Dodger Thoughts On The Move
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 8:05 AM PST
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PrintDodger Thoughts is on the move again. Jon Weisman announced last night that his wonderful site, which has been going strong for nearly 10 full years, would no longer be hosted at ESPN Los Angeles.
Point your browsers and adjust your bookmarks to DodgerThoughts.com for his new home. Here is his first post.
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Not singling out Jerry Crasnick because almost every reporter does this
but Crasnick went to the ’numbers at new park; card:
I just checked Chad Qualls’ career numbers at Citizens Bank Park. It’s an understatement to say they’re "ugly.’’
Qualls is 2-2 with an 11.12 ERA at CBP. He has allowed 21 hits and 7 home runs in 11 1/3 innings. Ouch.
To be fair to Crasnick, he didn’t infer anything from said numbers.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 8:20 AM PST up reply actions
I stand corrected
Crasnick:
It’s a good sign because he’s durable, but those splits are kind of frightening.
They don’t matter, Jerry
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 8:21 AM PST up reply actions
I feel like I’m nitpicking here though, so I will back off.
Especially as someone who regularly pulls odd and small sample stats.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 8:22 AM PST up reply actions
Agree completely, Joe. Indianapolis is a fun town, a pleasant place to visit. Not somewhere I would live, but that’s no knock against the town or the people that call it home.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
yeah – figured I was commenting to myself over there
So very glad I missed the pitcher wars last night….
man do we need a real game or what?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:19 AM PST up reply actions
It was bad.
I think TBLA softball may suffice in the interim. When does ST start? 3/3?
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Especially since it’s not like the 3 guys are going to audition for the Dodgers and the club can have their pick. We’ll be lucky if even one is available.
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
but, but, but, you don’t understand!
Yes, yes we do understand, we just don’t give a shit
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:33 AM PST up reply actions
It’s been snowing, yeah.
Like no one has ever hooked up because it was cold outside.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
I have heard rumors that wintertime bars in cold weather cities are rife with folks who have no desire to sleep alone
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
And anyone going to the superbowl city to watch the game at a local bar isn’t there to watch the game.
They’re there to party and leave with a story where their pride used to be.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
and Indy just doesn't seem like the kind of place most folk think of
when they think of party time, especially not this time of year. Thats all I’m sayin ya’ll.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
downtown Indy is allegedly pretty happening. You’ve got a giant Marriot next to a ballpark a football field and a convention center.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
How many people in the united states have even heard that alleged
let alone believe it?
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just from what I’ve seen from visiting media on twitter
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
All I’ve seen on Twitter is calling Indy “Mashed Potatoes: the City”. I’m going with my reality.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
been there – it does not suck
and when Lesie Knope comes to town the city goes off
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
Dayton is a nice too, so is Columbus
Cincinnati sucks
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve been to Cleveland. It wasn’t as bad as people say.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
in fairness, people say it is terrible, so only nice compared to expectation
I’d take it over Cinci
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
“Everyone makes fun of Cleveland in America. All countries have a city that they make fun of. in Russia, we make fun of Cleveland”
by Lex in Brooklyn on Jan 31, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
wrong
In Soviet Russia city makes fun of you!
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 10:22 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
slept there
the hotel, not the convention center
also the minor league park (where I first fell hard for Joey Votto) is right down the street too
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
that’s the ballpark I’m talking about, looks pretty sweet for a minor league field
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
it is awesome
I won a beer betting the guy I was with that I could top 70 on the radar gun at the throw the ball so hard you hurt your shoulder because you have not warmed up and you are old booth
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
none of this is going to make people want to travel for the super bowl
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
You know what makes people travel for the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 9:30 AM PST up reply actions
and a more hip destination would likely get more people to travel
thats all I’m arguing
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Not sure if it was this thread or the prior thread, but as HJ suggested, if the game is sold out (and it always is), how many more people are you thinking will be travelling there?
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
no solid number in mind
You don’t think people travel to NO to party when the super bowl is in town?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Even if that's true
Why would the NFL care about that? They want ticket sales and TV ratings (both of which is like shooting fish in a barrel), neither of which would be impacted by having a more bad ass location.
So the NFL can spread the love to football towns across the country and reward cities for building new stadiums.
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
They probably don't
I’m not arguing they do or should care, just that I think less people will travel for this super bowl then one in NO. I’m not making a very complicated or nuanced argument.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I’m not making a very complicated or nuanced argument.
Then you are in the right place
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
actually I think I was originally arguing that I didn't expect them to book it up
so easily. Does Indy have less hotels then say NO? I mean that wouldn’t be a surprise right?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
the truth its, every hotel room for miles around will be booked
just like in every other city
the party comes to the city, the city does not create the party
Indy is centralized, there is a lot within walking distance – not great golf weather, but a good time none the less
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
I read the other day
there was a hotel down by the airport, one star $50 a night. Now is charging $499 per room this week only. Thus is demand, relative to supply.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
I heard there was this baseball card with a rodent…
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Three pitchers with ERA+s between 126-128 walk into a bar . . .
by kinbote on Jan 31, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
and the hookers that travel along with it
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
The midwest is not a dead zone, someone from Irvine mocking other cities is a mockery in of itself.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 9:25 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Did I claim Irvine is party town USA?
Then again Irvine is like 5 minutes from the beach. I’m going to go ahead and quote myself here
and Indy just doesn’t seem like the kind of place most folk think of
when they think of party time, especially not this time of year. Thats all I’m sayin ya’ll.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
if you’re down to drink some beer, eat some meet and cheese, and have a good time indoors, fun can be had in:
Indy
Detroit
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Obviously Chicago
it’s not a cold dead place
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
Why would any of us start now?
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
damn you
was typing
never have/never will
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
I’m only aware of how life ends.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
If you hear Don’t Stop Believing while at a diner with your family, you are about to get shot.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
I would have never thought “Indianapolis kinda sucks” is a controversial opinion.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not even arguing it sucks anymore
just that the perception is it sucks, and perception is 9/10s of the law
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
are you arguing that people in the midwest think Indy sucks?
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
Forget about it Josie, Its Indy town
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:41 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
there is this thing called the united states of america
you may have heard of it
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nola
I’m calling you to tell you I’m giving you the silent treatment
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
I don't think you understand how the silent treatment works
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I just don’t think you should speak for the United States of America.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
if you think the united states of america thinks indy is a hip happening place
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I don’t know where to put this, so I’m putting it here:
I read through this whole thread and I am goddamned if I can figure out what the argument was about.
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:04 AM PST up reply actions
In the end you will find the usual, Nolander arguing with himself about what he did or did not mean.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
no one knows anymore
it was about something then people got really angry about it, then it slowly morphed and split and morphed some more. Then someone compared Indy to mashed potatoes.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
You know
The metropolitan southern California mindset is BY FAR in the minority as far as the ENTIRE US OF FA goes (yes, FA).
Take it from someone who has been to places not Los Angeles/SoCal.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
that said
my friend who is living in Muncie currently, she’s not a huge fan. But she’s all about USC so her taste is suspect to begin with. ;)
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Muncie
GOooooooooooOOOOOOO Eagles!
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
so people actually put Indy in the same category
as Miami and NO as a place worth flying to to party?
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I have no interest in going to Miami or Indiana (if that helps.)
New Orleans sounds awesome though.
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
If my team where playing a super bowl in NO
I would absolutely be there, whether I had tickets or not. Miami probably not. Indy also probably not, although apparently the weather isn’t complete shit right now there.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
You don’t need to go to NO to party like a white boy from Irvine would party.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I want to learn from the best
and I have heard they are the best
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
stop hurting my stomach
I had all this work to do today. I fly to India at 8AM tomorrow and you guys are killingme
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
It’s a city.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
oh fuck off
I’m sorry that I’ve “insulted” Indiana by arguing that people don’t percieve it as a party town.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
y u all mad tho
it’s not a party town insofar as NO pre-Katrina in the imagination of college coeds where everyday is a fuckin’ party, brah (read: basically ASU on any given day)
but comparatively…
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
People in Oakland think Kurt Suzuki is a star.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
Detroit is scary but fun, with kind of a fuck it the world sucks so lets have a good time feel.
M and M are both awesome – if not for the winters I would live in Milwaukee, drunkest city I have ever been in. I love it
Chicago is a good town too
that said, Los Angeles
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
“Here he comes, here’s John Wayne. I’m not gonna cry about my pa. I’m gonna build an airport, put my name on it. Why, Michael, so you can fly away from your feelings? Sooner or later they’ll come…..who the fuck took my hardboiled eggs?”
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
well, I’d have to look on IMDB but I think there was the movie about gold mining in Alaska where shooting was suspended…
oh never mind
I suck
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
He should have shut down whatever the name of that movie was late in his life where everyone* on the set died of cancer.
*Possible exaggeration.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
I’m horrified to have to report this, John, but your girlfriend’s claim is only slightly exaggerated. Of the 220 persons who worked on The Conqueror on location in Utah in 1955, 91 had contracted cancer as of the early 1980s and 46 died of it, including stars John Wayne, Susan Hayward, and Agnes Moorehead, and director Dick Powell. Experts say under ordinary circumstances only 30 people out of a group of that size should have gotten cancer. The cause? No one can say for sure, but many attribute the cancers to radioactive fallout from U.S. atom bomb tests in nearby Nevada. The whole ghastly story is told in The Hollywood Hall of Shame by Harry and Michael Medved. But let’s start at the beginning.
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
a) John Wayne also smoked 6 packs a day. Just sayin.
b) the rate of cancer is actually pretty close to that in the general population
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_wayne#Death
Although the 41% incidence of cancer in the cast and crew is very close to to that of the general population,57 many contend radioactive fallout from these tests contaminated the film location and poisoned the film crew working there.5859 Despite the suggestion that Wayne’s 1964 lung cancer and his 1979 stomach cancer resulted from nuclear contamination, he himself believed his lung cancer to have been a result of his six-pack-a-day cigarette habit.60
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I feel qualified to comment on the various things about Indy on here, as I live 20 minutes away and sit here at my work in town right now. It has been quite interesting to see these Indy comments on TBLA, never know what you’re gonna see here.
1) It’s not cold here this week – high of 60 today and high of at least 46 the rest of the week. I know, to many thats cold, but nice for Jan-Feb here.
2) Downtown Indy has become a much better place over the last few years, with many areas revitalized in the downtown district. No small part of this is Victory Field (one of the best minor league parks for sure), Lucas Oil Stadium, and Conseco (or Bankers Life or whatever) fieldhouse. Its really an outstanding area to catch a game of all three sports since you can walk to many bars and restaurants from each of the stadiums. Not sure I’ve been to another area with all three in an active downtown area like this.
3) As far as downtown being “allegedly happening” I guess it depends on your definition of happening. Unless expectations are too high though, I don’t think people will be dissappointed in the immediate vicinity. There are no shortages of restaurants and bars, all within walking distance of each other and cold weather actually makes them more active than summer. Leave downtown and all bets are off.
4) Will people travel here for a super bowl? There are thousands here now just for the activities that won’t even be attended the game. It was estimated the Super Bowl Village had 100,000 visitors Saturday in freezing, windy weather, outside.
5) Hotels are indeed way overpriced but booked everywhere. Hotels are being reported as booked over an hour away on interstates as well as towns on smaller highways.
by Indiana Jon on Jan 31, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
Welcome back.
Thanks for that.
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) Will people travel here for a super bowl? There are thousands here now just for the activities that won’t even be attended the game. It was estimated the Super Bowl Village had 100,000 visitors Saturday in freezing, windy weather, outside.
Whatever question Nolander ended up thinking he was asking, this should probably have answered it.
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It started with me being surprised indy had managed to completely book all their hotels for the super bowl
but since I don’t know how their hotel capacity compares to Miami or NO its hard to say whether it is signifigant or not. It evolved into me defending myself from the Indy apologists.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
We called the dog Indiana.
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
these things happen when the conversation starts before you go to sleep for the night
and continue the next day in a different thread
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The flash point
I’m just shocked people are actually willing to go to indy for the super bowl
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
by nolander on Jan 30, 2012 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
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Yes
my understanding is that indiana is cold and snowy and middle america. Doesn’t sound like a party, and then other people are like, NO INDIANA IS TOTES COOL, and I was like BUT NO ONE OUTSIDE OF THIS BLOG ACTUALLY BELIEVES YOU and on and on
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Incredibly enough
People enjoy themselves in Middle America too.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Jan 31, 2012 2:36 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
this is why I’m not speaking to nolander
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
Its like people are purposfully ignoring what I believe and what I'm saying the general perception is
or at least what my perception of the general perception is. I’m not saying Indy is a horrible place(well it is really cold and that might be enough for me to hate it but thats not my point)
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post-modernism
This here is what we in the industry like to call a hermeneutical lens.
This means that your interpretations of data could be, in fact, colored by who you are and what you believe.
Now, you can say that YOU don’t think that Indy is a happening place to party. But your lens, as it were, is by no means an objective one, and therefore cannot be applied wholesale to everyone else.
Josie, you know you miss this.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
I would have loved to have had a debate on this several hours ago
instead everyone spent hours lamenting how I have wronged the city of indiana because I called it rash or something, even though that was never what I was tryign to say and no matter how many times I pointed that out I got the same idiotic responses.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I think everyone said pretty much exactly what Maddz just said, you just took it the way you did
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
thats why everyone kept talking about how cool downtown ACTUALLY is
instead of what the perception of indiana is. Ok.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
everyone provided you with examples of other ways Indianapolis is perceived, and you kept saying “no it’s not!” without a single article or think piece or scrap or paper you found at the library to prove your point
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
I thought you weren’t talking to him.
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Yet, he’s still right in that it isn’t perceived to be as much of a party town as the normal Super Bowl rotation of cities are. There may be tons of great things to do in Indy but it in no way has the reputation of NO or Miami.
I’m pretty sure that’s all he was saying at first.
I’m willing to be wrong, but I don’t think amongst people of means, y’know the ones who can afford these trips, Bourbon Street is seen as the mecca of a good time.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
For the people that are actually attending the game I would probably agree. This conversation wasn’t about those people though. It was more about people that flock to the SB cities just for the partying and the atmosphere that surrounds the SB (it was always assumed that the game would sell out no matter where it was held). Most of those people would most likely be more into the Bourbon Street scene.
You were “shocked people are actually willing to go to indy for the super bowl”. People responded that it shouldn’t be so shocking.
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how many times have you had the chance to say that in your life?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
probably the first time in context, my future fiance is gonna get a flood of cliches I’ve been holding up
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
by then you will have settled for three inches and a good back rub:)
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seriously, in my next relationship we can skip to the part where we just watch TV and goof on stuff, that would be great
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 3:01 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve always like the word “hermeneutics”, especially once I learned it didn’t mean “to have a flat head and wear enormous platform shoes.”
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Filed figures were $6.8 million and $5.4 million
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 8:14 AM PST up reply actions
I don't know a ton about hockey history but this seems amazing
Ken Dryden played his first 237 #Habs games before losing two in a row
what is a #Habs game?
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I knew that answer, but I will never admit to knowing that answer, unless someone else shares the answer first
my standard reply is “I don’t speak canada bitch”
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
Les Habitants
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
The word is Québecois. Or, in English, believe it or not – Quebeckers. Although that word has probably not been used in 40 years. (Awful word.)
As long as by awful you mean awesome!
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
Best city in North America bitch
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Jan 31, 2012 10:01 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
Some people like snow, like seasons
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Jan 31, 2012 10:10 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
That'll show them
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Jan 31, 2012 6:39 PM PST via Android app up reply actions
Maybe this is clear:
When Mr. Paul scores more then 16 points ( meaning healthy and rust free) the Clippers are 8 – 0.
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David Stern is 1-1 in approving Chris Paul trades to Los Angeles.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 8:27 AM PST up reply actions
I look forward to level-headed Laker fans like yourself getting more haterific as the season rolls on.
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 8:29 AM PST up reply actions
Jerry Crasnick laughs at your sample size.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Do you have a Clippers flag on your car yet?
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 8:30 AM PST up reply actions
traitors carry flags? I just thought they had a coat they turned inside out whenever the moment called for it
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:32 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
They’re a fun team to watch, I will not apologize for wanting to watch.
I don’t carry a flag nor do I talk shit about the Lakers because I hope both teams do well.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
I heard you are also really gushing about watching poohole down in the big Ass
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:36 AM PST up reply actions
and probably his penis size too
oh shit, did I just write that?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:31 AM PST up reply actions
and when Mrs Paul scores 16 or more we get fishsticks
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:31 AM PST up reply actions
Since Chris Paul was traded to the Clippers, Manchester City has only claimed 6 of a possible 15 points
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
Nice. Saw the highlights of the LA Galaxy scoring two goals over in England including the game winner last night. #MLS #SoccerRules
You’re speaking of either Landon Donovan, he’s still on the Galaxy, just on loan to Everton. Or Robbie Keane, same deal on loan
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 8:56 AM PST up reply actions
What about Michael Landon and Lorne Green?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
I think it was Robbie Keane. He had two nice goals for a team that sounded like the name of a sports car. The last goal was the game winner 3-2. Thought you’d be up on this?
yes Robbie’s brace for Aston Villa. That wasn’t last weekend’s game though, Villa lost 3-2 to Arsenal over the weekend. I can’t remember when Robbie’s brace was.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
Lex Lex Lex
BOOOO YAAAAh
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This is probably the third-best compliment I’ve received in my life.
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
You need a better life
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
No shit.
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
Don’t fret, your kids will think you are a great dad for a few more years. Then life will really start to suck.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:25 AM PST up reply actions
I’ve met you too. Is that the fourth-best?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Did you associate any legendary tough-guy songs with me?
If so, then yes.
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
“Here I come to save the day!”
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
by Nolij on Jan 31, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
(Thinks for a moment)
I’ll accept that.
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
My 2nd favorite cartoon as a kid
When I hear these lyrics I think of you:
When you find yourself in danger,
When you’re threatened by a stranger,
When it looks like you will take a lickin’,
(puk, puk, puk, puk)
There is someone waiting,
Who will hurry up and rescue you,
just Call for Super Chicken!
(puk, ack!)
Fred, if you’re afraid you’ll have to overlook it,
Besides you knew the job was dangerous when you took it
(puk, ack!)
He will drink his super sauce
And throw the bad guys for a loss
And he will bring them in alive and kickin’
(puk, puk, puk, puk)
There is one thing you should learn
When there is no one else to turn to
Call for Super Chicken!
(puk, puk, puk, puk)
Call for Super Chicken!
(puk, ack!)
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
forgot about Super Chicken – loved it
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
Jim Croce it ain’t.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
When sung by a croaking chicken it is the chits
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
FUCK YEAH
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 31, 2012 9:10 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Numbers filed were $2.275 million and $1.65 million, so he signed over the midpoint.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 8:40 AM PST up reply actions
my lord
that would be like a night at the amusement park with a never ending supply of E tickets
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:59 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Though I never used an E ticket, I know Disneyland used to have them for the main attractions.
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and there I was, halfway into replying with Walt Disney’s biography
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
I think at this point that any old people references have already been explained 100 times, so anyone who claims to be ignorant is “yanking chains” unless it is Bobby whose ADHD keeps him from assimilating the information provided here.
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now just time to work on the young people references. So Fred is this youtube character who speeds up the audio track on all his videos so he sounds like a chipmunk. This has gotten him two movie deals, and a show on Teen Nick.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
I’m more out of touch with young people references than old people references, and I legitimately thought Don Sutton had a long, hall of fame Angels career.
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I remember the 95 and 96 teams making the playoffs, but not so much who stood out on those teams. I would say I first started really watching baseball circa 2000-2001, so there is a good chance I just happened to see a Don Sutton picture at an Angels game or on TV and made that connection.
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Even weirder, he had been on this blog a for few months and was starting to build a decent reputation and then he made the Sutton comment. Eric almost banned him. It was a close call.
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I heard that the coin was still flipping
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
Eric: You’ve been [acting] up your whole life you just didn’t know it. You know what date is on this coin?
Gary: No.
Eric: 1958. It’s been traveling twenty-two years to get here. And now it’s here. And it’s either heads or tails. And you have to say. Call it.
Gary: Look, I need to know what I stand to win.
Eric: Everything.
Gary: How’s that?
Eric: You stand to win everything. Call it.
Gary: Alright. Heads then.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
If people were banned for stupid comments regarding players
I’d have been gone years ago :)
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My sister brought up Granny Goose chips the other day, but I didn’t remember them. So sometimes it’s just senility.
I remember them
much be all the geckos I eat
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
I hear a gecko purpleberry shake is great for memory
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
I remember the commercials
Granny Goose is on horseback with saddlebags and meets up with some Banditos.
Bandito: Wo are you?
Goose: Granny Goose
Bandito: What’s in the bag Goose?
We used to say “what’s in the bag Goose” all the time back then
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My ill-fated attempt at a tangible hook-up system at bars.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
no seriously
what’s an E ticket
and before anyone gives me shit, I just had to spend time going over the differences between the gerund and the gerundive, and I’m in a mood.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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disney didn't charge admission
but sold tickets and different rides required different types of tickets for admission.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Except in this case, HJ was talking about her boobies.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
They apparently charged a General Admission and on top of that you had to buy tickets to each individual area.
When Disneyland opened in 1955, visitors purchased an admission ticket to the park at Main Gate booths, then purchased separate admission inside for each attraction. Less than 3 months after opening, Disney began selling “Value Books”, each of which contained several of each coupon labeled “A” through “C”, to supplement the pay-per-ride system. Attractions were then designated as “A”, “B”, or “C” attractions and visitors needed to either purchase a specified coupon from a nearby booth or present the discount coupon book with the correct coupon attached.
They were completely done away with in 1982 which explains why I didn’t know this prior to today.
The thing we clearly should be talking about is Scarlett not the tickers
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Matt Kemp is an E ticket.
Those other scrubs are As and Bs mostly.
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He’s the Scarlett Johannsen of ballplayers?
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right, but main gate admission was relatively cheap. Now it’s all included in price of admission, so not riding rides, unless you have a season pass, is a waste of money
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
before Disneyland went to a single entry ticket, you were given a book with A,B,C,D,E tickets that were good for one ride. The E ticket was good for the best rides.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
and I’m in a mood.
so basically the same as it ever was
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THIS IS NOT MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE
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differences between the gerund and the gerundive
One is a part of speech involving using the present-progressive conjugation, the other is a curious hybrid of a common flowering plant and a belgian green leafy vegetable.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
… conjugation of a verb as a noun, ….
My mind got way ahead of my fingers.
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E - ticket
from the early 70s I believe. (It has Pirates, but no Haunted Mansion)
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It’s a Small World was a goddam E Ticket?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
yeah, all the kids want to get on that shit
what’s a trip is that the Enchanted Tiki room is too
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
It was fun as a kid
It was a different kind of fun as a stoned teen ager.
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Alice in Wonderland smashed when you come outside on the little track and everyone sees you was pretty fun.
Best drunk rides were Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride and Peter Pan’s flight. Especially the latter, because there’s a point at which you can lean out and high five the person in the ship ahead of/behind you.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
I didn’t remember the Pack Mules ever being an E ticket. No wonder I never saw those beasts. The Submarine Voyage was downgraded to a D at some point. I think the monorail and the two boats too.
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For some reason as a child the Submarine Voyage was a favorite.
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it was long, hard, and filled with Sea men?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Pack mules were awesome
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
What did they do? Did you really ride a pack mule? What was the ride that took you underground (fake?) with the cool rocks, like a ride through history. I remember something sitting on a cactus.
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You rode through this canyon country like place. I think it was where big thunder mountain is now
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it was. Those facades in the line for Big Thunder are from the pack mules
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 3:10 PM PST up reply actions
Am I crazy or wouldn’t you rather have Lawrie than Montero?
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I read that as the Mariners turned down that trade
Yeah, smart idea Blue Jays, Lawrie is a beast
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but I worry about that sore rib, that could end a tasty career
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions
now I want Phillipe’s (I always want Phillipe’s)
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
The more I think about this it’s kind of crazy. Lawrie might not stick at third and if he becomes a 1B/DH the Jays are already overloaded with them and he’s worse than Montero.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
I think you are confused. He moved from 2nd to 3rd in the minors. He can handle 3rd.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
People disagree with you on that point.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Okay, he’s replacing Baustista and Encarnacion, he’s going to play 3rd base and be better at it then his predecessors.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
Such great heights and all that.
Lawrie certainly has star potential, especially if he sticks at third but I think people really underrate Pineda. His combination of strikeouts and control is unprecedented for a guy that age.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
So the precedent for extra large right handed pitchers who had elite careers are?
Bartolo Colon
Carlos Zambrano
Freddy Garcia
Aaron Harang ( i had no idea)
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
JR Richard
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I went with 100 decision and > 250 Ibs
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
He didn’t make it to 100 decisions or did he lie about his weight?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
101 – 71
He should be on the list, but only a four year peak.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
His peak was still better than any of those other guys’.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Bartolo was no slouch, but yeah give me one, I’d take JR
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Problem with Reference is that we know the weight are bogus. THey have JR at 222. Might have been that in High School
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Jeff Sullivan
I’ve since confirmed that the Mariners and Blue Jays talked about Pineda and Lawrie, but talks didn’t get all that far before the Blue Jays closed the door. This trade didn’t come real close to happening, and I don’t know how much it would’ve taken to make it happen.
One figures there’s a reason, or several reasons why each front office wanted to keep things vague. But Blair talked to sources, and Blair got his info. I’m guessing these are front office sources. Why would you ever give information to the media? If you’re a member of a front office, why be free with this sort of thing? What’s the benefit?
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions
I’ve never understood the leaking phenomena that seems to have overtaken society. Unless someone is doing something illegal what happens at the office/home should stay there if it is expected to be private.
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Presumably there’s a kind of a quid pro quo for sources. I imagine sometimes teams want information floated for their own purposes, so the same source can go to the press with that. In exchange for that, and to maintain the report, the source needs to provide tidbits on other things.
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Nothing like four three’s in one minute to turn a scary 6 point lead into an 18 point lead. Westbrook finally had an impressive game against the Clippers here. Durant can score at will. Harden seemed lost all night in the starting role.
We now head to Utah where I think we are 1 – 42. That game might be a corner turner.
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Not sure if this is accurate but I read it this morning - Only two teams with a winning record against the Lakers are?
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Yes, isn’t that amazing considering how great the Lakers have been since Charlotte’s existence?
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Outside of Kershaw
do the Dodgers currently have someone you’d like to see them sign to an Evan Longoria deal?
I think I’d like to see Dee Gordon locked up to that $17.5/6yr deal.
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Why not, he’s not going anywhere no matter how he performs anyway.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 8:43 AM PST up reply actions
Right
but if he steals 60 bases next season you’ll never get him for that cheap again
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I think that’s what they call a good problem
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
but the difference between dee for 6/15 or whatever and dee stealing 150 bases over the next 3 years and hitting arb could be huge.
So, you wouldn’t think of locking up Rubby, or Dee, or Eovaldi, or Jansen, or Sands.
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This made me laugh. To analyze this seriously though, are they? How many absurd salaries have come out of arbitration. Ryan Howard and….
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 8:49 AM PST up reply actions
in order
Rubby – yes/maybe
Dee – no/maybe
Eo – nah
Jansen – NFW
Sands – NFW
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:49 AM PST up reply actions
Like Phil said, Rubby made some sense until his pitching arm ended up in surgery
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 8:50 AM PST up reply actions
I’d check the price, for a value price I might like the odds enough to toss my chips in
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
OBP <= .310, Stolen Bases > 60
You kind of have to have a better OBP then ..300 to get the chance to steal 60 bases. Only two players since integration have stolen 60 bases with an OBP < .300. 11 have done it with an OBP < = .310. So Yah, if he steals 60 bases the odds are in his favor he got on base enough to be quite useful. Is Dee Gordon going to have an OBP >= .310?
Player OBP SB Year Age BA SLG OPS Pos
Marquis Grissom .310 76 1991 24 .267 .373 .683 *8/97
Willy Taveras .308 68 2008 26 .251 .296 .604 *8
Juan Samuel .307 72 1984 23 .272 .442 .749 *4
Rodney Scott .307 63 1980 26 .224 .293 .600 *46
Omar Moreno .306 96 1980 27 .249 .325 .631 *8
Frank Taveras .306 70 1977 27 .252 .331 .637 *6
Eric Yelding .305 64 1990 25 .254 .297 .602 *8674/95
Bert Campaneris .302 62 1969 27 .260 .305 .608 *6
Vince Coleman .301 107 1986 24 .232 .280 .581 *78
Jose Reyes .300 60 2005 22 .273 .386 .687 *6
Omar Moreno .292 60 1982 29 .245 .315 .606 *8
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Generated 1/31/2012.
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Wow, an Eric Yelding sighting. Awesome.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
The Cesar Izturis contract extension looked pretty good when he signed it, too. Then the Dodgers were lucky to be able to dump him.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 8:46 AM PST up reply actions
but he signed way after when we’re talking about signing dee, so he was overpaid.
Also, Cesar Izturis: still only 31 years old.
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There is no way he can only be 31, he's been around forever!
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You’re gonna be saying the same thing in seven years about Alcides Escobar.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
And Jason Heyward
I just don’t know what I’m gong to do when Jeter is gone, he is the player I remember as ALWAYS being here as long as I remember watching baseball.
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When Kershaw retires you will realize you pissed away another 15 years of your life and I will laugh at you from my grave.
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What a depressing thought
Kershaw retiring I mean, not all the rest :P
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I wouldn’t go that far, Michael Bourn hasn’t made 17 million in his career and Michael Bourn is a best case scenario.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
I think we overrate how much people overrate stolen bases.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
No one gives a shit that Tim Raines stole a bunch of bases and never got caught.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 8:50 AM PST up reply actions
What is an Evan Longoria deal?
Because Kershaw (assuming he was extended now) isn’t a good comp for what Tampa did with Longoria.
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 8:43 AM PST up reply actions
i was going to say “who you’d like to see extended long-term”, but that leads to one obvious answer.
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Rubby would have been a decent comp if he had not blown his arm to bits and trashed out 2012 season with it
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still might be an okay reason to do it.
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kit
I think Rubby could be a huge value right now and worth the risk. These surgeries are pretty damn good these days
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:51 AM PST up reply actions
Might be able to get him on a sweet deal because he has just been through surgery. Maybe looking for the security.
that’s what I’m saying
I like, I like, I like what Rubby has, er had, er HAS!
I am a day dream believer and a home coming queen
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:54 AM PST up reply actions
I wouldn’t as the new guy, I’d play it safe and try to overspend on names that wouldn’t embarrass me and then slide in some values on names that wouldn’t draw newspaper attention
I would be all about winning hearts and minds
but as the entrenched guy, I’d be all about it
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:58 AM PST up reply actions
kit
at that price, there is a risk, but not so great a risk as long as he can field his position
He is one hell of an athlete. I always hated coaches that scouted athletes instead of ballplayers. Not that Dee isn’t a ballplayer….
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by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:50 AM PST up reply actions
or become what we hate?
Either way, a certain amount of self loathing is probably good for all of us
I hate the toe nails on the fourth toe (ring toe) of each foot. The nails, they grow strange! Not enough to be grotesque, but strange enough to make foot modeling an impossibility
Oh FATES! How you mock me!!!!
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 8:56 AM PST up reply actions
My biggest fear about
corporate life is the corporate convention. Seems so cultish. Got dragged to one the other day, thought they were gonna make me drink cool aid
your biggest fear should be being stuck at the same job because there are 8 other people who have been in your office longer, but they all hate their jobs yet have nowhere to go because the skillset of the job is too specific and no one else in the corporate world (other than people in your specific field), understand what it is you do.
Or yeah, conventions.
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I’ve had five real jobs (not consulting) and four of them have been at small companies 100 employee’s or less. I would never work at a large company again unless it was the only thing I could get. Being a difference maker makes a difference in how you view your job. JMO
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Absolutely. Smaller company means your opinion (and your performance) matters more.
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small ponds, big ponds, while the impact can get dissipated, the meaning is ours to create
I never want to work for a public company again, but that is mainly due to SarbOx
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
I feel like if my company wasn’t publicly traded, thousands of people here would still have jobs.
Fired thousands of people in the last couple months simply to save one-tenth of one percent on the stock price. The defense budget was cut, but we lost no programs in the cut, and the ones on the chopping block aren’t the ones that had layoffs.
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Dilbert was written by an ex-Northrop Grumman employee. Everything you read in Dilbert is dead on NGC life.
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Scott Adams worked for Pacific Bell; it only seems like he used to work for every large aerospace and defense company because so much of what he writes is so dead on.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
Sadly, whenever I hear about Scott Adams these days all I can think of is his sexist rant from last year.
I enjoy a good sexist rant, did he by chance ask the whereabouts of the Cream?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
In the end Scott Adams really was an engineer.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
As I chronicle the fall of our empire in 3 line snippets, managing for the quarter, managing to the street, instead of managing for what is right for the company is a sickness that will kill companies big and small
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:12 AM PST up reply actions
Conventions are the thing to fear the least
They are places for business people to get drunk, hook-up, find a new job, find a new employee/sell something, buy something – all out of the view of their spouse/employer/employees
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:01 AM PST up reply actions
But, if you’re stuck in a booth, you have to be nice to people all day long. Exhausting!!!
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true
make sure you kick down the cash to the convention labor to get the extra cushy carpeting. Always pay for the better carpets
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
I think y’all are thinking of industry conventions. Those are awesome. I’m talking about the “let’s put all our employees in a room for a day and tell them how awesome the company is” convention.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
ah, most everything I wrote still stands true
Show up early, be better dressed than your peers, sit up straight, be a good student, and then party everyone else under the table. Rinse. Repeat.
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:37 AM PST up reply actions
sure
and “alignments”
and “Bone down sessions”
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
Nicest convention to attend: women’s swimwear.
I used to rep an Australian swimwear company. Believe it or not…after a couple of days staring at DDG young ladies in bikinis, you do become desensitized to it! Fully dressed women suddenly become very alluring.
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I used to live in a clothing optional commune. I concur
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
But with more razors and deodorant— oh Berkeley, maybe, maybe not.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 11:33 AM PST up reply actions
Jon, how do you create a new Word Press account? I thought I had one already (I log in to USSMariner with one) but couldn’t get through on yours.
Still working out a few kinks but I think for commenting purposes, you might just need a Disqus account. E-mail me at jon.weisman at verizon.net if you’re having trouble.
You should be able to login with Google (that’s what I just used), Yahoo, Twitter, or Facebook.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 9:14 AM PST up reply actions
this should be interesting, I wonder if it is going to automatically log me in as the gym
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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I chose to use my Twitter as the log-in, worked just fine.
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My neighbors posted stupid Resident Parking only
you will be towed type of signs on the posts last night. Called LA City DOT this morning, the guy was so excited to hear about the illegal signs, i could hear him already putting on his jacket to go check them out. Love his passion.
by delias man on Jan 31, 2012 8:59 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
We had an accident in front of our house that took out the cars parked on the street on the other side. My wife always bugs me for parking on the street instead of the driveway. She would have had a field day if my truck had been taken out.
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Garage?
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
Nope, converted Cathouse:)
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
IIRC, don’t you have one other car blocking the front of your semi-circle driveway? I can see parking on the street if just for the ease of leaving without having to have one of you move cars to go in the morning.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, which is why I’d rather park on the street then backing out onto Victory.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
If you need support, tell V I got your back :)
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Though due to the bad judgment of folk trying to make a left turn across the street onto Victory we have a hellacious number of accidents so my wife is probably right, parking on the street will eventually result in the truck getting nailed.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
can see Officer Farva in his new job saying
Not on my watch!
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Our whole block ostracized a neighbor who did this
we had them pull the signs out
it was like Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery”. Hell, I think his dog bit him
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
sort of the opposite, this woman has enlisted like 5 houses in her campaign. funny thing is on the entire block, there are only about 4 cars parking overnight on the street. there is ample parking available.
you really shouldn’t use the word “ample” and have that photo
just seems like too much
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
have to get your mind off the ample bosom
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:07 AM PST up reply actions
best reason anyone has ever given me to join twitter
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
nice
the hive mind mentality of some of these cul-de-sacs is interesting. I’ve gone with my grandma to three hour meetings over weather the street sweeping signs should be permanent or temporary
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:06 AM PST up reply actions
You know how in student council there would be people that would get into literal shouting matches over whether or not there would be a tug-o-war at Spring Fling?
That person is now in charge of their HOA.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 9:08 AM PST up reply actions
someone should take their balcony off when they aren’t home.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
One day I’m gonna look back and laugh at how badly we got pranked.
But for now I’m just gonna prank them back as hard as I can with a lawyer.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 9:11 AM PST up reply actions
I had a neighbor who wanted to ban parking on the street
everyone pretty much laughed at them
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people who want to ban parking are people who have no friends
We have friends, we want them to stop by, we live in the hills, they need a place to park
I really enjoyed throwing stones at that neighbor. He no longer lives
on our block
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
Shit my family would have been screwed a few years later
between my parents and the 4 kids we had a lot of cars
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it’s interesting trying to park in places like West Hollywood where gov’t is small enough to get that kind of thing done. It’s illegal to park pretty much ANYWHERE and none of the coffee shops have their own parking
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
"Camden Spring"
Some of the yuppies over a street went crazy because another guy parked his old pickup outside his house and two tires went flat. They went so far as to call a meeting and try to overthrow the “do-nothing” neighbohood association. Then they upped their demands tp speed bumps because cars doing 25 MPH are going too fast to comfortably let their kids play in the street. Because, they want to let their kids play in the street. We live in Camden Ridge, so I thought the revolution needed a name.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Jan 31, 2012 9:32 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
“Every day I have to look at that thing. It has flat tires. I mean what are we, Indianapolis?”
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:33 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Agreed.
"It takes a special fan to root for a last place moribund bankrupt franchise."
by Little Blue Bicycle on Jan 31, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
We have something like that on our block. Somebody got out the blue paint and painted a handicapped spot on the street.
Maybe I’m a sucker, but I just didn’t have the heart to call it in. If the dude is really handicapped, he needs that spot. If the dude is not really handicapped, congratulations, dude, you figured out a way to game the system. I’m sure you’re proud.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
What city do you live in?
Back when I was working in city government, handicapped parking spaces were one of the requests that were never denied. You just had to make a formal request, the a city engineer would visit the house to make sure the the space would be feasible, and if possible, the public works dept. would even install a handicapped apron onto to the sidewalk.
That's good question
I don’t think so because most of the handicapped spaces were installed in R-1 zones.
I've
never seen a handicapped parking space (painted curb, apron etc…) in a residential (housing tract) in my life before. It is pretty much an unwritten rule on my street that you park in front of your own house. So much so that one neighbor will go around knocking on people’s door if he thinks they or someone visiting them has parked in front of his house. Especially when he is trying to park his big RV.
Never understood that one. My wife will look out the door when there’s a car parked in front of our house. Sure it’s neighborly to not park in front of someone’s house, but it is a public spot. I guess my frame of reference is growing up near the beach. All kinds of strangers parked on our block.
My dad is bad on this one, he’ll yell at the neighbors across the street if they park in front of our house.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
I won't get angry if someone parks in front of my front door
but my wife does. I do go out of my way not to take the spots that I have identified as being my neighbors spots, whether because they simply always park their or because it is in front of their house.
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Parking in front of the house
used to drive my mother insane for some reason. I’ve never cared
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My dad took it as an insult and an encroachment on his personal space
I don’t like when a neighbor parks in front my my house when their house is wide open, but if its the only place to park….
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
I live in Hawthorne. Huh, maybe it is a legit parking space. I never thought of that.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Eric or anybody but probably Eric. Where would one go to find a NBA’s franchise record against every other team. I tried basketball-reference and it does not seem to have franchise splits or I don’t know where to find them.
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http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/head2head.html
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Just leave Ross alone, he has suffered enough
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
Has anyone had experiences with Ford car alarms just going off for no reason? For the last few weeks, my car alarm will go off at random times and will do so like 10 times in the span of five minutes like someone is fucking with me.
I need to remember to turn it off when I go to lunch today.
Could your battery be dying?
this happened to my wifes non ford recently and her battery died a couple weeks later
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Not this problem, but my two Ford Rangers both had notoriously bad wiring. My big problem was the seat belt buzzer.
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Jan 31, 2012 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
Now they just put bullet holes in it
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that is my tacoma
i think people actually think the commercials are real and they shot it thinking nothing would happen
what is the purpose of the car alarm
just unhook the thing and be done with it
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
Someone is setting it off with their own remote so often
that it will make you turn it off, then once that happens they will steal it with no alarm.
It’s the perfect idiotic plan!
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Jeremy Clarkson had this problem, took it back to Ford so they could fix it. Still was buggy, but after a second time taking it in, it was fine
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
ARRRGGGHHH
idiots at my work all talking about how they never heard of a mac and cheese grilled cheese sandwich and how “crazy” that is!!!!
how about a Pastrami pizza with pickles on it?
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had it
at Downey Pizza company
also had mustard. it was tasty
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
cut out their tongues
it is obvious that they use them not to taste the ambrosia of Olympus, so that should forfeit the right to use those same tongues to speak their nonsense and blasphemy
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
but seriously I know what I'm having for dinner tonight
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Store brand mac & cheese. The 75 cent loaf of bread. We can get these per unit sandwich costs down to like a nickel!
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
My real question was what kind of bread
I’ve been avoiding white bread, but it seems appropriate for this occasion.
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Archeologists discover 3,500 year old “Your Mama” insult
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by Little Blue Bicycle on Jan 31, 2012 9:43 AM PST reply actions
so I'll be going to a lot of Dodger games this year
I bought that 10 game bobblehead mini plan, then I was informed that my family reacquired the season tickets we’d had for so long.
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 31, 2012 9:47 AM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I didn’t know computer programs created by root beer companies (is root beer the rival of Dr Pepper?) could go to games :)
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we're taking over
Meatbag
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 31, 2012 10:31 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
"Whenever I said kill all humans
I secretly said except Fry."
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Mr. Pibb, or maybe Safeway Brand’s Dr. Skipper.
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Jon Weisman came to visit to see what we talk about. He left with the knowledge he was missing nothing.
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If there’s a low season on a baseball blog, late January would be it.
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 9:55 AM PST up reply actions
Humma and UscChris time
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Im here, just waiting for something I can jump on….. Ford alarms, mac and cheese sandwiches arent my specialty.
by uschris0304 on Jan 31, 2012 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
both WAY better than what we have been up too
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
Nothing of consequence has been said here today, but it has been somewhat enjoyable. Probably because CHRIS PAUL is 8 – 0 when he scores 16 points or more:)
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:01 AM PST up reply actions
I’m so #winning today
Just found out I won’t be extended at work here so I can finally go start on an actual career.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Do I say congratulations or best wishes?
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
Did you ever get in touch with that temp agency?
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 31, 2012 10:06 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I haven’t yet. I think I’m going to see how this new opportunity works out.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
cool
Good luck
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by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 31, 2012 10:32 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
seeing as how i currently spend the majority of my 9 hour work day on here, it’ll probably cut into it but i’ll still have a chunk of TBLA time. Currently, my schedule is going to be working from home 2-3 days a week and working half days the other days 3-2 days.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Thanks, my new position will be temporarily unpaid, but it’s a ton of fun and I’ll be excited to drive to work again.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
That last part is possibly the most important
When you don’t like your job even getting up and going to work is the worst thing.
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Good luck with the new endeavor
Your last day down here in El Segundo is Thursday or Friday?
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
did you actually just "#winning"
like that is a thing to do? seriously?
and i sleep with you?
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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by Maddz on Jan 31, 2012 2:46 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i mean holy wow
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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it wasn't ok when Charlie did it
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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We knew it wasn’t his winning personality.
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You sleep with him?
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
by mleadman on Jan 31, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
He has baseball pants.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 3:05 PM PST up reply actions
We’re going to talk about how to hit in the count and when to take and when not to. We’re not talking about walks. We don’t teach nobody to walk. Hitting is offense.
-Charlie Manuel.
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Philly’s walk count has gone down the last five years, but that’s probably more of a function of their offense getting shittier than anything.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
absolutely
try to walk and pretty soon you wont
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
Mostly I was trying to start non-Greinke related baseball chat and my choices were this or Corey Patterson signs an NRI.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:02 AM PST up reply actions
Harrison.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Your Mama
That joke killed in Summeria
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
Reg – see how that works?
You can send the check to
HJ
1334 Swesoke Lane
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
I agree, in the sense that walking is not a goal, but a by-product of being a good, selective hitter with a good eye and the reaction time to foul off pitches when fooled a high enough percentage of the time to avoid some strikeouts.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
tell that walk taking pussy chase utley to ship up or shape out
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Jan 31, 2012 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
Player you never got to see play, who you'd most want to see play
Mine might be Willie Mays – maybe I saw him, but don’t recall and it would have been after he was Willie Mays
Oh shit, what about Duke or Jackie. Damn.
Fuck that, Koufax
Who is yours? I promise as soon as you write one name about 100000 more will jump in your head
Jackie Robinson
Saw Mays
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Honus Wager – would like to see how this bow legged man dominated the NL
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:08 AM PST up reply actions
I thought you two went to school together
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
memories
as a 10 year old I would repeatedly sing these songs and my family would howl with laughter. How the world has changed
Me and you
You and me
Homo sex u ality
People think that we are friends
but we are really lesbians
I like swimmin’
with bow legged women
so I can see the fish
between their legs
which led to this in my later years
Handcuffs on bed post
and blondes with no close on
Little pert nipples that you rest your nose on
marks on my back from the little girl’s rings
these are a few of my favorite things
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
I’m going to give you the silent treatment
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
I’m OK with the My Favorite Things parody. It scans well.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
I first heard that first one sung by pledges to the high school girls “service club”.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t know where I learned the first two
the third was me and a buddy goofing off
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
this who was in my mind when I hit post
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
for me it’s Koufax, but maybe Pee Wee Reece. Or, oh, come on Babe Ruth, that’d be awesome. Or, NO, I’d want to see the AAGPBL!
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Watching Babe Ruth play after seeing the athletes you’ve seen today would just frustrate the hell out of you.
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Proxy for G Scott – he wishes he had seen Don Sutton as a Dodger
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:07 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Spoiler alert: it was kinda like watching Derek Lowe pitching for the Dodgers, only for a lot longer, and with a bad perm.
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The bonus was that Steve Garvey didn’t like Don Sutton and Sutton was smart enough to know Reggie Smith was the better player.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
Gary would have loved the first game I ever saw at Dodger Stadium. 1 – 0 Sutton shutout.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Brooks Robinson other than the obvious ones.
Wouldn’t name a guy like Ted Williams because as great as he was, I saw a guy on base .609. Ted Williams couldn’t do that.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
Brooks sure did put on a display in the World Series I’ve never forgotten.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
Cool Papa Bell
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
yeah
Oscar Charleston too
and Josh Gibson
and, and, and
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
Satchel Paige said don’t look back.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
Would have loved to be in the stands at Ebbets Field on April 15, 1947.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
The Polo Grounds in October of 51…not so much
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
Good call, maybe even Mickey Mantle before the first knee injury
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Ruth
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Jan 31, 2012 11:07 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
Musial
Mantle pre-64
Robinson
Spahn
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The Spahn-Marichal 16-inning game, won by a Mays’ home run, would be epic.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
1962 Maury Wills. I only remember the return of the old Wills.
As Phil said, young Mickey Mantle.
Bob Feller.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
19 year old Bob Feller would be something. 208 walks, 240 K’s
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
as expected only two pitchers have ever walked and struck out more then 200 in a single season. Both are HOF
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
Man the late 1800s were littered with 200 walk seasons. A bunch of “pitch every inning ever” guys.
Feller and Ryan not only are the only 200/200 guys (since 1901) but also the only two with 200-walk seasons since 1901, with any amount of strikeouts.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
Speaking of Jackie
Happy birthday, Mr. Robinson. Would have been 93 today.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
I’ll bite, if there’s only one Canadian team, is there a Blue Jay on the cover every year? Do they ever throw up a Vancouver Canadian just for variety?
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 10:12 AM PST up reply actions
Easy explanation
This is the first year with two covers.
by silverwidow on Jan 31, 2012 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
its all sex
money is to get more sex, fear is because you are afraid that a bad thing would prevent sex.
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Baseball book chapter title
made me LOL
Ch 1 – Is It Possible to Accurately Measure Fielding Without Shoving a GPS Device Up Derek Jeter’s Ass? (Colin Wyers)
I don’t click on anything having to do with “eric-s” and “blog”
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Using HJ’s theme
What game would you want to see that you never saw?
I’m going with Oct 4th, 1955
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got to be Jackie's debut
but after that maybe this….
September 9, 1965
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
that is the saddest comment ever
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Mat 4, 1871. I could be the biggest hipster ever.
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creating new months is the hippest
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:38 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
September 18, 2006. Which was, by the way, a game I had tickets to attend and traded away early in the season for another game.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t regret it for a second. /goodwillhunting
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
On the other hand, I DID see this game, on television. Vin was at the top of his game that night. A very enjoyable game to watch on TV.
Still, nothing would have beaten being there.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I wish I didn’t give up on the game after the top of the ninth. Had to be alerted via text (it had two words, “Holy Shit”) to turn the game back on and saw Marlon Anderson rounding the bases.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
This would be high up on my list as well
I remember getting home from hanging out with friends and turning on the after game show…I was in disbelief
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no, you might be right
if you lived the prior 10 years through the misery, I cannot imagine the joy
after VE and VJ day, probably the happiest Brooklyn ever was or will be
My parents lived in Brooklyn and Queens respectively and speak fondly of it
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
Either the 26-inning Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Boston Braves game, or more likely the 33-inning Triple A game that was suspended and played over 2 different days in 1981, that featured both Cal Ripken and Wade Boggs. The resumption of the game got a lot of press because it was during the baseball strike.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
Sandy’s perfect game
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Listened to it Live
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Besides ones already named
The game in the Coliseum when they honored Roy Campanella.
Game 7 of the 1960 World Series.
Game 3 (first WS game in LA) and 6 (final game) of the 1959 World Series.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
Interesting that no one has picked Game 7 of 65 which would have been my 3rd choice
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
I was at game 4, but no one wants to revisit that one. Osteen won it, which is about all I can remember about it. I was 9.
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
The pennant-winning game against the Braves in 1959 would have been cool, too.
Second game of a three-game playoff (Dodgers up 1-0), Dodgers down 3 in the 9th, ended up winning in the 12th on a throwing error.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
Not sure on game dates. But I’d list…
Aaron’s 715 HR game
Pete Rose hitting streak (any game) when the streak was over 40.
Same with DiMaggio (but 50+)
Any perfect game
Any game with Mickey Mantle in his prime.
Any 1927 Yankees game at Yankee Stadium.
I would even add the R.J. Reynolds squeeze game only because I never watched or listened to that one.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
I was at Dennis Martinez’ perfecto. It was pretty cool, but it would have been much cooler had we been on the other side of that result.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I did see that first one on television.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Koufax’s Perfect game. I had tickets to the game. My buddy and I had saved our money for months to buy them, and we neglected to tell our parents. We were 15, and had planned to take a bus from Canoga Park the the Stadium, Mom said “No Way you’re going downtown, on a bus, at night by yourselves!” So, I listened to the game on my transistor sister as we were driving down Sepulveda to my aunt’s house in Hemosa Beach. By the time we got there I was fuming! After the game was over, (I brooded in the corner during the game.) I gave the silent treatment to Mom after that. Dad was also strangely silent during this whole ordeal. I finally forgave her last year.
Baseball is a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
by iiidown on Jan 31, 2012 7:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I finally forgave her last year.
I got brothers older than that grudge!
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If only Guz and Aybar were replaced with Bills and Loney.
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makes me all sad inside
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
evidently not as sad as Mike’s comment, but sad
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
“Just wait for the kids and everything will get better” they said.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
for us oldies
it is like the Control Data Institute commercials they played in the afternoon
tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
creeps in this petty pace from day to day to the last syllable of recorded time. And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death.
Still chasing the dream of mediocrity
by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
I still don’t think Josh Bard makes the team
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
Also
Hope springs eternal in the human breast;
Man never Is, but always To Be blest.
The soul, uneasy and confin’d from home,
Rests and expatiates in a life to come.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
It really wasn’t all bad. Those kids (some of them anyway) were meaningful contributors on the two most successful Dodger teams of my lifetime (I don’t count 88, was too young.)
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
you might have missed it
The meme died yesterday, due to ownership ending the contest due to too many stupid suggestions from TBLA and others like us
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
Thinking more about Gary's earlier question
Outside of Kershaw, the Dodger I would probably most want to extend right now is Andre Ethier. I don’t think he will be easily replaced.
Especially at 6/17.5
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
The trouble is:
1) He won’t be easily replaced, but
2) He might be able to get somebody to bite on a mega-deal
I support the idea of having Ethier around for the next four years or so, but if somebody wants to give him, say, Jayson Werth money, would you want to match that to keep him?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
had to be done, he didn’t enjoy writing it, but he knew that is what the moment called for
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
It is hard finding 23 home runs in 900 at bats
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
Phil is wondering
Who’s Fabio?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 31, 2012 11:22 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I would entertain the notion of bringing Ethier back after the season. We will probably need a good LH bat and outside of Hamilton, I don’t think FA has much.
I think the Rangers will end up extending Hamilton anyway.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
God I wish I could find the quote I’m thinking of. It marries Sopranos and The Road perfectly. It’s when the father is telling the man who’s threatening his son that if he shoots him he won’t even realize it because the bullet will travel so fast that he won’t hear it or feel it because his brain will be soup by then :)
I read a Western once when the hero died like that with the last sentence. I said fuck that and went back to reading Louis l’amour
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
I almost bought this watch. The new Hamilton Thinomatic. I would have bought it with the black face and the stainless steel bracelet. It’s gorgeous, but I’m happy with my purchase.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
For the love of God don’t turn this into Greinke chat but free agency offers two things next year: outfielders and starting pitchers. I don’t see Ethier getting snapped up so I would be willing to see what the market thinks about him.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
First and Foremost, let me praise loving god…
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Then again we need two outfielders.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
You can have both.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 10:55 AM PST up reply actions
No, but even if I was I’d rather he play first than go through a free agent class lead by noted child rape apologist James Loney.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Wow, supporting Joe Paterno for his ENTIRE career contributions to Penn seems to be a sore spot with you. You can also put me in his camp.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
I believe that child rape cancels out winning football games what can I say.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
the mark of an ethical man
by court168627 on Jan 31, 2012 11:09 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
When you put it like that, there is nothing to argue with. But you know it’s not that simple. Paterno as much as anyone built Penn State from a podunk state school into a major university. He donated so much money to the school that the library bears his name. Football might have made Penn State, but it used the money well.
That is why this whole thing is such a disaster — for the victims, first and foremost, of course, but also for the entire community. The reason this happened is because nobody at the entire school wanted to tip the apple cart.
Of course it’s about way more than football games.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
right
heroes are hard to let go of. Like really really hard. It’s fair to say this whole process has been close to iconoclasty for that community, and while as an outsider it’s easy to say “he wrong” and even as an insider “he wrong” but that may not equate to “he bad man” inside the community
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
I guess it’s that cult like mentality around Paterno that weirds me out even more. It’s not the people that try to find a balance in this issue that weird me out, it’s the Loneys/Kutchers of the world that can’t even figure out why they fired him, or the various people that claim the Board of Trustees murdered Paterno. I understand the history but the people that can’t comprehend why he was let go really rub me the wrong way.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
ah, yes. I am willing to make that distinction, and yes, those who are so cultish around Paterno are indeed odd ducks.
Serious question, why isn’t Bobby Bowden given the same god-like status in Florida? Will ESPN shut down for the day when he passes on?
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Hmm. Good question. I’ll guess the difference is that the fans/school/board of directors, et al turned on Bowden. They never did on Paterno.
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
Bowden’s stature is pretty legendary, but I think part of the difference is that Happy Valley is a small college town while Tallahassee is not.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
fair enough. The man is the town is the town is the man. I can see that. It is a fairly unique situation, only fair comp is probably Coach K at Duke, but even then your dealing with a priveledged community as opposed to the “coach miners and beet famers” stories you get at Penn St.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
Joe was also known for stuff like this and he wasn’t a southerner
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
Florida isn’t the south, but I see your point. Philanthropist as well as coach. Suddenly I’m reminded of the documentary where a Columbian community loved their local drug lord more than their government.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
I’m going to blame your high school for failing to teach you geography. Such as the Iraq.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
The South isn’t a geographic region, it’s a state of mind. East Texas has more in common with the deep South than Florida.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
By that logic
And I did know where you were going with this, Northern Florida is definitely considered the South.
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
are you kidding me
have you been the panhandle?
Tallahassee is as southern as southern gets
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
Tallahassee is in the panhandle of Florida which has far more in common with Georgia than it does with Miami.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Much like California
and likely much more so, there are big distinctions to be made between North and South Florida. Or urban and rural. South Beach is worlds away from places like the towns of the Florida panhandle.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
Ironically
Northern Florida is as “South” as you can get. It’s more or less an extension of Georgia and Alabama.
South Florida, on the other hand, isn’t the South.
Maybe you will never be convinced Joe Paterno was a good man who made one catastrophic mistake, but do you have time for just one story?
God dammit sports media.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
that is Rick at his best, which is his worst, which he is really good at
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
JoePa was royally screwed by McCreary. If he was an employee of the university, with responsibilities that would in any way involved oversight of children, he has to have been a mandated reporter of child abuse. As a mandated reporter, we are constantly told that we MUST report any suspected abuse immediately to either local law enforcement or DCFS. Under no circumstances are we supposed to report it to anybody else, including bosses, but McCreary seemed to think that was sufficient. He passed the buck and tried to come off as a sympathetic character. He should see jail time, but probably won’t.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I just want the “grab a Werther’s Original kids and let Grandpa Rick tell you about a time when things were just a little bit simpler” tone to be saved for dumb fluff pieces this is not too much to ask.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions
Paterno did a horrible thing
but he did many good things. I hate people, they are too damn complicated. To summarize, people are a problem
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Sands at 1b in 2013 it is. That means we need two corner outfielders. Sure hope Kemp can stay in CF.
i like the idea of signing bj upton next offseason. and if we trade for votto we can put sands in a corner OF position :)
by court168627 on Jan 31, 2012 11:22 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
I don’t see Ethier getting snapped up
If the FA market for outfielders is Hamilton and a bunch of other guys, I think the market for Ethier will be bigger than you think, especially if he has a good season this year.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
I thought we already decided he was Red Sox bound. Not like they solved their RF problem this year with Ross/Sweeney.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
I see Ethier and Pence as similar players, and both could get more than seems “fair” when they hit free agency.
Since the 2013 team has been put to pasture by many here due to this years offseason signings does it really matter which FA OFers are available next year? Shouldn’t we be more worried about potential 2014 free agents. /drippingWithSarcasm
I fully expect the 2013 contracts to mean nothing in 2013 as they will have the status of junk bonds, sold off for pennies on the dollar and replaced with Treasury Bonds.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
He’s going to hit .402 in April
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
The comparison made here at some point was Brad Hawpe, which I am totally on board with. Brad Hawpe’s OPS+ 27-30: 120, 130, 121, 125. 31-32: 94, 83 (and only 165 GP). The injuries to Ethier only make me more worried that any extension would not be fully fulfilled.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
He can go Paul O’Neil – Yea
He can go Brad Hawpe – Boo
Or
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
He had a good run
sbnation: Per @JasonColeYahoo, Peyton Manning is not healing as quickly as planned, and he may never play again: http://t.co/DiVUTKNI
Peter King was reporting the same thing a few days back
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
pft
Peter King. Who does he think he is, in America and your last name is King.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
Democracy is old news
You got to tune in to Frankie Capitalism, he calls the shots
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
I thought it was Larry Lobbyist
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Saw a trailer for the new Three Stooges movie. Did not make me laugh.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
It has been at least a decade since I have watched the original Three Stooges, which I loved to watch growing up. I fear they wouldn’t hold up and would seem incredibly lame if I watched them today. But man, that was as much a part of my Saturday mornings as anything while growing up.
I did not enjoy the trailer for the new Stooges movie. I’d like to think it was because it doesn’t hold up to the original, and not just because the whole concept was dumb to begin with.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
The only other thing I remember about the trailer is Kate Upton in a nunkini.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
she is 19
something wrong with all this
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
I did not know that.
The thing that is wrong with all this is that we are getting old.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 12:43 PM PST up reply actions
oooh, so that’s what it feels like when a boy touches it
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
That makes me more sad than it does happy.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
you kidding, I was in that melee, never been happier….except maybe 2009
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
There are two beautiful girls standing in front of me
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
power of commercials
I SWEAR, IT WAS ONLY THE COMMERCIALS
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
like a pig in shit I will be
like a pig in shit
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
that seems to have been the case the last couple seasons now
by court168627 on Jan 31, 2012 11:06 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
So what was it that ESPN didnt like about DT?
by uschris0304 on Jan 31, 2012 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
Not enough USCChris
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
haha thats right baby, I came over here, that place crumbled… couldnt survive without my controversial commenting lol….. but for real, wonder what exactly it was…. wonder if it had anything to with the personal write ups he would do sometimes. Its the only blog ive seen that has that, others just stick straight with the sports, or whatever the focus is.
by uschris0304 on Jan 31, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
You should ask Jon in his new comments section.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
Jon's Personal takes
The way Jon wove his personal narrative with the narrative of the Dodgers and sports in general is what made DT must-read material.
need a ruling
TMQ – Tuesday Morning Quarterback at ESPN
1) Jumped the Shark
2) Still cool as Fonzie
3) Never as cool as Fonzie
I first found the article on slate or NFL.com or somewhere else
then it was on ESPN or vice versa
but yeah, I hear you
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 11:10 AM PST up reply actions
when I was an administrative intern, it was a good way to pass a half hour when I’d bugged everyone and no one needed any help
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
Never watched it
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
I always hated it. His slobbering of cheerleaders was always so pervy and it made me uncomfortable to read.
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
That is why I always look ahead at our games instead of checking out the view in the tunnel. But when you aren’t there, I’m pervy.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:30 AM PST up reply actions
I can’t find exactly but I believe my wild ass guess projection for the Dodgers’ start in 2011 was 36-21 after two months.
They were 26-30 after May 31 (had a rainout in Pittsburgh), and 26-31 after 57 games. They didn’t win their 36th game until game #80. Ouch.
For 2012, I’m swayed by the early schedule, so I’ll say after play on May 31, the Dodgers will be 30-21.
I love Ned on the right
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
i was just thinking about this picture yesterday. thank you for reposting it.
by court168627 on Jan 31, 2012 11:25 AM PST via Android app up reply actions
Here are the 2012 monthly win percentages
my sim spit out from the 2012 schedule, back when fewer free agents were signed and it had the Dodgers winning just over 80 games (now close to 78).
April (.4984)
May (.5225)
June (.5043)
July (.4880)
August (.4846)
September (.4703)
A quick look at their May schedule shows them playing @COL, @CHN, SF, COL, ARI, @SD, STL, @ARI, HOU, MIL – which is 18 out of 28 games at home.
So you will only be four wins shy of the correct number through May :)
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 11:34 AM PST up reply actions
The roster we start the season with will be quite different by Aug 1st
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
Da Nedsie Boyzz will still be here, right? :)
by silverwidow on Jan 31, 2012 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
If the opening day roster is:
Loney
Ellis
Gordon
Uribe
Ellis
Andre
Kemp
Juan
I’d expect at least 3 of those will not be starting by Aug 1st. If we are in contention then we will need better players then Ellis / Ellis, and Juan, if we are not in contention then for once Loney and Andre will be sent packing, Ellis will be benched, Fedex will get promoted.
So this is not to say the team is going to suck, we could still be in contention and I think we would still have three positions changed by Aug 1st.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
I understand the snark but full season simulations based on current rosters seems pointless. Rosters are dynamic as are team in 2011 showed.
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by meercatjohn on Jan 31, 2012 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Pointless, unless you want a projection of how many games a team will win. There are always error bars on these things, nobody is denying that. Vegas doesn’t stop projecting seasonal win totals because someone tells them that rosters can change.
Sorry Xiefrank, I was just in one of my moods where everything is pointless.
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Dirk Nowitzki checks in on Blake Griffin’s dunk:
Watched blakes dunk over and over again. Almost makes me wonder if me and him even play the same sport. What an athlete
Will Emma Peel be in it?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
If Ghost Dad were released today, you would see that.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
Is the fact that I won't see crappy ass Ghost Rider good enough for you?
It’s not like I’m talking about seeing Avatar here, at least we know Batman will be excellent, the Avengers should be great, and Spiderman should be epic! (he’s my favorite super hero!)
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How you gonna t alk shit about Avatar and Ghost Rider like that
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
also, is this really going to be the final Batman?? and Bane is the final villian? where is Penguin, where is Riddler? Ive always thought of those guys as the more popular rivals.
final Chris Nolan Batman, but there series has had many different directors
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
Chris Nolan made this series with Batman realistic which I love. The next batman series will likely have more familiar villains I’m sure.
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Batman realistic
is an oxymoron. More human, maybe.
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Yes more realistic
do you see a guy with a gun that freezes people running around? Nope.
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In real life (realistic), I don’t see masked men in tight leather outfits with capes running around engaging in fisticuffs and fighting evil criminals.
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You’re arguing with the wrasslin’ aficionados who think that’s normal too.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
wrestling is totally real!
#delusions
I think i’m just going to twitter up TBLA because I don’t actually twitter on the tweeter.
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You get one free pass which is why an invincible flying alien with heat vision is cool, but that he can disguise himself with glasses is dumb.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 2:04 PM PST up reply actions
My favorite stupid thing in comics ever
I secretly think his glasses send a hologram around his face that changes the look of it to EVERYONE else.
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It is much more realistic
Clearly it’s something that doesn’t happen in real life, but compared to most other comic book movies, this has got to be one of the if not the most realistic concept.
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Yeah I agree, Nolan did a great job, which is why im bummed he is stopping now. Was this always the plan, 3 movies?
yes
he is too good to be constrained to one character and batman is too rich to be constrained to one director. Its time for someone else to step up
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ROB ZOMBIE!! haha im jk… How he keeps getting jobs directing idk. I thought his Halloween was cool, but part 2 was shitty as hell.
it’ll be up to the next director that WB signs to handle the property to decide if they want to reboot, or continue within the established universe
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
no reboot dear lord no reboot
we don’t need an origin. Everyone knows the origin, the origin works just fine NO FUCKING REBOOT DO YOU HEAR ME.
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disagree
no Freeze before Penguin. Plus Penguin works better in this ’verse
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
which fake universe we talking about now?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
the Tim Burton/whoever universe vs. the Chris Nolan Universe vs. the 1960s Batman universe
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
“slash-whoever?”
“SLASH-WHOEVER?!?!”
That is Joel Schumaker to you, pal!
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Of course, in correcting you, I couldn’t be bothered to spell his name correctly.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
You can't lump the Tim Burton ones with the Batman Forever and Batman and Robin ones
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yes I can, because they didn’t reboot. The villains who died in the Tim Burton ones were not reused in the Forever, Robin ones. It was implied that this was the same Batman.
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
I just mean because those movies freaking sucked
The first two were great.
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if by did freeze you mean made a character that barely resembled him
then yes
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Penguin is a side character
he shouldn’t carry a film on his own. Its also time to move on from the “realistic” approach to batman.
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plus then we could have poison ivy
maybe even some harley quin. Maybe some poison ivy on harley quin action(what? Its canon!)
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Why doesn’t Batman dance anymore? That’s what I want to know.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
That’s the only reason I watched the Nolan ones.
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so you are saying that you like a less fake fake universe rather than a more fake fake universe, but once the level of fakeness is achieved, then those two fake universes can never meet
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Is the pinnacle of fake Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally?
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at some point they run out of villians who actually make sense in the universe
unless you really want them to make a movie staring Calender Man.
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Is “Calendar Man” like a really hot fireman with his shirt off?
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
he is obsessed with hollidays
they tried to invent him as a hannible lecter type villian to some success actually, but the ways you can use that are… limited.
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Really?
A serious answer to this hysterical comment
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His sworn enemy is Captain Leap Year.
by kinbote on Jan 31, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
They can still be "serious"
without being afraid of the more fantastical batman villians
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and he can't carry a film on his own
oh no he might riddle batman to death.
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I have seen question-riddled comments sections kill bloggers though.
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I think they could do an entire movie with him as the main villain. He would just have to be more of a really smart villain. The actor cast as him would factor into it a ton as well.
I hope they don't
The rumor is Joseph Gordon Levitt is going to take over for Batman as either Nightwing (awesome!), Robin, or possibly as Batman. The best theory I read was that Bruce gets killed, but someone takes over as Batman (or possibly Nightwing).
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josie!
I watched Dr Horrible’s Sing Along Blog last night. Freakin amazing.
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Laundry day, see you there, underthings, tumbling. Want to say, love your hair, here I go, stumbling….With my freeze ray I will stop, the world. With my freeze ray I will find the time to ask you why and…
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
And these, aren’t the hammer…
….the hammer is my penis
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 11:58 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I really enjoyed that his sidekick/roommate was mr moist or something like that
and was just always incredibly sweaty
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Apparently Captain Hammer and the local police are viewers of this blog and I did not know this...
…and Captain Hammer threw a car at my face
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My favorite so far
JW: “You don’t need to see any @Marvel movies to enjoy #Avengers! But you need to see Steel Magnolias, like, six times.”
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
I will be watching the superbowl in India. I hope that means less noise about the commercials
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
India just doesn’t seem like the kind of place most folk think of when they think of watching the Super Bowl.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
I don’t blame them – kick off is going to be 5AM Monday morning!!!
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
dam, how come you go to India so much?? What is it that you do if I may ask? You own a customer service branch??
by uschris0304 on Jan 31, 2012 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
There is only one reason an American business person visits India more then a few times a year.
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The hookahs?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Russia and India aren’t the same place?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
In India, Don Sutton will do a lot more than that.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
well the hookahs are eastern european wherever you go
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
Unconfirmed rumors that Timofey Mozgov wept with joy after seeing the Blake Griffin dunk on Kendrick Perkins and ran around screaming, “I’m off the hook! I’m off the hook!”
Also unconfirmed: Timothy Mozgov finally revealed the true spelling of his first name after firing his British publicist.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 12:13 PM PST up reply actions
And Timothy Moscow finally came clean that he’s just another schlub from Ohio.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Then
changed his name to Timothy Tsar.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
NBA All-Star starters
are announced Thursday afternoon. Seems likely LA will have four of the five Western Conference starters.
Apologize if this is posted on top but
Jon’s first new piece of writing (after his introduction piece) is now up and it is great interview with this man
In some ways
it is shame that Tripon’d has replaced LAT
by bhsportsguy on Jan 31, 2012 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
I thought LAT was a DT thing not a TBLA thing
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 12:45 PM PST up reply actions
Lambchops Are Tasty
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
LAT was the screen name of a Dodger Thoughts poster
who would on occasion still be commenting on a thread that had ended. Thus the term that was used whenever that happened to you was something like I was LAT’d
Sam Miller of the Orange County Register posted this story about when Jerry Dipoto met with C.J. Wilson’s agent at a swanky restaurant at the winter meetings. Jeffrey Loria was also there.
seriously awesome
I want more stories like this. I want ALL stories like this.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
It’s Willy Wonka’s Dinger Factory
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
The dingerberries taste like dingerberries!
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I know maybe im in the minority, but this is why I wouldnt mind a new Dodger Stadium. Not for that exactly, but for the fun state of the art things they could do. Are the Marlins still going to have a giant fish tank behind home plate or whatever?
I’m not sure what about this post is the wrongest, but it is very wrong.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
that’s because everything about this post is equally wrong, and makes me want to rip someone’s head off and cry at the same time. And I’m a very stable person…
by lnickerson88 on Feb 1, 2012 3:09 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
It is a monstrosity, but
I don’t think it would bother me. That thing, fake volcano eruptions and whatnot are used after home-team home runs, when it is clear the ball has left the yard. In the stands, we are likely all standing and cheering and there isn’t any action to watch other than the players trotting around the bases. Extra noise and flash then is acceptable.
I hate the wave during play more.
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I just want Matt Kemp to hit a ball off it.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 1:03 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
HITNGandyellowandbluewithflashinglightsanddolphinsjumpingoverit?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:03 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Hey, strobe lights underneath the wavy awning thing should be good enough : )
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 1:17 PM PST up reply actions
Somehow Vic the Brick ended up at media day in Indy. I just heard a soundbite with his stupid voice.
they will just about let anyone cover a professional sports event these days. Every show needs a freak and Vic fits the bill.
the NFL is also super accommodating when it comes to the Super Bowl. You might end up covering the game from a blimp, but they’ll accommodate you if you’re media
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 1:18 PM PST up reply actions
more like the slow-paced jog of man carrying a few too many pounds on none-too-healthy knees.
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(worn out) Legs Young
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Jan 31, 2012 2:11 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
That is some obscure call back.
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I’m trying to remember how you earned that nickname.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Not with his brains
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
by mleadman on Jan 31, 2012 2:18 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I believe it evolved in response to a story about me in drag at a Halloween party.
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Remember him and Karl Malone gracing the ari waves together?
by Lex in Brooklyn on Jan 31, 2012 1:10 PM PST up reply actions
Just wait till Bills shuts everyone up this year
Hopefully I’m not included though! :)
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I love your optimism. I almost want to go to spring training just to see him pitch so I can either jump on the bandwagon or let you down easy.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Though it wouldn't deter me if you said he looked bad
It would make me happy if you said he was pitching well mechanics wise.
That’s how my most-blind optimism works! :)
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Also
If Bills has a rough year, it’s going to be really hard to keep sticking up for him, so he’s gotta do this for both of us!
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He's on the every other season plan anyways.
2008, 2010: Good
2009, 2011: Average or below.
@TElciram
by Taylor Maricle on Jan 31, 2012 7:39 PM PST up reply actions
What the hell kind of league is Billingsley fodder in? 8 team mixed with 4 SPs?
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
30 team mixed with 5 SPs.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:05 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Laughin to keep from cryin, baby.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
ones where he ranked 63rd last year in starter ERA
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Even then he gets strike outs and has some upside. He’s not gonna be on waivers in any decent league.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
Steve Henson's
story on Derrick Hall of the D-Backs is a good read. On a related topic, this must be a pretty dusty room I am working in.
There is also a Dodger-related quote in there:
His approach fosters the culture the United Nations recognized in giving the inaugural Positive Peace Award for a sports team to the Diamondbacks. It’s why MLB has Hall on its short list of candidates to replace Selig when he retires, perhaps as soon as 2014. It’s why several of the groups seeking to purchase the Dodgers have contacted Hall to become the CEO should their bid win.
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I would very much be in favor of having Derrick Hall back in the organization.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Proof number 736 that Frank McCourt is not a good person. Derrick Hall still is not with the Dodgers
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Fuck Yeah
It’s why several of the groups seeking to purchase the Dodgers have contacted Hall to become the CEO should their bid win.
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Made this observation over at DT - since not all of you are there
I posit that “Pitchers and Catchers report” is the coolest phrase in sports. Cooler than other cool ones including “Call it in the Air”, “Play ball”, “Start your engines”, and “Ensuing kickoff”
Nothing holds the promise of “Pitchers and Catchers report”
What say ye?
“Game 7”
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 1:50 PM PST up reply actions
Game 7 is of course the bookend. One phrase starts the novel that is the year in baseball and the other is the final page
I like beginnings, but won’t fault your choice
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
But Pitchers and Catchers report just tells me that its close, but I still got 2 month before I get to see a real game.
well, it plays the strings my heart in a way that it doesn’t yours. But Pitchers and Catchers is the day for me
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 1:58 PM PST up reply actions
It also means my trip to Camelback is nigh.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
nigh
Chris wants to know who is holding and will they share
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
Even though I hate the race caller
“And Down the Stretch They Come” is pretty good.
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
Tripon’d
Kin was all over that
and it is a GREAT one
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
“It’s time for Dodger baseball”
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
I love it, but I don’t wait for it with the same anticipation
It gets said so many times whereas Pitchers and Catchers is an event!
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions
“Hi, everybody, and a very pleasant good afternoon to you, wherever you may be.”
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that phrase sucks
any phrase that someone gets paid 10K for sucks
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
I like to tell my students about the fateful coin toss that changed the rule to where you now have to call it before the coin is tossed. That was a bad one. Everyone knew it but the official.
this one is really good
I love this one
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
you CAAAAAN put it on the booooooooard
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
in all seriousness
the sports phrase that elicits the most hope in sports is..
“With their first pick in the draft, the [team name] selects…”
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
the only phrase
that can come close to your criteria is “Spring Game” but that’s less a phrase and more a noun and adjective
by Josie Becker on Jan 31, 2012 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
But seriously… As a kid, I use to get chills when hearing the theme to the Olympics every four years.
I used to get like that with the old Baseball Tonight intro
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
when baseball tonight first came on the air it was like someone had figured out all I ever wanted but wasn’t smart enough to ask for
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
LLLLets get ready to RRRRumble
It's gettin' so a businessman can't expect no return from a fixed fight. Now, if you can't trust a fix, what can you trust?
Tripon’d
I vote weak sauce, dude gets paid 10K to say it
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
people get paid to say all kinds of shit, most of it no longer cool
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Who cares how much he gets paid? Why does that change the enjoyment one gets from hearing that phrase?
by Michael White on Jan 31, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
because I tried to hire once for Comdex about 12 years ago and I found the whole thing incredibly commercial, which made it less than cool for me
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t use to be but now when I hear “The bathroom is available” I get chills
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I knew a guy who was the youngest of seven children, all the rest his sisters. I know a man who has a wife and five daughters. They understand the affinity for that phrase, if for slightly different reasons.
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"It's time for Dodger baseball"
bar none
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by Ivdown on Jan 31, 2012 3:03 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Aww yeah we signed Chris Pettit.
You're not yet drunk if you can lay on the floor without holding on.
Any relation to Yusmiero?
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
Hey a couple things go a little differently and Yusmiero Petit could have been the next Odalis Perez.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
Yusmiero Petit would have caused Paul Lo Duca to spout off in the press about Shawn Green’s defense or lack thereof?
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Time is running out for Livan to be a Dodger. Maybe we can get him at the trade deadline.
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Livan’s got at least a decade in him.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
Jamie Moyer.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
Jamie Moyer is 267-204, if he’s active, which probably depends on your definition of “active.”
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
If we’re not counting Moyer, Wakefield is next, if he doesn’t sign with anyone it’s Livan.
Javier Vasquez has a real good shot at leading this list in the near future.
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Except the fuck already retired
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Wait which one?
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by regfairfield on Jan 31, 2012 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Javier, for some reason he’s being unreasonable about continuing his career.
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Maybe someone told him that all of MLB was in the west coast.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Sabathia has 272 decisions going into his age-31 season. Seems like a good choice to rise fast on this list; he’s currently 11th, 10th if you throw out Jeff Suppan (is he done or not?).
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I can’t wait for when Sabathia wins his 300th game all the stories about how he will be the last one to win 300.
by Eric Stephen on Jan 31, 2012 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Didn’t our own Maddz do that?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
not that one
I refuse to run anything over 5 miles.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
I’m actually wearing my Spartan Race shirt today, which is funny.
There is another one at the end of the year in Malibu. It’s the Sprint, so it’s only a 5k (“only”). If you are interested in joining, let me know; we’re running as “Team Arena Fitness” and there’s about 40 of us so far.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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I haven’t clicked on the link, so tell me, does this involve sitting on my ass for 5K eating potato chips while other people carry me, or perhaps pull me in a rickshaw-style contraption?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
I would put in the gym time, to pull you in a rickshaw and carry you over obstacles across that course
I would pee myself several times from laughing, but for that I would work out
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
If so much respect
Now I see it wasn’t as long as this one, but even so, much more than I’d ever do
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No, shocking but Bobby might have more then one friend
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I hear he has lots of female friends.
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by David Young on Jan 31, 2012 2:40 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I should go easy on young mister Down. I was petrified of girls/women in high school and my early college days.
I was cured of that by his current age of 22 however.
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I’m petrified of women now, and I am married with two kids.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
I know one woman who I am especially scared of
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Oooh, oooh, it’s Joan Rivers, isn’t it?
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
haha
It was my buddy Patrick. He was limping today so I asked him about it and he showed the website…I can’t believe anyone can even do this stuff! lol
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My boss and my boss’s brother did the Super Spartan, and they said that they totally trained well for it but that the hills in the last 1/3 or so of the race were more soul crushing than anything else.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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dude I don’t doubt that. At one point during the Sprint, I was going up a hill about to cry
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
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My wife can reduce me to tears with a lot less expediture of energy on my part, leaving me more time for drinking.
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No he doesn’t. All hes got is me. Hello folks!
by Cory on Jan 31, 2012 3:11 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Cory, the man who knows to order Guiness in an Irish-style pub. On to the new thread with you.
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Yes, we should target a good hitting catcher
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the enemies of my enemies are the friends I should be hiring
by Hollywood Joe on Jan 31, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
His numbers are great, an extension is no gimme, and I don’t see McCann moving soon. Adding a top shelf hitting catcher would make me happy. I don’t know what his defense is supposed to be though.
Couldn’t have come soon enough.
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I can always bring back Watch Thoughts if you like.
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by Humma Kavula on Jan 31, 2012 3:08 PM PST up reply actions
I liked watch thoughts.
#MaleAndOld
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