Arizona Diamondback Preview: Gibby's Gamers Come To Town
by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 7:55 AM PDT
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PrintManager: Kirk Gibson (49- 69)
Current: (15 - 21) Scored 159, Given up 169
Outlook: Playing the veterans while waiting for the reinforcements in the way of Paul Goldschmidt and Jarrod Parker. Still waiting for Justin Upton to earn that number one overall pick in 2005 as players like Ryan Zimmerman(4), Ryan Braun(5) and Tulo(7) have all already made huge impacts on their respective franchises. They have two very good starting pitchers and not much else in the rotation. The bullpen finally has a closer.
Disabled List: Willie Bloomquist, Zach Duke, Geoff Blum
Old Friends: Not a one with Tony Abreu in AAA.
Positions:
1st Base: Three-headed monster of Juan Miranda, Russell Branyan, and Xavier Nady and none of them are hitting, but all of them are hitting better then Loney. Even Nady with his .611 OPS. Not a .400 slug% to be found among them. They have better players in the minors in Brandon Allen and the home run monster king Paul Goldschmidt who has hit 13 jacks to lead the Southern League.
2nd Base: Kelly Johnson was the belle of the ball last summer but things be a bit different this summer. Would you believe a .596 OPS? a 30% K rate?
Shortstop: Steven Drew is one of the vaunted kiddie crop who grew up into a productive Diamondback. Problem is, Drew is already 28 his .787 OPS is about it.
3rd Base: Power man Mark Reynolds was replaced with Melvin Mora............Luckily for them he got hurt and his replacement, utilityman Ryan Roberts, has been the best offensive 3rd baseman in the NL. HIs wOBA is .404, the only 3rd baseman better then that are on the DL. Ryan Roberts performance to date might be one of the biggest surprises in the NL.
Catcher: Miguel Montero is a solid catcher who boasts an .806 OPS. For 20 TBLA points which NL catcher has the highest wOBA and wRC while hitting below .250? Michael White may not play.
Right Fielder: Justin Upton is starting to follow his brother. Meaning the superstardom we predicted just ain't happening. His .822 OPS is nothing to sneeze at but it is about 100 points below what one would have expected of him by now. This performance is a far cry from the man I expected to follow in the foot steps of the Great Griffey. For another 20 TBLA points which right fielder has the highest WAR so far, helped by his plus fielding numbers?
Center Fielder: Chris Young is still hitting home runs but he's having a hell of a time getting on base. His .256 OBP is dead last in qualified NL center fielders.
Left Fielder: Gerardo Parra is holding his own in LF offensively, and defensively according to fangraphs, he's the best LF in the NL with a rating of 4.2. His OPS is only .746 but among the sad group of left fielders in the NL that is good for 7th best.
Bench: Super utility player Willie Bloomquist might come off the DL this weekend; he's been their Jamey Carroll so we might muffle the laughter. The rest of the bench are two of the three-headed first baseman not playing and a backup catcher.
Starting Pitching:
| Game# | Matchup | Fave | Win% | Total Runs |
| 1 | Saunders versus Clayton Kershaw | LA | 63.3 | 7.34 |
| 2 | Joshua Collmenter versus Chad Billingsley | LA | ||
| 3 | Ian Kennedy versus Ted Lilly | LA |
Joe Saunders is awful. If we can't win Friday Night's match up the season is lost. Jerry Sands better damn well get some hits.
Joshua Collmenter will be making his first major league start in game two which is too bad because the guys we could have been facing were Armando "one hit" Gallarraga or Barry Enright and they were just a tad better then Joe Saunders. However Collmenter can pitch and in a few months Jarrod Parker should be joining him. The scouting report on Collmenter from Bernie Pleskoff:
Has ice water in his veins and he has a full repertoire. He can pitch.
He's done great in the bullpen but coming into the season was not a highly ranked prospect.
Ian Kennedy will toe the mound on Sunday giving the Diamondback their best chance to win. You know who is 8th / 9th in the NL in WAR? It is not Kershaw / Billingsley, it is Daniel Hudson and Ian Kennedy. These boys are pitching well, and right now are the best one two punch in the NL West and nobody else is close.
Bullpen:
Setup: David Hernandez seems to get the most work, he's been wildly effective so far, Sam Dremel, Juan Gutierrez , and lefty Joe Patterson fill out the bullpen. Aaron Heilman, back off the DL, is also available for your consideration.
Closer: JJ Putz is doing something that the Diamondbacks have not had since they moved Valverde to Houston, a closer who actually collects saves and doesn't give them away.
Matchup Notes:
If things go according to plan, lots of runs get scored on Friday/Saturday followed by a pitching duel on Sunday. Clayton needs to lay down the law Friday night, while Kemp and company need to unload on Saunders. The kid on Saturday is not stretched out so he's not going long even if he's good, Chad should be able to hold up his end of the bargain.
Both Dodgers LHPs should make good starts this weekend. Clayton Kershaw has been dominant against ARI batters in his career, holding them to a collective .132 BA. Stephen Drew (1-for-11, .091 BA) and Chris Young (2-for-14, .143 BA) have particularly anemic numbers against Kershaw. Ted Lilly has also been very good against the current ARI roster, holding the ARI hitters to a .231 BA. Don't start Melvin Mora against Lilly, as Mora is a career three-for-31 (.097 BA) against the LA LHP ... For ARI, both Saunders and new rotation member Collmenter are iffy starts, but Ian Kennedy has been pitching extremely well with four PQS-DOM outings in his last five starts and looks to continue his run against an LA team that has struggled hitting at home (.633 OPS at home vs. .733 OPS on the road this year).
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awesoke caption
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 7:57 AM PDT reply actions
Makes me think of Larry Miller as a suicide negotiator in Best in Show. “I’ll gouge your right eye out with my thumb…”
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
LOL
yeah
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by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Nope
five innings, five hits, three earned runs
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I saw Collmenter’s debut in Phoenix against the gints. He appears fearless and goes right after hitters. Against the Dodger lineup? – 6 IP 2 earned.
I got LAT'd!
This just in:
Ted Williams’ head defrosts during power outage; recovery uncertain.
Albert Einstein , queried as to why he often wore mismatched sock, responded `why does it matter?'
by jim hitchcock (railway) on May 13, 2011 7:59 AM PDT reply actions
Yesterday’s rain out might be the best scenario for Clint Hurdle. He got to make his point by benching McCutchen without it affecting a game at all.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
since the game technically never happened
they can go with different lineups at the makeup right?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Heh. Good call
BTW, I’m sure this was discussed a ton yesterday, but why wasn’t that game scheduled for1:00 local time?
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions
because the Pirates are dumb
and put on dumb-pants, which make them dumb
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by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Presumably so the Pirates could make more money with a night game.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Regarding the comments about Hosmer and a future contract. While it may seem silly on the surface since he was just called up, ever since Longoria signed his deal, there is precedent for such a thing. That said, since Hosmer has Boras as his agent the Royals should just enjoy the next six years because that is all they are going to get.
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Hosmer rules
He has such vicious bat speed that he probably won’t strikeout like a normal rookie. Great to watch so far.
my guess
is Barajas, but I’m sure I’m wrong
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by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
No
And you would have been closer with Navarro
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions
that was my next guess
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, since Navarro is hitting exactly .250, he wouldn’t have counted either. He’s at an AVG of .250 and a wOBA of .381
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions
missed it
by that much
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Buster Posey?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Nope. He definitely falls into the low batting average category, but his wOBA is shit too (.319)
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s pretty surprising. He’s quite good.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Maybe his career will start off with 400 incredible Loney at bats and then become the scorn of MCC for years to come.
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Hopefully he has another huge year or two so the Giants can ink him to some huge Tulo-like contract… then he goes in the tank.
by EMDarrow on May 13, 2011 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Chris Iannetta?
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by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions
BA of .235. wOBA of .399 (best in NL of catchers having more than 50 PAs)
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions
ha
i was just thinking about the NL west catchers. I know the division wasn’t a qualifier, but I was starting there.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Or you could have done no analysis and simply picked Michael White’s pick to click for the last three years.
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well I’ve only been here a year :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions
No guesses on the Right Fielder?
Right Fielder: Justin Upton is starting to follow his brother. Meaning the superstardom we predicted just ain’t happening. His .822 OPS is nothing to sneeze at but it is about 100 points below what one would have expected of him by now. This performance is a far cry from the man I expected to follow in the foot steps of the Great Griffy. For another 20 TBLA points which right fielder has the highest WAR so far, helped by his plus fielding numbers?
FYI – these TBLA points will actually mean something by the end off the year so play the game. So far Tommy Blackjack with 20 points
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Bingo
Andre has a plus 1.9 right now putting him 4th in fielding. SSS but since WAR uses it, we gots to use what they give us.
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Ichiro?
"Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors." -- Dr. Sheldon Cooper
Nah, should have said NL.
All my contests will only include NL
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because the NL
plays real baseball :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
He’s on the opposite end of the SSS equation. Large negative fielding numbers make him exactly 0 WAR at this point.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Including the AL
Jose Bautista is the WAR champ at RF so far
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Sad news
This is a statement from Harmon Killebrew:
“It is with profound sadness that I share with you that my continued battle with esophageal cancer is coming to an end. With the continued love and support of my wife, Nita, I have exhausted all options with respect to controlling this awful disease. My illness has progressed beyond my doctors’ expectation of cure.
I have spent the past decade of my life promoting hospice care and educating people on its benefits. I am very comfortable taking this next step and experiencing the compassionate care that hospice provides.
I am comforted by the fact that I am surrounded by my family and friends. I thank you for the outpouring of concern, prayers and encouragement that you have shown me. I look forward to spending my final days in comfort and peace with Nita by my side."
:'(
that’s sad
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Hospice care has allowed many terminally ill people to die with dignity.
Good man this Harmon. One of the greatest sluggers in history, with a name to match.
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his name is awesoke
my uncle was in hospice care a few years ago before he died. He was with his family, he lived long enough to see his first grandchild, not much more you can ask.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Hospice workers are saints, in my experience.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Such a dignified statement and a great way to put a positive spin on his dark road ahead, trying to motivate others. A great ballplayer and a great man.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
The Killer
has always had a great reputation for being a fine man and gentleman from what I’ve read and heard.
I have had only one experience with hospice care, when my mother-in-law passed many years ago. Intellectually, I thought the idea made sense, in reality, it made complete and total sense. I’m glad Killebrew has the opportunity to choose this path for himself.
I saw a hospice truck in my neighborhood twice in recent days at a nearby house. I don’t know who lives there, but may they also live their remaining days with grace and dignity.
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The hospice trucks are like lightning quick. When my mom first signed up for in-home hospice care, it was from the hospital itself. By the time we had arrived home from the hospital (like 20 minutes later), the hospice truck was there waiting with all the supplies and equipment. Amazing.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Humma can start exercising his "fuck you" muscle again
The Phillies have activated Chooch from the 15-day DL
{cue Cee-Lo video}
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Offense must be really down this year.
Boom Boom in 2010
.297/.378/.511/.889 OPS+ = 141
in 2011
.317/.385/.465/.850 OPS+ = 139
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Your series preview has forced me to take a look at my fantasy team and get rid of Kelly Johnson.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Not unless you have a 2nd baseman on the waiver wire who is going to OPS over .750 for the rest of the year. He’s also stolen six bases this year.
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Ryan Raburn? He’s also “buy low” so I’m not sure why I’d be more comfortable with him than Johnson. At least I know Johnson will keep getting all the PT.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought Raburn
was an OF?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
18 games (15 starts) at 2B in 2010, 5 games/starts this year. I guess it would depend on the league whether or not he qualifies.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions
He now qualifies at 2nd in some leagues.
Rayburn has playing time issues, and while he may bring the power, I’d stick with the guy who is going to play everyday in one of the best offensive parks in baseball.
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Okay, that logic makes sense for me. I’ll rid it out with Johnson.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
he's kinda lost playing time
to Brennan Boesch right?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions
But 2B is still in the mix for him since they busted Rhymes.
I’d keep Girl’s Name Boy’s Part instead though.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
My favorite 2011 example
Rod Barajas: .239/.286/.431, 100 OPS+
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions
well
that says it all don’t it?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Baseball-Reference has Barajas’ 2011 line neutralized* to .259/.309/.473
*"All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons & average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)"
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Rod really is doing about as well as could be expected of him
I’d love to see him tack on a few more points to his OBP (or, well, forty), but given all that could be expected from him is HR totals, and he’s on pace for like 25…
so which team
is the current leader in AVG?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Hint
Best fans in baseball, best average in baseball
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
right
fuck those guys :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions
They be dominating all sorts of offensive categories
all without Albert being superman
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I wanted Berkman for our LF
why can’t I be happy about being right?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Think about the offense Houston lost and Cardinals gained in the same division. That sucking sound hasn’t been heard since Arod went from Seattle to Texas division wise.
I do not know this to be true, I just pulled that out of my ass.
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still funny
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
…since Juan Uribe went from the Giants to the Dodgers :)
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 8:55 AM PDT up reply actions
We got Gould, E. Martin, and Withrow all throwing today
that’s our 2009 2nd rounder and 2008 and 2007 1st round picks all throwing on the same day.
I hate that the guy I’m most excited about is Gould. That just means he hasn’t been around or advanced enough to disappoint me yet.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Go Team!
Go Banana (for underdog)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Rec'd! ;-)
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 was wondering why I kept seeing tweets about the Giants’ lineup this morning. It turns out they are in Wrigley this weekend. Let’s hope that the Cubs, at 16-20, are guided by their internal compass back to their destiny of .500 as soon as humanly possible.
Their rotation is a shambles. Can’t believe they simply don’t stick Marshall in it.
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Maybe the Cubs’ brass are WWII history buffs, and were not fans of The Marshall Plan
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I didn’t realize Doug Davis was now a Cub
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions
i remembered he signed a minor league deal with them
i didn’t know they called up him.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Used to be good, now terrible
sounds like the Cubs are exactly where he should’ve been expected to be.
After having the earliest scheduled game most of the week, it’s going to be weird having the latest game tonight.
just happy we're back home
and Vin will be calling the game :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Just went through the comments from last night and missed the lawn dart comments
This was my screen saver for the longest time and is still saved for my view pleasures
I’m sure it is funny but the photo is to dark for me to see anything.
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took me a minute
to realize that wasn’t an arm holding it……..ouch
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions
so how does that game work anyway?
does the guy with the new hole in his body have to drink? or is it the guy who threw it?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I think the guy that threw it has to buy drinks for everyone.
Kinda like a hole in one.
Might be wrong.
by keithc13 on May 13, 2011 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Unless Randy Johnson (or Rubby De La Rosa) threw it
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions
YES!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Pirates make-up game
I guess the alternative to a July 14 game, mad-dash across the country for one game, would be September 29 “if necessary”. Which do you think it will be?
It will probably be July 14, but the other possibility would be September 1, although September 1 would require approval from the players because it would mean 24 days in a row with a game (max allowed in CBA is 20 straight days)
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I saw Thor last weekend and it was weird seeing the guy who played Heimdall, the gatekeeper was the same guy who played Charles from The Office from a few seasons back, the boss when Michael Scott had his own paper company for a while.
I heard he out bad assed everyone else in that movie
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
I was pleasantly surprised by the movie. I had next to zero expectations going in.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Was a good movie
I felt mostly the same way I do about all comic movies: should be great, which means it’ll be disappointing, or downright terrible, so I was pleasantly surprised it was very good.
And having Kat Dennings in it didn’t hurt at all:
that picture is huge
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
i was scrolled down a bit
and all of a sudden half of my screen is just giant mammories
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
{Bob Hope:} Thanks... for the mammaries...
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by underdog on May 13, 2011 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was thinking of that song too. Rec’d
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
There is something in that picture thats huge
Or well, two somethings, in fact. Maybe not Christina Hendricks huge, but shes on another plane of huge, in fairness.
Whoa, those are some infinite playlists she has there.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thought Tom Hiddleston’s performance as Loki was outstanding. Just a solid performance all the way around from everyone.
Really?
Loki should be a great villain, but I thought he was rather underplayed and wasn’t as memorable as he could have been.
Plus the name “Tom Hiddleston” sounds like a character from Harry Potter.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I wasn't a fan
My cousin said Loki reminded him of the King’s son in Braveheart. Ha!
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
They also didn’t write a signature line for him. Great movie villains have something quotable to say.
“I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti”
“You ask for miracles; I give you the Eff…Bee…Eye”
“Fuck you, asshole” “I’ll be back”
“I find your lack of faith disturbing”
etc.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I saw that
but don’t remember the line.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha
Same here, at least not verbatim.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
“KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!!!”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Let's kick it out
Obi Won never told you what happened to your father… i AM your father."
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Why so serious?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Oompa loompa doopity doo
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
“How sexy am I now, flirty boy?”
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
“You tell him the law is coming…you tell him I’m coming…and hell’s coming with me, you hear!? HELLS COMING WITH ME!”
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
“I hope you know something about botany sucka, because I’m going to plant my foot in your ass!”
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
“Dyin’ ain’t much of a livin’, boy.”
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
“get off my lawn”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
See, but in some Eastwood movies hard to tell hence the Outlaw Josie Wales
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
ha ha, just a little editorial modification
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
we kinda got away from that already
but I’ll bring it back
“you know what I’m gonna do? I’m gonna kill a little old lady, just for you.”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
“The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know My name is the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon thee. "
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
“Where does he get those wonderful toys?”
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Nobody is closer to power then the press secretary for the president. But it is never fully yours, it’s dangling in front of you. Mocking your very existence. I WILL NOT BE MOCKED ANY LONGER!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
For Marty
“What if I told you insane was working fifty hours a week in some office for fifty years at the end of which they tell you to piss off; ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time? Wouldn’t you consider that to be insane?”
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
""This is a situation that needs to get un-fucked, right now!""
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Tombstone
Rules
“I’m your huckleberry”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
what's this one from?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Natural Born Killers
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
ah
only seen that once
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Oompa Loompa's are the villians?
it all makes sense….
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
“Stay away from her”
(“Suck my dick.”)
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
He played Loki exactly how he should. Loki is a manipulater, a liar. He gets others to carry out his schemes. Even though I know Loki was the antagonist, I felt that he was genuinely trying to help Thor. Loki is sly and cunning and Hiddleston nailed it in my opinion.
TH had the right look, but just think how, say, a young James Woods might have played that part.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Haven’t seen it yet, but always thought Loki could be a great movie villain.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Um...
I assume you’re joking when that is what you first think of when you think of Idris Elba. :-P
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I had to look it up, but I have never seen one second of The Wire
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions
You really need to rectify this.
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
Oh...
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I remember being stunned when I found out he was British
though same for Dominic West, too.
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Heh
I was shocked… I mean SHOCKED when I saw West do an interview.
by Julio Nievas on May 13, 2011 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I always thought his accent was a bit easier to pick up.
I guess Carcetti is British too, watching him in Game of Thrones.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Carcetti was British too??
My life means nothing.
by Julio Nievas on May 13, 2011 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions
If he’s from Northern Ireland, then he is British. The Republic of Ireland, not British.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
1) He’s from Dublin.
2) That’s not right. British refers to the Island of Great Britain which Northern Ireland is not on. He would be a citizen of the UK, but he would not be British.
/Josie’d
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Hence, the official name of the sovereign state is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions
I may stand corrected
Are citizens of the UK not still called “British subjects”?
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Wikipedia has
this Venn Diagram, which I found interesting.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
So perhaps British, while not Great British. The Irish, though, at least citizens of the Republic of Ireland, may not be too happy in that nomenclature, and that their island is still included as one of the British Isles, but it appears to be correct. Nevertheless, although the island of Ireland may be British, the people of the Republic of Ireland choose not to be.
how did I miss this conversation? The British Isles are a place the same way North America is a place. But you wouldn’t call a Canadian an American. Those in England, Wales, Scottland, and Northern Ireland are British Citizens, and can be called British though they usually go by their country name, much like a Texan or a New Yorker in America. People from the Republic of Ireland should never be called British, no more than you should call someone from India British.
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I call all my Canadian friends North Americans.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
for some reason
i want to tie this into the Angels not being LA :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
South Americans call themselves Americans
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
oh boy
I have doubts that someone in Brazil would self identify as an American
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
I even sent up the Josie bat signal assuming you would weigh in on this.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
the Josiemobile
must have got a flat
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by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t control+f for my name this morning, I must be getting less narcissistic. Anyhow, you’re right, a N. Irish person is Irish, but they may self-identify as British for political reasons.
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
The British (also known as Britons, informally Brits, or archaically Britishers) are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants.[
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm probably the only one still on about this
The Good Friday Agreement guarantees the “recognition of the birthright of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both, as they may so choose”
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yep, he's Irish, from Dublin.
And he had me fooled too, though not for as long as Elba did, because I saw him in something from Ireland not long after.
Yeah with West I was listening to the Wire audio commentary with some of the cast and makers and at first I was like, who’s this guy doing an impression of a Brit? Wait, whaaaat?
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Also saw it last weekend
Did not know that it was directed by Kenneth Branagh. Makes some sense since the familial interplay does seems a bit Shakespearean. The movie was entertaining enough to make the movie good, not great. Natalie Portman doesn’t really have much to do though.
Saw it with the wife and daughter. My first comment to them was “the major weakness in the film is that Thor really needs to be good-looking”. They scoffed at my obvious sarcasm. Thor got a thumbs up in the looks department.
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Dude is absolutely jacked for that movie
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
LOL
that’s great
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions
He was lobbying for Sunday last night. Actually, it wouldn’t be a bad idea. It gives everyone an extra day of rest during their 20 games / 20 days stretch.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Any day before Wednesday does the same.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
one-two punch
“These boys are pitching well, and right now are the best one two punch in the NL West and nobody else is close.”
Lincecum/Cain have the same combined WAR, albeit heavily weighted to Lincecum’s side.
by CarolinaDodger on May 13, 2011 10:10 AM PDT reply actions
Article on Russell Martin by Amy K. Nelson on ESPN:
He came to New York as a former two-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner for the Los Angeles Dodgers, once ticketed for stardom, but who ended his career on the bench, with a broken hip, and a stat sheet full of declining numbers. He was a slumping player whose battle with off-the-field distractions and injuries affected his desire to play the game.
“It just kind of wore me down mentally,” he says.
“As a catcher you’ve got to take days off, but he never wanted to do that,” former teammate Clayton Kershaw says. “It’s just his personality; everything he does is to the extreme.”
After hitting 19 homers in 2007, Martin’s production and power declined each season. In 2009 he openly talked about partying too much, learning how to navigate the lifestyle. Last year, the hip injury forced him to the bench.
Are we really buying any of the “lifestyle” stuff? I’m much more inclined to believe he broke down physically from being overworked.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Well Martin doesn’t really deny any of it, though I’m sure the physical problems were a huge part of it.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
might be true
his numbers are already slipping a bit since his super hot start.. then again could just be sss.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 13, 2011 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
it could be both
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
My biggest gripe is that we all knew Martin refused to take a game off, what should irk all of us is that Joe Torre is the manager not Russell Martin, and as an ex – catcher if he can’t tell his everyday catcher to sit the fuck down then what the fuck is the point of having him as a manager.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
and this is not hindsite, long before TBLA was TBLA, many many members of DT (not Jon) said he was being run into the ground.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
wasn't just Torre then right?
should Grady Little have also told him “you’re taking a breather today kid.”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Right
One of the things I saw said more than once on the blogs/comments was that Torre should easily be able to tell Martin to take a day off because he could play the “I’m Joe Fucking Torre card”.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
who should also know just how hard it is on the legs.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly, esp given that he moved off the position at age 30 (to 3B) and immediately won an MVP with this line: .363 / .421 / .555 / .976 , 171 OPS+. (as Phil well knows)
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Ugh...
Last year I ran into Martin at Sangria in Hermosa Beach on a weeknight. Granted, it was after he was shelved for the season, it was a bit jarring to see him chain smoking and throwing back cocktails. He’s also a lot shorter than I expected.
Ha ha
Tampa Bay Rays are in 1st place with a 9 – 10 home record but an overall record of 22 – 15. Wonder if any team ever has won a pennant with .500 record at home?
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man
they sure turned it the hell around didn’t they. Good for them.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
No more daily updates from BH about how bad they were doing.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
hey all of the national media turned of them too, you weren’t alone : )
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Angels have a rookie as the fifth starter, closer, 1st baseman, and basically a rookie in CF.
First place
21 – 17
While missing their best power hitter for the year.
Applause
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Also Conger
that system finally paid out some hitters for once
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
I’m embarrased by how little I know about the Angels specifically and the AL in general. You’d think I’d just pick some of it up just by living in Southern California, but with the 24 hrs a day where I can talk about or read about the Dodgers, there’s no real thirst to read about the AL.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Well let's give credit
to Jered Weaver and Dan Haren, without a doubt the best one two in baseball.
by bhsportsguy on May 13, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Nothing to be embarrased about
Fuck ’em
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yikes
Phillies best record in baseball without their best player all year.
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Giants have won six in a row
only the Mets and Dodgers have won two in a row. No one else has won more then one game in a row.
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Sweet
so by the time their game starts tonight the Dodgers will have the longest active winning streak in the NL
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
3 of the last 4!
4 of the last 5 if they win tonight! hooray!
I just hope Dodgers do what the Giants did, continue their wimpy little winning streak on the backs of the DBacks.
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Carlos Beltran
1.371 OPS in May
has played in every game but one this year.
Not bad for a guy who had just about zero spring training.
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knee's feeling
pretty good
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
I think more
Kirk old bean is trying to demonstrate what snakes look like as they stick up in the grass.
Nice
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
According to Kitchen Nightmares
the secret to running a good restaurant is:
warm colors
natural light
fresh food
simple menu
so why is it so easy to cock it up?
cockroachs in the kitchen=bad
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
seems like a preventable thing the roaches
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Apparently is tougher in Anaheim Stadium.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes
simple menu is good, I would add to be successful in the long run, do not become hooked into a new food product or theme.
by bhsportsguy on May 13, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
gotta stay on theme. To many restaurants have no idea what they are
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Perfect example is Barney’s Beanery. Awful food, tons of choices.
by silverwidow on May 13, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Lots of good Chinese and other Asian food choices
Plus you have a branch of the Hat on Valley.
Main Street has some interesting places, used to go to a sports bar near the parking structure there.
by bhsportsguy on May 13, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
38 Degrees
is good. It used to be called California Brewing Co.
by silverwidow on May 13, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Yet they have survived longer then most of you have lived. How is that not successful?
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Lots of good beer on tap.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
every positive review on yelp mentions the beer. Coincidence?
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Always going to be one of my favorite spots. They have a huge draft selection and an extensive menu. Not that the food is any good, but when you’re drunk what’s the difference.
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Right. I was at the one in Burbank right after seeing Thor on Sunday (and got to see the tail end of the shitfest in Dallas there). Had a refreshing Alaska Summer Ale and “Philly” style potato skins. This is the sort of food one should stick to there.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Okay
I read these comments from home cooks who have never dabbled in the actual business about what makes a successful restaurant then I think of one of the most successful chains around and they all have huge menus. Some may mock the Cheesecake Factory and the book of a menu but the place rakes in money hand over fist.
It may not be where you all would eat but it is where a majority of the people who eat out eat at.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Obvs. chains play by different rules. We’re talking about one owner, one restaurant type places
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
They all started out just like that. Not like someone sprang up 50 Maggiano’s one day.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
: LEYE continued to expand its Italian Division in the 1990s with the opening of Maggiano’s Little Italy in Chicago (1991) and Oak Brook (1992), re-creating the classic pre-World War II dinner house featuring family size portions; Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc.‘s Richard Melman founded Maggiano’s Little Italy and its sister franchise, Corner Bakery, in Chicago in 1991.2 Both concepts were sold to Brinker International Inc. in the mid 1990s.3
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
ha ha
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Easy
Cool colors
Unnatural light
old/spolied food
complex menu
by Greg Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I just don’t get it. I mean you’re sitting down to create a menu, do you just go: well let’s try and be like Denny’s? I’ve made a personal decision, just now, that if a menu has a page 3, I’m not eating at your restaurant
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
But then you would never set foot in a deli again.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Those don't count
their menu’s are usually up on the board behind the counter. That only counts as 1 page.
by Greg Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
well I hold deli’s to different standards, obvs. But really a deli should have chalkboards not a paper menu : p
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Exactly,
3+ page beer menu = good
3+ page food menu = bad
Keep It Simple Stupid
by Greg Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
They have to actually take that fresh food and make something good out of it
and do it well enough that people keep coming back instead of just going back to their old place.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
also
people have microwaves at home to cook food, they come to your restaurant specifically to avoid that option.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
seriously! If you’re charging me to eat reheated or frozen food, we have a problem
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I also don’t like how he pronounces “passed-a”
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
true story, according to the OED, the first vowel in pasta is the same as the first vowel in lobster
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I am so over Gordon
but i love him. I skipped kitchen nightmares, but ready for master chef
Still on Frank's team!
but five page, breakfast all day menus, just slow down the kitchen and result in mediocre food
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions
sure but it doesn't have to be 5 items
theres almost no choice there.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
my family would never agree on a place like that. not everybody could find something they want to eat.
Still on Frank's team!
I gotta find someplace that has either plain pasta or pizza
or else my vegetarian son won’t eat anything at a restaurant
by Greg Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Whatever
It’s not like we haven’t offered the boy “Straight cash, homey” to eat meat
by Greg Stephen on May 13, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I know you are out in Maryland, but surely there a plenty of places that will push a plate of plants at him.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm not saying it's hard
we just have to check the menu before hand. Lots of seafood places (local, not chain) that don’t serve pasta.
by Greg Stephen on May 13, 2011 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Vegetarian doesn't necessarily mean pasta
Here is a reference for you Mr. Stephen
by bhsportsguy on May 13, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
It might to his son
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
so your vegetarian son hasn’t learned to enjoy vegetables, he’s just eating his normal diet w/o meat? won’t last more than a couple years, specially when his doctor tells him he has to eat meat again
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t claim to know your boy, and I shouldn’t have written something so smug. I’ve just had friends who decided to be veg., ate nothing but cereal and quesadillas, and then had doctors force them back on an omnivore diet
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
We’d call that a SSS, given that how many people’s normal diet is cereal and quesadillas?
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
someone
who doesn’t know how to be a vegetarian
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
right? that was an extreme example, but I feel like a good amount of folk decide "I"m vegetarian" and don’t then go “where am I gonna get my protein and iron from?” which isn’t hard as a vegetarian, just important to consider
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably only the ones who went to Cal, the rest of vegetarian world is not so obsessed with being brilliant but with common sense.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't read it like that at all
He just has never eaten meat. We gave him spaghetti w/meat in the sauce when he was less than 2 years old and he spit out the meat. I’m used to it by now, but it drives my mother-in-law absolutely nuts. So it does have its merits.
by Greg Stephen on May 13, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
but it drives my mother-in-law absolutely nuts. So it does have its merits.
these little victories are all that most of us can hope for
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I actually liked my mother-in-law
and she liked me. My wife always found it annoyingly humorous that her mom seemed to always take my side on things.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
my younger bro is a vegetarian
i know what you mean
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Once we went to Maggianos (a slightly more upscale version of Bucca Di Peppo)
and we ordered a a family style meal, I ordered some plain spaghetti for my niece who just ate it with cheese. It looked pretty good so a few of use joined in.
by bhsportsguy on May 13, 2011 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions
They have good spaghetti
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
I’ve never eaten Spaghetti outside of my house, it is just to simple to make at home to spend good money at a food establishment. I always try to order something I cannot replicate which is most anything not named Spaghetti.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure
but not everyone has that compunction, and when eating out with the family or the wife I am not to proud to eat food they ordered.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
and when eating out with the family or the wife
Obviously I meant my parents/siblings or my wife, but, oops
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
They order food for you? You mean when you were a tyke?
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
Family style
means that you order a shit ton of large plates and share
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Then Spaghetti would rule
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
i hardly eat it outside mine either
I’ve yet to find any restaurant to make it as good as my mom does.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I have had it
when it comes on the side of something else, or occasionally (very occasionally with Meat balls).
I certainly understand that reasoning.
by bhsportsguy on May 13, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
If I'm going to have noodles
It’s going to be Chinese most likely
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
I always try to order something I cannot replicate
That is my general philosophy as well.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Fortunately there are many, many things I cannot cook. (I am no H. Joe, bhsportsguy or Marty.)
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
That is what I hear.
We have a family of one of my wife’s students who just opened a tiny Mexican place on Ventura. Five tables, you sit right next to the kitchen, fabulous food, called Pancho’s, some balls to open a place in this environment, small menu but you can ask the cook/owner who is ten feet away to cook anything. I hope they make it but the odds have to be long.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
In Woodland Hills? I’ll look for it when I’m out that way.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Bumgarner, Vogelsong & Lincecum
Sounds like a law firm, don’t ya think?
by SaMo Dodgerfan on May 13, 2011 10:56 AM PDT reply actions
A folk trio.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I've had an odd craving for Chili's for a few months
no idea why.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
those are tasty
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
In an Out?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I was thinking of Buffalo Wild Wings. I have a gift card
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Buffalo Wild Wings is a fine, simple, clean establishment : )
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I like Buffalo Wild Wings
and it has little to do with the actual food. Yay sports!
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
great place to watch a game if your team is in the featured game, that’s for truth.
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Chains or restaurants with one or more locations that I have eaten at with Eric
1. Denny’s
2. Jerry’s Deli
3. Green Burrito (fast food stop on the way back from Arizona)
4. McDonalds (fast food stop on the way to Arizona)
5. Waffle House
6. The Kettle (which is part of the Mimi’s family)
by bhsportsguy on May 13, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Where was The Kettle? I don’t remember that one.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
In the Manhattan or Hermosa Beach
we went after a late game once.
by bhsportsguy on May 13, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Waffle House? You guys met up in Florida?
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I had no idea they had emigrated this far West.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Cracker Barrel has also.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t realize that until we were headed out of town. I might have made us stop in there for breakfast one day for biscuits and gravy.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Dylan H and TJ Simers headed out to the Cracker Barrel mid-morning on TJ’s “Marcus Thames” day.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
For the most part an unimpressive list compared to the Mario’s Sandwich we shared:)
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
That is true
Eric has also not shared in a sandwich from Beach Cities Deli.
But he has had pho in Chinatown.
by bhsportsguy on May 13, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
6. The Kettle (which is part of the Mimi’s family)
I did not know that!
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Me 'n E
1. Kabuki (in AZ)
2. Red Robin (on the way back from AZ)
3. The Habit (w/ Mike White)
Technically Four Peaks qualifies because they have two locations in the Phoenix area, but that hardly counts like the others.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
1981 World Series game 3 on ESPN classic right now
announce crew got to talking about DS, saying it’s so clean you could eat off the hallways. Made me smile
OK, I don’t want this to turn into a political discussion, but I have to present this link to a story about boys soccer, with the greatest/worst opening line in history.
wow
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
Tood good not to show it
Perhaps Osama bin Laden should have tried hiding in the Myrtle Beach High’s soccer goal, because no one has been able to find the back of the Seahawks’ net in weeks.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Stolen from a 2000 article on Girls Water Polo.
Maybe Elian Gonzalez could try hidin in
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 13, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Ah
who remembers him
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
i had the pic of the kid getting hauled out of the house on the wall in my room for years.
Still on Frank's team!
whatever happened to that kid? you hear so much about child stars going bad
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
Judging By The Shirt
He’s one of those guys that stands behind Castro.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 13, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Nolander
can you send me your contact info to bhsportsguy at aol, need to ask you something re tomorrow thanks.
done and done
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
need a ruling
just saw someone come out of the ladies bathroom with the coffee pot like they washed it. fair or foul?
Still on Frank's team!
Depends if they used urine to clean it out with
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
My boss does that
We have no sink in our office.
In a related story, I don’t drink coffee at work. (I also don’t really drink it much outside of work either)
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
interesting
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I need a new work monitor. I may have to stop giving all the users the good stuff.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
instinct say foul, but allow me to retort with: at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, there’s a toilet which has never been used as a toilet and is perfectly clean, which they converted into a drinking fountain. Would you drink out of it?
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
I would never go to the Exploratorium, unless a skirt made me.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I forget who I owe $ to for “skirt.”
Phil?
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
You owe me an extra $ for forgetting you owe me a $.
and I’m now going to pimp where that came from.
http://www.truebluela.com/2007/8/30/185432/847
just because I peaked with that.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Still so great.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
oh c’mon it’s….oh this would be an example of a skirt making you, wouldn’t it?
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s a great place when you are young, or to take your young’ns.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
well then the coffee pot shouldn’t be a big deal.
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I believe I may have done so.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Webster in this week's BA Hot sheet
Webster’s introduction to the California League didn’t go well, as he was touched up for nine runs on 13 hits over his first two starts, losing both. The way things are going now, it could be awhile before Webster gives up another nine runs. Making his second straight Hot Sheet appearance, Webster has allowed just four runs (two earned) over his last five starts combined, winning all of them. Webster’s held lefthanded hitters to a .159 average in 63 at-bats thanks to his above-average changeup, and he’s gone 19 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run.
Dude who was at his last game said he was sitting at 92-95, topping at 96.
by Julio Nievas on May 13, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
At this point last year, Dodgers RHP Rubby de la Rosa was just starting to get noticed. Everyone notices now. On days when de la Rosa has his secondary stuff working he’s hard to handle, as was the case this week when he matched Rays prospect Matt Moore zero for zero in the best pitching matchup of the week. De la Rosa allowed one unearned run and two hits while striking out eight and allowing three walks in seven innings
by Julio Nievas on May 13, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
We said the prospect sites/mag’s didn’t know jack about how good Rubby and Webster were.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
About Upton
We’re what? 33 games into his age 23 season? Hold your horses on predicting anything less than stardom for the kid. It’s not as if everyone’s path is the same.
Sure but when you debut at 19, you expect a bit more by age 23. The fact is that right now he’s a good right fielder but nothing more. He’s now 1885 plate appearances into his career. The normal HOF had a bit more then a 112 OPS+ by that point.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Wake me up when he starts hitting like him
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Sheffield didn’t have a good season until 23. Didn’t do it consistently until 25.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on May 13, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Seems valid
went from SS, to CF, to RF, just skipped being a 3rd baseman and making errors on purpose. Could be an excellent comp.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
If he finishes the season with that OPS+
His comps are good if not great players – Andruw Jones, Rusty Staub, Ruben Sierra.
If he can have a really big year and kick his OPS+ above 130, then you are talking some greats.
by bhsportsguy on May 13, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Its Amobi Akoye all over again
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Kevin Towers sent a man to Reno just to watch his career die.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
HITNG?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
all the talk about italian food
makes me happy i have zietti for lunch :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 11:47 AM PDT reply actions
I have home made spaghetti
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
bastard
however we are doing a lunch bike ride with the company feeding us Chinese Food at a park. so we push
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
you and me nolander
#winning
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by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I now want Deep Dish for dinner
I wonder if there are any good ones around me other then BJs
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
I ate the second half of the kahlua pork that I bought for lunch yesterday. Plus a couple clementines and a blueberry yogurt.
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by David Young on May 13, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Xeifrank gives us a 63.3% chance to dance in the streets tonight
Will he chastise me again if I bet 500 to win 100?
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Watching Cheers
the episode where they get Kevin McHale obsessed with the number of bolts in the Garden. Realizing how many of our conversations are exactly like those.
Our conversations are quite different when skirts aren’t in the room
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Like we don't talk
about tits, ass, sex when the skirts are in the room
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
I’m a gentleman
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I wonder how many bolts are in the floor at Staples Center
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
that's great
good for him
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Tolleson
just got called up to hiA
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't they already move him to high A this week?
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Tonight is his first game with Rancho. No uniform number just yet.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
didn't Brandon
see him pitch in person already?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
i didn't get to see Ames in person unfortuneately
but i’m glad there was the chain reaction of him going up to AA
by Brandon Lennox on May 13, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
also I haven't seen tolleson pitch in person
just on milb.tv
hopefully i’ll see him in person now that he’s in rancho
by Brandon Lennox on May 13, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Tolleson was promoted from Low A to High A.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Eric
you forgot to mention that John Housey has been transferred to the Rancho Cucamonga roster from Ogden of the Pioneer League!
by Brandon Lennox on May 13, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
who is dis?
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by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
When Aaron Miller comes back, will that necessitate a call up from the rotation to make room?
De La Rosa, Withrow, Eovaldi, Antonini, Newby would be the current rotation.
maybe one of them
goes to the bullpen
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeff Suppan?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Will Savage
simply the greatest name in our system.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I once had a co-worker with that last name
pronounced it suh-VAHJ (where the last syllable rhymes with the first syllable of “rajah”.
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An aside
Miguel Cabrera will be an interesting HOF call if he continues his career pace. Right now, he and Albert Pujols are the best hitters of their generation. Both were on World Series winning teams, Pujols of course has all those MVPs plus an icon for a baseball loving town. Miguel has his off-the-field issues but no PEDs.
I think if Cabrera
keeps himself out of trouble, the “overcoming adversity” angle would probably help his candidacy, provided he keeps his numbers at their usual high production.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought "ESPN" and "trolling"
were synonyms.
"Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors." -- Dr. Sheldon Cooper
why ya gotta be hating keith?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
well Knicks are stuck with him anyway
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m praying the Lakers get Isaiah Rider (again).
"Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and as it always has, rock crushes scissors." -- Dr. Sheldon Cooper
Kobe would be posting up all day
And the offense would run through Gasol.
Wait a minute, that would work.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Belated congratulations
to robotmadeofnails and nolij on their respective impending Follies.
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Saw an incredibly cute chick in spandex on the way back from Starbucks. I’m not smooth enough to say anything, of course, but I had to get a second look. :)
thanks for sharing. You should have informed her that she wasn’t wearing pants
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
She was wearing whatever they call those hip huggers that some girls wear during workouts.
Don’t know what to make of the super short hair, though. It’s an interesting look.
It means she was looking past you toward Josie:)
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Only smooth enough to talk to Cory Wade.
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Ha
That was something else. The guy at the counter goes “Order for Cory please.” I think to myself, “there’s not a lot people named Cory.” I look up and HOLY SHIT. :)
If I'm around later tonight do I have permission to post this IF Dodgers win? (click this header if animated gifs annoy you)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Ron Swanson FTW!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Here's a couple minutes of fun
search for namesake here. Here’s just one of many interesting guys that shares my name:
Hat tip to Jimmy Bramlett for tweeting the entry on his namesake.
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Man, Murray Hewitt had a baaad day
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Greg was fed up.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Alright, I haven't got time for your time-wasting.
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’d really like to know the following:
1. DId he win the fight
2. Was it one on one
3. What did they hit him with
4. How come no one looks like this on that thing that beams entertainment into our houses after a fight
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
you didn't see
the last UFC, yowch
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Dang
That’s a gallery of human debris if I ever saw one. Looks like the crowd at the Piggley Wiggley supermarket in rural Alabama when Maddog 20/20 is on sale or Big Cletus just turned out a fresh batch of meth at the No-Tell Motel on Sand Mountain.
by preacher roe on May 13, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Fangraphs article
they say, depending on how much money the Mets include, they figure he goes for a couple of C prospects.
who would that translate too?
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by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 1:15 PM PDT reply actions
Yup. If that’s true, we should be all over that
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Beltran to LF, Sands to 1B?
Gwynn to still backup, Loney to backup, Gibbons to KMart human resources…
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Kyle Russell, Aaron Miller, Nate Eovaldi ?
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Lets just give em all our C prospects, what the hey are we going to do with them anyway.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Not arguing that, just trying to think of who would be considered a C prospect. Do those names look about right?
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
I just don’t believe he can be had for C prospects.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
With the way he is mashing
his services will be in high demand
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Maybe for a team willing to take on the ~$9-12m or so left on his deal, just not the Dodgers.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
The Abreu deal comes to mind. Five piddling prospects for his contract. We simply are not going to be in this hunt this year to be taking on any salary.
I wonder how the draft is even going to go down. One thing for MLB to guarantee players salary another thing for them to be paying our draft bonuses? Am I off base?
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Particularly if the Mets are tossing in money
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
By the way, I forgot to mention, about Pacquaio/Mosley
Mosley walked from the tunnel to the ring with LL Cool J rapping Mama Said Knock You Out, live, leading Mosley into the ring. I was ecstatic, thought it was awesome.
But then, Pacquaio one-upped Mosley by having dude from Survivor (I forgot his name) lead him into the ring, singing Eye of the Tiger.
That was a stellar 10 minutes.
Senator Pacquiao did, I believe.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
he should have
he’s the only one who fought :)
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
that was
awesoke
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by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I may be working soon
Heading off to a second (and hopefully final) set of interviews this afternoon.
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
God speed
Marty!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
ah
well i was trying to say something other than “good luck”
so try again
May the winds of fortune be at your back Marty
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
In this context it’s sort of silly anyway. God speed means “go quickly” not “good luck”
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
What does
Good God Almighty mean when used for exclamation purposes?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
same thing By Jove and By Merlin’s Beard mean, all variants of what the fuck
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions
By Merlins Beard will become part of of TBLA nomenclature by decree of Sir Eric and the round table of moderators.
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Great Odin’s Raven!
I’m mad that phrase wasn’t uttered in Thor. (spoiler alert)
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Great Caeser's Ghost
was said in Superman Returns though, which made me laugh.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
that's heavy
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
why do you keep saying this? is there a problem with the Earth’s gravity in the future?
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Dave's
not here man
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
less awesome when you spell it out
By God’s Wounds.
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
What? That’s WHY it’s awesome. You can tell a Shakespeare n00b by those who think it rhymes with rounds.
(I swear by) Good God Almighty, that’s the damndest bird I’ve ever seen
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I was lucky enough to watch Hondo play in RFK during the 1968 season and man was he fun. Nothing describes sweating like a pig, like seeing Hondo kneeling in the on desk circle, in the DC humidity in August. Sweat just poured off of him. And man could he hit. Towering shot after shot. He was one of the biggest man to ever play the game successfully, and I count myself lucky that I saw him do it in his prime.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I guess the modern equivalent would be Evan Longoria making a commercial in a Rays uniform for Yoohoo, then the Rays moving to San Antonio
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I literally would consider moving to San Antonio if the Rays did that. My wife has asked me to move there every year for 21 years.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
what would they
change their name too?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
What fish lives in that river walk thing they have?
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
San Antonio Frontiersman, with Davy Crockett as their mascot
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
They have lots of sun in Texas
no need to change the name
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Born in the San Antonio Barrio, professionally danced the Flamenca at age 7 on riverwalk, all immediate family is dead, some cousins in Fort Worth. She harkens back to a happier time even though it really wasn’t.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
the true nature of nostalgia, the wound that will not heal
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
literal translation
nostos “return home” + algos “pain”
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude I live in the part of Los Angeles where 100 degrees is a cool day in August.
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TexMex, BBQ, a good downtown. There’s a lot to like about San Antonio. Also not all that far from Austin and their great music scene.
Do the chair know we gonna look like some punk-ass bitches out there?
You have to really like music to make up for the fact that you are giving up a lot of sports (assuming the Rays weren’t moving there too.)
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
plenty of great cities are AA cities : )
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Old friend Reed Johnson just helped us out plating 3 runs for the Cubs, they now lead 8-2. With Kershaw on the mound we should be a shoe in to pick up a game on them today
excellent
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by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
would R. Johnson have been a worse plug in LF than what the Dodgers have managed so far?
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
SSS and all, but Reed Johnson has a higher wOBA than any of the Dodger position players at the moment.
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes in that he’d be fine for the bench like he’s being used by the Cubs but I’d would rather have had Thames then Sands then Reed Johnson starting in LF.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Bumgarner is pitching for them right?
he’s been pretty bad lately
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
2 ER over 19 innings before this start
by SeanMillerSavior on May 13, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
is that right?
i remember them reviewing him on MLBN after a bad start, saying the giants needed to “get him right”
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
His era is still over 4
he started badly
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Game of Thrones is so good I’m going to read the books. I would follow the blonde queen anywhere, anytime, anyplace.
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I find her
and Tyrion Lanister as the most likeable characters.
And if anybody has read the books, please try to not drop any spoliers on us
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’m gonna order the books also. Camelot on Starz is a good show, also.
Albert Einstein , queried as to why he often wore mismatched sock, responded `why does it matter?'
by jim hitchcock (railway) on May 13, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
In 3d yes
do you like things being dim?
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
No, they do give my wife a headache, so I need to know if it is worth going solo
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Oh man
usually my g/f is okay with 3-D but yesterday when we saw the Cave of Forgotten Dreams doc she got really queasy, like she couldn’t watch the last half of the movie. And it is not that much of an intense shaky cam 3D movie so it was weird and disappointing that she couldn’t watch. But for me it was cool because it was like you could touch the cave walls and such.
Anyway later she remembered that she usually is better off watching 3D if we sit way in the back, less nauseating. So… next time.
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By “dim” are you making a crack about my mental capacity?
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3d movies end up being really dim
like everything becomes darker, I think due to the glasses.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
When the dim unite, a light will lead the way to rightousness
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Problem is, Charlie Stiener is going to lead us
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Someday when the TBLA moderators have their yearly meetup in Hawaii we are going to do ESPN sendups and I’m going to get to play Charlie leading us to safety in the tunnel.
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David Young, congratulations on the graduation of your Daughter
may she find an occupation that fills her cup on a daily basis
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tell her “Don’t go to grad school” then : )
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Told you so
The #Dodgers have optioned Ivan DeJesus, purchased the contract of Juan Castro and transferred Hector Gimenez to the 60-day DL
bout time you got a roster move right:)
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ugh
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Makes sense if they are not going to use him, play him everyday. Beside we just activated the leading hitter in the PCL.
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heh
right, its still ugh. Furcal will be back in a week anyways.
You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.
Yeah agreed. Alas, I just wish they had played IDJ more often and
think about all of this differently. But hey, what do I know? Other than that Miles will soon revert to his career of sucking.
But as y’all said, Raffy will be back in a week so something will give on the mediocre veteran front. Castro probably not around for long. Maybe this can be his official retirement week, to celebrate his 45 year career.
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death, taxes
and Juan Castro
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on May 13, 2011 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions
is ramon martinez unavailable too?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 13, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
now that we have miles and castro
Im pretty sure we have the market on ‘people with the worst ops+ in baseball history’ market cornered in the nl
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on May 13, 2011 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He'll get two hits
and thus earn a week of starts in which he won’t get a hit again.
Book it!
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I'm so happy
“time I have free to go to a game” coincides with “Kershaw start against the weakest tEam in the division”
For 20 TBLA points
Who leads the Isotopes in OPS no matter the number of plate appreances?
Who leads the Isotopes in OPS based on BaseBall Ref qualifying PA (34)?
Must get both without cheating to get the points
So far TommyMack and Michael White have 20 points each
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one of the answers has got to be Juan Castro
by SeanMillerSavior on May 13, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Jerry Sands
Jamie Hoffmann.
And I would have 40 points if you didn’t pre-emptively disqualify me from the first game
by Michael White on May 13, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
One right, one wrong make sure to identify which one is which
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Changing this
since it is to hard;
No pitchers
Huber had a 2.000 OPS due to one single in one at bat.
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Induction!
Jerry Sands is the qualifying PA leader
by Riffraffselbow on May 13, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
RIGHT
20 points to Riffraffselbow
I think we have forgotten just how dominant Sands was.
1.297 OPS in 45 plate appearances
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I saw the answer
No way in hell anyone guesses the 1st one right
by SeanMillerSavior on May 13, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Sean
you missed my change up because I agree no one would get it.
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still who would guess Charlie Mirabal
by SeanMillerSavior on May 13, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
nobody
but he was not the original answer
Changing this
.
since it is to hard;
.
No pitchers
.
Huber had a 2.000 OPS due to one single in one at bat.
.
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
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I saw that but
Charlie Mirabal is just as obscure as Jon Huber dont you think?
by SeanMillerSavior on May 13, 2011 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
you have
you read about the former pitcher turned SS in my prospect countdown!
by Brandon Lennox on May 13, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
I consider your countdown my encyclopedia, meaning it is a great reference tool, but not something I’ve read cover to cover:)
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haha nice
yeah i wouldn’t expect anyone to read all of them…heck I barely even do
by Brandon Lennox on May 13, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Corey Smith?
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oh whoops, already guessed.
I give up, obviously someone with min plate appearances
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
ah I get your intent now. Sands beats out the SSS folk despite a slightly larger SS
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Dodgers have won more then they have lost when they score more runs then the other team
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by Phil Gurnee on May 13, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
teams are good when the pitching is good
by Josie Becker on May 13, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL back at you
The average quality start produces something like a very low 2s ERA, and teams win 2/3 of the time when their starter throws a quality start.
People focus on the minimum standard too often.
by Eric Stephen on May 13, 2011 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
FWIIW
Paul Goldschmidt leads the Southern League in OPS at 1.175 with 13 home runs, 18 xBH, and is now considered one of the up and comers prospect wise. He is 23.
Scott Van Slyke is second in the Souther League in OPS at 1.092 with four home runs, but 20 XBH, and while being just one year older then the Gold Standard, he gets zero mention anywhere including here other then to note his hitting.
We might be missing something.
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