and Morning Glory were solid RomComs from last year
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't remember Morning Glory existing
which is surprising with its cast
These hands will always be rough
I also just found out
Changing Lanes was not the horrible movie(at least according to critics) that I always assumed it to be. Interesting.
These hands will always be rough
Heard Morning Glory was better than one might expect.
Saw Love + Other Drugs. It was watchable at least. Did you know Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal are naked in it? A lot.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
so much naked, sorry if you didn’t like it, I feel responsible for you seeing it
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
“watchable” is not a negative review from me. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad. The wife would of dragged me to see it regardless.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Hathaway naked, not enough for me to go looking for it, but if I see it on HBO….
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Naked and aggressive.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
The hot movie
that I always seemed to watch when it popped up on cable (back in the day when I had premium channels) was Body Heat. Always sucked me in.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
It certainly has its sexy moments, but it also holds up as good, watchable picture. Plus Ted Danson, well, dancing, for light comic relief.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
You are man of discerning taste, clearly.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
it was both a muscle near his rib cage and his back
both are supposedly healing up now but yeah with his age these nagging things could nag him all year. Like Mrs. Lockhorn!
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Always thought “Lockhorn” was a decently clever character name.
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Most clever thing about that comic strip ;-)
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Indeed.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Hopefully there's only one way to go (up) for that city
Since their population has reduced to 1910 levels.
Carl’s Jr. is “is ”http://articles.ocregister.com/2011-03-18/news/29147158_1_california-restaurant-cke-restaurants-new-restaurant" target="new">likely to move its headquarters from Carpinteria, near Ventura, to Texas".
I suspect a good many folks will miss living in the Carpinteria, Montecito, Santa Barbara region after that move.
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Heh, quotes fail
Link. Quote: “likely to move its headquarters from Carpinteria, near Ventura, to Texas.”
I’d guess Dallas or Houston regions.
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I’d move in with Berkowitz before making that move:)
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You’d be very welcome, but you wouldn’t see much of Carl’s Jr. living with me. All this time, I never knew the headquarters were in Carpenteria. It just seems like your generic burger place – I can’t say I find a huge difference from Mcdonalds. We do have an In’n’Out around here, however. Anyway, I doubt the actual Carls Jr. franchises of SoCal are moving anywhere, do you?
No, I also had no idea the headquarters was in Carpenteria. I don’t frequent Carls for a specific reason.
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I suspect I know why.
I didn’t know that they were in Carpinteria either, but I did know Carl Karcher started his business with one store here in SoCal. The same article said that they are not looking to open new franchises in CA, just maintain what they have, but they are expanding big in Texas.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I lived in Carp and I had no idea, especially since the amount of fast food in Carp/SB is so limited, and hardly anyone can have a drive thru
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 24, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Besides not particularly liking the food, I don’t eat at Carl’s Jr. because a truly awful ad campaign they ran a few years back, to the effect of “Real men eat Carl’s Jr. Real men play football. Baseball is for pussies.” They aired it even during baseball games on occasion. Plus Carl Karcher was apparently a world-class d-bag himself, so it seemed to fit.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
FTFY
A lot of people who runrestaurantsbusinesses are d-bags.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Everyone knew that was coming.
Generally, people who are that successful are very Type-A and can come across as d-bags at any given moment.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Everyone is an asshole at some point(except maybe bhsportsguy)
its all about perspective
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by nolander on Mar 24, 2011 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
FTFY
A lot of peoplewho run restaurantsbusinessesare d-bags.
So just be nice, damn it
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Those who aren’t dirtbags are baseball fans
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
“Real men are morons who can’t cook, so they should go to Carls Jr. everyday. Also they like big titties.”
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
say what you will
I found watching the avacodo bounce around the blender humorous.
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by nolander on Mar 24, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
On the whole, Carl’s Jr. commercials that attempt to be funny fail miserably. Jack in the Box commercials hit at a much much higher rate.
"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 think either have been funny for a couple years now
both just seem to be coasting on their previously successful campaigns.
These hands will always be rough
I think they’re coasting on awesome dollar sandwiches, at least from me. Spicy Chicken Sandwich from Carl’s and Chicken Sandwich from Jack, I don’t discriminate, I just go to whichever is closer and order that. Occassionally get the #16 from Carl’s if I’m feeling pretty.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
My inner(hah, hah, its not really on the inside) fat kid usually compells me to get either
the ultimate cheesburger or western bacon cheesburger. I do like Carl’s not fried chicken sandwiches though.
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“Is that titles or titties,” she said to herself. “I’m not wearing my glasses, it’s hard to tell. Best to laugh anyhow.”
hahaha
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
It is very difficult to discuss Carl Karcher w/out getting into areas in which we do not wish to tread, so we should probably end that part here.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
can i just say
that he has a shitload of bad advertising campaigns but the girl in the white shirt eating the dripping burger, is stuff dreams are made of. That is all.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
but that doesn’t mean her eyes will soon be turning red
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
That
and Padma slurping up spilled sauce.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions
what did i tell you Josie
it’s always titties. failing that, it’s hot chicks licking up ketchup or other sauce like that’s a thing to do.
Who's Dioner Navarro?
At least it’s the western bacon chee and not the chicken/bacon ranch.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
True, though I love a #16.
There is nothing more uncomfortable then realizing several men are staring at you while you’re eating.
Who's Dioner Navarro?
Don’t order ice cream cones then. And definitely don’t eat Big Stick Popsicles.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t doubt it.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
it was banana’s for me. Can’t eat those fuckers in public. Hot dogs are also problematic, especially chili dogs, but I don’t care. Too much delicious
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
We also feel vaguely uncomfortable around the Hot Dog on a Stick girls. Especially when they’re making lemonade.
I love a #16
Especially in RF?
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
you go to hell and you die and don’t collect $200
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
cause bacon, that’s fucking ridiculous?
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I"m naive! I went to catholic school for fuckall too long.
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought Catholic girls knew this kind of reference MORE than all the other girls. I’m judging by having seen “Catholic High School Girls In Trouble” in Kentucky Fried Movie, of course.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
oh we’re terrible people, I just my slutty dictionary is just broken
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Caused I’d really like to pork her! Hahahahaha I kill me.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha
I apologize for inserting logic. I’m just more entertained by the backstory:
“Fuck it’s windy out here. Gah! All my napkins. Gah! The burger wrapper. Oh well, I’m still hungry. Ah, the wind died down, time to loose some clothing.”
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I know.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Wow, that almost does make me want to start eating red meat again.
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 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.
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 don't even think it'll take much dreamin' to see that scenario come to life
I watched him take a few at bats and both there and in the field he just looks baaaad. Again, it’s just ST so maybe he’ll pick it up in the reg season.
But I already feel some karma coming back to bite the Giants in the ass this season.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Just for fun last year the Giants got an OPS of .736 for SS, I expect a declining Tejada can still do that but they should get an extra hit with awful defense coming from Panda/Tejada on that side. Add in Burrell in LF and that might be the worst left side defense in baseball.
According to BBREF
For 2010 the Giants Positional OPS ranged from .708 – .850(LF)
the Dodgers Positional OPS ranged from .669(2nd base) – 815(RF)
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Thanks to Theriot and his .606 OPS in 223 at bats in 2010. So when you look at the team the position we most needed to upgrade we did with Uribe.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
While he's no all star I honestly think the Giants will miss Uribe
more than they imagined… I think Panda will be better this year but even being in better shape I don’t expect him to be great. Sanchez is solid – when healthy. And will Huff repeat his ’10? Anyway, yah, agree with you about the left side of their defense.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Pablo had 900 at bats of .850 OPS ball and 450 recent at bats of suckitude? Dodger fans are convinced that Kemp will bounceback while also convinced Pablo is no longer a threat. This is why we had the discussion yesterday about objectivity.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
fat free swingers tend not to age well?
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I was just looking for the meme
More of a question behind the mass thinking than a reflection of my personal belief
My personal take on him is that I wouldn’t be surprised if he was a very good major leaguer for the next 8 years – I also wouldn’t be surprised if his pan had already flashed
I don’t expect to see the Panda exhibit at the HOF, but that is easy – you can say that about just about every players and be correct – so cheap on me
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I prefer low fat to fat free swingers.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
by G.Scott on Mar 24, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I said he'd be better this year
Just that I don’t expect him to be great. Not sure where I’m being totally out of whack here. But yes, both he and Kemp are due for bounceback years, I’m sure of both. I’m more worried (i.e., excited by) his defense. ;-)
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 know what you said but he and Kemp were both great in 2009, no one outside of SF seems to think Panda will be great again while everyone in the country is on the Kemp bounceback all the way to 2009 levels. I base this comment on where they are being drafted in roto leagues throughout the country. I find it interesting. I’ve done no research into someone like Panda, he’s kind of unique given his weight and propensity to swing at everything.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
Kemp is typically being drafted with the 24th pick, has gone as early as the 21st pick and as late as the 29th pick. That means the general consensus is that they are throwing out his 2010 season and expect him to be one hell of a player in 2011. He has dropped about one round from last year to this year.
Pablo is being drafted with the 131st pick, as early as 79 but as late as 172, typically 3rd baseman like Ian Stewart, Casey McGahee and Mark Reynolds are going before him. That would have been unheard of heading into the 2010 season so the consensus is that he is going come back but not approach is 2009 level.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
If people had any hope
sandavol could steal bases I bet he goes a lot higher.
These hands will always be rough
yeah I do think the SB potential is one reason Kemp is drafting so high
though I frankly wish he wasn’t already so popular, would rather it have been our little secret, and am a bit superstitious… so now I think he’ll be all Grabowski this year. ;-)
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 like to think my friends karma killed Kemp last year.
“So, who are you taking first in the draft this year, I’m picking first and I know I’m getting Crawford, so you can tell me.”
“I was thinking Kemp, power, speed, and a huge upside.”
And the first overall pick of the draft is…Matt Kemp.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Kemp closed the year on a nice run. People can talk themselves into the idea that they “saw” his turnaround and that should carryover.
That being said, I have no idea how Sandoval ended the year.
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Even though Kemp’s season sucked in real baseball, he still went 25/25.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Well didn't he come out of nowhere?
wasn’t kemp a bigger prospect in the minors then he was?
These hands will always be rough
I'm feeling happy this AM, so....
300PA
.268 / .330 / .520
22 HR
he becomes a beloved Dodger and we generously forgive him his limitations
Erik Bedard is still alive though!
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I find it so interesting how things can change fairly rapidly. In the early 2000s Peavy and Webb were so dominant and such a headache for the Dodgers. Now they are just trying to stay on the field and currently arent really much of anything. Back then I thought they would be making fat money on the Yankees by this time. Makes me wonder where lincecum and cain will be in a few years
bite your tongue before you go any further – I am afraid of all jinxes
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
The Food Network
will be offering sandwiches at 8 major league ballparks. DS isn’t one of them, but if we end up at Petco again.
right? I was already thinking San Diego trip sometime this summer, now I’m double thinking it
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
“Food Network Branded” sandwiches = Aramark is still making it, but we’re gonna charge you 3 bucks more.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I still go for walks but I’m not as into saaaaaandwiiiiicheeees anymore.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
or Josie and me. As my parents used to say, always put yourself last, humbly.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
this is truth. then party in the Gaslamp. Ow!
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I like the way you think.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t know if you know this about me, but if I thought this was a possibility I’d go right now and buy a couple hotel rooms and 4 Padres tickets and see you Sept 23-25.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
When they say Food Network, are we talking Mario Battelli or Guy Fieri. This is very important.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s the test kitchens, so more of a Bobby Flay throwdown kind of thing.
Also I love Guy Fieri.
Who's Dioner Navarro?
The Red, White & Blue steak sandwich, created in the Food Network kitchen in New York, features Maytag blue cheese and sweet and spicy Peppadew-pepper mayonnaise on a French demi baguette.
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
at no point did that sound appetizing. I love blue cheese and French bread, but mayo on steak is not something I’m prepared to have.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
by G.Scott on Mar 24, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
She knows of what she speaks
Don’t just think best foods folks
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
aioli has its place. On my steak is not one of them.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
agree
Mayo – tuna, egg salad nothing else comes to mind.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
you should try olive oil instead of mayo for your tuna. keeps it healthy.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Nice suggestion – I like that too
I also like Tuna with mustard instead of mayo + the pickling juice from a jar of pepperocinis (with the sweetly hot peppers chopped up and replacing Celery for crunch and texture.
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I will try both those suggestions which is why we need a TBLA cookbook because otherwise how will I remember.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
An article permanently on the sidebar, like Eric’s payroll worksheet link. That could be great.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Whoa, that is a great suggestion for tuna. I will have to try that.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s ball park steak so it’ll probably be way closer to roast beef than steak.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions
It would be Money Maytag blue cheese if it was Fieri, so I’m safe.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Bobby Flay > Guy Fieri, but Guy Fieri > a whole lot of other people.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
People I would rather punch in the face that Guy Fieri: Jay Marriotti.
He’s the epitome of Dad that trys to be cool that blasts Frankenstein while he’s taking the kids to school.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Note: I will be that dad.
Surprised that given the option, you’d rather punch Fieri than Plashke
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
As much of a douche as Plaschke is, he at least looks non offensive.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
ooo, point. It’s hard punching an old white guy, like in Frost/Nixon when that anarchist was all “Mr. President” even though he kept talking about telling off Nixon
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Ive been that Dad. Well sort of. The music blasted was of more recent vintage.
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Well, maybe a little around the sides, Dave.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
More now than five years ago when my daughter didn’t have a CDL. Correlation? Causation?
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
You gotta be willing to push the envelope folks. If you don’t offend or “Eww” someone, you aren’t trying hard enough.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
At least he didn’t wear a helmet in the car when you were being picked up on a date because you were too young to drive.
Oh yes. That was my adolescence.
Who's Dioner Navarro?
how was the helmet connected to your youth?
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I went to go see a movie with a guy friend and my mom was going to pick us up afterwards because neither of us could drive. Maddz Daddz decided that the entire family needed to be there to pick us up, and, because he apparently did not trust my mother’s driving skills, wore a red bicycle helmet for the occasion.
He then screamed to the woman in the car next to us that he was married, presumably because she was staring at him…because he was wearing a helmet on his head.
The helmet made a few more spot appearances a few years later because he was teaching me how to drive.
Who's Dioner Navarro?
by Maddz on Mar 24, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
you can’t see me,but i’m laughing quite hard right now : )
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah
so when people talk about the “embarrassing” things their father did, they have nothing on Maddz Daddz pre-Maddz Bro dating.
Maddz Daddz would frequently shriek that it was Naked Tuesday (or whatever day it happened to be) and come charging out of his room down the hallway with his shirt off (can’t see anything below that, due to structure of hallway), yelling that all guests better be compliant.
Who's Dioner Navarro?
yeah, I kinda can’t wait to meet your dad. He sounds awesome and crazy, both at the same time
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, GScott is apparently going to get the Southern dad treatment from my boss’s boss. I am going to be wildly entertained.
Who's Dioner Navarro?
if there’s a shotgun involved, you should sell tickets
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
This peek into the personality of Maddz Daddz
explains a great deal.
And I'm beaten to the punch
by a rodent. Damn.
Hey
we are part of the Mongoose family, thank you very much. Rodent indeed!!!!
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
We need to have a serious talk.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions
nah uh
I love Triple D. Can’t talk me out of it. Battelli wears crocs, so fuck that, but he does have a cool bromance with Bourdain, so he’s ok.
Who's Dioner Navarro?
Batali is a famous drinker – known to take down 12 bottles of wine at a single meal
Dude can cook and drink – I can forgive the shoes
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I know it was Batali
I really need more sleep. Guh.
I took down a bottle of wine the other night and was like, “Man, not something to do on a school night” the next day. 20 year old Maddz wept.
Who's Dioner Navarro?
Triple D is pretty cool
Guy is a big dork, but somehow he pulls it off.
Anthony Bourdain is just fuckin’ awesome though.
It is possible to both love Triple D and hate Guy.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I love Triple Ds, too. Wait, are we talking about a show?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
It's always
titties
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't feel comfortable posting it in thread
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah it was pretty hairy, I feel kinda dirty
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m glad I moused over that before clicking on Christina-Hendricks-Topless-Big-Boobs.jpg.
Did the file name really need to be redundant?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Are we talking about breasts here? or a Food Network host? or both?
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
We ate at a BBQ place in AZ
that was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. It was quite good. I think we (bhsportsguy, Eric, Eric’s neice [Kelly’s daughter] and BF, and I) all agreed on that.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
my dad will say Triple Deeke about a restaurant like it’s a zagat rating. However, he’s occasionally right
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Triple Deke? Just like Gordon Bombay taught?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I also ate at one of the breakfast places recommended
on the show on Tuesday, it was okay, but the best part was I got there between rushes so I was seated right away. I believe I sent Maddz a message that I was having chicken fried steak.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 24, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
The place we had beers at on Saturday with the Ghost
served this Belgium style beer with an orange slice and it had to me a hint of vanilla. I saw a lof of those consumed, including at the table I was sitting at.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 24, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
The Orange Blossom. Not manly to order, but k3vo said it was their trademark offering. That’s what I had, mostly because I was looking for something light at that point.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I had a few of those
and a few Hop Knots, and a few…
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
he had a whiskey drink, and then a lager drink, and then a cider drink, and then a _ drink
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
It was all lager drinks for the most part
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I had a hop knot
and fish and chips at 4 Peaks the next day prior to the cold game at Salt River
by bhsportsguy on Mar 24, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I completely respect this beer, but I lean towards the thought that if a beer needs fruit, I ain’t ordering it.
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 24, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Nope. Hef’s are what I started with when I first started on beer. I would drink one on a hot summer day, but really, if it is lighter than the tint of a Newcastle, I barely order it.
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 24, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Scratch that
I just had a Stone Pale Ale on tap at the Counter the other day, and man, that first sip was amazing
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 24, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I like Hefes on hot summer days but I eschew the lemon, which is pointless.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Yea, me too. But I do find most Hefs too wheaty for my taste.
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 24, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t squeeze the orange slice garnish, but I did let it float in there, mostly so it didn’t hit me in the face. Decorative, really.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Did you know that bartending is not a word?
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
tending bar!
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Right, so when I went to school for tending bar, killing some time summer in Berkeley, my instructor hated the floating fruit garnish. He though it just looked sloppy
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Right. The bartender should display the garnish appropriately. Customer’s choice what to do with it after that.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Non-baseball
Ziller at SBNation NBA blasts the idea of Derrick Rose for MVP.
If you’re handing your support to Rose without considering Westbrook and the others strongly, know that you’re not awarding the Most Valuable Player trophy, you’re awarding a kindergarten gold star for a totally awesome story or the Man Booker prize or something. Awarding MVP trophies based on warm fuzzies should be reserved for youth soccer, not the highest levels of sport.
Do you agree with this, how is the MVP thing shaping up this year with LeBron / Wade out of the running?
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
I think your clear MVP is Howard. Howard has taken his game to another level and the only guy close to his production is Love (well, he’s not getting it) and Lebron.
Off the top of my head, I would say Howard, Love, Paul, Wade, James, Randolph and Gasol are all having more productive years than Rose.
It looks like Rose will win it though, and I do not agree.
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Is “productive” the same thing as MVP in the NBA? who really cares if Love is productive his team still sucks? Are you using PER to determine a MVP? Just curious which metric you are picking and why you would use to determine MVP.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
I’m actually on a wins produced (WP) kick these days (that’s Berri’s metric) and eyeballing that and PER to come up with my MVP list. WP has some interesting weights (made basket worth as much as a rebound) and it tends to favor front court players even more than PER does. That being said, even if you wanted to compare similar players at the same position, both PER and WP say Paul > Rose.
I really have no problem with Love being dismissed from the discussion. He is just having such an insanely good year and his teammates are comically bad that it’s really remarkable that he can keep putting up such good numbers. He is literally the only above average player on that team.
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Thanks
Just curious where BG sits on WP? Eric Gordon?
Big fail last night.
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
BG is awesome. EJ, not so much (though still good and above average.) EJ has basically abandoned the idea of ever crashing the boards for rebounds, so that hurts. But he is an efficient scorer (which helps) and his assist numbers have gone up this year.
League average WP/48 is 0.1.
Griffin: 0.229 (very, very good)
Gordon: 0.129 (good)
Wins Produced (as opposed to WP/48) works like WAR, so it’s good to use for MVP. Here’s the numbers for this season
I should have linked that list yesterday, as my personal favorite Randolph was number 5 on the MVP list, but Wade passed him up (barely) last night.
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't follow the NBA closely any more
Howard, Love, Paul, Wade, James, Randolph and Gasol
But it is funny not to see “Bryant” on this list.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Actually, Kobe and Rose rate out very similarly.
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Last Day of Work!
Boo ya
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 24, 2011 9:34 AM PDT reply actions
Here's a good way to leave, have fun, and still be on good terms
Pretend its your first day, be super excited, say “we” a lot, make plans on how to address key challenges over the your first 30 days, and yet keep on forgetting where things like the loo are and then asking for directions
Only you will really know the joke, everyone else will be confused yet still think you worked your ass off until the end
If by chance, any of your plans were good, you have not left a project that you won’t have to do on your unsuspecting colleagues
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions
.240/.295/.475 350 PA
Since we have no options in left, Thames is going to face way more righties than he should which will hurt his overall numbers, but he’s still gonna mash some taters.
@andrewngrant
Hell yeah, I love Thames, I’m just very aware of his shortcomings. (Everything but mashing taters)
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I must have missed this
Liriano struck out NINE batters in three innings yesterday.
What. The . Hell.
If that were Elbert, we’d ask how many he walked during that stretch.
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think that’s an impossibility.
MLB Network last night showing the Liriano highlights said he just didn’t trust his defense.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
It'll be one of those things
that everyone knows what it means, but not where it comes from.
These hands will always be rough
Cricket
The second quarterfinal of the cricket world cup is – India vs, Australia – is at an exciting point now. India charging ahead on a run race will probably win it, but they having been losing wickets (getting out) at quite a pace too, and are quite capable of having a meltdown. And now my internet connection is lost. Excuse me while I try to find it again.
Wait, if your internet connection is down, how did you post this comment?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
India win
fairly comfortably. They will meet Pakistan in the semifinal – something that has been studiously avoided for many, many years. Things could get quite – well, electric, especially if India should lose, at home. Two more quarterfinals to go first, though (England vs. Sri Lanka in two days).
I was in India
when beat Pakistan in Pakistan about 3 or 4 years back
There was fireworks and people dancing in the streets
This is going to be BIG
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
And this is already pretty big today. Australia had won the world cup three times running – been reigning for 12 years. They had only just lost their first world cup game in all that time last week, and now India have de-throned them. There will be quite a lot of singing and dancing in the streets right now.
I don’t don’t really get email from them; just snail mail. But I’ll take this.
by silverwidow on Mar 24, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Apparently, I’m seeing double today. :)
by silverwidow on Mar 24, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I was saying Boo-ribe
INF Juan Uribe received a mix of cheers and boos, with slightly more cheers, when he faced the Giants for the first time March 18 at Scottsdale Stadium. Uribe, the former Giant who signed a three-year contract with the Dodgers in the offseason, didn’t play in the heated rivals’ first two games of the spring.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
At a glance I thought that read “a mix of cheese and booze” and I didn’t bat an eyelash
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
It would be awesome if MLB players were welcomed with novelty gift baskets
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
They are
its just usually reserved for farewell tours. I’m sure Joe Torre still has a room full of decorative crap from his stops last year.
He didn’t announce a decision until pretty late in the season though.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I know I've said this before
but I love the handle.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
My fantasy team name is Tim Crews related, but it’s far less charming.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
If it has to do with nautical navigation
Shame on you, but also, hahahaha?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Double fist bottles of Cheez Wiz and Chardonnay.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
oh I just threw up in Andre’s mouth a little
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Packets of ballpark nacho cheese and a box of Franzia
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
I’ve never heard “Tour de Franzia” before. Did you make it up?
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
My college days predate wine in a box. We had to apply serious torque to the screw top caps back in my day!
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Wine in a deer skin then?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Cheese and booze
is every night under the railroad trestle.
Last night’s cheese was very good: Uplands Cheese’s Private Reserve, which won Best in Show at the American Cheese Society last year. Good shit.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Why am I not a member of the American Cheese Society?
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you own a dairy, a creamery, a cheese distribution facility, or a cheese store?
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve always wanted to own a little cheese shop
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
If it wasn’t for the number one rule in business, I’d go in with you.
The number one rule in business is “Don’t do the drug you deal.” If I owned a cheese shop, I would literally eat the profits.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Venezuelan Beaver Cheese?
Not today, sir, no.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I love Beechers Flagship cheese with a good red wine
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 24, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Me and my girlfriend try for a wine and cheese night at least once per week.
In desperate times, she’ll buy cheap Rosé and sharp cheddar cheese, which is the bomb.
by Julio Nievas on Mar 24, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
when all of you come over
for the mythical HJ pizza fest I will make you my wife’s favorite grilled cheese
I bake a pizza dough plain so it puffs up like a pita – slice cooked dough in half so now you have two frisbees – spead taleggio or even better La Tur mixed with fresh rosemary between the discs.
Back on the grill, pour some truffle oil on top along with a sprinkling of coarse sea salt
Cook until top crisps and cheese melts
the best cheesy thing and it loves both beer and wine
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
My saliva glands have hit their peak now. Thanks.
I am hungry going on starving..
by Julio Nievas on Mar 24, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
La Tur rules.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
The Bristol Farms at Sunset and Fairfax ALWAYS has the La Tur out as a taster. Artisan crackers and La Tur for FREE!
I will stand there and shovel it in until Mrs HJ calls me piglet, at which point I will make one more cracker laden with cheese and happily walk away
by Hollywood Joe on Mar 24, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I made my homemade pizza again last night with some sauteed spinach and artichokes on top. It was yummy
I will toss you in slow-rec softball
by robotmadeofnails on Mar 24, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Ken Levine
retells his story on how he “trained” to be a play by play announcer. It is below his latest story on his meeting Elizabeth Taylor.
Levine is pretty funny. I also liked his review of the Adjustment Bureau. I’m glad he found another MLB gig.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
well he never lost Dodger Thoughts, the Mariners asked him to be a part of their “replacing that beloved guy who died” rotation, much like I imagine will happen when Vin steps down
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
We’ll get Paul Sunderland for one year, then replace him with someone truly terrible.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Sunderland is too, on the nose. His homerism comes out in little squirts but they’re like hot oil squirts
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
I liked it. It’s just a little story, but it is nice to hear that it was a pleasant experience.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
could you imagine though if that happened today? Two guys up in the Top Deck, with a laptop, a microphone and a boom mike, talking about what they see? They could turn it into a podcast. Actually this sounds like a fantastic idea.
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Pronoun troubles
I should have said “I liked the Taylor story.” I did like the other story too.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Does this run afoul of the “all pictures, descriptions, written accounts of this game….”
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
nope, you’re allowed to write/speak your own account. I think it would be an issue if you did a video podcast, however
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
There is no way MLB would allow anyone to put up a play-by-play podcast / live stream.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
not a live stream, but how can they stop anyone from posting something the next day? I mean bloggers aren’t restricted from recapping an entire game.
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Who would make, and who would listen to, a daily three-hour podcast covering a baseball game that was played the day before?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Not to put too fine a point on it, but isn’t that what TBLA is for?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
well you’d cut it up, obviously, to just your best moments. Highlights, to use to common parlance
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe that will be the new bloggers, dudes who stream their own PBP
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
This isn't terribly
meaningful, but I thought it was interesting:
@molly_knight FYI: Nate McLouth won in a landslide [in a poll of 100 Latino ballplayers] for “Which non-Latino speaks the best Spanish.” Lots of Dominican players are convinced he’s Dominican.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I call BS, otherwise Omar Minaya would have signed him a long time ago.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It's a poll
it is does not mean it is true.
by bhsportsguy on Mar 24, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
It would be pretty impressive if 100 guys got together and were like, “Let’s troll the SHIT out of Nate McLouth, fucker doesn’t know any Spanish.”
Who's Dioner Navarro?
Those Spanish speaking awards are all based on reputation anyway. Corey Hart had a +22 USR last year.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
See at first I thought maybe it was just a creative way of saying ’Boy that Nate McClouth, he sure can speak The Spanish", but now it seems like it was an actual poll. Like was this on survey monkey? Or did she pass around secret ballots?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
In a different tweet:
We [ESPN Magazine] also surveyed 100 Latin American players about their experience playing here.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Also
@molly_knight Ichiro, bless him, was runner-up for best non-native Spanish speaker. Japanese players say it’s easier to learn Spanish than English.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
so I'm playing intermural soccer tonight
and not only should it be absolutely hilarious because I haven’t played soccer since like, 2007, it’s apparently going to be 42 degrees.
Who's Dioner Navarro?
How you gonna fit 22 more people into The Last Supper?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Mar 24, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Ouch
Good luck. Though if it’s at least clear, that’s still less miserable than playing in a driving rainstorm, as i’ve had to do a couple of times recently. Rain, wind + cold is especially unfun.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Don’t get sucked up by a rolling cloud, or one of them tornado thingamagibs that seem to be hitting your area
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
From the ongoing BP chat with Emma Span
Cult of Basebaal (Los Angeles Anaheim of Pasadena): Greeting from the Banter and congratulations on the next step in your multi-site march towards world domination! Any early personal candidates for your eventual MFY (most frustrating Yankee) of the year? Andruuw Jones has been groundballerrific in the early going, but the 10-cent-head guys, AJ and Joba surely can’t be counted out, no?
Emma Span: Hey there Cult. See, to be TRULY frustrating, I feel like the player in question has to be someone you don’t totally expect to be frustrating. I think Yankees fans are fully prepared for Burnett and Joba to drive them insane. I’m going with Russell Martin, who has a strong track record of frustrating Dodgers fans that cannot be overlooked.
I'm going to Vegas with this super-secret inside info
Russell Martin might not actually be in the best shape of his life.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
It will be great
When 5 – 10 years from now, we’re trying to get excited about the next Dodgers catching prospect, but instead dismissing him as “just another Russell Martin.”
though by that time we’ll be saying JANR
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Russell Martin is unique, though, in that he was actually fucking great in the majors for a while, and then broke our hearts, and then revealed himself to be a bitch of a jackass.
I pray we shall not see the likes of him again.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
right. I mean, before Russell Martin it was…
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Paul Lo Duca is unique, though, in that he was actually fucking great in the majors for a while, and then broke our hearts, and then revealed himself to be a bitch of a jackass.
I pray we shall not see the likes of him again.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
(not a perfect comparison of course, but close enough)
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I never liked Lo Duca. I thought he was a bitch of a jackass from the beginning!
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I always thought he was kind of a dink, but he was fun to root for.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Remember that my Dodger fandom really came into its own in earnest after the 2004 season. So I was a disinterested party as I followed Lo Duca.
I thought he was (a) not Piazza, and (b) had that fine season in ‘01 but really never anything else. Maybe the fact that I hadn’t yet totally given up on the Red Sox and moved on to the Dodgers kept me from being a True Believer — if they weren’t in my heart, my heart wasn’t available to be broken by him? — but I also never thought he was anything special, even in ’01.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I bought into LoDuca after the 6-hit Memorial Day game.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I hold grudges. I thought he was an asshole for calling Shawn Green out publicly for not diving for a flyball in the Odalis Perez one hitter.
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually was peeved about that game too (I was a big Odalis fan too) but i hated that Lo Duca was trying to be the big man and call out Green.
I also remember the comical display of Paul “little man complex” Lo Duca being mic’d up for a Fox Sunday game and screaming at Milton Bradley for admiring his homerun before the trot.
by Michael White on Mar 24, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
See? We can all agree!
Paul Lo Duca can go fuck himself!
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
More lasers
Sheffield. Winfield.
What is it with the field guys?
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Plus LoDuca was playing 1B in that game IIRC
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I was actually a big lo duca fan and was pissed when he was traded
but I never followed past watching the games.
These hands will always be rough
and $ to Maddz.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Peyton is a girl’s name.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
He was born 102 years younger than Harry Houdini.
And yes, these factoids were in the Dodgers’ game notes today.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Did you see the thing about Houdini’s oldest living assistant died yesterday?
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Her brother was Sherman Plato “Doc” Young. Am I an idiot for never having heard of him? He sounds awesome:
As Drew’s baseball coach for 22 seasons, Doc Young’s overall record was 164-75, posting only five losing seasons. The university’s baseball field still bears his name and a memorial scholarship, funded mostly by former students, exists in his honor. He was also a professor of Greek and Latin. He earned a bachelor of divinity degree in 1927, a master of theology in 1929 and a doctorate of theology in 1930, all from Drew.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Right up Maddz’ alley.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Seriously. Baseball coach AND Greek and Latin scholar AND degrees in divinity and theology? Gary, you wouldn’t stand a chance.
Fortunately for you, he is dead.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Excellent family name as well.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
BTW, no known relation to me, although my father is from about 40 miles away as the crow flies.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Neftali Feliz is back in the bullpen for the Rangers.
Rangers rotation:
CJ Wilson
Colby Lewis
Derek Holland
Tommy Hunter
Matt Harrison
Well it’s not like you can just use a pitcher from your farm system to close out the ninth inning.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Pregame Cheese Quiz! (Humma can't answer)
a) In what country would you find the village of Cheddar?
b) What former capital of California lends itself to a semi-hard cheese?
c) In what country would you find the town of Gouda?
d) What Spanish region produces Mato?
B – I was hoping it was Vallejo or Benicia but alas that does not seem to be the case
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by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
They are equally obscure.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
The smart kids don’t show up until just before the game
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Not knowing anything about Cheese I’m going to guess there is a Montery Cheese because I don’t think San Jose is a cool enough name for a cheese.
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by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
that’s why I was shocked no one said it
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
well they just gave it a Real, like Real Madrid or Real Salt Lake
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I felt the slap on my head as you wrote that
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I was totally going to guess Three Cheese Blend, California.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
All guesses
a – Scotland
b – San Francisco
c – Norway
d – Andalusia
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
FWIW, neither A nor C is correct. I am not in a position to answer on B and D.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
It's been twenty minutes, I'll throw y'all some bones (and Humma can answer now)
a) right Queendom, wrong country
c) right part of Europe, wrong country
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Cheddar is England. Gouda is Holland.
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by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I won’t answer A and C because I know them and thought they were easy. I won’t answer B and D because I have no idea what the answers are.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
hints on B and D:
B) It was the Capital of California under Spanish control, and it’s a two part cheese name (City _)
D) Barcelona
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Nobody knew Monterrey used to be the state capital? Shameful
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
right? It’s where the invading US citizens overthrew the Spanish government and raised the Bear Flag, forming the Bear Flag Republic
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Remember the Monterrey
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I misunderstood b).
Barcelona is a “region”? At least my guess is truly a “Spanish region” and not just a city.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
no Barcelona was the hint, Catalonia is the region
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Tricked you!
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Mato from sheep’s milk. The one Spanish cheese I remember having was from sheep’s milk.
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by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Best sheep’s milk cheese I’ve had is in the style of an aged gouda. I believe it’s from Holland. It’s called Ewephoria (no kidding).
It’s really great.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The MeerKat Motto
MEERKAT MOTTO
.
Respect the Elders, Teach the Young,
Cooperate with the Family.
Play when you can, Work when you should
Rest In Between.
Share your Affection, Voice your Feelings,
Leave your Mark.
Nothing about fornication, the species is doomed
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
I could take 3 different lines
and read fornication into it. Maybe its my youth.
These hands will always be rough
“Teach the Young?”
Sorry, sorry, sorry… I know, you asked us to stop…
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
More’s the pity. They are hawt.
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Whenever I’ve tried to imply fornication, I get slapped
Whenever fortune smiles on you, someone else got the frown
by meercatjohn on Mar 24, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
From Dodgers official twitter:
@Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Hector Gimenez will replace Dioner Navarro in today’s #Dodgers lineup.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I suppose I should change the game thread then.
by Eric Stephen on Mar 24, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Carry that forward to the 25-man
and we’ve got a deal!
replace?
o rly? Why? Is this actually because Navarro hasn’t looked good while Gimenez has?
These hands will always be rough
If this ends in Navarro getting kicked to the curb I’m for it.
If it ends with Navarro and Gimenez on the 25 man Mattingly can go to hell.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Mar 24, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
They asked the Mark Zuckerberg of the Social Network movie what he thought of Gimenez, and he said, “If Hector Gimenez was a major leaguer, he’d be a major leaguer.”
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!
by Humma Kavula on Mar 24, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
MRI
per TJ, per DT
"Baseball is the heart of America, I would never do anything to besmirch our National Pastime."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Mar 24, 2011 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
as well as the titties.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Mar 24, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
typically titties don’t age well, without science
by Josie Becker on Mar 24, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
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