Ramon Troncoso Appears On His Way To The Dodger Bullpen
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 10:24 AM PDT
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It looks like, for the fourth consecutive day, the Dodgers will be recalling a player from Triple A Albuquerque. The move hasn't been officially announced by the Dodgers yet, but Christopher Jackson of the Albuquerque Examiner reported after last night's Isotopes game that another reliever is on his way to San Francisco (hat tip to Mike Petriello for the heads up):
Reliever Ramon Troncoso (1-0, 3.86 ERA) was recalled by the Dodgers after the game. There was no word on a corresponding move to make room for Troncoso on Los Angeles' 25-man roster.
The bullpen hasn't been especially taxed over the last few days. Everyone but Lance Cormier was used in the suspended game on Friday/Saturday, but in the last three days the Dodger bullpen has pitched 7 2/3 innings, with everyone but Jonathan Broxton and Hong-Chih Kuo getting used. Only Kenley Jansen has pitched twice during that span.
With no immediate need in the bullpen, my initial thought is that someone is hurt, and that Troncoso will be replacing a potential seventh member of the Dodger disabled list. Or perhaps the club rethought its decision to have six bench players for the next two games, and instead have opted for eight relievers as they wait for Jon Garland's pending activation on Friday. Maybe it is both, and the person that is hurt is Casey Blake, who hasn't played since colliding with Chase Headley at the end of Saturday night's game in San Diego.
Who knows? We will find out the corresponding move in a few hours.
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In other (former) Dodger reliever news, Brent Leach left his Japanese League team, the Yokohama Bay Stars, last month, per The Daily Yomiuri:
Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato Friday said the Yokohama BayStars have invoked a rare rule, declaring hurler Brent Leach a restricted player.
This is the first time the restricted player rule, which allows the teams to maintain a player's rights without having to pay him, has been enacted since being adopted in 1998.
The 28-year-old was among five Yokohama foreign players who left the country in the wake of the nuclear crisis that arose following the March 11 quake and tsunami. Leach was expected to compete for a spot in the rotation, but while stateside, family members urged him to remain there and he has no plans to return to Japan. He signed a two-year deal with the club.
Thanks to @LetsGoNico for the link, via Twitter. Leach signed with Yokohama in December.
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He heard the Dodgers were without a LOOGY
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
This seems to be
the attitude of many professional athletes.
"Flame yo, hot man!"
"...Flame...yo?"
"[shrugs]"
Life’s to long to do whatever you want
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
There would be chaos! Anarchy!
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Chaos always triumphs over order
It is the way of things.
"Flame yo, hot man!"
"...Flame...yo?"
"[shrugs]"
Reboot!
Loved this show, along with Beast Wars.
ABC saturday mornings were the shit.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 11:22 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
He could retire. That would let the team out from its obligation.
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by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
If he wants to have (more?) children, I can see not wanting to be somewhere where your ’nads might be exposed to increasing amounts of radiation, I suppose.
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by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Under the circumstances
I can’t say I much blame him. I know if I had a family member over there with all the issues they’re having, I’d rather he stay stateside.
Not exactly a glowing review for Leach
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
by mleadman on Apr 13, 2011 10:26 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Nice.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if
Mrs. Leach has blogged about this yet.
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Heh
joe_sheehan:
Dave Anderson cleans up nice. You can barely make out the tire tracks.
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5 players left in AAA
to continue the streak:
Scott Elbert
Carlos Monasterios
Travis Schlichting
Russ Mitchell
Trayvon Robinson
Trayvon is the only one without MLB experience and also the least likely with the multitude of outfielders ahead of him.
Shocking you would list Russ Mitchell who is barely playing over Sands.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure, but they are not going to call up a guy who doesn’t even have a spot on AAA and isn’t hitting to boot. Or pitching like shit like Elbert and Monk. Though they did call up Elbert last year when he was pitching like shit so nevermind. Trayvon is not making contact at all.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
In the “need to bring somebody up for depth” move, Mitchell would definitely get the call first.
Sands isn’t coming up until he is going to play every day.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Sellers would get the call before Mitchell at this point.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Mitchell apparently hurt himself in game yesterday
doesn’t sound too serious but may be out a few games. Just an FYI fwiw…
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from twitter
AbqTopes
‘Topes Mgr Bundy on Mitchell left forearm injury "Not fractured. Probably will be two to three days before he’s back in there."
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I heard it was his jaw that got hurt when it dropped watching Sands in batting practice
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
It's a slow day
So I’ll throw this out there.
Sands/Gordon/Loney for Pujols (and cash?)
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Noway
"Champions last year," he said. "Not this year." - Rubby De La Rosa after shaming the Giants in ST
For just these 4-5 months of Pujols?
Naw, not worth it to lose Sands, especially since LA wouldn’t be able to re-sign him anyway.
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Yes, just these 4-5 months.
I don’t know, with the Dodgers pitching I would think that adding the best hitter on the planet (even for just a season) alongside Ethier and Kemp would immediately transform the Dodgers into a contender. I mean, if we were willing to accept that Belt > Sands we should take note at how Belt is struggling right now.
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I said that more then a few times yesterday
Belt should be a nice warning to everyone who wants Sands(myself included).
These hands will always be rough
Belt will probably stop struggling and this will be a moot point.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Its likely
but even then will he better then Loney? How long until he lives up to his potential if ever? Better players then him have busted.
These hands will always be rough
Isn’t that the risk you play with every prospect? There’s obviously some risk involved in going with the player you don’t know, especially one like Sands that is untested at the big league level.
I’m not saying your caution isn’t warranted, yet just wondering why we’re worried about him ever reaching his ceiling. I’d be more worried if he were projected to do really well and isn’t delivering (like Dee, for example).
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
The issue with Belt and Sands right now
is how much seasoning in AAA do you give them before deciding they are ready. Even if both played the full year in AAA, they could still go all bust the next year.
These hands will always be rough
Right
its just how much seasoning is enough seasoning? will the struggle less in the bigs to start out if they get more, will it not matter and there will be a tough adaptation no matter what?
These hands will always be rough
can only wet your feet so much
before you have to sink or swim.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
TWSS
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by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Nolander – If teams had the answer to this question, less prospects would struggle when they come up.
That said, I don’t think Belt should be used as a comparison to Sands here. Their paths to MLB have very few similarities aside from being top prospects who are (maybe in Sands’ case) first basemen.
Belt was a four year college player who only spent one year in the minors making a rapid ascension from A ball to AAA, and now he started off in the big leagues. In his case maybe he was just locked in and having a great year last year and was not yet ready this year. Most organizations would not have progressed him so quickly through the levels like that, but in the end he probably has the talent and skills where he will figure it out.
Sands’ path has been much different as he was a low draft, unkown CC player. He was advanced through each level cautiously and showed improvement at each step. Hopefully this trend continues.
Of course they don't know
and neither do we, which was really my point and why some people need to chill out on the fact that we aren’t just throwing Sands to the sharks.
These hands will always be rough
It would be easier for everyone to chill if Loney was hitting at least like a SS and Sands was not hitting like a monster.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
he has to get better than .451 OPS? Right? : (
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
yes we do.
I’m going to go G Scott and predict Loney will not OPS .451 for the rest of the year.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
so was mine
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I can take a joke as well as anyone
but I feel like the reason people read this blog over others is because it gives a deeper insight into the game besides “Loney sucks” or “Broxton Sucks”. I feel like the people here want to know not only that someone is struggling, but why, has it happened before, has how long did it last, will it end this time? On the flip side, while we enjoy watching Kershaw dominate, we also want to know why is he so good, why can’t others do what he does, is there something he does that is unique?
I try to provide insight into the sport as only someone who played at a high level can, and I think I do that pretty effectively with the time and the tools available to me. Am I always right? Of course not, but even the people being paid to do what I offer aren’t right all the time. All I ask is that my advice and perspective is taken for what it is: an informed opinion based on experience. If you can’t do that and you feel the need to be argumentative with me, troll me, continue with strings of criticism that have no basis in fact or past precedent, then go fuck yourselves.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I’ve been expecting this for about two weeks. Then Joey went off on you and for the first time I felt sorry for you.
Besides the excellent information you give us, you are a bit caught up with yourself, so when you do a self congratulatory pat on the back over John Ely not being very good when no one thought he was any good, we are going to have some fun with you. Have we gone to far, probably, so we should probably ratchet it back a bit, but it is not the info you provide that is not great, but how you provide it.
With comments like “as someone who has pitched at a high level” appointing yourself as the opinion driver that you pitched at a high level. A thousand kids pitch in high school and go on to pitch in college. What you did is great, just don’t keep telling us how great it is.
JMO, I only speak for myself.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Plus
you got the girl, you won man
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
And I get that, and I’ve noticed it myself, but pitching in college is playing at a high level when you consider that I played against guys who have gone on to be #1 overall picks and others successful major leaguers.
That, and I just can’t get excited about a pitcher who doesn’t throw harder than 80% of high schoolers.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
you are a bit caught up with yourself
He is 24. Aren’t most 24-year olds a bit caught up with themselves? Weren’t we?
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When did this thing with Joey Joe happen
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I feel like I need to check it out because I've already heard about it a few times now
lol
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
3/4 of the game thread isn’t up on the top page, but if you go to the game thread that is there and go to the bottom of each the links still work. I think it was on Game thread 3 of 4.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
It’s the second one unless it kept going.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like you are conflating
the jansen ely stuff with other ribbing that isn’t really related to your evaluation of those two. There is some crossover, but my comment had nothing to do with jansen and ely stuff.
These hands will always be rough
i was trying really hard not to make my comment directed at yours, because it wasn’t.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
yeah last night he was throwing wicked cutters. I just wonder if they were intentional. I hope they were, because that was filthy. If he could pick in a 2seamer and have movement to both sides and still throw mid-90s? Holy crap. With his frame, you don’t worry about the innings totals as much and you could consider moving him to a starter role if he developed a change up on top of it.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Hell, Mariano became Mariano because he started accidentally throwing cutters and couldn’t stop. If Jansen keeps doing this, who cares if he’s trying to.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Once agains
Gameday didn’t list a single pitch as a fastball, all sliders or cutters. This is the 2nd time I’ve seen that.
These hands will always be rough
I'm wrong
the first 3 batters where all cutters and sliders, to Nate S he threw a mix of sliders 4 seam fastballs and cutters according to gameday
These hands will always be rough
I see you’re already using brooks. Pretty awesome, huh?
by UCLADodger32 on Apr 13, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
This shit is awesome, I’ve been stuck on it ever since you posted it.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s always my go to site to make sure my eyes aren’t lying to me!
by UCLADodger32 on Apr 13, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude
I used to post graphs from there during games threads, esp to see if the “squeezing” comments held water or not.
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not a big difference, but
he was a low draft, unkown CC player
Catawaba is a D-II, four-year school.
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by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
“a” overload – “Catawba”.
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by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry, never looked up Catawba, but either way he didn’t go through all four years and I’m sure the competition is the same.
As I said, not a big difference.
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by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Since I now really like the Mark Reynolds comp, Reynolds started the year in AAA then had an .843 OPS over the next four months.
He set the strikeout record the next year.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Mark Reynolds never in his professional life struck out once in any stretch of 28 at bats. You said your problem with Sands was his K rate, he’s struck out once in 28 at bats this year. So what else are you going to run with now?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
That I’m going to hope it continues but right now say it’s a hot streak for 28 at bats. Stats are for entertainment purposes only right now.
Really, look at Sands and Reynolds age 22, they’re remarkably similar.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Admittedly Reynolds did strike out more which I didn’t notice since I read his PA instead of his AB.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
They have some similarities, but Reynolds always struck out at a higher clip than Sands. Particularly as he moved up levels. Sands K ratio stayed consistent. Reynolds spiked to almost 30% in AA before moving up to the big leagues without ever having a AAA AB.
Don’t let Dodger math get in the way of a good comp
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Reg knows
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Reg used to run TBLA, but it was called Dodger Math back then
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Close enough, Dodger Math was a different site.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Sort of
Reg had Dodger Math first, then migrated over to TBLA, which already existed.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Tommy Lasorda, hence the name.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Michael Nicks
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember seeing a bunch of stuff from the Internet Archive with a Nicks on it, I thought reg was just using another another name
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
wait a minute. His last name starts with N.
And your handle begins with N.
Hmmmmm.
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
He only lasted a few months, then Reg = Andrew took over.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Interesting. From a few of the comments, it appears that the Dodgers were the very last team to be represented on SB Nation. (That must be due to the parallel and prior existence of Dodger Thoughts, I’m sure, so less need.)
Right
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t watched Sands, but I know Reynolds approach is conducive to the K’s, doesn’t hit the ball to the opposite field much, looks to pull and mash everything.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Apr 13, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
a true three outcome player? strikeout, walks, homeruns?
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Pretty much.
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by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, he the right handed Dunn/Braynan but doesn’t walk as much and strikes out more then anyone in the history of the game.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
And just because I was curious, Reynolds never struck out once in 28 at bats, but he did strike out twice.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Twice as bad:)
I’m glad because I shot from the hip on that one
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Next week when Sands strikes out 10 times in 20 at bats I will delete this min thread and no one will it ever existed.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Well my point was yes
on the 40 man and thus more likely to be called up.
I do think if someone got hurt and they needed an everyday player, it would be different. But then you were not going to see Jerry Sands called up to replace Raffy Furcal on the roster.
In reality, I just see the three pitchers being the only ones with the chance to come up for now. With probably Elbert the one with the most upside if he can get off to a good start.
To reiterate, my point wasn’t the rank the potential of the players in AAA.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 13, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay but wouldn’t the order be:
Infielder gets hurt – Sellers
Outfielder gets hurt – Gibbons
Catcher gets hurt – Closser (no other choice)
Starter gets hurt – Ely again
Relief – then maybe Elbert and the German but no Monk
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
i was wondering
if they were gonna call up Sellers when Furcal got hurt. I just REALLY did not want Castro.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
catcher gets hurt – Schlichting.
You already have three catchers, you’d just need to move Gimenez to the backup role for a couple weeks.
Gibbons isn’t coming up to replace anyone. He’s coming up because he’s ready to take his platoon spot back.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Gimenez is on the DL, as is Navarro.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Gimenez is on the phantom Furcal
These hands will always be rough
by nolander on Apr 13, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually I think that is the point at which Sands would get an extra-long look. It depends on the health of Gibbons to an extent, but it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility to see Sands get the call to play everyday for two weeks or so if Loney gets hurt.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Well
Gibbons recovery has another two weeks or so at the max, Eric, so he is replacing Paul at that polnt. After that, I guess it would be Hoffman again a backup role.
I have been trying to figure out how Sands could come up and play this year, I figure it would have to be for Gibbons, and then you start Sands against most except you do need to get some at bats for Gwynn and Thames plus he could spot Loney at first (I just don’t see short of Mendoza line that Loney could get completely replaced).
by bhsportsguy on Apr 13, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Everyone says we will stick with Loney almost no matter what
and I say, why? If he doesn’t at least get back to 2009 level of production by mid May, and sands keeps mashing…
These hands will always be rough
This is what I have been pondering. If, come the end of May, Sands is OPSing .900+ in AAA and Loney is still Loney. Don’t we have to make that move?
If Sands is OPSing .900 in Albuquerque, he’s a bust.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
True, I forgot about the park factor. If he doesn’t drop off considerably from what he is doing now, how about that?
Then call him up, and my prediction about him setting the minor league record comes true!
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Well I expect him to get back to 2009ish levels of produciton
but if he doesn’t, and hits like he did 2nd half 2010, you really think they put up with that a full season.
These hands will always be rough
Loney 2009 = Loney 2010, and as always it’s not a question of what should happen but what will happen.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Loney was a tale of two halves last year
his overall stats probably look the same from year to year, but he was better at hte beginning of 2010 then he was overall in 2009, and worse at the end.
These hands will always be rough
1. Loney gets hurt – easy call
2. Thames gets hurt – easy call
3. Andre gets hurt – easy call
4. Kemp gets hurt – easy call
Will it take an injury? Probably but if Loney doesn’t start doing something by June 1st, I could see them bringing up Sands for platoon purposes. It took an injury for Belt to make the team but everyone knew he would be up by June 1st anyway, I’m still sticking with my original comment last winter that Sands will be on this team before the All-Star game.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I just don't know why people think
they will let Loney completely and utterly suck for the entire year before they would actually call up sands.
These hands will always be rough
I don’t think they do, the odds of Loney sucking for a full year are not very high. He will produce just enough to keep his job. The only time in his career he has totally sucked was the 2nd half of last year.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
But management should realize he’s killing them against LHP
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
They don’t realize Ethier is killing the team against LHP, so why should Loney be any different?
by EMDarrow on Apr 13, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
loney hit better against LH pitching then RH pitching in 2009
true story.
Last year it was a 200 OPS split, dropping him to 550 against lefties. Then again Etheir OPSed 960 against righties and 620 against lefties. Ouch.
These hands will always be rough
Because he sucked the past few years and they made no attempt to replace him via free agency or trade?
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
we will be talking about Dee Gordons torrid streak by then:)
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Greatest thing about Sands is the 1 K in 28 plate appearances. For context Chris Davis has also hit four home runs but has struck out 8 times in 23 plate appearances. Sands is hitting the ball hard all the time, so forget about the wind blowing out, forget about the altitude, and concentrate on the fact that Sands is making better contact then the speed guys while still the ball 430 feet.
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not a lot of walks, but when youre hitting like .450 I doubt taking a walk is super important
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Apr 13, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
A hit’s as good as a walk.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I would say you have it reversed
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Oy
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
How is a hit as good as a walk
When a hit is better than a walk?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Just watch the national news tonight. You’ll see highlights.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I like listening to the radio
But I guess a lot of that has to do with growing up with no games on television, got used to it.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 13, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if you can listen to it here at least
http://www.espnchattanooga.com/
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Guys coming back from a death that was important enough he missed a week. Would not expect much in his debut tonight, he hasn’t pitched in two weeks.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
that was sad
hopefully he uses it as motivation though.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
re: Ethier and his streak of hits in games
how many of them have been XBHs?
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Not enough to make us 7 – 2
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Just remember, Baseball Reference is always the answer.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
He has 2 extra-base hits, one double last night and a home run Saturday
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
To all dumb shits trying to call sliding head first a lazy way
to do it, see Tracy Ringolsby, I give you Pete Rose, whose lasting image in my mind is him crashing into a base face first. Never heard people complain about that.
Never heard anyone say it was lazy, it is simply stupid
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I give you Tracy Ringolsby
via Twitter:
Dumb part of Josh Hamilton play was his stupid head first slide. Ask Furcal. It is the lazy approach.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Dumb part of Tracy Ringolsby tweet was his stupid repitition of something everyone else has said. Ask Plaschke. It is the lazy approach.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay that explains the lazy comment but BH made it sound like multiple people, so is this thought spreading on Twitter.
As far as the comment, you know how much I hate the head first slide into home base, but in watching the reply what choice did he have since no one knows how to do the hook slide anymore?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I would think lazy
would not be sliding at all
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
Ha!
main page of dodgers.com has a picture of Pujols, a huge “VS” sign, and a picture of Kemp. Love it. Really a big fan of the way Kemp has been playing right now.
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Andre Ethier saw this picture three weeks ago and knew his time in LA was up.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
by G.Scott on Apr 13, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
ha
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I like the Dodger logo better when it’s in a circle like this, I’ve decided
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
I have both of them on my fantasy team. Kemp is carrying us right now with his over 400 BA
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I am calling
bullshit on the Troncoso move. Only because I haven’t called bullshit in a while. Maybe there is a trade brewing? Nah, I call bullshit on that too.
troncoso for chris davis :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
unless
he’s part of the Hanley trade
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m pretty terrified of what’s brewing in Pujols’ bat right now. Hopefully he’ll stink for another few days before going off.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Apr 13, 2011 11:02 AM PDT reply actions
Personally, he looks like a 31 year old who has played every game he was eligible for since he was 20 years old.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
By Monday you will look back at his comment and realize it was the worst comment you have ever made.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
C’mon man. There is plenty of competition! :)
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
When it comes to G.Scott, there is no competition.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Me too. I don't like the timing of that.
Just a few more GIDP Albert, and then you can go off next week. ;-)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
If Pujols goes off, it will be because he is the best hitter in baseball. Not because he is due.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
they did a breakdown of his swing mechanics the other day
difference between this year and last year is he’s not crouching as much (sitting in the chair) in his stance, and he’s doing a leg kick as opposed to a toe tap.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
by they
i mean MLBN
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Gotta go full Bags. Can’t just go half Bags.
by UCLADodger32 on Apr 13, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
He could do the full Rowand
and go for the Taking a Shit Stance.
Of course the day Pujols takes lessons from Rowand is Apocalypse now.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
he’s not crouching as much
Symptom of getting old…
Angelofdeath? Ringing any bells? He's dead.
Writer and raving lunatic at Barca Blaugranes
at what point do Joey Votto and Josh Hamilton get to peak at that title
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
two more MVPs
should do it
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
they also need
to hit .312 in a “down year”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Votto having two great years in a row would be a start
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Hamilton never
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I only included him because he had the highest WAR last season
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Depends what Dave Anderson tells Hamilton to do.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
One of my bigger problems with this story
It is Dave Anderson not David Anderson. :)
by bhsportsguy on Apr 13, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I use to think Dave Anderson sucked for us because of his back given his pedigree. He sure shot up the system, only 65 professional games before hitting AAA.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
We are talking current so if Votto can repeat and Pujols doesn’t continue to own, then it could happen but I’d find it unlikely that Votto is that good, and that Pujols doesn’t own.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Well, to meet his ‘normal’ year ending line, statistically, isn’t he due for a major breakout?
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Apr 13, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Well then I think he can be the greatest hitter in baseball and be due. It’s not like I’m betting black because red’s hit 10 times in a row.
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Apr 13, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes we can.
Eric can think he will simply add a hit a week over his norm to make up the diff while I’m in the camp he will have a torrid stretch to make up the difference and before the month is out be at his norm.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Over any small sample anyone can get hot at any time. Just because Pujols is cold now doesn’t mean he is due for a hot streak anytime soon.
Over time, like a long season, Pujols has an expected level of performance. No matter what he has hit to date, I expect that expected seasonal performance going forward.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
he has had a bad 30 at bat stretch before and never had a bad season.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
Right
I expect Pujols to be Pujols in the long term.
If I thought he was a .330 hitter, I expect him to hit .330. I don’t expect him to hit .350 to make up for his .150 over two weeks, or whatever. Mostly because it’s impossible to know when such streaks will begin or end.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
blah blah blah
he’s going to rake a streak that will make the moon howl
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Right now
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
My spidey sense is tingling
Saint Louis mayor put up the bat sign
I found a hammer
Easter bunny is hopping his way toward us
all the signs man, all the signs
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Joaquin Phoneix agrees.
Fine, I’m on board.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
now I am intrigued
one mod says yes, one mod says no…do you say goodbye, but Phil says hello?!
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Eric has many ways to skin a cat, Phil only has one – a butcheres knife.
by Xeifrank on Apr 13, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Phil would never butcher a cat and did not major in the sciences because he was not interesting in dissecting cats but cadavers.
Besides the fact he hated studying
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
We differ all the time
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s all a day in the life at TBLA
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Apr 13, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Lance Cormier’s entrance song: The Fool on the Hill
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Apr 13, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
not really all that surprising though.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers could call it “Family Night” or “Suck that Arte Moreno”
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
If people are gonna get loaded they’re gonna get loaded. They’re way more likely to get into “gonna beat a Giants fan to death” mode if they have to smuggle in 151 instead of drinking over priced, watered down, beer.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Breathalyzer tests on the way in and out of the stadium!
its genius!
These hands will always be rough
Is it easy to smuggle in hard liquor? If so, could they make it more difficult with searches? Of course not the TSA type searches, but it can’t be that difficult to find a pint of Jack Daniels on someone. Also look for the signs of drunkeness at the gate.
yes
they would have to either ban watter bottles or open all of them and smell them
These hands will always be rough
that’s usually a given. Those whatever they’re called Think Blue water bottles that cost $5 annoy the crap out of me
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t buy em
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
health department would get mad about that.
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
As someone who brings stuff in all the time
… they actually don’t let you bring in bottles that have been open, technically. So, you’d have to be kind of careful to get it past that hurdle. Not like they look all that carefully, but I have seen them reject bottles that have been opened.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Apr 13, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Unless you pat everyone down nothing can stop a flask in the sock.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Even then someones gotta watch those cameras.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Lines get several times longer, have to hire way more security, have to assume security actually cares to bend down all the way to the ground every time, etc.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Whenever they get serious about security the lines get so long and slow I want to yell fire
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
hahaha. Yeah the pat down lines after 9-11 were a bit crazy. They still do pat downs at Cal football for the student section
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Guess who helped do those pat downs during the 2007 season? Yeah, that wasn’t fun. It’s such a laid back pat down that it’s not worth doing. Mostly, if they’re willing to consent to the pat down, they aren’t carrying anything.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
He may be the most interesting man on TBLA but I heard he tops at at 12 inches not 20
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
rec
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
My hunch is that HJ
got that frequent flyer certification thing that allows him to go through another TSA line.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 13, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Also nothing stopping someone from throwing the Jack in a coke bottle, slamming it right before they get in and walking through sober as can be unless you start banning drinking from bottles in the parking lot.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
And the ones who don’t probably are in the same demographic that would beat someone to death in the parking lot.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
If you don’t want parking lot beatings, turn on the lights, put more cops out there, and tell them not to spend time worrying if someone is eating potato salad in the parking lot.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Target takes an interesting approach
they have the camera bubble things every aisle, but only like 1 in 5 has an actual camera.
These hands will always be rough
Sure everyone uses the fake camera as the deterrent.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
it’s like those fake owls that are supposed to deter pigeons!
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
and we shit alot
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
(In which I shockingly take an unpopular opinion)
I don’t like the abundance of alcohol at sporting events in the first place. So on the one hand, this possibility would lessen the drunkenness of fans, which I see as a good thing. I don’t think alcohol is fully to blame, however, for the Opening Day incident, and it appears that the Dodgers are painting that picture. The beer wasn’t half-price then, so this wouldn’t fix anything.
But this move is a no-brainer to me. The Dodgers have to take tangible steps to show they care about fan behavior and this is an easy one.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
question. How much do we think Budweiser’s contract with MLB is worth?
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
We could do a gang sting in which we offer every gang member a free ticket to a Raider game, invite them into the Sports Arena to pickup the tickets and then gas them, problem is we’d only get rid of about 2% of the problem, some good people would die, some kids would lose their mommies and daddies but in the end life would go on.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
My political career pretty much just ended didn’t it?
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Or we could blow up the Sports Arena too, to kill an extra obsolete, decrepit bird with that stone.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
UCLA has to play their next year, so my plan had UCLA’s best interest in mind.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
They’re redoing Pauley? I didn’t know that. Harumph.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
My mom was once annoyed that UCLA didn’t name its basketball arena after John Wooden. My dad and I reminded her that Mr. Pauley had presumably donated a lot of time and money to UCLA and “earned” the name. My mom: “Well at least name the floor after him!” (momentary pause) HAHAHAHAHA
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if they'll repaid the floor for UCLA
or if it’ll be the old 90’s hip logo the Clippers used to have at midcourt. 
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
2 seconds ago, from Buster Olney
Best AL game of the day has started: John Danks vs. Brett Anderson. Juan Pierre opens bottom of the first with a bunt single….And Pierre is promptly picked off — sliding into second base head-first. He runs off the field completely healthy. :)
omg look at this nats lineup
1. Ian Desmond, SS
2. Rick Ankiel, CF
3. Jayson Werth, RF
4. Matt Stairs, 1B
5. Wilson Ramos, C
6. Laynce Nix, LF
7. Danny Espinosa, 2B
8. Jerry Hairston, 3B
9. Livan Hernandez, SP
MATT STAIRS
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Apr 13, 2011 11:26 AM PDT reply actions
they'd rather use him
than Mike Morse?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
ah
danke
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL Rick Ankiel as the table-setter… LOL Matt Stairs cleanup…
Angelofdeath? Ringing any bells? He's dead.
Writer and raving lunatic at Barca Blaugranes
Broxton ain’t laughing
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Well who cares about him, he’s a bum :)
Angelofdeath? Ringing any bells? He's dead.
Writer and raving lunatic at Barca Blaugranes
Plus they have Livan hitting.
Werth must be looking around and going WTF
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
why am i here?
(checks balance)
Riiiiiiiiiight, play ball.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
As bad as that lineup may look, the Phillies with Roy Halladay pitching are only 64.5% favorites from Vegas.
it is moderately hight. But definitely not “super” high. Highest of the season so far is 71.4%. Houston (B.Myers) vs Philadelphia (R.Halladay) on April 1st.
Anyone in here
know anything about hanging One Sheet posters (Humma?) Do I just need to frame them or is there an adhesive strong enough to support their weight against the wall that isn’t poster paste
Theres always an adhesive strong enough
what are they made up how much do they weigh?
These hands will always be rough
well a one sheet is 27″ × 40″ on glossy paper.
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
those poster strips could work, I didn’t see them at Target, I’ll have to look around
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Really?
They would be in the hardware section. I’ve gotten them there a few times.
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that’s where I went wrong. I was looking in the office supply section
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Aaron Brothers
might have it there, their site has a 40% off coupon for one item.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 13, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
For those that are interested in looking at some amazing baseball cards and memorabilia, one of the best auctions of the year just went live.
The Rangers had a fan give away where one fan got the AL Championship ring. That was cool.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
That is neat. Almost like the Ron Artest raffle for his ring.
by UCLADodger32 on Apr 13, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I just found a website that has all the Calvin and Hobbes comics ready to be viewed for free online. I have mostly all the books. Am I wrong to read them online?
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 11:50 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
does the website say the comics are posted with permission?
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Am I wrong to read them online?
John Steigerwald things so, yes.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
I would ask Bill Watterson, because his is the only opinion that counts.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, i feel like an ass to diss one of the most brilliant people of all time.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 11:54 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You do own them though
but the problem is you are giving someone else who is in the wrong moneys through ad revenue. Thats how I see it at least
These hands will always be rough
Might like this in case you haven’t read it
He give recluse a whole nother name.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
There are no licensed “Calvin and Hobbes” T-shirts, mugs, videogames, Christmas special DVDs or even stuffed tiger toys out there, although illegal products can be found online.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
you mean the pissing Calvin car stickers aren't authorized?
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
or
Calvin kneeling at the base of a cross?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks. Read it awhile ago.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 12:00 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Probably not official, might make you wrong
this is I htink the proper place, but they only have 30 days worth
http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/
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@joe_block #Dodgers hitters not named Ethier or Kemp are only half as good (so far): Kemp/Ethier OBP .511; rest of team: .256
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
leading the curve is Jamey Carroll. Holding it back is James Loney
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
wow
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
After lefties Sanchez and Garcia
The Dodgers are facing 7 straight right-handed starters, Lohse, McClellan, Carpenter, Hudson, Beachy, Lowe and Jurrjens (against Kershaw).
Ethier though
cries tears of joy
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice pull, that should help this offense.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Purple Row
has an article updating that virus problem people were encountering awhile back.
http://www.purplerow.com/2011/4/13/2108902/an-update-on-the-virus-problems-affecting-bcb-and-sb-nation-sites
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Should we update the fanpost?
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
that's great
that and unrelated computer problems of my own was what keeping me from coming here.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t click on our ads is the message?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
i wasn't
whatever was attached the ads would try to attack the computer as soon as the ad loaded up.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Wonder which GM said this
One competing GM said if he were in charge in Seattle he’d take young pitchers Ivan Nova, Dellin Betances and Manuel Banuelos plus catching prospect Jesus Montero from the Yankees for reigning AL Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez. The Mariners, though, have said King Felix is unavailable. Banuelos, a 20-year-old wunderkind, is in this year’s plans for the Yankees.
I keep reading that Montero is a catcher in name only…cos he’s gigantor
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Heard Kershaw thinks he’s more polished than Martin.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
HA HA!
"Champions last year," he said. "Not this year." - Rubby De La Rosa after shaming the Giants in ST
I would do that deal if Felix was not under contract.
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by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Pending free agent? Absolutely. This would have been his walk year.
by silverwidow on Apr 13, 2011 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds a like a good deal
for the Yankees.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 13, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
which is all
the sports media cares about.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
That was my thought as well. “Competing” GM leads me to believe same division.
by silverwidow on Apr 13, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Silverwidow
did you see Pineda pitch last night? I guess if Felix is the King then Pineda is the prince. He was blowing 97 in the 8th inning of his 2nd major league start. He’s huge, JR Richard huge. Tamed a solid hitting BlueJay team, after being one of the few pitchers to escape Texas unscathed.
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Unfortunately, no. I would love to see video. He sounds AWESOME.
by silverwidow on Apr 13, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Found it
http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13735859
The pitch at 0:55 is UNHITTABLE. 98 at the letters.
by silverwidow on Apr 13, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
hah you mean at :52?
at :55 seconds a dude actually gets a hit I think
These hands will always be rough
I admire that camera view from behind the plate.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Speaking of huge
I saw Rauch pitch last friday. Didn’t hit me till I realized he was dwarfing the first baseman. Man that guy is tall.
These hands will always be rough
tallest pitcher ever right?
at least until that Van Mil(?) guy debuts
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
b-r
lists five guys at 6’10" as the tallest: Rauch, Randy Johnson, Tall Chris Young, Andy Sisco and Eric Hillman.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
watching the game last night
I was like, man, Chad looks particularly big tonight. And then I realized it’s because I was watching Tim beforehand, and dude is Dee sized
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Yup, love how he can do that. Anyone can be a power pitcher with thunder thighs, but with to do it with chicken wings kills me.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
right? he gives me hope that someday a woman will be able to pitch in the big leagues.
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
He gives me hope it has already happened.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions
brilliant
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
He's what Matthewmafa wanted out of Kenley Jansen
#doyourememberthat
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Lincecum more of a Hefe with lemon dude?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I think I’m drinking Twisted Tea tonight. I love that my new way of dealing with this stress is drinking really, really heavily.
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
new?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s a strategy hallowed by tradition and consecrated b y time
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
by mleadman on Apr 13, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That stuff’s made by Sam Adams
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Apr 13, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Timmy: "Hey Maddz, wut up girl?
Maddz: “Nothin.”
Timmy: “Can you stop by Wal Mart and pick up some watermelon jolly ranchers? I got some Zima and it’s on girl.”
Maddz: “Hellz Yeahz.”
I would never drink Zima. Hahahahahahaha
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
gotta go with Jeremiah Weed
(never drank it before, i just keep seeing commericals about it.)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s very sweet and not at all carbonated
by Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache on Apr 13, 2011 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions
They should have called it Mike’s Hard Lemonade
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
MHL is all a friend's daughter drinks
We give her huge amounts of grief about it
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
I'm sorry, I don't really mean to laugh
but I need to take you drinking with me so you can man up.
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
I'll usually drink aboot one schock type esque thing and then bud light
thats if my only options are beer.
These hands will always be rough
I don’t know if I can trust a man who can’t be bothered to take a free bottle of Crown Royal home with him
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
On that note, I’m craving a honey blonde ale
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Masa does great things with a honey blonde
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
I’ve always wanted to do great things with a honey blonde.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Oh yeah! Forgot to get back to you on that
That place was awesome!
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe there is room for many different beer types, except watery lagers. The Sierra Nevada Glissade Golden Bock I’ve been drinking recently is quite good, for instance. Sometimes a well-brewed pilsner is just the right thing to have.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
and with a hearty slab of beer, it is hard to beat a good, dark stout.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
it comes in slabs?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Why does one need to “man up” if they like what they are already drinking?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Same reason you stop ordering dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
or coloring their hair, I’d think you’d be the last to chime in here
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
why do we give him crap about coloring his hair, if that’s what he likes?
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
I think that you can drink things that are far tastier than bud light. if you like light colored beers, and like the taste of hops, IPAs are good.
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
or do I like beer because it tastes less like beer to me
then other beers? hm…. Its not like I went to bud light and said welp, good enough for me. I tried many ‘better’ beers only to not really like them before I ever had a bud light.
These hands will always be rough
If it’s what you like then sure. What do you like for liquor?
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
There’s a captain in all of us…
Wait, that’s how it goes, right?
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
especially when he comes to the sports bar you’re at handing out beads.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I’ve never had that! I feel like that would taste like christmas
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Christmas: The Drink
1 part Goldschlager
1 part Irish Creme
1 part Kahlua.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
anything with irish creme and kahlua is fine by me
I seem to be the only one of my friends that likes Goldschlager though.
These hands will always be rough
Irish cream and lime juice
prank drink called, the cement mixer
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
that's the joke
get them to drink both, and shake it in their mouths. curdles up.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
drink that fast before it curdles
Reminds me of Irish car bombs, which four will get me plastered.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, can we have a irish car bomb drinking night?
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
That would be dope. Wherever we do it though I would probably have to sleep there for the night.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Mexican bears
are hard to acquire
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Nope, Long Beach is where it’s at.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
“I knew it was a bad pitch as soon as I let it go”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Had it way more in college for the novelty factor, nowadays I have a bottle I go through maybe once in two years.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
in college
we drank a lot of peppermint schnapps. Ice 101. Bleech.
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Rumplemans!
none of my friends will touch it any more. Bad experiences.
These hands will always be rough
that sounds like a hangover or booting wildly waiting to happen
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
It rules, tastes like pumpkin pie.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
SO DOWN
can we have a classy drinking night when I get back?
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
I have a wine fridge, a wet bar, and I bought a bottle of Jameson yesterday, you tell me.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
i prefer Miller Lite myself
just saying.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Its been a while since I have had one
my friend keeps telling me I’ll like it more.
These hands will always be rough
it’s light in color and more crisp and refreshing than a darker beer, to me, and my friend who works for Stone has never referred to an IPA as a dark beer so.
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Entirely different for reasons that will come to me.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Chicken nuggets
before they are formed, breaded and deep-fried, or “mechanically separated chicken”.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
This made me turn into that “prince” Bart made in that Harry potter spoof episode.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
high five!
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
This will score some points
I like MHL. Very tasty, lol. Drink of choice at bars or clubs is an AMF though. Now that is good.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I’ve actually heard the snow peak peach flavor is the best flavor of Boone’s. Is that …right Bleek?
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Question for the board: Or at least those who would make an intelligent reply.
Christina Kahrl went from being a man to woman, and we now refer to her as a female writer. If an athlete did such a thing, and eventually made it to the major leagues, would they be considered the first female to play professional baseball? I’m only asking because in yesterdays topic Christina was the only female baseball writer that I used to read and I was wondering if that really applied or not, and if so, how would it apply in professional sports.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I believe she is a woman
and thus would be classified as one.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 13, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
I suspect they would always refer to her as transgendered
Isn’t that what happened to that tennis player?
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
A nice quote form Christina
She made an insightful observation about her impact on trans visibility in the sport. She said writers keep getting "stolen" from Baseball Prospectus by teams looking for good stats people; Former BP writers are now at various teams around the league
"Every time one of them gets hired, that’s another person now working at a Major League Baseball team who has worked with a trans person," she said.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 13, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
If she had gender reassignment surgery then she would be referred to in whatever gender she identified as.
Are you asking if a woman was reclassified as a man and then made it? Or if a man reclassified to a woman and then made it?
I’m not sure reclassified is the preferred nomenclature. I apologize if it is not.
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Classified was the wrong way to put it
and now doing a little background, she’s stated herself as a transsexual so there you go.
by bhsportsguy on Apr 13, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Gender is socially constructed, sex is biological. If she defines herself as female, her gender is female. If she still has a penis, her sex is male. Most people choose to go by the gender definition, but the whole sitch is complicated because gender male-female and sex male-female use the same words.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Judith Butler for the mother fucking win! Well, that’s like a 3/4 Butler in truth
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
The NCAA has an interesting take
You are the gender that your state’s driver’s license says you are.
A male competing on a women’s team makes it a mixed team for that academic year and is ineligible for the championship.
A female competing on a male team does not affect championship sponsor eligibility.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
the Olympics allow you to compete in your true gender so long as you have gone through the appropriate surgery.
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
true gender meaning if a post operative transgendered woman wanted to compete as a woman she could
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
so if in 2000 Michael Johnson had sex change surgery, he could have gone and set women’s track records that will never be touched?
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
if Michael Johnson did six years of hormone therapy and had a sex change operation, he would have lost a ton of muscle mass and not been the same person
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Excellent point and one I had not considered. That does shed a different light, so while I hesitated in asking the question, that answer alone was worth it.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Michael Johnson’s 200m time is about 10% better than Flo-Jo’s world record women’s time. Do you think he would have lost more than 10% of his muscle mass?
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
I’m not being argumentative, I’m very curious.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
yes. Especially post surgery since he would have lost about 80% of his bodies testosterone production
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I imagine if he did the full 9 yards
surgery + hormones that would have some affect on him.
These hands will always be rough
huh, I never knew that was Christina’s case. Good on her! As regards your question, once said athlete made themselves legally female I would assume they’d encounter the same roadblocks any other woman trying to get into sport times like infinity because of prejudice
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Bynum tweets ignoring all medical privacy options
Thanks for all the love and support! I’m feeling better then expected, getting therapy now. I will check back in once I get the results
I guess some people just don’t give a fuck
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems a lot more personable in this tweet than in interviews.
by silverwidow on Apr 13, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
professional tweeters is now an occupation
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Apr 13, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Privacy
I bet he doesn’t tweet about his penicillin injections though.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Adam Schefter
predicts the Lions will make the playoffs (!). His caveat is Stafford must stay healthy.
For me, that’s a reach for 2011
Couldn't you say that about any team?
Quarterbacks are kind of important
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
There are plenty of teams
that even if their QB stays 100% healthy are still not good enough for the playoffs. Also, some NFL QBs aren’t all that good, so keeping them healthy doesn’t matter as much because their backups won’t be much worse.
These hands will always be rough
point I was making
was that any team that wants to make the playoffs is pretty much dead if their QB goes down, so saying Stafford has to stay healthy, doesn’t really say much about why the rest of the team is good enough
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
I think teams like the Steelers or Raiders
could still make the playoffs even if they miss significant time from their QBs. The Colts, not so much.
These hands will always be rough
That’s true.
Considering how Steelers are based on their D / running and Raiders are typically running team, but Colts is pass first team so…. I guess it depends on style of team. Like I really don’t think Chargers would be any good without Rivers, defense is typically fast and flexible defense but it’s not vicious D like steelers or it’s not like running game is any good either, ryan mathews need to step up next season.
If they are
It’s because they win the wild card, and the wild card only.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Angels play at 4:05 today, at home.
I would love that as a weekday game to attend, as you would only have to miss a few hours at work rather than the whole day.
oh good, we’re not gonna have the day game v. twilight v evening discussion again : )
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Josie
not everyone hated Perfect Couples
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I see like a paragraph on Couples and a whole story on how bad the Paul Riser show is (and it’s really bad, having seen it)
I mean some commenters were sad to see it go. That article didn’t mention one critic who stood by PC
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Critics who aren’t Jon Lovitz are lame. Present company excluded of course.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
hey until I’m in the Television Critics Ass. you’re free to discredit me : )
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
on a related note, I found out I have to cover soccer for three years before I can join the North American Soccer Writers Ass.
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Eventually this works its way to a T.J. Simers joke.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
I’m throwing batting practice fastballs and everyone’s just looking at em : )
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
well
it is a Dodger blog. :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I enjoyed Perfect Couples and thought it beat out The Office it’s last couple weeks.
Some one elsewhere mentioned it feels like a really toned down version of The League and that seems fair.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
it may have improved over time, my screener was the first three eps and they didn’t give me enough to put it on the old DVR
by Josie Becker on Apr 13, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
It really improved for me as well, after the first 2 or so.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Its cause the character was played by Olivia Munn
the only thing I hate more then a nerd is a fake nerd
These hands will always be rough
Watching her "interview" David Jaffe was horrible
she might have been a decent host, but here attempts to pretend to be a gamergurllll where insulting and horrible.
These hands will always be rough
did she actually play anything or was it limited to Hello Kitty Island Adventure?
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
But she didn’t actually play anything?
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
You mean like on camera?
I never watched the show, but I saw a couple clips of her interviews
These hands will always be rough
could never watch that show
but I actually found Kevin Perrera more annoying.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I like the inherent humor of putting an attractive woman around a developer.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean there is potential there
but when the guy is trying to be interviewed and she drifts off or starts talking about daewoos instead… I don’t like that.
These hands will always be rough
I guess Mary Ellis has to revert back into being stalked by Charlie…
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
She also needs to dye her hair black again.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
So
restricted list?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
by David Young on Apr 13, 2011 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
that's a rec
or a paddlin. I forget which
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
back to back walk offs eh?
Tiger blood
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Thought this was a way a good way to put it
ESPN LA Lakers vs. Kings preview, conversation with Kings True Hoop blogger
4. Not to dig at your loss up north, but assuming the move is made, is this a team basketball fans in Orange County should be excited about?
Harper: I feel like you’re asking Kings fans if their soon to be ex-girlfriend is a good kisser. I think this team will greatly improve in the near future. They have a good young core and with the right head coach, they could really be a tough team. They just have to find an identity. Is it building behind Cousins or Tyreke? Are they going to be an up-tempo team or a defensive-minded team. Will the Maloofs finally spend money in the new market or will they just try to pump it into their failing casino? The potential for this team is great. They just need to figure out what the plan is.
Not that beating Dallas in Dallas is an easy task, but the Hornets sort of hold their fate in their own hands.
If New Orleans wins, they are the No. 7 seed, and the Lakers are No. 2, meaning these two play in Round 1.
If New Orleans loses, it would be No. 7 (if Memphis loses to Clips in LA) or No. 8 (if Clippers win), and could face the Spurs (if No. 8) or Dallas (if Lakers lose) or Lakers (if LA wins).
whats taking this MRI so long?? and why do they have to wait until the next day. These are million dollar players we are talking about. They should do the MRI right then and there haha
lol
I was just being stupid
As far as Bynum goes, not sure I’d think twice if they said they were gonna have to replace his knee with a piece of oak and some gum.
....why?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
ahhhhhh ok
duly noted
:P to you
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
well who do you like?? Dont tell me you are also a Clippers fan. I didnt even know they really had fans until I came here. I thought it was just people looking for a cheaper ticket. Man, being a Dodger fan is hard enough these days, but being a Clipper fan too?? I’m so so sorry
No one who is a Clipper fan is embarrassed about it. We don’t need your sympathy.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I was a huge Laker fan up thru 2001
Now, I really don’t care about pro basketball at all. It’s probably an age thing
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
Probably. My enthusiasm for the NBA and the NFL has waned over time as well.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
The time I have that I can devote to a hobby like following sports is pretty much taken up by baseball. The rest of time needs to be devoted to other things.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Understandable
But basketball was my first love.
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
oh, I use to have one of those. She couldnt handle how much sports I watch. Said all I care about is sports. She wasnt lying
He’s from Arkansas so I’m going to guess Memphis will work for him
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Yes. Mike sent me a Clippers shirt.
I wore it to plant my tree the other day.
That reminds me. I need to send Mike his shirt. I sent one to him around Christmas, he never got it, and is too fuckin polite to tell me it never arrived.
Bullshit, I saw his wife wearing it, He’s just trying to get another shirt.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
hand the lab tech a carton of smokes
“Did I say 6 weeks? I meant 6 seconds.”
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Yes!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Bynum is fine
Andrew Bynum’s MRI showed a bone bruise, the injury is not deemed serious. He is expected to play this weekend
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh thank god. I was starting to worry their wouldn’t be a riot this year.
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
much as i'd like to say something witty in response
i hate that shit too.
Seriously people, party down, but you ain’t gots to smash shit.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions
in your face Keith
just kidding
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Im going out on a limb and say that Jesus hasn’t come back to earth in the form of Andrew Bynum.
Russell Westbrook maybe, but no way he picked Bynum.
:)
you'd take Westbrook over Durant as your savior?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The only reason I can stomach the Thunder
is because of Westbrook. I get that Durant is great and all, but I don’t really like his game. I LOVE Westbrook’s game.
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Westbrook
is really really good. I was just joking that Durant gets more of the press on that team.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Not to make this about myself, but I think I’m gonna get to meet Russ after a game when they come back here. It might be next season, but I’m excited. If I only get a handshake, that’d be enough. I want to ask him what it was like playing with Kevin Love.
No Rafael Furcals were hurt in the making of this video.
In your world
If the Lakers and Dallas win, Oklahoma plays Denver and that winner would play San Antonio.
If the Lakers, Dallas and Oklahoma all end up tied (Lakers and Dallas lose, Oklahoma wins), Oklahoma plays Portland, LA plays Hornets and then LA and Oklahoma would be set for a second round match.
What happens to Memphis doesn’t affect your world.
oh you know, the usual way
scoring less points than the other team
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
They don't
if Dallas loses, the Lakers are the No. 2 seed no matter what. But that also opens up Oklahoma for moving up to the 3 spot.
The Lakers winning only guarantees the second seed and a first round opponent of either New Orleans or Memphis.
Memphis is tanking the shit out of the game tonight to avoid the Lakers
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
They did it last night, no point in going back on that plan now.
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Aren’t they resting ALL of their starters?
by Julio Nievas on Apr 13, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably. If necessary they will instruct players to intentionally miss shots. They are not winning that game tonight.
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey mods
can a girl get a new thread?
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
oh
here we go.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
careful, he’s already had two of those, he’ll be a wreck with three
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
No thread before it’s time
no matter how much Maddz may whine
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
awww
cos I whine for threads so often it’s like my thing
C'mon, let's rock tonight...we're goin' right out of our minds!
Good time for Mike to add up the fav five thread?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Ya, that would only take 5 or 10 minutes….
While we wait, why don’t you organize the LOTR voting?
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
All this mod on mod fighting.
Why won’t we listen to Jeremy Affeldt and Jamey Carroll?
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Think of the absurdity of that movie
Consider the thought of Dodger Stadium cheering for the Giants and chanting for Wilson or something
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
my favorite one
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I always say it’s not really a Rocky movie unless Tommy Gunn is in it.
OK, you’ve got me. I never say that.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
If I die
I die.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I was 9 or so, and among a full theater of cheering people at the end of Rocky IV.
Love everything about it.
by Eric Stephen on Apr 13, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Fav?
No way. I really enjoyed that movie, but 3 and 1 were better.
by Michael White on Apr 13, 2011 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Honestly
the quality of the film making went steadily downhill in every movie, but until the 5th one the awesome factor also went up steadily for every movie.
These hands will always be rough
3 was not better.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Arguing over this
is like arguing that plague is better than a nuclear disaster
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
no one
liked 6?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
it's not bad
at least IMO
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
What about Adrian’s Revenge?
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
she's not
in the 6th one
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Apr 13, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Just to get this out of the way
Andrew Bynum’s MRI showed a bone bruise, the injury is not deemed serious. He is expected to play this weekend. http://on.nba.com/fPirAF
Today’s limerick is in the fanposts
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
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There’s a juco big man named God’s GIft Achiuwa, and he’s undecided. If you are indeed God’s Gift, do you have to go to junior college?
If you’re God’s Gift to JuCos, sure.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Apr 13, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
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