Dodgers Contract Incentives
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 3:24 PM PST
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Now that Andre Ethier and James Loney have avoided arbitration, the Dodgers have 16 players under contract in 2012, with Clayton Kershaw soon to be number 17 at some point in the next month. Both Ethier and Loney have performance bonuses built into their contracts, as do several Dodgers.
Here is a look at the performance bonuses on the books that we know of for the 2012 Dodgers:
| 2012 Dodgers Contract Incentives | ||
| Player | Maximum Bonus | Comment |
| James Loney | $125,000 | for between 585-650 PA |
| Mark Ellis | $125,000 | for between 500-600 PA |
| Juan Rivera | $500,000 | for between 400-600 PA |
| Andre Ethier | $50,000 | for between 600-625 PA |
| Adam Kennedy | $150,000 | for between 325-450 PA |
| Chris Capuano | $375,000 | for between 160-195 IP* |
| Totals | $1,325,000 | |
Capuano also has a cumulative bonus of $250,000 if he pitches 360 innings combined in 2012-2013. Aaron Harang doesn't have performance bonuses directly, but his vesting option for 2014 fluctuates in value depending on his innings total the next two seasons.
In case you were wondering, the Dodgers paid $1 million in incentives last season: $500,000 to Hiroki Kuroda, $400,000 to Jamey Carroll, and $100,000 to Aaron Miles. That was out of a possible $6.925 million had everyone achieved their maximum incentives.
For complete details on performance bonuses like these, or any other news relating to the Dodgers' payroll, you can view our payroll worksheet, which is always linked on the right sidebar of the site as well.
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If Adam Kennedy gets 325 PAs Im going to cry
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jan 18, 2012 3:33 PM PST reply actions
I completely forogt
he’s on the team
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 putting up an aaron miles year?
I’d be surprised, I think he’s even shittier than Miles.
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I already but the morning recap on Wikipedia, but….
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
I’m a pariah on the internet
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'!
If you
declare everything when you come back into the U.S., they might let you keep a small number of Cuban cigars.
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this is not new information
though I once got fined $50 bucks for trying to bring prosciutto into the country
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
I told the customs agent he should be paying me since he clearly just stole his lunch
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 3:46 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
LOL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
Customs agent: Is that a prosciutto in your pants or are you just happy to see me?
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I had an Amphora joke to that effect days back that just fell flat
it was the watch, the picture on the watch
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Did you declare it and they fined you, or did you not declare it and they saw it?
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I did not declare it to a friend
I did not declare it in the end
I hid the ham in my ass
I hoped to hell he’d let me pass
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
Went in Proscuitto
Came out Corned Beef
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'!
A friend gave me his homemade Limoncello for my birthday a year back. Good stuff.
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yeah any time anyone goes to Mexico they ask for you to get this 100% proof alcohol, is this illegal in the US? Anyways, yeah then put lemons in it to soak, and sugar, so good… Not sure if they do anything else or not. They also have alot of other things they serve that just soak in brandy, or other alcohol.
if it doesn't
you will. 100% would kill you. Everclear is about 93% and that burns holes through metal
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'!
EVERCLEAR!!! Thats what it is they get I believe to make the Limonchello, sounds familiar… so it isnt 100% then… So can you not buy this in the US?
Sure you can
My brother had a neighbor lady, about 75 years old. She sent her grandaughter down to the store each morning to get her some ’Clear
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'!
Can’t buy it in California, got my bottle in Maryland.
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by regfairfield on Jan 18, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions
Hmmm
I know you could get it here 20 years or so ago.
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’ve seen something called Everclear here that’s “only” 151 proof.
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by regfairfield on Jan 18, 2012 4:17 PM PST up reply actions
I think a little longer than that – in my fraternal days, every semester we sent the pledges down to mexico on an everclear run
we were known for a trashcan punch that the girls likes, most nights we used popov, that night once we semester where we substituted Everclear instead was always a messy party
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
pretty much, but served in a giant trash can with a ladle
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
Nothing classier
than a fraternity
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'!
That's why it's
with liberty and fraternity for all.
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Pineapple juice + red koolaid + Everclear
is quite delicious
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
There’s a line here, but I’m sure I don’t know you well enough to go there.
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Yahoo to the answer!
What states are illegal to buy everclear?
Few, if you are referring to the (rarer) 151 proof version.
Some for the 190 proof, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Virginia, and West Virginia included.
California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Washington apparently outlaw both 151 and 190 proof varieties.
Wikipedia can go fuck itself
VegasBlues shows us the way to freedom
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:20 PM PST up reply actions
gets in the way
of the Weed market
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 6:49 PM PST up reply actions
I am reminded
of this classic photo:
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I wouldn't put it past the liquor store
that my brother frequented to be selling it illegally
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 liquor store
By the house I grew up in was where I bought my pot/coke/Acid/mushrooms when I was a lad.
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'!
Owners daughter
was the local dealer
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 see Bacardi 151 on the shelves here, why not Everclear 151?
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From what I understand Bacardi 151 gets around it because it is considered a mixed beverage or something like that.
CA code says any alcohol over 60% (120 proof) is illegal.
Actually, it is apparently illegal to sell Bacardi 151 in the state of CA as well. The law just isn’t enforced.
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act:
23403. Possession of certain undenatured alcohol
by retailers forbidden; Penalty
No retail licensee, except a pharmacy or drug store
registered with the California State Board of Pharmacy,
shall sell or possess on his licensed premises any
undenatured alcohol of any proof or compound thereof
which is an alcoholic beverage as defined in Section
23004 containing more than 60 percent of alcohol by
volume. Undenatured alcohol shall be sold at retail
only upon the prescription or order of the holder of a
physician.s and surgeon.s certificate or a dentist.s or
veterinarian.s license. Any person who violates any of
the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Where I was reading all this someone spent a few weeks playing phone tag and continually emailed the ABC.
After a few weeks he was able to talk to someone on the phone and this is what he said:
So, I just got a call from Vincent Craven(sp?) at the ABC.
Turns out, anything above 120 proof alcohol IS IN FACT ILLEGAL in CA.
He said yes, it’s illegal. Barcardi 151, illegal. Everclear, 151 or 190, illegal.
It’s all illegal. They just don’t enforce it. Every single bar in CA with a spirits license is in violation of the law if they carry Bacardi 151 (which most do) or ANY other spirit 60%/120proof or better.
He was extremely frank with me, and very nice. Said he’s retiring in 3 years and it will be someone elses problem then. He also implied that it took so long to get back to me I guess because no one else wanted to face the truth and tell me I was right?
I asked him why he thought liquor stores in CA were then comfortable with carrying everclear 151, but not the 190 and he thought it was probably because of the similarity to Bacardi which has such a huge name and is basically everywhere.
Amazing. I’m still kind of in shock.
So, yeah, we weren’t reading the ABC act incorrectly.
What’s really weird is that he was talking about some kind of legal opinion or ruling from way back in the 40’s or earlier that makes it ok to sell high-proof spirits, but they can’t find the ruling and have no documentation of it. That’s the really weird part I thought.
of course they do, it is a Naples regional liqueur
I haven’t made it yet, been meaning to forever
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
Bacardi 151
Dinner drink of champions.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Jan 18, 2012 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
Softball Updated Fanpost
http://www.truebluela.com/2011/11/29/2596158/dodger-blogs-softball-sign-up-for-the-tbla-team-today
This fanpost has the info and has always had the info everyone keeps asking about.
We have no more room, sorry. If you feel the team will be to crowded I’d suggest contacting
The Left Field Pavilion and letting him know.
We don’t have enough for two teams so we will have to figure this out. From now until Feb 8th people’s schedules could change, people get hurt, people get in accidents on the way to Corona, things happen so it is good we have more then we need so that when attrition hits, we can still field a team.
Current Roster:
Name Pos
Josh Schoenwald 1B,OF
Mike Kanaly 2B,OF
AJ Henning 1B,2B,3B,OF
Albert Martinez OF
Bobby Down OF,1B
Brandon Lennox
Brenton, W, Knapp 3B,SS,OF
David G Young C,2B,SS,OF
Joe Benardello C,1,2,3B,SS,OF
Joshua Bramlett C,1,2,3B,SS,OF
Josie M Becker 1B,OF
Madeleine, C, St. Marie P,1B,2B,OF
Naeem Chaudhry 3B,OF
Phil Gurnee C,1B,2B,OF
Russell Frye P,C,1B,2B,3B,SS
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
lotta catchers
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'!
Someone has to pitch and pitch well. Robot bailed due to schedule conflicts.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I can pitch but certainly don’t want to pitch
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t recall you knowing much about the game of softball. Softball pitching is an art not something any ole hardball player can do.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I can play lawn darts
how is it different
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
The lawn dart doesn’t usually get rocketed back up the middle. So you have to incorporate the backpedal.
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Sorry, but you have the reaction times of a mid-40s dude and the rubber is only 46 feet away. If the batter can swing it, I’m backpedaling if I’m you.
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Brandon Lennox, a man without a position.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
I already signed up and paid as well.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I didn’t list them even as a backup.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
This list was from a week ago, so if you paid recently you did not make this cut.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Gotcha. I paid recently. Maybe there are enough for two teams then, especially with some of the double-listed folks.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
We should just have a TBLA-DT battle royal. The LFP guy was telling me he was having a hard time with the other blogs.
On the page where it lists the names of people who have paid the count was over 80 and that was a few weeks ago. 80/14 = 5 going on 6 teams, no? Sounds perfect.
didn’t know it was going to be that kind of a party….
nice
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
I though that is the list of people who have contributed to LFP for all of time. Our fee is via the same mechanism.
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We could probably get to 20 if we tried hard. Would you want to count on all 20 showing up so that you did not have to play shorthanded?
Besides the fact we still only have two females
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Do all the teams have two females? If they do, we may want to throw peanuts at them.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Double duty.
It would suck for a team not to be able to play anymore because the one female didn’t show or got hurt.
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Right. What happens if their female or females don’t show up for some reason? I could see some kind of punishment like an automatic out when the lineup turns over, but they shouldn’t be disallowed from playing imo.
LA City Leagues
are, or at least were, like that. You were supposed to play 5 of each sex in the field, and two men are not allowed to bat back-to-back. If you were short one woman, you were allowed to field five men and four women, but you had to take an automatic out for the missing woman in the batting order. Only show three women and you forfeit.
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If this tournament is anything like that last TBLA get together was, I wouldnt worry about it… Watch the excuses fly on why people all of a sudden cant go…. im just kidding.
Given the volume of players, he passed, but promises to cheer Maddz on.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
He’s half my age. And less than half yours. He should play and we should rest!
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I think you mean “FUCK YES, THIS”.
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yes
besides, last time he and I were on different teams….I think we’d be mostly cracking each other up on the same team
get that kid a glove and a jersey
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
I noticed that too. Made me think of Noam Chomsky, who’s all kinds of legit. (I shouldn’t talk; I have a ridiculous name.)
At least people yell his name when he walks into his local pub.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
i picked the guy i had never heard of who said “I don’t give a fuck, but I am NOT playing the outfield”
figured him to be a big dude
Honey Badger
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
I do not know who
Michal Kanaly
Albert Martinez
Russell Frye
are? and they do not show when searched via Member search.
Does anyone here know their screen names?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Ringers!
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'!
This has to be Hostess, 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'!
that’s the stuff
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
I was totally thinking
Russell’s nickname should totally be Phillip J.
Depending on who it is, that is the plan for me.
TBLA 2011 Postseason Prediction Champion
yea lotta catchers,
Anyway we could trade all five of them for Carlos Santana?
I hate plate appearance incentives. That is counter productive. You hurt, don’t tell anyone, you need to play to get paid. Screw that
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I don’t Ethier is going to risk it for a bonus that is less than 1/2 % of his salary, but that raises the question of what is the point of having it at all? Just so he has the chance to say he earned $11M instead of $10.95M?
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I once hit a kid straight in the face
he was wearing those sport goggles with the band that wraps around the back, and they just popped right off his face. Blood everywhere. I felt horrible.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
and thus ends today’s meeting of Bullies Anonymous
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
I was like 10
I don’t even know if I understood the concept
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
You did the kid a favor, you turned a google wearing geek into a symbolic hero for a few days. That may have been the highlight of his life.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I hoped Nolander called him “Pussy” as the sobbed off the field
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
After reading that in the book, I wondered if I’d be able to like the main or 2nd main character.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Of course, they are young and unformed
I loved those guys
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
you were the reason
i was scared of getting hit
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
You know what steels the nerves?
Dr. Pepper.
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lies
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
One time a kid on my school bus suckered punched me when i was 10 or 11…there was blood everywhere and when i got off the bus…first thing my sister said was “did you get him back”
She didnt ride the bus so she couldnt anyway.
She was 5 years older than me.
I dont think i ever got the kid back. He ended up moving.
It was one of those “punch, then run back to the back of the bus” before i could retaliate.
I think the only time i have ever punched someone was in a bar fight when i was 21.
well
did you? Whats fun is crashing hard on your bike and having everyone think someone kicked your ass.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Worst thing that happened to me
is I was riding to little league practice on my stingray, pulling wheelies. The front wheel came off mid-wheelie and I flipped over the handlebars. Next thing I knew, I was in bed.
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'!
Dicks like you are why kids have to wear helmets now
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Jan 18, 2012 4:02 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
This has to go green
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'!
God keeps trying, technology keeps saving
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Jan 18, 2012 4:03 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
no he is right
god keeps sending weather to fuck up the trails, knowing how bad I am at dealing with the ruts. He obviously failed to give me enough brains to figure out to stop going.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
You know he did. I just green’d it.
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You’re very lucky your bed was in the road otherwise you could have been seriously hurt.
by fbihop on Jan 18, 2012 4:04 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
i am continually amazed
I survived my first 18 years
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'!
Took a few shots here and there
Whacked in the head by an air clamp, like getting kicked in the head by a mule
turned around to talk to my homeboy and rode my bike into a telephone pole
got hit in the head by a beer bottle in a case of mistaken mistaken identity and
have the skull crease to prove it
got hit in the head by an engineer stake by helicopter prop wash under the influence of weed in the army
had to be talked down off a ledge in Tilden Park in Oakland on an acid trip
They call me “Lucky”
by preacher roe on Jan 18, 2012 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
I was once rollin’ hard under control before i wrapped my 64 around a telephone pole.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Jan 18, 2012 6:45 PM PST up reply actions
Similar thing happened to me one time when I was about 15. I made a jump at the end of our driveway. I came down the drive, hit the jump, got airborne, and i saw my wheel fly off my bike. I hit the street and went over the top. Hurt like hell. My bro (Greg; Eric was still in the oven) was watching with a wide eyed look. I yelled at him to get my wheel as I limped over to my bike and got it back to our driveway before my mom came out and saw us. She (and Eric will back me up on this) would have beat the living crap out of me had she seen I had survived.
by KellyStephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
I crashed a new bike
into a parked car about an hour after I got it on Christmas day. A friend’s brother straightened out the forks and I never told my parents because I would’ve been in trouble.
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'!
My uncle supposedly did a similar thing. He hit a car, but only because the driver opened the door as he was going around the car. Hit the door, went over it (it was an old Chevy w/only a window, no metal frame) and broke his arm. Didn’t do shit to the Bel Air.
by KellyStephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
I had a car door torn off that way
I parked in a market lot, opened the door and this ancient man in an even older cadillac took off and hooked my door on his bumper and ripped it off.
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 have heard this story dozens of times, and the last sentence is the truest statement that has ever been uttered.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
The lies we told our parents when we hurt ourselves is a wonder. One time I could not lie
Having just turned 16 I did a left turn on Central in the rain and crashed my bug into a street lamp and did some serious damage totaling the car I had spent several years working to buy. My first thought was how embarrassed I was going to be to call my Dad. Then I noticed that my head was bleeding like a stuck pig and my second thought was “YEAH, this will distract them”. Later my family told me my Dad passed the car on the way to the hospital and thought I was a goner and was quite happy to find out I’d only split my head open.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Wow…great story. Good thing your dad saw the car.
by KellyStephen on Jan 18, 2012 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
Why I was never going to be a piotcher long term
I’m lefty and the ball naturally ran in on left handed batters. But I was petrified of hitting someone, so I ended up walking every lefty I faced.
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'!
so instead you became a long term
biotch
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
and that natural movement of yours was a gift from god that you turned your back on
you had a birthright
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
I never understood being afraid to hit batters. This conscience thing baffles me.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I agree. Ask for the ball, shrug your shoulders and go inside on the next guy.
by KellyStephen on Jan 18, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
I once got hit so hard with a soccer ball in the chin that my ear was bleeding.
Another time I got hit with an elbow when going up for a header and my jaw clicked for a week.
I tried to hit a basketball with a bat
and the recoil nailed me on the jaw and knocked me silly.
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 Jan 18, 2012 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
this killed me
so damn funny
we tried a baseball / football hybrid where they pitcher would throw the football and you could be tackled by the defense as soon as they had the ball
it was glorious
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
We tried fungoing golf balls with a baseball bat to see how far we could hit it. Sounds like a great idea, but the very first attempt was popped straight up and we all scattered for cover.
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I used to enjoy
fungoing superballs
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'!
Dad of HJ used to hit us infield with golf balls and have us throw golf balls against a concrete wall and catch the resulting grounders off the asphalt to build reaction time
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
top-spinning rubber-covered baseballs on asphalt did that trick for us.
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What was the purpose
of rubber-covered balls? I never understood 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'!
it allowed you to play the game with pussies
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
Funny
They last longer on the asphalt.
We never used them on a real field, that’s for real baseballs.
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At least the covers did, but we softened them up so fast from hitting that we got rid of them anyway before the cover were worn out. But the cowhide (horsehide for Marty) didn’t last at all on the asphalt.
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Indoor
High schools in colder climes could practice in gyms w/o scuffing up the floors.
by padrecarroeselmer on Jan 18, 2012 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
I punctured my ear drum with a Q-tip once. That hurt like a bitch.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:01 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
It was a real lesson in leverage. Was doing normal q-tipping, had my elbow out (like Wes Matthews shooting a jump shot) then turned to my right, only to have my elbow hit the wall, and drive with tremendous force the q-tip into my brain.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:06 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
For Christmas, my sister got me a package of baby/children q-tips that have like giant ends so it’s physically impossible to hurt oneself. We had a good laugh.
This was only like four years ago, too.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:09 PM PST up reply actions
Which is why
you don’t do that with ice picks
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 man speaks the truth. He couldn’t hear us mock him for the next month.
by KellyStephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:49 PM PST up reply actions
Jamie Moyer to the Rockies on a minor league deal is official.
We are getting closer to the 50-year old pitcher!
Older than the team
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'!
1993. There are only a handful of players in MINOR league baseball who are younger than the Rockies, and most are in Rookie ball.
The schools for his grandchildren were the deciding factor.
by kinbote on Jan 18, 2012 4:15 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Only Moyer called them “schoolhouses”
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Based on the Rockie rotation, scoring will be up this year in Colorado
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Dirk is sick
Mo is back and LAC is playing at home. WGT
by Michael White on Jan 18, 2012 4:43 PM PST up reply actions
As far as I can tell, he’s playing but he’s sick.
by Michael White on Jan 18, 2012 4:45 PM PST up reply actions
Tell that to the estate of Brian Piccolo
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
Sick football players die, BBall players ball.
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and of course I didn’t notice the double b. Ruined a good morbid joke.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
who is that?
Where is he going?
What are these words?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:24 PM PST up reply actions
the most popular soccer player in the world is going to play for Los Angeles’ soccer club, you gigantic twit : )
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
With the greatest USA player ever in Donavan, Its the Shaq Kobe combo… were going back to back baby!
ok, ok, easy
you’re making me miss tragedy thoughts
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:38 PM PST up reply actions
there is one team that plays for national pride year round. Your national team. I’d get to know their names, even if it’s the Italian team : )
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:39 PM PST up reply actions
maybe in the Olympics, but there’s nothing planned now between US and Italy
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
I can’t wait for tomorrow when this is no longer a thing
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
you just made sure it is a thing until at least tomorrow afternoon
maybe even Friday
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
yeah I missed that. That’s the first international break, very cool!
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:48 PM PST up reply actions
better tell Donovan to bring me back a hot salami
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
It was more fun when the Dodgers won rings, not so much anymore
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especially since Dempsey left for the EPL years ago, has the most goals for an American in the EPL
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
did lose to Donovan in the 2005 finals, that was a fun one
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:42 PM PST up reply actions
yeah I really have no idea what im talking about when it comes to soccer, im just messing around…. Still I will stand by Donovan is best American soccer player ever… but hopefully there is much better to come in the future, if were ever winning a WC
You just owned Josie, you can take that to your early grave
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by Phil Gurnee on Jan 18, 2012 4:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
it can get confusing, cause all these numbers for different teams are being thrown around. Most important thing is just knowing that yes, Landon Donovan is the best in the US and yes, he plays for the LA Galaxy
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:50 PM PST up reply actions
So do you think Terry Bradshaw is awesome despite his stats looking average?
:)
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they do different things on the pitch, but Beckham resulted in more goals last year
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
Yesterday was 17 year anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake.
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and my cousin’s birthday. The awesome cakemaker.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:28 PM PST up reply actions
The 3 major quakes I remember were
the Sylmar quake (41st anniversary of that one next month)
the Whittier Narrows quake (October 1987)
and the Northridge quake
I was driving home during the Bay area quake in 1989, I was coming out of underground garage so I missed the radio broadcast of the quake.
I got home and wondered why all the players were standing in the field. Then they started to show damage. They showed the freeway thing I did not not grasp what had happened, when i realized it was two freeways pancaked upon each other I had the same feeling when I saw the second plane hit the tower.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Next up on TBLA
More moments that really fucking sucked
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
I had the same feeling when Rollins drove into the gap
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:37 PM PST up reply actions
When rollins connected I felt like I’d been punched in the stomach
by Michael White on Jan 18, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
Loudest I have ever said the word fuck
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 7:05 PM PST up reply actions
LA Dodger Devil Dogs
Matt Stairs
Reggie Jackson
Graig Nettles
Larry Jaster
Moe Drabowski
…
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You have the makings of an article. Or have you written that one already?
Joe Morgan.
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Joe Rudi
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'!
Next time you see him
knock him down
/notreally
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'!
Better hope the opposing pitcher at least warms up in case there is any delay.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
We haven’t tried taking poo thoughts from the comments to the front page.
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Inductions to the Vin Scully Lords of the Ravine.
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I couldn’t not go there though.
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Sylmar quake
got me out of high school for a couple days, so that was a nice one for me. Northridge quake shook like hell in Pasadena. My condo walls were bowing in and out. I was in Torrance for the Whittier quake, so I barely felt 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'!
My Dad
Woke me up for a couple of month after Sylmar by shaking my bed with his foot. Instant adrenaline shot.
by jim hitchcock (railway) on Jan 18, 2012 4:41 PM PST up reply actions
Sylmar
I was sleeping off something at the Paloma apartments in Venice when that thing hit, Never felt anything like that before or since.
by preacher roe on Jan 18, 2012 5:06 PM PST up reply actions
18
It was 1994.
I was less than 1.5 miles from the epicenter. It was unreal.
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remember the old Northridge Mall? With the movie theatre inside, played like 2 or 3 movies? I saw Home Alone there… and what about Broadway? Do those exsist anywhere anymore?
Yes. The Broadway is no more. I forgot who bought out those store, Bloomingdale’s I think.
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Don Ricardo’s was right next to the theater, which was like 4 screens. Those tiny crapbox theaters that were everywhere in the 70s/early 80s.
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Hadn’t thought of Don Ricardo’s for awhile. I’ve had a few pitchers there
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I spent too much time in both those places.
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We used to refer
to going to Don Ricardo’s as “working on my brothers car”
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 knew dudes whose plan was shots at Don Ricardo’s and hopefully blow jobs in the theater.
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I don’t if they ever got takers though.
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that’s gross, how much do you have to drink?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 5:35 PM PST up reply actions
They are both gone but El Queso Grande does still exist.
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Still there, never been in it.
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Pudge was married in 1991 and has a son who was born in 1992 who just got drafted in the 6th round by the Twins
No it isn’t. But they never took down mobile Wikipedia and if you hit ESC before the page fully loads, you can still read the regular version of Wikipedia.
The preferred nomenclature is you have Java challenged
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
by mleadman on Jan 18, 2012 5:21 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I thought he meant he was bringing the insults
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Fuck that. You don’t play, you don’t get to needle. Well, maybe the DT team.
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insults are not nouns so Gary was clearly talking Snack Cakes
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:47 PM PST up reply actions
Pretty much any convenience store.
/FatGuyFacts
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
Hostess
fruit pies. Back in the day, I’m sure that crust was loaded with lard.
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I’ve had my share of those
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It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I had more than mine, but I’m pretty sure I’ve had one in 30 years or more.
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yeah, but she got to play against girls
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
Donovan might be able to take her. Quite rightly.
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What is this “soccer” you speak of?
This has my vote. Josie will correct me.
by KellyStephen on Jan 18, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
yes, but in the same way you can argue Sheryl Miller was better than Reggie Miller
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
she was, but she didn’t have the stage Reggie had, so it’s a tough argument to win a jury with
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 4:56 PM PST up reply actions
a team of 5 sheryls beats a team of 5 Reggies?
this is silly. You can say she had a more accomplished career, you can say she was better than girls more than Reggie was better than boys
but you cannot say she was better
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
Reggie has admitted, Cheryl beat him in one on one all the time
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
Britney Griner
Would beat either of the Millers…hell throw in Andre, Brad and Mike too
by preacher roe on Jan 18, 2012 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
My sister could be me up until I was 13
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
I also think that generally
Chris Evert and the William sisters have had a greater impact in Tennis than Pete Sampras, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. If you let Martina’s natruarlized citizenship come into play, then it is no contest.
Billie Jean King and Arthur Ashe are similar icons.
This isn’t an actual contest between men and women (at least for me) I am talking more for what they did for their sport.
I just think that Mia Hamm has done more for soccer in the U.S. than any American born male player. Partly because of media coverage generally and also because her National team won their World Cup in the U.S.
and because girls are pretty
Vonn has done more for skiing too
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
Skiing got big with Jean-Claude Kiley in the 1960s. He got famous with the Olympics and racked up the endorsements too.
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Supposedly the best athlete in that family is the older brother who never played pro sports. But I agree; Cheryl > Reggie.
I heard the story of when she scored 100 in high school. She came home and Reggie had supposedly had a great game and was talking about it. And then he asked, “So how’d you do?” He didn’t say much after that.
2 of my friends from high school roomed w/Darrel Miller in college.
by KellyStephen on Jan 18, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
VegasBlues has no respect for Spike Lee
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
No but I am saying regardless of gender
in terms of historical significance as well as playing ability.
Cheryl Miller made an impact and is probably among the best women college basketball players ever but there are others who made an impact in that sport. And Reggie finished as one of the all-time best scorers in the NBA.
I also actually saw Cheryl Miller play basketball in college and while she was very good, she just didn’t have the impact in Women’s basketball like Mia Hamm did for her sport.
Mia Hamm put the Women’s Team on the map for a world cup cycle, but Cheryl Miller launched a league. Mia Hamm’s league folded
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
I have no recollection of Miss Miller in the WBNA just those that followed her.
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she won a bunch of titles with the Houston franchise, in the early years. She went to Houston, Lisa Leslie to LA.
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
shit, I’m thinking of Cynthia Cooper aren’t I?
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
You are thinking of
Sheryl Swopes out of Texas Tech.
The first WNBA season was in 1997, Miller coached from 1997-2000.
Miller had already been inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
the Basketball Hall of Fame is another colossal joke
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 5:12 PM PST up reply actions
The Basketball HOF
has no real criteria for getting inducted.
John Wooden is inducted both as a player and a coach. Lenny Wilkens is similarly honored.
I don’t think anyone is, but it is possible to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame separately as a player and and as a manager. I wonder who would be closest to have done it? You know Joe Torre will get in as a manager, and he’s a hall of the very, very good ballplayer who won an MVP, and who did garner votes as a player.
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Torre has got to be the closest so far for this.
I wonder if Cal Ripken would ever want to manage. He seems like the type who would.
Maybe Ryne Sandberg is the closest with a shot now since he is already managing in Triple A, and is only missing that whole “be a HOF major league manager” part. :)
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
actively trying not to remember the WNBA
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
sure, but that’s still more of a lasting impact than one World Cup cycle.
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
The iconic photo that more people will recognize is of Brandi Chastain.
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who is still one of the faces of women’s soccer, now as a commentator
by Josie Becker on Jan 18, 2012 5:05 PM PST up reply actions
I defer to Nomar on this.
He married Mia. She wins.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
I watched with the sound off
At least there was a bit of a visual payoff around the 45 second mark.
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Remember that one time when uschris punked Josie on a soccer?
by G.Scott on Jan 18, 2012 5:20 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
I remember the USC-UNM game from earlier this year. Tough to watch. In a Trojans’ season full of low-scoring stinkers, that was the low-scoriengest. 44-41.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 18, 2012 5:30 PM PST up reply actions
Not that I can keep up with the comments
but i’d just like to say that everclear is the shit. Everytime I have had it, I don’t remember who i am, who im with, what ive done, or where i am. Awesome.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
And while y'all hate on STL
its legal there!
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I think its needed in CA too
some pretty frustrating stuff going on here
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
We have medical marijuana here.
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yes clearly pre-engagement i was on an epic everclear bender
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
not to the men folk
how to get your woman to do ANYTHING you want.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
by JLS23 on Jan 18, 2012 6:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
the hell just happened....
men, drink your everclear, drink it proudly.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Well, sure, liquor is quicker and everclear is the express.
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yea i really do prefer the liquor
MJ makes me want to sit in a corner free basing cheetos or something
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Buying more food will lead to more jobs! Smoking doobs will help the economy!
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yeah.
my comment was sarcastic. her description sounds horrible to me.
i'm a person just like you
but i’ve got better things to do
whats fun about doing something you can't remember or comprehend?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
And yet you engage in the convos in here all the time. ;-)
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dont knock till you tried it.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
I like when I mostly forget something stupid and funny, and then a friend who was there half remembers it, and then we laugh until we cry trying to recall all the details
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
please excuse me if I am wrong
but weren’t you the one saying some stuff about people with substance abuse problems being bad a few weeks back
and I think doing stuff you can’t remember is incredibly fun, when done in moderation of course
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
enjoyment does not equal abuse, my friend
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
i don't know much about alcoholism
but isn’t one of the definitions of alcohol abuse “drinking until you black out?”
It’s more needing to drink until you black out. And having it cause you problems in life. An occasional bender does not necessarily an alcoholic make.
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thank you dave!
couldn’t have put it better myself.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
but surely you see at least an element of hypocrisy in our JLs anti-drug stance a few weeks back and this I wanna party stance now
yes?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
everyones a big fat hypocrit
I just want us all to be honest about it. Now if you’ll excuse me i’m going to go find an athlete to punch in the face
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Do I contradict myself? Yes, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 18, 2012 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
I am hearing this to the tune of an early 70s hit for an Aussie singer
If I have to, I contradict myself.
I am large (LARGE!)
I contain multitudes!
I AM WOMAN!!!!!
;-)
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Dave hears everything set to rock and roll music.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
It’s a stretch to term Helen Reddy “rock and roll”.
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by David Young on Jan 18, 2012 10:30 PM PST up reply actions
That was you getting teabagged by an Alabama fan?
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doing marijuana at all makes you a bad person
drinking in excess makes you a fun person. Ok.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
ok, i reverse my stance
smoke away. its just not my thing. you’re right, i shouldn’t judge.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
by JLS23 on Jan 18, 2012 8:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
im a very un-judgy person
i want everyone to get their drink, smoke, toke, and whatever on if they so choose :-) you only live once.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
So, open marriage with the Mr. to be? ;-)
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i draw the line there, sir.
"I was a little scared he was into that Oakland thing. We swing here on 3-0." Grady Little on Andre
Smoke two joints in the morning
Smoke two joints at night
Smoke two joints in the afternoon
Everything’s all right.
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because it's always one or the other
NO MIDDLE GROUND!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 8:25 PM PST up reply actions
also
i don’t think this statement can really applied to anything that you enjoy doing
Not that kind of joint uschris!
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kinda interesting also to see update on Cohen's situation
possibly affected by insider trading d-bags. From everything I’ve heard about Cohen I’m okay if he has to bail.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
this thread has been awesoke
be proud TBLA
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 7:14 PM PST reply actions
seriously
i missed some good shit today.
so many greens….
and (ever)clears
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
She was my favorite audition, probably. Great.
by silverwidow on Jan 18, 2012 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
just curious since it's been discussed
Look for the Timberwolves to offer Kevin Love a $60 million, four-year contract extension within the next eight days.
fair value?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 7:39 PM PST reply actions
Hard to say what is fair value
in the NBA since the contract amounts and lengths are collectively bargained. Sounds low but it does set him up with good security.
that's true
cap and all, and the new CBA rules are steep. I guess the question is does Love want to stay in MIN?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 7:46 PM PST up reply actions
Well
despite what seems to be a lot of player movement, you still get more money if you are under contract (Bird rule) vs being an unrestricted free agent.
The NBA, despite what happened recently, is still a place where your most lucrative place to play is on the team you are under contract with.
I saw a report where
he could be in line for a max deal of 5 years/80M.
He could not sign an extension, become a restricted FA and sign an offer sheet and let Minnesota match. Or he could sign a $6M qualifying deal and become an unrestricted FA after 2013 season.
mo williams
ballin out of control
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jan 18, 2012 8:04 PM PST via mobile reply actions
6 for 6
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
Mo Knows
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
both LA teams beat the Mavs
on last second shots
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 10:24 PM PST reply actions
WGT
Good calls by Mr Stephen and Mr White
Mr Big Shot
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
back to back losses in the final seconds
hard for the Mavs
but fuck’em :)
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 18, 2012 10:34 PM PST up reply actions
Lakers have their #1. So every loss is good, though they may trade it.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Jan 18, 2012 11:13 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
If I were Yu I’d have wanted a 4 year deal. Once he proves himself, he can beat $10 mil annually pretty easily.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
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JFC this app puts comments where I don’t want them.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
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Sarah's Take
I wonder if she’d like some cheese with all that whine. And how bout this eye roll inducing gem…
Nate Eovaldi is the most interesting member of the Dodgers’ starting rotation, but he might not be allowed to pitch with the additions of journeymen Chris Capuano and Aaron Harang.
I don’t see any “whine” and if you grant that the premises are primarily based on “conventional wisdom”, her conclusions don’t seem far-fetched. I don’t like the wording of the sentence you quoted, but don’t you find Eovaldi (a potential member of the rotation once injuries start happening) far more interesting than Capang?
I actually find the part of her article that is most objectionable is that her conclusion is to do something that can’t really be done:
Colletti needs to seek out trades to find less expensive players to fill the shortcomings on the Dodgers.
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by David Young on Jan 18, 2012 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
She’s whining about the rotation, the offense, the bullpen, etc. She’s also presumptuous that Billingsley’s mechanics and confidence are the reasons that “don’t allow him to go past the fifth inning.” Zero mention or analysis of pitch selection. There’s also zero support for why, in her opinion, the bullpen isn’t any good.
And the Eovaldi part, from what I read, seems to include the entire rotation. I don’t have the foggiest idea how he’s more ‘interesting’ than Kershaw based on 32 innings. Cause he throws harder?
The article stinks.
by silverwidow on Jan 18, 2012 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2012/1/19/2712559/dodgers-2012-minor-league-countdown-120-111
Where Brandon whines about the shortcomings of prospects 110 – 120.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
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