Gibson Black Magic : Dodger / Diamondback Preview
by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 10:54 AM PDT
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Big changes since I last did a Diamondback preview on May 13th as the Diamondbacks were 15 - 21 and looked headed for our season. Instead they used that weekend to springboard into contention. Their record now is 49 - 43 as they battle the Giants for the right to represent the NL West in the postseason. How has this team managed to turn around their season to the turn of a 34 - 22 record since May 13th?
For one thing they have Kirk Gibson as their manager a man who is only about winning, he seems to have taken the same force he used in Detroit, and Los Angeles to forge a winning team out of a group of players that didn't seem to have it in them.
Outlook: The offense has no black holes. Everyone contributes, some more then others but you cannot find an easy out in the lineup. Everyone has an OPS+ over 95, six over 100, and one sitting at 99. The top of the rotation is getting it done (Hudson / Kennedy). Saunders has not been as bad. Josh Collmenter had some Elymania action going in May, hit some trouble in June, but had a great last start before the break. To compete it would appear this team needs another solid pitcher as their best prospects are simply not ready.
Disabled List: JJ Putz and Juan Gutierrez
Positions:
1st Base: The Juan Miranda story has ended for the Diamondbacks. They have brought up Brandon Allen who will give the major leagues a third try as he tries to prove he's not simply a Juan Miranda clone. Allen has power and contact issues. He was tearing up AAA and here is Baseball HQ's scouting report on him.
The 25-year-old Allen has long had similar contact issues while showing solid patience and good power--all of which are on display in his 70% ct%, 17% bb% and 18 HR over 304 AB in AAA Reno. Allen's numbers in two prior MLB stints are also eerily similar to Miranda's, most notably a .221/.319/.389 line with five HR in 149 AB. Still, he'll likely see the large portion of the ARI 1B ABs over the near-term -- sharing time with right-handed-hitting Xavier Nady -- while perhaps also seeing some PT in LF.
I expect Allen is just holding the bag until Paul Goldschmidt is ready to take the reigns.
2nd Base: Kelly Johnson was having a forgetful year until May 20th. On May 20th Kelly had a .565 OPS, it now sits at .740 thanks to a tremendous run in which he has had 26 extra base hits in only 189 plate appearances. His OPS from May20th to the break was .922. So when you see his current TSL of .218/.300/.440 don't be fooled, Kelly is dealing.
Shortstop: Steven Drew is going in the opposite direction of Kelly Johnson. His OPS per month .973 / .673 / .698 / .477.
3rd Base: Ryan Roberts is no longer the talk of the town but he played well enough, long enough that Melvin Mora was sent packing to find another team to help him feed his quintuplets. Roberts is now sharing time with one time wonderkid Sean Burroughs who was one of the first ballyhooed 3rd base prospect to face plant in the major leagues this decade.
Catcher: Miguel Montero continues to be a solid offensive catcher, ranking near the top in all NL offensive categories for catchers.
Right Fielder: Justin Upton exploded in June and is finally looking like the player we all thought he was going to be. His overall TSL of .304 / .370 / .518 is getting it done.
Center Fielder: Chris Young is having the best year of his career. He has dropped his K rate from a high of 26% in 2009 to 18% in 2011 and the extra contact is paying off for him. Check out this on base progression this year by month. .272 / .323 / 375 / 405 while hitting sixteen home runs. Patience has paid off for the Diamondbacks as they now have the center fielder they thought they had back in 2007.
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 9.5. His OPS is only .771 but among the sad group of left fielders in the NL that is not bad. .
Bench: Willie Bloomquist is the super utility man who can play everywhere, Henry Blanco is the back up catcher..
Starting Pitching:
| Game# | Matchup | Fave | Win% | Total Runs |
| 1 | Saunders versus Clayton Kershaw | LA | 54.65 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Ian Kennedy versus Hiroki Kuroda | LA | ||
| 3 | Daniel Hudson versus Ted Lilly | LA |
Clayton Kershaw won the last matchup with Saunders but it was due more to the quality pitching of Clayton then the offense we generated against Saunders. Saunders is like the sacrificial lamb Gibson is throwing at us while letting his best two pitchers work toward victories against Kuroda and Lilly on Saturday and Sunday. That said knowing how this team struggles against LHP, we have to hope Juan Rivera can provide some pop so that we give something for Clayton to work with.
Hudson and Kennedy have scaled back a bit on their awesomeness since we last saw them but they are still a formidable duo. We missed Hudson during the last series but saw more then we wanted from Kennedy as he dominated the Dodgers for six innings in his last start against them.
Bullpen:
Setup: Ghame Over is back and he's doing good work. Yhencey Brazoban has pitched the most out of the bullpen in July, putting up a 12 K/9 rate. Others in the bullpen are Micah Owings, Sam Dremel, with lefties Joe Paterson and Alberto Castillo filling out the bullpen. Aaron Heilman is also available for your consideration.
Closer: David Hernandez took over for the injured JJ Putz and as is often the case, the ex -starter is doing a bang up job as the Diamondback closer. He's been wildly effective so expect some Marmol type innings if they have to call on him.
Matchup Notes: The Dodgers scored only five runs in the last three game series they played at Chase with Saunders giving up four of them in his loss to Kershaw . That means that Kennedy and Collmeter pretty much shut down the team after that. Can't say I'm a fan of Donnie boy letting Lilly pitch on Sunday instead of Monday but that is how he has made out the rotation to start the second half.
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A converted started succeeding as a closer? Who knew :)
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
Worst case he’ll be the best in the entire NL for the next three years.
by Michael White on Jul 15, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Only until we convert Eovaldi into a closer
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
That’s what I thought.
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Why though, nice players at every position but 1st base. Above average at 2nd, Catcher, RF.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Sure, now we know that. But at the beginnign of the season?
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
3rd – Ryan Roberts huge huge surprise
CF – didn’t expect Chris Young to become good
LF – didn’t expect Parra to be solid
SP – No one saw Collmenter coming
RP – David Hernandez big surprise
But they had Johnson, Drew, Upton, and Montero as a base.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Which is better then our base.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
1B was/is a hole. Expected nothing from 3B. Wasn’t sold on SP. Didn’t expect the CYoung improvement. Expected big drop off from KJohnson. Didn’t see Kevin Towers as the GM making improvements happen. Underweighted the eye black factor I guess.
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Chris Young
is basically becoming Mike Cameron.
I love evolving players.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Like Matt Kemp?
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Most of all
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
His Special is sky high though!
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
And he's very tiny
think of all the walks! Our dream of .000/.500/.000 may have arrived!
but if he ever makes contact he’ll put a charge into it.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
After the seventh inning stretch he’ll go into the right field pavilion and start the Thunder Wave
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
Thunder sticks
will have an all new meaning
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 have some people that have been surprisingly good. If we had gotten surprisingly good seasons from people like Vector and Sands, maybe we’d be in it too.
They also have not had any sinkholes like we have had at catcher/SS/3rd/lf or whereever Uribe is playing. They don’t have holes, that is a big deal.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Wasn't Chris Young better last year then this year?
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.
25 opsses better
I mean it shouldn’t be that big a surprise, but AZ was so bad last year I’m guessing no one noticed he didn’t suck.
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.
Somebody noticed
He made the All-Star team in 2010.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll confess
I’m having a really difficult time wrapping my head around the fact that offenses have taken such a massive nosedive. A .717 OPS qualifies as barely below average? That just blows me away.
steroids be gone
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 not saying they didn't help pitchers
but wouldn’t they help hitters more?
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 would say biggest benefit to pitchers was helping them with injuries and turn around time. But I am not a professional doper. I doubt it helped them with their command, movement on pitches, not sure on velocity. Good question.
pretty much what I was thinking
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.
increases velocity a bunch, and a bit more velocity outside of strength just from not being sore etc.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
yeah but velocity doesn't matter if its straight and down the middle
remember?
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.
Well they seem
to have benefited hitters more
by Lex in Brooklyn on Jul 15, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
And I think it helped mostly with the daily grind
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Jul 15, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Yup, have to say with out these normalized metrics I’d be saying some stupid things about how player so and so sucks.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Nice preview as always
Sorry I didn’t run the other two games for you. Slipped my mind that you’d be having a series preview. Those the Vegas numbers you have up by the way. Simulator gives the Dodgers a 57% chance of winning and a slightly higher scoring game. I’m not too confident in that higher scoring game of course. :)
Two Blue Jays minor leaguers got suspended for 50 games yesterday
for banned substances. Their names are awesome:
Aderly De La Cruz
Luillyn Guillen
I would pay money to hear Tom Brokaw say the second name.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 11:08 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
d-Backs
dont scare me one bit. Thinking that the Dodgers have a chance (which im being tricked into thinking/feeling) does scare me.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Jul 15, 2011 11:11 AM PDT reply actions
ghame over???
I did a double take. I cant believe he’s back and doing well..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 11:11 AM PDT reply actions
I probably should have used his photo instead of Gibby but when I saw one with Gibby smiling I had to roll with it.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
did he finally learn to throw more than one pitch?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Don’t know, just being healthy is a big step for him
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I would love to see that
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I don’t remember the play in question. Automatic triple though IIRC, right?
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
my memory
says that AZ used to wear purple, and now they just wear Astros uniforms.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Jul 15, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I remember Lasorda at some point in the 1990s correctly arguing and getting the call when a catcher used his mask to retrieve a ball. Runners get two bases in that case. I don’t remember the details though.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a walk-off!
The walkoff rule violation
On Aug. 12, 1995, the Pirates and Dodgers played a wild game in Los Angeles that featured one of the most bizarre endings in major-league history. The winning run crossed the plate when, with a runner on third base, a pitch got away from Pirates catcher Angelo Encarnacion, who broke a little-known rule by illegally scooping the ball out of the dirt with his mask. The violation resulted in the runner on third being awarded home plate, and the Dodgers had an odd 11-10 win.
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
is that catcher's name
Spanish for an “angel incarnated” (tho Angelo is Italian)? No wonder he thought he was above the law.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Google tells me it means “incarnate.”
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Which is what you wrote.
I first read your post as “incarcerated.” Which is something else entirely.
Never mind. Nothing to see here. Go back to your homes, people.
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
or your tunnels
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
wordreference.com
is the bomb for word translations across various languages.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
He didn’t have to take a cab that day.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Every time I hear the name Duaner Sanchez, I think of Jae Seo, and every time I think of Jae Seo, I remember that he was denied the rare three-inning save on the whim of the official scorer, and every time I think about that, I get angry.
I spend a lot of my time being angry.
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
or drunk, so are you saying you are an angry drunk?
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
That is what I’m saying.
(Throws glass)
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
you can sign Seo
when you get to become GM of the LAD. Think of the rhyming possibilities.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
When I am GM, the Dodgers will lead in away games in which Fielder and Kemp drive in runs in the first inning.
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
We discussed this above
offense sucks now. Eric Gagne should totally be looking to come back now.
Chris Young
anyone remember a hitter who has was able to drop his K rate from the mid 20’s to the high teens like this while still maintaining his power after several thousand major league at bats?
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This preview I learned alot about Young. In the last preview on May 13th he had an OB% below .280 and was still striking out at a high rate. More then anyone, he has turned around his season.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Jeff Franceour
and look what happend to him…
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wasn't his k rate always low-ish in the minors?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Started off bad, made an improvement year before he was called up.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jul 15, 2011 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
What I forgot to note
last night in the notes post was that while Loney, Uribe, and Blake were tied for fourth place on the Dodgers with four home runs, they had one less than Wily Mo Pena, who had five in 46 PA yet was designated for assignment because of the awesome .196/.196/.522 line.
a .700 ops looks pretty good about now
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions
What did you think
of Wily Mo’s performance?
by Lex in Brooklyn on Jul 15, 2011 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
I kind of like th Bevacqua rant more than the Kingman rant, though both are great.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
the audio stew
on youtube is the best
by Lex in Brooklyn on Jul 15, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
This has both rants, plus more BTW. Some strong language :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Usually doesn’t go to a manager of an 83-79 team. :)
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
It does usually go to the mamager
who makes a seemingly crappy team look good though.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Jul 15, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
He’d get my vote.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Josh Fisher tweets
Source: Frank going after Jamie’s $600,000+/mo support obligation. “Unsustainable” given current financial situation.
He later tweeted that Frank is only making about $5M a year from parking which is more than the support amount.
You mean LESS than the support amount.
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
600k is a lot of k
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.
as a follow up (get out your violins!)
DodgerDivorce Josh Fisher
Frank paraphrased: Over the last 12 months, I have paid nearly $8MM to Jamie and on mortgages. I have spent only $600,000 on myself.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Sure we divert a lot of money
But we spend a lot of money too
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
jcrasnick
The #Royals are seeking "near ready’’ starting pitching in exchange for OFs Melky Cabrera and Jeff Francoeur.
John Ely? :)
How about we simply give them someone really ready like Kuroda for Alex Gordon:)
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Ignore this
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I hear bruce chen is available
oh wait woops
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you remember our preseason poll that I wrote?
4th Place – ahead of Arizona only?Uh, yeah, I may have been a little off on that.
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From last thread
at LAGC, all threads from today and yesterday are considered fair game, since commenting is light enough you can find a thread easily.
I couldn’t imagine the chaos that would cause here
Billingsley gettting a long rest over the AS break.
That may be a good thing.
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He didn't have a lead to blow
so he was probably doing well.
I wonder what it would look like
if the meercat wrote a preview of the Dodgers from the perspective of the other team. You know, if meercat was a DBacks fan writing a series preview of the Dodger for AZ Snakepit.
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was thinking of doing that but I’d make so many enemies here I thought I’d hold back.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
If the season keeps being a shithole, it might be cathartic for all.
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Should have done it at the break but who wants to shit on optimism.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
8/1
The Padres series preview after the trade deadline, when we are still 10+ games back and traded for a veteran middle reliever.
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I did not expect negative David after a nice vacation. WE CAN DO THIS
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
What 3.5 days of work (in crunch mode) can do to you.
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
BillShaikin
Frank McCourt asks divorce court to cut his support to Jamie: “I simply cannot afford to support (her) lifestyle any longer.” #dodgers
BillShaikin
Frank: If the homes are hers, Jamie should pay for them. If the homes are community property, I want them sold immediately.
Using Frank's logic
If the Dodgers are community property, I want them sold immediately.
Get it done.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Can't wait for this group
to start bidding on the Holmby Hills home that is next door to the one they actually lived in and is primarily used to store stuff.
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
You watch that show, too?
It’s pretty good.
That dude in black always goes, “YEP!”
by silverwidow on Jul 15, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Not habitually
But I don’t change the channel when I find happen across it. It is surprisingly entertaining.
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I could that for a living.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Watch TV?
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
there was a GREAT
npr piece on this before the show came out, might hav ebeen on This American Life. I love tv shows that involve an unopened box that eventually gets opened haha. I would almost prefer the show if they had a few storage lockers every episode that they buy and then catalog everything they found (even the junk). of course, i may be the only person interested in that haha
This American Life
Hipster.
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by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Storage Wars is kind of a mystery twist on Antiques Roadshow, with the element of “I could be that guy”, where it is unlikely you have a pricey heirloom in the attic.
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
i love junk appraisal shows. american pickers, pawn stars, storage wars. antiques roadshow is def too hoity toity.
did anyone watch Personal FX way back in the infant days of FX? People would bring in stuff they thought was valuable and then try to sell or auction it LIVE at the end of the show. my parents were obsessed with it
People really do make a living of buying storage containers and selling off the stuff. I could tell you my own story someday but for litigation purposes I can only do it verbally.
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
did it involve a troupe of dwarf acrobats?
by Hollywood Joe on Jul 15, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
What I like about pawn stars is when this scenario happens:
“I’d really like to get $2,500 for this [random piece of shit].”
“The most I can give you is $200.”
“OK!”
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
hahah yes
and laughing at them when the seller asks for the top retail price.
YOU ARE GOING TO A PAWN SHOP TO TRY TO SELL SOMETHING VALUABLE.
my boss was in it a few weeks ago selling a phony auto of Hemingway. He says it was a setup, none of us believe it. he was hurt they called his stuff a fake.
I remember that episode
those guys are great, “That expert is bunk man! My shit is real, its totally worth a fortune!”
I don't really like the main guy from that store
So I basically watch the show hoping he makes a really stupid buy.
by Michael White on Jul 15, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
One of the games last week had the dude on the left throw out the first pitch, and there were like 4-5 advertisements and/or in-game tie-ins to Storage Wars that night.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Who is more responsible for making the divorce settlement litigation drag out as long as it has?
Frank or Jamie?
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Who are doing the bidding of their clients.
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by David Young on Jul 15, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
and/or inciting and advising their clients in a course of action that enriches the laywer
by Hollywood Joe on Jul 15, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m always curious at what point Frank looked at Jamie and said WTF have you turned into. My own guess is when he found out the work she had done in case she wanted to become president:)
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by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
either that or the time he came home early and bumped into the naked dude in their room
by Hollywood Joe on Jul 15, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder if it is true the Jamie has changed and that Frank is what he always has been.
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The question is
if shes changed for the better or worse? If shes changed and become Georgia Frontiere or Marge Schott…
weird of Frank to be so
Frank right now
by Lex in Brooklyn on Jul 15, 2011 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Per Olney, Phillies are trying to add a Padre reliever (Bell or Adams). It’s like they want to be unstoppable or something.
how does their farm look like
after trading for everyone whose been good in the last 3-4 years
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Do the Phillies have the prospects (and willingness to unload those prospects) to make this sort of deal? I would think they’d be better off getting a lesser relief pitcher.
and the Padres would be better off trading with someone else...
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
nolander:
there is a food truck fest at Fullerton High School tonight 5-10pm.
Grill Em All, Nom Nom Truck, Lime Truck, Cajun Truck, and Seabirds.
I usually avoid truck fests (huge lines/crowds) but i know you wanted to try Lime Truck, plus nom nom and grill em all are both great.
Seriously unless I'm going to a game or disneyland or Frys
north of Fairview is a wasteland.
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.
Is that the munchathon?
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.
Truckageddon
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
by G.Scott on Jul 15, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It would take a herculean effort through traffic to get there
but thanks! If I dind’t have a dodger game to watch I would consider it.
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 dont really know my OC geography that well
thou at 830pm there shouldnt be TOO much traffic maybe. and the dodgers will be down 7-1
It’s Kershaw v Saunders. We’re winning 6-2.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
the traffic never goes away on the 5
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.
The lime truck actually now comes just down the street from my office 2 times a week
gonna hit them up wednsday, and I have a dodger game to watch tonight!
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 throwing this one in the Shawn Green pile as “things Delias Man is wrong about”
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
of course though, Nnamdi does not get involved in piles anymore.
by delias man on Jul 15, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
man, i was just typing that out. nicely done
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
Nicely done. I’m more with you than against you on Awesome, wa? Good corner, Raiders stupidly overpaid him.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Just makes me dizzy
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish this joke chart was a joke chart
by Hollywood Joe on Jul 15, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I love joke flow charts
Like how to survive zombie attack!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Mfnhv-ZiGHE/TX_oDxX-YaI/AAAAAAAACFM/8ufiDBbl_1c/s1600/zombie-survival-flow-chart.jpg
Which may have more in common with McCourt situation than we realize.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
hah hah
what a dick… here.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Oh man, I totally did not realize that.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
the fuck is that
THE FIGHTING CARPET SAMPLES
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
that, my friend
is Boise St’s Blue Turf mascot
by Josie Becker on Jul 15, 2011 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, LAGC is awesome.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
No, I want her to respond to my posts :)
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
You win this time, Gadget.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
Stupid way to get more money from stupid people. Boise State fans (and students) hate how much of a deal is made about the turf. The turf isn’t hard to look at in person as most seem to think it does and it doesn’t give any sort of home field advantage.
A lot of us fans would actually prefer the turf was taken out (because controversy over it is annoying) but they know they can make a lot of money because of it.
Boise State is that douchebag who wears some stupid ass hat to the bar in place of having an actual personality.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jul 15, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
x
When you reach a certain age that suddenly becomes awesome.
I was talking more like this guy
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jul 15, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Son of Jason? Bride of Chuckie?
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
all the leaves..
ALL THE LEAVES ARE BROWN….
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Blah blah blah
I could come up with some stupid saying just like this when it comes to LA and Dodger fans.
I like LA and am a Dodger fan so of course I wont. I’m just pointing out how stupid your comment is.
I’ll pass on getting involved in defending BSU though. Trying to defend them got old long ago. I’ll just keep enjoying watching them play and win.
Hahaha you’re defending the blue turf.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jul 15, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
that horse is so huge, the footballs in his hand look tiny
by Josie Becker on Jul 15, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
turf sample that leaves droppings
this is not helping Boise St.’s case for BCS respect
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
apparently it has shit all over the place
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
the bottom of the image has little brown circles and clumps everywhere.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
Probably is
but assuming its shit is vastly funnier.
Maybe Frank really hates Don't Stop Believin too
In court filing, MLB says #Dodgers halted severance payments to former VP Charles Steinberg upon BK filing. Steinberg works for Selig now.
Who can summarize the
“stuff I absolutely should not have missed in the comments from 7/1 – 7/12”?
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
there was one main driving force...
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.
‘Annoying thread’-to go along with the Original ‘hate thread’
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
What was the annoying thread?
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Same thing we do every thread, Pinky.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
Chase food trucks and denigrate MintXcore?
by Grimjack on Jul 15, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I tried introducing Spawn to the idea of Pinky and the Brain. “There’s these two mice, see, and they want to take over the world…”
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Dude, Darkwing Duck, duck tails, tail spin
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
There is time for that. Spawn right now is into Blue’s Clues, Dinosaur Train, and, God help me, Super Why, which is like crack for toddlers and just as damaging to neural functions.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Bobby’s World?
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
the US scored a bunch of goals
in the Women’s World Cup, but there’s a thread for that too. Have you heard about this car thing?
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
you were invited to an All Star Game viewing party. Your presence was sorely missed
by Josie Becker on Jul 15, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He will have to make up for it by ensuring that his next appearance features his presence being sorely felt.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
E.g., my attempt to hit the (many) high notes in “Come On Eileen”.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Still waiting on Regulate.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
See what you missed by not being at the first Gabe’s TBLA event.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
In the "It's Nice To Want Things" pile
At some point," Francoeur said, "we’ll talk to Dayton about the option. Maybe get a two or three-year deal or something. I’ve told Dayton that I like it here. I’d love to stay here."
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
“We’ll talk about a two or three-year deal when you give us more than two or three weeks of production.”
He who signs Jeff Francouer would probably sign Jeff Francouer to a multi year deal.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jul 15, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
So, G. will chide for not posting about baseball first, but...
My son was born yesterday. His name is Toby. He and mom are both healthy. Yay!
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
by Nolij on Jul 15, 2011 1:36 PM PDT reply actions 3 recs
I thought you where banned
/joking
Congrats!
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.
Congrats man. Sharing the birth of your kid is a little different than talking about OC traffic :)
Missed you at the game last week, I ended up playing for the Bears against your team. I guess this explains it :)
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
No, last week I was in AZ for Fanfest/Legends game/HR Derby. Good thing wife wasn’t a few days earlier.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Oh, that’s right. I knew that. Your team won, in case no one told you. Losing the whole game then gave up like 6 in the top of the last inning.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
congrats
as a fellow Cancer, I welcome him to the fold.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Awesome! Congrats!
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats to you, mother and child!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Congratulations
At least something good comes of the 2011 season.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Isn’t your oldest 4 now? 2007 and 2011? So when the Dodgers suck, we know what Nolij does to stay entertained…
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
When I see the writing on the wall, I make alternate plans.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
by Nolij on Jul 15, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I was married 3 months before the Dodgers won the 1988 World Series. Since then we have birthed and raised a daughter through college to allowed-to-drink adulthood (full adulthood is age 25 when you can rent a car – is that still the rule?), my wife got her R.N., I went from newbie to grizzled vet in the workplace, we’ve gone though the mortgage/refi process god-only-knows how many times, etc., etc., yet the Dodgers haven’t gotten back to the WS.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
yep, can rent at 21, but can’t rent all of the cars. you get the cheap cars that aren’t a billion dollars to insure.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
If you are penalized or restricted because you are under 25, then you aren’t a full adult until you are 25.
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
so by that logic..
your not a full adult until you start getting senior citizen discounts and are no longer paying the same price as everyone else.
U.S. trustee asks bankruptcy court to deny Dodgers their proposed loan
U.S. trustee: Dodgers haven’t “fully disclosed” loan terms, cites efforts “to keep confidential..undisclosed fee and McCourt’s obligations”
Shaikin tweets
US trustee?
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.
that was my question also
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
Ahh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Trustee_Program
The United States Trustee Program is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that is responsible for overseeing the administration of bankruptcy cases and private trustees. The applicable federal law is found at 28 U.S.C. § 586 and 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.
In addition to the twenty-one United States Trustees, the program is administered by the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees (EOUST), located in Washington, D.C., and 95 field offices. The United States Trustee is the federal official charged with enforcing civil bankruptcy laws in the United States.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
That would appear to be big news.
1. US Trustee says Ummmm no
2. MLB says Seize you, wouldn’t wanna be you?
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
What I’m waiting on Craig for, is to see if the bankruptcy judge can or usually/ever says “Hey, US Trustee, pipe down”.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
that would be good to know. we’ll wait for craig.
totally uninformed point of view: aren’t the bankruptcy courts supposed to protect the creditors? if so, wouldn’t that imply, at the least, strong consideration to the us trustee’s opinion?
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
weird, I thought you meant you were waiting for me for a second, was like, I know bupkis about law.
And then, oh right, BH. In Emily Litella voice, Never mind.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
anyone have the case number?
I have a pacer account I can look this stuff up with..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions
11-12010 seriously.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
208 docket numbers
in 2 months is impressive
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
from the trustees brief
The Debtors’ failure to disclose impairs the ability of the Court and others to ascertain the basic economics of the proposed financing, including its effect on the Debtors and their estates. In addition, the business judgment being exercised by Debtors’ management cannot be properly evaluated without full disclosure.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I know “smart” fans are supposed to scoff at pitcher W-L records, but I’ll be marking out for sure if Kershaw gets his 10th win tonight.
You don’t scoff at the record, you scoff at people who use the record to say definitively if a pitcher is good or not. Wins are still a nice way to reward pitchers for a job well done and carry emotional weight from one game to the next.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
“Kershaw won his 10th game tonight”
“Cool”
“Kershaws 10th win establishes him as one of the best pitchers in the NL”
“He’s as good as Kevin Correa. SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS”
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jul 15, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
marking out?
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.
It’s just like making out, but with an R in the middle.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Wrestling term
Urban Dictionary: “To temporarily forget that wrestling is fake because something cool happened.”
ie
ITS REAL TO ME DAMNIT
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
In that case, what he said makes perfect sense.
by Michael White on Jul 15, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
SHIT
Looks like we have to let him off the hook.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
But I don't have a receipt for the tar!
And what am I supposed to do with all these feathers?
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I never doubted him
just had no clue what that meant
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.
Your relentless faith in your fellow commenters won’t save you now!
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Only a select few
are you in my five?
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 feel bad for you if you have any faith in anything I write.
You do know what I do for a living right? I lie for money.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I tell the truth for money within a system that is a lie.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Little known fact: Nolij is the voice of the computer in Portal.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m now reading every nolij post in her voice
by Josie Becker on Jul 15, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think I’ve ever played(?) Portal, but there’s a Jonathan Coulton song that I think uses her voice. She’s called GladOS or something?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
the jonathan coulton song was written for portal
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 demand more fat and adoption jokes then
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.
Lying for money is more honest then lying for not money
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.
mlb objection to mccourts dips financing
I downloaded their brief hoping mlb might be too stupid to properly electronically redact something, but I guess they figured it out =(
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 2:08 PM PDT reply actions
dips financing
DIPS financing? I thought that all those Voros McCracken stats went out when he fired DePodesta.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Voros’s problem was that he couldn’t get enough DIPS financing to sustain himself.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
this brief
says the 30 mlb clubs benefit from participation in mlb by “the scouting of talented new players”
Are there dedicated MLB scouts that dont work for/get paid by a specific club?
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
brief also sez
mccourt tried to raise 130 million last May but the investors offered him shitty terms because of the ugly divorce proceedings and frank took his ball and went home..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe K-Rod will be the closer after all? Per Rosenthal:
Sources: K-Rod has agreed to waive $17.5M vesting option in exchange for additional compensation. Will be FA at end of season.
sucks to axford
but i guess he’s got some saves under his belt to use for arbitration purposes..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jul 15, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
axford can be the closer next year
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.
interesting
I think they just wanted to keep him happy since he apparently didn’t want to go 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.
Lineup to get hung with 5th straight L by Dodger opp
Bloomquist LF
Johnson 2B
Upton RF
Young CF
Drew SS
Roberts 3B
Montero C
Nady 1B
Saunders P
T/F, Nady would hit 5th for us, and we’d be happy about it.
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
True or False questions are supposed to be phrased as almost, but not quite, insupportable positions.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
He forgot to say 2008 Nady
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Every team has a Bloomquist. The speedy guy who looks and acts like a lead off hitter once he gets on base but has trouble getting on base. Managers from yester yor to current day have not been able to resist the temptation of sin by letting them lead off. It is quite remarkable to watch over and over and over.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Every team has a Bloomquist.
Dodgers have at least three!
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Dee Gordon lead off hitter for life.
@andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Jul 15, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Hanley Ramirez
got thrown out at 2B in the ninth inning against a struggling Marmol, trying to stretch a double against a no-XBH defense. Would have been 1st and 3rd, 1 out. Morrison singled afterwards, but Marlins lost to the Cubs, 2-1.
Oof.
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Did Trader Jack immediately shoot him to the ground?
I ask this because Jack McKeown is very, very old and even more crotchety than he is old, which is very.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Jul 15, 2011 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
You seem to equate old with crochety. Fuck off
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
by meercatjohn on Jul 15, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You know how I know you are old?
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.
Because I know so much and you know so little?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Because I got blow jobs on the hills of what became Irvine before your parents were born?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Why where you invading those poor farmers land?
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.
Brian Wilson
not the psycho black beard guy, the psycho ex-BeachBoy guy, knew this
I could come from miles away
Ain’t got no place to stay
Glad to help you plow your fields
Farmer’s daughter
Might be just a couple of days
Clean up rest and on my way
Thank you and I’m much obliged
Farmer’s daughter
So long better leave your land
Many thanks it was mighty grand
I do hope to see you again
Farmer’s daughter
Oh oh Farmer’s daughter
Oh oh Farmer’s daughter
@davidyoungtbla - The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
Shocked the Cubs allowed Marmol to pitch today after yesterdays meltdown.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
They had a lefty come in and get Mike Stanton for the final out. Sadly, that lefty wasn’t Mike Stanton.
by Eric Stephen on Jul 15, 2011 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Winning lineup
Furcal SS
Uribe 3B
Ethier RF
Kemp CF
Rivera LF
Loney 1B
Navarro C
Carroll 2B
Kershaw P
Carrol should bat 2nd
/dead horse
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.
One of these days
I will have a pick the best lineup contest and run it through my simulator (vs LHP, vs RHP). Just have to pick the same 8 players for simplicity sakes and no wierd things like putting Matt Kemp at catcher. :)
Yes, hello? Guy on waivers? How’d you like to hit fifth?
"Statistics are used much like a drunk uses a lamp post: for support, not illumination." - Vin Scully
He might be the 3rd best hitter in that lineup
against lefties. /scary
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.
Carrol
One day Furcal will be 3rd and Juan Rivera will be 4th
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.
you guys shoot so low with your hopefully
for me, its hopefully in the WS
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.
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