Jamey Carroll & Exceeding Expectations
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 11:01 AM PDT
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PrintJamey Carroll is having an odd season. At .288/.355/.344 for a middle infielder, he is having a fine year. But he has also struggled with runners in scoring position (.195/.344/.195), and could end up with the fewest single-season RBI in the 128-year history of the Dodgers.
| Fewest RBI By A Dodger | |||
| Player | Year | RBI | PA |
| Jamey Carroll | 2011 | 13 | 477 |
| Dave Roberts | 2003 | 16 | 440 |
| Tony Smith | 1910 | 16 | 414 |
| Ivy Olson | 1918 | 17 | 553 |
| Billy Maloney | 1908 | 17 | 402 |
| Brett Butler | 1997 | 18 | 401 |
| Al Burch | 1908 | 18 | 500 |
| Doc Casey | 1907 | 19 | 596 |
| Davey Lopes | 1976 | 20 | 491 |
| minimum 400 PA; source: Baseball-Reference.com | |||
Carroll will go down as one of Ned Colletti's best moves. Two years and $3.85 million, plus incentives, before the 2010 season seemed like a lot for a 36-year old utility man, even though Carroll was reportedly offered more money from Oakland. But Carroll has earned every penny, and then some, hitting .289/.366/.342 as a Dodger with his best two seasons in both adjusted OPS and adjusted runs created.
Carroll has accumulated between 4.3 (FanGraphs) and 4.8 (Baseball-Reference) Wins Above Replacement during his tenure as a Dodger, which ranks second (FanGraphs) or third (Baseball-Reference) among position players on the club, depending on how Andre Ethier is valued.
Not bad for somebody I compared to Mark Loretta when Carroll was signed. Playoff game-winning hits aside, Loretta hit .232/.309/.276 as a Dodger in 2009.
Carroll has played mostly up the middle for the Dodgers, filling in at shortstop on several occasions for Rafael Furcal. In fact, since the beginning of last season, Carroll has played nearly as many innings at the position (1,078) as Furcal (1,096) with the Dodgers. Carroll has started 118 games at shortstop, 69 games at second base, eight games at third base, and even five in left field, though Carroll hasn't played the latter two positions this season.
Among Los Angeles Dodgers with at least 500 plate appearances, Carroll's .366 on-base percentage is the 15th highest.
Including bonuses, Carroll has earned $4.325 million in his two years as a Dodger, and will get $125,000 more if he collects another 23 plate appearances. He has been well worth it.
Now, the question is, will Carroll return for 2012? The Dodgers had chances to trade him at both the July 31 and August 31 trade deadlines, but chose not to do so because they like having him in the clubhouse, as both a player and mentor to Dee Gordon and Justin Sellers. Colletti has expressed a desire in recent days to bring back many of the pending free agents for next season. Will the 38-year old Carroll be among them.
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(reposting) Interesting piece from Jayson Stark on two teams that may be surprise big spenders this off season.
Including one we all know pretty well.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/page/rumblings110916/florida-marlins-los-angeles-dodgers-spend-big-offseason
It’s just based on hunches and he may very well be wrong, at least with the Dodgers, but makes some fair points at least.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Jon made the “buy a pony” pitch last year, too. And you could say that the Dodgers did, in fact, get us that pony. And now look at us. This is why we can’t have nice things.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
Who was the pony?
Seems like instead they got us a supermarket coin-op pony.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Theodore Roosevelt Lilly, the best* free agent pitcher out there.
*Non-Lee division.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah
Re-signing your own free agent doesn’t count. The article is making the point of signing a marquee player on the open market.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Also, as marquee players go, Ted Lilly n’est pas Albert Pujols.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah I honestly don't think they signed us any ponies last season.
Not that there were really any clear-cut prizes in the free agency pool anyway. Other than wanting (but knowing they wouldn’t come back to LA) Werth or Beltre. But I do see the case for — if McCourt is still owner, and especially if by some miracle he becomes solvent and is allowed to still own the team (or even if it’s officially out of his hands and MLB owns it while finding an owner) — I could see them doing as he says and wanting desperately to keep the fanbase from bolting. Whether that would result in a smart signing or a waste of money who knows.
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Apparently I freaked out on a similar machine when I was two or three years old, and yelled “Somebody get me off of this duck!”
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Hah!
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 remembr that vividly
E was on a “Duck” outside a grocery store in Palm Springs" and wanted to go on it. Our aunt obliged and put the quarter in. After a few seconds of the duck bouncing back and forth, E yelled the now infamouse quote in the family lexicon “Get me off of this duck”. My kids don’t know E that well (much to my chagrin), but laugh every time I tell that story.
by Greg Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Get me off this duck is pretty fucking funny.
In fact, I think that every time a pitcher starts falling apart and the Dodgers fall behind, I’m gonna start shouting that.
GMOTD
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
GMOTD, without a doubt,
will be a prominent TBLA acronym in the future.
by The Dude Abides on Sep 16, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Can’t wait for Aaron Miles to knock a 2B down onto him while breaking up a double play.
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by David Young on Sep 16, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I love the sponser
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 11:05 AM PDT reply actions
Instead of seeing Moneyball today I think I will be going to see Drive.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Moneyball doesn’t open in theaters until next week.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
whats your point?!
his statement is still true! Damn you Humma!
this has all happened before and will all happen again
Dammit! I thought it was opening today.
Now how can I spurn it if it isn’t there to be spurned? (Mostly kidding, I do want to see it. Just not as excited about it as I am for a couple of other films.)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
It means sex.
And if it doesn’t mean sex, then the marketers have never seen an arthouse film.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
but it must be in Swedish
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'!
Spain has given us many a film with naked lovelies including Penelope Cruz (not a 13 yr old boy)
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I just remember
the horrible (but to a 13-year-old, extremely exciting) Swedish soft-porny “sex” films. Where there would be some ridiculous study going on and every once in awhile, you’d see a breast. We’d climb up a tree of friend who lived next to the local drive-in to watch them.
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'!
Is that the IMDB description or something?
It doesn’t mean much other than that it has “indie cred” for the director and the budget, did well at film festivals. But is still basically an action + suspense film.
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rottentomatoes "consensus" blurb
A hyper-stylized blend of striking imagery and violence, Drive represents a fully realized vision of arthouse action
this has all happened before and will all happen again
heh. Sounds good anyway, even if "arthouse action" is pretty meaningless.
Maybe it just means “smarter and less glossy than Fast and the Furious”.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Kenny Turan didn't like it
but he often pans movies with extreme violence
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'!
He loved "A prophet"
as he damn well should have
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 16, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I recently rented that based on the recommendation here. Good movie.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 16, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
it looks awesome
that blurb just seemed silly
this has all happened before and will all happen again
Sure. Honestly, I don’t even care if it comes in later, assuming its logged in before kickoff of the game you are picking.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure. Honestly, I don’t even care if it comes in later, assuming its logged in before kickoff of the game you are picking.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I know, waiting for any last minute developments :)
this week is harder than last week, probably between the Steelers and Jets for me
Overqualified in an underqualified world since 2008.
Its too early to pick bad teams imho
we still don’t really know much about these teams.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
my mom wants to be cremated and dumped at sea
she is appalled at my idea of packing the ashes in fireworks and shooting them off of said boat. I read an article that people do this and it sounds great. She is like “you want to blow me up?” but the logic of her already being burned fails to comprehend there.
by delias man on Sep 16, 2011 11:09 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
This is the best
idea I’ve ever heard of.
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'!
didn't Hunter S. Thompson
get his ashes shot out of a cannon?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he once tried to shove a cannon up someone’s ash
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Evel Knievel did too, but he was still alive.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
And that was the last time an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle was ever used in a stunt again.
by fbihop on Sep 16, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
interstellar fish food
is a great name for a concept rock album
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
HITNG?
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by David Young on Sep 16, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know where I got this from but
I heard some guy say that when he died he wanted to get dressed in a superman costume and thrown out of a plane. I chuckle when I think about it.
"We're the best in the west and the west is ours!"
- Good Time Boys
by funkyjam on Sep 16, 2011 12:46 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Personally, I want my body to be kept alive via machine for eternity.
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I too have a desire similar to Irene Cara.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, what a feeling!
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
You want to open your shirt to a photographer and weep?
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by David Young on Sep 16, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Could end up here someday.
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eek. what the hell is that from?
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I'll take
Things someone has never said to me for $200 Alex
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'!
To be fair
You moisturize quite regularly, so there is no need for such a statement.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
but I know it too, so you’re also calling me sad : (
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
She looks like
she’s the last remaining manta ray
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'!
fuk’d her
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 16, 2011 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
c’mon. Men don’t like flat girls.
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by David Young on Sep 16, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, big fun, no one and I mean no one is at the games, so you can talk to scouts a plenty.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 16, 2011 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions
Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times has a detailed feature on Trayvon Robinson’s rise from South Central to MLB.
I lived in that area for three years
From the age 18 to the age 21, and used to play tennis at the courts parallel to the field mentioned in the article about the workouts that they are talking about. Baseball is not unpopular in that community.
by Lex in Brooklyn on Sep 16, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Sad story
over at LA Observed about Lewis Brown. He was considered a can’t-miss star when I was in high school
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'!
live is good
What was the Giambi quote?
ah, yes
“Party like a rock star, hammer like a porn star, rake like an all-star.”
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Shave like Warren Brusstar?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
that works
“hammer like a porn star” is as ugly a phrase as I have ever heard
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Hammer in the front
Hammer in the back 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'!
I’d hammer out danger. I’d hammer out a warning. And you can bet your ass I’d hammer out a love between my brothers and my sisters all over this land.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
That’d be 2 Legit. 2 Legit 2 Quit, even.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
It is my experience that regardless of legitimacy, quitting is always an option.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought the original quote was more explicit.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 16, 2011 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Spout nonsense like Ringo Starr?
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
if we are leaving star
get high on glue and tar
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
Would you like a Cadillac car
Or a guest-shot on Jack Paar
How about a date with Hedy Lamarr?
You can get it (if you want it, babe).
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Not many around these parts
probably know who Jack Paar was.
and that’s Headley
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
by mleadman on Sep 16, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Feed me, Seymour, feed me all night long
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
well, most of us didn’t go to grade school with him like you and Phil back in Bedrock
but we know who he is…
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
We used to do
the BedRock Twitch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uE-0E_Hwqo
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'!
The Flintstones
was a documentary. Who knew?
by The Dude Abides on Sep 16, 2011 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha, Sons of Steve Garvey just retweeted this (from early 2010)
@SI_JonHeyman
kershaw may be regressing faster than billingsley. not sure. close competition. #howcanbradpennybebetterthanboth?
4 May 10
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Well, he said he wasn’t sure.
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I am pretty sure I would have slapped the back of Jon Heyman’s neck in Jr. high school and called him a nerd
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe he meant that Kershaw was closer to his exponential (or, really, logistic) growth model than Billingsley was to his model. Regression just means proximity to the model, not just getting worse.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
#howcanjonheymanbesowrongsooften
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
#volume
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'!
And tape. Lots and lots of tape.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
That was during that 7 runs, 4 outs start against the Brewers.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
When I fired back at Heyman then
He cited WHIP
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
ask him the whipping boy is now
/that was really bad
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Just because Greg deserves better and is treated like shit around here:)
The wife is not a big baseball fan and I was really surprised (and happy)
.
that she suggested a family outing when the Dodgers were in DC a few weeks ago. After the game she posted on facebook that she had forgotten how big a fan I am of the boys in blue and apologized to the fans around us. She is used to seeing me watching the Steelers and was still surprised about my passion for the Dodgers. Don’t know why I’m posting this, just thought it was funny. I am the eternal optimist when watching "my" team play weather it’s in person or on TV. She had forgotten how much a bigger Dodger fan than I am a Steeler fan. I told her that I was born bleeding Dodger blue and I bacame a fan of the Steelers after meeting her. It’s just different.
by Greg Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 11:01 AM PDT reply actions
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 16, 2011 11:33 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Well I rec'd it anyway
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Just because Greg deserves better and is treated like shit around here
I note that you did not indicated whether or that is rightful treatment.
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Hilarious. You posted Greg’s LAT’d comment, and then LAT’d yourself!
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
It was worth it if you laughed but now I wonder how many have abandoned the thread thinking their is a NPUT even though they cannot find it?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Sep 16, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions
I enjoyed it but
it was really more “mildly clever” than full blown hilarious…right?
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
Hilarious was a bit strong. That said, I wasn’t worried about it at the time, as I thought my assessment was about to be relegated to the dustbin of history in a dead thread. Now that it lives, I don’t know what to think.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
“It’s awesome, sir.”
“What, you mean like a hot dog?”
by StolenMonkey86 on Sep 16, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s really slower than you think, you are probably lapping it and think you’re behind
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m just surprised that with Josie comparing Ms. J to a 13-year-old boy that no one has made a nolander joke.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve been saving that in my hip pocket for just the right time.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
this has all happened before
and it will all happen again
this has all happened before and will all happen again
Great Stuff on Carroll
what the hell happened to Lopes in 1976?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
anyone else having problems with the comments not popping up? I have to refresh to see the new ones
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 11:46 AM PDT reply actions
it's my work one
don’t think they’d appreciate me poisoning the network
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, try clearing your browser cache. It happens from time to time for me.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
you have to cache out every once in awhile
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Know when to walk away, know when to run.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m in it strictly for the cache
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'!
Martina Navratilova, upon going through immigration back in the day, “do you cache Czechs here?”
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by David Young on Sep 16, 2011 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions
88 Lines About 44 Women
All right, so fill me in – this was on the radio today and it’s the first I’ve ever heard of it. Is it generally considered good, funny, etc.?
boring
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'!
It’s a “song” where the dude has 88 lines about 44 women. :)
by silverwidow on Sep 16, 2011 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzMDcL0aiEk
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Oh my, oh my, oh my
It is a good song. Like most good songs, listen to the lyrics, not just the beat
by Greg Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought your bro might have known it (early 80s)…guess not!
by silverwidow on Sep 16, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought of it more like novelty song than a pop song. I wonder if it would get a reaction at karaoke these days.
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by David Young on Sep 16, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Greg, I think I would very much like to listen to your Itunes
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
It’s not as good as this from around the same time.
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by David Young on Sep 16, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a good song in my opinion
Very unique.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
I am either listening to the
Dan Patrick show when I drive in or NPR/KPCC. So I miss a lot of pop culture and music news.
I hate to be the one to tell you, but I have bad news about Darth Vader: he’s Luke’s father.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 16, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't believe him
It’s a trap!
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'!
When the film came out
Time magazine had a cover story and while I don’t think they revealed that fact, they did have stills including one of Yoda. One of my friends refused to read it, would change the channel if a trailer came on and forbid all talking about it. I did stand in line at the theater on the day it opened, you had to wait in two lines, one for the tickets and then one for show. We started the process at 3:00 to see the 10:00 show. And yes we cheered when the titles started scrolling on the screen.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I waited for 6 months before seeing it
But stood in line 4 hours on opening day of The Exorcist
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'!
and the LA TIMES!!!
@Soyboquense
What the fuck is up with the cover of the LA Times?!?!? http://img.ly/8sfo
Special advertising
About the 4th time they’ve sold that type. Sears must have paid a price for 4 pages worth.
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I remember when they sold their soul to Universal Studios and everyone flipped their shit
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
They did the same thing
with Alice in Wonderland. Johnny Depp was leaping out of the front page
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I can’t get too mad at the LAT, since they’re one of the few papers still sending reporters overseas and to Washington. But, they do stunts like this….
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That sounds like a waste of money.
The Baltimore Sun closed down the overseas offices back in season 5 of the wire.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
if you don’t have reporters on the scene, you become the mouthpiece of the government, unless you’re a blogger and just run with your own personal theories
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
from your mother’s basement
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh, the Washington Post can handle that stuff.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
they haven’t broken a Watergate since Watergate! : )
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I, for one, trust Rupert Murdoch to tell me everything I need to know.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
On yesterday’s ESPN Baseball Today podcast, Keith Law was talking about his Moneyball review (he hated the movie), but also addressed Michael Lewis’s response, which was to say that, when Law was interviewed for the book he was particularly nasty toward scouts (when he was with Toronto).
Anyway, what ensued was Law explaining his change from stats-only to eventually embrace the role of scouts as well. I thought it was a fascinating discussion, and it’s the closest thing to Keith Law and humility that you will ever hear. :)
I’m giving more weight to Jon Weisman’s Moneyball review than Keith Law’s.
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by David Young on Sep 16, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Theoretically, what would it take for us to get Alex Gordon?
Guy on a Dodger’s message board says Silverio/Castellanos and Withrow/St Clair
I say Webster, Sands, and Tolleson at the very least.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 16, 2011 12:22 PM PDT reply actions
they won't trade him
he’s finally starting to produce for them.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
So
Alex Gordon finally turns it around and begins to show signs that he is a MLB player on the rise, he is a second time arb-eligible with a starting point so low ($1.4M) that he will still be a bargain if he gets a 4-500% raise.
I can’t see any package of prospects on the Dodgers that I would take for him. Hitting is at a premium.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I was eager to grab him last offseason – don’t know if he was really available or not, but I wanted him
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Other teams tried, I heard KC said no.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
If they didn’t trade him last year, when he sucked, why would they trade him this year, when he is starting to not suck?
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
They would not, any scenario suggesting such a deal is misguided and should be ignored.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
if this is the new standard, then about 95% of the content down here in the comments should be ignored
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Including the comment to which I am replying.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
I want Webster Sands and Tolleson
come now humma, these aren’t nobodies. Its clearly nowhere near enough, but these aren’t the X Pauls of the world(yet)
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
They kind of are
Sands didn’t exactly perform, Tolleson is a reliever and Webster is probably rated the 4th best pitching prospect in the system.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Webster's a top 50 prospect, Sands was thought of highly going into this year, and Tolleson is POTY
And like i said, bare minimum. You’d still have to swap Zach Lee with Tolleson to have a somewhat-existent chance.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 16, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Last year we SHOULD have bought low
I’d have been ecstatic. This year he turned into a stud, would take something like Sands, Eo/Webster, lower prospect.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Half my friends drove
Integras back in the day.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
what's
different, am I missing some context about Acuras?
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s a TBLA meme! From the commercial…
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
The woman in the Acura commercial from last year is a cunt.
Hence, Acura lady means cunt.
Cunt.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
I prefer strongly opinionated and slightly grating
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Things that have been said from inside an Acura. :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
what the hell is
meme, I swore I used to think that was a typo.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
similar to thread
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'!
meme |mēm|
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DERIVATIVES
memetic |mēˈmetik; mə-| adjective
ORIGIN 1970s: from Greek mimēma ‘that which is imitated,’ on the pattern of gene.
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions
I have been a bit of a Sandy Vagina lately : p
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Scarjo would like an apology :)
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Good utility for Dodgers in 2012
Nice piece about Carroll, and it does point up the dilemma of the Dodger roster as far as position players go next year. I think the performance of Jamey in the two years with the Dodgers has been great and also think Miles has been very good. In my mind it is a mistake to sign both. What I would like to see happen, especially if his neck proves healthy would be a 1 year incentive contract for Casey Blake, who can play 3rd and first and also has some pop. and keep Sellers.
I think the Stark piece is wishful thinking, given yesterday’s news and the snails pace of the Dodger bankruptcy, I fear we are screwed. As nice as it would be to sign Albert or Prince I think the long term cost will be too much. Better to spend any long term cash on Kemp or Kershaw and possibly Ethier.
Hence picking good utility players who have the chance of making an impact will be crucial to the Dodgers success in 2012.
Tribune Co. is soliciting MVP, Cy Young thoughts from sportswriters from across the country. now we can see which out-of-town writers to hate.
For example, Steve Gould from the Baltimore Sun.
Justin Verlander (no-hitter) edges CC Sabathia for the AL Cy Young Award. Your NL winner is Roy Halladay, and it’s not close.
Pretty sure Verlander isn’t “edging” anyone and that there are a couple of people close to Halladay this year.
Pretty sure Verlander isn’t "edging" anyone
Well, maybe Mrs. Verlander.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Honing his craft
As it were
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'!
When you have the credentials
and you have the numbers (and Halladay’s numbers are outstanding), it is not hard to believe that given all that and also, not many folks see Kershaw unless they watch Dodger games for Vin Scully, it is not hard to believe that Halladay will win almost unanimously by getting all the first place votes.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2011 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
I think Kershaw will win 21 games. That will change things.
by silverwidow on Sep 16, 2011 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions
21 wins for kershaw
I think he wins it because he could lead in triple crown. Roy Hal has fewer walks? Fine but kershaw has been in more games that the dodgers won than Roy and phils. kershaw pitches in pitchers park? Doesnt matter when you lead with strikeouts. Just my thoughts.
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by funkyjam on Sep 16, 2011 1:08 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Fine but kershaw has been in more games that the dodgers won than Roy and phils
The Phillies are 23-7 in Halladay’s starts. The Dodgers are 21-10 in Kershaw’s starts.
kershaw pitches in pitchers park? Doesnt matter when you lead with strikeouts.
Both Kershaw and Halladay have faced over 600 batters this season that they didn’t strikeout.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I think we all learned something today...
i do limited research and I’m no expert :)
"We're the best in the west and the west is ours!"
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by funkyjam on Sep 16, 2011 2:43 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually
Halladay’s team has won 23 times while losing 7 in his starts while the Dodgers are 20-10 in Clayton’s start.
that's true but
the philies are 74-44 in games without Halladay, we haven’t win 74 games all around and if you take Kershaw starts the Dodgers are 53-66, if Kershaw was plaing with the Philies lineup, his team would have won a similar number if not more.
Another thing to consider
Kershaw leads the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts (the pitcher’s triple crown). Every pitcher who has won the pitching triple crown has won the Cy Young. By that measure, Halladay doesn’t stand a chance.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 16, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I never thought CK had a chance. I obviously hope I’m wrong. I just figured that Roy Halladay is having such a damn good year plus he has the name recognition and the veteranny-goodness. Still don’t think CK wins it.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
But does Halliday
pass the Parra test?
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'!
how many pitches
does Doc want back?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
If Kershaw wins the triple crown, he wins the Cy Young easily, I think. If not, I think it will be a close vote that can go either way. But as of right now, Kershaw is the clear favorite.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 16, 2011 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions
For some reason he has trouble with Ks vs San Diego. Hope that doesn’t happen again.
by silverwidow on Sep 16, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Two things I think right now
1) There is no clear favorite in the NL Cy Young Award right now. Kershaw, Halladay, and Lee are all really close
2) If there is a clear favorite right now, it’s not Kershaw.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Give up a run, get to the back of the line son!
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
For instance
when Peavy won the Triple Crown in 2007 his “ERA” was a half run better than the next pitcher, Brandon Webb (they both had the same ERA+ since pitching in Petco and pitching in Chase are two different things). But that looked like a big difference.
Santana had 25+ more strikeouts and .4 runs lower ERA in 2006 than the next guys.
Kershaw is going to have an ERA win measured maybe by tenths if not hundredths of a run, he could win a game or two more but that probably won’t matter and you can balance his strikeouts against Halladay’s fantastic K/BB rate.
Fact is, 3 pitchers are having CYA years and you can make a strong case for all oft them.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it safe to say
Tier 1 (no real order)
Halladay
Kershaw
Lee
Tier 2 (no order)
Lincecum
Kennedy
Hamels
Unless there are any crazy things like no hitters coming up any time soon or bombings.
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
He may win the Triple Crown
but it is going to be really close especially in ERA and if you are talking a win and some strikeouts, I just think it is not a slam dunk.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I just think that a triple crown is going to sway a lot of voters, even if the ERA race is close.
Nothing is ever easy.
by drulenarendes on Sep 16, 2011 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
In 1997
Roger Clemens, pitched for a last place Blue Jays team (76-86) and won the Triple Crown, he bested Randy Johnson by one strikeout, by one win and by a few tenths in ERA. Johnson came in second in the CYA to Clemens though the Mariners did win the AL West with AL MVP Ken Griffey, Jr. leading the way.
So there is that precedent, though one could argue that Hallday’s 2011 is better than Johnson’s 1997. Note that Clemens’ ERA was a shade over 2 that year.
Welp. That’s two people for sure voting for Roy
by Julio Nievas on Sep 16, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought TJax was for sure voting Kershaw until that silly article the other day.
by silverwidow on Sep 16, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
He may not have a vote
generally one writer from each team city has one. But they don’t have more than one. I do know Keith Law has one.
by bhsportsguy on Sep 16, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
People we know with NL CYA votes
Jackson
Law
Andrew Baggarly
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Arb eligibles
Per MLBTR, Hiroki Kuroda, Juan Rivera and Rod Barajas will both be Type B free agents this offseason (Barajas is 2 spots below type A), while Garland and Carroll have no draft picks attached.
Keeping with Colletti tradition, I think he only offers arb to Kuroda, if Kuroda doesn’t re-sign or retire before the deadline.
with all this LoMo business
is it fathomable that he goes on the trade market and the Dodgers could snatch him up? LoMo/Sands at LF/1b with Gwynn as defensive replacement late in games would make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Are you willing to give up things you actually want?
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Sep 16, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Eo and Webster?
or are they not enough to headline a deal. Van Slyke?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Do the Dodgers have anything that the Marlins would actually take?
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
It will just be a part of the larger Hanley trade. Xeifrank was just slightly off on his timing :)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Is Morrison so persona non grata that he is must-trade? I think about Bradley for Gutierrez. Has Morrison fallen that low?
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t he filing a grievance against the team (or am I imagining things) ?
If so, he might be in “must-trade” territory.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 1:09 PM PDT up reply actions
He did file a grievance against them.
Maybe if they’re thinking about moving Hanley to another position you could deal Dee, Eo and…something still useful like Webster.
But if I’m Florida there’s nothing on the Dodgers I’d really want.
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by regfairfield on Sep 16, 2011 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Then again I said this about Rasmus and he got traded for Mark Rzepecysnkski.
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by regfairfield on Sep 16, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Haven’t we seen several teams take players in lopsided trades for MLBers tagged as must-trade? That’s why I ask. Yeah, there’s no straight-up trade that makes sense, but if the Marlins are like “Fuck this guy,” then I don’t care to make a prediction — anything is possible.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions
That sounds like too much.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Why, Logan Morrison has been a good major leaguer with a year of service time. We’re giving them projection and wishes for the most part.
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by regfairfield on Sep 16, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Because he’s a “head case.” And because Dee and Eo have been “good major leaguers” (albeit in less PT). And because Colby Rasmus was traded for a LOOGY.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
dee hasn't really been good
just not an abject failure
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Dee is just now approaching replacement level for the season.
Eo would be a great “sell high” player (IMO)
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
What’s complicated is that the Dodgers have only 3 SP for next year. If Kuroda doesn’t come back, they might be screwed. Having Eovaldi to pencil in to the fifth starter slot might be a comfort.
On the other hand, the offense is so shitty that getting Morrison for him is also a comfort.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
What are your thoughts on Guerra? Is he also a sell high candidate? Or is he something special that the Dodgers should hold on to?
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure, I’d trade him for a player that plays a more valuable position.
I don’t see Guerra as having the same value as Eovaldi in a trade though.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 1:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Like Gordon?
Then sign Reyes.
I’d be a great GM.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
They couldn’t find the CD with “Jose Jose Jose Jose” on it
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Am I the only one who had absolutely no clue who "LoMo" was until I read through the comments?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
others of us, who lacked clue, just figured this was more TBLA noise and moved ahead via the Z to topics about boobs and nonsense
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
For Pete’s sake, I knew who he was talking about. And I know nothing about anything and baseball least of all.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Javy wants you! maybe.
“RT @JavyGuerra54: Tell me why you are a Dodger fan and I’ll pick 25 people to win a pair of tix to sat game.I’ll start picking at 430pt.”
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
by underdog on Sep 16, 2011 1:21 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
and his babip is down to .315
man thats a quick plunge down from 350. SSS for the interesting
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
he is the kind of guy you would expect to do that alot though
.350 is more likely then .315 I would think with his speed, long term.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
As someone pointed out here, now that opponents are scouting him, defenses are playing much more shallow which is cutting off those JP slappy singles that Dee was getting for a while. He’ll need a little bit of power to keep defenses honest.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Would you like a ride in my ferrari is a good 2nd line
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
would you like to fondle my rings is pretty much the sealer
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You’d think that “I’m just gonna warn you, though, I can’t play defense” would quash the whole thing, but it turns out not to matter.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Are you saying “no glove, no love” doesn’t apply to him?
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by David Young on Sep 16, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I just want to say
that it’s great to know I thee’s a place I can go to for a laugh when I need it.
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Even if Hanley is available do you trade for him? Hard to find a player age 27 who has three years left a 46 who has seen his OPS fall over 100 points the last two years.
954
853
712
Now you might want to attribute 2011 struggles to injuries but he wasn’t hurt all year he just sucked all year. Throw in the mindset and the terrible defense, doesn’t he have an albatross of a contract that only a team who can take chances on big contract failures could gamble with?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
yankees will trade for him
giving up nothing. Rest of world weeps
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
They’d move Hanley to left. #2 is always handled with the kiddest of gloves.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Man, you hate Derek Jeter more than Phil hates Pat Burrell.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Funny huh, how someone can hate one of the five greatest SS to play the game while my hate is because he was a piece of shit for alot of money with a franchise who needed him to be what they paid for.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Top Five? Absolutely no way. He wasn’t one of the top three shortstops in his league at any point. Obviously, careerwise, he surpasses Tejada and Nomar, but sheesh.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
54th all time in war
wonder where he stands among short stops
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Easy Peasy
Rk Player WAR/pos PA From To OBP SLG OPS Pos Tm
1 Honus Wagner 116.5 9640 1901 1917 .392 .462 .853 *63/957481 PIT
2 Alex Rodriguez 105.0 10596 1994 2011 .386 .568 .954 *65/D SEA-TEX-NYY
3 Cal Ripken 89.9 12883 1981 2001 .340 .447 .788 *65/D BAL
4 Robin Yount 76.9 12249 1974 1993 .342 .430 .772 *68D/73 MIL
5 Arky Vaughan 75.6 7721 1932 1948 .406 .453 .859 *65/74 PIT-BRO
6 Derek Jeter 70.6 11113 1995 2011 .383 .449 .832 *6/D NYY
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Generated 9/16/2011.
Have to throw out A Rod, Ripkin, and Yount based on the SS/3rd, and SS/CF.
Even his detractors acknowledge he’s been one of the best shortstops in the history of the game. Unless you go to Cal and took logic classes that are different then anyone else’s.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
hate and jealousy
has blinded even the best of men at times
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I acknowledge that he is a legitimate Hall of Famer. The fact that A-Rod was moved off of SS because of #2’s fragile ego is one of the reasons why I cannot stand the guy.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
do you know that for a fact?
I’ve heard A-Rod say he wanted to move to 3B
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
“I want to get out of Texas, and the Boston deal falling through was embarrassing. You can swing the deal but I have to play 3B? Fine, I wanna play 3B.”
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree. It is easy to hate Jeter.
He is a no-doubt, slam-dunk HOFer. But for many/most/all Yankee fans, he is a saint, incapable of doing wrong. They cannot look at him for what he is; they also have to say, for example, that he plays GREAT defense when every objective measure says he does not. As Nolij points out, the best shortstop on the Yankees plays third base. His chase for 3,000 hits was national news — I mean, sure, it’s special, cover it, but come on.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah
he’s in the Paul Newman category
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I had nothing wrong with the coverage
not at all. He is one of the best players of all time playing in one of the biggest media markets. He is a star on the field and a celebrity off of it. What do people expect?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I was happy that baseball was getting top billing. It kills me that it was because of him.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
fWAR has him tied for 8th
In order:
Honus Wagner 149.8
A-Rod 112.6
Cal Ripken Jr. 99.7
George Davis 86.4
Luke Appling 84.7
Bill Dahlen 80.0
Joe Cronin 75.4
Arky Vaughan 74.3
Derek Jeter 74.3
Ernie Banks 74.1
Have to remember they are not taking out the games they did not play at SS.
Banks was a 1st baseman for a good part of his career,
Yount a CF
ARod a 3rd
Ripkin a 3rd
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Ripken was a SS for almost all of his career and absolutely rates as a better SS than #2. A-Rod should have been a SS his entire career. Yount and Banks make for relevant arguments.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
And: Jeter should not have been a shortstop for most of his career. Jeter should have moved when Rodriguez came in. Or maybe earlier. I dunno, I haven’t really thought about it.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Too bad Vizquel learned how to hit later in his career. He was the best defensive shortstop I’ve ever seen, Ozzie included. Pure magic and ruled the infield.
Numbers would disagree
Vizquel rates well, but not even close to Ozzie. Definitely a defensive asset, but Ozzie has a career dWAR of 21.6, while Omar’s is only 13.4. Omar’s huge asset was the fact that he was amazingly sure-handed, but his range wasn’t actually all that great.
Hard for me to work against would of / should have’s arguments. I deal with history.
Cal played 2300 games at SS
Cal played 675 games at 3d – which would be about four years worth, hardly most of his career.
At this point Arod is one 1/2 healthy seasons away from playing more games at 3rd then SS
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Cal definitely rates as a SS
Dude played 17 seasons at SS, through his prime and well beyond it. To compare him to Yount (who played nearly as much in the OF) or Ernie Banks (who actually played more at 1B) is a total disservice. A-Rod is in a similar position, even if unlike the other two he could have played there much longer.
interesting case
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
wouldn’t be the first one we’ve had
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder myself if having a teammate like Kemp might help Hanley
he’d no longer be the best player on the team, and Kemp’s had the same stigma Hanley has so maybe he’d reach out to him.
The whole thing is probably bupkiss, but like I said, just something I wonder.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
LoMo prefers Fry's
clearly this was the beginning of the end.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I think there is a big difference between Hanley’s behavior and Kemps. No teammate has ever called out Matt Kemp for lack of effort.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
In fact, it’s too much effort, vis-a-vis trash cans, that got Kemp in trouble.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
agreed
but all the “talking heads”, who should be taken with a grain of salt, say that something Hanley needs is more veteran teammates to show him how to play the right way, blah blah blah.
Can’t exactly call Kemp a “veteran” but the guy’s been around the Majors for a bit now.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey they had Mike Cameron!
I’m sure he was a great influince
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Phil’s worries about Hanley’s production and cost are totally valid, but I would love to take a risk on a talent like that.
I kind of would to. I may have to make it the key move of my October manifesto.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
now
would you want him at 3rd or SS?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Here are some words, arranged in sentences
BillShaikin: This is the key to #Dodgers bankruptcy strategy: Get court to OK television money that Selig would not. Hearing set Oct. 12.
BillShaikin: #Dodgers suggest Fox, Time Warner, Charter, Dish Network, DirecTV all could be prospective bidders for cable rights or “Dodgers-branded RSN”
mark your calender
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
better get that tv money
so we can get that fielder dude
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yo, new bitches take cache on hand
loney Frank needs the scratch to get his back scratched
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Dish Network doesn't care about sports
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
This is from my years of experience in the field.
Actually, its from the once a year I try to watch sports from my father in law’s house who has Dish Network.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
the bigger worry, is say Time Warner could “win” the bidding war, and cable Dodger games could be exclusive to that cable system for some time
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think they'd do that
they’d just sell the channel to other providers. Like they’re doing with the Lakers.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
even MLB couldn’t sell their channel to Dish network
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
MLB isn't Time Warner
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
the last time I speculated about business, Phil yelled at me, so I’ll stop here : )
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
might be for the best
how bout them soccer practicioners?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
The Galaxy are in two competitions right now, one just starting and the other about to end. I need a soccer vacation.
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
haha
now that it’s a job………
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
yup
it’s def a job to me now, the fun comes from those moments where you see something you’ve never seen before, but otherwise it’s a job
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yelled seems like something my wife would say when I disagree with her in a tone that is condescending but never loud.
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I'm already pissed at Time Warner
Who provides my internet access, but since I’m not also a TV subscriber, they don’t give me ESPN3 access.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The FIBA Americas tournament? Or a professional Argentine league?
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
check out the 10 year old kid in the background – he is mesmerized
thousands of chickens will be choked to the images burned into his brain this evening
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
The Dodgers are trying to create their own network. No way in hell they agree to a deal that limits them to a single cable system.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Is this a set date? Court to discuss opening up early bidding on the Television contract? Didn’t Fox say they would sue if such a thing happened?
Would really seem to be about Fox and Time Warner.
I would not be adverse to Time Warner being the Dodger Network of the future? Would they sell back some games to local TV or would non – cable be squeezed out?
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Yes
As I understand it the court set n omnibus set of dates for varies issues. The Dodgers were supposed to discuss the TV rights in the last two dates and they have pulled back. Fox has also said they will sue. Hence my guess is the Dodgers want to get any other issues sorted out before they touch the cable bidding.
Unless Fox absolutely blows the Dodgers away with a deal in the 45-day exclusive negotiating window, there is no incentive for the Dodgers to do a deal, rather than simply wait until the 45-day period ends and they can have more bidders (if this plan gets approved by the court)
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Excuse my ignorance but are you saying that today starts the 45 day exclusive window?
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No
It would be after October 12, pending the court decision.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
From Shaikin
Dodgers ask bankruptcy court to approve cable rights sale: first, 45-day exclusive negotiations with Fox; if no deal, then an auction.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Sure
I would just expect that to end by going to auction, or the Dodgers getting a kick-ass deal from Fox. Either way, it’s good for the Dodgers.
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I imagine part of Frank’s plan all along was to survive to the point of getting to the new television deal. He was betting that his day of reckoning wouldn’t have come this soon though.
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Maybe naming rights to the parking lot
would be worth some scratch
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….brought to you by LandCo, a division of McCourtCo, a division of the Frank McCourt Company.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Landco
is soooo close to RonCo
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'!
or EdgeCom
……InterSlice…..
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
And now the fun begins
BillShaikin Bill Shaikin
This is the key to #Dodgers bankruptcy strategy: Get court to OK television money that Selig would not. Hearing set Oct. 12.
1 minute ago
BillShaikin Bill Shaikin
#Dodgers ask bankruptcy court to approve cable rights sale: first, 45-day exclusive negotiations with Fox; if no deal, then an auction.
1 minute ago
BTW – "stole your thunder’ is a great phrase so I’m curious Josie, how did it originate you sleuther of all things worth sleuthering.?
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It's actually a fun story
back in the day, there were a bunch of different methods of replicating the sound of thunder in a play. One notable playwright came up with a new way to make thunder, but his play was soon shut down. Didn’t stop rival playwrights from stealing his method for making thunder sounds.
He later wrote: “They won’t let my play run, but they’ll steal my thunder”
and a phrase was born
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
the phrase is real, and it’s the earliest recording according to Oxford. How it became popularized is anyone’s guess
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
well yes, but Zeus didn’t steal his own thunder, now did he?
by Josie Becker on Sep 16, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn’t it a big shocking that Frank has not sold the naming rights given how he has tried every other possible revenue stream? I for one would rather he sell the nameing rights to the stadium then the billboard look that DS has these days.
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Fans would revolt
That would end up being horrible press for him, that might actually be the worst thing he could do to the team going forward in the eye of the public.
IMO.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Sep 16, 2011 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Missed the rugby game last night
but we beat the russians! hell yeah!
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If I can change.......
and you can change………
EVERYBODY CAN CHANGE………
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/rugbytracker/match=10931/video.html
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I wonder what phil and joe think about kicking in rugby
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complete part of the sport, not like some 130lb Finnish gob primps in to kick a 50 yard field goal then slinks back to the sidelines while the rest of the team fights like hell for 15 minutes before he primps in again.
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by Phil Gurnee on Sep 16, 2011 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I think you would like Neil Rackers
kicks field goals and kickoffs, and is known for his tackling prowess on kickoffs.
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Sebastian Janikowski is a criminal. That almost makes him like a real football player.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Exceptions to every rule
George Blanda was a real football player.
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I have no problem with kickers provided they played the down before the team decided to kick the ball.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Relatively recently, Tom Tupa was a punter and a backup (third-string?) QB. I always thought that this was the best combo. Teams have to be wary at all times about a fake punt because, hey, that’s a QB back there and he can throw well, and you use one roster spots for two jobs.
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thats why they used to have the 2nd string QB
hold the ball on field goal attempts. Then Romo became the starter, found himself miffing the hold in the playoffs, and everything changed.
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getting a belly laugh from this
well done
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
“Tommy, could you tell us your opinion of Kingman’s Performance tonight?”
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
“So, Knowledge, is it? What are your thoughts on Derek Jeter’s chances for 4,000 hits?”
“Mr. Gurnee, is Pat Burrell one of the 20 greatest right-handed hitters in the National League in the past decade?”
“Eric, you have powers as a blogger. Don’t you find it strange that you have not utilized them?”
by Eric Stephen on Sep 16, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
Favorite by far
"Eric, you have powers as a blogger. Don’t you find it strange that you have not utilized them?"
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Well… I might actually enjoy that. It would mean he’d be an albatross on the Yankees for a long, long time.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
McCourt
“…and now that we have a new television deal that settles all of the team’s legal, bankruptcy, and ownership issues, I am pleased to introduce to you our new shortstop….”
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
He will not leave the Bronx. Nobody has ever cared more about appearances and his legacy than #2.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I Can Believe He’s Not Concerned About His Legacy.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Spraaaaaaayyyy
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by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
so if the Bankruptcy Court denies the request
McCourt is doomed?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:38 PM PDT reply actions
He will certainly need more revenue coming in somehow. I’m no lawyer, but maybe BH can help — if the court denies the request, they will surely set in place some sort of mechanism for money to satisfy the creditors, which could mean ordering him to sell the team, right?
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
On the face ot
it, they don’t really have a reason to deny it. Bankruptcy Court has the power to end any existing contracts in order for the entity to reorganize and pay back their creditors
.
right, i'm not saying they would
just wondering what happens if they do.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Sep 16, 2011 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, McCourt is totally gonna dodge this bullet, isn’t he? The Court will order a new deal. McCourt will get a new deal with a big upfront payment that satisfies all the creditors and pays off Jamie (and a nice big payday for himself, too). He keeps the team. Selig stews.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I've expected this for awhile now
once MLB didn’t go for the kill when things went to bankruptcy, I realized there was a very good chance Frank was going to keep the team.
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Rest assured
this is no easy decision and in particular, the Court would be very interested in how this plays out regarding the Family Law issues.
Well
if MLB says that they get to approve any new media deal, the Court could very well listen. I don’t think Fox will have much leg to stand on since the rules clearly state that the Court can end any contract with really no recourse for the other party.
Ahhhh… so the idea is that MLB would approve a new deal, but not one with enough cash to take care of Jamie? Meaning he’d be OK in bankruptcy, but screwed by the divorce court?
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t get that at all from his comment.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
we already know that Jamie will listen if Frank throws 100 Million her way.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
The mutual agreement they announced in Aug provided MLB accepted the Fox deal had her getting a 100,000,000 buyout. I didn’t pull that number out of my ass.
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An ass is not a pony.
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
that is a really big number to have shoved up your ass so I am really glad to hear, for you and us, that it wasn’t there
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions
was that the total value?
I thought that was just the upfront payment
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Then again part of me wants to see a trial where Frank goes back three decades to a company he created 30 years ago to prove why the Dodgers are his and not mutual property. That is some bold shit so if I’m Jamie I’d probably go all the way on this since the team could very well be worth a billion once the new TV deal is signed.
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I’m reading a lot in, I know, but what else would MLB’s approval mean?
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by Humma Kavula on Sep 16, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats to SVS and Tolleson for the awards
clearly my picks for them in the poll were the deciding factor
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Remove one obstacle from the Triple Crown per BaseballHQ
Johnny Cueto (RHP, CIN) was unable to finish the fourth inning of his Wednesday night start after straining strained right lat muscle. Cueto needed six more IP to be eligible for the NL ERA title, but he said Thursday that he didn’t expect to pitch again this season. Cueto owners expecting him to go against light-hitting HOU and PIT over these final two weeks will need to scramble for another game plan …
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Grantland had an article today that said the best thing for a Mayweather Pacquiao fight would be Mayweather losing to Ortiz in a close (and controversial) decision. Therefore, Mayweather would no longer be undefeated (which is what he considers his legacy) and he’d have to fight and beat Pacquaio to re-establish his ranking as an all-time great.
But yeah, Ortiz has no shot of winning this fight via decision (or really at all.)
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know anything about boxing
but isn’t Mayweather like 50? and the other guy 24? Bet on the kid
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
in boxing years
that’s like 1024, no?
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'!
Depends on the type of boxer. Considering Mayweather is an elite defensive boxer who never gets punched, he’ll probably age well. But still, he hasn’t fought in over a year and he’s 34, so he might show up Saturday and we all realize that he’s aged since the last time we saw him fight.
by Michael White on Sep 16, 2011 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
against the LH Locke I’d like to see Kemp / Rivera / Mitchell / FedEx / Sands
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October 12 date
Fox has said in the past that they might sue or try to block the court from allowing the Dodgers to put out their cable rights to bid before October of next year. Fox had an exclusive as part of their contract. Can the court just void that contract?
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/9/16/2429217/jamey-carroll-dodgers#77488630
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Bankruptcy Court powers
Executory contracts are contracts where obligations are yet to be performed by both parties. The bankruptcy code gives special treatment to unexpired leases and executory contracts by allowing the debtor, in many cases, to choose whether it wants to continue with the agreement (assume) or terminate the agreement (reject).
Get that but.....
So if Fox decides to challenge the Dodgers, the fight goes on in bankrupcy court and that is the final rulling?
You mean if Bankruptcy Court decides in favor of the auction
You can appeal, first to the Bankruptcy Court of Appeals and then I guess to the U.S. Supreme Court.
I forgot that Loney might sit against lefties
when I predicted against the mitchel sellers gordon infield. Makes me look even wronger.
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I was thinking I’d like to go to this game and then I remembered I’m going to this game.
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In some sweet seats too. With food included.
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seems cold
I just took an afternoon nap on my office couch for an hour
wrapped myself up in an old sweater
was delicious
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
If the weather stays cool
i’m definitely baking this weekend
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
if I didn’t have to work
I’d bake everyday
by Hollywood Joe on Sep 16, 2011 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
EW
this week features a fantastic interview with Brad Pitt. I don’t know if EW has always run these long, uncut interviews, but it was hilarious basically reading the transcript of Brad Pitt getting drunk with a reporter.
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